The Journey 2016 Vol. II

The JOURNEY

VOL. II 2016

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SISTER JOICY:

ADVOCATE FOR JUSTICE

INSIDE THIS ISSUE 2 A Life Dedicated to Education 5 Inspiration Grows in Belize 7 60 Girls, Three Sisters and One Home 9 Earthquake Leads to Water Shortage 11 The Mangeot Family 13 Advocate for the Indigenous 15 Where is Your God? 17 … To Care for the Earth …

18 Botswana Welcomes New Sister

What a blessing these last several months have been as I’ve been able to travel extensively! I spent 10 weeks with our Sisters in both the Bangalore and Patna Provinces in India. In fact, when the last issue of The Journey came out in February, I saw it first in India.

These months away have called me to reflect and remember the Risen Christ in the breaking of the bread; the SCNs’ call to “focus on bringing about systemic change as we are present to people in all aspects of our mission;” the many faces and stories of those I met in India; family memories as my mother entered hospice and then died after a 10-year diagnosis of Alzheimers; and saying goodbye to friends who have entered into new life.

One particularly special memory came when I was visiting Nazareth Preranalaya in Musunuru, Andhra Pradesh, India. I was touched by the person and story of Jyoti. Jyoti was a child bride (still a prevalent practice in the area), but her husband allowed her to come to the tailoring classes hosted by the SCNs. Jyoti was proud of the blouse she made and wore for her graduation. What amazed me was her husband, an educated, working man, came for the program/graduation. In fact, he was the only man there besides the staff. Jyoti’s husband did not seem to be upset as he listened to the stories of the women, including his wife, telling of their struggles as child brides and their demand that child marriages stop now!

As more women speak out and model a different lifestyle because of the formal and informal education they are receiving from the SCNs, perhaps the practice of child marriages and the challenges they experience will lessen or come to an end.

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This next generation of girls and women will see new life and hope for their futures as they stand on the shoulders of the women who have come before them to change the system.

20 Memorials/Honoraries/ Highlights

May God continue to bless each of you — our readers, family, friends, collaborators and benefactors — during this season of new life. Without you, none of our ministries would be sustainable in a world that cries out for new life and hope.

To Life,

Brenda Gonzales, SCN Vice President

ON THE COVER: Joicy Joy, SCN, meets with a tribal community and village leaders in Southern India. As a respected attorney, she has a vibrant ministry.

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The Journey is produced by the Office of Congregational Advancement at the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. Contributors include: Diane Curtis, Dana Hinton, Spalding Hurst, Dianne Smith, Jackie Smith, Janice White, and Leslie Wilson; SCNA Patsy O’Toole; SCNs Susan Gatz, Sangeeta Ayithamattam, Brenda Gonzales, Malini Manjoly, and Mary Margaret Nirmala. Special thanks to Scott Dugan.

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A Life Dedicated to Education Looking at the sequence of letters after her name, one can be impressed simply by her professional credentials and accomplishments. Mary Angela Shaughnessy, SCN, is known as Sister Angie to most. She has her doctorate in law and is well published with over 30 texts in circulation. In ministry, most recently at St. Catharine College for eight years, she served as the dean of the Graduate School. She also served as the school’s legal counsel, American Disabilities Act Services coordinator, and executive director of the Education Law Institute.

As her time at St. Catharine is drawing to a close this summer, the sense of community that exists at the school, and the role that Sister Angie plays in helping to create a family environment, is evident.

Sister Angela worked tirelessly as part of a team to try and grow and strengthen the school. And now, she is working tirelessly to help students transition to a new school following the announcement that economic factors are contributing to the school’s closing.

Sitting with her at St. Catharine College’s cafeteria at lunchtime, what comes across most is her warm, engaging personality and the way she interacts with faculty, staff, and students. She seems to know everyone by name. And, it isn’t unusual to find her spending a few minutes speaking with a student, helping the student acclimate to her surroundings.

Amanda Mattingly, her assistant for four years, speaks affectionately of Sister Angie, “The students see her as a mother figure. She looks out for the students.” When a student’s brother passed away, the family was struggling to cover expenses. Sister Angie helped organize an effort to pay for the funeral.

Faculty members asked to describe Sister Angie call her a fixer and a problem solver. It’s the way her brain works. “Books, cats or clothing, she finds a home for everything.”

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Elaine says when Sister Angie first came on board, she wanted to make her feel welcomed. “I really didn’t understand then how important she was in Catholic School Law. I just invited her for a cup of tea. She is great to spend time with.”

In the 1980s, Sister Angie was at Boston College working toward her doctorate. It was then that she found an interest in law.

While earning her doctorate, she needed to take classes in law. “I thought they’d be awful so I took them first to get them out of the way,” she explains. To her surprise, she really enjoyed studying law. In 1992, she earned her doctorate of law degree (Juris Doctorate) from the University of Louisville’s School of Law.

Human Resource director, Carlotta Brussell, describes her as very compassionate. “She has a passion for people, law and education.”

Associate Professor Jim Silliman says that despite her many responsibilities, she rarely let much get under her skin. “She has a cool head and that’s not always easy … but the problems just flow off her like water on a duck.”

All of Sister Angie’s ministries over the years have been in education. She spent nearly 10 years at Our Lady of Nazareth (OLN) in Massachusetts as a faculty member and in administration. She fondly remembers being principal at OLN, “I loved it. I would’ve stayed 100 years.” She spent the next 20 years serving in various positions at Spalding University in Louisville.

Her titles included vice president for mission, legal counsel, and executive director of the educational law institute. In 1990, she began and served for 15 years as director of the doctoral program in education. She has served at St. Catharine College since 2008.

Growing up, Sister Angie spent quite a bit of time in convents with her aunts, her father’s sisters, who were all Sisters. One was a Little Sister of the Poor and two were Sisters of Mercy.

Sister Angie and her family all assumed that was where her path would lead. She attended Mercy Academy in Louisville.

She says she is one of the few Louisville-born SCNs who did not attend Presentation Academy. “But my nieces have,” she adds.

After taking a trip to Nazareth with a friend, Sister Angie’s vocation plans were altered. At Nazareth, she met Sister Gabriel Branscome and began a relationship. She witnessed a bond amongst the SCNs. She said it was clear that the Sisters she met at Nazareth really liked each other and she wanted to be a part of that. Her aunts were surprised and asked why she chose the SCNs, and Angie explained, “There was a lot of laughter, a lot of joy and that attracted me.”

Each year Sister Angie organizes the National Law Symposium in Louisville. Now in its 14th year, the gathering brings together about 150 Catholic educators to hear speakers and to network with one another.

Sister Angie is also friends with members of the Dominicans of Peace community. Her ministry with St. Catharine College (founded by the Dominicans) brought her into frequent contact with Dominican Sisters. Dominican Sister Elaine DesRosiers, an artist in residence, has become close to Sister Angie. Sister

Sister Angie’s generosity and talents have led her to many activities, quite a few outside of education and law. From writing a column for a paper, a column she recently won an award for from the Catholic Press Association, to being involved in theater, Sister Angie seems tireless.

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Her contributions to Catholic education were recently recognized by the National Catholic Educational Association who unanimously chose Sister Angie to receive its highest award, the Albert Koob Merit Award. Sister Angie’s service and contributions were recognized as having current significance at the national level.

Cindy Gnadinger, president at the school, speaks of Sister Angie’s impact on the rural Kentucky college, “She is a true giver. She has been a wonderful asset to the college.”

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“It’s rewarding to see students master something, to really learn something. I get far more out of being here than I give.”

“She wears many hats and is very diverse,” Carlotta says. Those hats and diversity include her participation in the arts. She helped to revive the school’s drama club. “I found myself in three of the plays she directed,” Sister Elaine recalls. Sister Angie once had to unexpectedly star in the school’s performance of Oscar Wilde’s stage comedy, “The Importance of Being Earnest,” when the female romantic lead got laryngitis. Sister Angie knew the lines well enough to fill in and the audience loved it!

Sister Angie greets a student in the Art Department at St. Catharine College, Springfield, Kentucky.

Bettye Brookfield, the chair of the fine arts department, served on several committees with Sister Angie. She says Sister Angie came to the college in a very professional capacity and along the way became one of her biggest supporters. “Her generosity is unsurpassed. She’s not just a professional with a Ph.D. She is a golden hearted individual. It is my privilege to know her and work with her.”

Sister Angie says her ministry has been gratifying. “This is one of the best communities I know. I enjoy a smaller school. We have had many first generation college students. It’s rewarding to see students master something, to really learn something.” And, reflects Sister Angie, she has been able to get far more out of being at the college than she gave.

Now, as Sister Angie looks toward the future, she says she will continue to minister in education and to be a writer, especially after receiving the Catholic Press Association award. “I am very humbled, but see this as a sign that I am still called to write and teach. I will be increasing my involvement as senior distinguished fellow of Catholic education at Loyola Marymount University.”

LEARN ABOUT THE SISTERS To read more stories about SCNs and their ministries, visit scnfamily.org.

Always guided by her faith, Sister Angie finds hope for all connected to St. Catharine College during this time of transition — the students, faculty, and staff, and for herself. “When God closes a door, we are told that windows open,” shares Sister Angie.

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Bev Hoffman, SCN, ministers to children with special needs in Belize.

She is a physical therapist.

INSPIRATION GROWS IN BELIZE Advocacy for persons with disabilities Beverly Hoffman, SCN, smiles as she remembers the progress of children with disabilities with whom she has worked as a physical therapist in Belize over the past 14 years. Many of these children are now integrated into society and have a chance to lead a dignified and productive life.

In a brightly painted building in Belize City, Sister Bev spends her days working with children with special needs at the Inspiration Center, an organization offering both medical and community-based rehabilitation services.

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Sister Bev rejoices at the changes she sees in the ways society considers persons with disabilities.

When she first began visiting children in their homes, she noticed that while the children were loved and cared for, they were often left in a back room with little stimulation and virtually no chance to interact with the larger society.

Over the years, services have increased and Belizeans have been empowered with knowledge and skills to advocate for those with special needs.

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Changing the system Sister Bev herself, has helped to bring about considerable systemic change for persons with disabilities. It is what excites her most. “I’ve seen parents go from passive acceptance, to being very strong advocates for their child to have an education, to have quality of life, to be included in the community, be it scouting, in church, in civil ceremonies and celebrations,” she says. Some parents travel by bus for four hours each way so their child can attend one hour of therapy. “I’m inspired by the courage parents have, the perseverance they have, the love they have,” reflects Sister Bev.

Community and hope With her ministry an intense one at times, Sister Bev treasures the support of her local community of Sisters. They gather often for prayer, conversation and celebration. “The local community that I go back to after a hard day of work is life-giving for me.” Sister Bev says that her prayer life and trust in God is what sustains her.

