The Journey 2015 Vol. II

The JOURNEY THE LOVE OF CHRIST IMPELS US

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INTRODUCING THE CONGREGATION’S NEW LOGO

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE 2 New Logo Unveiled 3 Nepal Earthquake Relief 5 Thank You for Changing My Life 6 Rebuilding Lives in New Orleans 7 Sisters in Belize 11 Empowerment in the City 12 A Temple of Learning 13 Agents of Social Change and Justice 14 Sister Miriam Ann Walter 15 It’s What God Wanted Me to Do 16 New SCN Book 17 Meeting the Face of Christ 19 Highlights 21 Journeying On 23 Memorials/Honoraries

ON THE COVER: The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth begin outreach in Nepal following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on April 25.

The Journey is produced by the Office of Congregational Advancement.

Contributors include: Diane Curtis, Dana Hinton, Spalding Hurst, Dianne Smith, Janice White, Leslie Wilson; SCNA Patsy O’Toole; SCNs Malini Manjoly, Mary Margaret Nirmala, Susan Gatz, Sangeeta Ayithamattam and Brenda Gonzales.

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“Unless the grain of wheat falls to the earth and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat. But if it dies, it produces much fruit.” —John 12:24 Over the past weeks people have begun planting their gardens and like Jesus’ dying and rising in this Easter season, so too, seeds are dying and rising as plants. As I reflect upon the past few months, I have seen dying and rising all around me in various forms. Have you noticed it in your life?

The earthquake in Nepal with so many deaths, yet miraculous recovery stories are being shared, and new life will surely rise from the destruction.

The city streets of Baltimore, Maryland, Ferguson, Missouri, and Boston, Massachusetts, have represented death, and yet not in vain hopefully, because people are now looking at the systems that need to change so that there is justice, new life, and hope for all.

The Congregation has mourned the deaths of our Sisters, and rejoiced in welcoming new members. We have had five young women enter the Novitiate, five profess first vows, and five take their perpetual vows in India. In the U.S., two women will make perpetual vows this summer. At the Future of Charity gathering during March in South Carolina, 17 of the newest members of the Sisters of Charity Federation spent time together and celebrated the gift of religious life as they too “Wake Up the World.”

In Kentucky, Mother Catherine Spalding and the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth were featured in a documentary entitled, “Dreamers and Doers: Voices of Kentucky Women.”

Listening to all the stories of these great women made me want to make a more profound difference in our world following the example of Jesus, Catherine, Vincent de Paul, Louise and so many unnamed people who have worked for systemic change throughout their lives.

There is among us, a growing understanding of a new cosmology that tells us that everything is interrelated and interconnected. I joined a group of SCNs at Bellarmine University for Franciscan Sister Ilia Delio’s lecture, as a part of the Thomas Merton Centennial Celebration. Sister Ilia states in “The Unbearable Wholeness of Being,” that death is not finality but liminality; finite life is released from its limits to become part of something that is more than itself, a new relatedness with God and the cosmos that we name the risen Christ. Even in death, everything is in process of becoming something new.

The cycle of seasons mirrors the cycles of all life coming to birth, maturing, diminishing and dying, so that new life will evolve. At the heart of this cycle of life, is the powerful creative energy of a generous and loving God who gives and supports all life. Enjoy the stories of new life in this issue of The Journey and continue to hold the SCN Family in your prayers, as we promise to hold you, our benefactors and friends, in our prayers.

Thank you for the many ways you continue to support our mission in the world!

Peace, Joy, and New Life,

Brenda Gonzales, SCN, Vice President

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New Logo Unveiled In the coming months, SCN Family members will start seeing a new logo across the Congregation.

It is centered around a beloved symbol known to every Sister of Charity of Nazareth, the pin that each SCN receives upon taking vows. It features a cross within a circle. Former president, Dorothy MacDougall, SCN, recalls how the symbol, the simple cross, first became an identifying symbol of the Congregation in 1969. “Each part of the pin was significant to Phyllis (Passafiume, former member and pin creator) and became very significant to us … the circle was Community, the sense of Community, and the cross symbolized our mission.” Nirmala Mulackal, SCN, adds, “In the footsteps of Jesus, the Risen Lord, we are called to be present to the whole world, and I see this (the pin) as the symbol of our unifying force as a global Community.”

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spread the Gospel message using the most modern means available at the time. With the growth of opportunities to share stories, especially via the internet, having a uniform look and message is more important than ever, as ministry stories can literally travel around the world, sometimes in mere seconds.

The new logo will appear on all SCN print materials, on signs, and in all digital presence on the Internet. It is being unveiled to the public using the cover of this Journey, in a video that can be found on the Sister’s website, and via social media.

Diane Curtis, communications director, says, “After 10 years, it was time to refresh our look and communication materials. The new logo, centered around the pin that every Sister wears, is simple, meaningful, and versatile.”

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The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth are helping people across Nepal rebuild their lives following the powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck on April 25, near Kathmandu, Nepal.

According to news reports at the time of the printing of this story, more than 7,900 people have been killed and thousands more injured.

Eighteen Sisters live and minister in Nepal in three locations. Once SCNs fled shaking buildings, many were able to quickly mobilize to help those in need.

However, they worried about the safety of one another at the various ministry sites as checking in with each other was hampered - most communication channels were down. At the Motherhouse in Nazareth, Kentucky, as news reports about the earthquake started to surface, all members of the Congregation could do was wait, worry, and pray.

Within hours, Congregational leadership was able to confirm that the Sisters in Nepal were okay. The firsthand accounts the SCNs relayed regarding the suffering of the people of Nepal was heartwrenching. Lisa Perekkatt, SCN, 3

was contacted by Jose Kavi, a friend of the Congregation, who filed a story with the Global Sisters Report. Sister Lisa gave a harrowing account, noting that her Community was lucky to escape unhurt from the earthquake. As soon as the quake began, everyone in their house, four Sisters and 12 women who had come for a training program, ran out, along with staff. Sister Lisa spoke of the death and destruction all around, “I feel so miserable and helpless.

SCNs told of how people were trapped in collapsed buildings, and that roads had caved in. Many staff members at SCN ministry, Navjyoti Centre in Kathmandu, lost their homes. Because of unpredictable conditions, the Sisters, staff, and those participating in training programs, slept outside.

Beyond Kathmandu, Aisha Kavalakattu, SCN, reported that the villages where SCNs ministered were badly affected, and roads were blocked or destroyed.

She and other SCNs had been at a church celebration when the earthquake struck.

SCNs in other areas were also living in

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fear in the days that followed. Strong aftershocks hit the areas of Sangsay and Tandrabong in northern India.

The dispensary walls in Sangsay were damaged and people moved out of their homes due to unpredictable tremors.

When Sister Sangeeta Ayithamattam, vice president of the Congregation, spoke with Sisters in northern India, they said they were frightened but safe. In Patna and Delhi, India, Sisters also felt the tremors and rushed outside to safety. All remained on alert for aftershocks.

Within hours of the earthquake, Sisters from India volunteered to help their Sisters in Nepal. Generous donors, meanwhile, began to donate funds.

SCNs were the first to reach the earthquake victims in the remote village of Koshidekha VDC — in the Kavre District of Nepal about 75 kilometers from Kathmandu. Sisters have a tailoring program for women there. In order to reach the village, Sister Aisha and Ringemit Lepcha, SCN, used what little transportation was available. The pair wound up walking many miles for over two days.

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Sister Aisha reported that the presence of the Sisters was a relief for the people of the village, especially for those who know them. People were injured and in shock.

Houses had collapsed or were completely destroyed. Eight people lost their lives.

There was little to eat. Men, women and the children were living in a single tent.

Sisters immediately called a meeting with village leaders. Sister Aisha decided to stay in the village to address pressing needs.

Meanwhile in Kathmandu, SCNs Lisa and Philomina Bading met the Social Welfare Council officer, and visited the most affected areas in the city. During a trip to Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, a central referral hospital close to their convent, Sister Lisa shared, “I saw so many wounded and those suffering from shock and other psychological disorders.”

Sister Lisa also visited a suburb where one of her staff members lives with her husband and two children. They survived the quake because they were outdoors when the tremor struck. The family had been living out in the open since then with only the clothes on their backs. Their

house was destroyed. Nearby, Sister Lisa described how a five-story building lay in ruin. “Only the top floor could be seen.

The Indian Army personnel were trying to remove bodies from the debris.”

one of the two attending the ordination, describes what happened when the earthquake hit. “People were thrown from their chairs, but there was no casualty … most houses in the village collapsed.”

In the days after the quake, Sister Lisa saw many families flee Kathmandu.

“They have no place to stay as houses are damaged. They have no jobs since all factories are damaged. They say they can find open space and water in their villages.”

The Sisters in Nepal are grateful to God for their safety, though they are overwhelmed by the destruction all around them. There is little time, however, to dwell on the situation as Sisters are busy meeting the urgent needs of earthquake victims.

