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CONTENTS 2 Mississippi 8 CSJ 16 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 send address changes and requests for additional copies to Editor, Connections, at the address below or to communications@csjsl.org. 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. Sisters o f St. Jo s e p h o f Carondelet 6400 Mi n n es ota Av e n u e St. Lo u is, MO 63111-2899 www.csjsl.org Connections is printed on recycled paper using earth-friendly, soy-based inks.
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 Co n n e c t i o n s • Fa l l/Wi n t e r 2010 1
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