The Journey Vol. 2 2012 by Sisters of Charity of Nazareth

The JOURNEY

THE LOVE OF CHRIST IMPELS US

Vol. II 2012

Safe Harbor A New Portrait of Mother Catherine

A publication of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth

INSIDE THIS ISSUE COVER STORY: 3 New Mother Catherine Portrait 5 Catherine’s Home 7 SCN Disaster Relief 8 Southern Indiana Tornadoes 8 Eastern Kentucky Damage 9 Sisters and SCNs 10 Refugee Ministries 11 Banners Honor SCN 11 SCNs Receive Education Award 12 More Than Just a Race 13 SCN Celebrations 14 Girl Power 14 Nepal Outreach 15 St. Ursula Partners with SCNs 15 New SCN Academy 16 St. Vincent Honors SCN Bicentennial 17 Women’s Day 17 The Heart of Africa 18 It’s All About Family 19 Community Economic Development Investments 20 Assemblies Take Place Across the Congregation 21 Highlights 23 Journeying On

Letter from the President Mary Elizabeth Miller, SCN Dear Friends: Blessings of peace, joy and new life! Our celebration of Pentecost each year invites us to open ourselves more fully to the presence and power of the Spirit who dwells within us. This same Spirit enriches us with gifts for service to all God’s people, and empowers us to speak with our lives. Kentucky spring arrived early this year, and we delighted in unseasonably warm weather in February, followed by the appearance of song birds and the awakening of crocuses, daffodils and tulips, along with beautiful flowering trees in early March. The glorious days of spring reminded us that once again God has blessed us with new life! Both the Eastern and Western Provinces held important Assemblies this past spring that called us to step into the future once more with courage and abandonment to Divine Providence. We are filled with hope as we anticipate walking together in new ways as provinces and as a Congregation to live the charism of charity as daughters of Catherine in the 21st century. The many wonderful stories in this issue of The Journey are made possible in great part by the generosity of you, our loyal and faithful donors. Because of your ongoing commitment to the mission of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, we are able to continue to transform lives through creative and innovative efforts in education, health care, social and pastoral services. Christ’s resurrected life is proclaimed as together we make efforts to not simply serve those living in poverty, but to help them move beyond poverty through advocacy and systemic change. As I continue to reflect on our 2012 Bicentennial year, I am deeply aware of how blessed we are to be alive to celebrate this 200th Anniversary of our foundation. Our celebrations are rooting us in our history, renewing our energy, and gifting us with great hope for the future. Like Catherine and our pioneer Sisters, may the entire SCN family continue to express our faith and love of God through our lives and ministries, counting on God’s providence to sustain us. May the Holy Spirit fill our inmost being and enable us to speak a word of hope to a world in need.

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ON THE COVER: A new portrait of Mother Catherine has been created by internationally known artist Bob Connell in celebration of the Congregation’s Bicentennial.

The Journey is produced by the Office of Congregational Advancement. Contributors for this publication include: Diane Curtis, Dana Hinton, Spalding Hurst, Dianne Smith, Janice White, Leslie Wilson, Bob Connell, Anita Knott; SCNAs Trudi Maish, Jo Ann Paulin, Patsy O’Toole; and SCNs Malini Manjoly, Rita Spalding, Joan Wilson, Carol Rogers, Margaret Rodericks, Cecilia Simick, and Luke Boiarski.

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Bethlehem Students Visit for Bicentennial As part of the Congregation’s Bicentennial celebration, students from Bethlehem High School in Bardstown, Ky., visited the Nazareth Campus in March. The students recreated a moving event that took place 100 years ago. When the Congregation celebrated its 100th anniversary, students from the high school came out to campus by train and visited the graves of the school’s founders, placing flowers on each grave site. In March, the students brought that moment back to life for the 200th anniversary. The students, arriving by school bus, were greeted by SCNs Susan Gatz, Charlene Jacobs and Theresa Knabel. Dozens of students visited each grave of the Sisters who played a pivotal role at the school, gingerly laying down flowers. The students also met the spirit of Mother Catherine, portrayed by Rita Davis, SCN. Mother Catherine guided the students through the cemetery sharing tidbits of history with the young men and women. The students also met renowned Pittsburgh artist Bob Connell. Bob shared insights with the students about his paintings and also displayed a number of items from French and Indian fur traders. The students were also able to tour part of the Motherhouse, stopping to take in a number of paintings along the way. Bethlehem was founded by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in 1819, making the school 193 years old.

Educating Young Women for a Better World You can support the Sisters during this Bicentennial year by making a contribution to the Bicentennial Scholarship Campaign. Through this campaign, SCNs hope to raise $500,000 for scholarships for 200 girls and young women. As Mary Elizabeth Miller, SCN, states, “Providing a solid Catholic education to young women will instill knowledge, skills, and values for these women to create better lives for themselves, and in turn, gives us great hope for all they will To make a donation to this bring to our world.” campaign or to learn how you can be a part of this Every gift is greatly effort, please contact: appreciated. All gifts of $1,000 or more will be named on a plaque at Nazareth at the end of the campaign. Thank you for joining with the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth as we pray in gratitude for the blessings of these past 200 years and all the years to come.

Leslie Wilson Director of Development Office of Congregational Advancement P.O. Box 9 Nazareth, KY 40048 (502) 348–1551 lwilson@scnazarethky.org

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New Mother Catherine Portrait

A new portrait of Mother Catherine Spalding, the foundress of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, hangs in the Motherhouse in Nazareth, Ky. Internationally known artist Bob Connell lovingly painted Mother Catherine’s striking image sitting along the banks of the Ohio River, four children near at hand, their parents likely having died during a long journey by boat to Louisville, Ky. Bob presented the portrait named “Safe Harbor” as a Bicentennial gift to the Congregation on March 18, 2012. The drawing room in O’Connell Hall was packed and few eyes were dry during the unveiling. The new image is so profound that many Sisters were struck by just how well Bob was able to capture Mother Catherine’s spirit. Bob’s attention to detail and the way the canvas comes alive speaks volumes about the partnerships he forged with friend Rita Gesue, SCN, and historian Mary Ellen Doyle, SCN, and the extensive amount of research he completed. His decision to include renderings of orphaned children Mother Catherine had rescued is especially meaningful to the Congregation as Mother Catherine herself lost her mother and was abandoned by her father. It is believed one of Mother Catherine’s greatest joys and most treasured ministries was that of caring for children. Bob’s portrait of Mother Catherine is a treasured gift as there is only one known photograph of Mother Catherine. Copies of that image can be found in SCN ministries around the world. As Bob came to know Mother Catherine, he found himself thinking about what her day to day life must have been like, how difficult it was to survive and flourish in the frontier, how strong her faith, and how kind yet firm her manner was noted to be. He says he found himself inspired. “At every phase of her life she was driven to help those in need,” shares Bob. 3

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Bob is an award winning artist with a BFA in Painting from the Carnegie Institute of Technology. He has worked as an artist in a number of capacities. Among his many paths, a career in corporate advertising including the position from which he retired as Marketing Communications Manager for a large energy company. Concurrent with his career in advertising, Bob developed a market of hundreds of patrons for oil paintings. He has been written about in numerous publications and is well-known for his paintings of Victorian women. He is also sought out for his 18th century frontier scenes and his portraits of Native Americans. Bob paints using the Venetian method, an under painting and glazing process which involves a thin coat of opaque paints at the base and several layers of glaze above. The process creates impressions of depth and luminosity. Bob is well-respected for his passion for history and painstaking detail when he paints. In 1996, Dr. R. Scott Stephenson, a noted historian and foremost authority on the Upper Ohio Valley sought out Bob. Scott had heard that Bob was painting in an old method which is said to be all but lost. Scott’s vision was to direct portraits as they would have been painted in the 18th century. He wanted to see people who were not painted but who should have been. Among the paintings Bob was asked to create was a portrait of the first president of the United States, George Washington, as a young man during the French and Indian War. As part of his research, Bob studied photographs of a life mask taken when Washington was 50, cross-referencing the facial features against a contemporary portrait that the Washington family considered to be relatively accurate. As Bob and Scott collaborated, Scott was able to provide key details about the clothing Washington would have worn, the type of sword he would have carried and other important information. And following in the pattern of collaboration for historical accuracy he had developed with Scott, the same sort of pattern developed with Sister Mary Ellen. Through numerous discussions with Sister Mary Ellen, the author of Pioneer Spirit, a book about Mother Catherine, Bob was able to portray Mother Catherine in a manner that resonated deeply with the Congregation. Among the exhibits Bob has been featured in over the years, is the international exhibit, “Clash of Empires – The British, French and Indian Wars – 1754 to 1763,” which was sponsored by the Smithsonian. He was the only living artist to be featured in the exhibition. The portrait of George Washington was among four of Bob’s paintings selected for the exhibit. Bob’s other portraits at the exhibition were also of people who never had been painted:

Major General Edward Braddock (1965–1755), Scarouady, a Seneca chief during the French and Indian War, and Caesar, an early African-American settler in the area that would become Pittsburgh. Bob loaned these paintings and a number of other paintings to the community to be part of an exhibit on Nazareth Campus and personally installed the works of art in the gallery. They were on exhibit through the end of March. “In the 16 years or so I’ve known him,” Bob’s friend Scott shares, “I’m convinced he (Bob) is a national treasure.” Many of the SCNs feel the same way about Bob. Sister Rita says she feels so strongly about Bob and his gifts that it is almost impossible to describe what they mean to her. It was Bob’s fondness for Sister Rita and how he says she exudes an air of happiness and deep faith that led him to want to paint a portrait of Mother Catherine. As the portrait of Mother Catherine came together, Bob and Sister Rita found their friendship was even stronger. Sister Rita adds the journey inspired her in ways she could have never imagined. “Bob’s gift of the painting of Catherine to our SCN community and the discussions he and I had during the process gave me much more than a picture of a courageous woman. He helped connect me in a deeper way to her spirit and to my Sisters — and challenged me (and us) as to what and how we’ll continue serving and being,” shares Sister Rita. “Bob’s friendship is a treasure to me and to all SCNs.”

A beautiful keepsake has been created to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. It took several months to create the miniature replica of historic campus buildings which is based on a series of photos of the SCN Motherhouse and St. Vincent de Paul Church. The work of art is multidimensional and features a brief history of the Congregation on the back. The SCN Motherhouse, St. Vincent de Paul Church, and central offices are located on the property Mother Catherine purchased in 1822, just outside Bardstown, Ky. These wood cutouts are available for sale at Nazareth. Sisters of Charity of Nazareth • Vol. II 2012

Catherine’s Home Pleasant Hill Manor House

The Kentucky historian Ben Webb once wrote, “Catherine Spalding was endowed with attributes of mind that fitted her beyond others for leadership. In person she was straightforward, never vacillating, and she had a clear understanding of duty, and her will power was always equal to the occasion whatever that might be. She was just and reasonable, and true to principle. She was conciliatory in manner and speech. She discovered quickly and acted promptly. She sympathized deeply with poverty and suffering, and it was the comfort of her life to be able to relieve the one and usage the other. It is impossible that one in her position, so qualified, should not be able to command willing support. This she did from beginning to the end of her career. She lived to see the unpromising seedling that she had planted and to which she gave her tender care at every state of its growth, lift its branches in the free air of heaven and scatter its fruit for the refreshment of the multitudes.” Before things like this were written about her, before she founded and guided the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth for 46 years, before she cared for orphans in Louisville, Ky., ran schools, and cared for the sick, she was just a girl. A girl who lost her mother at a very young age and was raised by various members of her family in many different homes by the time she was 10. An orphan herself, it is assumed she came into this world at the family home in Maryland, born there, as was the practice in December 1793. This is the home where she would spend her first precious years and set the course for her life. That home was called Pleasant Hill. Many years prior to Catherine’s birth, the Spalding family, of Lincolnshire, fled religious persecution in England and moved to Maryland. In 1713, John Spalding bought 200 acres of land. Up to 1911, the farm and home known as Pleasant Hill, was passed and inherited by members of the Spalding family who made various changes including the addition of the east wing, raising of the roof and addition of two porches. Pleasant Hill served as the Post Office and appears on local maps from the mid-ninetenth century until after the Civil War. Today it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is protected by the Maryland Historic Trust. The Spaldings and other Catholic 5

Pleasant Hill, circa 1760, in Pomfret, Md., is the childhood home of Mother Catherine Spalding. Pictured from left to right are Alice O’Connell, SCN, homeowners Andrew Pizor and Liz Powers, SCNs Elaine McCarron, and Kelly O’Mahony.

families that had left England to avoid persecution were faced again with restraints and laws enacted against Catholics. The “Act Concerning Religion” took away Catholics’ right to vote. The “Test Oath of 1699” required that all who wished to hold office must deny the doctrine of the Blessed Sacrament and declare that the invocation of the saints and the sacrifice of the Mass were superstitious and idolatrous. In 1703, the sheriff of St. Mary’s County in Maryland was ordered by the governor to lock the Catholic chapel in order to force the Catholics there to attend Protestant services. By an act passed in 1704, Catholics were not permitted to practice their religion and Catholic children were not allowed to be educated in their faith. Priests who said Mass were fined and imprisoned. However in 1706, permission was granted to allow Mass to be said in private houses. In response, the Spaldings opened Pleasant Hill Manor House to the Church. It became a Mass House where for 116 years, Mass was offered. Pleasant Hill was one of 13 Mass Houses in the area.

