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CONTENTS
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Mississippi
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CSJ
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Mission: Strengthening
Church and Community —
Sisters Donna Gunn, Liz Brown and Kate
Regan encourage and empower the dear
neighbor through their ministries in parish
mission communities.
Care: Bringing the Love of
Christ Home to Older Adults —
Through the compassionate support of the
sister caregivers, CSJ Care enables the elderly
to live independently in their homes while
offering their families peace of mind.
Donor Spotlight — Patricia and
Christian Winkelmann see charitable gift
annuities as a great way to take care of
themselves while also taking care of the
sisters who taught them well.
Fall/Winter 2010
Connections is published twice a year by the Sisters
of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louis Province. Please
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Pr o v i n c e Leadership
Sister Elizabeth Brown, CSJ
Sister Patricia Clune, CSJ
Sister Nancy Corcoran, CSJ
Sister Helen Flemington, CSJ
Sister Patricia Ann Giljum, CSJ
Sister Jean Meier, CSJ
Sister Suzanne Wesley, CSJ
Ed i to r
Jenny Beatrice
Co n t r i b u to r
Development Office
Around the Province ............................................ 12
Development News............................................. 15
Tributes.......................................................... 17
Standing on Holy Ground
The blessing ritual on July 31 was the culmination of an 18-month process of
creating a new plot for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet at Resurrection
Cemetery in Affton, Mo. See story page 13.
Pro o f r e a d e r s
Sister Jane Behlmann, CSJ
Mary Lou Frank
Sister Audrey Olson, CSJ
Sister Charline Sullivan, CSJ
Co n t r i b u t i n g Wr i t e r s
Sarah Baker
Jeanne Liston Barnes
Mary Lou Frank
De s i g n
Barnes & Liston Creative
Ph oto g r a p h y
Sarah Baker
Fred Barnes
Steve Frazier
Cover: Sister Ann Landers, CSJ shares a quiet moment with Helen Croft at the nursing home where
she lives in Kansas City, Mo. Landers is just one of several sisters who care for the homebound
through the ministry CSJ Care. Read their stories on page 10. Cover photo by Fred Barnes.
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From the Province Leadership
Dear Friends,
On Saturday, July 31, sisters, associates
and family members gathered at Resurrection
Cemetery in St. Louis to celebrate
the re-internment of 1,278 Sisters of
St. Joseph whose remains had been moved
from Nazareth Cemetery. This was truly a
moving reminder of the dedicated lives that
preceded us in death.
Clearly we owe a deep debt of gratitude
to those who forged trails in education,
health care, the home and foreign missions,
deaf education, social services,
pastoral work, community service and other
traditional and non-traditional ministries.
Whether these sisters offered gifts that
were very visible or out of the public eye,
all were offered with generosity, persistence
and great faith. As we remember so many
stories of these deeply committed women, we realize that they
were always there for the dear neighbor without distinction.
As we know, however, we cannot rest on our beautiful
past. Our truest sense of gratitude to these inspirational
women, our sisters, will be the lives we live in their spirit.
In this issue you will read stories about CSJ Care’s
clients and their exceptional sister caregivers, who provide
compassionate care enabling the elderly to continue living
independent lives.
Wouldn’t our founders be proud of this creative response to
the dear neighbor?
You’ll also read stories about our sisters working in
Mississippi missions. They each serve in different areas with
different needs but are all focused on one common goal—
responding to Jesus who returns their glance through the
faces of the materially impoverished people they serve.
Wouldn’t our sister saints rejoice?
How blessed we are to be able to serve in these ways.
Clearly, the mission to serve those in need is bigger than any
one of us. It requires all of us working together.
Marian Wright Edelman once wrote, “In this time and
in this place by God’s grace we can make a difference.” The
Province Leadership, top row: Sisters Patty Clune, Suzanne Wesley, Jean Meier and Nancy Corcoran.
Front row: Sisters Elizabeth Brown, Pat Giljum and Helen Flemington.
difference is due to all of the collaborating partners—not
only our sisters, but also our associates, families, friends and
faithful benefactors who support this cherished work.
May, too, our generation pass on the tradition of always
being there for the dear neighbor without distinction.
Province Leadership
Elizabeth Brown, CSJ
Nancy Corcoran, CSJ
Pat Giljum, CSJ
Suzanne Wesley, CSJ
Patty Clune, CSJ
Helen Flemington, CSJ
Jean Meier, CSJ
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M
M ississippi
ission:
Strengthening Church
& Community
By Jenny Beatrice
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ide down the long country road to Sacred
Heart Parish and Family Center in Camden
and you’ll find Sister Donna Gunn
building community. Walk by
the faded Main Street storefronts of Okolona and into
EXCEL, Inc. and you’ll find Sister Liz Brown
building bridges. Drive up to the sienna dirt and towers
of scaffolding at the future site of St. Matthew’s Church
in Ripley and you’ll find Sister Kate Regan building
a place to call home. Three sisters, three towns, one
mission: strengthening church and community for the
people of Mississippi.
Sister Donna Gunn, CSJ
Sister Donna Gunn, CSJ
Building community
The new electronic sign that marks
the campus of Sacred Heart Parish
and Family Center in Camden stands
as a beacon to the people of northeast
Madison County. Just a few years ago
the school was closing and the church
dwindling. Thanks to the dedicated
parishioners and the support of home
missioners, the parish now lives as the
heart of this rural Mississippi community.
And Sister Donna Gunn, CSJ is
keeping the beat.
As Sacred Heart’s special project
coordinator since 2007, Gunn oversees
a wide array of outreach programs that
provide much needed services to this
impoverished region. Those programs
include after-school and summer
activities for youth, meals and housing
repair for seniors, and financial literacy
education and tax prep assistance—all
designed to empower people and to help
them live with dignity.
Visit the center on any given day
and you will witness Gunn’s hands-on
brand of leadership. She writes federal
grant applications for home repairs and
then visits with an elderly woman
whose porch has collapsed. She
organizes the Individual Development
Account savings program and then
works on a personal budget with one
of its participants. She helps the youth
director plan a summer trip to St. Louis
and then pats a student on the back for
a job well done.
Sister Liz Brown, CSJ
Sister Kate Regan, CSJ
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Above, Sister Donna Gunn, CSJ visits with Jessie Hampton (right) whose home is in
need of significant repair. “Sometimes it’s a thin line of what is a good use of our
money and resources, but we’ve got to do it so these people can live and die with
dignity.” At left, Paul Conway works on his budget with Gunn as part of the Individual
Development Account savings program, which matches participants’ savings to be
used for needs such as post-secondary education or job training. Conway is working
on a master’s degree in physical education. “With the Lord’s help and with people
like Sister Donna behind you there’s nothing impossible to do!” he exclaims.
“I think part of this is a way to evangelize.
Sacred Heart is the Catholic presence here
although the people may not be Catholic in
faith. They know that Catholics have heart.”
~Sister Donna Gunn, CSJ
Gunn’s gifts are plentiful and her
knowledge extensive, but her experience
in Camden has given her a new perspective
on ministry. “We could come down
here saying to the people, ‘This is what
you should do.’ I have come to realize
I have so much to learn and these
people have so much to share with me. I
am daily blessed by what they teach me.”
The outreach programs combined
with the dynamic liturgies rooted in the
African-American tradition have drawn
people of all faiths to Sacred Heart.
With the pews overflowing, Gunn is
grateful for the opportunity to witness
the good news about the
work of the church to a
population that is only
2 percent Catholic.
“I think part of this is a way to
evangelize. Sacred Heart is the Catholic
presence here although the people may
not be Catholic in faith. They know that
Catholics have heart. They know that
we are willing to reach out and touch
the people.”
As the community continues to
flourish, Gunn’s relationships with the
people continue to blossom as well.
“I’ve learned that one of the blessings
of my being here is the trust level is
growing…the trust level in me, the trust
level in the Sisters of St. Joseph.”
She has also learned that her
connection to the people there began
way before she ever set foot in Camden.
Not long after she arrived, Gunn read
the diary of Sacred Heart’s very first
pastor. To her surprise, she found herself
reading about the Sisters of St. Joseph
of Carondelet. She soon discovered that
in 1854, in what was formerly known as
“Sulphur Spring,” her very own St. Louis
sisters had opened the first school there.
“I felt such a unity with them,” she
shares. “I still feel their presence today
and I just know I am here to carry on
their work.”
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Sister Liz Brown, CSJ
Building
bridges
Okolona is an old railroad town
that seems like it had the wind
knocked out of it, struggling with
high unemployment, poor health care,
slumlord-run housing and an education
system so inadequate it has just been
taken over by the state.
Sister Liz Brown, CSJ works to
breathe new life and hope into the town
in her dual role as pastoral administrator
at St. Teresa’s Parish and as founder
and executive director of EXCEL, Inc.,
a community organization focused on
furthering education, promoting community
building and fostering healthy lives.
When she arrived there in 1988,
she found herself in a town that was
less than 1 percent Catholic with the
daunting task of running a parish that
had no priest and three parishioners.
