Our 50th issue!
Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph
Winter 2019
Proclaiming Jesus through Education and Christian Formation
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Issue No. 50
Commemorating 100th Anniversary of the Death of Father Paul Volk First Escape to the Mount Weekend Thank You, Kind Donors!
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From our Congregational Leader Dear Friends, Christmas will be here in just a few weeks. We often ask ourselves what Christmas really means. We see all the lights, and people buying presents. So many don’t know why we really celebrate Christmas. The meaning is lost in the advertising and hype of the holidays – not the holy days. How can we help people understand the real meaning of these days? Bob Hope had a great idea about Sister Amelia Christmas. He said, “My idea of Christmas, whether oldfashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?” We don’t have to wait until Christmas to show our love to our families, our friends or the poor person down the street or in a shelter. We don’t have to wait until Christmas to share God’s love with others. People need love all year round. We are so grateful for the many people who share their love with us all year. We are very blessed to have friends all over the United States who give of themselves to help us share with others. Your gifts throughout the year support our mission of education and Christian formation. You assist us in taking care of our retired sisters. You support the work we do in so many ministries. Without your support we might not have the ability to serve God’s children the way Jesus calls One way the sisters prepare us to do. We hope your holy days of Christmas are for Christmas is to make sweets to share. TOP: Sister filled with much love and many blessings as we Marietta Wethington, left, celebrate again the coming of Jesus, our Sister Eva Boone and Sister Michael Ann Monaghan. Emmanuel. BOTTOM: Sister Elaine Burke God bless you and those you love. Sister Amelia Stenger, OSU, Congregational Leader
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
COVER: Sister Marilyn Mueth, OSU, instructs children at St. James Catholic School in Millstadt, Ill., where she is a K-8 resource teacher.
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Ursulines Alive is published by the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph, Maple Mount, Ky. Three issues are published each calendar year. EDITORS: Director of Mission Advancement/Communications...... Dan Heckel, OSUA Communications Specialist/Graphic Design.................... Jennifer Kaminski, OSUA MISSION ADVANCEMENT STAFF: Communications and Development Specialist............... Maggie Hatfield Coordinator of Ursuline Partnerships............................. Doreen Abbott, OSUA Director of Development................................................ Carol Braden-Clarke Mission Advancement Assistant..................................... Sister Mary McDermott, OSU Mission Advancement Assistant..................................... Sister Marcella Schrant, OSU Contributing Writer......................................................... Sister Ruth Gehres, OSU Contributing Writer......................................................... Sister Marietta Wethington, OSU
That’s so “Ursuline!”.............................. 3-7 Sister Spotlight.......................................... 7 Vocations................................................... 7 Saint Angela in Paris ................................ 8 Sister Darlene Award................................ 8 Escape to the Mount................................. 9 Retreat Center.................................... 10-12 Obituaries................................................ 12 Sister Ruth and 50th Issue....................... 13 Powerhouse of Prayer............................. 14 Donor Names...................................... 15-19 Donor Spotlight....................................... 19 Father Volk’s Remembrance Mass ......... 20
OUR MISSION We, the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph, sustained by prayer and vowed life in community, proclaim Jesus through education and Christian formation in the spirit of our founder, Saint Angela Merici.
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Prayer Service Empowerment Justice Contemplative Presence ...In the spirit of Saint Angela Merici
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Sisters share what is “Ursuline” about their ministries
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rsuline Sister Jane Falke spent 24 years as an educator, then 26 years in elected or internal ministry, with service as a parish business manager in the middle. Since 2008 she has served as an administrative support specialist with Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas, mostly welcoming the multitude of immigrants who come to the Diocese of Kansas City. It has given her a new viewpoint on what it means to be “Ursuline.” “Every day I am on the move across the county line from one of the richest counties in the United States to one of the poorest ones,” Sister Jane said. “It’s an Ursuline thing to do – being on the move to places where we can use our talents to help those in need. “Saint Angela went to Brescia (Italy). Other Ursulines have crossed oceans and continents, countries and states to go where the need may be,” Sister Jane said. “Sometimes the distance is long in miles. Other times like my own, the distance is long in culture and economics.” Anyone who witnesses an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph’s ministry will eventually utter this sentence – “that is such an Ursuline thing to do.” The Ursuline Sisters were asked what they considered the most “Ursuline thing” they do in their ministries. They were also asked if, over time, they found something new in the teachings of Saint Angela Merici that may be directing them to new Ursuline ways. Not surprisingly, their answers all varied. For Sister Jane, living in an apartment in Johnson County, Kan., and traveling into Wyandotte County, Kan., each day illustrates Saint Angela’s call to “act, move and believe.” “The Ursuline way is to go meet the needs and challenges even if it stretches us and puts us in places that bear some risks, is sometimes uncomfortable, and depletes our emotional energy,” Sister Jane said. “I never thought of being on the move as an Ursuline thing, but now I like the idea a lot. It provides me some inspiration.” Sister Marilyn Mueth, an educator for most of her 38 years as an Ursuline, is a K-8 resource teacher at St. James School in Millstadt, Ill. “Working with students who have difficulties in school, but who are intelligent and cannot express this intelligence in the ‘prescribed’ standards of testing that our school system requires, is ‘very Ursuline’ to me,” Sister Marilyn said. “I live by Angela’s adage: ‘You do not know what God has intended for them.’ They
Sister Jane Falke gets ready to make her daily drive from Johnson County, Kan., to Wyandotte County, Kan., where she serves at Catholic Charities.
deserve every help available to help succeed and not give up in the effort.” Sister Michele Morek hasn’t led a classroom since 2004, when she was a biology professor at Brescia University in Owensboro, Ky. But as the North American Sister Liaison for the Global Sisters Report, she is still teaching and encouraging in the following ways: “I teach the sisters who submit stories how to make their story clear and interesting; “I encourage my writers to feel good about themselves and have confidence; “I serve as a resource for my fellow GSR staff members – recently I taught the difference between ‘chastity’ and ‘celibacy’ and the difference between a ‘nun’ and a ‘sister;’ “By sharing GSR articles with our MSJ community, I think I am helping to give some of them a more ‘global perspective.’” She also encourages Ursuline Sisters and Associates from several communities (including Belgium and Thailand) to write for Global Sisters Report, with about 10 so far willing to share the Ursuline charism. Sister Michele has had an eclectic ministry during her 57 years as an Ursuline, serving as a professor, elected leader of her religious community and the coalition coordinator for UNANIMA, a nongovernmental organization at the United Nations. “As my ministries have evolved, I hear Angela whispering in my ear ‘do what needs to be done,’” she said. “I feel that I have a ministry to religious life itself, at a vulnerable time in its history, and one that makes me more of a ‘citizen of the world’ – of which Angela would have approved.” Sister Vivian Bowles was a teacher and a college professor, ultimately serving as president of Brescia College/University for 12 years. Since 2012 she’s served as director of Faith Formation at St. Alphonsus Parish in St. Joseph, Ky. Continued on page 4
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Lauter’s Water With Blessings ministry. She is teaching Sister Sister Michele Rose Karen Johnson how to Morek, left, meets with the crochet them as well. Global Sisters “Formerly, we may have had a Report staff narrower idea about what we, as both in person Ursulines, are supposed to do – in Kansas City and mainly, teach in the classroom,” electronically. Sister Sheila Anne said. “I think In the middle that now we have a much broader is Managing interpretation of Saint Angela’s Editor Pam Hackenmiller, directives for us ... we teach by along with example. We teach through our Sister Vivian Bowles, Marketing Coordinator Meg Nestor. The staff on the screen were concerned response to the needs standing in the center, in Washington, D.C., Uganda, New York City, Connecticut and meets with children in of others.” Indiana. faith formation at St. Sister Rose Karen tries to Alphonsus Parish. She “When Saint Angela advised us to read the signs of help people keep God in their is joined by catechists the times and adapt our ministry, I wonder if even she everyday life, through various Carol Rumage, left, and realized where that might take Ursulines today,” Sister Breanna Dant. forms of prayer. Vivian said. “Some of my nieces and “For years we had a typical day of ministry. Today nephews are out of the church,” she we never know what our ministry will call us to,” Sister said. “I’ve gotten my sisters to help with Vivian said. this. I ask them to sit in silence for an “I go to ‘work’ thinking I might perform my job hour and ‘just be.’ I ask Jesus to lead us. description but most often I deviate from that in order After the hour, they feel better, but they to be present to whomever and whatever,” she said. “As don’t know what’s behind it. The family an Ursuline I feel called to be hospitable, welcoming and has come together over this.” helpful. That includes prayer, organization, listening, Sister Angela Fitzpatrick, a home formation experiences, or just being there with an open caregiver in the Kansas City area, heart to be available as needed. Most often I end up believes prayer is the most Ursuline taking my ‘work’ home to do because I don’t seem to thing she does. accomplish it all at work.” “As a caregiver, I can put my love in action,” Sister Sister Alicia Coomes is the director of Local Angela said. “I am blessed to have the strength and Community Life for the sisters at the Motherhouse. energy to care for others, especially the elderly in their “Caring for the needs of the sisters here at the homes.” Motherhouse leads me to reflect on Angela’s words: ‘Be Sister Angela also sends cards to her Ursuline Sisters bound one to another by the bonds of charity, respecting on their birthdays. each other, helping each other, bearing with one another “Saint Angela wanted us to go often to visit one in Jesus Christ,’” she said. “If I can assist the sisters another and to stay united with each other,” she said. in their needs, and love them gently… I feel like I am “At times, I am inspired to send notes of cheer or living the Ursuline Way of Life.” sympathy to others. I hope it helps others know that Sister Alicia believes the they are being thought of and are “Ursuline way” changes as the not alone.” sisters move through life. Sister Betsy Moyer serves in the “In whatever gift of Angela that Education Department at Brescia I need each day, God gives me the University, including as director of grace for the day or the moment,” the Curriculum Resource Center, she said. “I am grateful.” field placement coordinator and Sister Marie Joseph Coomes office manager. She said the most assists Sister Alicia at the Ursuline part of her ministry is “to Motherhouse and finds visiting challenge and encourage students to the sick and dying sisters to be her take risks when necessary, to trust uniquely Ursuline ministry. and be confident in who they are Sister Alicia Coomes, left, and Sister Marie Sister Sheila Anne Smith and what they do, and to be alive in Joseph Coomes, right, help Sister Marie crochets protective covers for the extraordinary ways.” Montgomery prior to lunch in Saint Joseph water filters used in Sister Larraine Villa. New Ursuline ways of ministry From page 3