“The beautifully restored and enlarged home at Pleasant Hill stands as a reminder of her ancestral background and the service-oriented Catholic faith that she drew from her Maryland roots.”

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Archbishop of Baltimore. Rev. B.J. Spalding, Martin’s brother, also became a Bishop. John Lancaster Spalding, Martin’s nephew, was the first Bishop of Peoria, Illinois and was likewise the Founder of the Catholic University in 1888.

of us more as its current custodians than its owners, given its unique history. “

In the basement of Pleasant Hill, a plaque honors Mother Catherine Spalding and the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. The unexpected tribute, appeared as Liz and Andrew toured the home, while considering Pleasant Hill was already 146 years whether to purchase. Liz had heard of old when Catherine Spalding was born the SCNs through her childhood best there on Dec. 23, 1793. There had been friend Dr. Margaret Hogan. Margaret had religious freedom for 16 years by the time recently received her PhD in American of her birth. It is assumed that she was religious history from the University of baptized by Father John Baptist Mary Wisconsin. Her research subject was the The rooms of Pleasant Hill feature David (with whom she would later corole of American Women Religious in the fireplaces, beamed ceilings, and pine found the SCN Congregation). Historian development of the American frontier. floors. Mary Ellen Doyle, SCN, says that Margaret had shared with Liz and Andrew Pleasant Hill “was the kind of house that about the order and just how much she had little children would love to grow up in.” enjoyed her visits to the Motherhouse in Nazareth to learn more about it and meet the Sisters. In Sister Mary Ellen’s book, Pioneer Spirit, she writes, the widow Catherine Green Spalding (Catherine’s grandmother), mistress “You can imagine our surprise when we arrived at Pleasant Hill of Pleasant Hill, was matriarch of a large extended family … The and saw the plaque in the basement commemorating Mother house, then as now, had a narrow staircase and many corners, Catherine and the founding of the order. It seemed like more than with an ample outdoors. If the children were disciplined by simple coincidence,” says Liz. expected behavior, they were also served by the slaves of the household and enjoyed the amenities of food and furnishing Today Liz and Andrew generously share their home with curious available by that time in a well-established family. In such a Sisters who, while enjoying time at nearby Camp Maria, stop in soil Catherine’s life was planted. She maintained in later years to visit and tour Catherine’s birthplace and childhood home. some contact with her cousins at Pleasant Hill, and she sought to replicate later at Nazareth the stability that comes with the sense Liz writes, since the visit by the Sisters last year, we have learned of place, of a valued self, and of stable relationships. more about Mother Catherine from the lovely book they sent us, as well as from Margaret, who was thrilled to learn we had Today, the current homeowners Liz Powers and Andrew Pizor purchased Mother Catherine’s former home. Pleasant Hill is enjoy their beautiful, peaceful dwelling. However they don’t truly a special place and we are always learning more about quite consider it “theirs,” Liz shares, “We feel very fortunate it. What I love about the home is the beauty of the interior of to have found the older part of the home — the many fireplaces, the beamed Pleasant Hill. I ceilings, and pine floors. Because the rooms themselves are will always think relatively small (I believe they were designed as such to conserve heat), the house feels quite cozy. (Pleasant Hill is currently home to two resident felines, Boris George and Henry Leopold. Both Boris and Henry love running up and down the stairs and lying in the many sunbeams that the windows afford!) My husband’s favorite part of the home are the porches that run along front and back. Andy also loves the grounds and is working to restore the gardens.

Pleasant Hill is on the National Register of Historic Places. SCN family members visit the home often to retrace Catherine’s steps.

In Pioneer Spirit, Sister Mary Ellen reflects upon Catherine and Pleasant Hill, noting the rich legacy of Catherine’s birthplace. “The beautifully restored and enlarged home at Pleasant Hill stands as a reminder of her ancestral background and the service-oriented Catholic faith that she drew from her Maryland roots.”

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SCN Disaster RELIEF Since the earliest days of the Congregation, Sisters of Charity of Nazareth have responded in times of crisis and disaster. Examples include the yellow fever epidemic, the cholera outbreak, and the 1937 flood in Louisville, Ky. In recent years recovery efforts have taken place in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina as well as outreach to the victims of the tsunami in India. Keeping with this 200 year tradition, SCNs are now in the process of pulling together a formal volunteer Disaster Relief Program. Luke Boiarski, SCN, Director of Volunteers, says that just such a disaster relief effort has been a dream of hers for a long time. Currently, Sister Luke leads volunteer groups to Belize, Botswana, New Orleans, and Appalachia regularly. She feels compelled to respond even closer to home when the need arises. And respond the volunteers did, when tornadoes struck very close to home this March, in Southern Indiana. The recent tornadoes throughout Indiana brought forth powerful memories from Joplin, Mo., which was devastated by tornadoes a year ago. It was the experience in Joplin that spurred on the creation of a SCN Disaster Relief Program. A combination of fate and commitment led a group of volunteers to travel to Joplin to assist with response efforts underway there. A group of volunteers had planned to travel to Montana by train to volunteer at the Blackfeet Native American Reservation but because of flooding in North Dakota and Montana, the train from Chicago was delayed indefinitely. So instead, five of the original nine volunteers decided to drive to Joplin to offer help there. Alongside other helpers and homeowners, Sister Luke and 7

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the volunteers aided in dragging debris out to the road for pickup. The crew found that listening to the victims of the tornado sometimes helped more than the physical labor. A planning committee has been meeting to identify steps in launching this effort. An initial need was identified to purchase a cargo trailer to house tools and supplies for use at the response sites. The Sisters at the Motherhouse on the Nazareth Campus eagerly accepted the challenge to raise $3,800 to purchase a trailer and some tools. They met this goal in record time. Other priorities have also fallen into place like the donation of additional tools and the creation of a database of potential volunteers. Training for volunteers is scheduled for July. Sister Luke is excited about this newest SCN endeavor. “I have the best position in the world. I’m surrounded by wonderful people,” says Sister Luke. “I just know there are people out there who say ‘I can do that,’ but people don’t know where to go or where to help. I know there are people out there that can help.” Disaster relief teams will respond to areas in need within a 500 mile radius of Nazareth, Ky. This will allow the team time to travel to the location within a day and be ready to work quickly.

For additional information on volunteering with the Disaster Relief Program, contact Sister Luke at lukescn@scnky.org, (50 2) 348-1581, or online at www.scnfamily.org/volunteer.

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SCN TORNADO RELIEF SCN volunteers rescue a tattered flag from the yard of a veteran following tornadoes in Southern Indiana.

limbs. Amid the overwhelming devastation, Sister Luke recounted how one property owner posted a sign that read “God is still good.” A few days later, SCN volunteers found themselves assigned to the home of an older woman who had recently moved to Indiana. As volunteers pulled up to the house, it was like peering into a doll house, you could see a bedroom, a living room and even a kitchen all intact but the outside walls had been ripped away. The owner of the home, had miraculously managed to escape and was staying at a local shelter. A veteran and a photographer, the homeowner had traveled extensively photographing her adventures. Four of the volunteers in the group, also photographers, marveled at the irony of being sent to help out at this particular home. Spurred on by this knowledge, the volunteers scavenged about rescuing precious images including a framed and Members of the SCN family were stunned upon seeing signed photograph for which the homeowner had won an award. the path of destruction in Southern Indiana from the tornadoes that Among the other items rescued from the yard – a tattered flag, a struck in March. In every direction you could see trees leaning child’s metal truck, and baby booties. sideways, homes wiped away, pictures and treasured items strewn “I can hardly keep from crying,” shared Butch Cecil, an SCN for miles. In the days immediately following the storms, volunteers volunteer who confided that all he could think about was the from the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Volunteer Program joined homeowner and what she must be feeling in the wake of losing with other organizations to help out. SCN family members spent nearly everything that had taken a lifetime to accumulate. one day clearing debris from a home in Marysville, Ind., alongside As the day came to a close and volunteers reflected upon the the owners of the home. Together members pulled clothes, devastation, Sister Luke shared, “this is something the Spirit is pictures, and other priceless items from piles of twisted metal and calling us to do.”

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Eastern Kentucky For Joan Wilson, SCN, returning to eastern Kentucky to view the path of destruction left by tornadoes was almost more than she could bear. At some point she had to stop and collect herself so that she would be able to comfort friend after friend who had lost loved ones, their homes, and all of their possessions. The tornadoes left a path of destruction in towns like Salyersville, West Liberty, Riceville, Denver and Tomahawk. Some towns were completely wiped out. Described as the most powerful to strike Eastern Kentucky in nearly a quarter-century, tornadoes reportedly touched down in 13 counties. Many deaths were reported and about 300 people were injured in Kentucky. Sister Joan ministered for 21 years providing medical care and a pastoral presence to the folks in Eastern Kentucky. She had worked with St. Joseph Health System in eight of the nine counties destroyed by the storms. On her first return trip when Sister Joan drove through the streets and delivered basic supplies to the residents, she found whole neighborhoods nearly unrecognizable. One of the more startling stories was that of a couple who had no basement, who wrapped themselves in a blanket and knelt on the foundation of

their house as the tornado Entire towns were wiped out in Eastern Kentucky where SCN Joan Wilson once moved in. The house was ministered. ripped away leaving only the foundation behind, and the couple, mostly unharmed. Since the devastating storms, Joan has been delivering items donated by SCN family members to the victims. She laments that though her beloved Eastern Kentucky will never be the same, signs of hope and rebuilding can be seen everywhere.

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Sisters and SCNs The Hoza family, The Hornik family, The Schwartz family, The Wilson family, The Monippallikalayil family, The Rhodes family, The Dullea family, The MacDougall family, The Manjoly family, The Nabholz family … and many more! What do all these families have in common? They were all families of “Sister” Sisters; blood sisters who joined the same religious community. Over the Congregation’s many decades, it wasn’t too uncommon to see two or more young women take vows who were siblings. The sisters said their parents had mixed emotions about four of their daughters leaving home to become Sisters. They were very proud of their children but missed them as well. “They were happy but they missed us. My mother, she would just hug our clothes.” As girls, the sisters were boarders at Vincentian Academy, a school owned and operated by the Vincentian Sisters of Charity, and that’s when their interest in religious life grew from childhood games to something deeper. This feeling was a true sense of being called to this vocation.

The Kostelniks were one of these families. Four Kostelnik sisters: Seraphine, John Gabriel, Antoinette and the late Canise all entered the Vincentian Sisters of Charity (now the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth). In total, there were 10 siblings in the Kostelnik family, seven girls and three boys. “We all just wanted to be Sisters,” recalls Sister Antoinette. “When we were really young we played church all the time at my grandmother’s house.” The sisters come from a family where religion was a high priority. Their parents were very devoted. “Church and prayer were very important. Every night Dad called us in for prayer, even if we were playing,” Sister Antoinette says. 9

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Upon entrance into the Community, the women went their separate ways through their ministry work. Sister Antionette became a teacher, as did Sister John Gabriel, though at different schools. Sister Seraphine was interested in medicine and became a nurse. She spent many years as a surgery nurse in a Missouri hospital. Sister Canise’s ministry work was devoted to food and nutrition. She served as a dietician in hospitals in Missouri, Alabama and a nursing home in Pittsburgh, Pa. Now that the sisters have retired they are together under the same roof at St. Louise Convent. Their days are filled with volunteering at the child care facility next door and nearby nursing homes, but they now have more time to spend with each other as well as their Sisters in Community. “We don’t segregate ourselves from others, but sometimes we end up at the same dinner table.” www.scnfamily.org

Refugee Ministries

For many years Carol Rogers, SCN, lovingly cared for Nazareth Campus as the Campus Services Director. Under her direction the campus’ many ministries worked closely together, and an emphasis was placed on efforts to protect and renew surrounding natural resources. She brought many innovative programs to the campus and fostered a sense of connectedness among the people that call Nazareth home. Recently at the Western Province Assembly, she received a standing ovation and words of thanks for all she had accomplished in her ministry.

