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FROM THE LEADERSHIP CIRCLE

A Gift That Keeps on Giving: Our Common Home Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’ is a profound call to action for the preservation of our planet. It serves as a poignant reminder of our interconnectedness with the natural world and the urgent need to address the environmental crisis we face.

The document’s central theme, “Care for Our Common Home,” resonates deeply with the understanding that we are not merely stewards of the Earth but also its inhabitants. The encyclical underscores the intrinsic value of all creation, from the smallest insect to the vastest ocean. It challenges us to move beyond a consumerist mentality and embrace a more sustainable and compassionate way of life.

As I reflect on Laudato Si’, I am struck by the urgency of the issues it addresses. Climate change, pollution, deforestation and the loss of biodiversity are all interconnected crises that threaten the well-being of both humans and the planet. This encyclical offers a moral framework for understanding these challenges and inspires us to take action.

It is imperative that we embrace a more sustainable way of living. This includes reducing our carbon footprint, conserving resources and supporting environmentally friendly practices. Additionally, we must advocate for policies that prioritize the protection of our planet and promote social justice.

One practical way for each of us to practice care for creation is to decide if we could save a tree by using less paper. We are inviting you to decide if you would like to receive the DOME digitally or continue receiving

it in the mail. You will receive a postcard in January describing how you may choose to receive the DOME. Laudato Si is a beacon of hope, reminding us that it is not too late to make a difference. By acting responsibly with compassion and a sense of stewardship, we can create a more sustainable and just future for ourselves and generations to come.

During this season of Thanksgiving, Advent, and Christmas, let us find ways to give thanks for the great gift of creation—the beauty of nature and its natural resources—by being good stewards. Let us use wisely to conserve, reuse and recycle when we are celebrating or gift-giving.

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son” ( John 3:16) to be God among us, to be in the world with us. When we care for our common home, we honor both the Creator and the creation that Christ came to dwell among. As we celebrate God-with-us during this holy season, let us reverence all of creation and may we continue to share the gift that keeps on giving—care for our common home.

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SOCIAL CONCERNS

Celebrating 50 Years of Our Social Concerns Committee

BY SISTER JANET M. PETERWORTH

Social justice is woven into the DNA of the Ursulines. Our foundress, Saint Angela Merici, lived in turbulent times, worked with the incurables in hospitals in Brescia, Italy, and gathered young women to protect them from exploitation. She sought justice for all, especially women.

This commitment to justice can be traced from Straubing, Bavaria, where three women answered the call to go to Louisville, Kentucky, to teach the children of German immigrants. This was certainly an act of justice, as German immigrants faced challenges in their new home in Kentucky and needed support for their youth to live and thrive in this country.

In the 1960s, Ursuline Sisters marched for open housing in Louisville, joined the United Farm Workers’ boycotts, and supported all pro-life issues.

The 1974 Chapter marked a pivotal moment as the Ursulines embraced social justice as a mandate. They resolved to establish a task force to study Vatican II documents on social justice, initiate action-oriented programs, and report findings to the 1975 Delegates

Ursuline Sisters were among the 3,000 participants in a Civil Rights march on March 14, 1965 in downtown Louisville where Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and others spoke. Sisters Shirley Ann (Joanella) Simmons and Sue (John David) Scharfenberger are in the foreground. Photo by Courier-Journal/Louisville Times.

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Assembly. Thus began a concerted effort to engage in justice advocacy. The DNA of justice lived on!

Fifteen Sisters joined the first social justice task force, with 11 attending the inaugural meeting.

According to an archival report, the establishment of the task force increased awareness of social issues within the Ursuline community.

In July 1975, a resolution was passed stating that the Ursuline Sisters should be involved with those who are materially poor, discriminated against, exploited, or deprived of dignity. From then until now, the Ursulines have worked to fulfill this mandate, both corporately and individually, never losing sight of their call.

As the task force grew, so did its activities. In 1975, it sponsored a study of the Appalachian pastoral letter, This Land is Home to Me, and hosted a social justice workshop on that topic. Membership had increased to 26. In 1977, the congregation established a Peace and Justice Fund to support monetary requests from various organizations, a fund that remains active today.