“Where Hope Lives.” Sister Bev says she loves this motto of the Inspiration Center. “I really do feel that as women religious, we are called to cultivate hope wherever we are, in whatever situation. For me that is working in Belize with children with special needs and their families.”

PRAY FOR SISTERS IN MINISTRY Pray for Sister Bev and the hundreds of Sisters of Charity of Nazareth like her in ministry around the world. scnfamily.org/prayers

And I looked into those brown eyes, and remembered, Christ was there too …

Beckoning me to embrace Him in the painful reality of the poverty just revealed.

An excerpt from a poem written by Sister Bev. Read the complete poem at https://scnfamily.org/bev.

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60 Girls, Three Sisters and

ONE HOME

Carolyn Hope Smeltzer, RN, Ed.D, FACHE, FAAN, traveled to India as part of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth’s Volunteer Immersion Program in 2014. She became close to the children being cared for at Asha Kiran during her time as a volunteer there.

She shares the following reflection.

“In November of 2014, the journey of a ‘life changing experience’ took place at an SCN home for girls about two hours outside of Delhi, India. There were many amazing moments from this time as a volunteer, but not the magnificent sights of India as one might expect, but rather the mission work of the Sisters and the ‘hearty’ welcome by the girls. The lessons from this journey are implanted in my memory along with the girls’ faces, laughter and warmth.

life-long journey that is ongoing with the girls. Here are just some of the lessons I learned.

“Bonding happens much faster than expected. From the moment entering the home, the girls welcomed us, followed us and wanted to hear our life stories. They called us Auntie.

“The young learn skills from the older girls and are accountable at a much younger age than girls in the states.

“The first most significant lesson is this experience did not end when I returned to the states in 2014. Today, my connection with the girls continues, and I have a true relationship and friendship miles away in distance yet close in heart. When I got married for the first time last October, I received an email from the girls excited about my new life. I also received a beautiful hand drawn large card with every girl’s signature on it, wishing me happiness. It is framed and hangs in my new home.

“When I was in India, the girls knew I authored books and asked me to write a book about them. A year ago I thought, how impossible it might be to fully capture the experience in a book about them at this time, but an article came pouring out, ‘Sixty Girls, Three Sisters and One Home.’

“Now, a book has been produced with the lessons I learned during this journey. I thought this experience was a lifetime opportunity to meet and work with the girls. Today I know it is a 7

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Carolyn Hope Smeltzer shares a smile with some of the girls staying at SCN ministry Asha Kiran.

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Carolyn Hope Smeltzer wrote a book about her volunteer experience.

“If a child receives love, they give love.

The love the girls receive from the Sisters was transferred to us as volunteers. They cared about us and were concerned for our safety when we went to Delhi. I cried during one of the prayer services and about 10 of the girls came up and said, ‘Are you okay Auntie Carolyn? Please do not cry.’

“They are so proud of their culture. The children wanted us to look Indian in dress and to speak some Hindi.

“Giving makes the older girls happy.

As they made bracelets, they gave them away to the younger children or to us, the volunteers. One of the girls insisted on

giving me one of her two family photos, since I was now part of her family. She told me she would remember me.

“Material remembrances of a trip are not necessary. I went to India with the intention of returning home with jewelry.

But on the trip, I could not bear to buy any material things since I witnessed so many having little.

“All religions can pray together peacefully as the girls did. And hospitality is abundant in India. We were welcomed everywhere.

“All of the lessons learned while on this journey were life impacting. I will be forever grateful to the the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth for granting me this experience and opportunity for giving and growth.

“Namaste.”

“Out of ‘hard times’ the girls share common values and learn to appreciate

I have a desire …

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SCN Lay Mission Volunteer

the life and opportunities they have. They know they are ‘cared for and cared about’ by the Sisters. They now can dream of possibilities.

If you are wanting something more in your life, you might find it with the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Lay Mission Volunteer Program.

Join the Sisters as a volunteer in Belize, Appalachia, Botswana, New Orleans, India, and more.

Learn how at scnfamily.org/volunteer

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A water shortage in Nepal stems from the earthquake, which affected the course of the underground water table.

EARTHQUAKE LEADS TO WATER SHORTAGE One year after the Nepal quakes With candles lit, and prayers solemnly said, the people of Nepal came together in April to mark the one year anniversary of the earthquake that devastated the country on April 25, 2015. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed 8,856 people and left 3.5 million people homeless.

Immediately following the earthquake, Sisters were first responders, checking on the welfare of residents in the city and in remote villages. Sisters distributed food, water, tarps, blankets, clothing, water purification kits, cooking utensils, medicines, mosquito nets, and other basic necessities. They set up shelters, created programs for children, gave health exams, offered pastoral counseling, and purchased a concrete block making machine to aid with rebuilding homes.

In every place they traveled to provide aid, Sisters heard firsthand how the people were suffering. Lisa Perekkatt, SCN, connected with one of the parents of a Navjyoti Centre student who lost her husband along with five of his companions. During a visit to the Koshidekha area, a single mother, Kamla Tripati, described how her life has been turned upside down since the first quake in April. “I lost everything — my house, livestock, food grains, seeds, important documents — all that I worked hard to earn my entire life was gone within a few minutes right in front of my eyes. I lived through the monsoon and the bitter winter under a tin-roof house.”

Recovery has, indeed, been hard for the people of Nepal. They continue to face a myriad of issues from the loss of a loved one, to little food, to lack of adequate housing, and now, many people are facing a water shortage. The need for water for drinking and irrigation is urgent.

Kamala, who is trying to cope with the loss of everything she owned, now must struggle for water. “Give us water, for drinking and for our fields, we shall survive,” she says.

The water shortage stems from the earthquake which affected the course of the underground water table.

Adding to the situation, having no rain for a long period of time, many of the natural water sources are rapidly drying up. It’s a regular sight to see women and young girls with pots and containers walk miles to collect drinking water. It is a long, arduous trek to find water sources.

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Women spend hours each day making long arduous treks in hopes of finding water.

People and animals are suffering, and with little to no water, crops are also unable to be planted.

The people completely depend on cultivation for their livelihood and survival. The Sisters are now focusing on helping the people address the water shortage. Efforts include provisions for every family to have a 2,500 liter cement tank for rooftop rain water harvesting as new houses are built to replace the ones destroyed by the quake. Also, for safe drinking water, 200 more water purifiers will be provided in addition to the 170 water purifiers already in distribution. Additionally, construction efforts will get underway to create water collection areas in a location between two hills so that rain water can be harvested.

Sisters of Charity of Nazareth were among the first responders following the earthquake in April 2015. Relief efforts continue.

The outpouring of support from benefactors of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth over the last year is remarkable. And though overwhelming at times, SCNs in Nepal have been able to improve conditions for the people on a number of fronts.

“Sisters were the first ones to reach out to us on the fourth day of the quake. Since then, they have been present to us, giving all the necessary immediate relief materials, psycho-social support for children and women, materials for temporary shelter, seeds, goats for livelihood, and now Sisters have helped the people make cement blocks for construction of the 507 houses in Koshidekha,” says resident Shyam Bika.

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The Mangeot Family WHY THEY GIVE

Mike and Denise Mangeot and their children Adam, Ava and Anna have been faithful donors to the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth for 20 years. Denise is an active member of the Development Advisory Committee, the Join the Journey Committee, and has served as a table host for the annual fundraising luncheon. Here, she shares her reflections on why she and her family choose to support the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth.

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“When I was young, people would always ask if I was going to be a Sister of Charity like my aunt, Susan Gatz, SCN. I adored my aunt, but take a vow of poverty, never marry or have children — are you kidding? No way!

“But one day, I realized that my aunt’s life is rich in ways I could never imagine.

“Through her faith, community and a desire to serve God, she doesn’t miss material possessions and is always provided for spiritually, emotionally, and economically within this wonderful organization of women religious.

“While I am blessed to have a great husband of 20 years and hope to raise our three children to be contributing members of society, my aunt and the SCNs are making the WORLD a better place … I am inspired and humbled by what they do.

“I’ve been around the SCNs all my life and their desire to help those less fortunate comes from their devotion to serving God. These wonderful women pull together for the greater good and manage their resources so 100 percent of all donations go directly toward their global missions.

“They get real results with every dollar contributed through education, health care, and social work. They minister to those in desperate conditions and try to somehow make a difference in the face of poverty we can’t imagine, and social injustice we can’t believe exists.

“One story that resonated with me was how the daughters of prostitutes would be forced into service when their mothers were unavailable. My heart broke. No mother would ever want that for her daughter. The SCNs saw this injustice, opened a boarding school, and removed these young girls from a horrific situation. These mothers trusted the Sisters to nurture and educate their daughters, breaking the cycle of abuse and giving them a better life.

“While I can’t go on mission trips (yet) or volunteer as often as I’d like, that doesn’t change my desire to serve others. I can still make a big impact by giving my financial support to the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth.

Donations allow them to operate their missions to fight poverty, end oppression, educate, and empower women and girls the world over.

DONATE Congregational funds maintain operating costs so 100 percent of donations go to the Sisters’ ministries. scnfamily.org/donate

“I’ve chosen to donate to the SCNs for two decades and know that my contributions are being used to truly make a difference to help care for, educate, and empower less fortunate people all over the world.”

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ADVOCATE FOR THE INDIGENOUS Sister Joicy uses the law to help others Nestled in the panoramic high ranges of Wayanad, whose fragrance and lush beauty is home to thousands of species of plants and animals, is a small village that is the home of a Paniyan tribe, an indigenous group of people in northern Kerala, India.

Characteristic of any tribal community, the families here are weary of strangers.

But on a recent visit Joicy Joy, SCN, is greeted with warm smiles by the people who come out of their homes to see their trusted friend. Pretty soon, the drumming starts, and the signing and chanting begin as the brightly dressed women form a dancing circle. The impromptu performance is a blessed surprise for Sister Joicy and her guests.

As a little girl in India, Sister Joicy dreamed of her future. She imagined she could one day be a lawyer. Sister Joicy has fulfilled that childhood dream and returned home to practice law, but in a unique way that allows her to channel both her faith and her love for the law.

When the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth opened their house at Kakkavayal in the Wayanad District of Kerala, it was with the intention of working for

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Joicy Joy, SCN, readies herself for the courts as a legal advisor to the tribal people in the southern Indian state of Kerala.

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tribal empowerment and uplifting the marginalized in tribal settlements. In 2004, the Sisters joined hands with the nonprofit organization, Neethi Vedhi, an organization with similar goals. With a vision and mission close to that of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Neethi Vedhi has helped countless people with legal assistance and access to empowerment programs.