she’s discovering include being as gentle as possible in her interactions with others … “and to accept others where they are and not so much where you want them to be,” Sister Betsy said. “There are students that need care, understanding and guidance,” she said. “They need a ‘cheerleader.’ Some come from broken homes or one-parent families, some have a parent in prison, some are just needy and confused. They want and need to belong to something bigger than life itself. I make a difference because I care and support.” Offering personal concern to Brescia students is also what Sister Barbara Jean Head strives to do, beyond her role as senior accountant. “We Ursulines are known for our hospitality,” Sister Barbara Jean said. “In my ministry at Brescia, I try to learn the names of the students and call them by name when I greet them on campus or in our offices.” Sister Rosemary Keough serves in several internal ministries at the Motherhouse but finds her most Ursuline endeavor now is reading to the sisters whose eyesight is failing. Sister Angela “On Mondays and Fridays, I read Fitzpatrick sits to Sister Clarita Browning and on at her desk Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in Kansas I read to Sister Marie Bosco Wathen,” addressing birthday cards Sister Rosemary said. “We often stop and to her Ursuline share stories about our sisters.” Sisters. She reads to Sister Clarita an explanation of the scriptures, a morning offering book and a book of children’s poetry she likes, Sister Rosemary said. “I read the liturgy sheet to Sister Clarita and we tell stories about the sisters who are being remembered and those having feast days,” Sister Rosemary said. “I think it’s very Ursuline because Saint Angela told us to keep in touch with each other.” Sister Martha Keller believes that Ursulines are diligent in their efforts to respond to the signs of the times and needs of others, and that’s what she tries to do as a pastoral associate at Saint Jerome Church in Fancy Farm, Ky. Sister Rosemary Keough, “Ursulines genuinely recognize right, reads to Sister Clarita Browning in her the value of calling on others to room at Saint Joseph accompany them in ministry,” Villa. Sister Clarita said Sister Martha said. “This is what she didn’t know they had is so attractive about Angela for so much in common until her weekly visits began. me personally. She had a dream
and vision and invited others to join her in making it a reality. In my ministry I recognize that I am called to accompany Sister Sheila Anne Smith, left, taught others in their Sister Rose Karen Johnson how to crochet search for so she could help make water filter covers God and also for Water With Blessings. accompany them as they deal with their pain, suffering and loss. I am not a one-person minister but prefer and always invite, encourage and empower others to share their gifts in ministry with or alongside me.” “As my ministries have evolved, I see the words of Angela, ‘A good tree, that is, a good heart as well as a good soul on fire with charity can do nothing but good and holy work.’ … I have relaxed and allowed the Spirit to guide and move me to always act with charity and respect for others,” Sister Martha said. “I am still growing and enjoying ministry, but I find my passion is ignited as I strive to meet Christ in each person. Christ is already there – I do not have to introduce others to Him.” Several of the sisters who live at the Motherhouse named prayer as the most Ursuline part of their ministry. Sister Elaine Burke uses her time volunteering at Owensboro’s RiverPark performing arts center as an opportunity to meet people who need prayer. “Saint Angela tells us that our first refuge should be at the Feet of Jesus,” Sister Elaine said. “In my ministry at the RiverPark Center, I’m often approached by friends, staff, volunteers and other people I have met, asking me to pray for their special needs. Some pertain to health issues, family and marital problems, the workplace, the list goes on and on,” she said. “I often take the needs to Eucharistic Liturgy. I’m always searching from my heart for newer ways to pray that fit the variety of requests I receive. Sometimes I ask, ‘How would Saint Angela pray for these intentions?’ Prayer is Continued on page 6
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the ‘Ursuline thing’ to do now and forever.” “The most Ursuline thing I can do is consider myself as a humble servant as Angela directed, and be a servant to God’s people through reflective prayer,” Sister Michael Ann Monaghan said. “Prayer for the needs of the Church, our community and the world. To spread peace and concord each day, to assist those in need and to be a disciple of hopeful and joy-filled living.” “The most Ursuline thing I do in my ministry right now is joining my knee pain with the suffering of Jesus on the cross,” said Sister Joyce Marie Cecil, who had knee surgery in October. “It has opened up my awareness for Jesus and all his suffering for us. I offer this with Saint Angela, and it becomes my Ursuline thing to do.” “Often people tell us that hospitality identifies us as Ursuline,” Sister Mary Angela Matthews said. “Now that I am in Saint Joseph Villa, prayer and hospitality are the most Ursuline things I do.” Sister Mary Diane Taylor served as an art professor at Brescia University from 1967 until retiring in 2018. She now has her own art studio at the Motherhouse and hopes to include the Ursuline Sisters in projects. “If the sisters want to learn a process or to help, they are welcome,” Sister Mary Diane said. “I want to start something so the sisters can come see the progress. If they want to watch how it’s done, they’re welcome. The room is always open.” One of her accomplishments while at Brescia was expanding the curriculum to expose young people to a wider variety of art, Sister Mary Diane said. Printmaking was one of her specialties. “I wanted to spread the good news. These people would not have any experience with this type of art,” she said. “I think Angela wanted her sisters to learn different processes of art to pass on to others.” Opening the sisters to more art is now her Ursuline focus. “It’s amazing that one little thing can spark an interest,” Sister Mary Diane said. “That’s what art is all about.” Sister Amelia Stenger has been congregational leader for three years and prays daily for the strength to carry out the work needed for her community. “Saint Angela’s call was to be open to whatever God has called us to be and do,” Sister Amelia said. “I have always tried to be open to the mission of our Ursuline community – education and Christian formation. No matter what we are doing, we can share our skills with others. Saint Angela was the ultimate teacher by sharing her life of prayer and good works. She was always sharing knowledge with others. We can do no less with our mission. We have to ‘act, move and believe’ or maybe turn it around to believe first that we can make a 6
Sister Betsy Moyer, standing at right, and Sister Barbara Jean Head visit with Brescia University students in the Education Department on Nov. 11. The students were explaining and demonstrating children’s activities that they would use in their classrooms. Between the sisters is Kelsey Kimmell. To Sister Barbara Jean’s left around the table are Cameron Burrus, Olivia Millay, Shelby Hardison and Madison Taylor.
difference and then move and act to address the ‘signs of the times.’” Sister Mary Agnes VonderHaar feels a call to be open to women who may be considering religious life. She believes it began when many years ago she visited the church where Ursuline founder Saint Angela Merici’s body lies. “This experience left me speechless and amazed,” Sister Mary Agnes said. “When I reflect on how the Holy Spirit revealed to Angela that women have such an important role in the Church and guided her in calling followers to instruct women in this ministry, I am so honored that I have been chosen to be one of her daughters. That calling was Sister Mary Agnes VonderHaar with the body important in her day and truly today. If there is a new of Saint Angela Merici at the Church of Saint Angela Ursuline way, one that would in Brescia, Italy, June 1996. attract new members, I pray, ‘Come Holy Spirit, show us the way.’” Sister Cecelia Joseph Olinger is a community quilter, postmaster and the coordinator of the Guest House and the Bethany house. “All three of these are forms of service, and the last two certainly require a spirit of hospitality,” she said. “Another aspect of our Ursuline charism that’s important to me is simplicity.” Sister Julia Head strives to help adults understand the Catholic faith at Church of the Immaculate in Owensboro. “I continue to develop in a ministry of prayer, a ministry of hospitality and compassion, a ministry of sharing the Good News of God’s great love for each one
of us in language that can come home to people who are not ‘scholars of the law,’” she said. Sister George Mary Hagan provides transportation for the sisters and sees service to the poor as a continuation of the Ursuline legacy. “In our early days we focused on teaching, which provided an education to many of the poor, rural missions of Kentucky, namely the ‘Holy Land’ counties of Nelson, Washington and Marion,” she said. “As a result, many of our sisters are from central Kentucky. We are now participating in various outreach programs to help the poor, weary and depressed people of God. In a sense we are going back to the roots of Angela as she ministered to this segment of society. As Pope Francis tells us, ‘Be shepherds living with the smell of the sheep.’” While each Ursuline Sister finds something uniquely “Ursuline” in how she serves, Sister Francis Louise Johnson finds a core principal that applies to all the sisters. “The commandment of the Lord is to love each other,” she said. “Out of that comes community and prayer.”n Monica L. Mercado, research assistant and visiting assistant professor at Harvard Divinity Schools, visited the Mount Saint Joseph archives in October. She is writing a book about Catholic girls’ education prior to 1911 and learned about the Mount Saint Joseph Academy from former Director of Archives Heidi Taylor-Caudill. “It’s so amazing to be here and to imagine coming here as a student,” Mercado said. Tim Tomes, archivist for the Archdiocese of Louisville, and Sister Amelia Stenger, congregational leader for the Ursuline Sisters, look through bound volumes of The Record newspaper on Nov. 4. The Ursuline Sisters donated copies of the paper in their archives, dating back to 1890, which the Archdiocese did not have in its collection.
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Similar words from two sources speak of God’s gifts By Sister Monica Seaton, Director of Vocations
Pope Francis, in his 2019 postsynodal apostolic exhortation, Christus Vivit (Christ is Alive), writes this about a vocation: “A vocation, while a gift, will undoubtedly also be demanding. God’s gifts are interactive; to enjoy them we have to be ready to take risks. Yet the demands they make are not an obligation imposed from without, but an incentive to let that gift grow and develop, and then become a gift for others. When the Lord awakens a vocation, he thinks not only of what you already are, but of what you will one day be, in his company and in that of others.” When I read these words from our Holy Father, I am immediately drawn to the words of Our Ursuline Way of Life about our charism. It reads, “We, the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph, are a community of women who come together attending holiness. We freely answer the loving call of God by dedicating our lives and our gifts to Him in the service of the Church.” Both quotes mention gifts and a freely chosen (not a forced obligation) way of sharing those gifts with others. Discerning a religious vocation is not a fast ride to an end, rather, it takes work and an openness to allow God to grow in and transform us. I invite you to pray for all those in discernment and for their willingness to risk and give of themselves wholeheartedly to share the good news of Jesus’ love and service. Some future dates to celebrate and promote religious vocations:
• World Day for Consecrated Life, Feb. 2, 2020 • Catholic Sisters Week March 8-14, 2020
Sister Spotlight: Sister Lois Lindle Meet Sister Lois – Aspiring Seamstress and Lover of Sappy Movies Z One place she would like to visit: Hawaii. “I would love to see all of the beauty that is there
with my own eyes.” Z One skill she would still like to learn: Sewing. “I would love to be able to make my own clothes or make a quilt.” Z What she watches the most: The Hallmark Channel. “It makes me happy to watch a movie that gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling at the end.” Z Her first job as an adolescent: Working at an ice cream store. “I worked at Fanelli’s in Buechel, Ky., and I was in charge of getting sundaes, milkshakes and floats to customers.” Z Favorite spot at Mount Saint Joseph: The cornfield. “When I was a school girl here, the cornfield is where I would go if I needed to be by myself to think.” –By Maggie Hatfield, Mount Saint Joseph Staff 7
Ursuline Associates Jerry and Mag Birge of Jasper, Ind., pose for a photo in Versailles, France, during a trip in July. When they visited the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris – the second most-visited monument in Paris – they discovered a Saint Angela window and painting (pictured at right).