Today, Sister Carol finds her life taking her in a new direction. She shares the following insights about the Refugee Elder Program where she volunteers. The Refugee Elder Program is a collaborative effort by Kentucky Refugee Ministries (KRM) and the Migration and Refugee Services (MRS) of Catholic Charities. The Louisville program serves about 60 elders from approximately 10–12 different nationalities and ethnic groups speaking as many languages. Refugees come from all over the world and are legally admitted to the United States. They are victims of warfare or of other forms of persecution because of their religious or political beliefs. Many refugee elders have not been given the opportunity to attend any kind of formal education at any point in their lives. I became involved in the Refugee Elder Program after responding to an ad in “The Record” from Catholic Charities about the need for volunteers. The program meets twice a week (two-hour sessions) for English and citizenship classes, community speaker presentations, art lessons, and field trips in the Kentuckiana area. The goal of the program is to help the elders learn English, attain their citizenship, and become active members in the community. Each elder receives an evaluation of his/her readiness to participate in one of the four levels of the program. The elders are eager to learn, humble and gracious when accepting assistance, and delighted when complimented for each achievement. Volunteers are a vital part of the Refugee Elder Program’s success. As a volunteer, I assist with a group of elders who come from several countries, speak several different languages, have been in the United States for as many as four years or as few as four months, and have few opportunities to learn and speak English. Many more volunteers are needed to give personal support to each elder. I am privileged and blessed to receive love and gratitude from the elders.

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Banners Honor Sister Lucy New banners on the campus of the University of Louisville pay tribute to tireless educator Lucy Freibert, SCN. Sister Lucy joined the UofL English faculty in 1971. A true pioneer of women’s issues and gender equity, she taught the first women’s studies course at the university, “Women in Literature,” in 1973. She was an early advocate for a universitywide sexual harassment policy, and she worked tirelessly for the establishment of the UofL Women’s Center and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies. She also taught one of the first African-American literature courses and was an advocate for racial equality throughout her career. Sister Lucy has earned numerous honors and awards. She was inducted into the UofL College of Arts & Sciences Hall of Honors. Over her nearly 30-year career at the university, Sister Lucy has reached out to countless students, colleagues and friends. She is a highly-regarded teacher, mentor and scholar. Professor Freibert earned a B.A. in English in 1957 from Spalding College and an M.A. from St. Louis University in 1963. After receiving her Ph.D. in 1970 from the University of Wisconsin, she taught at Spalding before joining the English Department at UofL. She retired from UofL in 1993. Sister Lucy’s contributions to the community extend beyond the University of Louisville. She has been involved with various women’s organizations and is also one of the founders of Project Women, Inc. (now Family Scholar House). The organization’s mission is to assist struggling single parents to obtain a college degree. Recently Sister Lucy, who resides at Nazareth, was contacted by one of the women she mentored through Project Women. The woman wanted Sister Lucy to know that she had gone on to become a judge.

Lucy Freibert, SCN, fourth from left, surrounded by the other educators inducted into the UofL College of Arts and Science Hall of Honors.

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SCNs Receive

Education Award Advancing the Educational and Catechetical Mission of the Church Each year the Secondary Department at the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) recognizes religious Congregations with ties to Catholic education for particular milestones or anniversaries. This year the SCN Congregation was invited to attend a dinner and an awards luncheon during the Annual NCEA meeting in Boston, Mass. SCNs Mary Angela Shaughnessy, Camille Panich, and Mary Elizabeth Miller attended the April dinner, during which the SCN Congregation was honored for 200 years of service. The following day, Thursday, April 12, several SCNs were also present as the Congregation was recognized a second time. During the luncheon a short history of the Congregation was shared and a presentation was given. The Sisters were presented with a plaque marking this milestone and thanking them for years of service to Catholic schools.

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The whole place erupted in applause and Sister Julia Clare received a standing ovation. It was an exciting week that included the crowning of a King and Queen and of course, the Rat Ball, but few could wait to see who would be the winner of the main event. Rats lined up to race each other on a specially made 0.024 furlong (15.8 feet) oval track, and the winner, as always, was the rat that was either fast enough or smart enough to get to the finish line.

More Than Just a Race In 1973, a student complained that she was tired from the “rat race” of final exams. Julia Clare Fontaine, SCN, a science teacher at Spalding University at the time, overheard this sentiment and an idea popped into her head – a stress reliever for the students, an actual rat race. Sister Julia Clare set about creating what would become the zaniest two seconds in racing history, The Running of the Rodents, a mini-Kentucky Derby but instead of horses, rats would scamper about. Sister Julia Clare was determined to make the race both fun and educational. In preparing the rodents for the race, students would learn about behavior modification techniques and how to care for animals. Decades later, there are now many events taking place in the days leading up to the race including a penny war and a cereal eating competition. This year’s theme was Viva Rat Vegas, a theme that was boldly embraced during the annual parade down Fourth Street. There were many Vegas themed floats and decorated vehicles. Participants dressed in costumes. Several showgirls and even

Still smiling over this year’s extra special Running of the Rodents, Sister Julia says she could have never imagined how wildly popular the rat race and more importantly, teaching exercise, would become over the decades. It is even mentioned in the board game Trivial Pursuit. The question – “what is the most exciting two seconds in sports?”

Elvis could be spotted along the parade route. Many also wore hats, just as they do at the Kentucky Derby. This year, The Running of the Rodents marked a milestone – 40 years of rat racing. On hand to be honored was Sister Julia Clare, who was the grand marshal of the parade. She especially enjoyed the theme, as the rats sported names like Vivian Vegas, Lady Luck, Roulette, and Liberatce. As the Spalding Community gathered in the ballroom, nicknamed Spalding Downs for the day, local news anchor Dawn Gee introduced Sister Julia Clare. Sister gave the invocation and also spoke of the beginning of the rat race and how it came to be. She chuckled as she mentioned that Sister Eileen Egan, the president of Spalding University at the time, had some misgivings about the event until she heard that the event was receiving international media coverage, including stories in the United Kingdom, Mexico and other countries. Spalding President Tori Murden-McClure presented Sister Julia Clare with a large bouquet of red roses as Dawn Gee invited everyone at the count of 3 to say, “Sister, we love you!”

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Derby Celebrations

The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth participated in the Kentucky Derby Festival Pegasus Parade on May 3. SCN Family members marched down Broadway in downtown Louisville, Ky., carrying a banner highlighting the Congregation’s Bicentennial. Current and former SCN leaders rode in a horse and carriage dressed in the traditional habit of the early years. The annual parade takes place just days before the Derby.

Pittsburgh’s St. Pat’s Parade Louisville Basketball This March the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth donned green to, once again, take part in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Pittsburgh, Pa. They were among a group of Catholic Sisters of Western Pennsylvania participating in the annual event. Fiftyeight Sisters marched or rode in a Molly’s Trolley representing 16 orders of women religious.

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The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth were treated to a University of Louisville women’s basketball game by the folks at St. Mary’s & Elizabeth Hospital. The hospital, now part of KentuckyOne Health, was founded by the SCNs in 1874. Dozens of Sisters decked out in the university’s school colors attended the game. The Lady Cards won against Syracuse.

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Recently Amina Bejos, SCN, brought her freshman class from Presentation Academy in Louisville, Ky., to the Nazareth Campus just outside Bardstown, Ky. It was during this visit that Pat Worley, SCN, met student Brianna Daniels. Beyond their love for the New York Yankees, the two have even more in common when it comes to helping others. In a letter to Sister Pat, Brianna explained that she was leading her school’s service project. She met the director of EDGE Outreach, became excited about their global water purification program, and asked if the Congregation would like to help. The project involves collecting donated shoes. The shoes are exported to retailers in the developing world to be sold as affordable footwear for those who need them. The money raised by the sale of these shoes is then used in Third World countries to build and maintain water purification systems. Sister Pat led the Congregation’s side, gathering up support from many of the Sisters and others in the local St. Vincent de Paul Church community. Over 500 pairs of shoes were collected, which was more than enough to completely fill the EDGE van. Sister Pat says she sees multiple positive effects for all involved including being able to finance water projects from money received in selling the shoes, the boost to local economies where the shoes are given a second life, and the people who are able to finally afford shoes, some who may have never had them before. Who knew such an amazing waterfall effect would come from the encounter of one student and one Sister over lunch.

Pat Worley, SCN, offers a peek at the many shoes collected on Nazareth campus. Inset photo: Brianna Daniels, a Presentation student, led the shoe collection efforts to benefit EDGE Outreach.

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Young Woman from Singapore Inspired to Help

Gabriella Fussner, second from left, is pictured visiting SCNs in Nepal. The young woman completed a service project there.

A student from Singapore, 14-year-old Gabriella Fussner, recently visited Surkhet, Nepal, to reach out to the children of the SCN Child Centers. She chose to help as part of a school project. Her father, Chris Fussner, has been a generous donor to the Mobile Health Clinics in various parts of Nepal for more than 20 years. In Surkhet alone, SCNs have reached out to more than 50,000 patients in the past four years. Gabriella was able to visit the children in the child centers and helped distribute various playthings to the children. Cecilia Simick, SCN, wrote the following about young people partnering with SCN ministries worldwide: “I shared the story of Brianna Daniels (a Presentation student) and our Sisters who have been collecting shoes and helping the poor people get drinking water. We do need supporters such as Brianna Daniels and Gabriella Fussner who at their young age try to reach out to the poor. May many men and women be inspired by these young people. May God bless them.”

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St. Ursula Partners with SCNs A group of Pittsburgh students is making a difference in the lives of some Central American children, one pair of shoes at a time. The children were inspired to take action after Luke Boiarski, SCN, visited with Principal Marie Joanita Fedor, SCN, and students at St. Ursula School in Allison Park, Pa. Sister Luke spoke about Belize and the volunteer trips she leads building homes in the areas of Belize City and Las Flores. After simply mentioning that shoes were in high demand for some children in Belize, the students at St. Ursula School decided they wanted to respond to this need. Members of the St. Ursula family collected new and gently used shoes to donate to school children of Las Flores. SCNs Sarah Geier, Rose Riley, Anne Magruder, Luke Boiarski, and Angela Hicks, separated the shoes into groups, boxed them up, and brought them to Nazareth, Ky., to be distributed through the SCN Volunteer Program.

New SCN Academy Opens A new SCN school has opened its doors in Mokama, India. “Nazareth Academy, Mokama, is a gift to the people of Mokama, during our Bicentennial Year,” says Sister Sangeeta Ayithamattam, Provincial of the Eastern Province. During opening ceremonies, the Archbishop of Patna, Most Rev. William D’Souza, emphasized the importance of English education in a rural setting. He shared, “It was the dream of SCN Sisters to have an English medium school for the people of Mokama. Today, that dream is fulfilled.” Legislative council Member, Mr. Neeraj Singh, says that given the social and political environment of Mokama, an English medium school can do much for the overall development of this area. “Nazareth Academy, Mokama, eventually, will change the landscape of Mokama.” SCN Rena Fernandes, the Principal of Nazareth Academy, Mokama, says that with the cooperation of the parents, parishioners, local leaders and well wishers, Nazareth Academy, 15

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Students in Mokama, India help Teresa Xavier Ponnazhath, SCN, bless their new school — Nazareth Academy.

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St. Vincent Matriculation Honors SCN Bicentennial

Ann George Mukalel, SCN, and a student cut the ribbon to inaugurate the newly blessed stage by the parish priest.

received prizes for various activities. Teachers, staff, SCNs, and representatives of the parent-teacher association helped coordinate the program.