The partnership with Neethi Vedhi has flourished, and for Sister Joicy, it has been lifegiving, as she is from the area and has strong ties to the people there. Today she serves as a legal advisor to the tribal people in Kerala. By providing legal aid she is helping families find dignity and claim their rights in society.

Field efforts bring systemic change Sister Joicy works with field officers and social workers who help identify the needs of the tribes. Many of her cases involve illegal labor issues and fair housing. These communities are often taken advantage of by laborers promising to build or rebuild homes for the families. The laborers demand their pay but do not complete the project, leaving the families homeless.

The tribal people are often not aware of their rights. Sister Joicy works to educate the families of their rights, seeking justice through mediation or through the court system.

Out of court settlements are encouraged, especially in disputes between family members and neighbors. “In court, the case is about money. Here it is about family,” she says.

Though Neethi Vedhi has an office in Wayanad, the tribal men and women have few options for travel, “they can’t get here; we go to them, to their hamlets.”

“In court, the case is about money.

Here it is about family.”

In one case, Sister Joicy, assisted young Sarsu whose rights to her family’s land was being hindered. Sister Joicy worked to mediate the situation. Sister Joicy says, “It’s a matter of who has the upper hand. Who has the stronger voice.” Sarsu smiles as she talks about Sister Joicy. She says she is grateful to God and grateful to Sister Joicy, because now she has a home to call her own.

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Where is Your God? ‘How do we as people, come together as one?’

Down a long winding hallway of a hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, tucked in an office buzzing with activity as staff reached for shelves bursting with medications, sat Jackie Aceto, SCN. Always on the go, she took a seat for a minute to answer a phone call from a patient, and to reflect upon her ministry at the hospital.

For decades, Sister Jackie has been on the front lines of caring for patients with HIV or AIDS. Passionate about hospital ministry, but looking forward to the next step in her life, returning to school to study population health, she pointed out a concerning trend that has led her in part, to further her studies. She has been seeing an increase in new cases of HIV and AIDS each month.

The increase in cases worries her and leaves her searching for answers. “I think a lot of it has to do with the high number of people addicted to drugs these days, and some apathy, because it is such a stigma … Many are (thinking) it can’t happen to me.” Sister Jackie has heard many reasons for the increase in the number of HIV and AIDS cases in the area, and across the country. Along with an increase in drug use, there seems to be what Sister Jackie describes as a “poverty of spirit. There’s not that connectedness with families and friends that there used to be. There’s more isolation … the drug epidemic is just out of control,” she reflects.

Sister Jackie has treated whole families with patients ranging in age from young children to senior citizens. She is quick to share, that with improvements in medication, the outlook today for patients who take their medicines and take care of themselves, is much improved from the early days of the illness, the 1980s, when such a diagnosis was believed to often lead to an early death.

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Sister Jackie notes how surprised people have been to find out she’s a Sister. She describes how in the hospital setting they don’t use titles but patients often say, “‘there’s something different about you, why are you here?’ And that’s when I tell them that this isn’t a job, it’s a ministry. And it’s part of me just really loving people back, and patients have always reinforced that and said, ‘I can tell.’”

She says the reaction to her being a Sister is always positive, often touching, and sometimes funny.

“You know when they find out I’m a Sister, they are surprised, and thrilled all at the same time.

And you know, some challenge me, ‘You’re a Sister and you’re doing this?’ That back and forth challenge, you know, it is always wonderful. And sometimes I challenge them, ‘Where is your God?’ It doesn’t matter what religion you are, just how do we as people, come together as one.”

Sister Jackie recalls with a smile a conversation she overheard involving three of her patients. “You know, she’s a Sister but of a different mother,” said one patient. The second patient added, “Oh no, no, no, she also has a different father, he’s up in heaven. She’s a Sister with God.” And a third patient just looked at Sister Jackie and said with such kindness, “Ooh, you’re one of those. I have to touch you, I have never been near a Sister before.”

When asked why she was drawn to join the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Sister Jackie says it was in part because she saw how the Sisters were pioneers when it came to caring for patients with HIV and AIDS in the 1980s. It was a time when such diagnoses were surfacing and many in the public were afraid. Sister Jackie, herself, was working with patients in Boston, Massachusetts.

Jackie Aceto, SCN, ministers to persons with HIV or AIDS in Louisville, Kentucky.

“When I looked at the Sisters, I asked who was reaching out to those with HIV and how were they doing it? They (SCNs) really worked with the person and cared for the individual to uplift the spirit …. When we talk about Vincent DePaul, we are really talking about ‘you go out to the parishes, you go out to the patients.’ Sisters were with the patients one on one. There wasn’t any barrier,” says Sister Jackie.

SCNs were in fact providing care on a number of fronts, says Sister Jackie. The Congregation advocated to open one of their own facilities, Nazareth Home, to patients 30 years ago. They had to go to the Kentucky capital to make it happen. “They were the first to really push for legislation to get nursing home beds made available so that patients grappling with AIDS could die with dignity,” notes Sister Jackie.

Not only did SCNs provide care for the patients, but they sought out housing and support for not just the infected but the affected — not just those with the virus but their families as well.

Sister Jackie’s heart swells, as she talks about how today, SCNs around the world are engaged in HIV and AIDS ministries in every country in which they are present — India, Nepal, Botswana, Belize, and the United States.

She is happy to be a small part of these efforts. Though she has said goodbye to the hospital setting, she continues to minister to persons with HIV or AIDS in the Louisville community.

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“… TO CARE FOR THE EARTH …”

It was a historic day as SCNs announced a unique partnership with the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC) to protect the Congregation’s retreat property in Dunbar, Pennsylvania, and it’s natural beauty, for generations to come.

Sisters of Charity of Nazareth and Western Pennsylvania Conservancy representatives met to sign a conservation easement to protect SCN property in Dunbar, Pennsylvania, into the future.

The WPC oversees care and protection of a number of Pennsylvania properties including the Frank Lloyd Wright architectural masterpiece Fallingwater. Fallingwater is the name of a house built in the late 1930s over a waterfall in southwest Pennsylvania. Now the WPC will carefully watch over the the Congregation’s beloved Dunbar property located just a short distance from Fallingwater.

The recent donation by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth of a conservation easement to the WPC on 32 acres of its property in Dunbar Township, is a significant step in the Sisters’ mission to care for and protect all lands. This is just one of the many ways SCNs are carrying out their mission statement.

Conservation easements are voluntary, permanent deed-restriction agreements tailored to meet specific landowner needs and conservation goals. They limit certain types of development and help land stay natural in perpetuity even if it is sold.

Every year, thousands of acres of land are protected with donations of conservation easements to land trusts in Pennsylvania by landowners who love their property and wish to protect it. With this donation, the SCNs have ensured that the type of development that can take place on the Dunbar property will be permanently monitored to protect wildlife habitat and water quality.

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we are as women of faith,” says Corrine Giel, SCN. “We have spent many hours praying on, taking care of and being as close as possible to nature here at Dunbar.

So we know this is a profound decision to protect this land forever so that all of God’s creatures can continue to enjoy it, too.”

“We greatly appreciate the donation of a conservation easement on this beautiful Laurel Highlands property by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth,” says Thomas D. Saunders, president and CEO of the conservancy. “We are working in close partnership with them so that they can protect the land they love, and have the peace of mind that this wonderful property will be protected forever.”

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BOTSWANA WELCOMES NEW SISTER As a Sister of Charity of Nazareth for nearly 40 years, Philomena Hembrom, SCN, has spent much of her religious life in service to the people of India and Nepal. Today, she finds herself on an exciting journey embracing a new country and culture after recently joining the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth mission in Botswana, Africa.

In stark contrast to the Himalayans of Nepal, Botswana sits just north of the country of South Africa in the Kalahari Desert. The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth initiatives in Botswana include a hospice, preschool programs, and empowerment programs that provide skills training for women. It is here that Sister Philomena will continue answering God’s call as she ministers at St. Mary’s Preschool in Lobatse.

Sister Philomena’s experience as an educator and her compassion to provide dignity to those living on the margins of society has led her to the people of Botswana. With a pioneering spirit, she embraces this time of her life with excitement and joy.

Philomena Hembrom, SCN, greets students at St. Mary’s preschool in Lobatse, Botswana.

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Danielle Jankoviak, SCN, 89, a native of Swoyersville, Pennsylvania, died Feb. 1, 2016.

She was in her 66th year of religious life.

Sister Danielle received her B.Ed. degree from Mount Mercy College in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and did her graduate work at Duquesne University. She served the Diocese of Pittsburgh for 35 years, teaching for 25 years at St. Dominic School in Donora, Pennsylvania, where she later ministered as a Pastoral Minister. In 1993, Sister returned to Swoyersville to take care of the ill members of her family. There, she also did volunteer work at her home parish.

Survivors include nieces and nephews; and her religious community.

Teresa Rose Nabholz, SCN, 85, formerly Sister Marita Ann Nabholz, a native of Conway, Arkansas, died at Carrico Hall, Nazareth, Kentucky, Feb. 11, 2016. She was in her 62nd year of religious life.

Sister Teresa Rose served in the United States, India, and Belize.

Sister’s first assignment after religious profession was at St. Joseph School in Bardstown, Kentucky, as a third grade teacher.

Sister Teresa Rose next received her BSN at St. Joseph Infirmary in Louisville, Kentucky. She served there from 1954-61, when she was assigned to Nazareth Hospital in Mokama, India.

Sister Teresa Rose became the first provincial appointed to serve in India. In 1994, Sister spent a six month Sabbatical at Weston School of Theology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She then ministered in Belize from 2002-2009. Sister Teresa Rose returned to the United States in 2009, and served in the Office of Congregational Advancement until 2014.

Survivors include three sisters, Emily Nabholz, SCN, of Nazareth; Elizabeth Nabholz, SSND, of Chatawa, Mississippi; and Elinor Nabholz Rohlman of Morrilton, Arkansas; two brothers, Tom and Charles Nabholz, both of Conway, Arkansas; nieces and nephews; and her religious community.

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Mary Jean Kubilus, SCN, 87, a native of Jessup, Pennsylvania, died at St. Louise Convent, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 22, 2016. She was in her 66th year of religious life.

Sister Mary Jean received her B.Ed. and M.Ed. degrees with permanent certification in elementary administration from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh.

She served the Church as an elementary teacher and principal in the Dioceses of Pittsburgh and Greensburg, Pennsylvania, and Youngtown, Ohio, for 48 years.

Her ministry in education was followed by 10 years of service at the Vincentian Childcare Center in Pittsburgh. When illness led her into retirement, she continued to serve the people of God through her prayer ministry.

Mary Eugene Ivie, SCN, 99, a native of Whitesville, Kentucky, died at Nazareth Home, Louisville, Kentucky, May 8, 2016. She was in her 77th year of religious life.