By Jerry Birge, OSUA
A recent European vacation took Mag and me to Paris and Normandy in France, and to Belgium, the Netherlands and London. The bulk of the three weeks was spent in Paris. We were there 10 days and enjoyed every minute of it as we saw and soaked in many of the world’s greatest treasures. As we prepared for our visit we compiled a list of “must see” sights in Paris. At the top of the list was Notre Dame cathedral, the most visited monument in the city. We compiled the list prior to April 15th, but just days later it was severely damaged by fire. Many of the cathedral’s treasures were salvaged, but much of the structure suffered damages which
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may take up to 15 or 20 years to repair. We were able to get within a hundred yards or so of the wounded landmark and could only see some of the exterior damage, but we knew from news reports that the most serious damage was within. One can’t look at the scarred structure without looking through tear-filled eyes. It was, indeed, a sad moment in our visit to the City of Lights. We overcame some of that sadness with visits to the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Paris Opera House, the Louvre, Versailles, and many other landmarks, including the Basilica of Sacré-Coeur located majestically at the top of Montmartre, the highest point in the city.
I was in awe of the magnetism of Sacré-Coeur as we slowly walked through the structure admiring its many statues, mosaics, paintings, and more when Mag interrupted me, took me to a side altar and pointed to a beautiful mosaic. The description at its bottom read SANCTA ANGELA MERICI FONDATRIX ORDINIS S. URSULAE 1470-1540. I didn’t need an interpreter. Across from the mosaic was a small, beautiful stained glass window in praise of St. Angela. Our finding this tribute to St. Angela was one of the major highlights of our vacation and it made us pause for a moment and think of our dear friends at Mount Saint Joseph. Suddenly Paris didn’t seem to be so far away from home.
Each September, the board of Shively Area Ministries in Louisville, Ky., selects a winner of the Sister Darlene Make a Difference Award to honor the late Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph Darlene Denton. Sister Darlene worked for 10 years with the ministry serving the poor in her native southwestern Louisville, including serving as chairwoman of the board. Sister Darlene, Sister Darlene who died Sept. 5, 2011, “took risks, made things happen and was instrumental to help the ministry move to the next level.” This year’s award recipient is Adam Hall, the community and economic development manager from Fifth Third Bank and a faithful friend and partner of Shively Area Ministries. Gary Copeland, executive director of Shively Area Ministries, said Hall served on the board and chaired the finance committee. Hall had a family emergency and was unable to attend the ceremony on Sept. 26.
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First ever Escape to the Mount Weekend Mark your calendars for Sept. 12-13, 2020! Sister Vivian Bowles, right, smiles as she sells raffle tickets prior to the Quilt Bingo game in the Mount Saint Joseph gym. Seated to her right are Ursuline Associate Sherry Newton and Sister Helena Fischer. Sister Elaine Burke, left, and Food Services staff Mary Lykins, second from the left, help Quilt Bingo participants as they get their lunch.
Sister Marcella Schrant, left, and Ursuline Associate Mary Teder sell homemade jams, jellies and crafts at Quilt Bingo on Sept. 8. Sister Marcella made some of the jams and jellies. Mount Saint Joseph Academy alum Pat Stelmach, third from left, was the bingo caller, with help from her husband, Todd, at the Quilt Bingo. Congregational Leader Sister Amelia Stenger, left, was the emcee and Sister Sharon Sullivan, right, was the judge. Sister Betsy Moyer, standing, offers extra bingo cards to Quilt Bingo players. Winners could choose from many beautiful quilts, and a door prize quilt was also given away.
There were 10 trivia teams at the inaugural Sept. 7 game. Questions were projected on a screen as they were read aloud by Ursuline Associate Dan Heckel, and teams discussed and wrote down their final answers. There were 10 sets of questions on various topics. RIGHT: One of the winning trivia teams celebrates! Quilt Bingo players listen and hope for their numbers to be called. At the end of the event, winners were drawn for the Ursuline Sisters’ annual raffle.
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Give Peace, Quiet and Prayer a Chance A Ministry of the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph
Our mission is to offer and host programs in a rural environment of tranquility for people of all ages and faiths to nurture spiritual and personal growth, advance the arts, and promote lifelong learning.
Center works with Diocese to enrich marriages When Bridget Brennan was director of religious education at her parish in St. Louis many years ago, she became aware of how important the parents’ marriage was to their children’s religious formation. “Working with parents, it nudged me,” she said. “Marriage had an energy that wasn’t being developed.” Brennan earned an additional master’s degree in religious studies with an emphasis on marriage. Since that time, she and her husband, Jerry Shen, have embarked on a career to strengthen marriages through retreats, workshops and several books they’ve written together. On Jan. 31-Feb. 2, 2020, they will return to the Mount Saint Joseph Conference and Retreat Center to lead “Growing in Love with One Another; Growing in Love with God.” They will share their gifts in teaching everyday practical skills along with their strong spirituality to equip couples to grow in love and joy with God as their core. “We see ourselves as guides,” Brennan said. “We guide couples to reflect on their married life and get in touch with the depth of their marriage. No one reflects on that. We’re bogged down with getting kids to soccer and taking care of aging parents.” The Retreat Center is sponsoring the marriage retreat in collaboration with the Office of Marriage and Family Life for the Diocese of Owensboro, which is helping to promote it. It’s just one way that the Retreat Center serves as the Spiritual Life Office for the diocese. “The Retreat Center is just an ideal location for overnight retreats,” said Danny May, director of the Office of Marriage and Family Life. “That’s why the diocese has a long history of having Engaged Encounter and Retrouvaille retreats at the Center. The environment at the Mount is really conducive to spiritual retreats.” Maryann Joyce, assistant director of the Retreat Center, said the staff is happy to support the diocese’s efforts to maintain strong marriages. “We understand the significant spiritual formation that marriage offers people of all faiths,” Joyce said. “A loving marriage that bears fruit is a great gift to the individual and the community.” Since the Center opened in 1983, it has offered special reduced rates for diocesan marriage programs, “so that
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many couples can afford to come prepare for marriage or help save a struggling one,” Joyce said. Catholic Engaged Encounter is a weekend retreat for couples preparing to marry in the Catholic Church. The Retreat Center will host three Engaged Encounter weekends in 2020. Retrouvaille began as a French language program in Canada for help with struggling marriages and is now used around the world. There will be two Retrouvaille weekends in 2020 at the Center. The Brennan-Shen retreat is for marriage enrichment, which Pope Francis encourages parishes to promote to help good marriages become great, May said. “Bishop (William) Medley is urging us to become Missionary Disciples, and marriage enrichment falls under the Year of Accompaniment,” May said. “We as a diocesan staff are in communication with Maryann so we can partner and use each other’s strengths to achieve our goals. We’re both about Married couple Bridget evangelization. Brennan and Jerry Shen “When I look at my will lead a marriage programming, there are some retreat at Mount Saint things that make perfect sense Joseph Jan. 31-Feb. 2. to host at the Mount, because of the environment and hospitality,” May said. Brennan said her retreat will help give couples the tools and skills they need to strengthen their marriages. “In our grandparents’ day, there was one model for marriage,” Brennan said. “That’s not the reality today.” After Vatican II, the Catholic Church changed its focus on the purpose of marriage, switching from a functional attitude based on having children, to a relational purpose of intimacy and love, Brennan said. Couples need skills to help them through the ups and downs of marriage, she said. “We wedded the spiritual and the practical. How to Continued on page 12
From the Director... This holy ground feels like a second home to visitors Dear Friends of the Retreat Center, In my thoughts I have been exploring the purpose of the Retreat Center. Why did we open it in 1983? Why does it remain open today? What did it do for folks who came in the early days? What does it do today? I would think that our purpose was to help others come closer to their God, to help them become holy. Sister Mary In 1983, Bishop John McRaith had just Matthias come to Owensboro and he believed in and supported the Retreat Center. He believed enough to call it the Spirituality Office of the Diocese. At that time, I was the Retreat Center director, but I spent two days a week at an office at the Pastoral Center and drove a diocesan car. Later, a financial arrangement was made. Today, Bishop William Medley believes in and supports the Retreat Center and several of the diocesan programs are held here. Were I to interview persons who come for retreats, sponsored or hosted, I would discover how drawn they feel toward deepening their own prayer life. How they long to come closer to their God. How they feel holiness as they approach the grounds. I believe each director could and would tell me that she worked toward helping others become holy, to deepen their own relationship with their God. It continues to this day. Recently I was attending a dinner at Brescia University and a retired dentist came up to me and said, “I just need to share with you.” He told me that he had recently taken a job of driving a school bus and that he loved it. He went on to say, “Each day when I turn up Cummings Road, I say I am on Holy Ground.” I found that to be amazing. How good is that! We have had groups which have been returning here for 30, 28, 25, 22 and 20 years. Definitely there is something which attracts them. Recently a new group said, “It is like being in heaven.” I thanked them and took that as a compliment. I believe that they feel they are away from their homes, have no responsibility to speak of, and yet feel very much at home being here. Again, I think it is all that has gone before them. I believe each group, each person leaves behind his/her handprints and footprints. So, we walk in the footprints of Father Paul Joseph Volk, of Mother Aloysius Willett and those many, many other Ursulines, sisters, priests and so many others who have walked before us. Let us be conscious of their holiness, their deep love of their God and make it a part of our lives. Come, enjoy, just take some time to “Be still and know your God.” Blessings and with gratitude, Sister Mary Matthias Ward OSU, Director Mount Saint Joseph Conference and Retreat Center
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Some of the members of Nonviolent Owensboro gathered for a photo with renowned peace activist Father John Dear during his Nov. 1-2 “Jesus the Peacemaker: Following Jesus on the Path to Nonviolence” retreat. Left to right: Tom Wannemuehler, Father John, Sister Rebecca White, Deborah Wagner, George Gray, Ursuline Associates Jennifer Kaminski, Marian Bennett and Mary Danhauer, Peggy Wilson and Maryann Joyce. LEFT: Father John reads the Beatitudes to the 30+ retreat attendees. He said Gandhi read them daily. Beth Branstetter, left, of Gilbertsville, Ky., laughs with Nancy Groff, of Mascoutah, Ill., during the Runaway Quilters’ 33rd trip to Mount Saint Joseph the week of Sept. 16.
Eleven Midwest Retreat Center Directors spent Oct. 14-16 at the Center, sharing future plans and listening to a presentation on Eco-Spirituality by Emily DeMoor (inset), a professor at Brescia University in Owensboro. In the Retreat Center courtyard on July 20, José Solorza asks a surprised Emily Linn to marry him. The couple met at a Christian Leadership Institute at Mount Saint Joseph in 2017. José planned the proposal with the help of Retreat Center Director Sister Mary Matthias Ward. The couple plan to marry at Blessed Mother in Owensboro in June 2020. 11
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express your needs in a healthy, adult way,” Brennan said. “People marry without doing their homework.” The skills she and Shen teach include how to handle conflict, how to communicate, how to handle money and how to ensure intimacy. “We talk about relationship and mutuality, mutuality and autonomy,” Brennan said. “The more of an autonomous person you are, the more you can give to your spouse.” A marriage commitment is not “the ball and chain,” Brennan said. It frees a person to know that their spouse is going to be there in good times and bad. One exercise they’ll teach at the retreat is the five steps for weekly communication, Brennan said. 1) Appreciation 2) New information 3) Puzzles (I don’t understand why you do this) 4) Complaint/request for change 5) Share your hopes and dreams The retreat is for people who’ve been married a short time or for 50 years. “Everyone brings something to the group,” Brennan said. “I like a mix of couples.” To register for “Growing in Love with One Another; Growing in Love with God,” you can call the Retreat Center at (270) 229-0206; email retreatcenter@maplemount.org; or visit ursulinesmsj. org/retreat-center. The cost is $325 per couple (or $275 if paid by Jan. 17, 2020).n
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2020 Marriage Retreats at Mount Saint Joseph “Growing in Love” Marriage Retreat – Jan. 31-Feb. 2 Retrouvaille – Jan. 31-Feb. 2 Catholic Engaged Encounter – Feb. 8-9 Catholic Engaged Encounter – April 18-19 Marriage Ministry Training (for couples in their parish) – Aug. 7-9 Retrouvaille – Aug. 14-16 Catholic Engaged Encounter – Nov. 7-8 To register, contact the Diocese of Owensboro: 270-683-1545
Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020 • 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
This workshop is a fun, creative way to access your inner spiritual “knowing” and help you discern what your inner wisdom wants you to know for the coming year.