In the Global Sisters Report article, Sister Lisa pointed out that casualties would have been higher if the quake had struck on a week day. Nepal observes Saturday as the weekly day off. Schools, offices and factories were closed on Saturday, April 25. Even the Catholic church conducts its services on Saturday instead of Sunday.

When the earthquake began, services in most churches were already over, and people were back in their homes.

However, said Sister Lisa, two SCNs had gone to a village 34 miles away to attend an ordination of a Jesuit priest.

The services were held indoors, with all 600 villagers attending. Sister Aisha,

Sister Lisa, a trained nurse, fears what the coming weeks will bring because of a lack of bathrooms and sanitation facilities.

She told reporters that Sisters are bracing themselves for more deaths, “We are afraid communicable diseases will break out soon. It is a very pathetic situation.”

To donate to the SCN Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund, visit http://scnfamily.org or mail to P.O. Box 9, Nazareth, Kentucky, 40048.

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Thank You for Changing My Life

When Shannon Evans was in high school, she wanted to go on a mission trip to Africa. She came across the website for the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth and contacted Luke Boiarski, SCN, about the possibility of volunteering in Botswana. Though the experience in Botswana did not materialize, the contact with Sister Luke started a wonderful journey for Shannon.

Her first stop was a trip to Chattanooga, Tennessee, with the SCN Disaster Relief program to help with cleanup after a tornado. Shannon realized that emergency management is a growing field as she helped respond to the devastation caused by the tornado. Moved by her experience, she decided to pursue a college degree in emergency management studies. After the trip, Shannon sent flowers to Sister Luke, with a card that read, “Thank you for changing my life.”

Shannon will complete her degree this year.

The people she has come to know through the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth are like extended family says Shannon. They have become “like brothers, sisters, adopted parents, and lifelong friends,” she shares. Through her mission trips in Tennessee, Belize, and Louisiana, Shannon says that the Sisters have left a mark on her heart forever.

Sister Luke and Nancy Gerth, SCN, formed a new young-adult associate group called Charity Alive and invited Shannon to be a founding member. Charity Alive is similar to the SCN Associate program, in which members formalize their relationship to the Congregation and live by the values and charism of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. Charity Alive is aimed at the younger generation, who are in college, entering the workforce, or starting their families.

“Nazareth is home, our safe haven, and our stable factor in our life,” says Shannon. “In an ever-changing world, it is a beautiful feeling to be able to travel there with those you care about, and refocus your wants and desires in alignment with your values.”

Through Charity Alive, mission trips, and associating with the Sisters, Shannon says she has learned so much about “how to love, seek peace, believe in the works of God, and even how to put up a chain link fence.” Someday, she notes, she will be able to share her experiences with the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, with her future children, as she continues with her calling in life. “The Sisters are everyday individuals, but with extraordinary attributes,” Shannon says. “They are the inspiration, the heart and soul of charity, peace, and love, all in human form.”

Shannon’s major, university, memories, friendships, and even career goals all center around the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. “Shannon is a remarkable young woman,” says Sister Luke. “Working with young people like Shannon gives me great hope for the future. Joining hands and hearts with others is the way we move forward in making our world a better place and witness to God’s love.”

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Rebuilding Lives in New Orleans Elaine spent hours on the roof of her home, stranded with her mother, grandmother, and baby son, waiting to be rescued. A boat finally took them to shelter. Not until 2015, nearly 10 years after Hurricane Katrina claimed many lives and many homes in August of 2005, did she return to her Ninth Ward neighborhood in New Orleans, Louisiana.

explained her story to the young women gathered in a nearby neighborhood, ready to tackle a day of rebuilding and repairing. Nancy Gerth, SCN, vocations director, along with other vocation directors within the Sisters of Charity Federation, gathers groups together to rebuild parts of New Orleans still affected by the devastating storm.

In major disasters like hurricanes, floods and earthquakes, SCNs sometimes see firsthand how it can take years to rebuild a community. Many families, left with nothing, choose to move away from their homes to make a life somewhere else.

Others feel like as the years pass, their tragedy is forgotten.

Volunteers are lodged at the House of Charity, a collaborative effort of the Sisters of Charity Federation. The mission of the House of Charity is to be a place for groups to live for several days while serving those in need. At the house, volunteers are able to experience the Sisters of Charity and a shared Vincentian spirituality.

There are up to 6,000 families that own homes they cannot afford to rebuild across the city. Sister Brenda describes the experience, “Collaborating with other Charity Federation members and volunteers of all ages from around the country is a joy. Ms. Linda’s house was completed on time and was a wonderful Christmas gift for her and her family after waiting so many years.” Ms. Linda told the Sisters, “The saying goes, a man’s home is his castle; the same is true for a woman.”

The House of Charity is also where many Sisters stay when they take part in other projects, like the annual “Nuns Build.”

Sisters from across the country gather in New Orleans to give families hope. SCNs Brenda Gonzales, Anne Magruder, Molly Thompson, Paula Merrill, Luke Boiarski,

Elaine’s story also has a happy ending.

She is working toward a degree in nursing. She and her son are settling back into the refurbished home she grew up in with her mother, the home she had to leave so abruptly and without any possessions many years ago.

Catholic Sisters, and groups of women and men from across the country, have been working almost ten years in New Orleans to make sure no one falls through the cracks, that lives are able to be rebuilt.

In Elaine’s case, she wasn’t sure she would ever get to return home. She recently

and Kelly O’Mahony participated.

They worked on the home of Ms. Linda Winfrey in November of 2014. Much was accomplished in just a few days.

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SISTERS IN BELIZE In the quiet village of San Antonio, located in the Toledo District of Belize, Central America, a family awaits their guests. Grandparents, parents, children, grandchildren and in-laws, 15 in total, have gathered to welcome their visitors, SCNs Higinia Bol and Christine Kunze.

After climbing up what seems like the steepest hill in the world, Sisters Higinia and Chris arrive to meet this Mayan family for a home visit.

Home visits can vary depending on the family. They often include communion for the sick and elderly, and health checks.

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Sister Higinia was born in the village.

She knows the language and knows the residents who remember her from her childhood. This connection has helped to build relationships and trust with the villagers.

Squeezed together in the family’s small hut, Sister Higinia gets the service started with songs sung in Mayan. Sister Chris leads a prayer in the Mayan language, as Sister Higinia helps her with some of the words. Sister Chris reads from the Gospel of John in English, and Sister Higinia asks the group to reflect in Mayan. “Our Father” is recited in English, and the S C N FA M I LY.O R G

LEFT — Chris Kunze, SCN, makes a home visit for health checkups. RIGHT — Higinia Bol, SCN, visits with the family of a member of her faith group.

family exchanges greetings of peace with each other and their guests. Both Sisters give Communion as a song is sung in Mayan. Sister Chris leads a prayer in English and the group ends with a few Mayan songs.

After the prayer service concludes, Sister Chris uses her nursing skills to provide basic health care to the elderly in the family. She takes blood pressure readings and samples of blood to measure sugar levels. The finger prick makes her a bit unpopular, but in her gentle way, Sister Chris gets them through it. She asks them about their medications and offers advice about their diets. Sister Chris reads the numbers to a younger man, Mateo, who keeps up with his parents’ medical needs, writing down notes and numbers in his well-worn notebook.

Six SCNs currently live and serve in Belize. These six Sisters serve the people in both Belize City, and in San Antonio in the Toledo District.

Sister,” they say in search of assistance or prayers for themselves or a loved one. In thanks for their services, residents often bring gifts of food to the SCNs.

In addition to home visits and medical checks, Sister Higinia and Sister Chris are very active in the church, which is located

In Belize City, as the general manager of the Catholic public schools, Barbara Flores, SCN, spends her days making the administrative decisions that affect many of the nation’s schoolchildren.

Sister Barbara is a former vice president of the SCN Community, and a native of Belize. She is currently working on a policy book for faculty and students. She is also working to change the discipline procedures within the school system. Her assistant, Celia Usher, a former teacher and vice principal, describes Sister Barbara, “She’s a wonderful leader, she’s great to work with actually. Her motive, her reason is her love for the schools. She’s a wonderful lady.”

Since 1974, the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth have been a friend to the people of Belize.

Later, Sister Higinia visits with an elderly woman who is going through an emotional time. Through her tears she talks with Sister Higinia, who listens and prays with her.

about 20 feet away from their home atop a hill that serves as a popular hangout. The Sisters lead a youth group and a women’s bible study group. They recently hosted their first overnight retreat for young women.

Without a brick and mortar building, the Sisters have the freedom to be in the homes of the people, to get to know them on a very personal level, and to customize their approach to each resident depending on their needs. Often a voice can be heard calling up to the Sister’s house, “Sister,

Maggie Cooper, SCN, serves in pastoral ministry in Belize City. Born in Owensboro, Kentucky, Sister Maggie has spent the last 16 years in ministry to the

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Beverly Hoffman, SCN, provides physical therapy and encouragement to children throughout Belize City, including three-year-old Sheldon.