Sister served in elementary education as a teacher for 32 years in Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Virginia and Maryland. In the Archdiocese of Louisville, Sister taught at Holy Name and at St. Thomas More Schools. Sister then served in health ministry in Kentucky for the next 20 years.

Since 1992, Sister ministered in the Apostolate of Prayer at Nazareth Motherhouse and at Nazareth Home.

Survivors include a niece, Linda Norton of Evansville, Indiana; other nieces and nephews, and her religious community.

Sister Mary Jean had a deep love and respect for her family and community and credited her religious vocation to the faith and sacrifice of her mother and brother.

She valued education and delighted in the fact that her different ministry positions enabled her to reach and touch the lives of so many people.

Survivors include her sister Dolores (Frank) Dubas; nieces and nephews; and her religious community.

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Ruth Ann Gorman Pierce, Nazareth College, Nazareth, 1949 Norma A. Trebing, Saint Joseph School of Nursing, 1941

Memorial/Honorary Donations Jan. 19, 2016 - June 8, 2016

Rachel Willett, SCN, formerly Sister Jerome Willett, 94, a native of Fancy Farm, Kentucky, died at Nazareth Home, Louisville, Kentucky, June 2, 2016. She was in her 73rd year of religious life.

Sister Rachel served in elementary and secondary education as both a teacher and principal in Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio and Arkansas for almost 40 years. Sister also taught at Spalding College in Louisville and Paducah Community College. Sister served from 1983-86 in Diocesan Ministry as secretary to Bishop John McRaith of Owensboro, Kentucky; and from 1988-94 in community service as secretary to SCNs Emily Nabholz and Liz Wendeln, during their terms as president of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. Sister Rachel collaborated with Patricia Kelley, SCN, in writing the biography of Mother Mary Catharine Malone, and with SCNs Patricia Kelley and Elaine McCarron in writing the biography of Mother Ann Sebastian Sullivan. Both these biographies can be found in the series, “Impelled by the Love of Christ.”

Survivors include one brother, J. Emmanuel Willett, Ph.D., of Crestview Hills, Kentucky; two sisters, Lenora Turney of Annandale, Virginia, and Celeste Russell of Paducah, Kentucky; many nieces and nephews, and her religious community.

Susan Gatz, SCN, received the Caritas Medal from Spalding University, the highest award given by the university. The Caritas Medal is presented annually to a graduate who, within their community or on a national or international level, has made a significant contribution in some field (professional, cultural, religious, etc.) and who manifests the qualities encompassed in the ideal of charity

MEMORIALS MARY CAROLYN ABELL, SCN James D. Abell LEAMOND ONNIE ALLEN Leamond Anthony Allen PEGGY ALLEN Evelyn Hurley, SCN MRS. VICARIOUS PETTIFORD ALLEN Leamond A. Allen MARY ELLEN\VINCENT ARBOUR Robert Arbour EUNICE ANN ARNOLD, SCN Arnold Family Fredrick Arnold MARY ARSENAULT Maureen Taaffe, SCN PATSY BAILEY Peter\Betsy Wigginton LEE BALLARD Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN John Loretto Mueller, SCN Carol Rogers, SCN Betty Lewis, SCNA Kitty Wilson, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN WANDA BANKS, SCN Patsy Charles-Mallmann FRANCES BARBER, SCN Estate of Catherine B. Edelen MAUDE MICHELLE BARBER, SCN Estate of Catherine B. Edelen IGNATIUS MARIA BARBOUR, SCN Barbara Brown MAUREEN A. BARTOLO Patricia Bartolo, SCN MARY CHRISTOPHER BASEHEART, SCN Mary Zena

COLLEEN BATTCHER Dorothy Wilson, SCN Betty Blandford, SCN Virginia Blair, SCN ALICE WIMPSETT BEAM Fran\Pappy Cecil JAMES\MARIE BEAVAN Anne Beavan, SCNA DONALD BEELER Bernice L. Beeler ADA ROSALIA BEJOS Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Kitty Wilson, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN Margaret Rodericks, SCN Pat Worley, SCN Angela Hicks, SCN Sharon Gray, SCN Diane Pharo, SCN Evelyn Hurley, SCN Mary Assumpta Dwyer, SCN John Loretto Mueller, SCN Jeanine Jaster, SCN Mary Michelle Naber, SCN Mary Margaret Reid, SCN Anne Hagedorn, SCN Connie Tarallo, SCN Maria Vincent Brocato, SCN Mary Gene Frank, SCNA Susan Kilb, SCN Ruth Ann Humphrey, SCN Carol Rogers, SCN Office of Congregational Ministries Kathleen Sheehan, SCN Eleanor Martin, SCN Marie John Kelley, SCN Joan Robishaw, SCN Gail Collins, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Dorothy Wilson, SCN Betty Blandford, SCN Virginia Blair, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCN Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Maureen Coughlin, SCN Barbara Spencer, SCN Betty Fracchia, SCN ANITA BIEGER Trudy\Thomas Bieger ELIZABETH “BETTY” BIRES Joyce J. Bires Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Connie Tarallo, SCN JANE BIRES, SCN Joyce Bires CHARLES A. BLAKE Connie Rotters Blake, SCNA EULA BLANDFORD, SCN Mary Anne Gallucci Catherine S. Browning MARGARET VINCENT BLANDFORD, SCN Mary Anne Gallucci Catherine S. Browning

EVA BOBUREZAK Clement Marie Sabol, SCN ROBIN VAN BOESCHOTEN Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN JOSEPH ROBERT BOHN Paul Bohn LAURITA BOHN, SCN Paul Bohn ANTHONY “TONY” BOIARSKI Mary Assumpta Dwyer, SCN Evelyn Faldowski, SCNA Luke Boiarski, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Anni Donahue AMY BOONE Donald\Cecilia Snellen PEGGY B. BOONE Loren\Mary B. Bunch JERI BOSTON Luke Boiarski, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN VINCENT BOYLE Martha Walsh, SCN DR. JOHN C. BRADFORD Margie Bradford JIM BRANDEWIEDE Lea Furlong MARY ALINE BRIGGS Luke Boiarski, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN JANE BROWN Martha Walsh, SCN LARRY BRUNER SCNAs of Chattanooga, Tennessee BETTINA (TINA) BUCHMANN Peggy Fowkes, SCN MARY RANSOM BURKE, SCN Janice Murphy Nancy L. Hoskins EUGENE BURSI Vivian Bursi LUCY BYERS Joseph\Mary Lou Byers AURELIA CAIN SCN Associates CATHERINE JAMES CAIN, SCN Phyllis M. Dawson

A Charity Alive gathering for young adults took place Memorial Day weekend at Nazareth, Kentucky. Time together focused on the lives of Vincent DePaul and Catherine Spalding. Prayer was woven throughout the weekend.

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CALVIN CALDWELL Connie Tarallo, SCN THERESA CAMARA Bill Coughlin THELMA CAMBRON, SCN Kerry\Robert Cambron MARCELLA CAMERON, SCN Jewell Brown PATRICK J.\MARGARET CANTY Ed Canty RISE´ CASTEEL Sharen Baldy, SCN GINNY BLAIR CECIL Fran\Pappy Cecil\Family Dorothy Wilson, SCN Betty Blandford, SCN Virginia Blair, SCN MARY BENNET CECIL, SCN Todd\Regina Peyton RITA ROEHLER CEFALU Sandra Tatford VICTORIA CHANEY Mr.\Mrs. John Metzler WILLIAM CLARK, SR. Insurance Services Office-25 Year Club CAROL CLASGENS, SCN Sheila C. Dietz BRIDGID CLIFFORD, SCN Sara Shapiro\Richard Kramer Martha\Joseph Marston RICHARD COLLINS Gail Collins, SCN WILLIAM\EDNA M. COLLINS Gail Collins, SCN JEANETTE CONNOLLY Joe Connolly MARY ANGELITA COOMES, SCN Henrietta\Paul Coomes JANET RUTH ALLEN COOPER Leamond A. Allen LOUISE CORBETT Carol Rogers, SCN John Loretto Mueller, SCN ROSE MARIE CORNETT Mike\Kay Hans Joe\Becky Burke Angela Walker Pam Peers Mary Burtel Paige Sturm Melanien Bloemer Angela Boehnert Brietta Lowman Pat\John Mueller Marilyn Henry Walter Hauber, Jr. Patricia Murphy Duggins Carol\Frank Calandrino George Cornett Thomas\Mary Despain MADELINE COSBY Miriam Corcoran, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN

Picture left to right: SCN Novice Judy Donohue,SCN Candidate Melissa Fisackerly, and SCNs Paris Slapikas and Marie Flowers, attended the Future of Charity Gathering, April 1-3, 2016, in St. Louis, Missouri. They came together with a number of Sisters from Congregations that are part of the Charity Federation.

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Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Carol Rogers, SCN REGINALD COSBY Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN MARY TERENCE COYNE, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCN AL CRIVELLI, SCNA Rita Spalding, SCN Catherine Mensi REV. RON CROL, CP Mary Anne Burkardt, SCN AGNES CRONE, SCN Patricia Lynch-Hayes MARY NELL CROSBY Mary Loretto Krimple, SCN ANN VICTORIA CRUZ, SCN Larry Lyon EMILIANA CRYAN, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCN MARY CURRAN Evelyn Hurley, SCN EVELYN DANT Dorothy Wilson, SCN Betty Blandford, SCN Virginia Blair, SCN JOE DANT Virginia Blair, SCN SHERRY DAVENPORT Theresa Knabel, SCN BARBARA DAVIS Mary K. Marking BECKY DAY Connie Tarallo, SCN PETE DEFRANCO Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN ANNIE DEMARTINO Miriam Corcoran, SCN Connie Tarallo, SCN Diane Burton, SCNA\Bruce Burton Maria Vincent Brocato, SCN Mary Gene Frank, SCNA JOAN MILLS DENING Cece Fister SISTER DESALLE Rich Bednar ANNA DICKERSON, SCN Marlene Reynolds BEN DOBYNS Pat Worley, SCN JAMES\PAULINE DONNELLY Yolanda Ferzoco MARIAN DONOHUE Carol Rogers, SCN Mary Eula Johnson, SCN GUSS DONOVAN Peggy Fowkes, SCN JANICE DOWNS, SCN\FAMILY \ DECEASED MEMBERS Jenny Downs Mike\Debbie Oliver Monica\John Downs JOAN DOWNS Rosemary\Paul Terstegge FRANCES DOYLE Virginia Edelen BENEDICTA DUKE, SCN Priscilla D. Hall ETHEL DURBIN, SCN Shirley M. Rogers JEAN MARY DURBIN, RSM Mary Loretto Krimple, SCN CLAIRE DWYER Bill Coughlin MARY DOROTHY EBERLE Donald Leffler PATRICIA COLLINS EDGE Gail Collins, SCN ANN JEANETTE EFFINGER, SCN Mary Guelda Carolyn\Charles Foerster George\Wanda Effinger CAROLITA EVANS, SCN Mary Guelda

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During National Catholic Sisters Week, SCNs were recognized at several sights including Nazareth Home, Our Lady of Peace, Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital and Flaget Hospital. People were encouraged to write prayer requests and notes of thanks that were shared with Sisters at the Motherhouse, Nazareth, Kentucky.