Started in 1993, St. Vincent Matriculation School opened in a rural area with very few students. Most of the students come from It continues to be a rich year of celebration and families able to earn very little income. The number of students sharing as members of the SCN family come together around has increased over the years as the parents see firsthand the the world to celebrate 200 years of ministry. In Trichy, India, a education their children are receiving and realize the value of just touching event took place in March involving students and parents such an education. The student body is made up of students from as thousands of people gathered at the St. Vincent Matriculation many walks of life, including students with learning differences. School to honor the SCN Congregation. Making an education affordable and accessible is a priority of the Congregation. The entire student body, nearly 1,200 students, helped create and perform a number of wonderful cultural programs. Among the highlights, a segment called “Rays of Nazareth,” an hour-long dance drama written by Marianne Puthoor, SCN, and performed by the Trichy students. The drama depicted the early history of the Congregation at St. Thomas, Ky., and ensuing years of ministry including the decision to expand ministries to India and send six Sisters from Kentucky to Mokama. The nearly 4,500 people in attendance also enjoyed choral recitations about SCN ministries in the United States, India, Nepal, Belize and Botswana. Principal Amrita Manjoly, SCN, presented the annual school report as well. At the end of the program, around 700 students

Students portray the six U.S. SCN pioneers in the drama “Rays of Nazareth.”

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Women’s Day In March, Sisters in Surkhet, Nepal, gathered in honor of International Women’s Day, a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. Cecilia Simick, SCN, helped with and attended the festivities along with other Sisters and women from the Navjyoti Center. She shared that the day was both a time for learning and fun as various games and competitions took place. Many groups also carried banners with powerful slogans such as “equal rights

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Heartwarming stories and amazing photographs poured in from a group of volunteers visiting Botswana. Four men and women traveled to Botswana in April as part of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Lay Mission Volunteer program. The volunteers immersed themselves in the culture of Africa and learned firsthand about SCN ministries. Among the volunteer projects tackled by the group — the painting of a church in Tswaaneng and the day care in Mmopane. Volunteers Millard Boggs, and SCNAs Monica Boggs, Sharon Cecil, and Patsy O’Toole, were commissioned at the April 14 liturgy at St. Vincent Church at Nazareth, Ky., before they left for Africa. Before traveling to the ministry sites, the four spent two

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for women,” “violence against women should be stopped,” “women should have a rightful place in the family,” “women have the right to education & health care,” and “long live the women’s movement.” Sister Cecilia reports that the Navjyoti women’s group was the largest group at the rallies and could be easily spotted wearing pink saris with black blouses. Some of the women also dressed in ethnic garments. The day unified those in attendance as various female leaders gave inspiring speeches, performed dances, and recited poems.

days in the Chobe National Park area. All were overwhelmed at the natural beauty. Below, Patsy shares a description of the group’s first few days in Africa. When we first arrived, we met a huge elephant on the road and our guide told us that after two days, we’ll have seen so many elephants that we would hardly pay attention to them. Well, I must now have 845 photos of elephants (not really that many), and my heart still jumps when we come across one. We’ve laughed at how the animals stare at us staring at them. We’ve learned about wart hogs, and water buffalo and baboons. We’ve watched hippos come out from underwater spewing water only to quickly submerge again. We were breathless when we finally spotted several lions. In all of this, we have marveled at the beauty of God’s creation — at the order of nature and the way the different species live together. There’s a watering hole behind the property where we stayed. Throughout the day, all kinds of animals come for water. We are filled with profound respect and gratitude for this opportunity. Truly, this is an amazing world we live in. Following the trip to Chobe National Park, the four volunteers traveled to several SCN ministry sights. Patsy shares the below observation following a visit to Tswaaneng village. Each place we visit leaves us with new insights that broaden our understanding of the world. One of the many lessons learned these two days is how precious water is. When we arrived at the church, we learned that the water had been shut off to the property and the water vats were empty. An elderly woman brought two five-gallon buckets of water for our use, and we know that she was sharing a valuable resource with us. We saw donkey carts with jugs and buckets on the wagons, lined up at the water station on the way to the village. For the people in this village, water is extremely precious. This experience makes us think about the ways we use water. There will be more stories to come of the immersion trip in a future issue of The Journey.

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Volunteers Work with SCNs in Belize Three groups traveled to Belize this year through the SCN Lay Mission Volunteer Program. Each group spent a week building a home for a family in need. Without exception, the volunteers returned with the satisfaction of knowing they made a difference and more so, filled with gratitude for all they received. The first group consisted of twelve volunteers who worked in Las Flores, a small village outside of the capitol, Belmopan. They worked on a concrete home for a family of 10. The family had succeeded in completing the foundation which was started by a volunteer group in 2011, but had been unable to secure the funds needed to complete the home. Concrete building materials are necessary to avoid the havoc caused by termites. A generous resident of Nazareth To learn more about Villages donated the funds for building volunteer opportunities materials and the volunteers provided the labor. Working in the hot Belizean sun, the group finished building the walls of the home. The men in the village promised to scnfamily.org complete the project by putting the roof on the house. Luke Boiarski, SCN The next two groups each built a home in (502) 348–1581 Belize City in memory of beloved family members.

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After the death of her husband, Dixie Hibbs invited her family and close friends to travel with her to Belize to build a home in his memory. At the house blessing ceremony, Dixie explained to the new home owner, “My husband, Franklin Hibbs, was a man who always worked to make things better. He worked in education, historic preservation and helping his friends … we worked this week to help make things better for you and your family.” Dixie’s grandchildren tenderly presented gifts to the new home owner in memory of their grandfather “Pops”. The mother and brother of Chris Kunze , SCN, were also part of this group. This gave them the opportunity to visit with Sister Chris, who is missioned in Belize. Then, the O’Toole family and friends traveled to Belize City to build a home for a young family. When their mother, Frances O’Toole, passed away in November 2010, the O’Toole family was filled with an overwhelming desire to pay tribute to her and their father, Jim, who passed away in 1983. They explain it this way, “Our parents provided us with a loving home. This is our way to pay it forward.” At the house blessing ceremony, they explained that one of their mother’s last wishes is that they would “stick together”. This trip offered a healing way for them to work together on a project, and to give another family the chance to stay together. There was hardly a dry eye when they presented the new homeowners with a family photo and the house key.

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SCN Partnerships

Community Economic Development Investments Over two centuries the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth have Community Economic Development Investments often: embraced creative and ground breaking ways to partner with others in order to effectively minister to the needs of the times. • Provide opportunity for community control or local selfSuch is the case with a program called Community Economic determination. Development Investments. The Sisters financially partner with • Create alternative approaches (such as worker carefully selected organizations in order to carry out ministries cooperatives) for the production of goods and services. that are in line with their mission statement. This makes it possible • Focus on women for employment, management and for the Sisters to further minister in ways they might not otherwise ownership. be able to minister. • Empower low income people to create, manage and own enterprises. Among the organizations the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth • Reinvest in decaying urban areas or revitalized rural partner with are community development banks, credit unions, areas. revolving loan funds, and housing cooperatives. The Congregation • Demonstrate a stewardship approach to land, water, air also works through financial institutions that make loans to and other resources. individuals and groups, many of whom would not qualify for • Contribute toward integration such as racial, urban/rural, a commercial bank loan. Community Economic Development inner city/suburbs. Investments mobilize investment capital into local organizations to build affordable homes, finance small and micro businesses, Over the years, the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth have and to fund community development facilities. made Community Economic Development Investments in a number of organizations around the world. We currently There are many success stories. Among the groups the support several organizations including the following: Congregation helps is Partners for the Common Good (PCG). PCG enables socially responsible investors to channel their • Oikocredit USA money into organizations working to serve communities left out • Human/Economic Appalachian Development Corporation of the economic mainstream. PCG in turn is reaching out to is St. • Appalachian Federal Credit Union Ambrose Housing. • Mercy Housing, Inc./dba Mercy Loan Fund • Native American Bank St. Ambrose shares the story of a woman named Rhonda. Rhonda • Institute for Community Economics Inc. was a victim of a predatory lending scheme. “We thought we were • Self-Help Credit Union purchasing our dream home, only to find out that we purchased • Portland Youth Builders nightmares,” shared Rhonda. Rhonda’s family was one of many • Housing Opportunities of Northern Kentucky modest income families in Baltimore facing foreclosure but with • Beyond Housing the help of PCG and St. Ambrose Housing, Rhonda’s family got • Louisville Community Development Bank the counseling and financial assistance to repurchase their home • Hope Community Credit Union from the bank. • Kentucky Mountain Housing Development Corporation, Inc. The CEDIs are carefully selected, screened, and reviewed by a committee says Anita Knott, Director of Finance for the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. The level of commitment of these organizations and work that many carry out is remarkable she adds. Anita lights up as she describes many of these groups and their amazing work, and how the SCNs are helping them. She says it is a part of her job “in which she takes great joy.” Anita further notes that some of the organizations with which the Congregation partners can only exist and continue their ministries thanks to organizations like the SCNs that support them. 19

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Assemblies Take Place Across the Congregation

LEFT — SCNs Basanti Lakra and Ann Palatty were elected to serve as the Provincials of the new provinces in India and Nepal. RIGHT — SCNs Rhoda Kay Glunk (Vice Provincial), Adeline Fehribach (Provincial), and Tonya Severin (Vice Provincial) share a smile following elections.

Both the Eastern and Western Provinces held assemblies recently, identifying priorities and electing new leadership teams for the next five years.

In March, the Sisters in the Western Province gathered for their Assembly at Nazareth, Ky. Those present identified priorities following small group discussions around the question “Where In the Eastern Province, a historic decision became reality may God be calling us in the next 5 years in relation to what during the Assembly in February. It was quite fitting that in the we have accomplished and what needs to be done as we move Bicentennial year of the Congregation, the Sisters chose to grow forward?” even further, officially dividing the Eastern Province into two provinces. The members of the Province elected Sister Basanti Delegates elected a new Leadership Team — Provincial Adeline Lakra as provincial elect of the northern province and Sister Fehribach, SCN, Vice-Provincial Rhoda Kay Glunk, SCN, and Ann Palatty as the southern provincial. There are 240 Sisters Second Vice-Provincial Tonya Severin, SCN. ministering in India, Nepal, and Botswana. Province members felt that it was a necessary step to divide into two provinces to The newly elected leadership teams across all provinces take facilitate better governance and continued growth. office in June.

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HIGHLIGHTS Sindhu Kumari, a student of Asha Deepam in Trichy, India is excited about winning a silver medal for Badminton Doubles during the National Games for Disabilities at the SDAT Stadium in Chennai, India. 18-year-old Sindhu, who is hearing impaired and autistic, also won a bronze medal during the Special Olympics in Athens last year. Sabina Mattappallil, SCN, has been one of Sindhu’s biggest fans, making sure the young woman receives an education and pursues her dreams. 1

SCNs Mary Eula Johnson and Patricia Haley enjoyed a program at Blessed Sacrament Chapel in Owensboro, Ky., during a celebration of Black History Month. The theme of the celebration was “A Gospel Explosion.”

