MCH Focus 2023

Milwaukee Catholic Home Introduces the Navigator Program

The world of senior healthcare is getting more complex every day, with insurance limits being placed on hospitalization stays as well as on health service delivery. Additionally, there are a myriad of choices in personal health services and environments in which to live. These complexities only add to the stress that a change in health status or living environment often brings.

At Milwaukee Catholic Home, we believe that these transitions in one’s life can be less overwhelming when there is a dedicated professional working with individuals and their families during their period of transition.

The Navigator Program at Milwaukee Catholic Home provides individualized support, guidance and advocacy for older adults and their families during periods of transitions, with a special emphasis on the needs of those facing changes in their home environment or in one’s physical or cognitive functioning. The Navigator Program utilizes a dedicated team of social workers and the Milwaukee Catholic Home multi-disciplinary team to fully assist residents.

Within this program, the unique role of the Navigator provides a single point of contact for residents and their families, connecting them

Our Management Services Company’s Leadership Team

In 2022, we expanded our ministry presence in Milwaukee and now provide services to:

• Queen of Peace Friary

• Our Lady of the Angels Convent

• Trinity Woods

• Milwaukee Catholic Home

• Clare Gardens

• The Catholic Ecology Center

• Clement Manor

• Kindness Matters

Some fresh (and talented) faces have joined or expanded their roles in the MCH Management Services Company.

• Jessica Horning: Chief Financial Officer

• Katie Grant: Chief Clinical Officer

• Lisa Johnston: Chief People Officer

• Michelle Lammers: Director of Community Outreach

• Caitlin Elftman: Director of Mission Advancement

Congratulations to everyone! We know you will do great things in your new roles! 

Meet

MCH resident Jean Jermain and MCH Social Worker Emma Lewis

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President and Chair

Mr. Bob DeVita

Vice President

Jennifer Doering, PhD, RN

Secretary

Mr. Peter Mullaney

Treasurer

Mrs. Bridget Coffey

Directors

Sr. Mary Kay Brooks, SSND

Mr. Patrick Cannon

Ms. Lora Olenchek

Mrs. Linda Price-Topp

Mr. Rick Schmidt

Dr. Linda Ward, M.D.

Advisory Board

The Most Reverend Jeffrey Haines, Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee

Mr. Christian Slaats

Chief Executive Officer

Mr. David Fulcher

Campus Administrator

Mr. Patrick Shaughnessy

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from

the CEO...

Ten years ago, we gathered to celebrate our 100th anniversary serving seniors in southeast Wisconsin. It was a time of celebration, but also of reflection, as we thought about what Milwaukee Catholic Home’s next chapter would bring.

In our spring 2014 issue of Focus, I wrote: “The word ‘encounter’ has captured our imaginations, and we’re looking forward to finding new ways to animate our mission by more authentically living that call. We’ll be listening carefully to our partners, thinking more deeply about collaboration, and staying open to the ways in which God might be leading us.”

I’m so proud of how, in the time since then, we have fully embraced this call to encounter and collaboration. We continue to partner with the Catholic Ecology Center in our work at Clare Gardens. Residents are thriving at Trinity Woods; they enjoy participating in engaging activities through our A Life Engaged™ programming, and

even auditing classes at Mount Mary University in subjects such as biology, nutrition, literature, social justice, and psychology. Milwaukee Catholic Home also began managing Our Lady of the Angels convent, a community where the School Sisters of Notre Dame and the School Sisters of St. Francis live and practice their ministry. These and so many other of our valued partners define and strengthen who we are.

We have a lot to be proud of as we celebrate our present-day successes, and so much to look forward to in the future.

I thank all those whose work, passion, and faith have built this exceptional place. 

Clare Garden Suites at Milwaukee Catholic Home Introducing

We are excited to announce Clare Garden Suites— our new brand for memory care, at the Health and Rehabilitation Center at Milwaukee Catholic Home.

“The rebranding of the two separate units previously referred to as Assisted Living and Special Care into Clare Garden Suites more accurately reflects the home-like environment and Everyday Amazing programming that is offered,” says Emily Ferger, Program Administrator.

Clare Garden Suites offers two different memory care specific neighborhoods with various suite layouts that enable residents to live comfortably while enjoying views of our beautifully landscaped courtyard or lovely Eastside neighborhood.