Carolyn\Charles Foerster EVERYONE Patricia\William Barkley ANN MACKIN EWING Roger G. Ewing MARY E. FALK Charles M. Falk LEO FALLON Evelyn Hurley, SCN MARY JANE FANGMANN John Loretto Mueller, SCN FATULA FAMILY\DECEASED MEMBERS Cecilia Ann Fatula, SCN PAT FERRELL, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCN CAROLINE BOOTH FIELD, SCN Elizabeth Field MARY LYNN FIELDS, SCN Nancy Leatherman Betty\James Pate Ken Williams JOHN FISTER, SCN Patricia H. Thornbury Allene W. Hatfield JOHN FITZGERALD Yolanda Ferzoco AL\JIM FOGEL Audra Fogel FORSBERG FAMILY\DECEASED MEMBERS Barbara Gilmetti, SCN RICHARD FREIBERT Evelyn Hurley, SCN Mary Assumpta Dwyer, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Sharon Gray, SCN Angela Hicks, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Trudy Foster, SCN John Loretto Mueller, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Carol Rogers, SCN ALICE GARRITY, SCN Mary Elizabeth Mitchell JOHN GATZ Christopher\Katherine Gatz Donna\Daniel Majewski NELL GATZ Michael\Denise Mangeot MARY GAULT Ann Harp PHYLLIS GEMBAROSKY, SCN Martha Gembarosky THERESA GIARDINO, SCN Barbaranelle Lambert Laura Lambert FRANK GIBALA, JR. Betty\Louis Celletti

GIBBONS FAMILY\DECEASED MEMBERS Gail Collins, SCN SUSAN GIBBONS Gail Collins, SCN THERESA GIES Pat Worley, SCN GILMETTI FAMILY\DECEASED MEMBERS Barbara Gilmetti, SCN MR.\MRS. JOHN GILMETTI Barbara Gilmetti, SCN JOSEPH E. GIORDANO Don\Phyllis Beal Caryl Champlin Janice Downs, SCN Mary Beth McIntosh Jenny Downs Mike\Debbie Oliver Monica\John Downs Marilyn\Mark Iasiello Becky\Bill Koop Jackie Trigg PATRICIA GIROUARD Yolanda Ferzoco DOROTHY M. GIVAN Elmer L. Givan AGNES SIENNA GOERG, SCN Patrick G. Boehm HARRY GOLDSTEIN Susan Kilb, SCN Ruth Ann Humphrey, SCN NANCY GONZALES, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Anita Hager, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN Janice Downs, SCN Sharen Baldy, SCN Rose Mary Gerlica, SCN Dorothy Gerlica, SCN Kitty Wilson, SCN Connie Tarallo, SCN Linda Soltis, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Ann V. Hayden, SCNA Evelyn Hurley, SCN John Loretto Mueller, SCN Camille Panich, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN Eleanor Willett, SCN TERESA CLARE GOODE, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCN ISABEL GREEN, SCN Kathleen\Joseph Blais SARAH GREEN Helen Blodgett, SCN ROSE AGNES GREENWELL, SCN James Greenwell MARGARET ROSE GRIESBAUM, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCN Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN CAROL GROME Trudy A. Bieger

SCNs Christina Kisku, Salomi Marandi, Aruna Ekka (Jr.), Rajni Toppo and Mukta Tudu, pictured left to right, made perpetual vows at Nazareth Convent, Mokama on May 7, 2016.

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Sisters, friends and students participated in a prayer service organized by the organization PATH (People Against Trafficking Humans) Coalition of Kentucky.

The prayer service for the victims of human trafficking took place on May 3, 2016, in downtown Louisville, Kentucky just days before the Kentucky Derby, when human trafficking is believed to increase in the area.

JANICE HAMILTON, SCN Richard Griffin CHARLES AGNES HANEY, SCN Dave\Marianne Meyer ANNA JEANNE HARDESTY, SCN Glen\Lillian Dreiman JOHN HARDY Evelyn Hurley, SCN JUDY HARPRING Annette Skees, SCNA Marian M. Yeager EDWARD HAUSER Anita Hager, SCN Louise Smith, SCN Mary Joyce Kernen, SCN Ann Kernen, SCN Michaella Cronin, SCN Carol McKean, SCN Barbara MacDonald, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Kitty Wilson, SCN Janice Downs, SCN Evelyn Hurley, SCN Anne Hagedorn, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN Peggy Fowkes, SCN Sarah Geier, SCN Barbara Gilmetti, SCN Mary Martin, SCNA Carol Rogers, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Pat Worley, SCN CELINE MARIA HAWK, SCN Mary C. Watson CHARLES HAYDEN Betty Lewis JACK HELLER Sharen Baldy, SCN FRANK HENDERSON Peter\Betsy Wigginton CELESTINE HENSHAW, SCN Anna Catherine Keene ANNA MARY HESSION, SCN Joseph M. Gentilini HETTINGER FAMILY\DECEASED MEMBERS Michaella Cronin, SCN Carol McKean, SCN Angela Hicks, SCN Sharon Gray, SCN Anni Donahue Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN

O. LEON HIGDON, JR. Madeline\Tom Ullom RAYMOND HILGART Michael\Liz Hilgart CATHERINE ANN HILL, SCN The Hill-Nicholas Fund CHRISTINE HILL Anne M. Beavan, SCNA JOHN EDNA HILPERT, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCN CATHARINE EILEEN HOAR, SCN Tara\William Andrews GENE HOBBS Mary Martin, SCNA CHRISTIANA HOFMANN, SCN Rev. Thomas Delaney CHARLIE HOLLINS Martha Walsh, SCN KATIE HOMER Bill Coughlin JUDY RUDD HOWARD Mary Gene Frank, SCNA Margaret Rodericks, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN Susan Kilb, SCN Ruth Ann Humphrey, SCN Mary Serra Goethals, SCN Rose Ann Howard, SCN DR. WILLIAM A. HUNDLEY Jack\Diane\Kristina Miller MARY EUGENE IVIE, SCN Gail Collins, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCN Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Anita Hager, SCN Betty Blandford, SCN Dorothy Wilson, SCN Virginia Blair, SCN William Leslie Keene, Jr. Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Gail Collins, SCN Julia Clare Fontaine, SCN CHARLENE JACOBS, SCN Barbara Maynard, SCN Wanda Hayden Martha\Joseph Marston Helen Blodgett, SCN MARY ELIZABETH JERGE Helen Carbol, SCN LOIS JOHNSON Lynne McNeal RUSSELL JOHNSON Peggy Fowkes, SCN ANNAMMA JOSEPH Carol Rogers, SCN John Loretto Mueller, SCN JUANITA JOSEPH, SCNA SCN Associates Joan Robishaw, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCN Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN BILLY\MAXINE KEENE William Leslie Keene, Jr. SYLVIA G. KEESLAR Maureen Coughlin, SCN Susan Kilb, SCN Ruth Ann Humphrey, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Margaret Rodericks, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Michaella Cronin, SCN Carol McKean, SCN Kitty Wilson, SCN Diane Pharo, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN Connie Tarallo, SCN Carol Rogers, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN GERARD KELLY Dolores Ann Therasse, SCN KELLO FAMILY\DECEASED MEMBERS James\Karen Kello

ANN\ED KEMPER Jack Donovan MARION\ALPHONSE KILLIAN Frances J. Killian JOHN A. KINCZEL Patricia Bartolo, SCN ROBERTA KIROL, VSC Thomas Kirol CATHERINE KLESCH John Klesch EDWARD KNABEL Jones, Nale & Mattingly, PLC Barbara Gilmetti, SCN Carol Rogers, SCN Mary Michelle Naber, SCN Rose Mary Maguire, SCN Marietta Putzig, SCN Mary Braley, SCN Mary Eula Johnson, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN Mary Assumpta Dwyer, SCN Gertrude Foster, SCN John Loretto Mueller, SCN MARY LEE KNOPF, SCN John\Carol Harrison JOHN GABRIEL KOSTELNIK, SCN John\Marti Reid MARY KOZLOWSKI Luke Boiarski, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Anni Donahue VIRGINIA KROHN Yolanda Ferzoco CAROL KRUG Mary K. Marking MARY JEAN KUBILUS, SCN Carol McKean, SCN Michaella Cronin, SCN Kitty Wilson, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Eileen Marcinko, SCN Rhoda\Bill Glunk Helen Dolores Dubas Gloria Otroba Paul\Maria Angeloni Brenda Gonzales, SCN Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN JAKE KUERTZ Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Lea Furlong KURTEK FAMILY\DECEASED MEMBERS James\Karen Kello THETUS CLAUDINE LAMB Dent Smith, SCNA\Maureen Smith CAROLYN LAMBERT, OSB Joan Wilson, SCN JENNETTE LANIER Rachael Williams

Associates in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania made commitments in St. Louise Chapel, Pittsburgh. Lifetime commitments: Mary Shepard; Anna Deley; Pat Danik and Anna Todd. Three year recommittal: Mary Ann Finotti and Shelia Graham.

Nazareth Villages’ management team attended the Kentucky Housing Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, April 27-28, 2016.

During the conference, Vicki Ward and Crystal Welch received the Kentucky Housing Corporation/HUD award for “Outstanding Performance, Resident Services.”