The Ursulines also joined the Interfaith Center on

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The 1974 Chapter marked a pivotal moment as the Ursulines embraced social justice as a mandate. They resolved to establish a task force to study Vatican II documents on social justice, initiate action-oriented programs, and report findings to the 1975 Delegates Assembly.

Thus began a concerted effort to engage in justice advocacy.

Corporate Responsibility (iccr.org) in 1978, raising awareness of the impact of their investments on promoting social justice, and are members to this day.

Throughout the 1980s, members of the task force participated in protests and boycotts, advocating for issues such as the closure of the School of the Americas in Ft. Benning, Georgia, and better housing for the poor. Community members served at the St. Vincent de Paul soup kitchen and studied the Sanctuary Movement, which aimed to shelter refugees fleeing civil unrest in Central America. This led to the community hiring two men from El Salvador seeking refuge in Louisville.

By 1985, Ursuline Associates were included in the task force, expanding its membership to 25 vowed members and 14 Associates. The 1988 Chapter resolved to promote Gospel justice and serve the

oppressed, transforming the task force into the Social Concerns Committee, tasked with raising awareness among the congregation.

As the 1980s transitioned into the 1990s, the committee took up two critical issues: racism and environmental justice. Activities included celebrating Black History Month and inviting Father John Judy to celebrate Mass in the Motherhouse chapel. The committee distributed materials to raise awareness of discrimination and white privilege. Environmental initiatives included directing the Motherhouse food

service and local houses to use eco-friendly products and hosting programs like “Listening to the Earth” featuring Sister Paula Gonzales, SC, in 1991.

In the late 1990s, the committee had active subcommittees focusing on racism, non-violence, and environmental issues. In 1997, the Ursulines joined the North American Ursuline Social Justice Committee, broadening their outreach.

The early 2000s saw a decline in numbers and energy within the congregation. Though the Social Concerns Committee became smaller, those committed to justice continued to engage in issues like water rights, healthcare advocacy, and human trafficking.

With encouragement from leadership, the committee revised its mission statement and positioned itself as leaven for the community.

In 2019, the congregation hired a part-time social justice coordinator, marking a significant shift as

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the committee’s leader was no longer a volunteer.

This role focused on educating members about environmental issues and vulnerable populations. The coordinator provided resources and opportunities for involvement, leading to participation in groups like The Forgotten Louisville, which assists the homeless.

The COVID-19 pandemic prompted the committee to utilize Zoom meetings for education on justice issues, ranging from gun violence to environmental concerns. The Peace and Justice Fund continued to support local and international causes.

Following the 2020 Chapter, a new committee emerged—the Cry of Earth/Cry of Humanity Guiding Team, which focused on listening to the cries of the earth and our marginalized brothers and sisters. As COVID restrictions lifted, in-person programs resumed and members who were able engaged with local organizations promoting shared goals. The Ursulines became active partners in peace and justice efforts more than they had ever been.

In 2021, the Ursulines reaffirmed their commitment to environmental concerns by signing a 7-year pledge to the Laudato Si’ Action Platform, which outlines sustainability goals aligned with societal and ecological issues. This bold response reflects the urgency of the ecological crisis, so wellillustrated in Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si.’ (Please see our report on pages 8–9.)

Though fewer members now attend meetings or protests, the commitment to justice persists in the conversations, thoughts and prayers of the Ursulines of Louisville, as well as in the Ursuline Associates and the students at Sacred Heart Schools.

As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Ursuline Social Concerns Committee, we thank those who have kept justice issues alive over the years. It is fitting that the Ursulines of Louisville received the 2024 Peacebuilders Award from Interfaith Paths to Peace, underscoring that peace and justice live on in the Ursulines’ DNA.

Sister Mary Terence Schmitt (R) with a Benedictine Sister on their way to Frankfort for a rally protesting the death penalty. 1999.

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Social Concerns meeting: Sisters William Klipsch, Jean Marie Hettinger, Anne Mary Lochner, Frances Schaf, Mary Jo Gramig, Mary Terence Schmitt and Martha Buser. 2006.

