2023 Winter Dome

URSULINE

Continuing the Legacy of Spirituality and Service

A PUBLICATION OF THE URSULINE SISTERS OF LOUISVILLE • WINTER 2023

Bearing Fruit in this issue:

Chapel Update WOMEN RELIGIOUS ARCHIVES COLLABORATIVE

The Teaching Ministry of The Ursuline Sisters of Louisville From 1975–2023

On the cover This beautiful artwork of a fruit tree represents new life and the educational ministries that the Louisville Ursulines have created over the past 165 years. Their trust in God and faithfulness to their teaching ministry led them across the country and into Peru, and the seeds of teaching Christian living that they planted continue to bear fruit in those that carry on the mission.

A PUBLICATION OF THE URSULINE SISTERS OF LOUISVILLE

About this issue In this issue you will read about the teaching ministry of the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville from 1975 to 2023.

They asked themselves thoughtfully, “What did it mean to expand the meaning of the fourth vow to include the words “teaching Christian living?”

They responded to the question by looking beyond the traditional classroom to what the needs of the people that they served were. This included repurposing buildings, such as the mansion that housed the former Ursuline Academy on Winebiddle Street in Pittsburgh into the Ursuline Center that offers adult education and social services, including services for the very young and the very old.

Some of the schools they founded merged to become new entities, such as when Angela Merici High merged with Bishop David High to become Holy Cross High School, a thriving coed school in Louisville’s south end. They also started new schools where there was a need, such as Nativity Academy at Saint Boniface.

New ministries emerged, such as parish ministry, the Associate community, and outreach programs like Kids Café. The teaching legacy of the Ursulines lives on in all the lives and places they have reached.

—Kathy Williams, editor

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On the cover/About this issue

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From the Leadership Circle

4–13 The Teaching Ministry of the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville from 1975-2023 14-15

By The Numbers

Women Religious Archives 16-17 Collaborative 18-21

Chapel Renovation is Complete

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Peruvian Journal: Bearing Fruit in Peru

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Associates: Feeling Proud

25 In Memoriam: Sister Anne Mary Lochner 26 In Memoriam: Sister Rose Ann Muller 27 In Memoriam: Sister Judith Rice 28-31 Donor Gifts 32

Spreading the Seeds of Love

DONOR/ALUMNI RELATIONS

KIM BRADLEY Manager, Donor/Alumni Relations COMMUNICATIONS/PR OFFICE

KATHY WILLIAMS DONATION INFORMATION The Ursuline Sisters of Louisville appreciate the support of those who share their financial resources with us.

We make every effort to ensure that you receive the maximum tax credit allowed by law. When making a donation, make your check payable to the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville, and mail it to Donor Relations Office, Ursuline Sisters of Louisville, 3115 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206, or use the enclosed remittance envelope.

The check must be processed through the Donor Relations Office for the Ursuline Sisters to generate the proper documentation you will need for your tax-deductible donation.

Ursuline Society and Academy of Education (USAE) is the corporate title under which the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville do business. USAE does not include gifts received for the other corporation, Sacred Heart Schools (SHS), Inc. Gifts for Sacred Heart Academy and other campus schools are received by the SHS Office of Development and used exclusively for the schools and their programs.

Director, Communications/Public Relations DOME Editor, Art Direction and Design DOME CONTRIBUTORS

ALLISON BAYER PATRICIA HAGAN SISTER SUE SCHARFENBERGER KATHY WILLIAMS LAUREL WILSON Archivist

KAREN HEILERS Proofreader

FROM THE LEADERSHIP CIRCLE

Bearing Fruit Dear Friends and Supporters, The last few issues of the DOME featured the expansion of the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville and our mission to teach Christian living throughout many dioceses and in Peru. The theme for this issue is “bearing fruit.” Since 1858, we have interacted and ministered with countless people whose lives we touched and who touched us. All of us have been—and are—enriched by each other’s gifts, support and love, touched by God and touched by grace.

As our congregation becomes smaller, we will continue to be committed to the gospel in many ways.

The Sisters are involved in volunteer ministry with our many partners and in prayer and presence with those we encounter. No matter where our Sisters are, or how old they may be, we will be in mission until our last day on Earth—for we have not become weary and we do not give up, because we see the fruit of God’s goodness alive in all the persons we have encountered.

We Ursuline are not here to perpetuate ourselves; rather, we are called to perpetuate the good news of Jesus, and we have done that well by relying on you: our friends, donors, Associates, various partners in ministry and coworkers. Together we celebrate the bearing of fruit of all the good works that began in 1858, and that continue to this day and beyond. The good work will continue in the lives and ministries we have been involved in over the years.

The symbolic meaning in scripture of bearing fruit encompasses two main themes: God providing for us and God’s blessings to others. God has, indeed, provided for us by the opportunities we have had—opportunities that allowed us to begin and serve in various

“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”

—Galatians 6:9 ministries in many dioceses and in Peru for 165 years.

We hope and pray that we have brought God’s blessings to the places and the people we encountered, served and worked beside in mission. It is our hope and prayer that the blessings we received we have shared with you and, in turn, the blessings that you have received, you will share with others.

Yes, we bear fruit, and we gather the harvest, but we do not store it and keep it in the barns—we keep on spreading those blessings to others with the hope that these blessings continue to be passed on from generation to generation, contributing to the building up of God’s reign now and forever. God has graced us and blessed us. Let us not become weary of doing good, and as we continue to bear fruit, let us share the abundance with all we meet.

On a personal note, I ask you to keep the Ursuline leadership and community in prayer. On September 21, our team member and vice president, Sister Anne Mary Lochner, died suddenly after being diagnosed with cancer. She now rests with her loving God.

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Rooted and Reaching, Part Four: The Teaching Ministry of the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville from 1975–2023, Bearing Fruit We were engaged in teaching Christian living at all educational levels: higher and adult, secondary and elementary, kindergarten and early childhood.

—1977-78 President’s report

In 1975, the country was facing many challenges: the end of the Vietnam War, high unemployment, and soaring energy prices which led to inflation and a recession. In the midst of these concerns, the Ursulines found a way for their actions to bear fruit for the future. They created a Social Justice Task Force. In September 1975, the following areas were identified for in-depth study: drug and alcohol abuse, aging, world hunger, corporate responsibility for investments, racial justice and right to life. Sisters assigned as coordinators to each of these issues led efforts to bring awareness to them by way of seminars, observances, rallies and contacting elected officials.1 However, the focus on social justice and rediscovering their mission was temporarily shifted due to the Motherhouse fire in 1976. The community put all their efforts into housing the Sisters displaced by the

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fire, which then led to a largescale effort to raise funds for the renovation of Marian Hall into a nursing facility.

Soon after, the community turned its efforts toward answering the questions of their last Chapter: “After more than 100 years of service to many sections of the country, the

and elementary, kindergarten and early childhood.”3 To this end, in 1977, the General Council approved a team of four Sisters who made site visits to community-owned schools and programs so that the Council could be more present in educational planning and formation.

Trends, such as the change in membership and new ministries evolving from the widening effect

The question was asked of the community: What did it mean to expand the meaning of the fourth vow to include the words “teaching Christian living?”

Louisville Ursulines, in accord with the proposals of Vatican II, left an urgency to identify themselves more precisely and asked where they were going in years to come.”2

The community thus began evaluating its mission in each of the 13 states where its members served, and in Peru. According to the president’s 1977-78 report in Ursuline Life, “We were engaged in teaching Christian living at all educational levels: higher and adult, secondary

of Vatican II on religious life, were examined. The question was asked of the community: What did it mean to expand the meaning of the fourth vow to include the words “teaching Christian living?” A 1978 listing of creative ministries included: • Ministry to rural areas

• Ministry to the unchurched

• Developing small prayer groups/ catechesis in Peruvian ministry

• Working with families of migrant farmers

Ursuline Academy–Pittsburgh, 1872–1981

• Pro-life ministry

• Ministry to the handicapped

• Involvement of principals and teachers in parish councils4

In 1979, a call came from the Delegates Assembly to consider a union with lay persons who would become associate members of the community. First named the Associate Call, the Ursuline Associate Program, as it is now named, includes both men and women ages 18 and older, and is another way of teaching Christian living.

The charism of Angela Merici and the Ursulines, “an openness and eagerness to serve the needs of others,” is bearing fruit today in the Ursuline Associates.5

“ I do not know what the next four years will bring, but they will be momentous times for the Ursulines.”

—Sister Angelice Seibert, 1980 In 1980, when Sister Angelice Seibert took office as president of the community, she stated, “I do not know what the next four years will bring, but they will be momentous times for the Ursulines.”6

That same year, a study was conducted regarding the continued operation of Ursuline Academy in Pittsburgh. The school had come under the leadership of the Louisville Ursulines in 1958 when the Pittsburgh Ursulines merged with the Louisville community.

Changing demographics in the inner city meant fewer high school students overall. That, combined with an increasing number of families who could not afford the rising tuition, would mean that enrollment would continue to decline at Ursuline Academy.7

In a letter to the Council from Sister Rita Joseph Jarrell, principal of Ursuline Academy, dated March 31, 1980, she highlighted the fact that the Pittsburgh Diocesan School Office had announced a new consolidated coed school would be located only two blocks from Ursuline Academy—Lawrenceville Catholic High. The enrollment of only 93 students at Ursuline Academy for the 1980-81 school year and the amount needed to be subsidized by the community to keep the Academy operating were also key issues raised by Sister Rita Joseph.