LASALETTE CLASS OF 1953\DECEASED MEMBERS Patricia C. Harms LASALETTE CLASS OF 1963\DECEASED MEMBERS Sally Santel MARY INNOCENTIA LEE, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCN EILEEN LEHANE, SCN Kathleen M. Lehane MARTHA JOSEPH LENAHAN, SCN Quinn D. Thomas HENRIETTA LEWIS, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCN CHRISANDRA LINTON Luke Boiarski, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN BRIAN LOE Sharen Baldy, SCN FRANCIS MIRIAM LOKER, SCN Sara\Robert Wigginton CATHERINE LOOBY, SCN Patricia A. Pendergast MARY PATRICIA LOTZ Mary E. Guelda LOUISE DEMARILLAC LOVEJOY, VSC Pat Ryan REGINA LUNICH Rebecca Richert LUSTIG FAMILY\DECEASED MEMBERS Ruth Lustig ALICE LYNCH Mary Elizabeth Miller, SCN JEAN L. MAAS Barbara M. Brady BEBE MACDOUGALL The MacDougall Family DENNIS MACKIN Helen M. Mackin DOC MACKINNON Sharen Baldy, SCN SHEILA ANN MADDEN, SCN Dorothy M. Berger PAUL MAGUIRE Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Sharen Baldy, SCN Anita Hager, SCN Barbara MacDonald, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Grace Mary Whittaker, SCN Pat Worley, SCN Margaret Rodericks, SCN Betty Blandford, SCN Dorothy Wilson, SCN Virginia Blair, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN John Loretto Mueller, SCN THRESSIAMMA MANI Carol Rogers, SCN

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Sisters and supporters attended a walk for justice on March 25, 2016, in Louisville, Kentucky. It began at the Mazzoli Federal Building (7th & Chestnut) and ended at Founders Square (5th & Liberty). The 1.5 mile walk allowed participants to reflect on economic inequality, justice, health care, care for the earth, the death penalty, the plight of immigrants/ migrant workers, poverty and homelessness, and racism.

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Mary Eula Johnson, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN Carol Rogers, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCN Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN MARY MILLER Kathleen Miller ROBERT MILLER Kathleen Miller MILLIKAN FAMILY\DECEASED MEMBERS Barbara Gilmetti, SCN ALICE REGINA MILLS, SCN Anna Clements FRANCES MILLS, SCN Anna Clements ANN ELIZABETH MOLONY, SCN Jewell Brown Patricia Musser FRANK MORMANN Shawn Mormann MARIE MULLOY Connie Tarallo, SCN CHARLES MUNSCH Elaine Munsch ANN MURPHY, SCN Tom\Siobhan Quinn John\Florence Murphy MONICA MURRAY Ray\Rosalie Blehar TERESA ROSE NABHOLZ, SCN Rita Spalding, SCN Kitty Wilson, SCN Mary Martin, SCNA Anita Hager, SCN Mary Loretto Krimple, SCN Angela Hicks, SCN Sharon Gray, SCN Mary Joyce Kernen, SCN Ann Kernen, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN Rose Eleanor Perry, SCN Robert\Theresa Tyler Michaella Cronin, SCN Carol McKean, SCN Office of Congregational Advancement Evelyn Hurley, SCN Maria Cecilia Emanuelli, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Mary Assumpta Dwyer, SCN Anonymous Lea Furlong Linda Soltis, SCN Lorene Riedmueller John Loretto Mueller, SCN Fran\Pappy Cecil Rosemarie Kirwan, SCN Mary Michelle Naber, SCN Mary Margaret Reid, SCN Sharen Baldy, SCN Eileen Mary Meyer, SCN Connie Tarallo, SCN Maria Vincent Brocato, SCN Mary Gene Frank, SCNA Wilhelmina Brady, SCNA Margaret Rodericks, SCN Mary Medley Bonn Kenneth McNeil Brenda Anderson, SCN Louise Smith, SCN Ellen Paul McGovern, SCN Gail Collins, SCN Marcie Heil, SCNA\Thomas Heil Marian M. Yeager Faith Group of Emily Nabholz, SCN Trudy Foster, SCN Gayle Case, SCNA\Frank Case Diane Pharo, SCN Emily Nabholz, SCN Pat Hill, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Eleanor Martin, SCN Marie John Kelley, SCN Joan Robishaw, SCN

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Miriam Elizabeth Brown, SCN Mary Middendorf, SCN Catherine Lee, SCN Paula Duane, SCNA SCN Executive Committee Susan\Raymond Strack Geraldine\Robert Mayor Patrice M. Rymarowicz Jim\Agnes Blaylock Robert B.\Peggy Adams Carolyn Medley

Several SCNs commemorated their Rainbow Jubilees in March. Celebrating 75 Years: Julia Clare Fontaine, SCN; 65 years: SCNs Anna Marie Rhodes, Earline Hobbs, Maria Vincent Brocato, Marie Smith, Mary Jane Rhodes, Mary Joyce Kernen, Rose Andrew Waller, and Ruth McAllister; 60 Years: SCNs Ann Susan Villa, Dorothy MacDougall, Ellen Paul McGovern, Mary Foeckler, Maureen Taaffe, Rose Sullivan, Mary Assumpta Dwyer, Pat Worley and Rose Mary Gerlica.

Paul\Karen Griffith Jane\Gerald Elphingstone Ida Rose\Ivo L. Morgan, Jr. Charles\Charlotte Nabholz Brenda\Lauren Grenier Mary F. Duchscher Claire Breen Kathy M. Strack CHI-St. Vincent, Little Rock, Arkansas Robert\Mary Ann Stone Harriett L. Medley Jacqueline M. Brown Camille Panich, SCN Martha Walsh, SCN Annette Skees, SCNA Connie Lusher, SCNA Mary Jo\Thomas Kruer Diane Burton, SCNA Luke Boiarski, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Dorothy Wilson, SCN Betty Blandford, SCN Virginia Blair, SCN Elizabeth Bonifer Maureen Taaffe, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCN Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Barbara Gilmetti, SCN Barbara Spencer, SCN Betty Fracchia, SCN Knights of Columbus\Council # 4143\Conway, Arkansas Pat Worley, SCN MRS. NAGE Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN RITA NICHOLS John Loretto Mueller, SCN SCN Associates Marie Celine Osbourn, SCN JOHN NIX Michaella Cronin, SCN

Carol McKean, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Dorothy Wilson, SCN Betty Blandford, SCN Virginia Blair, SCN Carol Rogers, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN CHARLENE OBERST Gloria\J. Edward Cecil Dr. Bernard\Mary Ann Burch, Jr. Ted\Kathy Kute M. ALPHONSA O’CONNELL, CSJ Gail Collins, SCN ELIZABETH O’DANIEL Betty English ROSEMARY ROLWING ORR Margaret Rolwing Stricker AL PACIULAN Marie John Kelley, SCN Joan Robishaw, SCN REMY PAPP Ruth D. Blodgett AGNES MIRIAM PAYNE, SCN Henry David Payne, III WAYNE PEARSON Anita Hager, SCN HILARY PEREIRA Kitty Wilson, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Eleanor Willett, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN John Loretto Mueller, SCN PERRY FAMILY\DECEASED MEMBERS Barbara Gilmetti, SCN BARBARA PETERSON, SCN Jack Donovan Michael E. Flaherty Cece Fister David Loehle Brenda Gonzales, SCN Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCN JULIEANNE PHANEUF Mary Braley DAVID PHARO Diane Pharo, SCN AGNES PHILLIPS, SCN Stephen\Marcella Phillips THOMAS “TOMMY” PHIPPS Earline Hobbs, SCN Carol McKean, SCN Michaella Cronin, SCN Evelyn Hurley, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN Marcelina Navarro, SCN Loretto Weller, SCN Anne Hagedorn, SCN Annette Skees, SCNA Mary Eula Johnson, SCN Dorothy Wilson, SCN Betty Blandford, SCN Virginia Blair, SCN Mary Assumpta Dwyer, SCN Gertrude Foster, SCN Maria Vincent Brocato, SCN Mary Gene Frank, SCNA Carol Rogers, SCN Connie Tarallo, SCN RAYMOND PIECHNIK Virginia Piechnik RUTH ANN GORMAN PIERCE William Pierce BRO. CARROLL POSEY Mary Wimsatt, SCNA BARBARA POWERS Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Anita Hager, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN

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Evelyn Hurley, SCN Sharen Baldy, SCN Kitty Wilson, SCN Marietta Putzig, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN Mary Margaret Reid, SCN Connie Tarallo, SCN Linda Soltis, SCN Rita Spalding, SCN Margaret Rodericks, SCN Annette Skees, SCNA Michaella Cronin, SCN Carol McKean, SCN Mary Loretto Krimple, SCN Mary Joyce Kernen, SCN Pat Worley, SCN Mary Braley, SCN Angela Hicks, SCN Sharon Gray, SCN

SCNs Arockia Prabha, Sibilya M., Sudha Rani J. and Swarnalatha L. made perpetual vows in Bangalore, India. The four took part in a celebratory Mass in May in the chapel packed with friends and family members.

Diane Pharo, SCN Diane Schoening Mary Assumpta Dwyer, SCN Jimmy\Stacey Powers Anonymous Ellen Paul McGovern, SCN John Loretto Mueller, SCN Jeanine Jaster, SCN Eileen Mary Meyer, SCN Anne Hagedorn, SCN Michael C.\Pauline Hennessey Maria Vincent Brocato, SCN Mary Gene Frank, SCNA The Crews Family Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Louise Smith, SCN Carol Rogers, SCN Melanie Adams Becky\Bill Koop Janice Downs, SCN Trudy Foster, SCN Kathleen Sheehan, SCN Marie John Kelley, SCN Joan Robishaw, SCN Patrick\Michele O’Christie Sherry\Hobby Gibbs Jane\Michael Brodie Amy\Charlie Spallino Martha Walsh, SCN Peggy Fowkes, SCN Sarah Geier, SCN Dorothy Wilson, SCN Betty Blandford, SCN Virginia Blair, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCN Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Bob\Mary Jane (Donohue) Cancelli MARY ROSE POWERS, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCN DEVASIA PULIKKIYIL Carol Rogers, SCN FRANCIS BORGIA QUIGLEY, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCN

M. CHRISTINA QUINN Gail Collins, SCN JESU RAJ John Loretto Mueller, SCN IMELDA CHIA REDDY Ram Reddy MARGARET BOLAND REID Robert R. Reid ROBERT REID Mary Hayes Mary Medley Bonn Barbara Gilmetti, SCN Carol Rogers, SCN Elizabeth Johnson Mary Eula Johnson, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN Nora Simms Mary Assumpta Dwyer, SCN Gertrude Foster, SCN John Loretto Mueller, SCN MARTHA RUDD REIDEL Peggy Jones, SCNA PAUL\MARY JANE REINHART Pat\Phil Reinhart LILLIAN REMILLARD Yolanda Ferzoco HELEN REYNOLDS Anita Hager, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Mary Assumpta Dwyer, SCN Peggy Fowkes, SCN Sharen Baldy, SCN Eleanor Willett, SCN Connie Tarallo, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN John Loretto Mueller, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN MARY\JOSEPH RHODES Anna Marie Rhodes, SCN MARY\BILL RILEY Bev Beckman MAL ROACH Bill Coughlin NANCY ROBERTS Bill Coughlin ANTHONY J. ROCHE Deborah A. Roche RICHIE ROCHE Grace Mary Whittaker, SCN Ann Whittaker, SCN EDNA RODRIGUEZ Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN John Loretto Mueller, SCN Connie Tarallo, SCN Edna Fabre, SCN Mary Kathleen Sheehan, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Susan Kilb, SCN Ruth Ann Humphrey, SCN Marie E. Jones Barbara Spencer, SCN Betty Fracchia, SCN Carol Rogers, SCN LEE ROGERS Angela Hicks, SCN Anonymous KATHLEEN ROGERS, SCN Jane\Raymond Naber MARY VICTORINE ROGERS, SCN Jane\Raymond Naber MARGARET ROSS, SCN James J. Fait Barbara K. Ross Rita McFarland MR.\MRS. JOSEPH ROTTMAN Barry\Kathryn Penn PATTI ROTUNNI John\Lisa Rotunni