“For many people, I was the first
Catholic that they had ever met…not to
mention the first sister!” she exclaims.
Eager to make connections, she
quickly established regular services on
Saturday nights and spent Sundays
attending community events she’d see
announced in the newspaper. “People
would be shocked because they realized
they didn’t intend to put out an open
invitation, especially across racial lines,”
she recalls. “I’d get a lot of second
glances, but I got to know a lot of
people in the community.”
Today Brown is a community leader
and EXCEL is the town’s hub. What began
as a “seat of the pants” summer youth
program in three borrowed classrooms
is now housed in a 16,500 square-foot
former department store on Main Street.
Children’s enrichment, senior wellness
and GED certification classes are the
core program while a community gym,
computer lab and commons room are
open to all in need.
Brown’s business acumen, or as she
Above, Sister Liz Brown, CSJ shares a hearty laugh with the volunteers at EXCEL’s resale shop.
The shop offers affordable clothes, furniture and other basics while providing the program a steady
income stream. Below, Brown works with a student in EXCEL’s renowned GED program, which
offers classes for teens and adult learners. “We try to help our kids pass in a failing school system,
but if they drop out we pick them up from there,” she says.
“For many people, I was
the first Catholic that
they had ever met...not to
mention the first sister!”
~Sister Liz Brown, CSJ
calls it, “hard work and horse trading,”
has helped EXCEL expand to include
a resale shop and a Catholic Center.
Brown also manages two additional
locations in the region and has additional
projects under way.
And the parish, still small in numbers
but big in faith, is an open and welcoming
community that brings the Gospel to
Catholics and non-Catholics alike.
Although Brown has come a
long way from her early days scouring
the papers in Okolona, her goal has
always remained the same. For her,
it’s not about building programs and
facilities—it’s about building bridges.
When EXCEL was born, Brown
was deliberate in instilling racial,
economic and religious diversity at every
level from board membership to staffing
to programming. “We wanted whatever
we started to cross racial bounds from
the very beginning,” she says. “We
wanted to develop a different structure.”
Brown’s initial innovation continues
to provide countless opportunities for
people to see themselves and each other
in a new light, bringing about change
one relationship at a time.
“It’s just amazing what happens… I
see a wealthy white person and professional
black person out dancing at our
Valentine’s Ball…A GED kid, first in
his family to get any kind of degree,
in our cap and gown ceremony… it’s
worth all the blood, sweat and tears to
get things going just to see that it can
happen. It can break down barriers.”
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CSJ Associates Join the Mission
Committed to sharing the spirit of the Sisters of
St. Joseph of Carondelet, Associates Judy Hereford
and Jean Kertz are reaching out to our dear neighbors
in Mississippi by organizing CSJ associate volunteer
opportunities in Camden and Okolona.
In June Hereford and Kertz
visited Sister Donna Gunn, CSJ at
Sacred Heart in Camden to lay
the groundwork. For Kertz, the
experience was more than she
could have hoped for. “You feel at
home here,” shares Kertz. “The
people here are so beautiful and
accept us. We walk in and they’re
happy to see us. They bless us!”
With education as a main
priority, many opportunities are
available for teaching an assortment
of subjects and assisting with afterschool
programs and summer camps.
“We have many associates
who are teachers with different
skills and talents who would
like the opportunity to volunteer and teach class,”
expresses Hereford. “This would be their chance.”
In July associate candidate Kristen Franke shared
her artistic talents with the students in the summer
program.
“I loved working with them because of their
excitement for art!” she exclaims. “I came in with the
attitude that every student can succeed and I hope that
By Sarah Baker
idea traveled with the students out of the art room.”
More associates are joining the mission this fall.
Several male associates are planning a trip to Camden
to work on the residents’ trailers. Two associates will
do oral histories with residents who lived through the
Associate Jean Kertz, Sacred Heart volunteer Deloris Anderson and Associate Judy Hereford take
a quick break from serving meals at the summer youth program.
civil rights days. And Hereford and Associate Suellyn
Fahey will visit Sister Liz Brown, CSJ in Okolona to
pursue volunteer opportunities there.
“I see the associates doing their volunteer work as
very connected to the CSJ mission and heritage,” says
Gunn. “It is an active way to be very consciously living
the charism.”
ARKANSAS TENNESSEE
Ripley
Tupelo
Okolona
ALABAMA
MISSISSIPPI
LOUISIANA
Camden
Jackson
Hattiesburg
Biloxi
FLORIDA
Gulf of Mexico
Did You Know?
· Catholics comprise 3.7 percent of Mississippi’s population (United States
Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2008).
· Sisters Liz Brown and Kate Regan are two of 512 lay ecclesial ministers
nationwide serving in places where a bishop has entrusted the pastoral care
of a parish to a deacon, religious sister or brother, or other lay person.
(Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, 2010).
· Through grants, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet have provided funds
for the sisters’ ministries in Mississippi such as the opening of the resale
shop in Okolona, the Individual Development Account in Camden and
and supporting the ongoing needs at St. Matthew’s Church in Ripley.
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Sister Kate Regan, CSJ
Building A place
to call home
Sister Kate Regan, CSJ shuffles
through the sawdust and scaffolding,
looking at plans and picking out
paint colors for the future St. Matthew’s
Mission Church. “It’s so rewarding to
see the people finally having a church
home,” she says.
Ten years ago Regan arrived in
Ripley to serve as pastoral coordinator
of a parish without a church building
and without a parish priest. Over the
years the few area Catholics found
themselves worshipping in some of the
most unusual places, including a Pizza
Hut, a theater and motel restaurant. But
as the only Catholic church in the entire
county, the faithful persevered.
When an influx of Hispanic
immigrants came to Ripley for factory
work, they brought with them their deep
Catholic spirituality. Faced with the limitations
of space, the challenge of culture
and an abundance of opportunity, Regan
embarked on a journey to build a vibrant
and welcoming parish community.
Today the nearly 300 parishioners
worship in an old drug store. The Spirit
is there, but the space is lacking for
the wide variety of activities including
Masses in English and Spanish, parish
missions, religious education, community
celebrations and family gatherings.
“We have to do everything in this one
room,” Regan describes. “We really have
to work hard to readjust.”
The parishioners are getting
ready for another readjustment this
September—their final move to a brand
new church and parish center. Years
of endless fundraisers and mission
grants helped them acquire the 14-acre
property, but the building itself was
made possible by a donor trust through
the Glenmary Home Missions.
Regan is thrilled to see these faithfilled
people blessed with a building that
Sister Kate Regan, CSJ and Sigifredo Bonilla look over the plans for the
new St. Matthew’s Church and Parish Center opening in September.
“We’re going to be very busy with the finishing touches,” Regan says.
“It’s not just a church but
a place to continue to grow
as a community and to
have a sense of identity
and dignity.”
~Sister Kate Regan, CSJ
represents more than
just bricks and mortar.
“It’s not just a church
but a place to continue
to grow as a community
and to have a
sense of identity and
dignity.”
As a minority parish
without a church,
it has been a struggle
for the parishioners
to find their identity,
but Regan has given them a sense of
pride by honoring their faith traditions
and promoting their presence in the
community. “Other churches might
take that away from them, but we must
respect their culture,” she says.
Regan partners with pastoral
assistant, Sigifredo Bonilla, to help
make these cultural connections.
“It’s been a gift for me to work with
him,” she says. “His pastoral insights
are so invaluable.”
The paint has yet to dry at the
new facility, but Regan and Bonilla are
already thinking about the possibilities
for retreats, youth programs, activities
for young families and even setting up a
language lab. More importantly, they are
excited to empower the parishioners to
lead their church into the future.
After years of focusing on fundraising,
Regan is eager to see the people
embrace the responsibility of organizing,
planning and programming.
“Our parish mission in November
is on conversion and we are hoping that
there will be a real conversation around
how we are to be a church community,”
Regan says.
“The church building is a gift…the
rest is up to us!”y
The St. Matthew’s
parishioners walk
the Way of the Cross.
“The Hispanic spirituality
is really about the
sacraments coming to
life,” says Bonilla.
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CSJ Care:
Bringing the Love of Christ
Home to OlderAdults
By Mary Lou Frank & Jeanne Liston Barnes
ith America’s population aging and the
“sandwich generation” expanding, many
older adults and the families who love them are
faced with difficult decisions about their futures.
The plethora of options from home care agencies to assisted
living homes to nursing facilities can be emotionally overwhelming
not to mention economically out of reach.
For more than 10 years, CSJ Care, a ministry of
the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, has quietly and
compassionately helped aging people remain independent
and in their own home while offering their families peace
of mind.
The hallmark of this ministry is its team of special
caregivers. Representing several different religious
communities, these experienced women provide a wide
range of in-home services that are personalized for each
client’s needs.
Beyond help with chores and personal needs, the
caregivers provide something much more valuable —
companionship with contemporaries who are uniquely
able to share similar experiences and perspectives.