Nazareth Hospital Mokama Nurses Alumnae Association (NHMNAA) in Delhi, India had their annual meeting on Jan. 29, 2012. Since it was the last gathering with Bridget Kappalumakal, SCN, as the Patron of the Association, the members also had a picnic at Lodhi Garden, Delhi. 4

Grace Maria Saia, SCN, delivered SCN coloring books to St. John School in Memphis, Tenn., and talked to the children about Mother Catherine. The students were very excited. 5

The Executive Committee has made a decision to begin Initial Formation in Botswana, Africa on Dec. 1, 2012. Starting Initial Formation has been a dream of SCNs in Botswana for several years. Recently, young women have approached the Sisters The Bishop of Covington, Ky., Roger Foys, about joining the Congregation. 3 in conjunction with “A Year of Women Religious,” held a Mass on Feb. 25, 2012, at the Several Sisters in India made First Vows 7 Cathedral in Covington, Ky., to honor all on March 7, 2012: Amal Rani, Asha religious Congregations from the area. The Kattepogu, Asunta Kujur, Reema Tigga and Sisters of Charity of Nazareth were the first Stella Mary. women religious to minister in the region. 21

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Several Pre-Novices in the Eastern Province entered into the Novitiate on March 8, 2012: Anash Anima Mundu, Anshumala Nira Toppo, Pachola Olive Kujur, and Seema Joy Kujur. 8

In March, Nazareth Villages Inc. welcomed Nora Ballard, SCNA, as the new president and managing director. Nora is responsible for directing the operation and providing a supportive community environment for residents of 101 HUD Section 8 and 45 affordable rent apartments. Ann Margaret Boone, SCN, served in this position since 1991. 9

Nazareth Home, Louisville, Ky., has been recognized as the 2011–12 “Facility of the Year.” Nazareth Home was described “as an excellent facility with a strong tradition and commitment to providing quality care for its residents and a leader in the community when it comes to addressing aging issues.” Nazareth Home was also recently named one of the “Best Places to Work” in Louisville. 10

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Pam Smith of Chicago, Ill., gave a presentation on the Motherhouse Campus, Nazareth, Ky., as part of an event sponsored by the Kentucky Humanities Council. She discussed her AfricanAmerican family research with a focus on Kentucky, including her mixed-race ancestor, Mary McCrosky, who graduated from Nazareth in 1865. Pam shared how she got started in genealogy and relayed stories about finding white Kentucky descendants of the people who enslaved her ancestors and how she has connected with these relatives. She offered guidance on starting family research.

The SCN Ministry Fair took place Saturday, May 12, on the Motherhouse Campus, Nazareth, Ky., O’Connell Hall. Exhibits featured displays from nonCongregational groups, as well from Congregational ministries. The Tutwiler Community Education Center also offered an hour of “Voices from the Heart of the Mississippi Delta” song and poetry reading.

On Monday, April 9, the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth were presented with the 2012 Outstanding Achievement Award from the Bardstown-Nelson County Human Rights Commission.

Rt. Reverend Anthony Swamy, Bishop of Chikmagalur, blessed Deepalaya, the new SCN residence at Banakal, India on April 11. Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Provincial, cut the ribbon to inaugurate the residence.

Silver Jubilarians from the Eastern Province are visiting Nazareth, Ky., during the months of June and July. 13

Flaget Memorial Hospital, Bardstown, Ky., hosted a picnic in celebration of Hospital Week and Nurses Week on May 10. They recognized the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth’s Bicentennial. 14

Hal Gunter recently traveled from Little Rock, Ark., to Nazareth, Ky., for a two-day visit with his former teacher, Agnes Ellen Rose, SCN. 16

Vincentian Academy, Pittsburgh, Pa., recently celebrated its 80th anniversary. In 2008, the Vincentian Sisters of Charity merged into the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, making Vincentian Academy a member of the SCN family. More about the Academy’s anniversary in a future issue of The Journey. 18

Luke Boiarski, SCN, and eight lay mission volunteers, visited New Orleans, La., from April 10 – 14, to continue assistance to victims of Hurricane Katrina. 19

Not pictured: The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth have been chosen to receive the 2012 Angel of the Catholic Schools Award in Memphis, Tenn., in honor of the Congregation’s Bicentennial. This is a public recognition of the Congregation’s contributions to Catholic education. The award will be presented at an awards dinner on Sept. 16. Planning is beginning for the General Assembly, May 26 – June 8, 2013. The Steering Committee has been appointed: CoChairs; SCNs Amrita Manjoly and Marilyn Shea, and members; SCNs Nancy Gerth, Denise Hibel, Seema Monippallikalayil and Usha Saldanha.

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Journeying On Mary Loretta Polaski, SCN, age 92, a native of Donora, Pa., died Feb. 6, 2012. She was a Sister for 78 years. Sister Loretta earned a Bachelor of Education degree from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pa. She ministered in the following dioceses of Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh, Greensburg, and Johnstown/ Altoona. She also served in Alabama, Missouri, and in Canada. Her gifts as a teacher, church organist and CCD instructor took her many places throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Fonthill and Scarboro in Ontario, Canada. After more than 30 years of teaching, Sister Loretta served for 13 years in the area of Social Services in Montgomery, Ala., and for 27 years in Clerical/Medical Records in St. Vincent Hospital, Monet, Mo., and at Vincentian de Marillac in Pittsburgh. Survivors include one sister, Mrs. Elmer (Gertrude) Butti, nieces Amy Spernak, Margaret Babirad, and nephew Daniel Polaski, as well as many great nieces, nephews, and friends and her religious community. Patricia Kelley, SCN, 89, a native of Lexington, Ky., died at Nazareth Home, Louisville, Ky., on April 24, 2012. She was a Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 71 years. Sister Pat served in elementary education and as music teacher at Holy Name School in Louisville, from 1942–47 and in elementary education at St. Thomas More School, Louisville, from 1947–52. Sister Patricia was then sent to Gaya, Bihar in India where she served in elementary education. Later at Mokama, Bihar, Sister was Formation Director and Director of Junior Professed for the SCN Congregation. Sister Patricia returned to the United States in July 1977 after ministering in India for 25 years. She served both in the United States and in Belize, Central America, in active ministry until she went to Nazareth Home in August 2011. Sister Pat was the author of three books. Survivors include devoted nieces and her religious community. 23

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Pauline Paraplackal, SCN, 65, a native of Kurumannu, Kerala, died at Artemis Hospital, Gurgaon, India on March 22, 2012. She passed away suddenly while caring for the children at Asha Niwas and Asha Kiran. She was a Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 43 years. Sister Pauline served the very poor in the rural Indian missions of Bihar and Jharkhand for 37 years. An educator, she was in the ministry of education for many years. She also served as Formator and Administrator. Most recently she ministered in Gurgaon and Dharuhera, taking care of and teaching the children at Asha Niwas and Asha Kiran. When she was younger, Sister Pauline would spend her holidays from school going to the remote villages in Mokama, India, helping the sick or teaching catechism. Survivors include brothers, Kuriachan, Ousepachan and John and one of her sisters-in-law from Kerala and Karnataka, relatives from Delhi, the residents of Asha Kiran and Asha Niwas, and her religious community. Christine Ellis, SCN, 91, a native of Roanoke, Va., died at Nazareth Home on May 2, 2012. She had been a Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 72 years. Sister Christine served in childcare, elementary education and community service for 60 years throughout the United States. In Louisville, Ky., Sister served at St. Augustine, St. Michael, St. Frances of Rome and St. Brigid Schools. Sister Christine also served at Maria Hall as resident assistant from 1976–85 and in Community Service at Maria Hall and Nazareth Home from 1985–2001. Sister Christine became a resident at Nazareth Home in 2005. Survivors include four sisters: Josephine Ellis, Cecilia Carter, Theresa Clements and Dorothy Willis, all of Roanoke, Va.; two brothers, Joseph Ellis of Marion, Va., and George Ellis of Roanoke, Va., and her religious community.

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MEMORIALS JOSEPHINE ANDIORIO Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN LORRAINE AKMENTINS Martha Walsh, SCN JOAN ALBAUGH, CDP Richard Bonelli NORMA ALEXANDER, SCN Anne M. McNeil ANN MIRIAM ALLGIER, SCN J. Watson Allgier CHRISTINE MARIA ANGLAD, SCN Mary Ann Day VINCENT ARBOUR Robert Arbour AROCKIASWAMY Grace Mary Whittaker, SCN Loretta Weller, SCN Rosemarie Kirwan, SCN CATHERINE ARSENAULT Bill\Marion Coughlin MATTHEW P. BACON, JR. Mr.\Mrs. Floyd G. Webb FRED BAISCH Eleanor Willett, SCN Nazareth Home Community Service JOSEPH B. BALDY Mark Baldy MILDRED BALL Louise Smith, SCN BRO. EARL BALLARD, CSC Frances\Pappy Cecil JEFF BARRETT Philly Rains JOSEPHINE BARRIEAU, SCN Rachel\Romeo Dube LOREN BEAN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN BERNICKEN FAMILY\DECEASED MEMBERS James F. Bernicken THERESA\ED BIANCHI Helen Bianchi Rothgerber EULA BLANDFORD, SCN Lucille\David Fannin MARGARET VINCENT BLANDFORD, SCN Lucille\David Fannin BABS BLUM Bill\Marion Coughlin KATHLEEN MARY BOHAN, SCN Wilhelmina Brady, SCNA Eileen Mary Meyer, SCN GEORGE BOLL Gregory J. Boll MARY MONICA BOLL, SCN Gregory J. Boll Mr.\Mrs. Mike Kinney ROSE BOLL Gregory J. Boll JOHN C. BOOE Leonard\Mary Kernen MILDRED BOWLING, SCN Ernest\Mary McCubbin REV. BERT BRIAN William Leslie Keene, Jr. RUTH A. BRALEY Mary Braley, SCN GABRIELLE BRANSCOME, SCN Jeanine Jaster, SCN MARY CATHERINE BREEDING Grace Mary Whittaker, SCN Loretta Weller, SCN Rosemarie Kirwan, SCN Eleanor Willett, SCN John Loretto Mueller, SCN MARTHA BROCK Pat Kelley, SCN MARY BROCKSCHMIDT Loretta Weller, SCN Rosemarie Kirwan, SCN Grace Mary Whittaker, SCN Eleanor Willett, SCN WILLIAM L. BROWN William Smith Kathryn Christiansen DOROTHEA BROWNE Pat\Randy Sayce\Family Evelyn Hurley, SCN Shirley Nugent, SCN Gwen McMahon, SCN Marietta Putzig, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN Evelyn Hurley, SCN

Janet Dougherty, SCN Agnes Ann Fuhs, SCN Martha Walsh, SCN Pat Kelley, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCN Lynn\Norman Maclellan Loretta Weller, SCN Rosemarie Kirwan, SCN Grace Mary Whittaker, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Marie Rotti Matthew J. Cotugno Ellen Paul McGovern, SCN Catherine Lee, SCN Christine S. Polito Eleanor Willett, SCN George\Ann-Marie Houghton, SCNAs Barbara MacDonald, SCN Emily Pugh, SCN Mary Eula Johnson, SCN Diane Pharo, SCN Maureen Taaffe, SCN Margaret Rodericks, SCN Pat Healey, SCN Paul\Margaret A. McNeil JIMMY BRYANT Loretta Weller, SCN Regina Atkins, SCN FRANCES BUCKLER, SCN Joan Dickerson PAUL BURCH J. Emmanuel Willett MARY RANSOM BURKE, SCN George\Ann-Marie Houghton, SCNAs JAMES C.\MARY DENIS BURNETT Margaret Leibson FRANKIE CAESAR Connie Tarallo, SCN CATHERINE JAMES CAIN, SCN Lisa M. Hiatt PATRICIA CALDWELL, SCN William Ed Caldwell FRANK CALLAHAN Evelyn Hurley, SCN NANCY CAMPBELL Maureen Taaffe, SCN ASSUNTA CAPOZZI Ann Susan Villa, SCN Marion A. Barone ANN MARIA CARRICO, SCN Jean A. Morgan ELIZABETH ANN CARRICO, SCN Mary Elizabeth Williams PATRICIA ANN CARROLL, SCN Ruth Gracia JABYNA CARTER Dorothy Wilson, SCN Elizabeth Blandford, SCN Virginia Blair, SCN MILDRED CASALI Catherine Lee, SCN CAROL CECIL Barbara Cecil MARY BENNET CECIL, SCN Hazel M. Caldwell Joan Dickerson CHOPNAK FAMILY\DECEASED MEMBERS Estelle Chopnak, SCN VERONICA CIMPRICH, VSC Bernadine Cimprich Theresa\Anthony Igo JOSEPH CLARK, JR. Marian Clark JOSEPH CLARK, SR. Marian Clark LYLE COBB Leonard\Mary Kernen DOROTHY ANN COOMES Marilyn Shea, SCN CHET COONS Regina Atkins, SCN Loretta Weller, SCN JAMES\FRANCES CONNELL Marian Judith Donahue, SCNA RUTH CONWAY Robert A. Conway MIRIAM WATHEN CORCORAN Miriam Corcoran, SCN CECILIA MARIA COYNE, SCN Jean A. Morgan MARY TERENCE COYNE, SCN Jean A. Morgan RITA CLARE COYNE, SCN Jean A. Morgan Louise Smith, SCN