Fee: $40 (includes materials & lunch) ($45 at the door) Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakens. ~ Carl Jung
Retreat Director Stacy Green
Stacy Green is a licensed Occupational Therapy Assistant who has worked with children with special needs for over 15 years. She has been a SoulCollage® facilitator since August 2019 and is passionate to bring this intuitive process of Self Discovery to all who are seeking more Wholeness.
Please register: 270-229-0206 retreatcenter@maplemount.org
Or sign up online: https://ursulinesmsj.org/ registration-form-for-sponsored-programs
In the joy of eternal life SISTER HELEN SMITH, 73, died Sept. 2 at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 42nd year of religious life. She was a native of Bartlesville, Okla. Sister Helen was a creative woman, from her beautiful knitting to developing spiritual programs for the children whom she loved to lead into the mystery of God. She was an Ursuline Sister of Paola, Kan., prior to the merger with Mount Saint Joseph. She was an educator and parish minister in Kansas and served in elected Ursuline leadership in three decades, including serving as a council member for the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph since 2016. This year she began serving as manager of the Mount Saint Joseph Gift Shop. Survivors include the members of her religious community, her brother James D. Smith of Jenks, Okla., and four nephews. The funeral Mass was Sept. 6 at Mount Saint Joseph, with burial in the convent cemetery. Donations in memory of Sister Helen may be made to the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph, 8001 Cummings Road, Maple Mount, KY 42356. 12
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50 issues later, Sister Ruth still proud of Ursulines Alive When Sister Ruth Gehres was in grade school, growing up on Powell Avenue in Evansville, Ind., she started her own neighborhood newspaper – the Powell Planet, no doubt an homage to the Daily Planet where Clark Kent worked. When she started high school at Mount Saint Joseph Academy, she immediately began working on The Mount, the school newspaper, eventually serving two years as its editor. “Writing and journalism are things I’ve always been passionate about,” Sister Ruth said. Upon graduation from the Academy, she was told she could probably get a job at the Owensboro, Ky., Messenger-Inquirer. She had already decided to become an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, but that didn’t mean her thirst for journalism had to cease. In the fall of 2002, Sister Ruth served as the editor for the first issue of Ursulines Alive. Now 17 years later, this issue marks the 50th edition of the Ursuline Sisters’ magazine. Following her career as an English professor and then president of Brescia College in Owensboro, Sister Ruth enjoyed a sabbatical to Saint Meinrad (Ind.), eventually working at Saint Meinrad College in spiritual formation and liturgy. Then, in 1998, she began a new ministry as an associate in communications for the Sisters of Saint Benedict in Ferdinand, Ind. “The sister who was doing their magazine, The Dome, was leaving that position, so I was hired to replace her,” Sister Ruth said. “I had put out a weekly liturgy sheet at Saint Meinrad, so I wasn’t totally computer illiterate. But I had no idea how to put out a magazine from scratch on a computer.” The director of communications in Ferdinand, Karen Katafiasz, was a professional journalist who served as Sister Ruth’s mentor and friend. “I started playing with the computer, since we had to put out this magazine,” Sister Ruth said. “I loved it. It was my crash course in modern publishing.”
In 2000, Sister Suzanne Sims, the director of the newly formed Mission Advancement office for the Ursuline Sisters, asked Sister Ruth to become director of Communications for the Ursuline Sisters. “I couldn’t say no to my own community,” she said. “And I was delighted to be working on our new community magazine, Ursulines Alive.” The magazine was a project of the Mission Advancement staff. After several planning meetings, the first edition was ready for Fall 2002. The cover featured a picture of Sister Luisa Bickett accompanying a pregnant Hispanic woman, Martha Calderon. Sister Luisa was translating for Martha during her prenatal exams. “We agreed that this would be a good cover for the first issue of a magazine focusing on Ursuline life and ministry,” Sister Ruth said. (Sister Luisa still keeps in touch with Martha and her family.) The first issue featured an article on Saint Angela Merici written by the late Sister Rita (Rudina) Klarer, an article on the Retreat Center written by Sister Amelia Stenger, several articles written by Sister Ruth and a listing of Ursuline donors to thank. After a few years, Sister Ruth stepped down as director to become associate director of Communications, so she could focus solely on writing. That’s when Jerry Birge was hired as director (see Jerry’s story about Paris on page 8). Early in 2006, Sister Ruth started planning for a story about Casa Ursulina – the Ursuline ministry in Chile founded and directed by Sister Mimi Ballard. But she struggled with gathering information – and with getting a real “feel” for the work and the women of the Casa Ursulina community. “I love to travel, so I finagled a trip and a month’s stay in Chillan, Chile. I took pictures and wrote the story,” she says. “And I was bitten by the Chile bug.” After some time for discernment, she told Sister Michele Morek, then congregational leader, that she would like to join Sister Mimi in Chile. In fall 2007 she began “six wonderful years” of ministry at Casa Ursulina. Sister Ruth returned home to the Mount in December 2013. She’s still in touch regularly with Sister Mimi at Casa Ursulina. Among her many duties she continues to write for Ursulines Alive at times, and she is a diligent proofreader for each publication. And she’s almost always ready to explore any new idea that turns on her passion for writing.n
“Women in Prayer” Spring Women’s Retreat
Led by Sister Cheryl Clemons, OSU • March 20-22, 2020 Fee is $190 for retreat/meals/accommodations or $90 for commuters. To register, call 270-229-0206, email retreatcenter@maplemount.org or sign up online: ursulinesmsj.org/registration-form-for-sponsored-programs
A new Focus on Faith monthly book study begins Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020! Book: “The Complete Stories” by Flannery O’Connor. Time: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Leader: Sister Ann McGrew. Fee: $20 per class which includes lunch. 270-229-0206, email retreatcenter@maplemount.org or sign up online at ursulinesmsj.org. 13
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By Dan Heckel, Mount Saint Joseph Staff
Prayer gives Sister Amanda Rose strength for the journey This feature highlights the efforts of those Ursuline Sisters who minister in the “Powerhouse of Prayer” and lift up those who ask for prayers throughout the year. and Centering Prayer, which focuses on interior silence and centering totally on God. “When I first joined the rsuline Sister Amanda community, I worked a lot in the Rose Mahoney grew up in infirmary, we were busy all the time,” Louisville, but it was her visits to the she said. “I needed Centering Prayer small towns of central Kentucky that to keep on going. I still do it, in the forever changed her into a woman of morning and afternoon. I pray in my prayer. recliner. I just keep quiet.” “We did not have prayer at home She prays Evening Prayer with the as a child,” she said. “My mother’s sisters, and she says the rosary every sisters lived in the country. When I day for her prayer partner. She has stayed the night with my cousins, several spiritual books and magazine we would say morning prayer and articles in her room that she revisits Sisters of Charity. evening prayer together. That meant often. She’s a particular fan of “I had a second cousin who was so much to me to pray with my Thomas Moore, a psychotherapist an Ursuline of Mount Saint Joseph, cousins, because I had so much fun and former monk. Sister Florentia Mahoney. She with them. We knelt down and said “I read a beautiful article by urged me to visit the Mount,” Sister prayers.” Thomas Moore in which he said, Amanda Rose said. “Sister Marie Sister Amanda Rose’s parents ‘We’re all a part of God, we can Carol (Cecil) was here, I got to talk were from rural Nelson County, Ky., never be separated.’ We don’t have to her.” but her father’s job on the railroad to say God is way up there. We are a Sister Amanda Rose became brought the family to Louisville. part of God.” an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint “My grandmother on my father’s She also likes “Awe-Filled Joseph in 1950 and will celebrate her side taught me the Hail Mary when th Wonder: The Interface of Science 70 jubilee in 2020. I was 5, 6 or 7 years old,” Sister and Spirituality” by Barbara Fiand, a After 64 years in public ministry Amanda Rose said. “I just admired Sister of Notre Dame de Namur. She as a teacher, health care aide and her so much. She lived close to St. has many sections tabbed to return in outreach to the elderly, Sister Catherine Church in New Haven, to, including one that says, “We’re Amanda Rose retired to Maple Ky., she’d take me to church there interconnected, with each other and Mount in 2016, where she serves as and we’d pray. They had pictures all of reality. What we do affects an information receptionist and in of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed everything in the universe.” the Powerhouse of Prayer. Mother on the walls, she explained Another tab highlights this: “It “Prayer gives you strength to keep them to me.” is difficult for us to grasp that we on going, especially as you age,” she After graduating from are the channels of love and healing, said. She turned 90 years old on Oct. Presentation Academy, young by virtue of our very being here as 20. Josephine Ann Mahoney got a job creation-come-to-consciousness-and“Teilhard de Chardin says, ‘Love for a few years before she began love.” your diminishment.’ I say, ‘OK, I’ll thinking about religious life. “I thought, ‘wow,’” Sister Amanda do the best I can,’” Sister Amanda “It seemed like making money Rose said. Rose said. She appreciates the and spending it on myself wasn’t Having a connection with Jesus many opportunities and activities enough,” she said. Those days of through prayer is important for at the Mount, and especially the praying with her cousins made everyone, she said. For those who companionship of praying with the her think about praying with a think their lives are too busy for other Ursuline Sisters. community of sisters. prayer, she has some advice. “It’s much better having so many “It made me want to put Christ “You can pray anywhere,” she sisters to share how they feel. It gives first in my life,” she said. said. you courage,” she said. “Sharing your She was taught by the Sisters of Friends can write to Sister worries and fears about aging. It’s Charity at Holy Name Elementary Amanda Rose at 8001 Cummings just a support.” School and then Presentation, but Road, Maple Mount, KY 42356.n She is most devoted to the rosary she did not feel a call to join the