This ministry is one of giving and receiving. Not only
does it enrich the lives of the client, but it also offers the
sisters, as aging women, the ability to continue to use
their gifts to serve those in need.
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Walter & Priscilla Drake,
Webster Groves, Missouri
With two days’ worth of sandwiches
tucked away in the refrigerator,
sheets washed and living room dusted,
Sister Judy Obermark, SSND sits down
to relax and chat with Walter and Priscilla
Drake at their apartment.
It’s a familiar routine. For two years,
Obermark has served as a caregiver for the
Drakes.
“Our faith is very important to us.
Sister brings us communion every
Friday …and so you can see how
much Sister’s visits mean for us.”
~Walter Drake
“I come every Tuesday and Friday for
three hours in the morning,” she explains.
“I’ve come to know Walter and Priscilla as
friends.”
The Drakes remember fondly their
previous home in Webster Groves where
they lived for nearly 50 years, raising five
children and welcoming nine grandchildren
who loved to visit. “It was an old frame
home with 11 rooms and a one-acre yard,” Walter recalls.
“But it was the yard that did me in!”
Ten years ago, the couple decided to move into an apartment
nearby. Walter was 81 at the time; Priscilla, three years
his junior. As the years went by, managing even apartment
living became more and more challenging. Even with daily
visits from their daughters, the Drakes have difficulty keeping
up with cooking and cleaning and laundry.
“I heard about CSJ Care when I was in St. Joseph
Hospital,” Priscilla recalls. “I have heart problems and tire
very easily. It got to the point where I couldn’t even change
the sheets anymore. Our children don’t live close by and, of
course, are very busy with their own families.”
Beyond their gratitude for Obermark’s help with chores
and her friendship, the Drakes also express their deep
appreciation for spiritual enrichment they experience through
her presence. “I can still get to Mass on Sundays,” Walter
Walter Drake and his wife, Priscilla, are happy to be able to continue to live independently. “We
hate to see the people who are plucked from their apartment and have to go to an institution.”
notes, “but it’s usually too hard for Priscilla. Our faith is very
important to us. Sister brings us communion every Friday …
and so you can see how much Sister’s visits mean for us.”
Ruth Johnson, St. Louis, Missouri
Across town at the McCormick Place apartments,
87-year-old Ruth Johnson looks out the window from
an easy chair of her one-bedroom apartment. “Mr. Hollands
across the hall calls me the neighborhood watchdog,” Johnson
laughs. The 87-year-old widow says she looks forward to the
“companionship and conversation, the love and the concern”
that Sister Judy Bell, FSM shows her during their twice-aweek
visits. Johnson has lived at McCormick Place since
moving from her home about nine years ago. She has relied
on help from CSJ Care for about three years.
“It’s been a real joy for me to get to know Ruth,” Bell says.
“I started with Ruth in 2008. I’m a nurse by profession and
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When asked if there’s anything she’d still like to do in her life, Ruth
Johnson, 87, doesn’t miss a beat. “Ride a horse! But … I don’t think that’ll
happen.”
during my full-time ministry I worked in a hospital, also in
Appalachia, and on our congregation’s leadership team. Being
able to work part-time for CSJ Care and meet people like
Ruth has been a true blessing.”
While Johnson has a son who lives nearby and visits
often, her chronic medical problems and decreasing physical
“You have been an angel
for me and have served
God for 50 years, and
more. I wish you all the
blessing God has for you
in the years to come.”
~Ruth Johnson
strength impede her ability to manage
without additional help. So Bell assists
on Mondays and Tuesdays for several
hours, and “she does such a beautiful
job,” Johnson says.
“I look forward to coming,” Bell
adds. “We see what we can get done together.
Ruth still cooks all on her own,
but other things are always needed.
One recent project was to clean the
blinds in the bedroom. I took them down and got permission
to take them home so I could wash them in the tub and bring
them back.”
Recently, when Bell celebrated her 50th jubilee, Johnson
composed a special greeting and presented it to Sister. “It
brought tears to my eyes,” Bell says. Johnson rustles through
a basket of papers until she comes up with the small piece
of paper on which she hand-wrote the rough draft of her
message: “You have been an angel for me and have served God
for 50 years, and more. I wish you all the blessing God has for
you in the years to come.”
Wally Schmieder, Brentwood, Missouri
Having just celebrated his 98th birthday in August,
Wally Schmieder smiles as he shares a few tales of the
past. His modest apartment brims with evidence of a full
and happy life, the love of family, the joy of faith and friends.
Schmieder is particularly grateful for the presence of Sister
Maureen Brugess, CCVI, who listens with the attentiveness
of a good friend.
Since early 2009 Brugess has visited Schmieder in his
home every other week. “I come on Fridays. I bring communion,
so we usually start with a little prayer service. Then I
do laundry and see what needs to be done around the kitchen
and bathroom. And when all that’s done, we play the Rubikube
on the computer.”
Schmieder says before the visits from CSJ Care, his
daughter and granddaughter were helping him with the
apartment upkeep, “but I didn’t like to impose—they are of
course busy with their families, and Sister Maureen has really
filled the gap. And we, well, I have to say we also enjoy one
another’s company.”
Brugess sees her visits as more than just providing
domestic help. “I look forward to offering companionship. I
truly believe fun and happiness need to be part of our lives as
we age. So for me it’s about bringing Christ’s presence and joy
into people’s lives by doing simple things together—preparing
and eating a meal, celebrating a birthday, going to the store.
I enjoy socializing with other family members.”
In fact, Schmieder’s son and daughter live nearby; they
visit frequently. Still, the fully customized care plan of the CSJ
Care ministry has fulfilled a unique need, bridging a very real
gap in his ability to remain at home.
For that, no one is more grateful than he. “We looked
into assisted living places—but you know, I like my independence.
Yes, I mean, with a little help I can still do it.”
Wally Schmieder has lived longer than two entire lifetimes of his father.
“My father died at 48 … I’m amazed at the successful bakery business
he had built up by that age.” Wally would like to visit his father’s birthplace
in Kleinlaffenburg, Germany.
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Helen Croft, Kansas City, Missouri
Sister Ann Landers, CSJ follows Helen Croft to
a spot in the dining room parked near a picture
window facing the patio and woods. Croft sits contented
and relaxed as Landers runs a brush through
her hair, still thick and healthy.
“I can comb my own hair,” Croft reminds us. “But
Sister Ann always seems to have a brush with her and
she fixes my hair up real fancy.” She adds, “When I was
younger, I was a blonde.”
Croft and Landers’ friendship began long before
she needed the full-time services of a nursing home.
“I first met Helen in 2003 after she suffered a sudden
onset of macular degeneration,” recalls Landers. “It
was apparent to her children that she could no longer
manage everyday tasks.” Croft’s family hired CSJ Care
and Landers was assigned to see her three days a week
to help with laundry and cooking.
Croft reluctantly agreed to have Landers come, but only
for two weeks, saying she “didn’t want to hurt the Sister’s
feelings.” However, two weeks turned into eight years and
Landers has become an integral part in Croft’s life.
Once Croft settled into The Greens, she no longer
needed home visits, but the family chose to keep Landers on.
“She came into Mother’s life when she needed a caregiver,”
says Croft’s daughter, Susan Conway, who lives in Grand
Rapids. “Now she is her friend. And she is invaluable to my
brother and me.”
Because of this relationship, Croft’s family, which also
includes a son in Alaska and a stepson in Kansas City, can live
with peace of mind knowing Landers is there. “Sister Ann will
call if anything comes up. She’s there to ask questions about
Mother’s care in our absence,” says Conway.
Sister Ann Landers, CSJ and Helen Croft watch the world go by on busy Wornall
Road from a window at the Greens of Creekside Nursing Home in Kansas City.
“She came into Mother’s life when she needed a
caregiver. Now she is her friend. And she is invaluable
to my brother and me.”
~Susan Croft, daughter
Croft’s son, Don McClintock, of Anchorage, Alaska,
agrees. “CSJ Care is one of the reasons Mother is still alive.
Her friendship with Sister Ann is a blessing to our family.”
After her visit to the dining room, Landers gently guides
Helen to her favorite spot—a sunny window facing a bustling
Kansas City street where they will sit for a time, watching the
world go by. “I love it when Sister Ann comes to visit,” says
Croft. “I love it when we can be together.” y
CSJ Care Ministry at a Glance …
CSJ Care provides in-home services
for senior citizens in the St. Louis and
Kansas City areas. Caregivers offer
experienced, personable, compassionate
living support and companionship
to help older adults live as independently
as possible. Fees are assessed
on a sliding scale.
CSJ Care St. Louis:
1998 — year established
14 — caregivers from seven women’s
religious congregations currently
serving 29 households each week
200+ — total hours weekly in care
and companionship
$137,000 — total amount of charity
support provided since its founding
CSJ Care Kansas City:
2001 — year established
7 — caregivers from four religious
congregations, including one brother
caregiver
21 — clients ranging in age from 67
to 98
To learn more about CSJ Care contact: St. Louis — Sister Catherine Filla, 314.678.0411
Kansas City — Sister Ann Landers, 816.304.2968
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Around the Province
St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf Honors
Sister Pasqualine Frigo
St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf (SJI) honored Sister
Pasqualine Frigo for her 60+ years of dedication to deaf
education with the first annual Sister Pasqualine Frigo
Remarkable Educator Award. The ceremony was held on June
4 at SJI’s main campus in St. Louis.