AGNES CRONE, SCN Patricia Lynch-Hayes BEVERLY S. CRONE J. B. Crone MARGARET DANIEL CROWLEY, SCN Della Crowley MARGARET\DANIEL CROWLEY\ CHILDREN\ DECEASED Della Crowley BETSY CURTSINGER Eleanor Willett, SCN J. Emmanuel Willett MILDRED CZIRR Mike\Barb Czirr DENNIS DAVENPORT Eleanor Willett, SCN Pat Kelley, SCN Margaret Lillian Davenport, SCN Marie T. Underwood Virginia Blair, SCN Elizabeth Blandford, SCN Dorothy Wilson, SCN Nazareth Home Community Service DOUGLAS S. DAVENPORT Rosemarie Kirwan, SCN Loretta Weller, SCN Grace Mary Whittaker, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Agnes Marie Hagan, SL Margaret Lillian Davenport, SCN Marie T. Underwood Virginia Blair, SCN Elizabeth Blandford, SCN Dorothy Wilson, SCN Nazareth Home Community Service AGNES DECOSTA Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN DAVID DECOURCY Judith DeCourcy RITA DEMATTE, SCN Rita Dematte PHILOMENA H. DEMETER David W. Demeter DENDAK FAMILY\DECEASED MEMBERS Margaret Joschak DIGRAPPA FAMILY\DECEASED MEMBERS Yolanda A. Ferzoco REV. RODRIC J. DIPIETRO Betty Jean Lewis ALENE THOMPSON DIXON Grace Mary Whittaker, SCN Loretta Weller, SCN Rosemarie Kirwin, SCN MAUREEN DONOVAN Emily Pugh, SCN DOWNEY FAMILY\DECEASED MEMBERS Pat Healey, SCN DOROTHY DOWNS Timothy\Sandra May Pat Kelley, SCN LEOLA DOWNS Joseph E. Giordano CATHERINE LUCILLE DRURY, SCN Beth Craton FRANK DUBAS Eleanor Willett, SCN PRISCA DUFFEY, SCN Robert Conway JAMES DUKE Millie McGovern, SCN Grace Mary Whittaker, SCN Loretta Weller, SCN Rosemarie Kirwan, SCN Sharen Baldy, SCN Anita Hager, SCN Mary Assumpta Dwyer, SCN Celeste Reedy, SCN Marie T. Underwood John Loretto Mueller, SCN Bridgid Clifford, SCN Carol Rogers, SCN Louise Smith, SCN Catherine Lee, SCN Alice Casper, SCN Betty Fracchia, SCN Barbara Spencer, SCN HAROLD E. DUNAWAY Anna\Pat Trimbath

ETHEL DURBIN, SCN Shirley M. Rogers JOHN CARROLL DYE Lt. John T. Dwyer, Jr. DZIADOSZ FAMILY\DECEASED MEMBERS Vincent Rattay VIRGINIA EGAN Grace Maria Saia, SCN REBECCA PIKE EDELN, SCNA Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN CHRISTINE ELLIS, SCN Eleanor Willett, SCN Rita Schafer MARY PAULINE ENGLERT, SCN Kathryn\Barry Penn MARY CAROLYN “PILL” ESTERMAN Betty Fracchia, SCN Barbara Spencer, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Grace Mary Whittaker, SCN Loretta Weller, SCN Rosemarie Kirwan, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN FALDOWSKI FAMILY\DECEASED MEMBERS Evelyn Faldowski, SCN CECILIA FANGMAN, SCN Jane Scharding-Smedley PATRICIA FARONE Rebecca Richert LOUIS FERRANTE Joseph Ferrante Barbara Spencer, SCN Betty Fracchia, SCN FERZOCO FAMILY\DECEASED MEMBERS Yolanda A. Ferzoco MARY LYNN FIELDS, SCN Nancy Leatherman Christina\Gary Beavin JOHN FISTER, SCN Allene W. Hatfield Cece Fister REV. THOMAS FLEMING Evelyn Hurley, SCN BILLY FLYNN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN JOSEPHINE FOLEY, SCN Margaret C. Hyland JULIE FOLEY Evelyn Hurley, SCN PHILIP MARIA FUHS, SCN Mary K. Clark KEVIN GALVIN Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Ruth Ann Humphrey, SCN Susan Kilb, SCN Isamary Garcia, SCN Janet Dougherty, SCN Agnes Ann Fuhs, SCN Evelyn Hurley, SCN Catherine Lee, SCN Emily Pugh, SCN Connie Tarallo, SCN Diane Pharo, SCN Maureen Taaffe, SCN Catholic Health Initiatives\ Denver, Colo. Sharen Baldy, SCN Barbara Spencer, SCN Betty Fracchia, SCN Pat Healey, SCN Paul\Margaret A. McNeil JODY GATES George Gates, Jr. JOHN GATZ Michael\Denise Mangeot Donna\Daniel Majewski NORTON GATZ Susan Gatz, SCN KEITH GEARHEART Eleanor Willett, SCN James T. Williams JOSEPH GEMBAROSKY Grace Mary Whittaker, SCN Loretta Weller, SCN Rosemarie Kirwan, SCN Sharen Baldy, SCN Eleanor Willett, SCN

GERDING FAMILY\DECEASED MEMBERS Miriam Louise Hauser, SCN ELIZABETH ANN GDOVIN, SCN Diane Shullick THERESA GIARDINO, SCN Joe\Linda Williams FRANK GLAD Mary Jane Glad DORIS GLOSTER Janet Dougherty, SCN Agnes Ann Fuhs, SCN Evelyn Hurley, SCN JAMES LEO GOLDSBOROUGH, SCN Jacqueline Bond Robert\Nina Keeley JOHN GOSLIN Ellen Paul McGovern, SCN EVE RAQUE GORTER Grace Mary Whittaker, SCN Loretta Weller, SCN Rosemarie Kirwan, SCN HELEN GRANDETTY, VSC Danny\Tracy Vellucci JOSEPH GREEN Miriam Corcoran, SCN ROSE AGNES GREENWELL, SCN James\Esther Greenwell MARGARET ROSE GRIESBAUM, SCN Maria M. Melendez, SCNA SALLY GRIFFIN, SCN Dr. Steve W. Auslander MARGARET GUIDOS Mr.\Mrs. Ed Walker Flo\Albert Pasquale Michael Zander Stella Sutter John\Mary Logue Jessie\Carl Johnson Patricia M. Mindrup Byram Family Hansen Family Jim\Diane Bolchalk VERA GUY Susie A. Halbleib MARY BERENICE HAGGERTY, SCN Mary Elizabeth Williams DOROTHY HALCHUK Gwen McMahon, SCN Shirley Nugent, SCN Marietta Putzig, SCN Evelyn Hurley, SCN Janet Dougherty, SCN WILLIAM D. HAMMER Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN MARY GEMMA HARLOW, SCN Gerald\Susan Broniak ROSE CARMEL HARNDEN, SCN Margaret\Clinton Bubb NICHOLAS HAUSAMMANN Bill\Marion Coughlin HAUSER FAMILY\DECEASED MEMBERS Miriam Louise Hauser, SCN HEALEY FAMILY\RELATIVES\ FRIENDS\DECEASED MEMBERS Pat Healey, SCN PHILIP HERLEIN Philly Rains HESTER, MOTHER OF VAUDINE DUNN Vaudine W. Dunn BRIDGET HIGDON Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Anita Hager, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Mary Assumpta Dwyer, SCN Rosemarie Kirwan, SCN Loretta Weller, SCN Grace Mary Whittaker, SCN Theresa Cash, SCN Shirley Nugent, SCN Ruth Ann Humphrey, SCN Susan Kilb, SCN Isamary Garcia, SCN Mary Eula Johnson, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN AGNITA MARIE HILL, SCN Peter Torkildsen MARY HOPKINS Katherine\R. W. Eanes

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HYACINTH HORNAK, VSC Ronald Hornak MARGUERITE HOUCK Peter L.\Mary L. Houck RONALD HOVANEC, VSC William\Nancy Knauer JESSE HOWERTON Doris M. Brown Howerton DR. WILLIAM A. HUNDLEY Jack\Diane\Kristina Miller HURLEY FAMILY\DECEASED MEMBERS Evelyn Hurley, SCN EUSEBIA HYDAK, VSC Mary S. White MR.\MRS. JANKOVIAK Danielle Jankoviak, SCN EUGENE JOHNSON Mary Elizabeth Middendorf, SCN Miriam Elizabeth Brown, SCN Eleanor Willett, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN Eva Kowalski, SCN Nancy Gerth, SCN MARY ELLEN JOHNSON, SCN Patricia Burke Crapo JOHN JOSCHAK Margaret Joschak DOROTHY JURKUS Margaret J. Flaherty FRANK\ELIZABETH KACZMAREK William\Nancy Knauer JOE KASPER Grace Mary Whittaker, SCN Loretta Weller, SCN Rosemarie Kirwan, SCN MARY KEATING Margaret J. Flaherty MARY EMILY KEENAN, SCN James E. Lawrence MARY HENRY KEENAN, SCN James E. Lawrence KEENE FAMILY\DECEASED MEMBERS Catherine Keene PATRICIA KELLEY, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Annette Skees Amy Pratt Kelley Skees Miriam Louise Hauser, SCN James R. Thornberry Hilary\Sue Skees Catherine “Cappie” Jefferson Elizabeth\Bob Hester Margaret Rodericks, SCN Bob\Karen Savko Roger L. Mulloy, Jr. Carol McKean, SCN Michaella Cronin, SCN Mary Loretto Krimple, SCN Eleanor Willett, SCN Betty Jean Redden Debbie Hammonds Office of Congregational Advancement Hattie Medley Rita Schafer MARY L. CRUISE KENNEDY Robert A. Kennedy Bill\Marion Coughlin ANTHONY KERN Virginia M. Kern, SCNA MARY D. KERNEN Ann Kernen, SCN Mary Joyce Kernen, SCN Anita Hager, SCN MARY ANTONIA KLAPHEKE, SCN Dorothy Roehrig EDWARD KLUMP Miriam Corcoran, SCN JIM KOBLENSKY Nancy Koblensky MARC KOBLENSKY Nancy Koblensky MARY BARBARA KOENIG, SCN Rachel\David Johnson MARY KOSTYAL Grace Mary Whittaker, SCN Loretta Weller, SCN Rosemarie Kirwin, SCN Francis Minshew KROPILAK FAMILY\DECEASED MEMBERS Mary Ann Kropilak, SCN MARY ANN KUBILUS Eleanor Willett, SCN SALLY LAMPE Mildred M. Smith MARY JO DELANEY LECHLEITER James T. Lechleiter JOHN LEE Martha Walsh, SCN

EILEEN LEHANE, SCN Kathleen Lehane JEANINE LEROU Sharen Baldy, SCN PATRICIA LOHRE Ruth Bare AMERICO LOMBARDI Yolanda A. Ferzoco SIMON LOUIS Sudan Louis WILLIAM J. LUZAITIS Evelyn Hurley, SCN Agnes Ann Fuhs, SCN Janet Dougherty, SCN GRACE MACKIN, SCN Charles A. Mackin Donald Alexczuk JANET MACLEAN, SCNA Mary Driscoll, MM MARGARET MAGINNIS, SCN Eileen Mary Meyer, SCN ANTOINETTE MAGISTRO, SCN Marie\Nancy Andriano Ann Victoria Cruz, SCN Julia Clare Fontaine, SCN Martha Clark Lorraine B. Hancock Louise Smith, SCN MARY ANN MALOVEC, VSC Virginia Mills MARGARET MARY MARCINEK, SCN Christina Maxson MARTHA ANN MARRILLIA, SCN Geraldine M. Zehr J.T. MATTHEW Grace Mary Whittaker, SCN Loretta Weller, SCN Rosemarie Kirwan, SCN ELLEN MATTINGLY, SCN Jane K.\Daniel Simile GEORGE MAYES Betty Jean Lewis SALLY E. MCAULIFFE Barbara A. Bennett Dr. Leslie B. Branch DAVID MCCAFFERTY Joan McCafferty JOANN MCCARTHY Evelyn Hurley, SCN ROBERT\MARJORIE MCCARTHY Molly A. Vollmer ELIZABETH\LAWRENCE MCCROSKEY Celeste Midkiff AGNES GERALDINE MCGANN, SCN Anna Kim Rose-Marie Dominique REV. JOHN MCGRATH Miriam Corcoran, SCN SHAWN MCGRATH Joan\Jim McGrath CATHERINE MCGUIRE Nannette Simms JUDITH MCGUIRE, SCN Myrna Frischholz Judith\Bill Haines MARGARET MCNEIL Paul\Karen Griffith MARY S. MCNEIL Anne M. McNeil KATHLEEN MCVICKER Evelyn Hurley, SCN MEISNER FAMILY\DECEASED MEMBERS Margaret Meisner, SCN CATHERINE MARY MELLON Barbara MacDonald, SCN BOYNTON MERRILL, JR. Kathryn A. Street JOSEPH T. METCALFE Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN ANGELA METZLER John E. Metzler PAUL MEYER Katrina Kargl FRANCES LOUISE MIHALEK, SCN Ronald Hornak MARIE MILLER Eleanor Willett, SCN Judy Raley, SCN Marietta Putzig, SCN Barbara Spencer, SCN Betty Fracchia, SCN Pat Healey, SCN ROBERT MILLER Kathleen Marie Miller ALFRED MISQUITTA Margaret Rodericks, SCN JEANNE MARIE MOORE Jay\Barbara Bucy ANNIE MORRISSEY Anne M. McNeil