SCNs Barbara Flores, Maggie Cooper, and Carlette Gentle celebrate the release of a new book about Catholic communities of Belize.

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Carlette Gentle, SCN, takes others to a medical clinic as part of her outreach ministry to the elderly.

people of Belize. She currently helps to run the LIMEX and religious education certification programs. These programs provide basic and advanced educational opportunities to teachers, ministers and others. Topics include theology, teaching methods, Catholic social teaching, Ecclesiology, Liturgy and more. Sister Maggie leads a group of educators who administer these programs. (Sister Chris leads one of these weekly classes in San Antonio.) In a one-on-one class Sister Maggie held for Sheena Flowers, a fourthgrade teacher, the benefits of the program are clear. “I want to teach it. These courses have helped with my understanding.”

Sheena has many questions and has underlined many parts of the book. “I have to understand it, and then I will teach it.” “Okay,” replies Sister Maggie, “Let’s look at it, chapter by chapter.”

In a new, brightly painted building in Belize City, Sister Beverly Hoffman spends her days working with differentlyabled children at the Inspiration Center.

As a physical therapist, Sister Bev says with her job “she gets to play with toys all day.” But of course those toys and other rehabilitation equipment are critical to the development of each child. Sister Bev carries a caseload of approximately 55 children. She meets with many on a

weekly basis. Transportation is needed for nearly all of her cases. Rehabilitation equipment can be expensive, so she likes to research ways for parents to recreate the equipment at home. She has cut a magazine in half to wrap around a child’s arm to help the child learn to better control his arm movements. “We improvise a lot,” she says. But she finds this way the parents can work with their children at home on the days they are not at therapy. “A lot of what I do is teach the parents.”

Also in Belize City, lives Carlette Gentle, SCN. As a native of Belize City, Sister Carlette is able to use her connections to the neighborhoods and families to reach the elderly population. Sister Carlette began her outreach to the elderly with a simple survey. She wanted to know who was not being helped, who was not receiving services, not eating enough, or not getting proper medical attention.

Sister Carlette was able to identify those most in need in the local neighborhoods and now spends her time in ministry to those folks. She calls her ministry Living Independently in Full Existence (LIFE).

On this particular day, Sister Carlette spent her morning cooking up an egg sandwich for her next client, Ms. Edna, who happily ate her sandwich on her way

home from her doctor’s appointment. The breakfast and the doctor’s appointment may not have happened for Ms. Edna without Sister Carlette’s ministry. She takes her next client, Ms. Gwinnie, to the Social Security office. This is Ms. Gwinnie’s first time out of her house in two years. After registering her with Social Security, Sister Carlette can make appointments for medical and other services for her. Before dropping Ms. Gwinnie back home, Sister Carlette makes a quick stop for bread and eggs to send home with her. Ms. Gwinnie enjoys her time with Carlette, “She’s nice. She has good ways. She’s a nice person. God bless her.” Sister Carlette, with a laugh replies, “Of course Ms. Gwinnie. You are my friend.”

Since 1974, the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth have been a friend to the people of Belize. They have lived in different areas in those 40 years, and Sisters have come and gone, but it is a place that holds the heart of many SCNs. The beauty of the country, and the beauty of the people, have kept the SCNs there in ministry, working to improve the lives of the Belizean people. And receiving much in return.

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EMPOWERMENT

IN THE CITY

When a young widow of Muslim faith with two children first came to Nazareth Mahila Samiti, an SCN ministry, she never could have imagined how her life would change.

After her husband’s death, Shabnam Khan had no means to make a living and was dependent on her family to help her support her children.

She turned to the local SCN training center and began taking tailoring classes, and her children enrolled in the tutoring classes offered there.

Shabnam excelled in her studies.

From its humble beginnings in 1992, this Delhi based ministry has greatly evolved. Today the SCN ministry tackles many issues from curbing alcoholism and domestic violence in Seelampur, to the education of children, and leadership and empowerment programs for women.

Many SCNs have helped shape this ministry. In 2005, the ministry came under the direction of Ann Moyalan, SCN. SCNs Philo Kottoor, Vinaya Chalil, Marcelline Indwar, Leena Padam, Stella Kaiparampatt, and the local Community at Nazareth Kunj have all contributed greatly. Today Manisha Azhakathu, SCN, leads Nazareth Mahila Samiti in Seelampur, Delhi.

Though the ministry’s programs are for all, women from underprivileged, predominantly muslim communities, particularly avail themselves of the programs. These women receive skills training, take remedial school classes, address gender issues, attend awareness programs, and network. Before coming to the ministry, trust is often lacking among the women who live in the area. Many women rarely venture outside their homes, to the outdoors, due to fear and other anti-social elements. Sister Manisha works to build female leaders in the community, to bring them out of their homes, and give them a voice.

With Sister Manisha’s guidance, Shabnam has been able to shape her future, to work, and make a living on her own. She has gone on to do amazing things, like finding a home for herself and bettering her children’s education. Shabnam now teaches tailoring. She is generous with her time, always helping others. Sister Manisha is proud of Shabnam and says, “She is dignified and courageous, no longer afraid to take on obstacles in her life.” The many other woman who have passed through the doors of this ministry have also been transformed. Through the grace of God, lives are changing one person at a time, in the heart of the capital of India.

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AATEMPLE OF TEMPLE OF LEARNING LEARNING

Nazareth Vidya Niketan (Home of Learning) in India is one of the premier educational institutions of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. For 46 years, it has catered to the displaced tribal people of Chatra. The first principal, Ann Roberta Powers, SCN, began the school with 53 Uraon girls. Chatra is the first verdant forest mission of the Sisters of Charity. Patricia Kelley, SCN, in her book, “Fifty Monsoons,” wrote that, “the road to Chatra passed through the jungle homes of tigers, leopards, and wild cats. On the edge of this jungle lived some of the most beautifully simple people of the Uraon Tribe.”

More recently, in response to the need of an affordable English education, the Sisters began Nazareth School (English Medium) in 2002 with 35 students. In 2014, the English school moved to the present building with 14 classrooms. The principal, Anila Monippallikalayil, SCN, says, “We need at least 20 classrooms to accommodate the growing school with an enrollment over 900 students. It has become a popular school where tribal communities feel welcomed.”

It’s a constant challenge to give a quality education in rural areas while meeting the requirements of the education board. Nazareth School is the only Christian English educational institution in the locality that gives a holistic education. Through this school, the SCN commitment to women and children, especially from economically poor backgrounds, is being actualized.

The school has come a long way from its beginnings when an Australian Jesuit, Father Louis Lachal, approached Lawrencetta Veeneman, SCN, asking her to start this school many years ago. Her heart resonated with the request because she had taught at St. Vincent Academy in Western Kentucky where a similar need had inspired the opening of a boarding school in 1820. Three simple rooms with a tin roof were constructed.

Sisters used one room as their living quarters — bedroom, dining room, store room, and chapel. The other two rooms served as classrooms and dormitory.

From that humble start, Nazareth Vidya Niketan has become a center for learning for many girls of remote villages. Over the years, the school has grown and is addressing the needs of children from various religious and cultural backgrounds through quality education. Thousands of students have passed through Nazareth Vidya Niketan and have become powerful agents of social transformation. In this way and many others, the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth continue to meet the varied needs of the day with a pioneer spirit and a deep commitment to the people.

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AGENTS OF SOCIAL CHANGE AND JUSTICE It is impossible to know the many ways SCNs have improved the lives of the marginalized and oppressed tribal communities in Kakkavayal, India. Over the past 20 years, in and around the Wayanad District of Kerala, Sisters have empowered families, educated children, initiated environmentally friendly practices, and taught the oppressed to speak up and out against those who might try to take advantage of them.

It is through such partnerships between the tribal families and the Sisters, that a group of scam artists is being brought to justice. Many families of two adivasi colonies (indigenous people) were unwittingly victimized, when a dishonest couple, along with a helper, came to the colony in 2012 to persuade families to join a savings program, one that turned out to be “too good to be true.” This savings program was to last for a year, and to end by the time of the famous harvest feast “Onam.” Over 20 women joined. The amounts deposited varied, many saved up to 20 rupees per week, others deposited larger amounts. Pass books were given to each participant with the name of the depositor and the contact information of the couple. The first few months went well, some women were even given loans. Then the process began to change, the couple asked for the return of pass books, but continued to collect the money with the promise that the deposit amounts would be duly entered. However, when it was time to return the saved

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money to the participating families, the couple disappeared.

Those involved tried to address the situation themselves to no avail. That’s when they asked Gracy Thombrakudyil, SCN, for help during one of her regular visits to supervise classes conducted for the tribal children. As the facts were shared with her, Sister Gracy was shocked and appalled. Other SCNs were asked to join in helping to recover the savings, SCNs Joicy Joy and Beena Chirackal who are part of Neethi Vedhi, a ministry that provides assistance, including legal assistance, immediately began work on this case. Sister Joicy set about gathering information. “We sent our field worker, Ms. Valsa Devassia, to do the field study of the problem. To our surprise there were many more families who had been cheated,” says Sister Joicy. Following multiple inquiries with various personnel such as police, civic, and church authorities, the couple was tracked down, and it became apparent that the two were only representatives of a group that had a wider network, a group that was so sophisticated that it remained nearly untraceable.

