UPDATE August 2010

AUGUST 2010

VOL. XVII, NO. 1

Angela teaches us how to embrace change T

By Pam Brickler, OSUA

he topic of Sister Cheryl Clemons’ talk for Associates and Sisters Day on July 10, “Angela’s Spirit of Contemplation: Gift for the 21st Century” hit a home run soon after Sister Cheryl began speaking.

The presentation opened with a beautiful contemplative prayer for taking time from busy, frustrating, and worrisome lives to be engulfed with the Spirit to place these concerns at the feet of Jesus. As I listened to the words of Angela, I realized this was the place God intended us to be and the wild schedules, commitments, and family responsibilities would wait for us to return home with a renewed sense of joy and hope.

The presentation detailed how we should respect the uniqueness of individuals. This made me reflect on the experiences of dealing with so many different individuals each Sister Michele day. Teaching sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-graders is a challenge Morek visits with which I love, however, their problems, parents, and different Suzanne Reiss, of levels of administrations can make days tedious and exhausting. Lanesville, Ind., on Associates and The respect Angela spoke of to meet these differences with Sisters Day July 10. contemplative prayer helped me think again of Angela’s RIGHT: Sister Mary spirituality, and the challenges faced each day to be concerned Cabrini Foushee with individual circumstances for the common good. pins new associate Hearing that Ursulines were not originally founded for a Norma Jean Witten specific ministry offered a new set of challenges to think about. of Big Clifty, Ky. at To work in a way that is worthy of praise in God’s sight and the July 10 Mass. bear everything with patience presented a new face to me.

Patience is an extremely difficult virtue to remember to pray or ask for each day. In a world that so desperately needs us to be witnesses, patience or my lack of it is the hardest thing for me to remember to take to the foot of the cross.

“Adapt and change” was the next message and I found myself just sitting there thinking I used to love change, but lately not so much. The challenge to trust and not to worry is a tremendous burden for me. To listen to the words of Angela (spoken through Sister Marietta Wethington) regarding our self-righteous expectations caused me to think more about laying all my worries at the feet of Jesus.

Obedience, poverty, and chastity are some pretty tough hitters in today’s game of life. How can we accomplish this in the 21st century? According to Saint Angela, attend daily Mass, go often to confession, and practice a higher level of chastity. This made me remember a coach one of my boys had the privilege to play for – he attended Mass and received Holy Communion daily. When one of Lisa Day of Belton, Ky., the boys asked him why he attended Mass every day, he and Sister Rose Karen answered, “why not!”

Johnson enjoy Associates Obedience today is a difficult concept, as we find it and Sisters Day. FIND hard to accept responsibility for our actions. Sister Cheryl MORE PHOTOS AT www.ursulinesmsj.org

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Letter from the director...

August 2010

Convocation

Dear Associate Friends, It’s good to be“in the know.”Mount Saint Joseph has always been a special place of calm and peace – and constant activity. Like all of you, everyone at the Mount is busy on the journey of Angela, doing her and his part to serve others and to praise our creator. Let me pass along a few “busy notes” to keep you “in the know.”

Did you know… Angela Merici’s writings are available with the click of a mouse. If you have access to a computer, go to our Mount Saint Joseph webpage (ursulinesmsj.org) and click on “Saint Angela Merici.” Her plan for The Company in 1535 is just as relevant and inspiring today.

Did you know… We will celebrate 40 years of the Mount Saint Joseph Picnic this year. Mark your calendars and join us Associate Karen Siciliano from on Sept. 12. Contact me to volunteer – check out the Readiness Springfield, Ill., left, Teams listing on the MSJ website (ursulinesmsj.org). Remember one of four MSJ to pray for good weather!

Associates at the Did you know… Seven associates made their first commitment Convocation, talks this year. We welcome these new partners in our journey with to Sister George Angela Merici. Meet them on page 5.

Mary. (Present but not pictured here: Did you know… Inside Outreach is a renewed initiative to Associate Dan Heckel) support associates isolated by age, illness or distance. I ask your prayers to beseech God for guidance as we care for one another.

Did you know… The theme for the coming year is CHANGE. Sister Cheryl Clemons got us started at Associates and Sisters Day. Read about what to expect in the coming year on page 6.