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CONSTANCE MUELLER, SCN Jean A. Morgan MARTHA MUELLER John K. Mueller HELEN MULLENS Loretta Weller, SCN Rosemarie Kirwan, SCN Grace Mary Whittaker, SCN CHARLES MUNSCH Elaine Munsch JOHN\MARY MURPHY Martha Walsh, SCN ISABELLE\RUDY NALLY James\Catherine Barrett TONY NEWTON Mary Jane Rhodes, SCN Anna Marie Rhodes, SCN PETER NORTON Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Connie Tarallo, SCN Grace Mary Whittaker, SCN Loretta Weller, SCN Rosemarie Kirwan, SCN Catherine Lee, SCN Marie John Kelley, SCN Joan Robishaw, SCN James A. Cunniff Paula Swirbalus Eleanor Willett, SCN John Loretto Mueller, SCN Gwen McMahon, SCN Shirley Nugent, SCN Janice Kussman Evelyn Hurley, SCN Doug\Carol Farwell Ethie Slate Ellen Paul McGovern, SCN Betty Fracchia, SCN Barbara Spencer, SCN Paul\Peggy McNeil Don Bosco High School\Class of 1956 Miriam Corcoran, SCN Edward Curtis John Sullivan Barbara Fagan Martha Walsh, SCN Peter Fleming Margaret J. Flaherty GLADYS NUNES Margaret Rodericks, SCN JANE ELIZABETH O’CONNELL, SCN George\Ann-Marie Houghton, SCNAs CHARLOTTE M. PALMER Thomas\Patricia Steback FRANK PALYA Grace Mary Whittaker, SCN Loretta Weller, SCN Rosemarie Kirwin, SCN Sharen Baldy, SCN Laverne Sihelnik, SCN David Yantos Barbara\Jay Schultz Marlene\Tom Mikulak Kathleen\Gary Danyo VALENT\ANNA PAVLIK Annamarie Pavlik, SCN JOSEPH B. PAWLEY Barbara Clark Pawley HARRISON PEET Miriam Corcoran, SCN MARGARET JARBOE PETRENKA John Petrenka AGNES PHILLIPS, SCN Mildred McGaman PETE PITZER Mary Dee Schroering REV. THOMAS PLATHOTTAHIL, CST Loretta Weller, SCN Rosemarie Kirwan, SCN Grace Mary Whittaker, SCN PATRICIA POHL Eleanor Willett, SCN LORETTA POLASKI, SCN Eileen Marcinko, SCN Margaret Babirad\Family Barbara Ann Lengvarsky, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCN Frank\Amy Spernak MARY ALICE POWERS Thomas W. Powers ROBERT PUTZIG Emily Pugh, SCN Barbara MacDonald, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Shirley Nugent,SCN Gwen McMahon, SCN Evelyn Hurley, SCN Janet Dougherty, SCN Agnes Ann Fuhs, SCN

Martha Walsh, SCN Loretta Weller, SCN Rosemarie Kirwan, SCN Grace Mary Whittaker, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Mary Assumpta Dwyer, SCN Ellen Paul McGovern, SCN Catherine Lee, SCN Eleanor Willett, SCN Maureen Taaffe, SCN Pat Healey, SCN GERALD QUIGLEY Mary Loretto Krimple, SCN Rose Eleanor Perry, SCN HAZEL RAINO Brian Jones RATTAY FAMILY\DECEASED MEMBERS Vincent Rattay SISTER PHILOMENA RATTAY Raphael J. Rattay ALICE ELIZABETH REDMAN, SCN Mary Ott DONNA REED Evelyn Hurley, SCN RUTH TAYLOR REED Mary Wimsatt, SCNA DEBORAH REID Evelyn Hurley, SCN Janet Dougherty, SCN EVELYN REILLY Mary Elaine Zehnder, SCN SUSAN MCNEIL RICH Anne M. McNeil JAMES V. RICHARDSON Betty Jean Lewis MARIE RIDGE Evelyn Hurley, SCN Janet Dougherty, SCN DR. SHERMAN ROBINSON Pat Worley, SCN Eleanor Willett, SCN Barbara Spencer, SCN Betty Fracchia, SCN BRO. OSCAR RODERICKS, SJ Eleanor Willett, SCN St. William Church\Lou., Ky. Andrew Crocker Steven Bowling Julie Driscoll, SCN Pat Healey, SCN MARY BETH RODDY Mildred Roddy LINDA ROLLERI Barbara Spencer, SCN Betty Fracchia, SCN VELMA ROOF, SCN George\Ann-Marie Houghton, SCNAs MICHAEL ROSA Shirley Nugent, SCN Gwen McMahon, SCN Martha L. Walsh, SCN Maureen Taaffe, SCN GORDON ROSS Emily Pugh, SCN MARGARET ROSS, SCN Barbara Ross Rita McFarland MARY JO ROTTMAN Kathryn\Barry Penn JAMES RUKA Eleanor Willett, SCN ROGER S. RUSH Anne Rush RAYMOND\ELEANOR SCHILKE Major Beverly J. Schilke MARIAN SCHLUETER, SC Joan E.\Charles A. Pace GEORGE F. SCHMIEDEL Ruth D. Blodgett MARGARET SCHOMAKER Anna Jeanne Hardesty, SCN HELEN L. SCHULTE Helen W. Schulte SCN\As Ann Susan Villa, SCN SCN\As RELATIVES\FRIENDS\ DECEASED Dr. Steve Auslander Mary Loretto Krimple, SCN Bridgid Clifford, SCN Carol Rogers, SCN Mary Ellen Doyle, SCN Marie Becker, SCN Pat Healey, SCN Ann Susan Villa, SCN SCNs WHO SERVED AT ST. BARNABAS\’56-‘64 Mark\Kathleen Smith SCNs WHO SERVED AT ST. VINCENT DEPAUL\MOUNT VERNON, OHIO Lorle Porter, Ph.D.

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MARY ETHEL THOMAS J. Emmanuel Willett ELINOR THOMPSON John W. Thompson JEANINE THORNBERRY James R. Thornberry ANNA TIGUE, SCN Joan Raber FRANK TINDLE Mary Joyce Kernen, SCN Ann Kernen, SCN ELIZABETH TOMLAN Dolores M. Tomlan JUNE TROY Evelyn Hurley, SCN Agnes Ann Fuhs, SCN Janet Dougherty, SCN Evelyn Hurley, SCN VALLORIC FAMILY\DECEASED MEMBERS Anna Marie Valloric LUCY VANIGLIA Rachel Willett, SCN VICTOR\SUSAN VILLA Ann Susan Villa, SCN LOIS VON BOKERN Nazareth Home Community Service VSCs WHO TAUGHT AT MON VALLEY CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL\DECEASED Ronald Hornak VSCs WHO TAUGHT AT ST. DOMINIC’S GRADE SCHOOL\ DECEASED Ronald Hornak BETTIE WAHLBRINK John Loretto Mueller, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN Eleanor Willett, SCN ANDREW WALLER FAMILY\ DECEASED MEMBERS Rose Andrew Waller, SCN FLORINE PETHOFF WALTERS Grace Maria Saia, SCN ANNA WATKINS Phyllis\Ray Smith EMMA JO WEBB John T. Dwyer DON WESTERMAN Virginia Blair, SCN Betty Blandford, SCN Dorothy Wilson, SCN Eleanor Willett, SCN JAMES ALBERT WIGGINS, SCN Karen\Peter Legato CLARA WILLETT, SCN Susan\Ed Neyer LYNNE WILLETT Eleanor Willett, SCN MARY JEANNE WILLETT Connie Tarallo, SCN Lucille Payne Eleanor Willett, SCN Dr.\Mrs. J. Emmanuel Willett ALAN WILSON Kitty Wilson, SCN Lois Wilson BORIS WILSON Robert M. Fugazzi, SCNA CINDY WILSON Kitty Wilson, SCN MARY WILSON Kitty Wilson, SCN Lois Wilson PHILIP WILSON Kitty Wilson, SCN CLAUDIA WIRTZ, SCN John\Lisa Rotunni JAMES GIBBONS WOOD Mary Elaine Wood LUCY YVONNE WOOD Mary Elaine Wood JULIETTE YANCEY Paul\Peggy McNeil RICHARD “RICK” YELLE Chet\Lue\Jennifer LeBlanc, SCNAs FRANCES LORETTO YOWAISKI, SCN Julie Clara Fontaine, SCN MATTHEW ZIEMIAN Maureen M. Flaherty HONORARIES 80 YEAR JUBILARIANS Pat Healey, SCN 75 YEAR JUBILARIANS Pat Healey, SCN 70 YEAR JUBILARIANS Pat Healey, SCN 65 YEAR JUBILARIANS Pat Healey, SCN

60 YEAR JUBILARIANS Pat Healey, SCN 55 YEAR JUBILARIANS Pat Healey, SCN 40 YEAR JUBILARIANS Pat Healey, SCN SARA ANN ABELL, SCN Robert\Carolyn Cramer NARDINE AQUADRO, SCN Emily Pugh, SCN CHRISTINE BALDY Sharen Baldy, SCN JOANN BARTHELME Mary V. Dellinger MARILYN\BOB BEAM Rose Andrew Waller, SCN MARY ANN BEHARY, SCN George E. Behary AMINA BEJOS, SCN\BIRTHDAY Brenda Gonzales, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN HELEN L. BLODGETT, SCN Ruth D. Blodgett LUKE BOIARKSI, SCN Diane Bowles ANN MARGARET BOONE, SCN Robert M. Fugazzi, SCNA ANN MARGARET BOONE, SCN\ GOLDEN JUBILEE John Loretto Mueller, SCN Mary Schmuck, RSM Anna Jeanne Hardesty, SCN RUTH BOYD Maria Cecilia Emanuelli, SCN MARY PATRICIA BRENNAN, SCN Tom\Barbara Tuemler GEORGETTE\VINCENT BROCATO Donald Sharretts MARIA VINCENT BROCATO, SCN Daria Ann Brocato Charles\Claudia Brocato JEN BROOKS Charles Greenwell MARY ANNE BURKARDT, SCN Maureen Coughlin, SCN REV. ROBERT BUTLER\GOLDEN JUBILEE Maureen Taaffe, SCN Ann Susan Villa, SCN REV. RICHARD BUTLER\GOLDEN JUBILEE Maureen Taaffe, SCN THERESA CASH, SCN Al\Jeanne Cash MIRIAM CORCORAN, SCN Mary M. McGuire Mary M. Bonn LUCILLE COSBY, SCN Corporate Responsibility Committee MAUREEN COUGHLIN, SCN Emily Pugh, SCN Mary Austin Donovan, SCN Connie Lusher, SCNA ANN VICTORIA CRUZ, SCN Connie Lusher, SCNA JAMES\ALICIA CUELLAR\FAMILY Maria Cecilia Emanuelli, SCN MARGARET LILLIAN DAVENPORT, SCN Mary Austin Donovan, SCN SUSAN DENYS\FAMILY Brenda\Tim Nabholz MARY AUSTIN DONOVAN, SCN Mr.\Mrs. Curt Lesmeister SHALINI D’SOUZA, SCN George\Ann-Marie Houghton, SCNAs MARY ELLEN DOYLE, SCN Peggy\Jeffrey Grant JULIE DRISCOLL, SCN Michael\Mary Ann Lambert MARY ASSUMPTA DYWER, SCN Ed\Catherine D. Weckel EASTERN PROVINCE LEADERSHIP TEAM Ann Susan Villa, SCN SARAH FAHRER Karen Schmitt, SCNA ADELINE FEHRIBACH, SCN Mary Loretto Krimple, SCN Mildred McGovern, SCN Theresa Cash, SCN Anne M. Beavan Carmelita Dunn, SCN Sister Adeline Fehribach’s Faith Group SARAH FERRIELL, SCN\GOLDEN JUBILEE John Loretto Mueller, SCN Anna Jeanne Hardesty, SCN CAROLINE FIELD, SCN Elizabeth O. Field MAGGIE FISHER, SCN Mark Moloney