Senior advocate Nisha Bhasi in Neethi Vedhi, along with Sister Joicy, began to dialogue with the couple hoping to settle outside the court, as a court case might take years and scare away the victims. After much discussion, the couple agreed to pay back the entire sum of money along with interest. Just

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how much money had been taken was a complicated matter as the tribal women had no proof of the amounts deposited by them because their passbooks had been collected by the couple. Whatever pass books that remained with the people had problematic entries or calculations. The Sisters had to speak with and rely on the memory of each depositor to know the amount deposited by them. Each victim was humble and honest, only wanting back what had been taken from them.

Sisters say such honesty truly touched them.

After two months, the funds were collected and returned as promised.

However, before the matter had been completely settled, Neethi Vedhi received yet another complaint of the same nature against the accused couple, this time from another colony. The amount was even more.

Currently, those involved with the ministry Neethi Vedhi, continue to try to get the money for the second colony, to be returned to the victimized women. The Sisters are tirelessly devoted to bringing about justice. In this endeavor, says Sister Joicy, “… a total of 89,000 rupees (have been collected) so far and many more (alleged victims) are yet to receive their savings, but their money and our efforts shall not be wasted.”

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IN MINISTRY With a twinkle in her eye, Miriam Ann Walter, SCN, is thrilled to talk about her ministry in Carrico Hall at the Nazareth Motherhouse. “Come into my office,” she jokes, as she invites visitors into her bedroom which is a hub of activity. In one corner, she has boxes of canceled stamps neatly trimmed, sorted, and packaged. In another corner, she has boxes of used eyeglasses carefully arranged.

When Sister Miriam moved to the Nazareth Motherhouse, she was determined to remain active. Over the years, she knew that the Sisters collected canceled stamps and sold them to a stamp collector. The proceeds support the missions of the Congregation.

Upon her arrival at Nazareth, she learned that there was an opening in the stamp ministry, and she offered to help. Before long, she was the coordinator of the program. “That’s just how it happens for me,” she says with a hearty laugh. It is a job she loves.

When she receives a box of stamps, Sister Miriam Ann gives them to a Sister down the hall who sorts them — ­­ the flags, the commemorative, the foreign stamps, etc. The foreign stamps don’t always have the name of the country on the stamp, so she goes to a Sister across the hall who looks it up on the computer and can identify them for her. Then, several other Sisters help trim the stamps, carefully removing any extra pieces of the envelope.

Finally, Sister Miriam Ann gathers them, packages them, and seals them in boxes before taking them to a stamp collector. The stamp collector weighs them and sends a check to Sister Miriam Ann. “When I get the check, I open it and look at it. Then, I take it to the Motherhouse Coordinator and she looks at it. Then, it is sent over to OCA (Office of Congregational Advancement) for the missions.” A typical check is for $100, $150 or $200. She keeps a careful log of the amount that has been sent to support SCN

ministries since she began her work with the stamps, over $3,000 since 2012.

In addition to the stamp ministry, Sister Miriam Ann also accepts old eye glasses. She gathers them and delivers them to an eye bank in Louisville. In turn, the eye bank receives requests from optometrists in poor areas of the U.S. and other countries. The glasses are then sent to people who could not afford eyeglasses otherwise. Sister Miriam Ann is careful to write thank you notes to people who have sent her stamps and eyeglasses. She keeps their addresses in a file box and corresponds with over 50 people. Sister Miriam Ann does not like to be idle and she is not a television fan. She has only had her television on twice, she says. “I can’t watch TV and work on the stamps at the same time.

That’s when I talk to the good Lord. If I know someone who needs prayers, that’s when I pray for them.”

Sister Miriam Ann is grateful for her surroundings at Carrico Hall. Carrico Hall, dedicated in 1999, is the residence for Sisters who need some assistance with daily activities. Years have passed, and the needs of the Sisters have changed, so further updates to Carrico Hall are needed and funds are being raised. Such updates and support systems ensure the Sisters are able to remain very engaged in their vibrant ministries, ministries like the stamp ministry of Sister Miriam Ann. Sister Miriam Ann is proud that she will be 90 years old on her next birthday. Her joy for life, her love for God and people, her boundless energy, and her dedicated commitment continue to be a source of inspiration and good in the world.

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It’s What God Wanted Me to Do Gingerly, Colette Baran, SCN, arranges on a wooden table every mission assignment card she has received as a Sister since 1948. The intricate cards, with artwork on one side, and the location of the next assigned mission on the other, cover first one table and spill onto a second. “You’d think I’d lived 100 years to do all these things,” says Sister Colette.

For decades, every spring, these cards were handed out to each Sister. This is how the Sisters found out where they would be in ministry for the next 12 months, often moving to a new place nearly every year. Careful wording on one of the cards explains this way of life, “You are commissioned to do God’s will with Humility, Simplicity, and Charity as you serve his people …. Like a pilgrim she (a Sister) must be ready to leave a place, an occupation, and even companions when she is needed to serve God’s people and build up his kingdom elsewhere.”

These days, Sister Colette can be found in the chapel at St. Louise Convent in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As the sacristan, she helps with preparations for the daily Mass and other gatherings in the chapel. Sister Colette begins and ends each day there, “I stop there every night and pray before I go to bed.”

Reading aloud from her assignment cards, Sister Colette names some of her missions — Vincentian Home, Vincentian Academy, St. Sebastian Catholic School, Holy Trinity, St. Alexander’s in Toronto, Canada, St. Jude’s, St. Michael’s, St. Dennis, Mount Mercy, and LaRoche College. When asked if it was difficult to pick up and move so often, she simply replies, “It’s what God wanted me to do.”

Sister Colette recalls time spent at St. Jude in Montgomery, Alabama in the 1960s. The Civil Rights movement was underway. Sister Colette taught high school. One of her students, a young black man, confided in her that often while waiting for the bus, white children would come up and kick him without provocation. Stories of threats and intimidation were common, says Colette.

Once at a polling site, Sister Colette was turned away and told she could not vote as her name could not be found in the records. Sister Colette, asked for a pay phone and called the voter registration offices. She reconfirmed what she already knew, that she and a Sister with her, were registered to vote. She returned to the poll worker, who pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket, “oh yes, here are your names.” The incident stayed with her.

In 1967, Sister Colette joined the staff at LaRoche College in Pittsburgh. The college was just four years old, and among the courses Sister Colette taught, “The History and Culture of the American Indian.” Sister Colette eventually became

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one of first female department heads at the college. She was also quite active outside of the classroom. In 1975, Sister joined women of many faiths, Jewish, Protestant and Catholic, in creating the Panel of American Women. The group gave presentations about the important role of women in society, that women should be upheld and given credit, the group’s constant message to empower women, “go and do what you want to do, and be who you are.”

After 12 years at LaRoche, Sister Colette felt called to teach at an American Indian Reservation. She taught seventh and eighth graders at Red Cloud Indian School in South Dakota, not far from Mount Rushmore. Her life revolved around the reservation and she ministered and lived in the same building, with classrooms on the first floor, living quarters on the second floor, and pow wows in the school’s gymnasium.

With a glimmer in her eye, when asked about a life in education, she says, “I always say I went through grade one up through college.”

Finishing up running her finger along the missioning cards, Sister Colette begins to pick each one back up, careful to keep them in chronological order. The cards represent her life of service, reflects Sister Colette and she cherishes each one. Adding, that as she has done throughout her life, while on annual retreat, she will pick a few of the cards at random, and think about the people she met in that ministry. And, she says, she will do what she has done for years, she will pray that all have led blessed lives.

NEW SCN BOOK The sixth book in the SCN series, “Impelled by the Love of Christ,” has been published.

The newest book, “Impelled by the Love of Christ: Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in Nepal,” by Anne Marie Thayilchirayil, SCN, with Teresa Kotturan, SCN, as editor, is now available. This latest publication is part of a multi-volume history of the second century of the Congregation’s life and ministry. Each volume covers different 12-year periods of the Congregation, and this book focuses on ministries in Nepal. Additional books

written by SCNs are also in process. The series, as well as other books by SCNs, are available at the Visitor Center on the Motherhouse Campus, Nazareth, Kentucky.

Authors of this series are SCNs Anne Marie, Patricia Kelley, Rachel Willett, Frances Krumpelman, Elaine McCarron, Mary Ellen Doyle, Maria Vincent Brocato, and Julie Driscoll. Members of the Publications Committee involved with the books series have included SCNs Mary Serra Goethals, Maureen Coughlin, Margaret Rodericks, Susan Kilb; and Mary Medley Bonn and Kathleen Lyons.

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Meeting the Face of Christ “This is Sister Sharen with JOIN, are you able to help me with a client?”