Kennedy BSN RN Nurse Manager; Clare Garden Suites. “Simultaneously, supporting their families, educating our staff and the greater community.”

The Clare Garden Suites service plan is coordinated by a dedicated and experienced multidisciplinary team of physicians, physical, occupational, art and recreational therapists, dieticians, nurses, social workers, pastoral care, and other caring professionals.

To ensure that a resident with memory loss is properly cared for, we offer six levels of care based on an individual’s requirement for assistance. The levels of care focus on personalized resident needs and the type of assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). ADLs include bathing, toileting, dressing, personal hygiene, ability to transfer, and mobility. Prior to admission, a thorough assessment determines the most appropriate level of care.

“Clare Garden Suites supports our mission to care for the whole person relative to their needs, interests, and abilities,” says Milwaukee Catholic Home CEO Dave Fulcher. “As a Life Plan Community with more than 100 years of experience and excellence, health, wellness, and choice come to life.” 

Inspired by our philosophy of service for dementia care, Everyday Amazing, Clare Garden Suites ensures that those we serve are safe, secure, and living lives enriched by the social, spiritual, and recreational experiences that create meaningful, joy-filled opportunities, and a sense of belonging, a principle that guides A Life Engaged programming throughout our campus.

“Clare Garden Suites lives and breathes Everyday Amazing, our whole person, research-driven approach to delivering exceptional memory care services. It’s

The Hampshire  Garden Suites

One Bedroom ‐ 540 Sq. Ft.

An Update on Trinity Woods

and Clare Gardens

TRINITY WOODS

Trinity Woods is an intergenerational housing community at Mount Mary University formed by the three-way partnership between Mount Mary University, the School Sisters of Notre Dame and Milwaukee Catholic Home. It is comprised of 90 independent living apartments, 24 apartments for single mothers who are Mount Mary University students, and 52 Assisted Living apartments that are home to the School Sisters of Notre Dame.

Since opening in December 2021, Trinity Woods has been bustling with lots of exciting events going on that our residents loved! In the summer of 2022 and 2023, we hosted a well-attended outdoor concert series known as Backyard Beats, just as has been done at Milwaukee Catholic Home. Music groups from a variety of genres entertained residents and families while the sun set on our stunning terrace.

To name just a few of the many excursions that took place this past year, Trinity Woods residents enjoyed outings to Clare Gardens, Gilles Frozen Custard, The Pabst Mansion, a boat cruise on Lake Michigan, and a trip to the Black Holocaust Museum. While at home, residents took advantage of the community’s many amenities; they attended art therapy classes, participated in daily Mass, built a butterfly garden, played bocce ball in the courtyard, planted flowers, and enjoyed happy hour every Monday and Friday in the Trio Lounge. Some even audited classes at Mount Mary University.

CLARE GARDENS

Milwaukee Catholic Home started Clare Gardens in 2015. Clare Gardens is a sustainable, organic farm-to-table project that offers an orchard, host of beehives, hens, and composting of food waste. Clare Gardens occupies 18 acres at the Catholic Ecology Center in Neosho, Wisconsin.

From the beginning, the mission of Clare Gardens has been to develop a production-based farm that provides fresh, healthy, clean food to our residents. We have succeeded in this and have expanded our reach in the past few seasons. We have offered seedling sales, Pop-up Farmers Markets, on-farm luncheons and tours, and farm to table dinners. We have worked with local producers supplementing our offerings to include local beef, sweet corn, and honey. We’ve partnered with Mount Mary University dietetics students both through classroom instruction and with on farm workdays. On less than three acres of land we have grown nearly 98,000 pounds of food including 24,473 pounds last year alone, a fifty percent increase over our previous record in 2020.

One of the reasons that 2022 was so successful was we began to hit our stride after years of developing

It was an exciting year at Trinity Woods, and there is even more excitement to look forward to in the years to come!

– Kristin Wood

Trinity Woods Administrator. Kristin joined the Trinity Woods team in Fall 2022.

We are also able to expand our flower and herb production, something we hope to continue in the coming years.

– Anna Metscher

Clare Gardens Farm Manager

systems on the farm in Burlington. Working with the kitchens to grow the correct amount of the best varieties so that little goes to waste has been something the kitchen staff and I take great pride in. Advancements in infrastructure allowed us to grow more food and store it to effectively. For the first time, we were able to deliver produce into March due to our upgraded walk-in cooler. The construction of our own greenhouse to grow our own seedlings allows us to start healthier, more vigorous transplants and gives us the freedom to try new varieties. 

