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Celebrating Sister LaKesha On Aug. 19, Sister LaKesha Church renewed her vows of religious profession for up to two years. The Rite of Renewal took place in a home prayer service in California. In attendance were Precious Blood Sisters Mary Faye Hellman, Terry Maher and Margo Young, as well as Sister of the Guardian Angel Hortensia del Villar. Originally from Lorain, Ohio, Sister LaKesha entered the Sisters of the Precious Blood in 2016 and made her first vows in 2018. She holds a bachelor’s degree in health care management and a master’s degree in early childhood education. Currently she teaches fourth grade at St. Adelaide Academy in Highland, California, and lives in community with Sisters in Redlands.
Left, Sisters Hortensia, Mary Faye, LaKesha, Terry and Margo pose before the ceremony; top, the Rite of Renewal ceremony; bottom, Sister LaKesha with her gifts; contributed photos.
In Sympathy We offer sympathy and prayer to Sisters of the Precious Blood and friends who experienced the death of a loved one. Carol Trainor-Eyerman, former Sister Mary Rose Ellen, died May 26. Sister Edna Hess on the death of her brother, Carl Hess, on May 29. Sister Ritamary Bulach (deceased) on the death of her brother-in-law, Tom Schneider, on May 30. Deacon David Klingshirn 14
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died June 10. Sister Barbara Jean Backs (deceased) on the death of her sister, Joan Wenning, on July 1. Father Clarence Williams, CPPS, died July 8. Father William Delaney, CPPS, died July 31. Sister Mumbi Kigutha on the death of her sister, Njoki Kigutha-Kiragu, on Aug. 14.
JoAnne Dole, the Congregation’s health and wellness coordinator, on the death of her sister, Judy Reilly, on Aug. 20. Julie Brinkman Rivas, a former member, died Aug. 20. Sister Terry Maher on the death of her former brother-inlaw, Daniel Young, on Aug. 22. Father James McCabe, CPPS, died Aug. 27.