After months of study and discussions with the community, parents and students, the decision was made to merge with Lawrenceville High. A plan to make the transition smoother included installing Sister Rita Joseph as assistant principal at Lawrenceville. The Academy would close after the 1980-81 school year.8

The 109-year-old academy’s closing did not mean the end of the Ursuline name or teaching mission in Pittsburgh. The grounds and two academy buildings were renamed the Ursuline Center. After completing a needs assessment of the area, Sister Elaine Eckert headed up the non-profit center, which began offering educational and social services for senior adults, DOME | WINTER 2023

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temporary housing, childcare, GED classes, creative arts classes, and other community programs.

made up the administration of Sts. Peter and Paul School in 1980-81, the last year before the merger.

branch of the Ursuline tree—the Ursuline Center, which would bear fruit throughout the community.9

“her love and dedication to children and for the spirit of playfulness and laughter, which she made part of their Catholic education.”10

Sister Rita Joseph said of the new center, “It is all part of the 400-year Ursuline tradition first expressed

by St. Angela Merici. It is a matter of expanding our vision. It is the Ursuline way of continuing to build the faith. St. Angela herself was a woman who always responded to the needs of the time.” The closing of Ursuline Academy led to a new

Beginning in 1979, a merger of multiple schools was on the horizon in Cumberland, Maryland. With a decline in Cumberland’s population, enrollment at Catholic schools fell. Sisters George Marie Long, Rita Dressman and Mary Brendan Conlon, all Cumberland natives,

In the fall of 1981, the parish schools of Saint Patrick and Saints Peter and Paul merged into Saint John Neumann, while Saint Mary parish school continued separately.

Sister Dolores Hudson was principal of Saint John Neumann from 19871997. When she retired from the school, they dedicated their new school playground in her honor for

In 1985, grades six, seven and eight of Saint John Neumann and Saint Mary were moved to Bishop Walsh High School. Saint Mary closed in 1989 with a final enrollment of 74 students from kindergarten through fifth grade.

1975–2023: Ursuline Sisters of Louisville Timeline The charism statement of St. Angela and the Ursuline Credo are created.

1975

Ursulines are teaching in 13 states and in Peru.

1977-78

Ursuline Academy–Pittsburgh closes and Ursuline Center opens in Pittsburgh.

1980

Louisville Ursulines open Ursuline–Pitt School for special education.

1981

1976

1979

1981

1983–84

Motherhouse fire displaces many elderly Sisters, and planning for Marian Home begins.

Asssociate Call is formed, now called the Ursuline Associate Program.

SS. Peter and Paul and St. Patrick schools merge to form St. John Neumann School in Cumberland, MD.

Angela Merici and Bishop David high schools merge to form Holy Cross High School in south Louisville.

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COVER STORY Bishop Walsh was formed in 1966 from the merger of Ursuline Academy in Cumberland (founded by the Louisville Ursulines) and four other Catholic high schools.

The Louisville Ursulines continued their ministry in Cumberland at Bishop Walsh Middle/High School until 1999 and at St. John Neumann until 2000. Sister Rosemary Nevy was the last Ursuline at St. John Neumann. In 2002, St. John Neumann closed, and Bishop Walsh School began offering classes from K–12. Today, Bishop Walsh today offers a coed, PreK through twelfth grade curriculum, continuing to bear fruit from the traditions of the schools that preceded it, including Ursuline Academy.11

The Louisville Ursulines continued to minister at St. Joseph Children’s Home, but the demographics had changed over the years since it was established in 1849, from orphans to children who were in the foster care system, often having experienced trauma.

The last Ursuline Sister to serve at St. Joseph was Sister Loretta Guenther, who was a houseparent and also worked in the daycare for 36 years, from 1974 to 2010, when she retired.

Sisters Rosemary Nevy, Elena Becker, Consuelo Price Back row: Sisters Rosemary Van Ausdale, RIta Dressman, Dolores Hudson Cumberland, Maryland, 2000.

Sister Dolores Hudson with St. John Neumann students, 1990.

Sister Loretta loves remembering “her kids,” as she calls them. “Sometimes, we were the only consistent things in their lives,” she said. “I remember one boy asking me, ‘Are you going to be here tomorrow?’” St. Joseph continues its mission of housing and serving children, offering adoption services and a daycare program. The seeds of 113 years of ministry to children continue to bear fruit.

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Ursuline Child Development Center opens.

1986

1990

Ursuline Sisters enter into sponsorship of Ursuline Campus Schools (now Sacred Heart Schools).

Angela Merici Center for Spirituality opens.

1997

2003

Nativity Academy at Saint Boniface opens.

Saint Angela Merici Rehabilitation Center opens in San Miguel, Peru.

2012

2018

50th anniversary of the Ursuline College and Bellarmine College merger.

Ursuline Sisters gift Sacred Heart Schools with property transfer.

2019

2022 Sacred Heart Schools creates the Office of Catholic Identity and Ursuline Charism.

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By 1980, the Louisville Ursulines’ ministry in special education had grown to three Ursuline-run schools: Ursuline Special Education Learning Center, Ursuline Achievement High School and Monsignor Pitt Learning Center. However, spiraling costs, declining enrollments and the need to update services for special children led to the merger of the three schools into one school—the Ursuline-Pitt School, which opened in the fall of 1981.12 Of the merger, Sister Angelice Seibert, then-Ursuline president, said, “We believe we can operate a single school and take care of those 83 students better than the three schools can individually.”13 Sister Regina Marie Bevelacqua was named director, and the new consolidated school was located at the St. ThomasSt. Vincent Orphanage for the 1981-82 school year.

Renamed Pitt Academy in 1994, the school is now on Westport Road and is an independent Catholic K-12 archdiocesan school with a non-denominational enrollment policy. Sister Barbara Bir currently serves on

the board of directors for the school. The efforts of the Sisters in special education continue to bear fruit.

The Ursulines were involved in education-related ministries including administrative positions in the Archdiocesan School Office, beginning in 1925 with

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Sister Dominica Hettinger, and from 1936-1946, Sister Winefride Zink. They visited schools, trained teachers, and evaluated curriculum and textbooks. Sisters Maurice Hoban, Jean Phelps and Chrysantha Schmidt all served as archdiocesan supervisors, and Sister Julienne Guy was a social studies consultant from 1976-1979.14 In 1983, Ursulines were serving in over 17 dioceses and archdioceses, and new ministries of teaching Christian living included the Angela Prayer Center, pastoral ministry, ministry to senior citizens and social service.

The last of the Catholic high schools built in Louisville because of the baby boom, Angela Merici High, was opened by the Ursulines in 1959 to meet the needs of Catholic girls in southwest Jefferson County, and Bishop David High, less than a mile away, was built in 1960 for Catholic boys and was sponsored by the Archdiocese of Louisville.

By 1980, however, the baby boom was over, unemployment was on the rise, and tuition and other

Angela Merici High, 1959–1984

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... the spirit of Angela Merici lives on because of the support and spirit of all of you who have been a part of AMHS. —Sister Paula Kleine-Kracht

costs spiraled upward, out of reach for many families in southwest Louisville. Bishop David’s enrollment dropped from a peak of nearly 800 students in 1978 to 429 in the 1983-84 school year. At its peak, Angela Merici had 654 students—in 1983 it dropped to 490 girls. In 1980, an archdiocesan task force began studying the possibility of a merger after outside studies predicted both schools would close within ten years due to very low numbers.15

The merger was not without conflict; many discussions were held over which property would house the new school, who would sponsor the school, how many staff members from each school could be hired, and—seemingly causing the most angst—the choosing of a name for the school. Conflicts were worked out, and even the choosing of a name was a group decision. Five names were put on a ballot and were voted on by alumni.16 In a letter to the alumnae of Angela Merici, thenprincipal, Sister Paula Kleine-Kracht stated, “Whenever we suffer a loss,

our greatest consolation comes in the realization that, although there may be physical changes, the spirit of Angela Merici lives on because of the support and spirit of all of you who have been a part of AMHS.” In a letter to the Neighborhoods/ Courier-Journal dated June 7, 1984, Stephanie Keown, member of the last graduating class from Angela Merici stated, “Each student will take a part of Angela Merici with her. It is up to her to see that the best of the school continues. …At Angela Merici we have a special saying, ‘Angela Merici has a special

spirit…pass it on.’ Holy Cross can have the same spirit, doubled.”

And so, the new, coed Holy Cross High School opened in August 1984 in the former Bishop David High School. Sister Rita Ann Wigginton is a current board member for Holy Cross. Out of loss comes new growth, bearing new fruit in the students and alumni of Holy Cross, which continues to advance the spirit of St. Angela Merici in southwest Louisville.

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including Sisters Lee Kirchner, Sue Scharfenberger, Betty Albers and Kathy Neely, went to the Andes Mountains, to Cajabama and San Miguel in Cajamarca to serve in pastoral ministry to the people in the region. In both Callao (outside of Lima) and San Miguel (in the Andes), Ursuline Associates groups were started and continue to flourish to this day. Sister Yuli Oncihuay, a native of Callao, joined the community in 1996 and served as a preschool teacher at Santa Angela Merici School for many years before joining the leadership team in 2020.

The Sisters empowered local Peruvians to serve as catechists and walked with the people—visiting the sick, baptizing infants, providing counseling, and comforting the grieving. In 2003, Sisters Kathy and Lee, and Associate Ana Barbaran observed that a large number of babies, children and adults that lived in the villages scattered throughout the mountainsides were disabled. They began planning for a center to help these people. Land was donated, and soon the Santa Angela Merici Rehabilitation Center in San Miguel became a reality.17 Physical therapy, family counseling and life skills classes are offered—again, bearing fruit.