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50 Years of Social Justice Advocacy 1974 ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) protest, June 18, 2018

The 1974 Chapter established a task force to study Vatican II documents on social justice, initiate programs, and report findings to the 1975 delegates assembly. Fifteen Sisters joined the first task force.

1980 By 1985, 14 Associates joined 25 Sisters on the task force, participating in protests, boycotts, and serving at community outreach programs. The 1988 Chapter resolved to promote Gospel justice and transitioned the task force into the Social Concerns Committe.

1990 In the late 1990s, there were active subcommittees focusing on racism, nonviolence, and environmental issues. In 1997, the Ursulines joined the North American Ursuline Social Justice Committee, broadening their outreach.

2000 With fewer members, the Social Concerns Committee began focusing on advocacy rather than hands-on activities. Following the COVID-19 pandemic and 2020 Chapter, a new committee emerged, focusing on the Cry of the Earth and Cry of Humanity. In 2021, the Laudato Si’ Action Platform pledge was signed.

2024 We celebrate 50 years of the Social Concerns Committee. It is very fitting that the Ursulines of Louisville received the 2024 Peacebuilders Award from Interfaith Paths to Peace.

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LAUDATO SI’ UPDATE

Are We There Yet? Laudato Si’ and Our Path to Integral Ecology

BY SISTER CAROL CURTIS

In 2021, the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville began our Laudato Si’ journey toward integral ecology. Over the past three years, from the backseat of my mind, I have heard the recurrent childlike voice inquiring: Are we there yet? Well, we are getting there. But it is not a linear trip.

While we set out on our pilgrimage together, along the way we joined with other caravans—this is Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’ vision. One of the joys of this past year has been the establishment of an archdiocesan Creation Care Committee, which just celebrated its first “Green Mass” on October 2 at St. Francis of Assisi Church (our banner presiding) and is planning a Laudato Si’ 10th anniversary conference next June.

On October 10, the annual Day Against the Death Penalty, we helped sponsor the Catholic Mobilizing Network’s “Justice Re-Imagined” observance at the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington, D.C. On October 14, we represented the Catholic Laudato Si’ Platform at the Intertribal Water Council at the Waterfront Botanical Garden. Responding in the wake of Hurricane Helene to the third regional climate disaster in three years, we partnered with Water by Women and the Salvation Army to provide water filters and needed supplies to our neighbors.

Our 2020 Chapter mandate emphasized the “importance of collaboration to maximize our capacity to be in mission and have an impact in responding to cry of earth and cry of humanity.” Certainly, we have experienced the strategic advantage of such an approach: Kentucky Interfaith Power & Light, Interfaith Paths to Peace, the Kentucky Interfaith Network’s food summit, the newly formed metro Interfaith Environmental Advocacy Network. Yet, the surprise has been how quickly these coalitions birth new relationships and expand our collective capacity to respond to new challenges and opportunities— building community as we go.

This June saw the first disbursement of our fiveyear Ministry Fund pledges in support of more than a

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dozen long-standing peace and justice partners. These contributions are not project-restricted, allowing the organizations creative flexibility in their areas of service. The Community Foundation of Louisville has handled other requests on our behalf.

As a congregation, downsizing involves numerous transitions: responsible recycling of electronics, donating household goods and furniture to help immigrant and displaced families resettle, and redirecting books toward literacy programs and spirituality centers. Logistically, it has been a necessary clearing out, but through it we have had the joy of discovering grass-roots initiatives: STITCH, finding homes for our well-loved sewing machines and partnering with Kentucky Refugee Ministries to teach sewing to immigrant women; contributing to Louisville Free Public Library Craft Exchange; Falls City Bikeworks—placing our bikes in good hands while they teach maintenance and supply parts to Louisvillians who depend on them for transport; SOS (Supplies Overseas), connecting our durable medical equipment with hospitals in need globally; and, handing on our garden tools to immigrant and youth gardening and food literacy programs.

It’s about more than just circular economy and good stewardship: hand to hand, hand in hand, we are building a diverse, inclusive and resilient community.

