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IHM Newsletter - March 2013 page 8IHM Presents atImmaculata UniversityMembers of the Marywood Seminary Alumnae Association held a MardiGras Celebration for the Sisters of Our Lady of Peace Residence onSaturday, February 9. An afternoon of comedy and music was presentedby the following entertainers: Father Joseph Sica, Sister Miriam JosephReinhardt, IHM, Michael O’Malley, Michelle Conaboy, Cathy, Joseph,Kristin and Micah Hardaway. Pictured with Father Sica are Seminaryalumnae and members of the planning committee from left: RosemaryMalloy, Catherine Clarke, Roseann Brutico, JoAnn Ratchford, SisterMaryla Farfour, IHM, Father Joseph Sica, Nan Wandalowski, KathleenO’Hara, Marjorie Barlow, Joyce Welby, Michelle Gerrity Druther andMarie Barrett.Sweet Charity Singing for St. Joe’sSweet Charity, a non-profit performance troupe, recently presented a checkin the amount of $17,500 to Sister Maryalice Jacquinot, director of St. Joseph’sCenter in Scranton, to benefit the many programs the center offers.Shown during the check presentation are, from left, Char Jeffers, foundingmember of Sweet Charity; Sister Maryalice; and founding Sweet Charitymembers Kathy Elgaway and Father James Paisley, who serves as pastorof St. Therese Parish in Shavertown.Sister John Michele Southwickgave a presentation at ImmaculataUniversity on March 5 on the topicof “God’s Love and Sexual Orientation.”Sister has been workingwith the administration at Immaculatafor the past several yearshelping them begin a program toeducate staff and students aboutissues surrounding homosexualityand the Catholic Church. Twoyears ago Immaculata began theirAwake program to train advocates,faculty, students and staff, to besupport persons on campus for theGLBT community.Sister John Michele was instrumentalin starting the MarywoodUniversity Ally program in 1997.The program proposal received theblessing of the MU Board of Trusteesas well as Bishop Timlin.The MU Ally program’sphilosophy is based on CatholicSocial Teaching which holdsevery human being precious. Theprogram’s mission is based on thepastoral letter from the NationalConference of Catholic Bishops,Always Our Children, which states,“One component of our sexualidentity is sexual orientation… Allhomosexual persons have a right tobe welcomed into the community,to hear the word of God, and toreceive pastoral care….”Sister John Michele serves asthe moderator for the The MU Allyprogram. The program has helpedto educate hundreds of staff,faculty, and students over the pastsixteen years and continues to welcomeand support GLBT personsand their allies.