While traditional teaching ministry continued in the classroom for many Ursulines, a significant number answered the call to creatively teach Christian living.

In June 1981, Sister Janet Marie Peterworth found her role as pastoral assistant of St. Paul of the Cross, in Columbia City, Indiana, greatly expanded after the unexpected death of the pastor, Rev. James Bartels. “I consciously set out to empower the people. You don’t have to be ordained to get involved, that is the key. We are in the age of the emerging laity,” empowering the laity and bearing fruit in the parish and beyond.”18 In 1982, after founding Christian Help, Inc. in

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“ Each student will take a part of Angela Merici with her. It is up to her to see that the best of the school continues. …At Angela Merici we have a special saying, ‘Angela Merici has a special spirit…pass it on.’ Holy Cross can have the same spirit, doubled.” —Stephanie Keown AM ’84 1975 in Morgantown, West Virginia, Sister Thecla Shiel entered into pastoral ministry at La Purisima Conception Parish in Lompoc, California. She started youth and young adult ministry at the parish, including religious education and creating youth rallies, in addition to implementing parish discussion groups throughout the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

Sister Julia Davis ministered at St. Brigid in Vine Grove, Kentucky, from 1990-2007, as director of religious education and as youth minister. Of her time at St. Brigid, Sister Julia said God brought her there to help lead people, build ministry, walk with people on their faith journeys, and work with children and youth.

“I’ve helped empower people to take on more leadership roles and be involved in their faith community.”19

ABLE Families in Mingo County, West Virginia, is another ministry of teaching Christian living that bears fruit today. ABLE Families is a nonprofit faithbased agency founded in the early 1990s by the Sisters

In 2003, Sisters Kathy and Lee, and Associate Ana Barbaran observed that a large number of babies, children and adults that lived in the villages scattered throughout the mountainsides were handicapped. They began planning for a center to help these people. Land was donated, and soon the Santa Angela Merici Rehabilitation Center in San Miguel became a reality. of St. Joseph of Wheeling. ABLE is an acronym for Affirming, Believing, Learning and Empowering. With Sister Janet Peterworth at the helm from 1994-2010, some of ABLE Families’ offerings included: adult literacy classes, cooking and nutrition classes, leadership training, health fairs, civic meetings, and helping lowincome families overcome the systemic causes of their poverty and family crises, and the work continues today.

In 1994, six communities of Catholic sisters came together to start Project Women, Inc. It was a collaborative effort to assist women in crisis and their children by offering educational programs, counseling and housing. In addition to being enrolled in job training, a GED program or college, the women were required to participate in programs focused on child development, parenting skills and money management.

In 1996, Sister Anne Mary Lochner, who served as the first executive director of Project Women, reflected, “Our six orders had such a tradition in education and had worked on social justice issues in Louisville and central Kentucky since the 1800s. Our gift has always been to go where there is a need.”20 In 2008, Project Women became Family Scholar House, and that organization continues to bear fruit from the work that began in 1994.

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it as a “spirituality center which would offer some wisdom to women.”21 The center offered programs, prayer sessions, seminars and reflection opportunities for individuals, churches and community groups. The Louisville Ursulines were not alone in this effort. Many religious orders were offering programs about the connections between the mind, body, and cycles of life. Sister Patricia Wittberg, SC, said, “Religious communities have always been involved on the creative edges of spirituality, and have always been the group that drags the Catholic Church kicking and screaming into the next thing.”22 Ginny Schaeffer succeeded Sister Martha Buser as director of the center in 2001. The center closed in 2022 with Ginny’s retirement, but Taizé prayer and spiritual direction continue to be offered by the Ursulines. Ginny now leads retreats and spiritual programs for students at Bellarmine, thus advancing the spirit of Angela Merici on the campus, which has Ursuline College roots in its foundation. More fruit grew out of teaching Christian living through the Angela Merici Center.

In 2003, a new school, Nativity Academy at Saint Boniface, opened under the administration of Sister Paula Kleine-Kracht. Sister Paula saw the need to serve urban children in Louisville who were in great financial and educational need, leading to the founding of Nativity.

Mandatory summer school sessions, breakfast, lunch, and after-school programming were all part of the curriculum, and still are.

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Sister Paula, who served as administrator from 2003– 2011, said in an interview with The Record in 2007, “We educate these children not because they are Catholic, but because we are.”23 Nativity Academy is now in its 20th year, and Ursuline Associate Amy Olson now serves as executive director. The work Sister Paula began continues to bear fruit in the form of successful graduates from Nativity who have gone on to high school, college and rewarding careers.

“We educate these children not because they are Catholic, but because we are.”

—Sister Paula Kleine-Kracht

From 2004–2014, Sister Barbara Bir served as director of the Community Catholic Center in Portland. The center was formed to assist families in the Portland area obtain a Catholic education for their children when the Archdiocese closed schools in that area and in western Louisville. Families volunteered time and talent for fundraisers, and the Center helped with tuition. Today, Community Catholic Center continues to serve the Portland and West End neighborhoods of Louisville, and Sister Lynn Jarrell serves on the board. Sister Barbara’s efforts have indeed, born fruit.

Today, the Ursulines carry on in their ministries of teaching Christian living. Sister Ruth Ann Haunz is the administrator of Kids Café, a program at St. John Paul II Parish, in the Buechel/Hikes Point area of Louisville

“ Religious communities have always been involved on the creative edges of spirituality, and have always been the group that drags the Catholic Church kicking and screaming into the next thing.”

—Sister Patricia Wittberg, SC

that serves children from five neighborhood schools.

Volunteers give free tutoring/homework help and Dare to Care provides a hot meal. Sister Mary Theresa Burns is a pastoral care associate at Nazareth–Home Clifton and Sister Mary Jo Gramig ministers as an assistant teacher to young children in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd program at St. Louis Bertrand Church and Sacred Heart Preschool. Sister Carol Curtis serves as the social concerns coordinator for the community, educating many on social justice issues.

Sister Sue Scharfenberger continues her ministry, started in 1990, as promoter of Santa Angela Merici School in Callao, Peru, and Sister Lee Kirchner is a companion to the Peruvian Associates. Sisters Kathy Neely and Martha Staarman volunteer as interpreters at the Family Community Clinic, serving the Hispanic community in Louisville.

Sister Lorna Weiler continues to minister at Sacred Heart Academy where she has served for over 50 years.

And Sacred Heart Schools created the Office of Catholic Identity and Ursuline Charism in July 2022. Sacred Heart Schools’ strategic plan, Sacred Heart Forever, begins with this aspiration: “To purposefully engage students and our community in the Ursuline core values, in meaningful service to others, and in opportunities to experience our broader world more deeply.”24 Sacred Heart Schools, founded by the Ursulines in 1877, continue to bear fruit as they teach Christian living to 1. Under His Mighty Power, p. 131 2. Under His Mighty Power, p. 141 3. Under His Mighty Power, p. 152 4. Under His Mighty Power, p. 146 5. Under His Mighty Power, p. 147 6. Under His Mighty Power, p. 158 7. Under His Mighty Power, p. 163 8. Progress Report on Ursuline Academy, Pittsburgh, November 20, 1980, from Sister Assumpta Devine 9. Pittsburgh Catholic, May 1, 1981 issue

the next generation of Ursuline charism-carriers.

The seeds of learning sown by the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville starting in 1858, have spread across multiple states and Peru, growing in a myriad of directions, and with new carriers of the Ursuline charism—bearing fruit now and well into the future.

10. Cumberland Times-News, September 5, 1997 11. Traveling Through Time, Issue 25, December 2007 12. Under His Mighty Power, p. 166 13. The Record, February 26, 1981 14. Under His Mighty Power, p.166 15. The Courier-Journal, March 4, 1983 16. The Courier-Journal, April 23, 1983 17. Letter from Sister Lee Kirchner to Sister Martha Jacob, February 28, 2011

Special thanks to Laurel Wilson for research for this article.

18. The Post & Mail, Columbia City, Indiana, July 25, 1984 19. The News-Enterprise, June 25, 2007 20. The Courier-Journal, November 25, 1996 21. Proposal for Angela Merici Center from Sister Martha Buser dated February 6, 1996 22. The Courier-Journal, February 16, 1998 23. The Record, June 7, 2007 24. https://www.shslou.org/apps/pages/about/ catholic-identity-ursuline-charism DOME | WINTER 2023

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Bearing Fruit: 1975–2023 Ursuline Sisters of Louisville Ministry Arrival Dates by State and Country (through 2023)

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1994

WASHINGTON, DC

1975

NICARAGUA

Sr. Mary Louise Morgan teaches in Texas at Incarnate Word College, San Antonio

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1968

Sr. Angelice Seibert teaches at the University of Galway in Galway, Ireland

1969

Sr. Justina Heintzman serves at Bridgeton Public Library in Bridgeton, New Jersey

1969

Sr. Angelice Seibert teaches at Smith College in Northhampton, Massachusetts

1970

Sr. Mary Ann (Maurice Marie) Byrne* teaches at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia

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Louisville Ursulines By the Numbers Presidents 1975–present Dates Served 1968-1976 1976-1980 1980-1988 1988-1992 1992-2002 2002-2008 2008-2014 2014-2020 2020-2026

ULSTER

CONNAGHT

1968 Galway

LEINSTER

IRELAND

Dublin

MUNSTER

Name Sister Adelaide Fackler Sister Mary Lavinia Lesousky Sister Angelice Seibert Sister Rosella McCormick Sister Sarah Stauble Sister Jean Anne Zappa Sister Lynn Jarrell Sister Janet Marie Peterworth Sister Jean Anne Zappa