Yes, we share our gifts, but for each of us, the first gift is who we are, and we mutually gift each other by being receptive and present to each other.

Photos: Top: Angela Dempsey of the Navajo Nation was a representative at the Intertribal Water Council in October.

Middle: Our community’s garden donations to Sacred Earth Community Garden at 41st Street (including Sister Mary Rose Rohmann’s vintage garden fork!).

Bottom: Sister Carol Curtis, right, handed water buckets to a volunteer in Erwin, Tenn., Oct. 2, as a Tennessee Army National Guard helicopter waited to transport them to communities affected by Hurricane Helene. (Photo by Water by Women).

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It’s about more than just circular economy and good stewardship: hand to hand, hand in hand, we are building a diverse, inclusive and resilient community.

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HISPANIC MINISTRY

BY KATHY WILLIAMS

At Louisville’s Family Community Clinic, two Ursuline Sisters with rich histories of service to the Hispanic community bring their expertise to the vital task of interpreting for Spanishspeaking patients. Sisters Kathy Neely and Mary Martha Staarman’s backgrounds uniquely prepared them for this important volunteer work.

Sister Mary Martha Staarman, known affectionately as “Cool Martha,” has been volunteering at the clinic for eight years. Her journey with the Spanish language began in 1964 when she answered Pope John XXIII’s call for missionaries in Latin America. Along with three other Louisville Ursulines, she journeyed to Peru, where she helped establish the Colegio Parroquial Santa Angela Merici school in Callao after an intensive Spanish course.

“The Peru assignment changed my life,” Sister Mary Martha reflects. “I think I found my vocation among the people there. It made me see religious life in a different context.” After having a serious illness in Peru, where she struggled to understand doctors and nurses, she was motivated to help others in similar situations if she could.

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Upon returning to the United States in 1978, Sister Mary Martha served in various pastoral ministries across the country. For 32 years, she worked with Mexican immigrants in West Chester, Pennsylvania, often accompanying young women through pregnancies and early childcare. “I have over 500 grandchildren!” she jokes, maintaining contact with many families to this day.

Sister Kathy Neely, fondly called “Fantastic Kathy” at the clinic, brings 45 years of experience from Peru

I believe that the Gospel is all about building community no matter where we are. to her role at the clinic. Her love for the Spanish language and her vocation as a religious began in high school, where she was taught

by Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in Cumberland, Maryland. After her high school graduation, she entered the Ursulines in 1960. In 1968, she volunteered to minister in Peru, where she initially taught children at the Peruvian Naval School before focusing on education for mentally and physically challenged children.

Sister Kathy’s work in Peru was transformative.

She co-founded a school named Fe y Audicion (Faith and Hearing) and later moved to the Andes Mountains for pastoral ministry. In 2012, she helped establish the Saint Angela Merici Rehabilitation Center for physically and mentally challenged individuals in San Miguel.

“I believe that the Gospel is all about building community no matter where we are,” Sister Kathy says, a philosophy she carries into her volunteer work at the Family Community Clinic.

At the clinic, both Sisters play crucial roles.

Sister Mary Martha works two afternoons a week, while Sister Kathy volunteers three mornings. They interpret for doctors and nurse practitioners, bridging the language gap for the predominantly Hispanic patient population.

“We’re like two ships passing in the night!” Sister Kathy laughs, referring to their different shifts.

Despite initial nerves about medical interpretation, both Sisters have found their niche. They appreciate

the clinic’s thorough approach, with providers spending at least 30 minutes with each patient.

The Family Community Clinic, founded in 2011 by parishioners of St. Joseph Church, provides free primary healthcare to uninsured individuals. Operating on donations and grants without federal funding, the clinic offers a comprehensive range of services including dental care, social services and mental health support, and partners with the University of Louisville to offer additional services.

The clinic frequently treats chronic illnesses such as diabetes and hypertension. Through a partnership with the University of Louisville, patients can access specialty care, including OB-GYN services for women.

Executive Director Ellen Wells emphasizes the importance of volunteers like Sisters Kathy and Mary Martha. “We rely heavily on our interpreters,” she says.