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It is hard to believe the year is almost over. The joy of this year has been learning about the history and the mission of the Ursuline Sisters. It has been a privilege to meet and get to know many of our supporters and hear their stories of how the sisters have impacted their lives. When I hear these stories, I’m moved by the difference one person can make and how a simple act can have a lasting impact on someone’s life. It is your generosity that makes it possible for others to experience the love Escape to the Mount Quilt Bingo on Sept. 8 and kindness of the Ursuline Sisters. We are so grateful for your support. Thank you to all of our donors who purchased Quilt Club tickets, Mount Raffle tickets, Kindness Campaign cards, or who participated in our first Escape to the Mount Weekend. Thank you to those who made a gift through our Annual Appeal or gave in honor or memory of one of our sisters. There is no better way to show appreciation for the ministry of the sisters than to give a gift to ensure the ministry continues for future generations. Thank you! –Carol Braden-Clarke, Director of Development, Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph P.S. Watch for more information in 2020 on the new Quilt Club year (starting April 1) and the Kindness Campaign. Below are the names of those who gave gifts over the past fiscal year (July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019). We are very sorry if we missed anyone. Please send any corrections to carol.braden-clarke@maplemount.org or call 270-229-2008. FOUNDERS...............$25,000+ Estate Of Peg Eileen BourkeU Sister Barbara Jean Head, OSU Sister Rose Marita O’Bryan, OSU, A’60U William Riedley Sr.U Trust Sister Joan Walz, OSU, A'49U
BENEFACTORS...$10,000-24,999 Anonymous Evelyn Bowles Rev. J. Raymond Goetz Edward and Beth Hayden Michael Horn Patrick Nash Kevin and Cassie Stelmach Todd and Patricia Stelmach Sister Grace Swift, OSU
PATRONS..............$5,000-9,999 Angeline HeumannU Fund Maxine Ann StaleyU Fund Genevieve StelmachU Joe and Sarah Stelmach Mike and Charlotte Stelmach David Zamierowski
INVESTORS..........$2,500-4,999 David and Maggie Bollone Mary Fiorini Thomas and Jo Anne Fiorini Leonard Golembiewski Dr. John and Susan Hines Gregory and Colleen Lang Mount Saint Joseph Alumnae Steven and Rita Patti, A’82 Edward ShortallU Trust Bertrand and Barbara Trompeter
PROVIDERS..........$1,000-2,499 Donald and Janice Arth Sara Barnes Richard Blond Richard and Beverly Boeckmann, A’58 Michael and Anna Boone Charles and Katherine Brown Sister Clarita Browning, OSU, A’47 Carl and Mary Buchman Eric Clark Beverly Clemens Rev. John Deatrick Rebecca Donahue Kevin Dunn Janet Evans George And Jayne Flynn Steve and Tricia Frey Vince and Joan Frey Jane FultonU Trust
Jacinta Garinger, A’47 John and LaVerne Genetti Pat and Kathleen Gillen Glenn Funeral Home Bill Hampton Stephanie Harris – Alma LayneU Estate Christopher and Mary Havelda Bernard and Catherine Hayden, A’62 Meichele Foster and Rose Hayden George and Lorna Horishny Kenneth and Michaelanne James Ernest Johnson Camille And Peter Kalmey Catherine Keene Mark and Diane Kemper Brad Rives and Mary Klarer John Pfannes and Robert Lackie Carolyn Larocco Catherine Leeker Sarah Jane Lynch Honorable Romano Mazzoli Sylvia McCauley, A’66 Suzy Meinzenbach Eugene and Mary Meyer David Mudd James Nalley, M.D. Leon and Sharon Olinger Benjamin Peine Sister Clara Reid, OSU Roberta Robert Saint Joseph Parish, Bardstown, Ky. William and June Salsman Mick Seuferling Gregory Shondell Eric and Jo Lynn Shrader James and Karen Verney John and Alma Wimsatt
SPONSORS................$500-999 John and Therese Allen Evelyn Ambrose Robert and Marilyn Beam Keith Thompson and Amy Bird Jerry and Alice Biscopink, A’68 Marvin and Josephine Boling Ronald and Carolyn Bosse George and Faye Briel Thomas and Denise Buckman Philip and Karie Cecil Richard and Mary Conn Charles and Kathleen Daugherty Elizabeth Dawley William and Joyce Dougherty Jeffrey and Margaret Ebelhar Rick Fox Dolores Furtado Jacqueline Glover Gerald and Deborah Gonsoski Joyce Greenwell Dan and Pat Haake Philip and Kimberly Haire, A’79 Joseph and Marie Hancock Donald Hayden
Independence Bank, Owensboro Frank and Jean Koehler Sarah Kranz, A’72 Robert and Margy McGlynn Bishop William Medley James and Joan Meyer Robert and April Mitchell Michael and Mary Monaghan Arnold and Bettye Moody Michael and Theresa Moorman Stephen and Rebecca Morris, A’71 William Moyes and Alice Wondra Sally Newcomb Rev. Jerry Riney David and CariAnn Rowell Michael and Janice Scherm Mary Schueler Serra Club of Kansas City, Mo. Annette Stoerman Michael Sullivan Ernest and Shirley Taliaferro Otis and MaryU Vance Thomas and Sharon Waris Charles and Barbara Whelan Rosann Whiting William and Shannon Wright Harold and Kathy Young, A’70 Ron and Pam Ziegler
SUPPORTERS.............$250-499 Martha and Detlef Alle James and Margaret Alvey Cathy Audley Michael Bansley Sister Susanne Bauer, OSU Mary Bell Lawrence and Mary Bland, A’67 Ronald and Mary Briney Robert and Jan Carlton James Casaert Ed and Gloria Cecil Rev. Bernard Leo Craycroft Betty Culver Michael and Mary Dearing Gary and Judy Freeman Robert and Jennifer Grabill Rev. Joseph Graffis Robert Gray Harry Groth II Violet Hamilton A’54 Mary Harmon Dan and Sherri Heckel Joseph and Pam Higdon, A’77 James and Joyce Higginbotham Joseph and Dorothy Hood Gerald and Mary Hubbs Amanda Jacobs Dennis and Margaret Johnson Donna Jordan Neil and Margaret Kallman James and Barbara Kavanagh James and Suzanne Kee
Paul Keene Thomas and Ann Knox John and Mari Lynn Korte James and Katherine Likens Raymond and Shirley Lindle Charles Easley and Louise Clarke Neil and Dianne Manias McRaith Catholic Center, Owensboro Glen and Diane Meakem John and Mary Medley Willard and Patty Miller Rosemary Milton-Miano Michael and Jacqueline Mize Larry O’Bryan Stephen and Kathleen Odenwald Carol O’Keefe Joseph and Jeanne Passantino Raymond and Laura Paul Stephen Pello Linda Pennington Sam and Christa Pennington Thuy Pham William and Joanne Powell Marianna Robinson, A’60 Aggie Roehrig John and Nancy Russo St. Henry’s Catholic Church, Hardin, Ky. Rev. Paul Scaglione Sister Marcella Schrant, OSU Tom SheehanU and Barbara Jean Allen Thomas and Barbara Shroyer James and Camilla Shumaker Mary Skrivan Richard Soenen Richard and Catherine Spraley Roberta Steinbacher James Struna Stephen and Nancy Summers Amy Tanner J. Grover Thomas Jr. Teresa Thompson Michael Townsend William and Betty Ulrich Theresa Warner Stephanie Warren, A’73 Norbert and Lorena Weidenbenner Gene and Pauline Wink
CONTRIBUTORS........$100-249 Kenneth and Nancy Albrecht George and Betty Allard, A’44 Amazon Smile Dan and Claudia Anderson Andrew and Cathy Arnold Rev. Chet Artysiewicz Marlene Bachrach David and Diane Backhaus Richard and Carol Baldwin Dr. George and Barbara Beard James and Sheila Beaven Stephen and Jean Berry Ronald Beyke
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Saint Angela Merici Heritage Society We are deeply grateful to these persons who, in life or in death, have named our community as the recipient of a planned gift. These generous benefactors of bequests, annuities or estate gifts are signs of faithful stewardship, providing for our mission into the future. Saint Angela Merici, bless them with prayers, as we pledge our own. Billy and Karla Mattingly Anonymous (8) Rev. Carl McCarthy Joe PaulU and Kay Buckman Robert Mace Rev. Bernard Leo Craycroft Romano Mazzoli Rev. John Deatrick Jeanne Meeks Velma and John Dees Ruth Metschuleit Catherine Barbara EdelenU Rev. Joe Mills Louise Fowler Gaddie, A’45 CletusU and Dee Oberst Jacinta Garinger, A’47 Rose Olinger Wayne and Suzanne Gibbons Carol O’Keefe José GomezU Susan J. Scott Carl and Mollie Greenwell Karen Siciliano Msgr. George H. Hancock Mary Ann Smith Don Harmon Mary C. Thompson, A’61 Ann Hayes Barbara and Bertrand Trompeter Melba Hightower-Smith Mary Ziegler Barbara Houk BEQUESTS Deborah Pitts Joyce Peg Eileen BourkeU Estate Mary Ann Kallross Jane FultonU Trust Harry Lavigne Angeline HeumannU Fund Helen and FreddieU LeBlanc William Riedley Sr.U Trust BennettU and Mary Sue Ligon Maxine Ann StaleyU Fund Dr. Francis Lonsway Edward ShortallU Trust Rev. Joseph A. Lyon Betty Booker Bryan and Myrna Borders Eileen Bowling John and Janet Brandon Rev. Al Bremer Edwin and Phyllis Bresnik, A’66 James and Mary Brey Russell and Connie Brooks Patrick and Rosemary Brown Joel and Faye Bruce, A’77 James and Dorothy Buckman William and Sally Buford, A’64 Michael and Paula Burke Sister Elaine Burke, OSU, A’49 James BurkeU Carole Cada Benson Campbell III James and Barbara Carrico Tim and Melody Cecil Christopher and Carol Cecil Tom Cecil Margaret Cimeley Archie and Angela Clark Tony and Carolyn Clark Dwayne Clemons Matteo and Kathy Coco Edna Cogswell Michael and Nancy Collins Martin Conrey Gerald and Carolyn Coomes Daniel and Louise Cornwall Carol Coyle Rev. Joseph Criqui Caroline Cummings Patricia Cunningham Rose Curtsinger Mary Danhauer, A’71 Clemens and Ione Deken Emily Demoor Patrick and Carolyn Despeaux Timothy and Cathy Dirnbeck Diane DiTucci Walter and Barbara Doll Mike and Sharon Dowdall Rev. Robert Drury Mary Margaret Drury, A’66 Thomas and Deborah Durbin Lawrence and Geraldine Durbin Catherine Duvall Richard and Isabelle Ebelhar Robert Eberenz Bobbie Edds Dr. Susan Effertz Edmund and Pamela Eglinski Alan and Becky Englehart Catherine Evans Clara Evrard