Since 2002, Sharen Baldy, SCN, has begun many of her phone calls this way. As assistant director and case worker at Joint Organization for Inner City Needs (JOIN), Sister Sharen has created a network of folks she can call for help on behalf of her clients. Set in the inner city of Columbus, Ohio, JOIN meets immediate needs, providing assistance for low-income families in the area.

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and to make sure basic needs are met. The Cycle of Poverty consists of a lack of transportation, education, food, and shelter.

Sister Sharen works to ease the burden of these immediate needs for her clients. JOIN provides bus passes, assistance with gas, electric, and water bills, and also houses a food pantry and a clothes closet.

Clients include the elderly on fixed incomes, struggling families, immigrants, and others. Each day, this unique nonprofit serves at least 80–90 individuals. “We meet the face of Christ every day,” says Sister Sharen.

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are always clients who beat her there. Sister Sharen participates each morning in the staff prayer, then goes out to greet a waiting crowd. With her gentle yet commanding presence, she addresses them, letting them know what to expect, what not to expect, and what papers they will need to have ready.

JOIN operates with the help of 70 volunteers and generous donors. The SCN Ministry Fund assists with the costs of clients’ birth certificate requests, a recurring need. As Sister Sharen explains, her clients often don’t have any identification. Without an ID, the client won’t be able to work or apply for services.

Obtaining one’s birth certificate is the first step in getting a much-needed identification card.

On this day, Sister Sharen was able to help Anita who had stopped in for assistance with her water bill. Anita’s water was to be turned off the day she came in. Her rent takes nearly her entire check. Her adult son lives with her as well. Since it was near Anita’s birthday, Sister Sharen was able to send Anita home with some chocolates to enjoy. She then took Anita down the hall to choose from donated bread, toiletries, and handmade hats and scarves. Sister Sharen also worked with another client, a woman from Ghana, who needed financial assistance to get a set of fingerprints made, which she needed in order to apply for a job.

In her small office (filled with books, stuffed animals, baskets of toiletries, and candies for those she helps), Sister Sharen makes little miracles happen each day. The hallway leading from her office to the food pantry and clothes closet is filled with home goods, toys, puzzles and more for clients. “It does kind of look like a flea market,” she says with a laugh.

WATCH A VIDEO OF SISTER SHAREN’S MINISTRY ON THE SCN FACEBOOK PAGE.

Laughter comes easy to Sister Sharen. Not only does she help to meet the basic needs of these men, women and children, she also treats everyone with respect, and with a joy that radiates. These individuals, who are at their lowest point, are reminded that there is much goodness and kindness in this world. With not much to offer in return but gratefulness, many hug Sister Sharen on their way out, thanking her repeatedly. Families are not only sent home with much-needed diapers or shoes, but Sister Sharen makes sure they know they are important, they matter, and are loved.

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In February, Luke Boiarski, SCN, and eight volunteers completed home repairs in Las Flores, Belize. The group was commissioned at the Sunday Mass at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Nazareth, Kentucky.

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SCNs Chris Kunze and Higinia Bol led a Lenten retreat in San Antonio, Belize, with the theme, “Come Journey with Me.” Six young women from their youth group participated.

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Second year novices, Jyothsana George, Prathima Kanapala, Sweta Baskey, Priyanka Murmu, and Punam Saroj Kandir, made their first profession of vows on March 7, 2015, at Nazareth Convent in Mokama, India. The novices write, “We gratefully appreciate your love, support and encouragement during our formative years... We want to assure you of our constant prayers for you and your ministry.”

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The Mission Department at Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, named three conference rooms in honor of SCNs Catherine Spalding, Michael Leo Mullaney, and Euphrasia Stafford.

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The Catholic Sisters of Western Pennsylvania won “Best Non-Irish Marching Women” for this year’s St. Patrick Day’s Parade. Sisters from several Congregations across western Pennsylvania, 50 in all, marched in the Pittsburgh parade including three members of the SCN Family.

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Sisters and Associates in Pittsburgh, 11 Pennsylvania, came together to celebrate the Feast of St. Louise de Marillac at St. Louise Convent in March.

Hundreds attended An Affair of the 12 Heart in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, an inspirational evening of sharing ministry stories at the award winning LeMont Restaurant, with the city of Pittsburgh as the backdrop. The Vincentian Collaborative System Fundraiser helps continue the mission of providing residents at Pittsburgh ministries with a home away from home, daily activities, and programs to enhance their quality of life.

SCN Family members took part in a graduation ceremony for nurses receiving their diplomas from the Kurji Holy Family Hospital (KHFH) College of Nursing in Patna, India. It was the 102nd graduation ceremony in the history of the School of Nursing at KHFH.

Students from St. Joseph Montessori Children’s Center sang during the SCN Earth Day celebration at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Nazareth, Kentucky in April. President Susan Gatz, SCN, released a bouquet of butterflies in celebration of the day.

St. Bridgid’s Parish in South Boston, Massachusetts, welcomed Evelyn Hurley, SCN, back to her home town to celebrate her birthday. The party was held April 12, 2015. Cardinal Seán Patrick O’Malley visited with Sister Evelyn to wish her a happy 100th birthday.

The SCN Lay Mission Volunteer Program made a trip to Fairdale, Illinois, to assist with clean-up after recent tornados ravaged the area.

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On April 16, 2015, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith released its report on the mandate regarding LCWR. The report’s release marks the conclusion of the mandate, as well as the role of the bishop delegates.

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Members of the Year of Consecrated Life planning committee, left to right, Janet Peterworth, OSU, John Schork, CP, Teresa Gunter, OSB, and Nancy Gerth, SCN, visited two neighboring building sites in Louisville, Kentucky. The two Habitat for Humanity home sites were blessed this spring. The homes will be built over the summer.

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JOURNEYING ON Sara Ann Abell, SCN, 102, a native of Leonardtown, Maryland, died at Nazareth Home, Louisville, Kentucky, on Jan. 24, 2015. She was in her 84th year of religious life.

Sister served in Kentucky, Arkansas, Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Maryland as teacher, principal, and librarian in both elementary and secondary education, in personal family service, Social Service, and Volunteer Ministry for

65 years. In Louisville, Sister has been a resident at both Maria Hall and Nazareth Home since August 1998, serving in the Apostolate of Prayer.

Survivors include one sister, Loretta (Tiny) Taylor of St. Mary’s City, Maryland; and her religious Community. Sister’s two sisters, SCNs Alberta Abell and Pauline Maria Abell preceded her in death.

Anna Jeanne Hardesty, SCN, 90, a native of Whitesville, Kentucky, died at Nazareth Home, Louisville, Kentucky, on Jan. 31, 2015. She was in her 73rd year of religious life.

Sister Anna Jeanne served in child care, elementary education as teacher and principal, administrator and coordinator, in admission and business office personnel, pastoral ministry, social justice, and volunteer ministry in Tennessee, Maryland, Kentucky, and Arkansas for 69 years.

In Louisville, Sister served in child care at St.

Thomas-St. Vincent Home from 1978–1982, and as coordinator in Community Service at Nazareth Home from 1982–85. From October 2010, Sister has served in the Apostolate of Prayer.

Survivors include seven sisters: Evelyn Hagan and Theresa Wedding of Whitesville, Kentucky; Rita Wink of Utica, Kentucky; Norma Jean Crowe and Rose Cecilia Knott of Columbia City, Indiana; Virgilia Marie Crowe of Owensboro, Kentucky; Lillian Dreiman of Oaktown, Indiana; and her religious Community.

Joseph Marita Wheatley, SCN, 91, a native of Waverly, Kentucky, died at Nazareth Home, Louisville, Kentucky, on February 4, 2015. She was in her 72nd year of religious life.

Sister Joseph Marita served in Kentucky, Maryland, and Virginia as a teacher in elementary education for 31 years, at St. Vincent Infirmary, now St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center, in Little Rock, Arkansas as pastoral associate and

chaplain for 21 years. In Louisville, Sister served at St. Thomas More School from 1944–46, and at St. Barnabas School from 1965–72. Sister Joseph Marita served in the SCN Mission Office, now Office of Congregational Advancement at Nazareth, Kentucky from 1996–2014. Sister became a resident at Nazareth Home in January 2015.

Survivors include nieces and nephews; and her religious Community.

Margaret Patrick Gallagher, SCN, 95, a native of Bridgeport, Ohio, died at Nazareth Home, Louisville, Kentucky, on February 7, 2015. She was in her 76th year of religious life.

Sister Margaret Patrick served in elementary education as a teacher in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio for 26 years. Sister served as Food Service Supervisor in Kentucky and Massachusetts for 22 years.

In Louisville, Sister served as teacher of grades

four and five at St. Philip Neri School from 1943– 45, and at St. Augustine School from 1954–56.

Sister Margaret Patrick served in Community Service, Food Purchasing, and Transportation at Morrison Hall from 1988–94. In retirement, Sister served in the Apostolate of Prayer at Maria Hall and Nazareth Home from 2003 until her death.