MARY FOECKLER, SCN Philip\Margaret Mattingly FORMER TEACHERS AT NAZARETH Anna\Glenn Burd BETTY FRACCHIA, SCN\GOLDEN JUBILEE Gertrude Foster, SCN LUCY FREIBERT, SCN Bro. Joseph Luis FRIENDS AT NAZARETH Anna\Glenn Burd EVELYN FUGAZZI, SCN Robert M. Fugazzi, SCNA GOLDEN JUBILARIANS Janice Downs, SCN Mary Loretto Krimple, SCN MARY SERRA GOETHALS, SCN Lucille\David Fannin BRENDA GONZALES, SCN Patricia B. Crapo Mary Loretto Krimple, SCN Mildred McGovern, SCN Theresa Cash, SCN Anne M. Beavan Carmelita Dunn, SCN KEVIN GREENWELL Charles R. Greenwell RONNIE GREENWELL Charles R. Greenwell ZACHARY GREENWELL Charles R. Greenwell MARIAN HANEY, SCN Martha Hinkel DIANE HAWKINS, SCNA\ BIRTHDAY Miriam Corcoran, SCN CHASE HIDLE Charles R. Greenwell EARLINE HOBBS, SCN Robert M. Fugazzi, SCNA MARGARET HOHMAN, SCN Sheila O’Donnell-Schuster ROSE ANN HOWARD, SCN Lucille\David Fannin JEANINE JASTER, SCN Linda D.Moinord JACKY JESU, SCN\GOLDEN JUBILEE John Loretto Mueller, SCN MICHELLE JONES Robert M. Fugazzi, SCNA JUBILARIANS 2011 George\Ann-Marie Houghton, SCNAs JUBILARIANS 2012 Ann Susan Villa, SCN Mary Margaret Reid, SCN Pat Worley, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN GOLDEN JUBILARIANS Maureen Taaffe, SCN Rose Mary Gerlica, SCN Pat Healey, SCN Mary Elizabeth Miller, SCN Marie Celine Osbourn, SCN Rose Eleanor Perry, SCN Miriam Louise Hauser, SCN Martha L. Walsh, SCN MARY PAULETTA KANE, SCN Connie Lusher, SCNA DONNA KENNEY George\Ann-Marie Houghton, SCNAs IMELDA KERGL\BIRTHDAY Eileen Mary Meyer, SCN CLAUDETTE KIELY Ruth D. Blodgett ROSEMARIE KIRWAN, SCN Robert Hackel ANTOINETTE KOSTELNICK, SCN\70TH JUBILEE Ann Susan Villa, SCN EVA KOWALSKI, SCN Carol Heilman ANNE KREMENIK, SCN Ronald Hornak MARY LORETTO KRIMPLE John Loretto Mueller, SCN FRANCES KRUMPELMAN, SCN James\Sherri Wiandt BARBARA JOSEPH LAMMERS, SCN\GOLDEN JUBILEE John Loretto Mueller, SCN Mary Schmuck, RSM Anna Jeanne Hardesty, SCN CATHY LAVENDER, SCNA Anita Iurlano, SCNA MARLENE LEHMKUHL, SCN Roseanne\Robert Stalter HILDA LOBO, SCN\BIRTHDAY Anna Marie Rhodes, SCN Mary Jane Rhodes, SCN

BETTY MACDOUGALL, SCN Rachel\David Johnson DOROTHY MACDOUGALL, SCN Rachel\David Johnson PAT MACISAAC, SCNA Anita Iurlano, SCNA SHEILA ANN MADDEN, SCN\ BIRTHDAY Doris C. Haragan BARBARA MANSFIELD Emily Pugh, SCN REV. JOHN MANSFIELD Emily Pugh, SCN EILEEN MARCINKO, SCN Mr.\Mrs. Paul Vinkler MARCINKO FAMILY\LIVING MEMBERS Eileen Marcinko, SCN LUCILLE MASSEY, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN ANNE RITA MAUCK, SCN Philly Rains REV. EDWARD MCDONAGH Emily Pugh, SCN RUTH MARIE MCGAUGHRAN, SCN\80TH JUBILEE Pat Healey, SCN Patrick\Mary Robson GEORGE\MARTY MERCER\50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Mary Loretto Krimple, SCN MARY ELIZABETH MILLER, SCN Connie Lusher, SCNA MARY ELIZABETH MILLER, SCN\ GOLDEN JUBILEE Barbara F. Spencer, SCNA Western Province Leadership Team Martha J. Borders John Loretto Mueller, SCN Mary Schmuck, RSM Anna Jeanne Hardesty, SCN JOHN LORETTO MUELLER, SCN\ BIRTHDAY Kathy Schackmann MICHAEL LEO MULLANEY, SCN Robert\Jane Barton EMILY NABHOLZ, SCN Robert\Brenda Nabholz Charitable Trust Charles\Charlotte Nabholz\Nabholz Charitable Foundation TERESA ROSE NABHOLZ, SCN Paul\Karen Griffith Charles\Charlotte Nabholz\Nabholz Charitable Foundation Robert\Brenda Nabholz Charitable Trust NAZARETH MOTHERHOUSE COORDINATORS Maria Cecilia Emanuelli, SCN BARBARA NETT Mary Wimsatt, SCNA CATHERINE NIX, SCN John Loretto Mueller, SCN SHIRLEY NUGENT, SCN Elaine Nugent VINCENT O’NEILL, SCN\65TH JUBILEE Theodore Bohlin MARIE CELINE OSBOURN, SCN Debra L. Moore OUTGOING WESTERN PROVINCE LEADERSHIP TEAM Ann Susan Villa, SCN Frances Sentino, SCNA Cheryl Bowling Evelyn Faldowski, SCNA Charles\Connie Blake, SCNAs Ellen T. Sullivan JoAnn Paulin, SCNA Debra L. Moore BOB PASCHAL John Loretto Mueller, SCN BRO. IGNATIUS PERKINS, OP, SCNA\GOLDEN JUBILEE Judy Raley, SCN ROSE ELEANOR PERRY, SCN Carol Heilman BARBARA PETERSON, SCN George\Ann-Marie Houghton, SCNAs PROVINCE LEADERSHIP TEAM – ELECT Margaret Rodericks, SCN EMILY PUGH, SCN Emily R. Lannan JUDY RALEY, SCN Mary Loretto Krimple, SCN Mildred McGovern, SCN Theresa Cash, SCN Anne M. Beavan Carmelita Dunn, SCN CELESTE REEDY, SCN Bro. Joel McGraw

MARY REISZ, SCN Robert M. Fugazzi, SCNA Joy M. Ruplinger JOAN ROBISHAW, SCN Helen M. Devine MARGARET RODERICKS, SCN George\Ann-Marie Houghton, SCNAs MARIA SAMPSON, SCN Ron Nance SCNs Louis A. Sampson Maureen Taaffe, SCN Karen\Martin Shepherd SCNs IN MISSION COUNTRIES Evelyn Faldowski, SCNA SCNs OF MOKAMA Dr. Robert Arbour SCNs WHO SERVED AT HOLY FAMILY FROM 1941-1945 Patricia A. Walker SCNs WHO SERVED IN ST. MARY COUNTY, MD. Helen\Joseph Bowes, M.D. SCNs WHO TAUGHT ME Patsy O’Toole, SCNA SCNs WHO TAUGHT AT ST. AGATHA SCHOOL\UPPER ARLINGTON, OHIO Mary Stalter-Gulling SCNs WHO SERVED AT ST. BARNABAS\’56-‘64 Mark\Kathleen Smith SCNs WHO TAUGHT AT YAZOO CITY Benjamin P.\Marcia Dongieux LYNNE SHAW Maria Cecilia Emanuelli, SCN MARILYN SHEA, SCN Roseanne\Robert Stalter SILVER JUBILARIANS Pat Healey, SCN Janice Downs, SCN FRANK\LINDA SIOLI Maria Cecilia Emanuelli, SCN KEN\LYNDA\MICHAEL SOLES Maria Cecilia Emanuelli, SCN JOANNE SYLVESTER, SCNA Anita Iurlano, SCNA CONNIE TARALLO, SCN Pat Kissell MOLLY THOMPSON, SCN Robert M. Fugazzi, SCNA DONNA H. TUCKER Paula Palotay JEAN VESSELS, SCN Emily Pugh, SCN VSCs WHO TAUGHT AT MON VALLEY CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL\LIVING Ronald Hornak VSCs WHO TAUGHT AT ST. DOMINIC’S GRADE SCHOOL\ LIVING Ronald Hornak ROSE ANDREW WALLER, SCN Mary Austin Donovan, SCN WARRENBURG FAMILY\LIVING MEMBERS Maria Cecilia Emanuelli, SCN MAURICE WAYDA, SCN Ronald Hornak FRANCES WEBB Maria Cecilia Emanuelli, SCN KAE WERKHOVEN Connie Tarallo, SCN RACHEL WILLETT, SCN Susan\Ed Neyer TOM\MARY ANN WILLETT Connie Tarallo, SCN JOAN WILSON, SCN Catherine C. Barrett Gerard\Dorothy Weigel KAY WINFIELD, SCN Elizabeth Claire Barnett ALICE TERESA WOOD, SCN Mr.\Mrs. Harry Cusic, Sr. Julia\James Davis PAT WORLEY, SCN Barbara D. Johnson MARY ELAINE ZEHNDER, SCN Richard\Jacinta Goetz Clara L. Carrico

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We Sisters of Charity of Nazareth are an international Congregation in a multicultural world. Impelled by the love of Christ, in the tradition of Vincent de Paul and the pioneer spirit of Catherine Spalding, we and our Associates are

committed to work for justice in solidarity with oppressed peoples, especially the economically poor and women, and to care for the earth. We risk our lives and resources, both personally and corporately, as we engage in diverse ministries in carrying out this mission.

Upcoming Retreats

For more information: nazarethretreatcenterky.org | (502) 348-1597

June 1 – 3

June 11 – 15

July 7 – 8

Women of Nazareth Part 2

Directed Retreat “Our Hearts are Restless”

“Den Gracias a Dios por Todo (Give Thanks in all Circumstances)”

Presenter: Mary Ellen Doyle, SCN As a follow-up to last year’s retreat on the women of Nazareth and in celebration of the upcoming Bicentennial of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Sister Mary Ellen will explore the lives of several SCNs whose lives and dedication have graced the Congregation. The retreat will include input, group prayer and optional sharing. Time: retreat begins at 7 p.m. on June 1 and ends with the noon meal on June 3. Cost: $170.00 (includes retreat, room and meals) $125.00 (commuter)

Directors: Christine Connally, OP and Sharon Gray, SCN A contemplative time, apart from the demands of the day may lead you to a space in which you can invite in and embrace this longing: “for I know not what.” And then with Julian of Norwich you can pray “All shall be well and all shall be well and all manner of things shall be well.” Time: retreat begins at 4 p.m. on June 11 with arrival and orientation and ends with a noon meal on June 15. Cost: $460.00 (includes retreat, room and meals)

Presenter: Adam Ruiz, D.Min in Pastoral Counseling Un refugio para la comunidad hispana. El retiro se dará en español. A retreat for the Hispanic community. The retreat will be given in Spanish.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS for the

Nazareth Picnic Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012

2–8 p.m.

Motherhouse Campus

Nazareth, Ky. For more information call: (502) 348-1500