Now you “know!” I wish you the blessings of our patrons, Angela, Ursula, and Joseph, as we live and love through these last warm days of summer.

Mrs. Marian Bennett, OSUA Director of Ursuline Partnerships

ASSOCIATE Update is published four times a year for the Associates of the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph 8001 Cummings Road, Maple Mount, KY 42356-9999 Phone: 270-229-2006 • Fax: 270-229-4953 Website: www.ursulinesmsj.org E-mail: associates.msj@maplemount.org Director of Ursuline Partnerships: Mrs. Marian Bennett, OSUA Director of Spiritual Formation for Ursuline Partnerships: Sister Marietta Wethington, OSU Director of Mission Advancement/Communications: Dan Heckel, OSUA Communications Specialist/Graphic Design: Jennifer Kaminski Director of Mission Effectiveness: Sister Rose Marita O’Bryan, OSU Administrative Specialist/Website: Tiffany Orth Director of Development: Sister Amelia Stenger, OSU

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ASSOCIATE MISSION STATEMENT

e, the associates of the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph, proclaim the Gospel of Jesus through the actions of our everyday lives. We commit ourselves to living the charism of Saint Angela Merici in union with and in support of the Ursuline community of Mount Saint Joseph.

ANGELA

Director of Ursuline Partnerships Marian Bennett, right, and Sister George Mary Hagan, second from right, were among 19 attendees representing Mount Saint Joseph at the North American Ursuline Convocation July 1-4 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Sister Vickie Cravens, left, Sister Barbara Jean Head, and Associate Phyllis Troutman of Raywick, Ky., enjoy the event.

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explained that our sense of fairness gets in the way – we need to keep score. With the cacophony of voices in our daily lives, it is extremely difficult to find silence to contemplate the importance of obedience.

Chastity warns us not to stand in the shadow of folks blocking our view of God’s light. Pleasure and comfort have become our modern gods, robbing us of joy and hope.

Poverty detaches us from our choices of will and desires of the heart. As students of Saint Angela, we should embrace it and recognize all comes from God. We should be stewards and focus on the Giver and not the gifts.

All three virtues come together as part of the DNA of the Ursulines. We are who we are before God … no more, no less. By praying for discernment we ask God what we are called to do. The discernment prayer channels us to plead to the Holy Spirit to help us discern the greater good and fill us with wisdom and guidance.n

Pam Brickler is an Associate from French Village, Mo.

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Ursuline Associates can help stop human trafficking

In 2007, Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher signed into law a bill making human trafficking a crime in the commonwealth. That was the culmination of efforts led by the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph, but getting the law passed was only the beginning of the journey, not the end.

The Ursuline Sisters continue to look for ways to educate the public on the signs that someone is the victim of human trafficking. Now, Ursuline Associates can join in this vital effort as well.

Human trafficking is a type of slavery, forced labor or commercial sex, and it isn’t happening just in foreign countries or in big American cities. It’s estimated that 14,000 to 17,000 people are trafficked in the U.S. every year. It trails only drug trafficking among international crimes, and is the most quickly growing. While drugs and weapons can only be sold for profit once, people can continue to be sold for their services.

Most of the southern hemisphere is at high risk for trafficking. People who live in crushing poverty will jump at the chance to come work in America. Once here, they will find they have no one to trust, don’t speak the language, and are forced into labor against their will, often under threats of violence against themselves or to loved ones back home.

So what can we do? Recognize the signs that someone may be a victim of human trafficking and alert those who can help. Faith-based communities are one of the groups who come in contact with victims the most. Training is available to help anyone learn how to help these victims.

In Owensboro, Ky., the first meeting of the Owensboro Task Force on Human Trafficking was held June 3. Thirteen people attended, including Sister Suzanne Sims and Associate Dan Heckel. Sister Suzanne agreed to be co-chairperson of the group.

The purpose of the group is to create sustainability for human trafficking

efforts. The group is working on learning what resources are available locally, then will proceed with raising awareness about human trafficking locally.

The Owensboro Associates will be given the opportunity to receive training to identify potential victims.

Wouldn’t it be great if every associate

group could share in this effort?

Once trained, associates could spread their knowledge to others they know, from church communities, to coworkers, to neighbors.