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Jeff and Donna Ferguson John and Agnes Filburn Joe Fink Sylvester and Barbara Fischer John and Linda Fitzpatrick Melvin Fleischmann, A’47 William and Jocelyn Foushee Amy French Joseph and Mary Fries Cathy Funkhouser Louise Gaddie, A’45 John Gallo Jr. Mary Garcia Roberta Gayer Kenneth and Susan Gentry, A’71 Stephanie George Larry Gepfrey Robert and Mildred Gilles John and Margaret Gladbach Gene and Elaine Glenn, A’66 Suzanne Gochenouer William and Joyce Godfrey, A’60 Paul and Wilma Goebel Elaine Gokey Mary Goodlett, A’58 Susanna Gough Dale and Susie Gray Larry and Paula Gray, A’73 Carl and Maureen Greenwell Chuck Mattingly and Barbara Greenwell Marie Greenwell Gerald and Janet Griffin, A’56 Josephine Guerrant John and Brigitte Guffey Raymond Hagan Donna Hager Victor and Barbara Hagman William and Kay Hardin Kingston and Doreen Harney Gerald and Mary Harris Karen Hayden, A’69 Richard Hayden William and Martha Hayden Mary Hayden Robert and Patricia Hayes Donald Wakins and Mary Head William Heinzig Jerome and Marie Henning, A’62 H. and Denise Heying Anthony Higdon Marvin and Monica Hildebrand Wendell and Shirley Hill Leona Himmelspach Stephen and Barbara Hines Gerard and Ginger Hinton Thomas Hosty Dr. Carroll Howard
A’year or C’year: Mount Saint Joseph Academy/College graduate
Charles and Alice Howard Earl and Carolyn Howard Michael and Vicki Howard Paul and Lois Howe Henry Huckeby John and Sally Hudnall Robert and Janice Hugyez Norbert and Jane Hummel Craig And Marjorie Humphrey Aurelia Inkret Dennis and Regina Jacobs Laurie Jennewein Frank and Ann Johnson Joseph and Mary Johnson Gary and Lesley Johnson Benita Jolly, A’52 John and Maryann Joyce Anthony and Angela Kaelin Robert and Anne Kantor Dennis and Margaret Katzer Mary Keith Vincent and Joyce Keller Paul and Beverly Keyser Joe and Beth Kirsch Robert and Jeanne Kobler Larry and Becky Krampe Martin and Carrie Krampe Clifford and Jean Kreifels Raymond KressU John and Bobbie Laker Timothy and Pam Lavigne Harry Lavigne Joseph and Bernadine Lawler Mary Ligon George and Rosaline Long Mary Lyne Patricia Macisaac Jim and Judith Martin Daniel Matthews Bruce and Beth Mattingly John and Helen Mattingly Lawrence (C’66) and JaniceU Mattingly LuAnn Mattingly Anna Mattingly, A’66 Allen and Sylvia Mattingly Joyce Mayeresky John and Janice McCarthy Mark and Karen McCarty, A’74 John and Carolyn McCarty, A’71 Wayne and Rebecca McCarty, A’70 Robert and Diane McGrew Virginia McKeel Joseph McLiney Kathryn McSorley Mary Menendez Rev. Joseph Merkt John and Cynthia Mesnier Charles and Mary Metzmeier Carla Miller Bernadette Monday, A’77 Mary Moore Margaret Moorman Teresa Morgan Jack and Betty Morgan Dorothy Morrison, A’55 John and Cindy Mulligan Henry and Jean Munsterman Michael and Linda Munsterman Jeffery and Edna Murphey Kevin and Donna Murphy, A’79 Mark and Roberta Musick Patrick and Cecilia Nally Thomas and Lucy Neal Martha Neely James Nixon Joseph and Mary Nugent Christopher and Della Oberst Mary O’Brien, A’68 James and Linda O’Daniel Larry and Melanie Odom-Groh Eddie and Janice O’Donoghue Joseph Offerman Mary Ogden Sammy and Sherry Orange Rev. Clive Otieno Owensboro Catholic Schools David and Connie Peake Kent and Coleen Pech Alice Peterson Debra Petree Mary Philips
Kenneth and Maggie Pierson Noel and Mary Poe Michael and Elizabeth Pontarolo, A’66 Marty and Margaret Posey Marian Pusey Timothy and Kathy Quigley Mike Ranney Maria Ransdell, A’71 Joseph and Patricia Raphael Angela Reinhart John and Debbie Reiss Dave and Jennifer Rengachary Charles Reteneller Jeff and Tammy Rice Matthew Richeson Michael and Dorothy Riggs, A’72 Jeffrey and Shelly Riney Thomas and Mary Riney, A’66 Mary Rockers Keith Rodolph Joe Roop Robert and Rosemary Runnebaum Jack and Janice Ruopp Susan Ryan Michael and Mary Sallee James and Elaine Sanders Gary and Patricia Satterwhite Mark and Eileen Schmelzel Joseph and Sandra Schmitt Joseph and Marilyn Schneller Edward Schnur Robert and Michelle Schornak Robert Scully Sara Scully Bonnie Segers Randy Shelby Rev. Anthony Shonis Thomas Shortell, DDS Chester and Nora Simms Martha and T. Mark Sims Paul and Julia Sims Philip and Annette Skees Donald and Dianna Skeeters Betty Skimehorn Brian and Maria Smith Daniel and Debbie Smith Jimmy and Tina Smith, A’74 Thomas and Vicki Smith Jacqueline Sommers William Spalding John and Marie Spies Robert and Lyda Steiert James and Sarah Stenger Bernard Stenger John and Susan Stevenson, A’52 Vicki Stogsdill James Sullivan Ronald and Cissy Sullivan Anne and William Swinford Thomas and Shelley Szoka Richard and Elizabeth Szucs Rev. Thomas Tank Paul and Carolyn Tapp Pat Taylor Jr. Mary Teder Joan Teder William and Marilyn Terry Gerard Thies Daniel and Sandra Thomas Louis and Shirley Thomas Mike and Cloa Thompson Thomas Thompson Gary and Joanne Thompson Beavin and Virginia Thornsberry Mary Thrasher Terry and Debbie Tinker James and Linda Tribble John and Pamela Tyndall Richard and Susan Ubert Elaine Ulrich Rev. Darrell Venters Rev. Dennis Voss Douglas Vowels Mai Vu-Ha Mary Vuncannon, A’55 Gary and Linda Wahl Elizabeth Walker Darryl Wallace Dr. W. Dean and Nina Walton George and Nancy Walz, A’55
John and Lois Weaver Teresa Weaver Gerard and Martha Weber George and Betty Webster Robert Weidenbenner Steven and Vinita Weidenbenner Thomas and Karen Wheatley Walter and Pamela Whinnery Dennis and Karen Whitaker Kay Whitt-Fecher Florence Wieder William and Ida Willhaus Dale and Judy Willingham Mary Wimsatt Martha Wolfe John and Elaine Wood Lester and Barbara Wuertz Sarah Ye Joseph Young David and Sue Zimmerman William and Julie Zink Mary Rose Zink
FRIENDS.........................$1-99 Anthony and Leah Abang Mary Alexander Maureen Alexander Gary Allen George and Della Alleven Susan Allgeier, A’66 Nicholas Angeli Jose and Jane Arellano William and Pamela Arnold Bob and Carolyn Austin Ruben and Caroline Avila Kenneth and Joan Aylor Sister Mary Ellen Backes, OSU James and Lois Ballard Catherine Bartholomew Craig and Carol Bauer Harry and Charlene Baumgarten Douglas and Tamara Beasley Mary Becker Kim and Rita Beckman, A’68 Mark and Jo Begle Dennis and Janet Belew Max and Carol Bell, A’60 Mary Benkeser George and Marilyn Bennett Marian Bennett Robert Berry Barbara Bickerstaff Joe Birkenmeyer Ruth Bittel-Nuñez, A’69 Robert and Diane Black Elizabeth Blair Dean and Patricia Blair Joseph and Claudine Blandford Pete and Mary Bono Sharon Boone Claudette Borchers John and Ann Bossing Christel Bouldin Dorothy Bradshaw John and Margaret Braun James Brennan Doris Brooks Lawrence and Joan Buccero Tom and Martha Bullock David and Selwa Bunch Marlyn Burkhardt Pete and Kaye Buser Jesse and Brenda Busick J. and Joan Byrne, A’64 William and Betty Byrne, A’69 Debbie Campisano, A’68 Tom and Barbara Carpenter John and Patricia Carrico Ray and Betty Cashen Joseph Castanos Joanne Cecil, A’67 John and Davena Cecil Donald and Charlotte Cecil Troy and Ruth Christian Al and Rose Clark Jacob and Mary Clark William and Theresa Clark, A’72 Mike Coakley David Cockson Daniel Coleman Lowell and Karen Collard
Edward and Lynda Connolly Larry and Mary Conrad Thomas and Janice Conrey Mary Cox Anthony Cox Timothy and Carolyn Curran Elaine Currier Joe and Kathleen Davis Delores Day Dorothy Denniston, A’65 Paul and Mary Dentiste Wanda DeSpain John and Lyndia Dew Stanley and Mary Dickenson, A’71 Therese Dickert Megan Dieterle Brother Craig Digmann David and Charlene Diver Siebrand and Wanda Dooper Laura Duckworth Ronald and Anne Dugan Joan Dugan Eddie Dugas Jr. James Earnest Shirley Egan Michael and Patricia Egan Craig and Kathryn Elson Helen Enright Leslie Fansler Charles and Katherine Ferrara Ruth Finder Michael and Ann Flaherty Franciscsan Friars Diane Fuchs Anna Gabriel Pat Gallagher Michael and Paula Garman, A’70 Georgia Gaskill Lillian Gentry Judith Gerling Karen Gerstle, A’69 Vickie Gibson-Groce, A’74 Donna Goetz Dale and Debbie Goins Scott and Leisa Gordon Robert and Mary Gossett Ronald and Fran Grauer Paula Graves Kevin and Diane Gray Roy and Norma Greene Jeff and Karen Greenstreet George and Barbara Greenwell Bernice Gregorio Marvin and Patricia Gretencord Don and Mary Grosdidier Andrew and Kathleen Grosmaire Eugene and Jean Gruenenfelder Ronald and Marybeth Grundman Anthony and Rose Guilfoyle Edward Hacker Daniel and Sally Halbig Joseph and Mary Hall Patrice Hall Gerald and Charlotte Hamilton Fred and Ruth Hamilton John and Mary Hannah, A’79 Bill and Liz Hansen Robert and Debra Harris Gerry and Barbara Hasenstab Bob and Fran Hawley Gary Hayden Clinton and Mary Heberlie Thomas and Valerie Hewlett Ronnie and Mereda Hicks Ursula Hicks William Higdon Clorinda Hite Rose Hodgkins Joan Hofman, A’51 Richard and Lucille Holderman William Holtz Marilyn Horlander Martha House Francis and June Hutchins Bryan and Ann Jacobs Robert Janes Paul and Monica Jarboe Raymond and Virginia Jarsulic Todd and Mary Johnson Franklin and Kathleen Johnson Mark and Joanne Johnson John and Theresa Jones, A’60