Age 47 56 58 53 59 52 59 78 70

Distribution of Ursuline Sisters Ministry Distribution of Sisters by by Ministry Area 1980-81 1980-81 Education 48%

2000-01 2000-01

1990-91 1990-91 Elderly/ Retired 39.1%

Ministry to the Community 1%

Caring for elderly family 1%

Administrative Assistant 2%

Education 33%

Education 13%

Elderly/ Retired 11%

Varied Community 5.8% Administration Sabbatical Healthcare 1% 3.1% 1%

Sabbatical Cross Cultural Ministry 2.5% 1% Diocesan Offices 1%

Healthcare 8%

Health Care 6% Social Services 2%

Varied 13%

Retired/ Volunteer Ministry 47%

Religious Education 10%

Ministry to the Congregation 13% Parish/Pastoral Social Services Ministry 11% 7%

1972

Sr. Marilyn (Angela Marie) Portz* teaches at the St. Paul Indian Mission in Marty, South Dakota

1982

Sr. Thecla Sheil serves as pastoral associate in La Purisima Conception Parish in Lompoc, California

1992

Sr. Janet Marie Peterworth serves with the Campaign for Human Development in Washington, DC

1973

Sr. Bianca Marie Marguglio* serves at Lake Michigan College in Benton Harbor, Michigan

1984

Sr. Frances (Bibiana) Schaf teaches at Seton Catholic High School in Cheyenne, Wyoming

1993

Sr. Rita Ann (Mary Lisa) Wigginton serves with Catholic Charities/ Deaf Ministry in Brooklyn, NY

1973

Sr. Emily Peetz serves as parish coordinator at St. Mary Cathedral Parish in St. Cloud, Minnesota

1985

Sr. Marcella (Matthias) Ackerman serves as pastoral minister at St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock, AR

1994

Sr. Theresa (Stanislaus) Kruml serves in pastoral care at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa

1975

Sr. Anna Marie (Mary Bernadette) Trance serves at Elizabeth Gardens in Pompano, Florida

1987

Sr. Mary Brendan Conlon serves with activist group Witness for Peace in Managua, Nicaragua

1994

Sr. Rosanna Dorn serves in parish formation at Holy Comforter Parish in Charlottesville, VA

1976

Sr. Lynn (Ann Margaret)Jarrell teaches at Ursuline High School in Straubing, Germany

1990

Sr. Jean Marie Hettinger serves as pastoral associate at St. Joseph Parish in Florence, AL

1998

Sr. Rosella McCormick serves as pastoral Associate at Christ the King Parish in McFarland, WI

1990

Sr. Paula (Paul Mary) Kleine-Kracht teaches at the University of Delaware in Newark, DE

1980

1985

Sr. Eileen (Alice Marie) Carney

serves in pastoral care at St. Joseph Hospital in Albuquerque, NM

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ARCHIVES

Women Religious Archives Collaborative

BY LAUREL WILSON

The Ursuline Sisters of Louisville Archives contains invaluable records showing the remarkable impact our Sisters have had in the communities they’ve served for the past 165 years. As archivist, I receive dozens of requests each year from scholarly researchers, alumni, family genealogists related to an Ursuline Sister, and others who have been touched by the Ursulines in some way and who are seeking information only our records can provide.

As religious congregations reach completion, researchers will look to those communities’ records to learn how these women-led congregations functioned and how the Sisters lived

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their lives. But our archives are more than just a historical record, they are a touchstone for future generations who will carry on the Ursuline charism, bearing fruit from the labors of the Sisters.

Therefore, it’s critical to ensure archival collections from religious congregations like ours are safeguarded for the long term.

As communities make plans for reaching completion, it’s important that they make arrangements to protect their archival records in perpetuity.

According to a 2022 survey from the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, 32 percent of archivists for religious congregations are concerned about whether their archives will continue to be preserved as their congregation comes to completion.

About two years ago, our Leadership Team (in consultation with archives) committed to joining the Women Religious Archives Collaborative (WRAC). WRAC will build a facility in Cleveland that will be a

permanent repository for the archival collections of more than a dozen women religious congregations from the region. It will offer researchers a centralized hub to study the records of numerous congregations in one location. In addition, the building will include space for exhibits and programs to engage with the public about women religious.

“As religious communities become smaller and as women religious have always practiced, collaboration is key for this decision,” Ursuline president, Sister Jean Anne Zappa, said. “We are not just preserving archival material and records, we are preserving stories and events of women religious who have dedicated their lives to the gospel, sharing it with countless persons they touched through their mission and ministries. The persons we touched are now touching the lives of others, and we want to preserve and tell the wonderful stories of the gifts, impact and blessings religious women have had on individuals, the church and society.”

The Louisville Ursulines have substantial involvement in WRAC: • Sister Jean Anne is president of the WRAC Board of Directors.

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“ We are not just preserving archival materials and records, we are preserving stories and events of women religious who have dedicated their lives to the gospel...”

—Sr. Jean Anne Zappa, Ursuline president • I am part of the WRAC Archivist Committee, which is helping congregations prepare their materials for eventual transfer and advising the WRAC board on what features the center will need to store the collections.

• Ursuline Society and Academy of Education (USAE) Communications Director Kathy Williams serves on the WRAC Communications Committee, which is creating the WRAC website and other materials.

• USAE Finance Director Becky Phillips is treasurer for the

WRAC Board of Directors, and also chairs the WRAC Finance Committee, which provides budget oversight and financing options for the project.

Currently, 28 congregations have joined WRAC, including three other Ursuline congregations: the Ursuline Sisters of Cincinnati, Toledo, and Cleveland. There is also another community from Kentucky on board: the Sisters of Loretto.

WRAC is in the process of securing property for the facility in a central area of downtown Cleveland.

It will be close to the Saint Vincent

Health Campus, where the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine have had a ministry presence since 1865.

Bostwick Design Partnership will be handling Phase One of the project, which includes all programming, design work and pricing for the construction.

On the donation envelope included in this issue of the DOME, you will notice WRAC is now one of the categories you can select to specify where you’d like your donation to go. “We invite you to be an important part of this endeavor to continue the works of our community in a new way,” Sister Jean Anne said. In doing so, you can help ensure that our efforts to preserve our archival collection will bear fruit for future generations.

For more information, please visit www.archivescollaborative.org.

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CHAPEL UPDATE

Chapel Renovation is Complete!

Thank You, Chapel Fund Donors

BY KATHY WILLIAMS AND ALLISON BAYER

In November 2022, restoration began on the interior of the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception in the Ursuline Motherhouse. Built in 1917 as part of the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville’s Motherhouse, the chapel has been the spiritual center of the campus. The renovation was funded by the Chapel Preservation Fund Campaign, which ran from 2017–2022.

Sacred Heart Academy alumnae Amy Montgomery Bergeron (SHA ’94) and Anna Cristofoli Tatman (SHA ’78) were chosen to complete the renovation. Amy Bergeron owns Whitehouse Residential & Commercial Painting and was

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named lead project manager for the renovation. Anna Tatman, of Rosa Mosaics & Tile Company, served as the flooring contractor.

Of the renovation, Amy Bergeron said, “I was honored to be asked to oversee this important project. I am an active alum of Sacred Heart Academy, and my daughter, who is a high school junior, is now the fifth generation of our family to be educated on this campus.”

Paint colors were matched and mixed to reflect similar colors used in the previous renovation, which occurred nearly 30 years prior.

“There are a total of 11 different

colors in varying shades of white, cream, gray, green and rose, and 23 karat gold leaf that went into this dome. The gold leaf highlighted specific areas on the angel wings, animal horns and crosses,” Amy Bergeron added.

Other upgrades included removing and rebuilding the existing flooring, updating electrical systems, adding LED lighting for the first time to uplight the dome, enhancing the sound system, and rewiring and restoring the sconces throughout the building to their original brass finishes. Additionally, the lower-level library that supports the chapel was updated and has

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This sacred space reminds us of the nearness of the one God who is present in our lives, who desires a relationship of love with us.

—Archbishop Shelton Fabre

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been renamed the Desenzano Conference Room, in honor of the birthpace of Saint Angela Merici: Desenzano del Garda, Italy.

Anna Tatman and her team removed three layers of flooring, revealing the original wood floor.

Engineers improved the joists supporting the structure, some of which had sagged and some which had split over decades. “Once this work was completed, we replaced many of the wooden subfloor panels, rebuilt the lower altar platform, and formed the wood structures to support the mechanical units around the perimeter of the chapel,” said Anna Tatman, adding, “Our team installed a 2” thick mortar bed and laid the 24” x 24” Italian white Carrara marble floor panels with Verdi Alpi marble accents to highlight the main aisle leading to the altar. The green marble was chosen to connect with the green mosaic tile color in the floor mosaic in the outer chapel court around the main chapel.”

The restoration was completed in August 2023. The Ursuline

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Sisters and Sacred Heart Schools staff conducted a blessing service on September 1 to open the space to the public. Ursuline President Sister Jean Anne Zappa stated, “It is with heartfelt gratitude that we thank our donors for their support and generosity for the Chapel Preservation Fund. The completion of the chapel restoration is a testament to your commitment to preserve a space of worship and gathering for the ages.”

At a recent Mass held in the Motherhouse Chapel with the Gold Level Chapel Preservation Fund donors, Archbishop Shelton Fabre shared, “We come to this chapel to be challenged to utilize the gifts God had given us, to build up our families, our communities and the people of God. This sacred space reminds us of the nearness of the one God who is present in our lives, who desires a relationship of love with us. Restoring this wonderful space reminds us of that love, and that all are welcome here.”