This honor will be awarded annually to SJI educators,
selected by a panel of their peers, who dedicated themselves
to their students, their families and their peers to the highest
quality of educational services possible.
In addition the Sister Pasqualine Frigo Scholarship Fund
has been established in her name to assist students that may
not be able to receive services without financial assistance.
“I’m so pleased that there will be more educator awards
because I do believe that our remarkable, outstanding educators
present and future here at St. Joseph Institute should be
recognized,” says Frigo.
Founded in 1837 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of
Carondelet, SJI is internationally recognized in the field of
deaf education. Learn more at www.sjid.org.
Sister Amy Hereford Receives
Canon Law Degree
Sister Amy Hereford received the Juris Canonici Licentiatus
( JCL- Licentiate of Canon Law) from the Catholic University
at Louvain in Belgium. Sister Amy was the only American
graduate of the program this year and graduated summa cum
laude.
A civil lawyer for more than 15 years with the past five in
private practice in St. Louis, Hereford serves the legal needs
of religious institutes and nonprofit organizations providing
advice, consultation and education.
She also offers presentations to attorneys, both locally
and nationally, on matters of civil and canon law. Now as a
canon lawyer and as one of the small but growing number of
women in Canon Law Society of America, Hereford is able
May They Live in the Spirit
Sister Mary Jane Kappus, April 30, 2010
Sister Nathanael Joseph Brune, May 12, 2010
Sister Margaret Cozzens, May 15, 2010
Sister Regina Hughes, May 19, 2010
Sister Mary Heiner, August 9, 2010
For more information on the lives of these sisters and others
who have passed away, visit our “In Remembrance” Archive at
www.csjsl.org in the “Our Heritage” section.
to expand her ministry to fully meet the distinct needs of
religious today.
“I am passionate about religious life, now and into the
future, as we witness to the Gospel and serve the needs of the
most vulnerable in our communities and in our world,” says
Hereford. “I enjoy working with religious, helping them to
maximize their effectiveness while meeting new challenges.”
For more information on her work visit www.ahereford.org.
Fontbonne University Honors Sisters
Kathleen Regan and Rita Marie Schmitz
Fontbonne University has selected alumnae Sisters Kathleen
Regan and Rita Marie Schmitz as two of the 2010 recipients
of the university’s Founders Awards. The award recognizes
alumni and other members of the St. Louis community for
their values-oriented service to society.
Regan (’64) is being honored for her leadership of
St. Matthew’s Mission Parish in rural Ripley, Mississippi.
As pastoral coordinator she has helped the Hispanic people
of the community nurture a vibrant faith community while
facing challenges of economic and immigration issues. (Read
more about Regan’s work on page 7).
As a Fontbonne faculty member since 1968, Schmitz
(’66) is being honored for her influence on the hundreds of
students who have entered the field of education and special
education as well as her contribution to the entire university
community through her participation in school committees,
governance and other activities.
The awards will be presented at Fontbonne’s annual
Founders Dinner on October 14 at the Sheldon Concert Hall
Ballroom.
Fontbonne University, located in St. Louis, is sponsored
by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. For more information
visit www.fontbonne.edu.
Sister Shawn Madigan Publishes Fifth Book
Sister Shawn Madigan’s book Prophetic Women of Bold Love
(Xlibris, Corp. 2010) introduces us to women from various
parts of the world who have experienced violence in some
form and used that experience to actively foster peace.
The Nobel Peace Laureates she profiles represent a
variety of countries and religious traditions, yet there is a
unity in the underlying spirituality of nonviolence and peace.
These women are models for living in ways that transform the
world.
Madigan, previously a tenured professor of theology and
spirituality at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minn., has
been a visiting scholar in residence at Oxford University in
England, Notre Dame University in South Bend, Ind.,
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Standing on Holy Ground
his is holy ground. We’re standing
“Ton holy ground,” sang the nearly
200 sisters, associates, friends and family
gathered for a blessing of the new
plot for the Sisters of St. Joseph
of Carondelet at Resurrection
Cemetery in Affton, Missouri.
The blessing on July 31 was the
conclusion of a process that began
in June 2009 when the Sisters of
St. Joseph began working with
Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese
of St. Louis to transfer
the remains of 1,278 sisters from
Nazareth Cemetery in south
St. Louis County to Resurrection.
The Sisters of St. Joseph closed
the Nazareth Cemetery deciding
that it was essential to have a
perpetual care cemetery to lovingly
care for their sisters who have gone
before them.
“We’re motivated by love of
everybody and everything, particularly
the dear neighbor...and these sisters lived
that out their whole lives,” says Province
Leader Sister Helen Flemington, CSJ. “We
realized for the future that we might not
be around to care for them the way they
CSJ Associate Sharon Hayes prayerfully reflects on the lives of the
“sisters saints” at the blessing ritual of the new CSJ plot at Resurrection
Cemetery in Affton, Mo.
deserve...It ties into us being good to our
dear neighbor and respecting what they’ve
done.”
The ceremony included the reading of
a letter by CSJ founder Mother St. John
Fontbonne, a blessing of the graves and
gravestones, and a blessing of the
cemetery workers.
“The workers wanted to do
the best job possible for the families
and the community and we are
grateful for their great care and
compassion,” says Province Leader
Sister Suzanne Wesley, CSJ who
oversaw the project for the CSJs.
The service poignantly closed
with the peaceful sound of sisters
ringing hand chimes. “It was the
culmination of the 18-month story
of together planning, moving, marking
and landscaping the beautiful
blessed spot at Resurrection for our
‘sister saints,’” says Wesley.
To find the location of a
sister’s grave at Resurrection visit
www.archstl.org/cemeteries/ and
click “Search” on the menu to access the
search engine. y
St. Mary of the Woods College in Terre Haute, Ind., and The
Ecumenical and Cultural Institute connected with St. John’s
University in Collegeville, Minn.
In addition to her books, she has contributed multiple
articles to a variety of professional and popular religious
journals. She continues to work in areas of women’s spirituality
through the Norbertine Center for Spirituality in De Pere,
Wisc.
Sister Patrice Coolick Honored by
St. Teresa’s Academy
Sister Patrice Coolick, CSJ, RN is the recipient of
St. Teresa’s Academy’s 2010 Distinguished Alumnae Award.
The award is presented to an alumna whose extraordinary
achievements have had positive and substantial influence
on her profession, her community or issues affecting society
at large.
During her more than 40 years in nursing and health
care, Coolick (’58) has provided quality and compassionate
care to patients in the United States as well as in missions
in Peru, Asia and Africa. Today, as an oncology nurse at
O’Connor Hospital in San Jose, Calif., she is an esteemed
leader and mentor in her field.
“I don’t see my work as a job,” says Coolick. “I see it as
a mission—to be totally present to people and give them the
most loving, compassionate, kindest care I can possibly offer.”
The award will be presented at the St. Teresa’s Homecoming
event on September 25.
St. Teresa’s Academy, located in Kansas City, Mo., is a
college preparatory high school sponsored by the Sisters
of St. Joseph of Carondelet. For more information visit
www.stteresasacademy.org.
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Called to Serve:
From the first American postulant to our current sisters in formation, the call
to serve the dear neighbor as Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet carries on.
Sister Francis Joseph Dillon (1819-1842)
The First American Postulant
On January 17, 1836, six Sisters of St. Joseph
set sail from France to America when Bishop
Rosati, the first bishop of St. Louis, called for the
sisters to teach the deaf. These young women, ages
21-30, arrived in St. Louis on March 25.
While waiting to occupy their new log cabin home and
school, three of the sisters studied English under the Madames
of the Sacred Heart.
It was there that Anne Eliza Dillon, a student at Sacred
Heart, came to know the Sisters of St. Joseph. In 1837 at the
age of 18, she became Sister Francis Joseph Dillon, the first
American to enter the congregation.
She was the daughter of Patrick McAndrews Dillon, a wealthy
Irish land-holder of St. Louis. Her mother died when she was a
child, and together with a younger sister, she was placed with the
Ladies of the Sacred Heart at their Academy in St. Louis...It was
here at school in 1836 that she met Sisters Delphine [Fontbonne]
and Felicite [Boute]...The young girl was drawn irresistibly to
the two Sisters...she was
attracted by poverty; and
on finishing her education,
she gave up everything
that she possessed of this
world’s goods, and with the
reluctant consent of her
father, went to Carondelet
and asked for the poor
habit of a Sister of Saint
Joseph. This she received
on January 3, 1838.
(The Congregation of St.
Joseph of Carondelet by
Sister Lucida Savage)
Above left Sister Delphine
Fontbonne; and Sister Felicite Boute.