DONNA RUSSELL Marcelina Navarro, SCN Loretto Weller, SCN Mary Martin, SCNA Kitty Wilson, SCN Carol Rogers, SCN LOUELLYN RUSSELL, SCN John J. Donovan Maureen Taaffe, SCN MOTHER LUCILLE RUSSELL, SCN Marlene Reynolds ROBERT MARIA RYAN, SCN Mary (Molly) Eldridge DOUG SABELHAUS Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Anita Hager, SCN Pat Worley, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN Gail Collins, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN PAULINE\JOSEPH SABOL Clement Marie Sabol, SCN WILLIAM A. (BILLY) SAMPSON Anita Hager, SCN John Loretto Mueller, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN James L. Ferguson, Jr. Elaine Craven Clement Marie Sabol, SCN Geraldine Murphy Dorothy M. Greaney Irene\Svend Nielsen A2H, Inc.\Construction Connie Tarallo, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN A2H, Inc.\Staff Crews Family Foundation Joe\Betty Barnett Patricia Burke Luke Boiarski, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Anne Griesbeck\Family Charlotte Westenberger SALLY SANTEL Kay Haegele Johnston

A joyous celebration took place in Bangalore, India, as three Sisters were recognized for their Silver Jubilees. Dozens attended the celebration for SCNs Mary Kadaparambil, Elizabeth Jaya Rani and Vimala Rani, pictured left to right.

JUDITH SAWICKI Claire\James Frassica HELEN SCHLENSKER Charles Schlensker MR.\MRS. RAYMOND F. SCHILKE Major Beverly J. Schilke SCNs\DECEASED Maureen Taaffe, SCN SCN\As\DEPARTED FAMILY MEMBERS Judy Raley, SCN Marie Celine Osbourn, SCN

The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth attended the 9th Annual Hats Off to Mom Mother’s Day Luncheon, an annual fundraiser for Sisters Place (a Western Province shared governance ministry).

Clockwise: SCNs Therese Martin Blehar, Michaelette Pavlik, Dorothy Dolak, Charlene Reebel, Marita Pozek, Denise Hibel, Corrine Giel, Cecilia Ann Fatula, Vice Provincial Tonya Severin, and Barbara Maynard.

Earline Hobbs, SCN Mary Loretto Krimple, SCN Catherine Lee, SCN Mary Ellen Doyle, SCN Earline Hobbs, SCN Gail Collins, SCN SCNs WHO SERVED AT ST. BARNABAS FROM 1956-1964 Kathleen Smith SCNs WHO SERVED AT ST. PETER’S ORPHANAGE 1936-CLOSE\ MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE Arnold Family Fredrick Arnold SCNs WHO TAUGHT AT NAZARETH HIGH SCHOOL\S. BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS Eleanor M. Milan SCNs WHO TAUGHT AT ST. GREGORY SCHOOL\ SAMUELS, KENTUCKY Susan K. Broniak SCNs WHO TAUGHT AT ROANOKE CATHOLIC HIGH\1953-1966 Catherine C. Barrett BILL\MARTHA SCOTT Anita Hager, SCN MARIAN SCHWIND Mary Louise Mudd ELIZABETH SEITZ John Seitz SEMAN FAMILY\DECEASED MEMBERS Mary Judith Seman, SCN CAMILLE SERAFINI, SCN J. Dawson\Brenda Horn BOB SHEA Evelyn Hurley, SCN JOHN J. SHEARNS Yolanda Ferzoco MELVIN SHIMEK Betty\Louis Celletti CAROLYN SHIRCLIFFE, SCNA SCN Associates SIKELNIK FAMILY\DECEASED MEMBERS Lucille A. Jackson ETHEL SMITH Julia\Dean Shockley Kathleen Phillips TERESA AQUINAS SNYDER Richard\Mary Kanaskie LOIS SOLTIS Elaine McCarron, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN Mary Loretto Krimple, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Lauren Kilburg

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Michaella Cronin, SCN Carol McKean, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN Sharen Baldy, SCN Kitty Wilson, SCN Marietta Putzig, SCN Kathleen A. Martel Bridget\Mike Ray Gary\Margaret Moran Eleanor Anater Mary Ellen Soltis Lewis\Janet Soltis Cheryl\Andrew Martal Carol Rogers, SCN Jeanne\Jeff Schultz Janice McDowell Linda Soltis, SCN Emily Nabholz, SCN Sarah Geier, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCN Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN JOSEPH MIRIAM SPALDING, SCN Mary Elizabeth Mitchell MAURICE SPALDING Rita Spalding, SCN CORBETT\LETA SPEAKS Molly S. Fackler AGNES\JOHN\JAMES SPIGA Rosalie\Robert Powell JAMES MARIA SPILLANE, SCN Charles\Joan Collins BARBARA STORK Rosemary\Paul Terstegge CHARLES W. STRUCK Yolanda Ferzoco DOMINIC SULLIVAN, OSB Maureen Taaffe, SCN DOLORES TAORMINA Vincent Taormina MARTHA TAYLOR Julia\Dean Shockley Kathleen Phillips RICHARD B. TAYLOR Tom\Tippy Taylor JEFF THARP Virginia Blair, SCN Betty Blandford, SCN Dorothy Wilson, SCN STEPHEN THIENEMAN Trudy Foster, SCN BARBARA THOMAS, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCN JEAN FRANCIS THOMAS, SCN Dave\Marianne Meyer PIPPA THOMAS Ginny Thomas AGNES JUDY THORNBERRY, SCN Stephanie Mullins JAMES CLARE THORNBERRY, SCN Stephanie Mullins JEANINE THORNBERRY

Teresa Kotturan, SCN (far right, pink shirt), was part of the Vincentian Family attending the 66th DPINGO Conference on Education for Global Citizenship in Gyeongju, South Korea.

Among the topics, the Sustainable Development Goals, and how to ensure “no one is left behind.”

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James R. Thornberry MERCEDES TOPOLY, VSC Catherine\Daniel Topley JOSEPH URUMPIL Miriam Corcoran, SCN Carol Rogers, SCN VALLORIC FAMILY\DECEASED MEMBERS Anna Marie Valloric ELIZABETH ANN WEBB, SCN John T. Dwyer, Jr.

LINDA SILLS ZRALEK Celeste Gorman DOROTHY ZURKUHLEN, SCNA Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN William Geoghegan Kimberly Harned Thomas Bach Sharon Cecil, SCNA Lisa\F. Gary Brady Judith A. Dicken Margaret E. Jones, SCNA

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The SCN Disaster Relief coordinators hosted an orientation at Nazareth, Kentucky, on March 22, 2016.

Participants included those who wanted to be part of the Disaster Relief program.

Judge Tim Dwyer Don\Dorothy Gammon HERBERT WESTPHAL Friends of Herbert Westphal HELEN WEWER Jane\Gerald Elphingstone ROSE GERTRUDE WHEATLEY, SCN Rosemary Hobson LUCILLE WHITE Ruth D. Blodgett JOSEPH WILLCUTT Evelyn Hurley, SCN CLARA WILLETT, SCN Lenora Turney RACHEL WILLETT, SCN Lenora Turney Kitty Wilson, SCN Mary Loretto Krimple, SCN Edna Lucille Payne Brenda Gonzales, SCN Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Office of Congregational Advancement Julia Clare Fontaine, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Kay Clark Eleanor Willett, SCN REV. WILLIAM DAVID WILLETT Virginia Blair, SCN Betty Blandford, SCN Dorothy Wilson, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Connie Tarallo, SCN ALAN\MARY WILSON Joan Wilson, SCN ALAN WILSON, JR. Joan Wilson, SCN PHILIP WILSON Joan Wilson, SCN ARTHUR WIMSATT Anita Hager, SCN SCN Associates Mary Assumpta Dwyer, SCN John Loretto Mueller, SCN Connie Tarallo, SCN Carol Rogers, SCN RICK WIRTH, SR. Jacquelynn Hauenstein CLAUDIA WIRTZ, SCN John\Lisa Rotunni David M. Hulefeld LUCY YVONNE WOOD Mary Elaine\James Wood

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JACQUELINE ACETO, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCN MARGARET W. ARTHUR\BIRTHDAY Joan Wilson, SCN JANET BALLARD, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCN REV. ARVOL BARTOK Donna\Kevin Richards LUCILLE\LARRY BASTIANELLI\50th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Diane Burton, SCNA\Bruce Burton GEORGINE BIRES, SCN Joyce Bires MARY TOLUSSO BLACK\BIRTHDAY Joan Wilson, SCN BETTY BLANDFORD, SCN Lawrence\Janet Bloemer RUTH BLODGETT Helen Blodgett, SCN DEACON\MRS. MIKE BLUME\50th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Betty Fracchia, SCN Barbara Spencer, SCN LUKE BOIARSKI, SCN Marcia M. Chapin Helen Blodgett, SCN ANN MARGARET BOONE, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCN SHAWN M. BOSWORTH Lloyd Dragonette MARY PATRICIA BRENNAN, SCN Sherrie Hall MARIA VINCENT BROCATO, SCN Donald Sharretts Marcia M. Chapin TESS BROWNE, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCN CHARLES MARY BURNS, SCN Rita Spalding, SCN THERESA CASH, SCN\ANNIVERSARY Jeanne\James (Al) Cash THERESA CASH, SCN\RETIREMENT Marietta Putzig, SCN ALICE CASPER, SCN Ann V. Hayden MEGAN CIMINO Ruth D. Blodgett TED COCKCROFT Pamela Cockcroft GAIL COLLINS, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCN FRANK COMERO Helen Blodgett, SCN MIRIAM CORCORAN, SCN John A. Donoghue, Jr. Barbara\Robert Jansing Anne Marie Leofanti Sara McFall Sullivan MARY JAMES COREY, SCN Sherrie Hall BILL\MARION COUGHLIN Maureen Coughlin, SCN MIRIAM CRISP, SMSM Barbara Gilmetti, SCN ELAINE DICKERSON Helen Blodgett, SCN DR. GARY DORSHIMER\STAFF Helen Blodgett, SCN KATHLEEN DOUGHERTY Eleanor A. Dougherty CARMELITA DUNN, SCN Marie Knabel

MARY ASSUMPTA DWYER, SCN Mary Anderson Ed\Catherine Weckel EVERYONE Patricia\William Barkley PASCHAL MARIA FERNICOLA, SCN Barbara Gilmetti, SCN SARAH FERRIELL, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCN ELEANOR FERZOCO\90TH BIRTHDAY Yolanda Ferzoco MAGGIE FISHER, SCN Mary Jane Schutzius Berniece R. Rose MARY FITZPATRICK Evelyn Hurley, SCN MARIE FLOWERS, SCN Connie Lusher, SCNA Carolyn Wilson, SCN Thérèse Arru, SCN MARIE FLOWERS, SCN\PERPETUAL VOWS John Loretto Mueller, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCN Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Grace Whittaker, SCN Martha Borders, SCNA MARY FOECKLER, SCN Philip\Margaret Mattingly JULIA CLARE FONTAINE, SCN\75TH JUBILEE Marie Underwood Agnes Marie Hagan, SL Rosanne Dillon, SCNA BROOKE FORMICHELLI Sarah Geier, SCN SAMANTHA FORMICHELLI Sarah Geier, SCN VIRGINIA FORNOSA, SMSM

Four young women, along with Luke Boiarski, SCN, traveled to Belize City, Belize from Louisville, Kentucky.