“Most of our patients are Spanish speakers, and our volunteers make it possible to provide quality care.”

For Sisters Kathy and Mary Martha, their volunteer work at the clinic is a natural extension of their lifelong commitment to service. Through their dedication and language skills, they ensure that the Hispanic community in Louisville has access to essential healthcare, continuing their mission of building community and serving those in need.

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DEAF MINISTRY

Decades of Deaf Ministry

BY KATHY WILLIAMS

Since 1969, Sister Rita Ann Wigginton’s passion has been ministering to the deaf community. Her journey, spanning five decades, demonstrates the power of dedication, adaptability and a desire to serve an often-marginalized segment of the faithful.

Sister Rita Ann’s path to religious life and deaf ministry began in grade school. The stability and discipline of the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville who taught her at St. Clement and later at Angela Merici High School deeply influenced her decision to join their order after high school graduation.

Her ministry with the deaf began during a visit with Sister Barbara Bir’s family in 1969. During the visit, she met Jo, Sister Barbara’s deaf sister, who had been educated in a public school due to the lack of Catholic school services for the deaf. Despite having learned to read lips, Jo felt marginalized both at school and in church. Inspired by this encounter and advised

by Jo’s parents to learn American Sign Language (ASL), Sister Rita Ann pursued advanced education in deaf ministry, earning a master’s degree from Gallaudet University and a certificate from Boston College in religious education.

Though her initial goal was to teach deaf children in public schools and provide religious education on weekends, her path changed when Father Charlie Dittmeier invited her to work in pastoral ministry with the Catholic Deaf Office of the Archdiocese of Louisville.

Sister Rita Ann views this work as missionary service. “Deaf ministry IS missionary work,” she explains. “You get enculturated with the people; you learn their language and work with them and adapt to their culture. It’s a very invisible disability—you cannot tell if someone is deaf just by looking at them.”

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Deaf ministry IS missionary work. You get enculturated with the people; you learn their language and work with them and adapt to their culture. It’s a very invisible disability.

Sister Rita Ann Wigginton Over the years, Sister Rita Ann served in various roles across different dioceses:

• Archdiocese of Louisville Catholic Deaf Office (1976-1981).

• Diocese of Toledo, Ohio, as director of ministry for deaf (1981-1991).

• Catholic Charities Deafness Services director in Brooklyn, New York (1993-1997).

• Diocese of Covington, Kentucky, as director of ministry for the deaf (2000-2008).

One of her most significant contributions has been her involvement with the Ministry Formation Program for Deaf Adults (MFP). Established in 1993 in the Archdiocese of Chicago, MFP is the only program of its kind in the United States, designed to train deaf Catholics to become effective lay leaders in church ministry. From 2008 to 2020, Sister Rita Ann served as its executive director, initially sharing the role with Father Mike Depcik, OSFS.

The deaf ministry landscape within the Catholic Church has faced significant challenges in recent years. Many dioceses, including Louisville, have closed their deaf ministry offices and programs, partly due to financial strains. The COVID-19 pandemic presented additional hurdles, forcing MFP to adapt from a four-year, in-person format to a three-year online curriculum. Despite these challenges, MFP continues to serve students across 14 states, recently celebrating its 30th anniversary.

Danielle Wiegandt, president of Holy Cross High School, presents Sister Rita Ann with the 2024 Service Award at Holy Cross’s Hall of Fame gala.

Sister Rita Ann has been involved in numerous national and international events, including planning committees for Religious Education National Workshops, seven national Cursillo retreats across the United States and one in the Philippines, multiple diocesan weekend retreats throughout the U.S. and Canada, and six directed retreats for the deaf in Springfield, Illinois.

Her dedication has earned her recognition. Sister Rita Ann was named the Reverend David Walsh Pastoral Worker of 2020 for Outstanding Service with Catholic Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community by the National Catholic Office for the Deaf, and on November 9, 2024, she received the Service Award from Holy Cross High School in Louisville.