Left, the original document signed by Anna Dillon
upon entering the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet as Sister
Francis Joseph.
C Y
–
2011 marks the
175th anniversary
of the Sisters of St. Joseph
of Carondelet.
This is the first in a series of
articles celebrating our
heritage and our future.
Sister Mary Flick
Novice
Mary Flick is a native of north St. Louis and a
proud graduate of Rosary High School. She
has a bachelor’s degree in communications from
Maryville College and a master's in religious studies
from St. Louis University, where she has worked for nearly 24
years, most recently as mission and ministry chaplain. She loves
good bike rides and spending time with friends. “I also play a
good game of Scrabble,” she says.
Drawn to the CSJs’ Ignatian roots, immersion in community
service to the dear neighbor and practical approach to addressing
the real needs and issues of the day, Flick is eager to join
with them on the journey.
“I look forward to becoming better acquainted with the
sisters of this remarkable community through my study of its
history, my involvement with its works and my growing relationship
with its members.”
Clare Bass
Novitiate Candidate
Born and raised in
Biloxi, Miss., Bass is an
avid football fan and athlete
who loves to read and learn
new things. She graduated
from Mississippi State
University with a bachelor’s
degree in political science
and a master’s in public
policy and administration.
It was a priest at MSU Mary Flick and Clare Bass enjoy a moment
that led her to connect with in the sun in the motherhouse courtyard.
Sisters Kate Regan and Sarah Heger, who were both serving
in Ripley at the time. After a few visits to Ripley and to the
motherhouse in St. Louis, Bass was ready to take the next step.
“I believe the CSJs have a great spirit and I hope to
continue in their great tradition of helping the dear neighbor,”
she says. “I look forward to all the new opportunities I will
have to serve in ministry and in getting to know, live and work
with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.”
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News from the Development Office
Of Dominos and 360 Years of Making a Difference
Dr. Thomas Fritzlen and Sister Barbara Dreher
at a donor reception in Kansas City.
Dear Friends,
Six people seemed
to take a lifetime to
set up over 10,000
dominos on a gym
floor. They worked
together but sometimes
in different
sections of the gym.
Each worked on
a separate design
yet, in the end, the
design was one. When all hands rested, one finger brought
the audience to standing silence. Its task: to tap one domino
just enough that it would have the energy to tap another and
another and…
Three-hundred sixty years ago, six women, under the
spiritual guidance of Jesuit Father John Pierre Medaille,
founded the Sisters of St. Joseph. Recognized as “the congregation
of the great love of God,” the sisters then and the more than
10,000 Sisters of St. Joseph ministering throughout the world
Fleur de Lis
Monthly Giving Club
Become a member of the Fleur de Lis
Monthly Giving Club and put your gift
to work faster by enrolling today.
Monthly donations help us plan more
effectively, by knowing we have those
funds to draw upon. As a Fleur de Lis
member you will receive fewer mailings, which
helps us go green, and you save postage by not
mailing a gift every month. For more information
or to enroll online, please visit www.csjsl.org and
click on the drop down WAYS TO GIVE menu to
find the Fleur de Lis Monthly Giving Club option.
You may also contact Richard Rutz, annual fund
manager, at 314-678-0328 or e-mail him at
rrutz@csjsl.org. Thank you for your ongoing
support and considering this easy giving option.
today remain committed to a lifetime of changing and saving
lives—one person (one domino) at a time. Though serving in
separate parts of the world, our Sisters of St. Joseph “design”
is one: to continue the mission of Jesus.
With the strength that comes from our life together
and because of your generosity and partnership, together we
are making a difference. Like our sisters serving the elderly
through CSJ Care and our sisters ministering to the people
living in Camden, Ripley and Okolona, all Sisters of St. Joseph
give their lives, offer their prayers and spend their energies to
make our neighborhoods and the neighborhood of our world
better and safer places to live.
Thank you for being with the Sisters of St. Joseph in
creating a holy domino effect that continues to be for others
God’s unconditional, reconciling love.
Thank you and God bless you,
Sister Barbara Dreher, CSJ
Executive Director of Mission Advancement
Worship with us...
Tuesday, November 2 —
All Souls Day Mass and Luncheon
11 a.m.
RSVP by October 28 at 314-678-0327 or
develop@csjsl.org
Saturdays, December 11 & 18 —
Advent Morning Prayer
9:30 a.m.
No RSVP required
Wednesday, March 30 —
Lenten Mass and Simple Meal
5 p.m. Mass followed by meal
RSVP at 314-678-0329 or develop@csjsl.org
Visit www.csjsl.org for more information.
Co n n e c t i o n s • Fa l l/Wi n t e r 2010 15

Donor Spotlight
St. Louis natives Pat and
Chris Winkelmann
are a delightful couple.
After 54 years of marriage,
the Winkelmanns are like a
well-honed comedy duo—Pat
playing the straight woman to
Chris’ comic remarks. They both
were educated by the Sisters of
St. Joseph of Carondelet at one
point in their lives. As Chris
laughs, “My experiences with
the ‘Josies’ (Sisters of St. Joseph)
were more good than bad.”
Chris attended St. Thomas
of Aquin School in south St.
Louis City and then Christian
Brothers College High School
in Clayton. Pat was taught
by the Loretto Sisters at
St. Ann Elementary School
in Normandy, Mo., and she
is a graduate of St. Joseph
Academy. Both Chris and Pat
are graduates of Saint Louis University.
Pat was a Catholic school teacher and
holds a master of arts degree in religious
studies. During her teaching days, Pat
worked with Sister Mary Rocheleau,
CSJ, principal of Resurrection School in
Carondelet. Chris’ grandfather founded
the Winkelmann Sons Drugstores in
1906; Chris worked as a pharmacist
all his working years. They have four
sons: Chris, Bill, Tim and Paul, and one
daughter, Mary. Their children were
taught by the Sisters of Mercy. They
have 18 grandchildren who keep them
very busy.
Now that they are “retired” they
really aren’t retired. Chris is a deacon
Patricia and Christian Winkelmann
Supporting the “Josies” with a Charitable Gift Annuity
By Patricia Cassens
“The charitable gift annuity is a great way of sharing what you have
while taking care of yourself and yet taking care of those who took care
of you when you were growing up.”
~Pat & Chris Winkelmann
at their parish, St. Justin the Martyr.
They also work with engaged couples
on marriage preparation (just ask them
how much marriage and couples have
changed since they were married 54
years ago!). They are also involved with
St. Vincent de Paul Society and St.
Francis de Sales Association.
Both Pat and Chris agree on how
impressed they were when after Vatican
II, the sisters went back, examined their
roots and transitioned from the classroom
into “the world to assist the poor
and needy without skipping a beat.”
Chris said, “The sisters incorporated
those changes with grace and
dignity into the mainstream world. This
is one of the many reasons we wanted
to support them through a planned gift.
And the charitable gift annuity is a great
way of sharing what you have while
taking care of yourself and yet taking
care of those who took care of you when
you were growing up.”
A charitable gift annuity is one
of many ways you can support the
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and
receive income during your lifetime.
To learn more, please contact Patricia
R. Cassens, CFRE, chief development
officer, at 314-678-0329 or e-mail her at
pcassens@csjsl.org. You may also visit our
Web site at www.csjsl.org/giftplanning. y
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Tributes
Thank you for the following gifts received between February 1, 2010 and June 30, 2010.
Please note: With this issue of Connections, only tribute donations of $25 or greater will be published.
This will include all donations made from February 1, 2010 and later. Thank you for your continued
generosity in paying tribute to your loved ones with a gift to the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.
In Honor of…
70 Year Jubilarians
Janet Mary Feager, CSJ
Jean Vianney Mindak, CSJ
Sister Clairerita Atha, CSJ
Ms. Lu Westhoff
Fred & Cindy Bardenheier, CSJA
Mr. & Mrs. James D. Bess
Mr. & Mrs. William V. Vorhies
Sister Ida Robertine Berresheim, CSJ
Ms. Rose Mary Green
Sister Rosario Bobadilla, CSJ
Mr. John D. Harris
Mr. & Mrs. John M. Keiser, Jr.
Mrs. Marilyn F. Koncen, CSJA
Mr. & Mrs. Roland Martir, CSJA
Mr. & Mrs. Gene E. Steinke
Mrs. Patricia A. Treacy
Sister Regina Catherine Brandt, CSJ
Mrs. Mary Anne Wieczorek
Sister Leo Ann Bub, CSJ
Mr. & Mrs. Philip D. Beckley
Sister Ann Chamblin, CSJ
Ms. Toni Jean Bink
Mrs. Marilyn F. Koncen, CSJA
Sister Therese Chaperone, CSJ
Mr. & Mrs. David C. Sheets
Miss Audrey L. Sullivan
Diane Connors
Mr. & Mrs. William J. Connors
Sister Roseanne Cook, MD, CSJ
Paul J. Handal
Catherine Agnes Wagner, CSJ
Sister Loretta Costa, CSJ
Atlanta Sectional Group
Ms. Toni Jean Bink
Mrs. Zena C. Brown
Ms. Susan E. Craig
Mr. & Mrs. William C. Deegan, Sr.