The Ursuline Sisters of Louisville transferred ownership and stewardship of the Chapel Preservation Fund to Sacred Heart Schools on January 27, 2022, St. Angela’s Feast Day, to ensure that the ongoing maintenance and upkeep of the chapel will continue into perpetuity. Sacred Heart Schools are now the primary caretaker of the chapel, which will continue to be a place of worship for the Sisters, Associates and schools on the Ursuline campus.

“The Chapel is one of the most important and sacred spaces on our campus,” said Dr. Karen McNay, president of Sacred Heart Schools.

“The Ursuline Sisters entrusted us with this cherished part of their campus, and we embarked on the restoration project to ensure the chapel will endure for another 100 years.”

Thank you to all the Chapel Preservation Fund donors who made this major restoration project possible, ensuring the chapel will be in use for generations to come.

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It is with heartfelt gratitude that we thank our donors for their support and generosity for the Chapel Preservation Fund. The completion of the chapel restoration is a testament to your commitment to preserve a space of worship and gathering for the ages.

— Sister Jean Anne Zappa, Ursuline president

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PERUVIAN JOURNAL

Bearing Fruit in Peru Addressing Climate Change Actually, it is springtime for us in Peru. At least it is supposed to be. We always looked forward to September when the fig tree began showing buds of green and the first tiny fruits gave hope of a fig cobbler or fig jam. That has not been the case for the last few years. And this year, even more stark was a cold wave coming through in early September and continuing into October. It was

a reminder that we skipped winter in June and July only to experience light touches of it in these months.

Everyone is tired of hearing “climate change,” the predictions and the reality. But it is upon us, and we can no longer deny it. It is not enough to know about climate change: efforts must be made to do our part to ease the effects or reverse the consequences.

Our fourth year students at Santa Angela Merici School have been

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creative in their efforts to address the issues, express concerns, and take small steps to help others become aware of what is truly going on.

Creating more green spaces with hanging plants and adding plots of green at the entrance to the school are other efforts to address climate change.

Noise Pollution At the beginning of the school year, students organized a silent campaign to address the issues of noise contamination by taking to the very busy street, Morales Duarez, to protest the abusive use of automobile horns to move traffic that had nowhere to go when faced with a red light. Another youth group is soliciting the town government to install noise reduction windows in the three schools on our block to help lower the traffic noise during school hours.

Meeting Violence with Kindness Violence toward others and the effects of violence to our Mother Earth are reflected in many ways.

Following our reflections on Fratelli Tutti, we have directed our attention to how we relate to one another: in gesture, in word, and sometimes in simply not recognizing the other, who is at one’s right or left.

In early October we celebrated the 58th anniversary of Santa Angela Merici Parish School. During our anniversary celebration, we took to the streets with placards, songs, gestures and greetings of care and

concern, and sometimes even a warm hug for those we met. Our neighbors on the street, in the park and in the market usually responded in kind to the little ones in preschool on up to the older ones in fifth year high school. Hopefully, seeing the pictures of these gestures will bring smiles to your faces as well.

Meeting Violence with Kindness On our central day of the anniversary, we celebrated with a closing activity, taking to the streets in the evening with an Eco-light Walk, again, carrying messages of care for one another, treating one another fairly, recognizing that all are brothers and sisters. Instead of the traditional lights with candles, the parents and students created symbols

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During our anniversary celebration, we took to the streets with placards, songs, gestures and greetings of care and concern, and sometimes even a warm hug for those we met. Our neighbors on the street, in the park and in the market usually responded in kind to the little ones in preschool on up to the older ones in fifth year high school. gestures, our songs, our words and our actions. What better teachers than our young students! We see our efforts bearing fruit in the next generation.

In September and into October, we were clothed with grace by a visit from Sisters Kathy Neely, Carol Reamer and Associate Rory Polio.

Our house came alive as visitors, and friends from some years back, came to visit and say hello. Certainly, we harvested memories, the strength of friendships, and abundant hugs.

Day of Inclusion that reflected the values we shared in this third quarter using very small battery–powered lights to illuminate their symbols. The band accompanied us, adding a festive note to the messages shared.

To no one’s surprise, the preschoolers and first and second graders stole the show with their songs of Angela and accompanying gestures. Neighbors came out and joined in the procession, cheering us on with their smiles and hugs.

Non-violent care for the earth and care for one another must be rooted in our daily lives, in our

We celebrated a Day of Inclusion on October 25. It has been our tradition to invite our neighbors from Virgen del Carmen, a school for students with different needs, to spend part of the day with our students and interact around participative games in the school yard. I confess, it is one of my favorite activities. To prepare for our guests, we watched videos, had discussions, and learned about what “inclusion” really means. We observed a transformation in our students from “they are different” to “we care for them as our brothers and sisters.” We harvested the fruits of Fratelli Tutti!

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ASSOCIATES

Feeling Proud

BY PATRICIA HAGAN

I’m feeling proud today. Proud of the Associates. Proud of the Sisters.

What right, you might ask, do you have to feel proud of the Sisters? I am proud because it couldn’t have been easy for them to ask us to reinvent ourselves as Associates, independent of them after decades of dependence.

They created us, after all. I watched my younger daughter walk away to college without a backward glance— and it wasn’t easy. That’s how I know.

We are their spiritual daughters and sons, their sisters, brothers and their friends; and they have taught us all we know about being Associates— devoted to Saint Angela Merici and her way of life. They go before us— even the youngest of them. And they have taught us that Jesus is the center of our hearts, that He must be the center of the way we live, and they have taught us these things by the way THEY live.

I am proud of us Associates. A difficult task has been given to us, and we have tried hard to accept it and rise to the challenge. Our Future Planning Team, still at work,

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is contemplating where we go from here; how we go from here, when we go. All of them are intelligent, godly women, each and every one filled with the spirit of Saint Angela. It has not been easy for them. They are enduring growing pains, but they will lead us where the Spirit intends us to

needs of others, and through example, encouraging others to do the same.

We have watched Reflection Groups grow; solicited volunteers for various committees, and we have begun to plan a directory to include brief bios of each member. We have sent out committee meetings recaps so that each member will have information on the inner workings of each committee; we continue to work on Connect; and the thing I love the most, we have published monthly “I’ve Been Thinking...” pieces from various Associates sharing their hearts with us.

So, yes, I am proud today—of the Sisters and the Associates. We go because they are listening to Him. will always be connected in our I sit here thinking of them with pride. souls, as well as through events that And then there is the Interim draw us together. Sometimes we will Governing Board. Up until now, we pray together, sometimes laugh, at needed only to keep the Associates times we will mourn together, and together while awaiting directives perhaps we will march together. from the Future Planning Team.

But of this, I am certain: we will We have continued with Faith and never be completely separate—it’s Fellowship each month where we impossible—because we are all have heard several members speak daughters and sons of God. We are about their practice of serving the sisters and brothers.

IN MEMORIAM

Sister Anne Mary Lochner Ursuline Sister of Louisville Anne Mary Lochner, age 79, died on September 21, 2023, at Nazareth Home-Clifton. Daughter of the late Kenneth Edward and Victoria Mary Goetz Lochner of Louisville, Judith Ann (her baptismal name) entered the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1961 after graduation from Sacred Heart Academy. Sister Anne Mary celebrated her 60th jubilee in 2021.

Sister Anne Mary was currently serving as vice president of the 2020–2026 Ursuline Sisters Leadership Team. She had previously served the Ursuline Sisters as vice president from 2002-2008 and as vocation director from 1984–1991.

Sister Anne Mary graduated from Bellarmine-Ursuline College, Louisville, and held a master’s degree in religious education from Loyola University New Orleans. She also participated in a sabbatical program at the School of Applied Theology, Berkeley, California.

Sister Anne Mary taught at St. Elizabeth, St. George and St. Raphael parish schools in Louisville in the 1960s. She then moved into parish ministry, serving as the director of religious education at the former St. Mary Parish, Maryville, Kentucky, from 1973 to 1984.

From 1995 to 2002, Sister Anne Mary served as the first director of Project Women, now called Family Scholar House. Project Women was founded by a group of women religious congregations in the Archdiocese of Louisville to help single, homeless women with children obtain an education. Sister Anne Mary said that the participants taught her about a society that is lacking in acceptance of people who are on financial assistance of any kind, and who do not have support from their families.

From 2009-2020, Sister Anne Mary worked in Immigration Legal Services with Catholic Charities of Louisville. Sister recently said, “My life has been so enriched by the people with whom I ministered— they taught me to be creative, energetic and positive.”

Sister Anne Mary is survived by her brother and sister-in-law Ken and Nancy Lochner of Sellersburg, Indiana; brother and sister-inlaw Glenn and Vivian Lochner of Louisville; many nieces and nephews; as well as her community of Ursuline Sisters and Associates.

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IN MEMORIAM

Sister Rose Ann Muller Ursuline Sister of Louisville Rose Ann (Mary Luke) Muller, age 91, died in the 67th year of her religious life on October 19, 2023, at Nazareth Home-Clifton in Louisville, Kentucky. A native of Evansville, Indiana, and graduate of Mater Dei West High School, she entered the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1956.

Sister Rose Ann obtained a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Ursuline College and a master’s degree in education from Creighton University, Omaha.

“As the Father loves me so I also love you.

Live on in my love.”