Now serving on the Leadership Team of the Ursuline Sisters, Sister Rita Ann continues to contribute to deaf ministry by teaching Hebrew scripture online for MFP and serving on the Holy Cross High School board in Louisville.

While institutional support for deaf ministry in the Church has decreased in some areas, Sister Rita Ann sees hope in the increased leadership roles taken on by the laity. Events like the annual Deaf Eucharistic Conference in Maryland and Pastoral Week continue to provide support and connection for those in deaf ministry. “The work has been taken on by a broader group, and they are empowered,” she notes. The ministry has changed, but the work continues.

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PERUVIAN JOURNAL

Laudato Si’ at Saint Angela Merici School and Beyond This year we celebrated our 59th anniversary of Saint Angela Merici School.

We usually celebrate in October as close to the feast of Saint Ursula as possible. The message this year centered around the four values that we try to exhibit daily in what we do and how we relate—respect, community, leadership and service—with special consideration for those who are taken for granted and those who are sometimes left out.

We are fortunate that the Season of Creation begins in September when we prepare for the school celebration. The Laudato Si’ themes of environmental care for all of creation mesh with living the charism and legacy of Saint Angela.

Our quarterly presentations try to consider all of our students—not an easy task with the bashful, insecure, or the eternal leaders, or the “no importa” (nothing matters) attitude of some. We have an amazing group of teachers who find ways of making the timid shine and the extroverts tame their enthusiasm.

The anniversary celebration, however, was only a mirror of what goes on daily in school. All of the classrooms have large plastic water bottles where the tops of soft drink and personal water bottles are collected. It is amazing how many bottle caps are collected in a week. Then, periodically, all are gathered and taken to the children’s hospital where the funds from recycling them are used for healing burn victims and other cases of skin infections. The students are conscious of the future of those water bottle caps and what they mean for other children who are hospitalized for burn trauma.

But caring for our common home goes way beyond recycling. It involves not wasting water, conscious use of electricity, turning off lights and unplugging

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unnecessary appliances. Giving priority to cultivating organic gardens, hanging plants and recycling food waste are all part of responsible stewardship for the life of the planet.

In the last three years, we have been invited to coordinate with another community of lay associates in creating a ritual that honors the earth and renews our commitment. We have chosen the Rimac River that runs in front of our house as the place for our ritual.

This year our associates, our fifth and sixth graders, and our school band participated in different ways in the ritual. In coordination with the Municipal Office for the Environment, we were able to secure trees to plant alongside the riverbank. After being instructed in how to plant them, the students were involved in carefully moving the soil and placing the plants gently in the earth.

The value of service is sometimes the most difficult to integrate into the mindset and experiences of our community. We speak a lot of solidarity and participate in moments of solidarity, especially with those

PERUVIAN JOURNAL

We are fortunate

that the Season of

Creation begins in

September when we

prepare for the school celebration. The

Laudato Si’ themes

of environmental care for all of creation

mesh with living the charism and legacy of Saint Angela.

Second graders visiting our home to learn about the Ursulines and Saint Angela.

experiencing health issues, death in a family, etc. It is more difficult to understand service as integral to our way of life.

In more recent years, however, we have had some good experiences communicating service as an integral part of our lives. Starting with fourth-year students, and according to their interests, they have been helping in some of our after-school projects. In those hours of service, students begin to understand and discover their own gifts, qualities and talents in relation to others, especially those who are younger.

With accumulated service hours, students become eligible to request participation in the mission trip to San Miguel, Cajamarca, in the Andes Mountains.

There, they experience giving and receiving, mutual learning and community building with their brothers and sisters in this rural area who have a variety of cultural experiences, values and needs.

The students who participated in this experience this year returned on October 19 after a week in San Miguel and Cajamarca. Several experienced some knocks and bumps, but all experienced the open arm hospitality of our paisanos. Little by little, the students learn that there is more to life than receiving. There is great value in knowing the other who is like you, Peruvian, experiencing hospitality, and the other who is “different,” still Peruvian, but with a different experience of hospitality.

During the recent mission trip to San Miguel with 13 students, Sister Yuli embraced both the privilege and challenge of walking alongside them—sharing in their moments of giving and receiving, the little and the many that any of us have.