Ms. Nickie Lynn Jantzer
Mr. & Mrs. John J. Tarleton
Sister Marian Cowan, CSJ
Mr. Wallace R. Alford
Ms. Lorraine M. Camper
Mrs. Marilyn F. Koncen, CSJA
Sister Margaret Cozzens, CSJ
Dr. & Mrs. Gerard M. Deignan
Sister Olive Louise Dallavis, CSJ
Dr. & Mrs. Jan Stefanov
Sister Mary Charity Dalton, CSJ
Ms. Lorraine M. Camper
Mr. & Mrs. Elliott Chubb
Mr. & Mrs. John M. Keiser, Jr.
Mrs. Marilyn F. Koncen, CSJA
Sister Dorothy Daly, CSJ
Mrs. Angeline N. Barber
Ms. Lorraine M. Camper
Sister Jackie Dillon, CSJ
Mrs. Patricia A. Treacy
Ms. Deborah S. Wilson
Sister Mary Ann Donovan, CSJ
Ms. Toni Jean Bink
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Thompson
Sister Barbara Dreher, CSJ
Ms. Susan Ann Brothers
Richard & Marge Dunn
Mrs. Patricia Ann Dunn
Sister Teresa Maria Eagan, CSJ
Mrs. M. Suzanne Eagan
Sister Mary Ann Figlino, CSJ
Ms. Toni Jean Bink
Mrs. Iris E. Johnson
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence M. Mayers
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard A. Meyer
Mr. & Mrs. George M. Saxton
Lt. Col. Richard L. Shea
Mr. & Mrs. Gene E. Steinke
Megan Fogarty
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis G. Fogarty
Sister Joan Galli, CSJ
Ms. Barbara A. Peach
Ms. Mary Ellen Smith
Sister Patricia Ann Giljum, CSJ
Ms. Helen A. Antoine
Ms. Toni Jean Bink
Ms. Susan Ann Brothers
Mr. & Mrs. Elliott Chubb
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald B. Gagnepain
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Giljum
Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Hart II
Mr. & Mrs. John C. Lane
Ms. Barbara A. Peach
Ms. Deborah S. Wilson
Miss Audrey L. Sullivan
Jacob Giljum
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Giljum
Sister Gerrie Grabow, CSJ
Ms. Toni Jean Bink
Tom & Kate Gunn
Mr. William J. Bollwerk
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence J. LeGrand
Dr. & Mrs. Burton M. Needles, MD
Sister Patricia Hauser, RN, CSJ
Paul J. Handal
Catherine Agnes Wagner, CSJ
Sister Loretta Hennekes, CSJ
Ms. Toni Jean Bink
Sister Mary Jacobs, CSJ
Atlanta Sectional Group
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon L. Childers
2010 Jubililarians
Ms. Helene E. Barton
Ruth Butler, CSJ
Mr. & Mrs. J. Fred Corcoran
Margaret Alice Daues, CSJ
Mrs. Betty Eich, CSJA
Francis Regis Feise, CSJ
Rita Flaherty, CSJ
Joy Elaine Gilder, CSJ
Margaret Gregg, CSJ
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald T. Grothe
Paul J. Handal
Miss Alice E. Harper
Mr. John D. Harris
Ms. A. Carolyn Henry, CSJA
Ms. Ann Marie Juhl
Ms. Jean F. Kertz, CSJA
Ms. Susan D. Klepper, CSJA
Mrs. Evelyn O’Sullivan Kruckemeyer
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard A. Meyer
Mr. & Mrs. James R. Raupp
Margaret Schmidt, CSJ
Sandra J. Schupbach, CSJA
Sharon Hayes, CSJA
Patricia Lorenz, CSJ
Rosemary Flanigan, CSJ
Ann Albrecht, CSJ
Mary Ann Donovan, CSJ
Sisters of St. Joseph-Rosati Kain
Convent
Linda Straub, CSJ
Ms. Patricia C. Tessler, CSJA
Catherine Agnes Wagner, CSJ
Mrs. Toni Walters
Michael White, CSJ
Teresa John Zilch, CSJ
Sisters of St. Joseph-Our Lady’s
Community
Sister Mary Helen Kane, CSJ
Mr. & Mrs. William R. McAuliffe
Sister Joan Kaucher, CSJ
Miss Rita H. McMahon
Sister Ann Bridget Kearns, CSJ
Mr. William J. Cooney
Sister Jane Kelly, RN, CSJ
Paul J. Handal
Catherine Agnes Wagner, CSJ
Sister Anna Rose Kraus, CSJ
Ms. Deborah S. Wilson
Sister Mary Alexandra Kuhn, CSJ
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond J. Kuhn
Sister Joan E. Lampton, CSJ
Mrs. Geraldine F. Stassi
Sister Mary Ann Lavin, CSJ
Mr. & Mrs. William R. McAuliffe
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph H. Steiner
Sister Mary Kay Liston, CSJ
Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Barnes
Ms. Toni Jean Bink
Mr. & Mrs. James F. Karl
Ms. Deborah S. Wilson
Sister John Mandeville, CSJ
Ms. Susan Ann Brothers
Mr. & Mrs. William C. Gegg
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Herleth
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Johnson, Jr.
Gifts received February 1, 2010 through
June 30, 2010.
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Sister Dorothy Mary Meirink, CSJ
Miss Audrey L. Sullivan
Mrs. Alice C. Twenhoefel
Sister Jeanne Rene Mercier, CSJ
Mrs. Marilyn F. Koncen, CSJA
Rev. Paul J. Nomellini
Miss Audrey L. Sullivan
Sister Judith Ann Miller, CSJ
Ms. Toni Jean Bink
Dr. & Mrs. Marvin A. Cook
Mr. & Mrs. William G. Fenrich
Ms. Judith A. Russell
Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Strycker
Mr. & Mrs. Jerome N. Wolf
Sister Kathleen Mlinar, CSJ
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Feavel
Margaret Mitchell, CSJA
Mrs. Norma L. Mitchell
Sister Mary Alma Monaghan, CSJ
Col. & Mrs. John H. Haneklau
USAF Retired
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Randolph
Sister Bonnie Ann Murray, CSJ
Mrs. Mary E. Abkemeier
Ms. Toni Jean Bink
Mr. & Mrs. William G. Cotner
Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Haughney
Miss Audrey L. Sullivan
Sister Carol Patron, CSJ
Atlanta Sectional Group
Mr. & Mrs. Gene E. Steinke
Sister Mary Patricia Quinn, CSJ
Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Barnes
Ms. Toni Jean Bink
Mr. & Mrs. James F. Karl
Mrs. Marilyn F. Koncen, CSJA
Miss Audrey L. Sullivan
Sister Carol Jean Peterson, CSJ
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Feavel
Edward Reardon
Mrs. Shirley L. Reardon
Sister Kate Regan, CSJ
Mrs. M. June Regan
Sister Mary Jo Ritter, CSJ
Mr. & Mrs. William C. Gegg
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Herleth
Sister Richard Joseph Sagadin, CSJ
Ms. Toni Jean Bink
Sister Roberta J. Schmidt, CSJ
Atlanta Sectional Group
Ms. Susan Ann Brothers
Mr. & Mrs. Elliott Chubb
Sister John Kenneth Scott, CSJ
Mr. K. John Scott
Sister Mary Shryock, CSJ
Mrs. Theresa S. Connolly
Sister Ann Gerard Siebert, CSJ
Ms. Deborah S. Wilson
Dr. & Mrs. Raymond W. Hellweg
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Himmelberg
Sister Roseanne Siebert, CSJ
Dr. & Mrs. Raymond W. Hellweg
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Himmelberg
Ms. Deborah S. Wilson
Sister Louise Michele Sommer, CSJ
Atlanta Sectional Group
Saint Joseph
Brig. Gen. Edwin S. Wittbrodt,
USAF Retired
The 50 Year Jubilarians
Mrs. Penelope A. Elfayer
Ms. Mary Louise Gunther
Ms. Patricia A. Lee
Sister Mary Naomi Treml, CSJ
Ms. Marilyn S. Bourbonais
Sister Catherine Agnes Wagner, CSJ
Mr. & Mrs. Keith L. De Fant
Sister Suzanne Wesley, CSJ
Mrs. Patricia Peterson
Sister Rose Mary Willett, CSJ
Ms. Madeleine D. Reilly
Ruth Shy Wilson, CSJA
Ms. Diane Lind Dean, CSJA
Sister Josephine Eva Winkeler, CSJ
Miss Audrey L. Sullivan
Sister Michaela Zahner, CSJ
Ms. Karen E. Haynes
In Memory of…
Jeanette Armbruster
Mrs. Rosemary Ward Wellington
Georgia Imhoff
Mr. Walter F. Imhoff
Dennis Mulcahy
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard J. Mulcahy
Mary Mulvihil
Mrs. Roy J. Murphy
Marianna F. Ahearn
Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Gavura
Wilbur Allaert
Mrs. Mary Joy Allaert Feeney
Jackie Aoun
Mrs. Patricia Ann Dunn
Pat Armentano
Mrs. Barbara D. Gamache
Michael & Claire Aubuchon
Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Horner
Kenneth Baker
Ms. Rozann D. Gicinto
Mildred Baldelli
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Zinselmeyer, Jr.