— John 15:9

Sister Rose Ann taught in Louisville at St. Raphael the Archangel (1959-1963), St. Elizabeth (1975-1978) and St. Joseph (19781984) parish schools, as well as at Ursuline College in the education department from 1967-68. She was principal of Pope John XIII School, Madison, Indiana, from 1968-1975, and taught at schools in Omaha, Nebraska, and Jackson, Mississippi.

From 1988 until 1999, she was a pastoral minister, first at St. Mary Parish in Jackson, Mississippi, and then at St. Simon Parish in Washington, Indiana. From 1999 until retirement in 2004, she was cocoordinator of Marian Home on the Ursuline Campus.

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After a pilgrimage to Italy in 2000, and seeing that country’s many piazzas, Sister Rose Ann reflected, “I think Jesus would like for our whole world to have many piazzas. Perhaps peace and justice would come from them.”

Sister Rose Ann is the daughter of the late Louis and Elenora Muller.

She was also preceded in death by her brothers and sisters-in-law, Eugene and Bernita Muller and William Muller and Stella Muller.

She is survived by her brother and sister-in-law Edward and Sherry Muller of Evansville, Indiana, and many nieces and nephews, as well as her community of Ursuline Sisters and Associates.

I think Jesus would like for our whole

world to have many

piazzas. Perhaps peace and justice would come from them.

—Sister Rose Ann Muller

IN MEMORIAM

Sister Judith Rice

“When you turn to the right or when you turn to the left, your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying,“This is the way; walk in it.”

— Is. 30:21

Ursuline Sister of Louisville Judith ( John Mary) Rice, 78, died August 4, 2023, at Norton Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, she was a graduate of Sacred Heart Academy (1962) and entered the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1964. Sister Judith obtained a bachelor’s degree in English from Ursuline College, Louisville (1968), and a master’s degree in English from the University of Louisville, as well as a specialist’s degree in education from Spalding University.

Sister Judith served a combined 44 years as teacher and school administrator at both Angela Merici High School and Sacred Heart Academy in Louisville. In addition to teaching, Sister Judith also served as vocation coordinator for the Ursuline Community from 1970–1971. Sister Judith also served as vice-president of the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville from 2002 to 2008, and then held the position of director of Mission Effectiveness for Sacred Heart Schools on the Ursuline campus until 2015.

In 1991, Sister Judith was the recipient of the first Saint Angela Award for Sacred Heart Academy.

This award is given to a faculty member who best exemplifies the

values of Saint Angela Merici, foundress of the Ursuline Sisters. In 1993, she was one of six Catholic school teachers from the Archdiocese of Louisville selected for the Center for Educational Leadership’s Teacher Leaders Class. In 2008, Sister Judith was presented the Alumna of the Year Award by Sacred Heart Academy, and in 2015, Sister Judith was honored with the Francesconi Award of Integrity for her more than 45 years of service to Sacred Heart Schools.

Sister Judith was very active at her home parish of Our Lady of Lourdes in the following ministries: directing JustFaith sessions, leading book study clubs and prayer groups, and adult coloring classes.

Other ministries included volunteering in the Sacred Heart Schools’ archives, communion ministry at Baptist Health and Nazareth Home–Clifton, and leading Enneagram workshops as a certified Enneagram teacher.

Sister Judith is the daughter of the late John and Gisela Spiegl Rice. She is survived by her brother, John Rice, sister, Sandra Foss, one niece, one nephew and four great–nieces and nephews, as well as her community of Ursuline Sisters and Associates.

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DONOR GIFTS

Thank You to Our Donors July 1, 2022 — June 30, 2023 Air Force Weather Chiefs Jane Allen Jerry Altstadt James and Susan Andriot Anonymous Dianne Aprile Deborah Armbruster Michael Bajura Jean Baker Mary and Peter Balbach Raymond Balint Cathy Bannon Carolina C. Banta Delores Barnett Richard Barrett Linda Barry Father Thomas Batsis Imelda Beam Marilyn and Bob Beam Jerry and Katherine Bean Jane Beard Jean Lois Becht Paul A. Becilla Mary Sue and Bob Becker John and Betty Bentz Joe Birkenmeyer Lawrence and Jan Bloemer Jr. Paul P. Bogovich Ronald and Suzanne BonaHatem Elizabeth and Charles Bonifer Mary Lee Borders Bosse Funeral Home Dennis and Rebecca Bosse Bernard and Mary Bowling Jr. Theodore Bowman Patricia Bowron Elsie Boyd Charles Boyle Rose M. Boyle Marsha Braddock Norman and Diana Bray Victor Brizendine John Brown Mary Brown Mary Lee Broyles Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Brunson John and Jeanette Buege Rev. John Burke Jr. Timothy Burke Theresa and Tom Burnside Donna J. Burton David and Diane Butler Sr. Mike and Beverly Butler

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Gina Cammarano Nancy Cammarano Mary Carman Betty and Perry Carney John and Becky Carney Susan Casey Patricia A. Casillo Alvin Cassidy Karen Cassidy Frederick and Christina Castellano Mary Margaret Caster Madonna Cecil Marjorie Cessna The Estate of Rev. Robert Chamberlain Patricia Chervenak Carol Chester Kenneth and Bonnie Chester Barbara Clark The Estate of Virginia Clark Sandra Collins John and Anne Cook Judy Corbett Antionette Corey James Corrado Betsy Covell Martin and Martha Coveney Charles and Camilla Cox Sandy Crabtree Patrick and Jane Cyphert Rena Cyphert Kay Dale Kitty Darst Deidre Dawson Mary Lou Dawson Paul and Patsy DeBorde Dennis and Pat DeCarlo Michele DeCarlo Mari DeCuir Pasquale and Ann Dimaio The DiMaria Family Martha Dooley Michael Dorn Cynthia Dougan Mary Dolores Dougherty Peggy and Frank Dougherty Estate of Anne Douglas Erminelda Downs Kevin and Mary Duffy Bette Ann Duggan Colette and Tom Dumstorf The Estate of Judith Eastland Judy and Wayne Eberenz

Joan M. Echsner Elizabeth Grant Edwards Carol Ehlinger G. Kenneth and Elise Eisenback Louise and Richard Eiswirth Berta Ellison Janice Elsbach Robert and Paula Englert Fr. Bryan Ernest Alice Ernst Beverly A. Etcheson Janice Faller Paula Fangman Daniel Faulkner Kenneth and Judith Fehringer Karen L. Feldkamp Paul Feldkamp Norman and Nancy Ferrari James and Rita Finn Ann Fisher Sandra Fitz Lana Kelly Fitzgerald Teddy L. Flynt Catherine Ford Dennis and Beth Ford The Estate of Joseph O. Foy Colleen Freeman Sheila Frierson Donna Fyffe Kim and Eddie Gaddie The Estate of Louise F. Gaddie Dr. John Spalding Gatton Rita E. Gawarecki Vernetta Gettelfinger Tim and Ellen Gibler Ellen and Thomas Giesler Shirley Giuliani Meredith and Glenn Gogan Barbara Gorman Mary C. Graas Rev. Joseph Graffis Jean Green Rose Marie Grenewald Betty L. Griffith Mary Lynn Guettler Kathleen J. Gunderson John and Rhonda Guy Darlene and George Haarman Kristen Haarman Amy Haffler The Estate of Barbara Hager Pat Hahn

Mary Hamer Rosemary M. Harkins Alice Harris Elizabeth M. Harris Karen Harris Thomas and Marcia Heil Judy and Tony Heitzman John and Yvonne Held Jr. John and Peggy Helm Lucy Lee Helm Donna Jean Hemmila Ruth Hendrickson Jacqueline Herde Mike Hinde Martha Hobbs Mark and Julie Hohmann Teresa Hollars Nancy Hughes Patricia Hughes Carl and Donna Hulsewede III Katherine Hunt Mary Kay Hyland Barbara Ivie Leonilda Jamison Stephen Janda Karen Jarboe Sharon Jewell Elizabeth Ann Kaelin Ron Kaufman Judith Keller Dr. Paul Kelty Bob Kern John Kessler Janet and Ron Ketterer Louis and Mildred Killmeier Dennis and Eileen King Mary Margaret King Ann Kist Fred J. Klausing III Pam Klipsch Lawrence Knabel Jr. Knights of Columbus - Sidney, NE Cynthia Kohrs Mark Kohut Carol and Robert Kopp Nancy Kotarski Dr. Alexanndra Kreps Kroger Mid-South Mary Julia Kuhn Margie Kummer Cheryle and Kevin Kuntz Ann Kupper Regina and Anthony Laing

Mary Lou Lally Mary Ann Larkin Asbury and Esther Leaphart William A. Leasure Jr. Regina Ledwick Linda Lewis Tim Darst and Angela Lincoln Rev. Daniel Lincoln Shirley Lindle Margaret G. Liter Katherine Loeffler Dave and Diane Lohr John Lorenz Warren and Caroyln Louderback Robert and Andra Lubbers August J. Lucci Roger Lucheta Joe Luckett Barbara MacDonald Kenneth and Mary Maginot Colleen Magruder Katherine L. Manger Mary Lou Mangold Patricia Ann and Robert Markert Mary Ann Marko John Marquette Mary Jo Martin Julie Masters Martha Matthews Kathryn Mattingly Thomas A. Mattingly Kate McCormick Kathleen McHugh Lucille C. McIntyre Eithne McMullen Geneva Meehan Paul and Hilde Meisner Jesse Mendez Edward and Dianne Menzie Barbara and Ron Mercer Joann Meredith Rev. Joseph T. Merkt Martha Metz Gail Meyer Judith A. Michels Betty Mike Robert Miles Louise Miller Norwood and Jean Marie Miller Jr. Patricia Bernardi Miller John and Pamela Miranda