If you would like information on how to receive training, contact Dan Heckel, (270) 229-2007, or dan.heckel@maplemount.org. n

First Commitments Six Ursuline Associates made their temporary commitments on July 10 at Maple Mount. Front: Bob Panchyshyn, Norma Jean Witten, and Betty Girten; Back: Marianna Robinson, Bonnie Matthewson, and Melissa Tuley. NOTE: A seventh Associate, Theresa Benkeser, made her commitment in Kansas on June 6.

Lifetime Commitments Associates making their lifetime commitment: First row, from left, Gail Davenport, Dotty Liles, and Brenda Busick; second row, Elaine Wood, John Wood, Marcia Stoller, and Carolyn Panchyshyn; top row, Stephanie George, Suzanne Reiss, Susan Reiss, Mary Hartz, and Pauline Goebel.

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An Associate recommitment ceremony took place June 6 at Queen of the Holy Rosary in Wea, Kan., for (left to right) Bro. Bill Cloughly, Lillian Cloughly, Theresa Benkeser (who made her first commitment), Mary Benkeser, and Mariita Rodriguez.

RIGHT: Paola, Kan., Associates congratulate Roxanne Bollin on her appointment to the Governor’s Mental Health Services Planning Council by Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson. Roxanne is cofounder and vice president of Heads Up, a traumatic brain injury support group in Miami County, Kan. Standing, Eileen Locke, Al Massoth, Joanne Thompson. Seated, Harriet Jack, left, and Roxanne.

BELOW: Associate Therese Allen of Louisville carries the Lectionary at Mass for the “Ursulines at Heart” former sisters reunion on June 27.

Associate Coreen Moore, left, and Pete Hill attend Sister Alfreda Malone’s Associates Bonnie Marks of 86th birthday luncheon Owensboro, left, and Cecilia Joanne Thompson and Harriet Jack, both of McEldowney of Heath, Ohio, right, at the Mount with their spouses on April 18.

Paola, Kan., made the long trip for Associates visit with Sister Mary Matthias and Sisters Day July 10. It was the first trip Ward at the April 24 luau fundraiser Sister Alfreda taught them at St. Anthony in to the Mount for Joanne, who has been very dinner at Mount Saint Joseph Peonia, Ky., 1955-57. active in the Ursuline Associates Paola group. Conference and Retreat Center.

What one associate can do: Continuing the lessons of Ursuline teachers

By Bob & Marilyn Beam, OSUA

Although we have not been “official” associates very long, Bob and I have been very much “involved” with the Ursuline Sisters since our very beginning.

You see, both of our mothers had siblings who were Ursuline Sisters and we enjoyed close relationships with them. Growing up, we were taught by the Ursulines in grade school and high school and our children were blessed the same. With so many special connections to the Ursulines, we have seen and have been inspired by the loving example and caring spirit of Saint Angela. These sisters helped to instill in us the joy of serving others.

At St. Denis Parish in Louisville, Bob served on various committees and was picnic chairman for 10 years. He has

long been involved with St. Joseph Children’s Home, where he is on the board of trustees. “Giving Children a Home” is their motto, and he truly enjoys this service.

With encouragement from the Ursulines, I became the librarian at St. Denis and worked with the children for 12 years. I’ve been a booth chairperson for St. Denis’ and St. Joe’s picnics and we’ve enjoyed working for the picnic at the Mount. Gathering items for the Mystery booth is the Louisville Associates’ task and one that is ongoing.

As parishioners of St. Michael’s now, we have helped with two home remodels for families in need. I belong to a group, “The Sisters Act,” who make lap blankets for residents of nursing homes. We also collect, fill, and deliver Easter baskets for various adult shelters.

Bob and I have been called in many ways to be a watchful shepherd and careful servant, and I’m sure it is with Saint Angela’s and the Ursulines’ help we have answered. n

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We Welcome the Associate Class of 2010 THERESA BENKESER is a volunteer in pastoral care at the University of Kansas Medical Center. She made her commitment as an Ursuline Associate on June 6 at Queen of the Holy Rosary Church in Wea, in the company of Kansas City associates, including her sister, Mary Benkeser. After accompanying Mary to associate meetings and activities for years, Theresa answered the call to become an “official” Ursuline Associate. She is retired from a 42-year career in office work. She is “a very positive person with a wonderful attitude about life,”who“takes her faith and her spirituality very seriously.”