Sister Mary de Paul Berra, CSJ
Ms. Marianne Petru
Hubert & LaValla Blessing
Mr. & Mrs. Benedict H. Blessing
Dorothy Bohning, CSJA
Ms. Rita F. Catanzaro
Ms. Paula Davis
Dr. Patricia L. Demuth, CSJA
Ms. Sheri L. Farr
Ms. A. Carolyn Henry, CSJA
Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Hussmann
Ms. Jean F. Kertz, CSJA
Ms. Vivian C. Pohlman
Peggy Jean Bond
Carondelet Motherhouse Personnel
Sister Kathryn Mary Brady, CSJ
Mr. John T. Brady
Consolidated Construction Group
James Broderick
Mr. & Mrs. John P. Wolk
Sister Nathanael Joseph Brune, CSJ
Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. Bolinske
Mr. & Mrs. John M. Christensen
Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Labath, Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Laurent
Ms. Myrtle B. Laurent
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald A. Wankum
John Cagney
Mrs. Roy J. Murphy
Lee Calsee
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Bialczak
Sister Clara Berchmans (Mary Eva)
Cheney, CSJ
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond O. Radatz
Brian Clancy
Mr. & Mrs. Dave Cassens
John C. Colley
Mrs. Patricia A. London
Beverly Connell
Mr. David A. Connell
Sister Carolyn Bernard Connor, CSJ
Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. Connor
Lena Consodine
Miss Monica F. Consodine
Sister Patricia Cramer, CSJ
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald E. Anderson
Ms. Marianne Petru
Mary Kathryn Crotser
Claim Management/Nixon &
Company-Terry Nixon, Ken Pini,
Mike Grubbs, Jim Abbott
Ms. Diane E. Faber
Ms. Mary Lou Fehrenbacher
Gundersen Lutheran Administrative
Services, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Johanek
Ms. Amy L. Kellerstrass
Mr. & Mrs. John M. Kitzmiller
Ms. Joyce C. Mast
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. McElhone
Mr. & Mrs. David W. Morse
Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Peters
Mr. & Mrs. Jack L. Price
Ms. Patricia T. Procter
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Radke
Mr. & Mrs. Walter E. Radke
Mr. Michael A. Shay
Ms. Evelyn M. Taylor
Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Wolf
Mary Ellen Daly
Dr. & Mrs. C. Keith Whittaker
Sister Mariann DeBuck, CSJ
Nu Alpha Phi Sorority, Notre Dame
High School, Class of 1949
Ms. Pat Baxter, CSJA
Mr. & Mrs. Dean J. DeBuck
Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Eichhorst
Ms. Claudia M. Errante
Mrs. Marilyn F. Koncen, CSJA
Mrs. Patricia Peterson
Registered Dietitian Associates, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Ray H. Spindler
Mr. & Mrs. Hans Stoltz
Miss Audrey L. Sullivan
Sister Elizabeth Deutsch, CSJ
Dr. & Mrs. Walter A. Korfmacher
Joseph DiCarlo
Mr. & Mrs. Hans Stoltz
Sister Helen Patrice Dunn, CSJ
Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Georgas
Angela Dunphy
Mr. & Mrs. Harry A. Dunphy
Charlotte Ellebrecht
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Boyer
Sister Mary Aniceta Farrell, CSJ
Mrs. Ann W. Stuart
Miss Mary Jane Waldron
John A. Feeney
Mrs. Mary Joy Allaert Feeney
Ron Figura
Mr. & Mrs. John E. Muntges
Sister Mary Ann Fink, CSJ
Ms. Marianne Petru
Sister Elizabeth Joseph
Fitzpatrick, CSJ
Ms. Mary A. O’Rourke
Deceased Members of the
Flemington Families
Mr. & Mrs. William M. Tarnow
Sister Mary Franklin, CSJ
Ms. Marianne Petru
Sister Mary Gallagher, CSJ
Mrs. Mary S. Chambers
Minnie Gaskell
Mr. & Mrs. Blair G. Balk
Mr. Raymond Neil Bokelman
Mr. & Mrs. Ron O. Drury
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Mr. & Mrs. James M. Fiala
Flannery Family
Mr. & Mrs. Mark N. Gastman
Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Gorman
Mr. & Mrs. Elmer R. Hawse
Mr. & Mrs. Harold F. Helmkampf
Ms. Cherie A. Hopson
Mr. & Mrs. Jerome J. Jacobson
Mr. & Mrs. Richard K. Koepping
Ms. Mary L. Koomar
Ms. Wanda S. McDannold
Mr. & Mrs. Warren E. McHale
Ms. Edith M. Murphree
Mrs. George T. Parry
Ms. Sherry A. Schulz
Mr. & Mrs. Russell J. Spetrino
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy A. Strege
Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Ziegler, Jr.
Sister Marie Getz, CSJ
Ms. Toni Jean Bink
Don Goeke
Mrs. Mary L. Goeke
Theresa Sandweg Gray
Board Members & Staff of
Anheuser-Busch Employees’
Credit Union
Mr. & Mrs. John B. Bannon, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. John C. Bonser
Mr. & Mrs. Mark W. Brasher
Ms. Bernadette A. Braun
Ms. Anne G. Carey
Miss Catherine Ann Dulle
Mrs. M. Suzanne Eagan
Mary J. Flick
Mrs. Elsie B. Glickert
Ms. Kathleen M. Gray
Mrs. Mary Virginia Gray
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Heine
Mr. & Mrs. John D. Hillenbrand
Ms. Frances M. Kelly
Ms. Elizabeth J. Landgraf
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Laughlin
Mr. & Mrs. William D. McLaughlin
Mr. & Mrs. John E. Muntges
Mr. & Mrs. Gerard K. Sandweg, Jr.
Jerome Sandweg family
Ms. Margaret R. Shocklee
The Bridge Group
Ms. Barbara J. Truetken
United Consumers Credit Union
Nursing Faculty Club of the
University of Missouri-Columbia,
Sinclair School of Nursing
Ms. Glenda A. Vetter
Ms. Melissa Vetter
Ms. Dolores Anne Waller
Ms. Barbara G. Wilson
John B Gray, Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Laughlin
Mr. & Mrs. John E. Muntges
Ginny Grieshaber
Dr. Aloysius V. Grieshaber
Friday, April 29, 2011
SAVE THE DATE
Generosity of Joseph
Honors Gala 2011
Sisters of St. Joseph
of Carondelet Motherhouse
Tillie Gruen
Ms. Carol A. Gruen
Rose Marie Gunter
Mr. Michael L. Gunter
Sister Alma Hammerschmidt,CSJ
Consolidated Construction Group
Helen Harper
Miss Alice E. Harper
Velma Hayes
Mr. Lawrence M. Hayes
Mary Henne, CSJA
Ms. Pat Baxter, CSJA
Baby Robert Daniel Hocker
Mr. & Mrs. William K. Rice
Leland Hong
Ms. Celia M. De Guzman
Sister Regina Hughes, CSJ
Ms. Penny A. Chatterton
Ms. Mary F. Hughes
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Hughes
Miss Rosemarie Hughes
Ms. Joan F. Maschmann
Mrs. Mary F. Plasmeier
Xavier Schermerhorn, O.S.B.
Marialyce Jankowski
Mrs. Patricia Ann Dunn
Ann Jannarone
Dr. & Mrs. Robert S. Yoselevsky
Charles Jokisch, Jr.
Mrs. Janet R. Jokisch
Sister Mary Jane Kappus, CSJ
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel A. Dykas
Mrs. Ann M. Geraty
Mr. & Mrs. Gerhard K. Glassl
Ms. A. Carolyn Henry, CSJA
Mr. & Mrs. Earl N. Hilber
Carol & Fred Baker
Suzette Collis
Mary Lou King
Ray & Lois Klotz
Betty Murphy
Dick & Marie Reis
Joan Hofmeister
Mr. Richard P. Pautler & Mrs. Mary
P. Wassmann-Pautler
Mrs. Virginia R. Vatterott
Albert Kaspar
Mr. & Mrs. Dominic S. Bisesi
Margaret Kemner
Ms. Becky Bielicke
Ms. Martha C. Clynes
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Iovino, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. William H. Jamison
Ms. Yvonne D. Morrison
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald F. Nimmer
Mr. & Mrs. Louis D. Pavia
Melanie Kemp
Mr. John P. Kemp & Ms. Laurie Ryan
Sister Mary Baptista Kirby, CSJ
Mrs. Patty Rauch-Neustadter
Henry & Olivia Klaes
Mrs. Madonna M. Kasza
Deceased members of the
Kleba family
Ms. Mary Margaret Kleba
Tom Korte
Mr. & Mrs. John P. Wolk
Carol Kristl
Mrs. Norma L. Mitchell
Sisters of St. Joseph-Development
Office
Sister Laura of Mary Kuhn, CSJ
Ms. Barbara Gabler Todd
Sister Joselita Marie Kujak, CSJ
Mrs. Delores Baumgartner
Judge Herbert ‘Buzz’ Lasky
Ms. Carole N. Lasky, CSJA
Shirley F. Ledbetter
Ms. Lorraine B. Durbin
Ms. Karen M. Ledbetter
Tracy S. Mahoney &
Marcia A. Becker
Mrs. Jacquelin S. Naunheim
Registered Dietitian Associates Inc
Mrs. Ann M. Still
George Leggio
Anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. John J. Cruciani
Mr. & Mrs. Albert J. Farrington
Mr. & Mrs. Michael F. Herrington
Generosity of Joseph
Woodland Shores Improvement
Honors Gala 2011
Assoc.