Survivors include nieces and nephews; and her religious Community.

ALUMNI OBITUARIES

Constance Place Johnson, Sacred Heart School, 1964

Patricia Konerman Brennan, LaSalette Academy, 1948

Betty Jane (Cobb) Newman, St Joseph School of Nursing, 1955

Agnes Maneclang Ventura, Nazareth College, Nazareth, 1958

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Seraphine Kostelnik, SCN, a native of St. Florian Parish, Pennsylvania, died at St. Louise Convent, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 14, 2015. She was in her 72nd year of religious life.

Before receiving her Licensed Practical Nurse certification, Sister Seraphine served at the Cathedral Rectory and in the Troy Hill area of Pittsburgh. After receiving her Licensed Practical Nurse certification from Mercedian School of Nursing, Sister Seraphine ministered at St. Vincent Hospital in Monett, Missouri for 50 years.

When Sister Seraphine moved back to Pittsburgh in 2003, she served at the Vincentian Child Care Center until her retirement in 2006. Sister Seraphine also ministered to Vincentian Home residents.

Sister Seraphine had the unique privilege of having three of her family members also enter the former Vincentian Sisters of Charity, now SCNs. Survivors include her sisters Catherine, Margaret, Sister John Gabriel, and Sister Antoinette; her nieces and nephews; and her religious Community.

Alice Adams, SCN, 90, a native of Louisville, Kentucky, died at Nazareth Home, Louisville, on February 25, 2015. She was in her 70th year of religious life.

Sister Alice served in elementary and secondary education, music, Community service and parish ministry in Tennessee, Ohio, Kentucky and Massachusetts for 52 years. Sister Alice taught music for over 25 years. She had retired as a music teacher when she began volunteering with the Suzuki music program in Bardstown, Kentucky.

Sister was also in ministry with the

Congregation as a provincial counselor, assistant to the treasurer general, and director of ministry.

Sister Alice also served with Nazareth Arts for Life as a financial secretary. For 14 years, she was director of liturgy and worship in the St. Joseph parish of Bardstown. Sister Alice became a resident at Nazareth Home in September 2014 where she served in the Apostolate of Prayer.

Survivors include a brother and his wife, R. B. and Peg Adams of Louisville; nephew Barth Adams; and her religious Community.

Anna Marie Canary, SCN, formerly Sister Christopher Canary, 77, a native of Roanoke, Virginia, died at Nazareth Home, Louisville, Kentucky, March 16, 2015. She was in her 59th year of religious life.

Sister Anna Marie served in Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio and Virginia in elementary education as both teacher and principal, as teacher of religion and music, in parish and family ministry for 31 years. In Louisville, Sister taught grades 7 and 8 at St. Cecilia School from 1959–67. From 1971–74, Sister Anna Marie served

as a member of the renewal team of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. From 1992–1997, Sister served as director of the SCN Mission Office, now Office of Congregational Advancement, and from 1997–2000, she served as director of annual giving.

From 2000–2003, Sister was pastoral administrator of St. Vincent Church at Nazareth, Kentucky. Sister has been a resident at Nazareth Home since July 2011, and has served in the Apostolate of Prayer.

Survivors include a sister, Helen Rowe of Roanoke, Virginia; nieces and nephews; and her religious Community.

Mary Christopher Zayicek, SCN, a native of Johnstown, New York, died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 22, 2015. She was in her 64th year of religious life.

She received her B.Ed. from Duquesne University and her M.A. degree from Saint Thomas College, and served the Church as an elementary and high school teacher in the Dioceses of Pittsburgh and Greensburg, Pennsylvania and Mobile, Alabama.

Sister Mary Christopher also ministered in the

health care profession at Vincentian Home and Vincentian de Marillac. In 1984, she became a certified medical records coder and worked at the Falk Clinic, and Presbyterian and Jefferson Hospitals. She also served the Sisters as a Community driver and Sacristan aide.

Survivors include her sisters Patricia Vjelica and Agnes Sahut; nieces and nephews; and her religious Community.

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Memorial/Honorary Donations Jan. 22, 2015 through May 4, 2015

MEMORIALS SARA ANN ABELL, SCN Anita Hager, SCN John Loretto Mueller, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCN William Leslie Keene, Jr. Lorraine Hancock John M. Cohen Quintin\Mary Wood\Family Richard H. Gentry Everett\Mary Leasor Loretta Taylor\Family Trudi Maish, SCNA Susan Gatz, SCN Angela Hicks, SCN Mary Assumpta Dwyer, SCN Virginia M. Kern, SCNA Eleanor Willett, SCN Anonymous Betty Jean Lewis, SCNA Dorothy P. Bailey Gerald\Mary Stauffer Carl\Cinda Raley Charles A. Daniels John\Karen Garner W. Darrel\Faye Reid Mr.\Mrs. Donald B. Burch Margaret Rose Williams George Kennett Christine Sterline Senese Julia M. Raley Barbara Russello Mary C. Freres Mr.\Mrs. W. J. Brown, II Rosanne Dillon Karen A. Wood Lois Fowler Tim\Cindy Parlett JOAN ABELN Anita Hager, SCN ALICE ADAMS, SCN Mary Loretto Krimple, SCN John Loretto Mueller, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN Jerome\Rose Hamilton Nora Simms Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Sharen Baldy, SCN Janine Auslander Kay\Joe Vandrick William Leslie Keene, Jr. Joseph\Cecily Blair Margaret Rose Williams Sharen Baldy, SCN Maureen Taaffe, SCN Marietta Putzig, SCN Mr.\Mrs. George McNair Carolyn Medley Philip\Margaret Mattingly Connie Tarallo, SCN Kenton\Rhu Hayes Jeanine Jaster, SCN Paula Duane, SCNA Margaret Meisner, SCN Mary Elizabeth Miller, SCN Theresa Cash, SCN Elizabeth Duane Bonifer Alice Casper, SCN Peggy Voglewede, SCN Virginia Blair, SCN Betty Blandford, SCN Dorothy Wilson, SCN Mary M. Mangeot Bro. Joel W. McGraw, FSC Connie Lusher, SCNA

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Flaget Memorial Hospital Mary Martin, SCNA Carmelita Dunn, SCN Hattie Medley Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN TERESA JOSEPH BABCOCK, SCN Patricia A. Bradley\Family CHRISTINE BALDY Angela Hicks, SCN Sharon Gray, SCN John Loretto Mueller, SCN Mary Elizabeth Miller, SCN Mary Michelle Naber, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCN Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN John\Mary Naber Connie Tarallo, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Janice Downs, SCN Louise Smith, SCN Carmelita Dunn, SCN Mary Loretto Krimple, SCN Rose Mary Gerlica, SCN Dorothy Gerlica, SCN Betty Blandford, SCN Virginia Blair, SCN Dorothy Wilson, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Margaret Rodericks, SCN Michaella Cronin, SCN Carol McKean, SCN Diane Pharo, SCN Eleanor Willett, SCN Catherine Lee, SCN Wilma Ross, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN Mary Ninette Manning, SCN Diane V. Burton, SCNA Mary Assumpta Dwyer, SCN Barbara Gilmetti, SCN EMERSON BALLARD Nora Ballard, SCNA JAMES GLENN BALLARD Nora Ballard, SCNA JOSEPH ROGER BALLARD Nora Ballard, SCNA ELLEN BALLEW, SCN Cornelia Grenier FRANCES BARBER, SCN Al\Mary Ann Bowling MAUDE MICHELLE BARBER, SCN Al\Mary Ann Bowling GARY BARNES Luke Boiarski, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN ELIZABETH BARRY, SCN Patricia A. Bradley\Family MARY CATHERINE BASEHEART, SCN Greg\Susie Baseheart VIRGINIA BAUER, SCN Margaret Baird THOMAS “TONY” BECKHAM Beth Beckham Sharon Gray, SCN ADIB BEJOS John Loretto Mueller, SCN Sharen Baldy, SCN Susan Kilb, SCN

Ruth Ann Humphrey, SCN Judy Donohue Mary Kathleen Sheehan, SCN Gail Collins, SCN Connie Tarallo, SCN Linda Soltis, SCN Mary Michelle Naber, SCN Diane Pharo, SCN Maureen Coughlin, SCN Barbara Peterson, SCN Carol Rogers, SCN Bridgid Clifford, SCN Camille Panich, SCN Jeanine Jaster, SCN Mary Elizabeth Miller, SCN Anne Hagedorn, SCN Alice Casper, SCN Peggy Voglewede, SCN Angela Hicks, SCN Sharon Gray, SCN Virginia Blair, SCN Betty Blandford, SCN Dorothy Wilson, SCN Eleanor Willett, SCN Margaret Rodericks, SCN Mary Naomi Elder, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN Carmelita Dunn, SCN Connie Lusher, SCNA Eleanor Willett, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN Judy Raley, SCN Mary Assumpta Dwyer, SCN Barbara Gilmetti, SCN DONALD BEELER Mary Loretto Krimple, SCN Mildred M. Smith CLARENCE T. BELL, SR. Rosamary Bell JAMES BIRES Joyce Bires CECILIA BIVEN, SCN Patricia A. Bradley\Family CHARLES A. BLAKE Constance A. Blake, SCNA EULA BLANDFORD, SCN Patricia A. Bradley\Family Susan Bowling Mary Anne Gallucci Lucille\David Fannin MARGARET VINCENT BLANDFORD, SCN Lucille\David Fannin M. SYLVIA BLAZICEK, VSC Lynn\John Richnafsky ANNA MARGARET BOARMAN Mary Loretto Krimple, SCN Anita Hager, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Evelyn Hurley, SCN Pat Worley, SCN Rita Spalding, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Carol McKean, SCN Michaella Cronin, SCN Susan Kilb, SCN Ruth Ann Humphrey, SCN Judy Donohue Miriam Corcoran, SCN Eleanor Willett, SCN Catherine Lee, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN Mary Assumpta Dwyer, SCN