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Thank You to Our Donors July 1, 2022 — June 30, 2023 Susan Molony Sharron E. Monroe Barbara Montgomery Elizabeth and Guy Montgomery Guy Timothy Montgomery Betty and Daniel Moore Mary Ann Moran Virginia Mutschler Linda Myers Joan Nagel Vicky Nash Radetta Nemcosky Melvin and Jeannine Nix Brigid Noonan Mary Lizanne O’Bryan Helen O’Daniel Norma Oeswein Gerry and Carol O’Farrell Naomi and Jim Olges William Olges Judy and Mick O’Neil Mary Jane O’Rourke Rev. Robert E. Osborne Roserita Ott Stephen and Theresa Pallardy Barry and Anna Jo Paul David W. L. Paulin Patricia Peters Jo Ann Peterson Bob and Joyce Pfaadt Mary and Bernie Pieper

Sue Pile Janet I. Pisaneschi Richard Pontrich Deborah Powell Susie Ragle Susan and John Rahiya Karen Ramsey Ann Ransdell Thomas and Cyndy Raymond Jr. Gerald Recktenwald James and Jane Redmon Judith Reverman Kate Revers Mark Rice Paula and Jim Rice Twana Richard Judee Richardson Mary Raleigh Ridge John and Dolores Roberts Malcolm and Karleen Robertson Jr. Linda Rokicki Jerrold and Carla Rosen Irvin Rueff Diana Russell Marie Russo E. Peter Rutledge and Jann Logsdon William and Kaelin Rybak Saint Joseph School Marie Schaefer Francis Schafer

Rex J. and Mary Lu Schardein David and Judith Scharfenberger Regina H. Schmidt Robert Schmuckie Bonnie Schnarre Teri D. Schneider Karen Schoo Diane Schurman Norma Schweitzer Mary Virginia Scott Stanley and Nancy Sedlacek Flo Selby Michael Sermersheim Rita H. Shaughnessy Bill and Sharon Shepard Paul and Susan Sherman Dan Shimerdia and Jan Haisten Barbara and Bud Simmons James Sims Paula Skelley Ashley Smith Diane and Hugh Smith Mary Ann Smith Mary Jane Smith Cathy Snell Katherine Sniegon Jan Snyder Peter Sparano The Staarman Family Beth and Pete Staley Edward Stanley

Jerry R. Stanley Susanne Steinbock Mary Steinmetz Barbara Jean Stenger Martha Stephenson John and Mary Stocker Darlene Stoddard Rita Stone Carole Ann Strohbeck Pamela Strothman Maria Stuckenborg Michael and Mary Tangney Alice Taylor Jeanette Saddler Taylor Steve and Linda Taylor Faith Thomas James Thomas Jeanne Tidwell Bertha Mae Timmel Frances Ann Tompkins Charles and Martha Torline Susan Toutant Le Le Tran Loc Tran Debra and John Treadwell David and Wendy Treinen Stephen and Tish Treinen Johanna Troy Audrey Truax Mary Ellen Tucker Eugene and Rosemary Turano

Mary Louise Turner Patricia Turner Maureen and Mike Vandevelde Patricia Vittitow Mary Kathryn Vowels Walter Vukmanic Kathleen Wagner Jo Ann Walker Linda Walker Thomas Walsh Mary Watts Mary Jean Weckman Linda M. Wentzel Renee and Tinze White Jim Wilberding Patricia Wilkison Kathleen Williams R. Gordon Williams Joan V. Winkler Jay and Alice Wissing Mary Marlene Wolf Teresa Wolff Katherine Yao Wong Charlotte Young Jerilyn Zapp William Zapp Eugene and Rita Zappa Zeefam Trust Peter Zemelka

Gifts In Honor Of July 1, 2022 — June 30, 2023 IN HONOR OF: ALL URSULINE SISTERS Rose M. Boyle ALL URSULINES WHO TAUGHT ME Victor Brizendine SISTER ANTONINE BIVEN, OSU Nancy Cammarano Darlene and George Haarman Kristen Haarman SISTER ANTONINE BIVEN’S 75TH JUBILEE Judy and Mick O’Neil BERNICE BORGMEIER’S 90TH BIRTHDAY Katherine L. Manger SISTER MARTHA BUSER, OSU

Dianne Aprile Karen Jarboe Judith Keller SISTER CAROL CURTIS, OSU Judy and Tony Heitzman James Sims SISTER SARA DELANEY, OSU Martha Dooley SISTER RITA DRESSMAN, OSU Mary Lou Lally FEAST OF ST. ANGELA Julie Masters SISTER CATHERINE FRANZE, OSU Victor Brizendine

SISTER MARY JO GRAMIG, OSU Mary Raleigh Ridge SISTER JULIENNE GUY, OSU The DiMaria Family John and Rhonda Guy SISTER RUTH ANN HAUNZ, OSU Mary Jo Martin GINGER ECKERT HOWE Elizabeth and Charles Bonifer SISTER JO ANN JANSING, OSU Kathleen McHugh SISTER RITA JOSEPH JARRELL’S JUBILEE Johanna Troy

SISTER MARY DONATA KOKOT, OSU The DiMaria Family Rosemary M. Harkins Flo Selby SISTER LORETTA KRAJEWSKI, OSU Fr. Bryan Ernest SISTER ANNE MARY LOCHNER, OSU Gina Cammarano Nancy Cammarano Darlene and George Haarman Kristen Haarman SISTER SHANNON MAGUIRE, OSU Patricia A. Casillo GUY MERCER MONTGOMERY

Guy Timothy Montgomery SISTER MARILYN MUELLER, OSU Shirley Lindle SISTER ROSE ANN MULLER, OSU Rosemary M. Harkins MY 84TH BIRTHDAY AND GIVING THANKS TO GOD Joan M. Echsner SISTER KATHLEEN NEELY, OSU Kathryn Mattingly SISTER HELEN O’BRIEN, OSU Mark and Julie Hohmann SISTER HELEN O’BRIEN’S JUBILEE Karen Cassidy DOME | WINTER 2023

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Gifts In Honor Of Catherine Ford Mark and Julie Hohmann Judy and Mick O’Neil Judith Reverman THE SISTERS OF STS. PETER & PAUL, CUMBERLAND, MD Mary Dolores Dougherty SISTER JANET MARIE PETERWORTH, OSU John and Jeanette Buege Patrick and Jane Cyphert Melvin and Jeannine Nix Barbara and Bud Simmons

July 1, 2022 — June 30, 2023

SISTER JANET MARIE PETERWORTH’S SERVICE TO HILDEGARD HOUSE Karen Cassidy ALL SACRED HEART ACADEMY TEACHERS PAST AND PRESENT Barbara and Bud Simmons SISTER MARY SUE SCHARFENBERGER, OSU David and Judith Scharfenberger SISTER SHIRLEY ANN SIMMONS’ JUBILEE Mary Margaret King

SISTER SHIRLEY ANN SIMMONS, OSU Fr. Bryan Ernest SISTER MARTHA JACOB’S JUBILEE Dianne Aprile Mary Brown Betty and Perry Carney Karen Cassidy Colleen Freeman Judy and Mick O’Neil

SISTERS WHO TAUGHT AT ST PATRICK-NORTH PLATTE, NE John Marquette SISTER MARY MARTHA STAARMAN, OSU The Staarman Family THE SACRIFICES OF THE SISTERS Sharon Jewell THE SISTERS WHO TAUGHT IN COLUMBIA, SC Thomas and Cyndy Raymond Jr.

UA CLASS OF ‘55 Patricia Peters UA CLASS OF ‘65 Sharon Jewell URSULINE ACADEMY PITTSBURGH CLASS OF ‘65 Donna Jean Hemmila SISTER LORNA WEILER, OSU Patricia A. Casillo Dr. John Spalding Gatton Meredith and Glenn Gogan Kristen Haarman Jan Snyder

Gifts In Memory Of July 1, 2022 — June 30, 2023 SISTER ELISSA ADAMS, OSU Jerry Altstadt HENRICA J. (RICA) ANTOINE Mary Sue and Bob Becker MARY AGNES APRILE Dianne Aprile DOROTHY AUBREY Mary Carman LOUIS AND CAROL BAUER Jeanne Tidwell BARBARA M. BOGOVICH Paul P. Bogovich Kenneth and Mary Maginot KATHERINE BOGOVICH Kenneth and Mary Maginot SISTER MARY JOACHIM BOGOVICH, OSU Paul P. Bogovich Kenneth and Mary Maginot SISTER BERNITA BOSSE, OSU Dennis and Rebecca Bosse SISTER MARY ALBAN BOSSE, OSU Dennis and Rebecca Bosse SISTER CASILDA BOWLING, OSU Patricia A. Casillo CATHERINE O. BOWRON Patricia Bowron JACK BOYLE Rose M. Boyle MADELINE BOYLE Charles Boyle Rose M. Boyle RUTH BOYLE

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Charles Boyle Rose M. Boyle SISTER HELEN BREIGHNER, OSU Rena Cyphert LEONILDA KLUESNER BROWN Diana Russell SISTER LILLIAN ANN BROWN, OSU Elsie Boyd Mary Jane Smith Renee and Tinze White SISTER MARJORIE BURGE, OSU Dr. John Spalding Gatton SISTER MERICI BURKE, OSU Rena Cyphert JOSEPH CAMMARANO Nancy Cammarano SISTER MARY SAMUEL CARTER, OSU Jerry and Katherine Bean BARBARA CASSIDY Alvin Cassidy SISTER MARY BRENDAN CONLON, OSU Sandy Crabtree Patrick and Jane Cyphert Barbara and Bud Simmons Beth and Pete Staley MARY GEMMA COVDEN AND FAMILY Ronald and Suzanne BonaHatem KENNETH R. CRAWFORD Kathleen Williams