Milwaukee Catholic Home Introduces the Navigator Program, Continued...

with services while simultaneously supporting the development and implementation of a plan of care. The Navigator also acts as a liaison between staff in the various care settings, ensuring a smooth transition among care settings or back in the greater community.

The role of the Navigator brings a wide scope of benefits to those served,” says Michelle Lammers, Director of Community Outreach. “The Navigator will be present at team meetings as a resident advocate, connect residents to internal and external resources, and develop a robust understanding of a resident’s unique situation. It’s going to make a huge, positive impact on the lives of our residents!”

“At Milwaukee Catholic Home, we enrich the lives of older adults in support of each of our Five Pillars of Whole Person Wellness: Social Engagement, Cognitive Health, Physical Health, Nutrition, and Spiritual Wellness. While this philosophy of service, A Life Engaged™, is evident is part of everything we do, we always strive to do better,” says Emma Lewis, Social Worker at Milwaukee Catholic Home. Our mission is to provide genuine comfort and care not only to our beloved residents, but to those closest to them. Our Navigator Program provides the necessary support and guidance helping guide individuals through what can be a scary, difficult time. 

at Our Lady of the Angels Convent

Milwaukee Catholic Home began management services at Our Lady of the Angels Convent in June 2022. Located in Greenfield, Wisconsin, Our Lady of the Angels Convent (OLA) is a 48-unit religious community sponsored by the School Sisters of Notre Dame and the School Sisters of St. Francis.

Specifically designed to serve their community members living with memory loss, Everyday Amazing, plays an integral role in enriching the lives of residents, family, staff, and the surrounding community.

Everyday Amazing is a whole-person, evidence-based and research driven approach to delivering exceptional memory care services, educating our staff and community, and supporting those effected by or dealing with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia.

“We have a multidisciplinary team running this program at OLA with backgrounds in recreation, nursing, social work, art and music therapies and administration,” says Taylor Smith, Administrator at OLA. “We are grateful for the support of The Ray and Kay Eckstein Foundation and Johnson Financial Group, who have each recently donated to support Everyday Amazing.” 

IN HONOR OF...

Mrs. Rohini Desai

• Ms. Pamela Knackert

Mrs. Ann F. Helfer

• Dr. and Mrs. Brian Peters

Mrs. Jean Jermain

• Mr. William M. Jermain III

Mr. Patrick Shaughnessy

• Mrs. Marie Neumann

IN MEMORY OF...

Mr. Michael Bykowski

• Lynden Logistics, Inc.

Mrs. Gretchen Connolly

• Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Connolly

Mrs. Pat Crowley Powers

• Mr. and Mrs. Julian D’espositio

Mr. Gerry Franzen

• The National Organization of Theater Goers of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan

Mrs. Joan Elizabeth Gehrke

• Ms. Marsha Burr

Miss Oza Holmes

• The Pauline Redmond Coggs Foundation

Mrs. Jean Huyler

• Ms. Barbara J. Bojarski

Mr. William Jermain Jr.

• Mr. William M. Jermain III

Mr. Kenneth Judy

• Mr. and Mrs. John Desing

• Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Gerlach

• Ms. Sandra Helinski

• Mrs. Pauline Judy

• Mr. Gail Langenfeld

• Mr. and Mrs. Dean Lex

• Ms. Denise M. Lukasik-Sedmak

• Mr. and Mrs. Gary Stelpflug

Gifts from the heart

Milwaukee Catholic Home gratefully acknowledges our generous benefactors. Gifts of cash, property, securities, bequests, and other gifts assist us in providing outstanding retirement and health care services for our residents. We encourage gifts in memory or honor of a loved one. We will be happy to notify the individual or family member of your generosity. To learn more about giving opportunities, please contact Caitlin Elftman at 414-220-3213.

• Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Spicer

• Ms. Jackie Thompson

Mrs. Theresa Kloehn

• Mrs. Mary Mahler

Mrs. Patricia Kornfeld

• Ms. Rhonda Oberland

Sr. Lawrence Marie

• Mr. and Mrs. William Brauer

Mr. Albert Mozina

• Mr. Christopher Mozina

Mrs. Doreen Murray

• Mr. and Mrs. Harold Larson

• Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Murray

Miss Mary O’Neil

• Mr. Edward F. Kelly

Mrs. Ione Patterson

• Mr. Dale Johnson

Mrs. Patricia Power

• Ms. Dana Emold

• Ms. Bonnie Sutherland

• Ms. Janine Wagner

Mrs. Peg Sheehan

• Ms. Pamela Knackert

We gratefully acknowledge these generous donors who supported the following funds:

• The Benevolent Care Endowment

• The Benevolent Care Fund

• The Clare Gardens Fund

• Corporate Membership 2022

• Corporate Membership 2023

• The Employee Appreciation Fund

• The Trinity Woods Employee Appreciation Fund

• The Fall Bazaar Fund

• The Fine Arts Endowment

• The Fine Arts Fund

• The Health Care Center Special Care Fund

• The Library Fund

• The A Life Engaged Fund

• The Nurses Affecting Change Fund

• The Pastoral Care Fund

• The Partnership Event Fund

• The Area of Greatest Need Fund

• The Trinity Woods Fund

• Mr. Richard T. A’Hearn

• Mr. Richard A. Abdoo

• Mr. Marc Anderson

• Mr. Thomas C. Anderson

• The American Cancer Society

• Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

• Ms. Connie Bach

• The Family of Jeanne Bartz

• Mr. John L. Beck

• Mrs. Marianne Beckmann

• Ms. Barbara Bensaia

• Mr. Michael K. Benton

• Mr. Martin J. Biller

• Mrs. Marilyn Blackburn

• Ms. Melissa Bleidorn

• Ms. Diane Bliese

• Mrs. Mary Ellen Blomme

• Ms. Barbara A. Bojarski

• Ms. Laurie Brahm

• Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Brandt

• Mrs. Joan K. Brenk

• Mrs. Linda Bruss

• Mr. David A. Buechel

• Ms. Christine Butts

• St. Camillus Home Hospice

• Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Cannon

• Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cardinale

• Mrs. Velda Case

• The Catholic Community Foundation-Sarah M. Dean Fund

• The Catholic Ecology Center

• Catholic Financial Life

• Mrs. Rosemary Cavaluzzi

• Mrs. Mary Cherniack

• Clement Manor

• Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Coffey

• Dr. Daniel Collins

• Mrs. Linda Commer

• Fr. James E. Connell

• Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Connolly

• Mrs. Margot Cordes

• Crescent Grove Advisors

• Mr. Leo Crivello

• Ms. Dolores Cunningham

• Ms. Lisa Curran

• Mr. John Curtis

• Ms. Antonia Cusma

• Ms. Sarah Dean

• Ms. Rita Dees

• Ms. Carole Deroche

• Mrs. Rohini Desai

• Ms. Tracy Deutsch

• Mr. and Mrs. Robert DeVita

• Jennifer Doering, PhD, RN

• The Mary Martha and Emmett J. Doerr Charitable Trust

• Mr. and Mrs. John Donovan

• Mrs. Mary Duffy

• The Ray and Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust

• Mr. Michael Faber and Mrs. Criss Laemmar-Faber

• Ms. Jill Fahr

• Mr. Jay Farrar

• Mrs. Margaret J. Fennig

• Mr. Dennis Ferger

• Ms. Carol Fibich

• Fifth Third Bank

• Mr. Christopher Fink

• Sr. Jane Fischer

• Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Flatley

• Ms. Sharon Fleck

• Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Flood

• Mr. Robert Foss

• Mr. and Mrs. David Fulcher

• Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fulcher

• Ms. Bonnie Gauger

• Ms. Anne Goode

• Mrs. Henrikus Goris

• Mr. James E. Glad

• Mr. and Mrs. Scott Grant

• The Greater Milwaukee Foundation

• Greenworks Plant Services, LLC.

• Mrs. Anne Grunau

• Ms. Joan Gucciardi

• Ms. Marta Haas

• Mr. Michael Handelman

• Mr. and Mrs. Eric Hart

• Miss Marie Hasenoerhl

• Mr. Carl Hedman

• The Evan and Marion Helfaer Foundation

• Mr. and Mrs. Russell Hintz

• Mr. John Hobbs

• Mr. and Mrs. Steven Hoelter

• Mr. and Mrs. Randy Holcomb

• Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hollmon

• Ms. Barbara Holt

• Mrs. Jean Honan

• Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Howley

• Ms. Jean Hudlett

• Mr. and Mrs. William Hughes

 Indicates a donor who is deceased at the time of publication.