Theresa is the first new associate from the Kansas City area since the merger of the Paola and Mount Saint Joseph communities. Associate Carol O’Keefe is her contact person.

BETTY GIRTEN was educated by Ursuline Sisters at St. Joseph School in Central City, Ky., and continues to be an active member of St. Joseph Parish. She is an accountant in healthcare management and a faithful volunteer at the annual MSJ Picnic, which she describes as “hard, wonderful work.”She has a jovial, lively nature and is always ready to lend a helping hand to those in need. Her contact persons are Sisters Rose Karen and Rose Theresa Johnson.

BONNIE MATTHEWSON is a registered nurse and is nurse coordinator, medical, at the Mount’s Saint Joseph Villa. She was born and raised in Owensboro, and has one son and five grandchildren. Her contact person is Sister Alicia Coomes, who says,“She is an eager person, somewhat like a sponge, soaking up all she can to know Angela and us (Ursuline Sisters and Associates) better.”

BOB PANCHYSHYN is a retired professor of education at Western Kentucky University. He and his wife, Ursuline Associate Carolyn, married in 2007. Together they are active members of Holy Spirit Parish in Bowling Green, Ky., serving as needed in spiritual or administrative aspects of parish life. He is described as “a man of great intelligence, quick wit, and a deep commitment to spiritual growth.”Sister Suzanne Sims is a longtime friend to both Carolyn and Bob, and is now their contact person.

MARIANNA ROBINSON is a native of Stanley, Ky., a 1960 graduate of Mount Saint Joseph Academy and a retired teacher of middle school students. Her husband, Larry Robinson, a self-employed CPA, died in 2006 after a happy marriage of 42 years. Now one of her primary activities involves her six beloved grandchildren. She is an active member of St. Stephen Cathedral and presently serves on the bereavement committee. Lifetime Ursuline Associate Peggy Clark guided Marianna through her initial associate formation.

MELISSA TULEY is an environmental lab technician at ALCOA Warrick Operations and basic certified catechist. She was born and raised in Owensboro and is a member of Sts. Peter and Augustine Parishes, serving as lector and Eucharistic minister. She calls herself an “all-around follower of Jesus Christ,” and is described as “a woman of faith, willing to listen to the Holy Spirit moving in her life.” She and her husband, Rod, are parents of a 12-year-old daughter, Leann. Her contact persons are Sister Ann McGrew and Associate Martha Little.

NORMA JEAN WITTEN of Big Clifty in Grayson County, Ky., has been married to her husband, Shelby, for 46 years. They have four children and eight grandchildren. She is a member of St. Paul Parish in Leitchfield, and has been active with the Grayson County Associates for many years. She uses her craft skills to benefit others, making rosaries for the missions, and crocheting prayer shawls for the sick, and beanies for cancer patients. She teaches religious education and takes Communion to the sick and elderly of the parish. Her contact person is Sister Mary Cabrini Foushee, who describes Norma as “a strong example of living her Catholic faith.”

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Happy Fall Birthday to These Associates September 2 Judy Embry 3 Ann Wilson 5 Sue Hudon 6 Father Joe Mills 8 Betty Christian 9 Gene Tritsch Melissa Tuley 10 Anna Mae Kaiser 11 Peggy Clark Brenda Semar 13 Mary Ann Childs 14 Joanne Mason Donna Szurgot 15 Judy Gray Laurie Hicks 18 Jennie Barthol Meg Synk Jody Ziegler 19 Nellie Coffman Mike Haughton 20 Serafina Mesnier 21 Priscilla Archunde Francis Steffen 23 Barbara Hasenstab Nancy Richards Cathey Seaton 24 Betty Dansdill Rosann Whiting 25 Gerry Hasenstab Eileen Locke 27 Sheila Blandford Joan Minks Sharon Speaks 28 Father Freddie Byrd Charlotte Paez Janet Rockers 30 Maxine Beavin Eddie Prunty