Camilla Lipic
Friday
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph G. Lipic III
Sister Christiana Lippert, April CSJ 29, 2011
Mr. Norbert P. Schott
Sister Villanova Sisters Lippert, OSFof St. Joseph of
Mr. Norbert P. Carondelet Schott Motherhouse
William E. Logston
Ms. Dorothy J. Schenkel, CSJA
Margaret Jean Luecke
Mr. John H. Luecke
Mrs. Elizabeth “Betty” Maher
Ms. Toni Jean Bink
Frances Maher, CSJ
Patricia Mahmood
Mr. & Mrs. James A. Miller
Anna Markus
Ms. Dolores M. Roesch
Mary Marstall
Mr. & Mrs. John P. Wolk
Ralph Martin
Ms. Toni Jean Bink
Sister Jeanne McGovern, CSJ
Miss Mary Jane Waldron
Holly McIntyre
Mrs. Rosemary Ward Wellington
Martha McKinnon
Mr. & Mrs. Jerome H. Quigley
Gifts received February 1, 2010 through
June 30, 2010.
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Sister Mary Xavier McTigue, CSJ
Mr. Carl C. Beck, Jr.
Francis ‘Bud’ Messig
Mrs. Janet R. Jokisch
Donald J. Meyer
Mr. & Mrs. David J. Murnan
Charles Micciche
Mrs. Emma Sue Micciche
Audrey Minnich
Mr. & Mrs. John J. Chmielewski
Ms. Katherine L. Kinder &
Wes Morefield
Ms. Dorothy J. Schenkel, CSJA
Sister Kathleen Mitchell, CSJ
Ms. Margaret M. Mitchell, CSJA
Sister Clara Francis Mongin, CSJ
Ms. Marian Petru
Sister Mary Ursula Mott, CSJ
Mr. & Mrs. Sidney P. Mott
Catherine Mulligan
Mrs. Roy J. Murphy
Frank D. Murphy, Sr.
Mrs. Ann P. Murphy
Sister Josepha Marie Nellesen, CSJ
Ms. Marianne Petru
Marian Nigro
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory J. Mueller
Ms. Toni Jean Bink
Gerda Liesbeth Novak
Mr. Warren J. Novak
Jack O’Brien
Mrs. Marion L. O’Brien
Joseph Ochoa
Mrs. Joan E. Ochoa
Sister Mary Berenice (Annie)
O’Neill, CSJ
Mr. & Mrs. John T. O’Neill, Sr.
Blanche O’Reilly
Mr. Albert F. Schoendienst
Virginia Palmer
Mr. Robert J. Palmer
Jean Lewis Papin
Mr. Pierre L. Papin, Jr.
Nicky Papin
Mr. Pierre L. Papin, Jr.
James Peloso
Mr. & Mrs. James A. Miller
Joseph Pilsl
Mrs. Agnes S. Stark
Delores Przybylski
Mr. Joseph A. Przybylski, Jr.
Sister Mary Evarista Quigley, CSJ
Mrs. Theresa M. Mueller
Terry Repking
Mr. Harold J. Repking
Shirley Rhodes
Mr. & Mrs. William J. Hardebeck
Joseph P. Ringwald
Mr. & Mrs. Vincent P. Abt
Dolores Roach
Mr. Edward J. Roach
Richard Roberts
Mrs. Rosemary Ward Wellington
John E. Rowan
Mr. & Mrs. James A. Miller
Anna Ruzicka
Mr. Lawrence J. Ruzicka
John Scannell
Mrs. Roy J. Murphy
Sister Dorothy Scheidler, CSJ
Mr. Mike Akulow
Mr. & Mrs. James J. Blankman
Mr. Ernest A. Clemons
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard J. Hammel
White Gloves Cleaning
Brother Bill Schott, OFM
Mr. Norbert P. Schott
Father Valerian Schott, OFM
Mr. Norbert P. Schott
Father Julius Schott, OFM
Mr. Norbert P. Schott
Ted & Irene Lippert Schott
Mr. Norbert P. Schott
Jim Schwartze
Mr. & Mrs. John P. Wolk
Patrick Seifner
Anonymous
Avila University
Mrs. Margaret E. Fischer
Ms. Anne C. Gardner
Great Western Dining Service, Inc.
Immaculate Conception Church &
School
Mr. & Mrs. William Michael Johnson
Rev. Gerald Kaimann
Mr. & Mrs. Michael K. Kreisel
Ms. Jane E. Makarewicz
Mr. & Mrs. George J. Neece
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Otke
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert E. Perkins
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Pfeiffer
Mr. & Mrs. Craig Pirtle
Mr. John J. Seifner
Ms. Nancy J. Seifner
Rev. Thomas J. Seifner
Mr. & Mrs. James L. VanHorn
Mr. & Mrs. Lennie H. Voss
Mr. & Mrs. Don A. Weaver
Mr. & Mrs. Greg White
Ms. Marlene Williams
Ms. Mary F. Williams
Mr. & Mrs. James E. Wininger
Cletus S. Siebert
Mrs. Elsie A. Siebert
Emily Catherine Sloncen
Mr. & Mrs. Jerome H. Quigley
Sister Mary Adelaide Stanton, CSJ
Dr. & Mrs. John C. Stanton
John Steiner
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph H. Steiner
Davie “Dave” Stella
Donna Loretto Gunn, CSJ
Sister Mary Stolte, CSJ
Ms. Marianne Petru
Deceased members of the
Tarnow family
Mr. & Mrs. William M. Tarnow
Sister Rose Celine Tauschek, CSJ
Ms. Joan M. Verheyden
Jeanne Thompson
Mr. & Mrs. B. Christopher Thompson
John Thorstad
Mrs. Agnes E. Thorstad
Margie Tierney
Mrs. Rosemary Ward Wellington
Patricia Uthe
Mrs. Roy J. Murphy
Vincent & Teresa Venker
Mr. & Mrs. John M. Ryan
Tom Venker
Mr. & Mrs. John M. Ryan
Sister Mary Victor Van Hee, CSJ
Dr. & Mrs. George H. Myers, Jr.
Kenneth Vierdag
Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Gavura
Sister Mary Helen Volk, CSJ
Mr. & Mrs. Steven M. Salata
Sister Anne Agnes von Steiger, CSJ
Ms. Linda Kurz
Ms. Marianne Petru
Norman R. Wesley
Mrs. Joan B. Wesley
Joan M. Wittbrodt
Brig. Gen. Edwin S. Wittbrodt,
USAF Retired
Bob Wormington
Ms. Toni Jean Bink
John T. Yoder III
Mrs. Mary Jane Venturella
Gene Zolg
Mrs. Mildred E. Zolg
Sister Lynda Zolg, CSJ
Mrs. Mildred E. Zolg
The Province Development
Office has made every effort to
ensure the tributes are properly
recognized and correctly spelled.
To make a donation, request
memorial envelopes or report a
correction on our tributes listing,
please contact our office at
314.678.0327.
Gifts received February 1, 2010 through
June 30, 2010.
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Justice News on www.csjsl.org
As Catholics, we are called to seek
justice for individuals, for our
society and for our Earth. As Sisters of
St. Joseph of Carondelet and Associates,
we respond to God's call to justice
by committing to peace building and
forming right relationships with community
and with all creation.
Join us by staying informed on the
latest issues, by acting to change unjust
systems and by praying for justice and
peace.
· Read the latest local, national and
global justice news
· Make your voice heard through our
“Action Alerts.” Sign petitions, call
your representatives — we can make
a difference!
· Get news, links and recycling
resources on our Eco-Justice pages
· Check out “STL Justice Events”
for upcoming activities in the St.
Louis area
· Plus prayers, book reviews and
more.
Diana Oleskevich, CSJ associate and justice office coordinator
for the St. Louis province represented the Sisters
of St. Joseph at Clean Air Day in March 2010 promoting
mass transit usage in St. Louis. (She is pictured with Frank
Loberbaum and Michael Berg of the Sierra Club.) The
Sisters of St. Joseph participate in many collaborative
projects to promote justice issues.
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