The following gifts were received between May 11, 2022 and June 15, 2023

• Husch Blackwell

• Mrs. Rosemary Kavanaugh

• KEB

• Mrs. Mary Ann Kenney

• Mrs. Carolyn Jahn

• Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jay

• Mrs. Jean Jermain

• Ms. Sherry Johnson

• Mr. Ken Judy and Mrs. Pauline Judy

• Mr. Terry Kachigan and Mrs. Janice Blean-Kachigan

• Ms. Mary Kachoyeanos

• Mr. Edward F. Kelly

• Ms. Kathleen Kelly

• Mrs. Gloria M. Killian

• Mr. Robert Kliesmet and Mrs. Janice Kliesmet

• Ms. Pamela Knackert

• Mr. and Mrs. Gary Knippen

• Ms. Katie Knudsen

• Herb Kohl Philanthropies

• Mrs. Patricia Laing

• Mr. and Mrs. Ian Lambert

• Mr. Gail Langenfeld

• Mr. and Mrs. David Laske

• Mr. John Laubach

• Ms. Jacqueline Lenburg

• Ms. Elizabeth Lentz

• Ms. Kathleen Lisa

• Ms. Ann L. Loder

• Ms. Maria Lopez

• Mr. and Mrs. Darrell E. Lile

• Mr. and Mrs. Dave Litzau

• Ms. Mary A. Lucey

• Ms. Anne Lucke

• Dr. David Lucke

• Mrs. Joan Lucke

• Mr. John Michael Lucke

• Mr. Stephen Paul Lucke

• Dr. and Mrs. Robert Madden

• Mrs. Cheryl Mantz

• Mrs. Mary Mahler

• Mr. and Mrs. Andrew B. Martin

• Ms. Sally McBride

• Mrs. Diane McGinn

• Mr. Tim McGrath

• Mr. Matthew McNeill

• The Medical College of Wisconsin

• Mr. Stuart Melvin

• Mr. Carl Michleisen

• Mr. Gene Mihleisen

• Ms. Pamela Millington

• Ms. Susan Mischler

• The Rose A. Monaghan Family Trust

• Ms. Mary Moritz

• Mrs. Mary Bernadette Moser

• Mr. Albert Mozina and Mrs. Elaine Mozina

• Mr. Donald Murn

• Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Murray

• Mr. and Mrs. Jack Murtaugh

• Mr. James Murtaugh

• Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Musto

• Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Muth

• Mr. and Mrs. John Myers

• Ms. Roberta Nelson

• Mr. Roland Neumann and Mrs. Marie Neumann

• Dr. Robert Ninneman Jr.

• Mr. and Mrs. Paul Noelke

• Mrs. Amy O’Connor

• Ms. Sarah Oberhofer

• Mr. and Mrs. David Olson

• Ms. Becky Osborn

• Mr. Peter Pantarotto

• Mrs. V. Robert Payant

• Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Patros

• Mr. and Mrs. Michael Peer

• The Clare M. Peters Charitable Trust

• Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pickart

• Plunkett Raysich Architects

• Mr. and Mrs. Charles Poehlmann

• Ms. JoAnna Poehlmann

• Mr. and Mrs. Jack Prater

• Mr. and Mrs. Mark Prindiville

• Mr. Robert A. Regner

• Mrs. Susan Roemer

• Ms. Julie A. Rolfes

• Dr. and Mrs. Roland L. Rothman

• Ms. Carol Rottkamp

• Ms. Laura Salsini

• Mr. and Mrs. Paul Salsini

• Mr. and Mrs. Philip Santacroce

• Mr. and Mrs. Larry Shainock

• Ms. Angela Schallhorn

• Ms. Dolores Jane Schieffer

• Ms. Susanne Schilke

• Ms. Imogene Schley

• CG Schmidt, Inc.

• Ms. Janis Schmitt

• The School Sisters of Notre Dame-Central Pacific Province

• Mrs. Margaret Schrank

• Mr. and Mrs. John Schroeder

• Mr. and Mrs. George Schwei

• Mrs. Margaret Scott

• Sr. Janet Senderak

• Mrs. Nellette Seymour

• Ms. Muriel B. Slater

• Mr. Askel Sidem

• Smart Moves LLC.