Carrie Jones Joey and Susan Jones Hal and Lynn Jones Barbara Kacer Bogdan and Jaimie Kaczmarek Stephen and Lucy Kaelin Keith and Patricia Kaelin James and Martha Kamuf, A’61 Carol Kane Thomas Kearns Kim Keenan William Keene Jr. Stephen and Linda Keene Herschel and Margaret Keitel Sister Martha Keller, OSU Elmer and Mary Kelly, A’54 Martha Kelsey Thomas and Margaret Kimmel John Klein Charlotte Knott Ingrid Kokinda Mary Kollros Chris and Joyce Kormelink James and Patricia Krampe Clarence Richards and Marian Krausz John and Rebecca Kresovsky Earl and Linda Kropp James and Deborah Kuebler Jim and Mary Kueny Mary Kurz Lorinda Lampe George and WaNell Lanham, A’71 Hilda Lankard Vincent and Marie Larson John and Mary Lattus Amy Ledom Kirsten Lietz Mary Limardo Darlene Livers Joseph and Patsy Logsdon Merline Long Nace and Mary Magner Michael Maher Jr. Pedro and Martha Marin M. Martinovich Judy Mason James and Laura Mattingly James and Patricia Mattingly James and Helen Maupin Jerry and Beverly McCandless Robert and Peggy McCarthy, A’56 Laquita McCarty, A’74 Frank and Sandra McGrath Richard and Brenda McIntire, A’73 Marjorie McLaughlin Timothy and Kathleen McNeary, A’67 Mary McRay Charlie and Gloria Mendoza Laura Merz Barbara Miles Mary Joann Millay Maureen Miller Donald Oswald and Delores Miller Camille Miller Beth and Mark Minotti Thomas and Susan Moloney Betty Moorman, A’58 Roy and Jolene Moriconi Patricia Mountain Sister Pam Mueller, OSU, A’68 Dustin and Betsy Jo Mullins Mary Munsterman Larry and Deborah Murphy R. and Shelley Nally Preston and Alma Nanninga Jack and Mary Neal Mark and Beth Nelson Don and Donna Oberhausen Joe and Maggie O’Bryan Paul and Marianne O’Connell Edward and Pat O’Connor Aloysius O’Dell Ernie and Laurine O’Neal Roger and Kathryn Ordal
Sisters Mary Celine Weidenbenner, left, Susan Mary Mudd, center, and Mary Henning help during trivia games at Escape to the Mount on Sept. 7. ThomasU and Sylvia O’Reilly, A’53 Steve and Sherry Orth Pat Osborne Rev. Robert Osborne Rev. Peter O’Sullivan Jim and Hallie Otto Carl Pace Louis and Shirley Palmer Michael and Denise Paul Jo Ann Paulin Ron and Denise Payne Darrell and Mary Lou Payne, A’66 James and Dorothy Payne Phil and Tama Pecoraro G. and Helen Peters Donald and Agnes Phelps Mary Pikell Eugene Podrebarac Rosemary Podrebarac Dorothy Pooser D. Wayne and Mary-Anne Powers, A’75 Clay and Shirlene Quinn Rose Radzelovage Eleanor Rapier Virginia Ray Rev. Robert Ray Sherryl Reiter Joanne Resnick Joseph and Catherine Reynolds David and Mary Richardson Fred and Mary Ridgley Margie Rode, A’58 Mike and Elizabeth Rogers, A’70 Thomas and Betty Rosner Christopher and Barbara Ryan Daniel and Nicole Sabatini William and Carole Sanders, A’68 Charles and Gail Saunders Denise Scheibmeir Edward and Connie Schickel Mari Schieber Gladys and Mary Schmidt Elaine Schmidtberger Ralph Schneider Stan and Aurea Schnell Dr. Gregory and Linda Schnose Agnes Schrant Michelle Schwien Stephen and Laura Gregory Shaw John and Mary Silady Angela Silberschlag Joseph Simpson Larry and Cwen Sims Robert Slack Keldon and Anne Smelley David and Karen Smith James And Louanne Smith Linda Smith Mary Smith Thomas Smith Brother James Spooner Steve and Sandy Stahl Kathy Steckler Glynn and Donna Stengel
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A team of Ursuline Sisters had fun playing trivia during the first-ever Escape to the Mount on Sept. 7. John and Phyllis Stevens Larry and Frances Strange Robin Swift Louis Szemethy Jr. Joe Tamme Phillip and Nancy Tatum George and Martha Taylor, A’46 Larry and Carolyn Taylor John and Mary Teed John Thimesch Margaret Thompson John and Joyce Thompson Rick and Lizann Thompson John and Mary Tierney Dorothy Tipmore Michael and Joann Toler Frances Tomashavich Harold Travis Sr. Phyllis Troutman, A’63 Stephen Troutman John Underwood Gilbert and Anna Urban, A’65 Rev. John Vaughan Jon and Angela Verlinde Owen Vessels Sylvia Viglietti Mark and Victoria Vukcevich Terry and Jeanie Wahl Richard and Rose Walsh John and Doreen Wathen Michael and Martha Wathen Barbara Watkins Patricia Watson Vance and Debra Webb CletusU and Lucille Weidenbenner Kathryn Weidenbenner Vince and Janet Weiss John and Zena Weist Elizabeth Wells Jeffrey Wernert Sister Marietta Wethington, OSU, A’55 Frank and Sandra Wethington John and Clara Wheatley Joseph Wheeler Donald and Lois Whelan Marijo White Mamie White Francis and Sharon White Marcus and Mila Whitler Leo and Mary Wiederholt Jim and Tammy Wilhoyte Jerry and Martha Wilkinson Jim and Agnes Williams Dwight and Toni Williams Richard and Ruth Wiseman Edwin Wittman Christine Wolken Arthur and Mary Wondra Clarence Woodall III Michael and Susan Wright Judy Yates, A’68 Agnes Yates Joan Zink Magdalene Zybko
HONORS Sister Margaret Ann Aull, OSU Rose CurtsingerU Sister Mimi Ballard, OSU William Leslie Keene Jr. Sister Catherine Barber, OSU Amy Tanner
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Mike and Johneve Boone Glen and Diane Meakem Sister Vivian Bowles, OSU, A’57 Jaqueline Addington Glover Joe F. Roop Sister Marie Goretti Browning, OSU, and Sister Clarita Browning, OSU Paul and Wilma Goebel Linda W. Pennington Sister Marie Carol Cecil, OSU Michael and Patricia Egan Sister Mary Irene Cecil, OSUU Robert and Jan Carlton Sister Mary Jude Cecil, OSU Betty Culver Margaret Cimeley Sister Mary Jude Cecil, OSU, Sister Mary Celine Weidenbenner, OSU, and Sister Pam Mueller, OSU Rosann Whiting Tommy Cecil John and Davena Cecil Reta Ruth Coughenour James and Karen Verney Sister Mary Patrick McDonagh, OSU Michelle Schwien Father Ray Goetz McRaith Catholic Center, Owensboro Sister George Mary Hagan, OSU, and Sister Joyce Cecil, OSU Earl and Linda Kropp The Jubilarians John and Therese Allen Sister Karla Kaelin, OSU Matteo and Kathy Coco Sister Mary Elizabeth Krampe, OSUU Anthony and Angela Kaelin Sister Pat Lynch, OSU Megan Dieterle Sister Pam Mueller, OSU, A‘68 Siebrand and Wanda Dooper Sister Marilyn Mueth, OSU David and Maggie Bollone Sister Emma Anne Munsterman OSU Patricia Macisaac Jim and Judith Martin Sister Emma Anne Munsterman OSU, and Sister Amanda Rose Mahoney, OSU Philip and Annette Skees Mary Jane Hardesty Nalley James Nalley M.D. Sister Rose Marita O’Bryan, OSU, A‘60U Joe and Maggie O’Bryan Francis Olinger Leon and Sharon Olinger The Paola (Kansas) Sisters Anthony and Rose Guilfoyle Sister Joan Riedley, OSU William Riedley Sr. Trust Sister Teresa Riley, OSU Lawrence and Geraldine Durbin St. Henry’s Catholic Church, Hardin, Ky. Sister Marcella Schrant, OSU Michael Townsend Sister Helen Smith, OSUU Kent and Coleen Pech Dwight and Toni Williams Suzy Meinzenback Christy Stahl Steve and Sandy Stahl Steve Stahl Steve and Sandy Stahl Sister Amelia Stenger, OSU, A‘67 Honorable Romano L. Mazzoli Larry and Melanie Odom-Grah Sister Grace Swift, OSU Robert and Anne Kantor Sister Marie Bosco Wathen, OSU Anonymous Sisters at Saint Agnes and Bishop Miege in Roeland Park and Saint Lawrence (Kansas) and in Memory of Sister Martina Rockers, OSUU Michael J. Maher Jr. Sisters who taught at Saint Agnes and Bishop Miege High School (Kansas) James and Suzanne Kee
MEMORIALS
Sister Mary BerthrandU Benjamin L. Peine Sister Mary BerthrandU and Mr. & Mrs. Anthony SaundersU Charles and Gail Saunders The Bickett SistersU Preston and Alma Nanninga Sister Marie William Blyth, OSUU Bob and Carolyn Austin Carol A. O’Keefe Richard E. Soenen Gerard P. Thies Sister Marie William Blyth, OSUU Sister Celine Leeker, OSUU and Mary PeuserU H. and Denise Heying Sister Joseph Angela Boone, OSUU Anonymous Jerry and Alice Biscopink, A’68 Dean and Patricia Blair Joseph and Claudine Blandford Michael and Anna Boone John and Margaret Braun Doris Ann Brooks Tom and Martha Bullock Lawrence and Geraldine Durbin Alan and Becky Englehart Jeff and Donna Ferguson Michael and Ann Flaherty Rick Fox Lillian Weafer Gentry Chuck Mattingly and Barbara Greenwell Philip and Kimberly Haire, A’79 Daniel and Sally Halbig Joseph and Mary Hall William and Kay Hardin Earl and Carolyn Howard Joseph and Mary Johnson Catherine Keene Paul W Keene Thomas and Margaret Kimmel Mary Ann Kurz Sally K. Newcomb Larry O’Bryan Ron and Denise Payne Mike Ranney Thomas and Mary Riney Paul and Julia Sims Vicki M. Stogsdill Teresa B. Thompson Jerry and Martha Wilkinson Sister Joseph Angela Boone, OSUU and Sister Mary Irene Cecil, OSUU Ernest and Shirley Taliaferro Sister Joseph Angela Boone, OSUU Sister Jane Miriam Hancock, OSUU and Sister Jane Irvin Hancock, OSUU Joseph and Marie Hancock Pauline BrangersU Agnes M. Yates Christine Heady BrooksU Russell and Connie Brooks Sister Marie Therese Brumlow, OSUU Rev. John D. Deatrick Jim BurkeU Sister Elaine Burke, OSU, A’49 Pamela “Penny” Cooper BurnsU Robert and Diane Black Gerard and Ginger Hinton Carrie Jones Sister Emma Cecilia Busam, OSUU Joseph and Claudine Blandford Sharon Boone Thomas Conrey Scott and Leisa Gordon Kingston and Doreen Harney Jerry and Beverly McCandless Roberta Sue Robert Louis Szemethy Jr. Marijo White Sister Emma Cecilia Busam, OSUU and Father Michael HaydenU Mary H. Gossett Sister Elaine Byrne, OSUU Kim Keenan Theresa CastanosU Joseph L. Castanos
