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SPRING/SUMMER 20<strong>18</strong> PAGE 12<br />
UNMET FRIENDS<br />
&<br />
PEOPLE OF INFLUENCE<br />
Sister Carol Regan<br />
A highlight of the Valentine Social was Sr. Carol Regan’s presentation<br />
on the lives of two important Holy Union figures: Father Jean Baptiste<br />
Debrabant, congregation founder and Mother Marie Helena, SUSC who<br />
led the original group of sisters to the United States from Europe.<br />
Sr. Carol, who entitled her presentation, “Unmet Friends and Persons of<br />
Influence” explained why the Holy Union Giving Societies are named in<br />
their honor. She first shared why she chose this title. An “unmet friend”<br />
is someone who although you have never met, is a person you “know’;<br />
a person whose story influences your life though you don’t know him/her<br />
personally. A “person of influence” is someone whose words echo in our<br />
hearts and minds, for good or ill; whose words/stories linger, long after<br />
their deaths, in the hearts and minds of a living person.” Although both<br />
Fr. Debrabant and Mother Helena died long ago, they are truly unmet<br />
friends and persons of influence for each Holy Union Sister.<br />
Valentines Grand Raffle<br />
ABOVE: Carol Kobelski, Sr. Yvette, Sr. Mary Lou, Sr. Pat<br />
Winners of the Valentine Raffle<br />
$2,000<br />
James Rusconi<br />
$1,000<br />
Phyllis Lamontagne<br />
$500.00<br />
Lorraine Accardi<br />
Karen Charette<br />
Virginia Fortin<br />
Theresa Horvath, SUSC
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