They assisted Carlette Gentle, SCN, with her LIFE ministry.

Barbara Gilmetti, SCN TRUDY FOSTER, SCN Linda\Pat Black PEGGY FOWKES, SCN Mary Elizabeth Mitchell LUCY FREIBERT, SCN Bro. Joseph Luis EVELYN FUGAZZI, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCN SUSAN GATZ, SCN Cissy Musselman Faith Group of Susan Gatz, SCN ROSE MARY GERLICA, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCN NANCY GERTH, SCN Yamira Rafael JOSEPH GILMETTI Barbara Gilmetti, SCN MARY VIRGINIA “TOOTSIE” GISH, SCNA Marcia M. Chapin MARY SERRA GOETHALS, SCN David\Lucille Fannin GOLDEN JUBILARIANS 2016 Rose Mary Gerlica, SCN James Thornberry

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Second year novices, with leadership present, made their first vows on March 6, 2016, in India. Attending the celebration were parents and family members, as well as 33 candidates, pre-novices, novices and several Sisters.

DEACON\MRS. RICHARD GRIFFITH\50th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Betty Fracchia, SCN Barbara Spencer, SCN SANDRA HART Helen Blodgett, SCN MIRIAM LOUISE HAUSER, SCN Evelyn Hurley, SCN ANN HAYDEN, SCNA Helen Blodgett, SCN PATRICIA ANN HEALEY, SCN John A. Donoghue, Jr. DENISE HIBEL, SCN Anonymous ANGELA HICKS, SCN Evelyn Hurley, SCN MARGARET HOHMAN, SCN Catherine\H.H. Barrett ROSE ANN HOWARD, SCN LaVerne\Joseph Wagoner David\Lucille Fannin EVELYN HURLEY, SCN Barbara Gilmetti, SCN Connie Lusher, SCNA Louise Murphy Marcia M. Chapin Marie E. Walsh EVELYN HURLEY, SCN\BIRTHDAY Marietta Putzig, SCN Regina A. Buckley CHUCK\JOANN JOHNSON\50th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Betty Fracchia, SCN Barbara Spencer, SCN JOLENE, SSSF John Loretto Mueller, SCN JUBILARIANS Marie Celine Osbourn, SCN JUBILARIANS\60 YEARS James Thornberry MARY PAULETTA KANE, SCN\ BIRTHDAY Janice Brown IMELDA KARGL\BIRTHDAY Eileen Mary Meyer, SCN ANN KERNEN, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCN MARY JOYCE KERNEN, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCN ANDREW KLUMP Miriam Corcoran, SCN THERESA KNABEL, SCN Marie Knabel Helen Blodgett, SCN EVA KOWALSKI, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCN PAT\WALLY KROUSON Maureen Coughlin, SCN FRANCES KRUMPELMAN, SCN Bro. Joel W. McGraw, FSC MARY IMMACULATA KUEHNER, SCN Kathleen\James Horobetz Natalie Lancaster JOHN ANN KULINA, SCN Joseph\Gillian Kulina

JOHN ANN KULINA, SCN\BIRTHDAY Barbara Gilmetti, SCN CATHERINE LEE, SCN James Nichols MARLENE LEHMKUHL, SCN Mary Clare Oestreicher Mary Kathleen Dougherty LENTEN PRAYER FRIEND’S INTENTIONS Geraldine Vierheller SUE LLOYD Helen Blodgett, SCN PATRICIA\NORMAN LORSUNG\50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Eileen Mary Meyer, SCN CONNIE LUSHER, SCNA Maureen Coughlin, SCN ANNE MAGRUDER, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCN MAGRUDER FAMILY\PRAYERS Anni Donahue ANN CAROL MANN, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCN MARY NINETTE MANNING, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCN EILEEN MARCINKO, SCN Paul\Delores Vinkler MARIST MISSIONARY SISTERS Barbara Gilmetti, SCN MILDRED MCGOVERN, SCN James L. Nix BEV METZLER John E. Metzler EILEEN MARY MEYER, SCN Mr.\Mrs. Thomas Kargl REV. ERIC MEYER, CP Mary Anne Burkardt, SCN JOAN\BOB MONTGOMERY

SCN Family members at Nazareth, Kentucky, helped raise money for the 2016 Bardstown-Nelson County “Relay for Life.” This year the contribution was a total of $2,038. Relay for Life is designed to celebrate survivorship and raise money for cancer research and programs of the American Cancer Society.

Evelyn Hurley, SCN MR.\MRS. RICK MUELLER\35TH ANNIVERSARY John Loretto Mueller, SCN MARGARET REGINA MURPHY, SCN George Fulner EMILY NABHOLZ, SCN Maria Cecilia Emanuelli, SCN Connie Lusher, SCNA Knights of Columbus\Council #4143\Conway, Arkansas Paul\Karen Griffith Helen Blodgett, SCN MARY O’BRYAN Helen Blodgett, SCN

OFFICE OF CONGREGATIONAL ADVANCEMENT STAFF Barbara Gilmetti, SCN ANNE MARIE O’SHEA, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCN OUR LADY OF NAZARETH ACADEMY CLASS OF 1956 Gail Collins, SCN OUR LADY OF NAZARETH ACADEMY SCNs\COLLEAGUES-1947-CLOSURE Gail Collins, SCN ANN PAPE Earline Hobbs, SCN IMMACULATA PAVLIK, SCN Patricia M. Pavlik MARY CLEMENT PAVLIK, SCN\100TH BIRTHDAY Vince\Gerry Rattay Dan\Catherine Topley MICHAELETTE PAVLIK, SCN Jeanne B. Pavlik Cynthia Harris DIANE PHARO, SCN Margie\Joseph Sanders Patricia M. Adams Helen Blodgett, SCN STEVE PICKETT Maureen Flaherty DOROTHY POITRAST\100TH BIRTHDAY Miriam Corcoran, SCN RAINBOW JUBILARIANS Mary Medley Bonn RAMONA, SSSF John Loretto Mueller, SCN DAVID CLARE REASBECK, SCN George\Marilyn Fulner Sherrie Hall MARY REISZ, SCN Rhonda Reisz-Caldwell Helen Blodgett, SCN ANNA MARIE RHODES, SCN Mary Jane Rhodes, SCN DONNA\KEVIN RICHARDS Evelyn Hurley, SCN JENNY\EDWARD ROACH Evelyn Hurley, SCN MARGARET RODERICKS, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCN CAROL ROGERS, SCN Angela Hicks, SCN MARY ROMELFANGER, SCNA Evelyn Hurley, SCN Martha Walsh, SCN VIVIAN MARY SABELHAUS, SCN David\Lisa Conner GRACE SAIA, SCN Linda\Pat Black KATHY SCHACKMANN John Loretto Mueller, SCN DORIS SCHNEIDER Helen Blodgett, SCN MARY LOU SCHROEDER Ed Schroeder SCN CLASS MEMBERS\1962 Joan Perry SCNs\60 YEARS PROFESSED Maureen Taaffe, SCN SCNs IN BELIZE Gerald Hicks MARY JUDITH SEMAN, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN EDWARD SHARE\HEALTH John A. Donoghue, Jr. MARY ANGELA SHAUGHNESSY, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN Eileen Mary Meyer, SCN Margaret Rodericks, SCN MARILYN SHEA, SCN Mary Clare Oestreicher Mary Kathleen Dougherty KATHLEEN\GARY SILVA\50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Eileen Mary Meyer, SCN ANNETTE SKEES, SCNA Helen Blodgett, SCN

STEVE SNEAF Helen Blodgett, SCN LINDA SPALDING Janice Downs, SCN MARIAN STENKEN, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCN ALLISYN TAYLOR Helen Blodgett, SCN TAMMY THOMAS Helen Blodgett, SCN ALOISIA VEA, SMSM Barbara Gilmetti, SCN

The Archdiocese of Louisville celebrated the World Day for Consecrated Life in February at San Gabriel Church in Louisville, Kentucky. Several SCNs were in attendance (Front row): SCNs Betty Blandford (50 years), Angela Hicks (25 years), Julia Clare Fontaine (75 years), Sharon Gray (25 years). Back row: Marie Becker (50 years) Rebecca Miles (50 years), and Rhonda Kay Glunk (50 years).

ANN SUSAN VILLA, SCN John A. Donoghue, Jr. JUDY VITTOW Helen Blodgett, SCN MIRIAM ANN WALTER, SCN Lt. John T. Dwyer, Jr. MARTIN WANNER\BIRTHDAY Joan Wilson, SCN LORETTA WELLER, SCN Marie Halpin Barbara Gilmetti, SCN REBECCA (BECKY) WESSLING Sarah Geier, SCN FRANCES WHEELER Helen Blodgett, SCN ANNE WHITTAKER, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCN LEE\NANCY WILLIAMS Ken Williams MAC\DENISE WILLIAMS Helen Blodgett, SCN CAROLYN WILSON, SCN Clement Marie Sabol, SCN DOROTHY WILSON, SCN Cloyd\Dorothy Wilson Estate Peggy Tharp Marianne Sheroan JOSEPH WILSON\BIRTHDAY Joan Wilson, SCN LOIS ANN WILSON\BIRTHDAY Joan Wilson, SCN KAY WINFIELD, SCN Helen Blodgett, SCN PAT WORLEY, SCN Marcie Heil, SCNA\Tom Heil Timothy\Elizabeth Gill MARY ELAINE ZEHNDER, SCN John F. Kastensmidt

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