October

1 Janet Kuper Patty Wernel 2 Albert Hayden 3 Jean Gutierrez 4 Betty Girten 5 Jane Denton 6 Patricia Jamett 8 Margaret Chavez Tom Payne 9 Lena Dees 11 Catherine Gawarecki Kriste Pickert 12 Therese Allen Margaret Brasuel Carol O’Keefe Pat Wilson 13 Mary Ann Schilling 14 Alice Albus Margie Hill 15 Marie Hauser Betty Stone 16 Robert Greene, Jr. 17 Catherine Bockhold 18 Anna Conn Shirley Hagman 19 Jean Yackle 21 Mariita Rodriguez 22 Ada Bader Margaret Gallegos 23 Lee Jerome 24 Alice Blazina Victoria Cecil Linda Lattus 25 Evelyn Kehder 26 JoAnne Horstmann 29 Benjamin Head Rita Summers 31 Audrey Durbin Mary Lyne Jean Steffen

November 1 Ed Cecil Mel Howard Louise Leasor 2 Dolores Polson 3 Claire Buckley Bobby Smyth 4 Will Payne 5 Father Phil Riney 6 Odelean Hill 7 Joan DeBauge Al Massoth 8 Raqúel Sepúlveda 9 Lorna Horishny 10 Kathy Kiper 13 Valentino Simpao Mary Ann Stewart Marilyn Terry 15 Carol Alvey 16 Lois Clark 17 Al Coleman Bob Darst 18 Annette Stokes 20 Gary Riney Luetta Sheehan 23 Dorothy Coatney 24 Donald Adams 28 Annette Chavez Sister Jeannette Touchet, SEC 30 Shirley Palmer

Ursuline Associate Theme for the Year: Living with Change* s Fall 2010: The Spirituality of Change

Why discuss change? How do we respond to change? Challenge of Christian response to change

s Late Fall 2010: Principles of Change from the Experiences of Angela

Changes affecting Angela Merici’s life, Principles of change, How did Angela respond to change?

s Lenten Season 2011: Change in Ourselves

The Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph invite you to our 40th annual

PICNIC Sunday, Sept. 12

For the benefit of the retired Ursuline Sisters

Serving barbecue pork, mutton, chicken 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Booths open 10:30 a.m.

Order your $2 raffle tickets to buy or sell!

Prizes: $3,000 • $1,000 • $500 • Quilt • Mirror • BBQ Ham

To order tickets or to volunteer, contact Tiffany 270-229-4103 ext. 278

tiffany.orth@maplemount.org

Emotions related to change, Obstacles to personal change, Resistance to the new

s Easter Season 2011: Embracing Change &Transformation

Scripture, Personal journeys of transformation, Embracing change in our lives *Each session will include time for input and sharing in both small and large groups.

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In Loving Memory...

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down there to teach the faith. You go down there to learn the faith from people who have so much anguish and who can still look to a loving God, can still praise God even though they have all the garbage, hatred, repression, killings.” Father’s service in Guatemala ended abruptly in 1985 when he was accused of supplying guns to the guerillas and the American Embassy recommended that he leave because they could no longer guarantee his safety. He met the Ursuline Sisters while ministering in Missouri and made his lifetime associate commitment in 1994. Sister Cecilia Joseph Olinger described him as “a Claretian friend we worked with in Poplar Bluff, the one who had Sister Virginia Mary’s funeral and wrapped her coffin with a bow and covered it with stickers. He always kept in touch with his friends, even if he went weeks and months between contacts with them. He loved to use ‘show and tell’ (props) in his homilies.” One of his Claretian priest brothers compared him to a ballplayer. “When the ball was hit his way, Father Rich wasn’t there to get it - he was up in the stands taking care of somebody who’d gotten sick. That’s the way he was - always helping people in need.”

CATHERINE MARGARET RODDY, 91, died June 13 in Nebraska City, Neb. She graduated from St. Catherine School of Nursing in Omaha in 1939 as a registered nurse. She and Michael Roddy, Jr., were married for 30 years and had six children. Catherine made her lifetime associate commitment in 1997 with Sister Jean Stukenholtz, who remembers,“Catherine was a superb hostess and enjoyed preparing a delicious meal for the Ursulines in Nebraska City during Christmas. We looked forward to spending an evening with her.” Catherine’s son, Brother Bob, OFM, wrote the following tribute: “Mom was a city girl who moved to the farm with my Dad after WW II. ... As they were preparing to move, Dad told Mom, ‘I’ll make you a deal; I won’t expect you to drive a tractor, if you don’t expect me to wash a dish.’It worked and they had a very happy marriage until my Dad died in 1973. Mom did not work outside of the home until after our sister, Susan, began college, and then she became a library aide at the public library in Nebraska Sister Mary Regina Boone, 92, died City. It was a dream job for her because she was a voracious April 29 in her 73rd year of religious life. reader and she loved to be with people. Her family was the The New Haven, Ky., native was an educator joy of her life. It was during the time when she emerged from for 47 years, noted for instilling a love her grief over Dad’s passing that she adopted the practice of for math in her students. She was always wearing a hat anytime she left the house. She was affectionately grateful for any kindness shown to her. known as ‘The Hat Lady of Nebraska City,’ and even spoke to She taught in schools in the Diocese of groups about her hats.”