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MING WEI CHU Margaret Wang VERONICA CIMPRICH, VSC Bernadine Cimprich TOMMY CLAN Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Virginia Blair, SCN Betty Blandford, SCN Dorothy Wilson, SCN MARIE CLARK Carol Rogers, SCN Bridgid Clifford, SCN CAROL CLASGENS, SCN Patsy O’Toole, SCNA George\Diane Kuehl ELLEN CLIFFORD Mary Joyce Kernen, SCN Ann Kernen, SCN Anita Hager, SCN Michaella Cronin, SCN Carol McKean, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Angela Hicks, SCN Mary Assumpta Dwyer, SCN Virginia M. Kern, SCNA Eleanor Willett, SCN Betty Blandford, SCN Dorothy Wilson, SCN Virginia Blair, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCN Carol M. Whelan Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Helen Carbol, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN Catherine Lee, SCN Connie Tarallo, SCN Kay Glunk, SCN Phyllis Passafiume Marietta Putzig, SCN Peggy Fowkes, SCN Alice Casper, SCN Peggy Voglewede, SCN Mary Martin, SCNA Hattie Medley SUSAN CLOUGHERTY Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN RITA MARIA COCO, SCN Philip\Susan Coco HELEN COLVIN Richard\Brenda Oechslin ROSE ANN COOMES J. Kendrick Williams JEANETTE CONNOLLY Joseph Connolly ROSE COOMES Judy C. Amig TERESA LEONARD COONEY Maureen Flaherty ANN CORCORAN CRELLY Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lekmkuhl, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Mary Naomi Elder, SCN Mary Michelle Naber, SCN Judith A. Martin, SCNA Phyllis M. Passafiume Evelyn Hurley, SCN Anne Hagedorn, SCN Marilyn Schuler Margaret Meisner, SCN Susan M. Bentley, M.D. Alice Casper, SCN

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Bridgid Clifford, SCN SHIRLEY ESTELLE Maureen Flaherty CAROLITA EVANS, SCN Bill\Carolyn Foerster MR.\MRS. FRANK FATULA Cecilia Ann Fatula, SCN FATULA FAMILY\ DECEASED MEMBERS Cecilia Ann Fatula, SCN AGNES ELIZABETH (LOUISE) FENNESSEY, SCN Nancy Fennessey MARY FENNESSEY, SCN Nancy Fennessey JOHN FENTON William F. Coughlin MARGARET FERRELL, SCNA SCN Associates Eileen Mary Meyer, SCN CAROLINE BOOTH FIELD, SCN Elizabeth Field James Corr Bob\Marge Slack CATHERINE FIELDS The Beavin Family MARY LYNN FIELDS, SCN Nancy Leatherman Martha J. Young Bonnie Lossie Miriam Corcoran, SCN Mary Mullen-Ferzely Christina Beavin MARGARET\DANIEL FLAHERTY Maureen Flaherty ANNE FOLEY Evelyn Hurley, SCN GERALD\LIVIA FOLEY Gerald Foley FOLEY FAMILY\DECEASED MEMBERS Patricia\Joseph Mastrorilli PAUL FOWKES Alice Casper, SCN Peggy Voglewede, SCN Carol McKean, SCN Michaella Cronin, SCN Pat Worley, SCN Anita Hager, SCN Rosemarie Kirwan, SCN Connie Tarallo, SCN Marietta Putzig, SCN Teresa Rose Nabholz, SCN Emily Nabholz, SCN Pat Hill, SCN James S.\Carol Driscoll Nancy S. Dewar Louis Binda Susan Kilb, SCN David\Marie Crimmins Grace Whittaker, SCN David A. Sheehan Michael\Marcia Sandner Charlene Jacobs, SCN James E. Coffey Eileen\Philip Crimmins Trudy Foster, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Madeline\Joseph Bean Mary E. Fallon Pauline A. Fletcher Ellen Paul McGovern, SCN Shirley Porter Joan Jenkins Barbara Carney Ann Irwen Martha Walsh, SCN Helen Carbol, SCN

Mary Assumpta Dwyer, SCN Jane Driscoll Martha\William Crimmins James Cunniff Evelyn Hurley, SCN Trudy Foster, SCN John\Marie O’Connor RICH FRANK Luke Boiarski, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Annette Skees, SCNA AGNES LEO FREUND, SCN David Hulefeld AGNES ANN FUHS, SCN Carol Rogers, SCN Bridgid Clifford, SCN Mary Assumpta Dwyer, SCN Gertrude Keefe\Family Marie E. Walsh NICOLE FURMANSKI Connie Tarallo, SCN MARGARET PATRICK GALLAGHER, SCN Rita Schafer William Leslie Keene, Jr. Edward\Judy Zadjura Mary\John Oppelt Mary Eula Johnson, SCN Katherine Lower Maureen Taaffe, SCN Alice Casper, SCN Peggy Voglewede, SCN MERCEDES GARCIA Ruth R. Blodgett JOHN GATZ Daniel\Donna Majewski NELL GATZ Denise Mangeot Chris\Katherine Gatz LYNN GEARY Evelyn Hurley, SCN JOE GELLY William F. Coughlin MARY PHYLLIS GEMBAROSKY, SCN Martha F. Gembarosky JOE GERLICA Sharen Baldy, SCN BETTY GILL Tim Gill MR.\MRS. JOHN GILMETTI Barbara Gilmetti, SCN LAMBERT GOBBER Luke Boiarski, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN AGNES SIENNA GOERG, SCN Patrick G. Boehm VIOLA HAMBURG Nancy Acra ANNA JEANNE HARDESTY, SCN Anita Hager, SCN Mary Loretto Krimple, SCN Michaella Cronin, SCN Carol McKean, SCN Theresa Wedding Raymunda\John Calhoun Marian Yeager Luke Boiarski, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Angela Hicks, SCN Mary Assumpta Dwyer, SCN Eleanor Willett, SCN Mary Michelle Naber, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Martha Jean Gish Fredrick Arnold William Leslie Keene, Jr. Rita Spalding, SCN Catherine Hardesty

Susan Kilb, SCN Catherine L. Dunavant\Family Connie Tarallo, SCN Mary Eula Johnson, SCN Joan Baermann Joanna Wright Maureen Taaffe, SCN Rev. Gary Young Theresa Cash, SCN Alice Casper, SCN Peggy Voglewede, SCN Mary Martin, SCNA RUTH MARY HARTLAGE, SCN Jon\Laura Hansbrough ELLA DEAN HAYDEN Mary Assumpta Dwyer, SCN LAWRENCE “BOY” HAYDEN Peter\Betsy Wigginton SEAMUS HAYES Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN STACY HENRY Alice Casper, SCN Peggy Voglewede, SCN Mary Assumpta Dwyer, SCN ANNA MARY HESSION, SCN Joseph Gentilini CHRISTOPHER HICKS Carol Rogers, SCN Bridgid Clifford, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN CHUCK HILGERT SCN Associates ELIZABETH AGNES HOLLY Peter\Elizabeth Wigginton MARQUERITE HOUCK Peter\Mary Houck WILLIAM A. HUNDLEY, M.D. Jack\Diane\Kristina Miller ELSIE\AUGIE IURLANO Anita Iurlano, SCNA JANKOVIAK FAMILY\ DECEASED MEMBERS Michele Smith BEAUMONT JETER FAMILY \DECEASED MEMBERS Robert Ruddle DIANE LAMMERS JONES Carol\Vincent Paglino Mary Michelle Naber, SCN Patricia Kenney Jane Queenan Rita Yates Odetta Tucker Janes\Benita Sinnott Carol\Charles Iglehart Suzanne Hackmiller Anthony\Carol Grantz Jerome A. Crimmins Bruce K. Lane Therese\John Allen Judy Becker Rawlings Kathy\Mike Dicken Donald Jones Patrick\Barbara Gorman Mr.\Mrs. Kenneth Flaherty Carole\Charlie Freville Herman\M. Inez Kiesler Richard E. Dearing Patricia Jones Rita Hagan Betty Blandford, SCN Dorothy Wilson, SCN Virginia Blair, SCN Doris Raidt Bruce\Marlene Van Wagner Debra\Ben Finneran Ann Mehling David\Sharon Ruhl