Sister Mary Rudolph Castile, OSUU David and Diane Backhaus Gary and Lesley Johnson Sister Mary Irene Cecil, OSU, A’45U Anonymous Jerry and Alice Biscopink, A’68 Robert and Jan Carlton Thomas Cecil Louise Fowler Gaddie A’45 Joseph and Pam Higdon, A’77 Joey and Susan Jones James and Martha Kamuf, A’61 Anna Catherine Mattingly A’66 Sister Kathleen Condry, OSUU Richard G. Blond Debra Petree Robert and Rosemary Runnebaum Charlotte Warren Stallman ConreyU Martin Conrey Deceased members of the Coyle and Reischman familiesU Carol A. Coyle Clifton and Nancy DaughertyU Mark and Diane Kemper Deceased familyU Agnes M. Schrant Sister Darlene DentonU Robert and Debra Harris Sister M. Evelyn Duvall, OSUU Catherine Duvall Sister FelicitasU Roy and Jolene Moriconi Kathryn S. FinkU Joe Fink Adalberta Garcia Jr.U Mary E. Garcia Betty Karl and Maxine GoinsU Dale and Debbie Goins Felix and Stephanie GolembiewskiU Leonard Golembiewski Sister Mary Samuel Hamilton, OSUU Mary Ann Thrasher Sister Jane Miriam Hancock, OSUU Bobbie Edds Sister Charles Irene Hayden, OSUU Carole M. Cada Wanda DeSpain Sister Marie Michael Hayden, OSUU Mary H. Gossett Honorable Romano L. Mazzoli Father Michael M. HaydenU John and Mary Medley Sister Henrietta, Sister Mary Raymond, Sister Agnes Catherine, Sister Mary Regina, Sister DeChantel, Sister Mary Bertha and Sister Marie ThereseU Charles and Mary Metzmeier Mary Alice HigdonU Anthony E. Higdon Sister Mary Sheila Higdon, OSUU Anthony E. Higdon Noel and Mary Poe Ruby HigdonU Terry and Debbie Tinker Nancy Lynn (Mattingly) HughesU Lawrence (C’66) and JaniceU Mattingly Sister JovitaU Stephanie Harris Sister Mildred Katzer, OSUU Anonymous Mary Alexander George and Marilyn Bennett Marlyn Burkhardt Marvin and Patricia Gretencord Richard and Lucille Holderman Dennis and Margaret Katzer Hilda Lankard Amy Ledom Sherryl Reiter Denise Scheibmeir Theresa J. Warner Barbara Watkins Gerard and Martha Weber Leo and Mary Wiederholt Lester and Barbara Wuertz Sister Mary Rita Klarer, OSUU Brad Rives and Mary Klarer Sister Mary Elizabeth Krampe, OSUU Craig and Carol Bauer
Keith and Patricia Kaelin Stephen and Lucy Kaelin James and Patricia Krampe Larry and Becky Krampe Martin and Carrie Krampe John and Bobbie Laker Stan and Aurea Schnell Kathy Steckler Sister Rita Lavigne, OSUU Robert and Jennifer Grabill Harry J. Lavigne Sister Celine Leeker, OSUU Catherine Leeker Donald and Agnes Phelps Larry and Cwen Sims Sister Celine Leeker, OSUU and Sister Marie William Blyth, OSUU Richard and Carol Baldwin Edna Mae Cogswell Mick Seuferling Gary and Joanne Thompson Teresa A. Weaver Sister LucitaU James and Lois Ballard Lorraine LukinU William and Marilyn Terry Sister Ruth Mattingly, OSUU Anonymous Fred and Ruth Hamilton Gerald and Charlotte Hamilton Bruce and Beth Mattingly James and Patricia Mattingly John and Helen Mattingly Pat Lee Osborne Mary Philips Phyllis Thomas Troutman A’63 Polly MaushU Marty and Margaret Posey Rose NelsonU James and Joan Meyer Gerald and Maryanne OberstU Christopher and Della Oberst Sister Rose Marita O’Bryan, OSU, A’60U Nicholas Angeli Elizabeth Blair Al and Rose Clark Amy French Marie P. Greenwell Ronnie and Mereda Hicks Rose Hodgkins John and Theresa Jones, A’60 Mary Wempe Ligon James and Laura Mattingly Joe and Maggie O’Bryan Larry O’Bryan Steve and Sherry Orth Dorothy Pooser Marianna Willett Robinson A’60 Mike and Charlotte Stelmach Michael J. Sullivan Larry and Carolyn Taylor John and Mary Tierney Jim and Tammy Wilhoyte Christine Wolken Joan Zink Sister Carolyn Marie O’Harrow, OSUU William and Marilyn Terry Sister Jean Madeline Peake, OSUU David and Connie Peake Joseph RayU Virginia Ray Jim Will RineyU Rev. Robert B. Gray Sister Martina Rockers, OSUU Maureen T. Alexander Mary Fiorini James and Elaine Sanders Ora E. RosnerU Thomas and Betty Rosner Chris and Janice RyderU Ed and Gloria Cecil Sister Magdalene SchammelU Mary Ann Cox Joy C. Schmitt and Joseph J. Schmitt Jr.U Joseph and Sandra Schmitt Sister Mary Lois Speaks, OSU, A’62U Betty C. Culver
Genevieve StelmachU William and Sally Buford, A’64 J. and Joan Byrne, A’64 Siebrand and Wanda Dooper Thomas and Deborah Durbin Richard Hayden Mark and Joanne Johnson Larry O’Bryan Angela Reinhart Randy Shelby Robert Slack David and Karen Smith Joe and Sarah Stelmach Mike and Charlotte Stelmach James and Linda Tribble Genevieve and Stanislaus StelmachU Kevin and Cassie Stelmach Shirley Ann SullivanU James P. Sullivan James ThompsonU Keith Thompson and Amy Bird Walter ThompsonU Margaret S. Thompson Sister Marie Brenda Vowels, OSUU Sara Barnes Mark and Jo Begle Christopher and Carol Cecil Patricia A. Cunningham Franciscsan Friars Douglas Vowels Charles and Barbara Whelan Jack WathenU John and Doreen Wathen Raymond WeidenbennerU Robert Weidenbenner James and Rosemarie WethingtonU Michael and Paula Garman, A’70 Nancy WolfeU Sister Martha Keller, OSU Sister Helen WuckowitschU Eileen M. Bowling Harold YatesU Fred and Mary Ridgley
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IN-KIND GIFTS Barret-Fisher Company Celeste Cantrell Gary and Imelda Cecil Mary Ruth Clark Marilyn Day DOMTAR Elizabeth Fitzgerald Sally Fitzgerald Margaret Fitzgerald Mary E. Garcia Joyce George Rev. J. Raymond Goetz Donna Hager Sister Julia Marie Head, OSU, A’60 Carol Hill Ann Jacobs Amanda Jacobs Linda M. Jones Kimberly-Clark Faye Kirtley Mari Lynn Korte Betty Krapf Merline Long Ellen Marquart Laura Merz Sister Cecelia Joseph Olinger, OSU, A’58 Carin Oliver Suzanne Reiss Zella A. Rowe June Carolyn Salsman Brenda Schinzel Genevieve Siebert Sister Laurita Spalding, OSU Sister Rosanne Spalding, OSU Specialty Foods Group, LLC John and Nelva Stenger Jim and Juanita Stinogel Joan Teder Mary Teder William and Marilyn Terry Sister Mary Celine Weidenbenner, OSU, A’62 Cindy Wilson
God Bless All of You!!!
Former student repays what Ursuline Sisters taught him In 1952, Sister Marie Goretti Browning was 20 years old and had just made her temporary vows as an Ursuline Sister. She Some of Sister Marie Goretti Browning’s former began her first students took her to lunch at Preservation Station near Maple Mount on Oct. 2, along with ministry that her sister, Sister Clarita Browning. Left to right: year, teaching Clarita, Bill Wetter, Sister Marie Goretti, first grade at St. Sister Eric Shrader and Tom Usher. Bartholomew Catholic School in the Louisville suburb of Buechel. One of her students that year was Eric Shrader. What she taught him that year – and again as a third grader – proved so foundational to Shrader’s life that he and his wife, Jo Lynn, have continued to stay in touch with Sister Marie Goretti, after he reconnected with her 10-12 years ago. Eric and Jo Lynn are consistently generous donors to the Ursuline Sisters. “I’d say she was one of the people in my early life who opened the door to a love of learning,” Eric Shrader said. “She was a strong catalyst for learning in her very kind and gracious way.” He said she showed care and concern for her students, and whenever he’s in touch with old classmates, it’s nearly unanimous that she was their favorite teacher. An Oct. 2 lunch with Sister Marie Goretti and her sibling, Ursuline Sister Clarita Browning, was a small token of affection and appreciation from her former students. The Shraders’ generous donations to the Ursuline community each year are a way to give back what the sisters gave Eric. “I think it’s a debt that we all owe,” he said. “They sacrificed their entire lives for us, their students. They are such a fine example. They take a vow of poverty, when much of the world is focused on materialism. We all have a responsibility to give back.” Eric and Jo Lynn live on a farm in Breckinridge County, Ky., about halfway between Maple Mount and Louisville. Jo Lynn is a speech and language pathologist. Eric worked as a psychologist. The lessons that he learned from Sister Marie Goretti are ones he tried to use throughout his professional and personal life. “Respect for others, a love for learning and evaluating all situations based on their merits,” he said. “I learned those values at school and from my family.” Shrader sees much of society fixated on immediate gratification but believes what the Ursuline Sisters model in their service and sacrifice is what should be emulated. “What sweet, wonderful people they are,” Shrader said. “There are many people doing good things and making contributions in life, but you always see it with the Ursuline Sisters.”n 19
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100th anniversary of Father Paul Volk’s death commemorated
The 100th anniversary of the death of legendary priest Father Paul Joseph Volk brought Ursuline Sisters and guests to Maple Mount on Nov. 2 to celebrate a Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed. The All Souls’ Day Mass was extra special as those gathered remembered Father Volk, the priest who welcomed the Ursuline Sisters to Mount Saint Joseph from Louisville, Ky., in 1874. He oversaw construction of Mount Saint Joseph Academy, and though his travels took him as far as South America, Maple Mount was where he felt at home. He died on Nov. 2, 1919, and is buried in the Mount Cemetery. Following the service, Ursuline Sisters were encouraged to light a candle at Father Volk’s grave. TOP: 1) The Most Rev. William Medley, bishop of the Diocese of Owensboro, second from left, concelebrated the Mass with Father Ray Goetz, left, Father Richard Powers, second from right, and Father Harry Hagan from Saint Meinrad Archabbey, who wrote the lyrics to the Father Volk hymn “Come and See the Many Wonders,” the closing hymn. 2) Carolyn McCarty, an alumna of the Academy, arrives at Mass. 3) Congregational Leader Sister Amelia Stenger, right, welcomes Associates Suzanne Reiss, left, and Bonnie Marks. MIDDLE: 1) and 4) Ursuline Sisters sing the opening hymn, “Jesus, Lord Have Mercy.” 2) Father Paul Volk 3) Candles in remembrance of the 10 Ursuline Sisters and Genevieve Stelmach who died this past year. BOTTOM: 1) Sister Alicia Coomes 2) Jacob Hein, a music teacher for Owensboro Catholic Schools 3) Brett Ballard, music instructor at Brescia University 4) Sister Mary McDermott 5) James Wells, director of music for St. Stephen Cathedral, Owensboro.
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