Owensboro, Louisville, and Nebraska City, Neb. She taught at Mount Saint Joseph Academy, Maple Mount (1979-83), REV. RICHARD S. WHITE, CMF, 70, died June 6 in Chicago. He made his first and Brescia College (1983-88). For 10 years, she served profession of vows in 1958 and perpetual as director of hospitality at the Mount Saint Joseph Guest House. Survivors include seven sisters: Sister Joseph Angela vows in 1964 as a Claretian Brother. He Boone, OSU, Owensboro; Margie Johnson, Bardstown; was ordained to the priesthood in 1979.

Cecilia Johnson, Mary Jean Hagan, and Teresa Thompson, His ministry travels included serving in Guatemala and at churches in New Jersey all of New Haven; Josephine Dworzan, Orange, Calif.; and and Missouri; Claretian missions in Juarez, Mexico, and as the Catherine Keene, Louisville. Gifts in her memory may take Claretian Vocation Director in Chicago. He is survived by his the form of donations to the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint brothers, Kenneth and Robert White. Father Rich particularly Joseph, 8001 Cummings Road, Maple Mount, KY 42356. enjoyed his 15 years in Guatemala. He said, “You don’t go

Now you can read and search the complete writings of Saint Angela Merici on our website! www.ursulinesmsj.org Click on the Saint Angela Merici tab at the top.

Click on the link to open Saint Angela’s writings.

Once in Microsoft Word, click on Edit, then Find, to search for certain words in her writings.

We Extend Deepest Sympathy To:

• Lu Sheehan, whose mother, Stella Seamends, died May 1.

• Pat Wilson, whose niece, Maureen, died May 6.

• Rosemary Schiavi, whose mother, Rose Schiavi, died July 9.

’ And above all, the life of Jesus Christ, the only way to heaven.

- Rule, Chapter Five

Saint Angela Merici

2010-11 Quilt Club

DATES TO REMEMBER

Sister Mary Cabrini Foushee

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Tickets now available!

Purchase your Ursuline Sisters’ Quilt Club membership for only $20.

You get 12 chances to win a homemade quilt!

New monthly Quilt Club drawings start Oct. 1, 2010. Call 270-229-4103 ext. 278.

• Life and Writings of Saint Angela Retreat led by Sister Marietta Wethington, OSU, Aug. 21-22 • Centering Prayer Retreat, Aug. 27-Sept. 3 • Retreat for Married Couples, weekend of Aug. 27-29 • Mount Saint Joseph Picnic for the retired Sisters, Sunday, Sept. 12, serving 11:30 a.m.; booths open 10:30 a.m.

• Associate Advisory Board meeting/retreat, Sept. 25, 9 a.m.

• “Praise the God of Justice Who Knows No Favorites,” Saturday, Oct. 9, 8:30 a.m., Springfield, Ill., Joan Chittister, OSB, featured speaker • Marian Retreat with Msgr. Bernard Powers, Oct. 1-3 • Pray at the Rosary Walk, Oct. 10 • New Spiritual Direction Training 2010-2012 starts Oct. 18 • Mount Saint Joseph Academy Alumnae Memorial Mass, Saturday, Nov. 6, 10:30 a.m.

• Associate Fall Commitment Mass, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 4:30 p.m.

• Thomas Merton Retreat with Fr. Tony Shonis, Nov. 12-14 GROUP MEETINGS:

• Western Kentucky Associates, Friday, Oct. 8 • Owensboro Associates, Mondays, Oct. 18, Jan. 17, 6 p.m.

• Louisville Associates, Nov. 20, Central Presbyterian, 1-3 p.m.