• Mr. and Mrs. Warren Sommer

• Spectrum Wealth Advisors

• Ms. Margaret Spoerl

• Ms. Patricia Spoerl

• Ms. Virginia Stacey

• Mrs. Rosalie Steiner

• Mrs. Bonnie Stephenson

• Mr. James Stollenwerk and Mrs. Alice Stollenwerk

• Mrs. Lois Stolz

• Mr. and Mrs. Roger Strode

• Stu’s Flooring

• Ms. Patricia M. Suminski

• Sussex Injection Molding

• Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Talsky

• Theta Chi Chi Chapter

• Mrs. Jane Thoma

• Ms. Lisa Trost

• UWM College of Nursing

• Mr. and Mrs. Mark Vandewalle

• Mr. Henri Van Helden

• Vesta Senior Network

• Ms. Anne Vogrinc

• Dr. and Mrs. James Volberding

• Mrs. Mary Ellen Waldoch

• Dr. Gilbert Walter

• Ms. Suzanne Weeden

• Mrs. Ann Wedewart

• Mrs. Clara Weir

• Mrs. Carol Wiensch

• Mrs. Marilyn Wiseman

• Mr. and Mrs. William Wuesthoff

• Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Zandt

Milwaukee Catholic Home sincerely appreciates your gifts. Every effort is made to acknowledge all donors correctly. If you name was omitted or listed incorrectly, please accept our apologies and call Caitlin Elftman at 414.220.3213 so we can correct our records.

PARTNERSHIP EVENT SPONSORS

Thank you to our sponsors for the continued support of Milwaukee Catholic Home

Benefactor Sponsor

• Johnson Financial Group

Humanitarian Sponsors

• St. Camillus Home Hospice

• CLA

• Town Bank

Altruist Sponsors

• M3 Insurance

• Spectrum Investment Advisors

• The School Sisters of Notre Dame Central Pacific Province

• United Heartland Insurance

Patron Sponsors

• CG Schmidt

• Clement Manor

• Husch Blackwell

• Plunkett Raysich Architects

Collaborator Sponsor

• Vesta Senior Network

Special Thanks to Eagle Park Brewery, our Beverage Sponsor at our special events in 2023. Special thanks to Fifth Third Bank, who sponsored our January 2023 Annual Corporate Meeting, and to Greenworks and Smart Moves, who sponsored our May 2023 event with gardening expert Melinda Myers.

We are happy to announce an exciting pilgrimage to Ireland with Milwaukee Catholic Home! This trip will give us a special glimpse of a unique part of the world, with a wonderful mix of history, ancient ruins, stunning panoramic views, legendary castles and moats, and romantic and rugged regions of lakes and bogs. There are illuminated manuscripts, religious ecclesiastical centers, arts and crafts, beautiful villages and, above all, the unparalleled hospitality and the lively happy nature of the Irish people. Integrate that with opportunities to practice our faith in sacred spaces throughout the Emerald Isle, and we will have memorable experiences to cherish. We will celebrate Mass at the Chapel of the Apparition in Knock, the site of one of the world’s most famous Marian Shrines, sure to be a highlight of our trip. Best of all, we will be celebrating our faith, forming deeper bonds of friendship, and enjoying the food and customs of another culture! There is nothing like sharing such experiences with friends and family in faith. Ireland will take your breath away, and we do hope you will consider joining us! For more information, contact Linda Cardinale at lcardinale@milwaukeecatholichome.org.

Upcoming Events

MCH Partnership Event

Thursday, September 14th

The annual Milwaukee Catholic Home Partnership Event celebrates the accomplishments of our organization and honors the donors who have made a lifetime commitment to us. This year’s Partnership Event will raise funds to support The Navigator program. Please join us and donate generously!

To request an invitation, contact Caitlin Elftman at celftman@milwaukeecatholichome.org.

MCH Annual Retreat

October 3rd and October 4th

This year’s annual retreat will take place at The Residence at 2462 and will be led by Fr. Tim Kitzke,

beloved Pastor of Three Holy Women, Family of Four Parishes and Rector of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist.

Fall Harvest Festival

Thursday, October 12th

Our annual Fall Harvest Festival celebrates the harvest from Clare Gardens. Guests can browse and purchase a variety of fresh vegetables from Clare Gardens, homemade bakery, vintage books, crafts and specialty items and enjoy our delicious MCH signature chili!

For a full calendar of events at Milwaukee Catholic Home, visit www.ailfeengaged.org.

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