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SR. CONNIE CRAIG: A 60th JUBILEE
S I S T E R CONNIE CRAIG
A 6 0 T H J U B I L E E C E L E B R A T I O N
As a member of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus since 1959, Sr. Connie Craig shared her joyful energy and selfless dedication to teaching generations of students at Holy Child Potomac. One of the school’s earliest teachers and still one of its greatest supporters, few members of the Holy Child community embody Cornelia Connelly’s call to live through “Actions Not Words” like Sr. Connie. Current and former faculty and staff, parents, students, alumnae, and friends gathered on a chilly morning in January to celebrate together.
A record number – more than 400 people - packed the gym for the Feast of the Epiphany Mass on Sunday, January 5, 2020. The celebration began with a Mass of the Epiphany and commemorate Sr. Connie’s 60th Jubilee. Twelve fellow Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus attended, not only to show support to their fellow “sister,” but to renew their vows with Sr. Connie as all Holy Child nuns do around the world at the Feast of the Epiphany Mass.
After Mass, guests gathered in the newly renovated Connelly Commons to enjoy brunch and a special surprise announcement. After months of meetings and collaboration, the Sister Connie Craig Celebration Committee led by Beverly Billingsley, announced not only did Holy Child endow a scholarship in Connie Craig’s name; the school will also be naming the Chapel for Sr. Connie as a sign of our gratefulness to her, for all she has given back to Holy Child over the years. The Sister Connie Craig Celebration Committee which included former faculty and staff, and alumnae collaborated to show the Holy Child community that we have a a very special nun, who began at Holy Child in 1964 and, for all but a few years, spent the bulk of her life educating, encouraging students and following the educational vision of Cornelia Connelly.
Throughout her tenure as a nun and teacher, Sr. Connie always believed in creating access for young women of all backgrounds to receive a Holy Child education. Her dedication to opening doors for deserving students will live on in perpetuity through the endowed scholarship established in her name. When you include the Sr. Connie Craig Endowment Fund in your charitable plans, you will help produce scholarship funds for young women who otherwise could not afford full tuition. To fully honor Sr. Connie’s legacy as a pillar of our community, Holy Child’s goal is to grow this fund from its current $150,000 level to $1 million so that an annual grant may be made to a freshman in the amount of $40,000 ($10,000 each of her four years). To learn more about supporting the Sister Connie Craig Endowment Fund, contact Suzi Norris Montes de Oca, Director of Development & Alumnae Relations. Your generosity will turn words into action for generations to come! LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SISTER CONNIE ENDOWMENT FUND BY SCANNING THE