Phyllis Passafiume Leo\Gabriele Hauber Susan\David Struck Mark\Eunice Krish FRED KAUFMAN Donald\Dorothy Gammon BILL KEEGAN Janice Downs, SCN MARY ISAAC KEHOE, SCN Terry Odien PATRICIA KELLEY, SCN Anne\Roger Baird RUTH KEMPF Miriam Corcoran, SCN ALICE MARITA KERN, SCN Rita Lemire ANTHONY KERN Virginia Kern, SCNA ROBERTA KIROL, VSC Thomas R. Kirol MARY LEE KNOPF, SCN John\Carol Harrison MARY BARBARA KOENIG, SCN Rachel Johnson MARY THARSILLA KOPINSKY, VSC Bill\Karen Congelio SERAPHINE KOSTELNIK, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCN Sangeeta Ayithamattam, SCN Christine L. Leininger Margaret McCaffrey Charles\Jan Rowell Cathy\Wayne Adams Daniel\Catherine Topley ANTOINETTE (BUTSY) LANIGAN Marilyn Shea, SCN Trudy Foster, SCN LASALETTE ACADEMY \ CLASS OF 1954\ DECEASED MEMBERS Marlene Reynolds MARY JO LECHLEITER James T. Lechleiter EILEEN LEHANE, SCN Kathleen Lehane Catherine Lee, SCN ANNE LIBBY Evelyn Hurley, SCN Peggy Fowkes, SCN MARTHA RITA LUCKETT, SCN John\Jeanelle Luckett PETE LUMBACH Brenda Gonzales, SCN JEAN L. MAAS Barbara Brady DENNIS “DENNY” MARTIN MACKIN Mike\Brenda Mackin Iva Jean Mackin Pat\Connie Mackin Stan Clayton P. J.\Catsy Inman Mary Rita Cecil Mary A. Mackin Mary Lynn Mackin-Salazar Betty Jean Lewis, SCNA REV. JOHN MADIGAN Peter\Betsy Wigginton MARIELLEN Claire Frassica MARTHA MAHONEY, SCN Carol Rogers, SCN Bridgid Clifford, SCN Mary Assumpta Dwyer, SCN Alice Casper, SCN Peggy Voglewede, SCN

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MARY LORETTA SAUNDERS Peter\Betsy Wigginton GERI SAYLOR Alice Ryan MR.\MRS. RAYMOND SCHILKE Major Beverly Schilke SCHILMILLER FAMILY\ DECEASED MEMBERS Mary Jane Rhodes, SCN Anna Marie Rhodes, SCN MARY ALICE SCHUMANN Kay Glunk, SCN John Loretto Mueller, SCN Evelyn Hurley, SCN Sharen Baldy, SCN Anita Hager, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN Susan Kilb, SCN Ruth Ann Humphrey, SCN Judy Donohue Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Connie Tarallo, SCN Emily Nabholz, SCN Pat Hill, SCN Linda Soltis, SCN Mary Michelle Naber, SCN Diane Pharo, SCN Maureen Coughlin, SCN Carol Rogers, SCN Bridgid Clifford, SCN Camille Panich, SCN Jeanine Jaster, SCN Mary Elizabeth Miller, SCN Rose Eleanor Perry, SCN Mary Margaret Reid, SCN Theresa Cash, SCN Anne Hagedorn, SCN Alice Casper, SCN Peggy Voglewede, SCN Office of Congregational Advancement Angela Hicks, SCN Sharon Gray, SCN Virginia Blair, SCN Betty Blandford, SCN Dorothy Wilson, SCN Eleanor Willett, SCN Margaret Rodericks, SCN Judith A. Martin, SCNA Carmelita Dunn, SCN Connie Lusher, SCNA Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN Mary Assumpta Dwyer, SCN Barbara Gilmetti, SCN SCNs\DECEASED Marietta Putzig, SCN Margaret Davies SCN\As\RELATIVES\ FRIENDS Mary Ellen Doyle, SCN SCNs AT ST. BARNABAS\1956-1964 Mark\Kathleen Smith JUDY SEARS Alice Casper, SCN Peggy Voglewede, SCN BERNARDA SEBAK, VSC Helen Lasko BOB SHEEHAN Barbara J. Sheehan ELIZABETH (BETTY) SHELTON, SCN Patricia A. Bradley\Family Carol Rogers, SCN Bridgid Clifford, SCN Sally\Barry Crowe Mary Eula Johnson, SCN William Fuchs

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JUANITA TAYLOR Jo Carter, SCNA HAZEL THARP Vicki Ward GEORGE THEODORE Amelia Theodore MARGARET THIENEMAN John Loretto Mueller, SCN Anita Hager, SCN Carol Rogers, SCN Bridgid Clifford, SCN Evelyn Hurley, SCN Theresa Cash, SCN Alice Casper, SCN Peggy Voglewede, SCN Eleanor Willett, SCN Margaret Rodericks, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN BARBARA THOMAS, SCN Patricia A. Bradley\Family JEANINE THORNBERRY James R. Thornberry TERESA TIPTON Eleanor Willett, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN XAVIER “SAZACARIA” VALIAKUNNACKAL, SCN Anne E. Ferrucci JOSEPH VALERI Paul D’Allesandro\Family VALERIE\RONNIE VEECH Mary Wimsatt, SCNA Vicki Ward Eleanor Willett, SCN VALLORIC FAMILY\ DECEASED Anna Marie Valloric AGNES MANECLANG VENTURA Alice-Lee Wynter VON BOKERN FAMILY\ DECEASED MEMBERS Connie Tarallo, SCN BOB VON BOKERN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Sharen Baldy, SCN John Loretto Mueller, SCN Rose Eleanor Perry, SCN Theresa Knabel, SCN Elaine McCarron, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN Diane Pharo, SCN Connie Tarallo, SCN Carol McKean, SCN Michaella Cronin, SCN Alice Casper, SCN Peggy Voglewede, SCN Virginia Blair, SCN Betty Blandford, SCN Dorothy Wilson, SCN Eleanor Willett, SCN Anne Magruder, SCN Luke Boiarski, SCN LEO VOYTECK Carol Rogers, SCN Bridgid Clifford, SCN M. BERTHA VRANCIK, VSC Mr.\Mrs. Paul Vinkler ANDREW WALLER FAMILY\ DECEASED MEMBERS Rose Andrew Waller, SCN THOMAS WALSH Evelyn Hurley, SCN JIMMY WATHEN SCN Associates ELIZABETH ANN WEBB, SCN John T. Dwyer, Jr.

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KATHRYN “KAE” WERKHOVEN Connie Tarallo, SCN Betty Fracchia, SCN Barbara Spencer, SCN Jeff\Debbie Jenkins JOSEPH MARITA WHEATLEY, SCN Mary Assumpta Dwyer, SCN Eleanor Willett, SCN William Leslie Keene, Jr. Office of Congregational Advancement Kay Clark Mary L. Chandler Rita Schafer Jane Abell Wilson Mary Eula Johnson, SCN Beth Beckham John Petrenka Maureen Taaffe, SCN Margaret Meisner, SCN ANNE WHITEHEAD, SCN Dr. Robert B. Scripko ANNE SHANNON WILLIAMS Annette Skees, SCNA LEE\NANCY WILLIAMS J. Kendrick Williams LEONTIA WILSON, SCN Patricia A. Bradley\Family ANNE ZAHURANIC Lynn\John Richnafsky MARY CHRISTOPHER ZAYICEK, SCN Brenda Gonzales, SCN Marie Pucalik JOANN ZIMMERMAN Carol McKean, SCN Michaella Cronin, SCN Marilyn Shea, SCN Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN John Loretto Mueller, SCN Miriam Corcoran, SCN Golden Jubilee Class 2013 Susan Kilb, SCN Ruth Ann Humphrey, SCN Trudy Foster, SCN HONORARIES REGINA ATKINS, SCN John\Lisa Rotunni SHAREN BALDY, SCN Alice Casper, SCN Peggy Voglewede, SCN MARY CHRISTOPHER BASEHEART, SCN Greg\Susie Baseheart GEORGINE BIRES, SCN Joyce Bires JACQUELINE\ANTHONY BERRY\BIRTHDAY Brian Fisher BETTY BLANDFORD, SCN Alice Casper, SCN Peggy Voglewede, SCN LUKE BOIARSKI, SCN Evelyn Faldowski, SCNA Bob Fugazzi, SCNA DICK BLUNS Alice Casper, SCN Peggy Voglewede, SCN GREG BLUNS Alice Casper, SCN Peggy Voglewede, SCN MARY PATRICIA BRENNAN, SCN/BIRTHDAY Ann Susan Villa, SCN JOHN CARBOL Helen Carbol, SCN THERESA CASH, SCN Al\Jeanne Cash

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