SISTER ERNESTINE DAVIS, OSU Michael Bajura Dave and Diane Lohr SISTER VERA DEL GRANDE, OSU Thomas and Marcia Heil SISTER ASSUMPTA DEVINE, OSU Patricia A. Casillo Jerrold and Carla Rosen Diane and Hugh Smith SISTER LAURA DUERR, OSU Jay and Alice Wissing SISTER EULALIA FALLER, OSU Janice Faller DAVID FENNELL Cathy Bannon SISTER CLARICE FORTMAN James Thomas DR. WILLIAM FREEMAN Colleen Freeman SISTER ESTELLE GATHOF, OSU Richard Barrett DR. LOUIS “DOC” GIULIANI Shirley Giuliani JOANNE GONZALEZ Jeanette Saddler Taylor SISTER GEORGINE GRABENSTEIN, OSU Regina and Anthony Laing SISTER MARY CARMELITA GRANTZ, OSU Mary Lou Mangold

AL GUENTHNER JR. Jeanette Saddler Taylor SISTER MARY LEE HANSEN, OSU Lawrence and Jan Bloemer Jr. Charles and Camilla Cox Deidre Dawson Karen Harris Patricia Hughes Mary Kay Hyland Mary Ann Larkin Eithne McMullen Judith A. Michels Diane and Hugh Smith Jo Ann Walker Mary Marlene Wolf SISTER CECILIA HATEM, OSU Ronald and Suzanne BonaHatem SISTER GEMMA HATEM, OSU Ronald and Suzanne BonaHatem SISTER JOVITA HATEM, OSU Ronald and Suzanne BonaHatem SISTER THOMASITA HAYES, OSU Mary Lou Dawson CAROL HECKMAN Donna J. Burton SISTER ANDREW HEESACKER, OSU William Zapp CLARICE HELTMAN James Thomas

SISTER DOLORES HUDSON, OSU Bette Ann Duggan WILLIAM R. JEWELL Deborah Powell SISTER MARY RUTH KELLY, OSU Antionette Corey BOBBIE MAE KESSLER John Kessler SISTER ANGELA KILLMEIER, OSU Tim and Ellen Gibler Louis and Mildred Killmeier FRANK KIST Ann Kist SISTER MARY WILLIAM KLIPSCH, OSU Pam Klipsch ANN AND FRANK KOHUT Mark Kohut SISTER COLETTE KRAEMER, OSU Cheryle and Kevin Kuntz AMANDA KRUSE Frances Ann Tompkins VERONICA LADEBUE Linda Lewis SISTER BONIFACE LENZ, OSU Betty L. Griffith MARGARET M. LINCOLN Rev. Daniel Lincoln IRENE AND JAKE LINK Karen Harris SISTER AMATA LINKER, OSU Barbara Ivie

DONOR GIFTS SISTER AGNES MARIE LONG, OSU Eithne McMullen SISTER GEORGE MARIE LONG, OSU Eithne McMullen SISTER MARIA GORETTI LOVETT, OSU Mary and Peter Balbach Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Brunson Mike and Beverly Butler Frederick and Christina Castellano The DiMaria Family Asbury and Esther Leaphart Edward and Dianne Menzie John and Pamela Miranda Sue Pile Saint Joseph School Katherine Sniegon SISTER PATRICIA LOWMAN, OSU Gail Meyer Bob and Joyce Pfaadt Katherine Sniegon Jim Wilberding SISTER MARY DOLORITA LUTSIE, OSU Norman and Nancy Ferrari SISTER MARY PATRICK MAGINNIS, OSU Mary Ann Marko GIL C. MANGOLD Mary Lou Mangold GLORIA MARIA MARSHALL David and Diane Butler Sr. John and Becky Carney Ashley Smith Joan V. Winkler DAVID MARTIN Barbara and Bud Simmons EDWARD MATTINGLY Kathryn Mattingly MARY THERESE MATTINGLY Kathryn Mattingly BARBARA MCCOLLUM Kay Dale SISTER MARY PATRICK MCGINNIS Pat Hahn SISTER ANTON MEICK, OSU Father Thomas Batsis HELENA W. MILES Robert Miles

SISTER HERMINA MILTENBERGER, OSU Jane Beard SISTER ROSAIRE MILTENBERGER, OSU Jane Beard TODD FRANCIS MOORE Betty and Daniel Moore SISTER ANNUNCIATA MUTH, OSU James and Jane Redmon MARIE NOONAN Brigid Noonan SISTER MARLENE OETKEN, OSU Maureen and Mike Vandevelde SISTER FRANCETTA OLGES, OSU Naomi and Jim Olges SISTER RITA OLGES, OSU Naomi and Jim Olges SISTER MARY SEBASTIAN PASSAFIUME, OSU Mary Lee Broyles SISTER ROSE MARIE PATTISON, OSU Rena Cyphert LILLIAN PEAK Kim and Eddie Gaddie Mary C. Graas Judith A. Michels Karen Schoo Bill and Sharon Shepard CHARLOTTE PETERWORTH Mary Virginia Scott DORIS PETERWORTH Mary Virginia Scott SISTER CLETA PFAADT, OSU Helen O’Daniel Bob and Joyce Pfaadt STEPHEN RAGLE Susie Ragle HELEN REINSTEDLER Jane Allen DR. GEORGE ANTHONY RICHARD Twana Richard SISTER MARY DENISE ROBERTS, OSU John and Dolores Roberts SISTER MILDRED MAE RUEFF, OSU John and Yvonne Held Jr. Robert Miles

ROSE RUSSO Marie Russo SISTER ANNETTE RUTLEDGE, OSU Teresa Hollars E. Peter Rutledge Dan Shimerdia and Jan Haisten James Thomas HILDA RALEY SADDLER Jeanette Saddler Taylor THELMA SCHARFENBERGER David and Judith Scharfenberger MR. AND MRS. PAUL SCHMIDT Regina H. Schmidt SISTER MARY TERENCE SCHMITT, OSU Gail Meyer SISTER MARY MARGARET SCHMOLL, OSU Rose Marie Grenewald SISTER ANGELICE SEIBERT, OSU Patricia A. Casillo Rev. Daniel Lincoln SISTER THECLA SHIEL, OSU John and Betty Bentz SISTERS WHO TAUGHT AT SAINTS PETER AND PAUL IN CUMBERLAND William A. Leasure Jr. SISTERS WHO TAUGHT AT ST. PATRICK-NORTH PLATTE, NE John Marquette SISTERS WHO TAUGHT AT ST. PATRICK, SIDNEY, NE Stephen Janda SHAUN SKELLEY Paula Skelley MERRY M. SPARANO Peter Sparano DONALD STAUBLE Deborah Armbruster GERRY STAUBLE Deborah Armbruster EDWARD STEINMETZ JR. Mary Steinmetz SISTER MARY ALOYSE STOCKER, OSU John and Mary Stocker GEORGE STODDARD Darlene Stoddard

WILLIAM STONE SR. Rita Stone SUZANNE STONE Ruth Hendrickson BUD STRATTON Mary Sue and Bob Becker SISTER VINCENT STRITTMATTER, OSU Julie Masters SISTER JANE STUCKENBORG, OSU Diane and Hugh Smith FRANCES ELIZABETH BERRY THACKER Mary Ellen Tucker THE SISTERS WHO TAUGHT AT ST. LEO 1948-1959 Judith Keller DOROTHY TREINEN Kenneth and Judith Fehringer David and Wendy Treinen Stephen and Tish Treinen Teresa Wolff ANGELA CIFORLA TURNER Mary Jane O’Rourke LILLIAN TURNER Mary Louise Turner URSULINE SISTERS WHO TAUGHT AT OUR LADY OF LOURDES Rev. Joseph Graffis GERALD VOWELS Mary Kathryn Vowels MILDRED M. VOWELS Darlene Stoddard SISTER MARY CATHERINE VUKMANIC, OSU Teddy L. Flynt Faith Thomas Walter Vukmanic SISTER ANTONIA WAGNER, OSU Kate Revers SISTER VICTOR WALLER, OSU Maureen and Mike Vandevelde SISTER ANTHONY WARGEL, OSU Paul and Patsy DeBorde James and Rita Finn Gerry and Carol O’Farrell EUGENE WEBER Air Force Weather Chiefs Marsha Braddock Teresa Hollars

Karen Ramsey Linda Rokicki Dan Shimerdia and Jan Haisten Steve and Linda Taylor VIRGINIA WEBER Norma Schweitzer NANCY WEICKEL Martha Stephenson SISTER MELANIA WESSELS, OSU Louis and Mildred Killmeier CLARITA WHITNEY Betty L. Griffith ANN C. WILLIAMS Mary Lou Mangold SISTER MARY JEANINE WOLFF, OSU Ann Kupper SISTER ROSALITA WUERSCH, OSU Stephen and Theresa Pallardy SISTER THEOPHANE WUERSCH, OSU Stephen and Theresa Pallardy

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Spreading The Seeds of Love

The students and staff of Santa Angela

Merici School in Callao, Peru, celebrated the 58th anniversary of the school in October by taking to the streets with signs, songs, and greetings of care and love for their neighbors. The seeds sown in 1965 continue to bear fruit in our Ursuline-founded, coed school that serves prek-high school. Read the full story on pages 22-23.

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