Saving bottle caps for funds for children’s burn treatment.

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IN MEMORIAM

Sister Loretta Guenther

“Let the little children come to me…for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.”

—Matthew 19:14

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Sister Loretta Guenther, OSU, 90, died in the 72nd year of her religious life on October 7, 2024, at Nazareth Home-Clifton. One of 10 children and a native of Louisville, Kentucky, Wilhelmina Pauline (her baptismal name) attended St. Elizabeth parish school, where she was taught by the Ursulines. She attended Sacred Heart Academy as an aspirant, and she entered the Ursulines in 1952 at age 18.

Sister Loretta served as a cook at the convents of St. Raphael, St. Anthony, St. Peter, Ursuline Academy, Sacred Heart Academy and Ursuline College in Louisville, and at St. Patrick school in Sidney, Nebraska. She also worked in the Ursuline Motherhouse infirmary kitchen.

In 1974, Sister Loretta chose to work at St. Joseph Children’s Home, where she served as a houseparent until her retirement in 2010, a total of 36 years. She received an award of excellence for her superior performance in 1997.

In February 2000, Sister Loretta was honored by the St. Joseph Catholic Orphan Society as the first recipient of the “St. JosephUrsuline Award.” In 2002, the Home established a fund in her

name for education and support expenses for the children that reside at the home, including art, music, gymnastics, and dance classes, as well as recreation activities and educational field trips.

In 2023, St. Joseph Children’s Home named their chapel in honor of Sr. Loretta for her years of service, and a plaque at St. Joseph has a quote from Sister Loretta, “It’s the simplicity, the love that children have that makes them so special. I was so blessed to be at St. Joseph because I know children are close to God.” Sister Loretta was very devoted to the Blessed Mother and said Mary has appeared to her several times—during grade school while she was in church, during illnesses, in times of need, and while in prayer. She would often say, “She is so beautiful, I pray that I see her again.”

Sister Loretta is the daughter of the late Albert and Wilhelmina Pauline Guenther. She is survived by her brother-in-law, Carl Lawrence; many nieces and nephews, great-nieces and nephews; as well as her community of Ursuline Sisters and Associates.

IN MEMORIAM

Sister Shirley Ann Simmons

“Live and behave in such a way that others may see in you a model.”

—St. Angela Merici, 6th Counsel

Ursuline Sister of Louisville Shirley Ann ( Joanella) Simmons, OSU, age 99, died in the 82nd year of her religious life on June 9, 2024, at Nazareth Home-Clifton. A native of Heartwell, Nebraska, she graduated from St. Patrick High School in North Platte, where she was taught by the Ursulines, then received a scholarship to attend Ursuline College in Louisville.

She entered the Ursulines in 1942 at age 17. In a 2022 interview for her 80th jubilee, Sister recalled one incident as a postulant, where “there was a plate of cookies that somehow ended up in our area.

When Sister Sylvester Ahlhaus, who oversaw the postulants, returned to the room, the cookies were gone!” she said, laughing. “We were just young kids and couldn’t resist those cookies!”

Sister Shirley Ann began her 55-year ministry as a teacher in Louisville at St. Boniface parish school in 1944, then later taught at Our Lady of Lourdes parish school and served as principal of St. Elizabeth parish school. She also taught in Cumberland, Maryland, and in Omaha and North Platte, Nebraska. She served as principal

at three schools in Nebraska: St. Patrick Elementary in Sidney; Blessed Sacrament School in Omaha; and St. Luke School in Ogallala from 1975 until her retirement in 1999.

She then served in parish ministry in St. Luke parish until she returned to Louisville in 2012.

She volunteered at United Crescent Hill Ministries and in the Ursuline Sisters’ archives for several years.

She earned a bachelor of arts degree in education from the former Ursuline College (now Bellarmine University) in Louisville, and a master of arts degree in education from Creighton University, Omaha.

Sister Shirley Ann is the daughter of the late Niles and Ella Porterfield Simmons. She was also preceded in death by her sister and brother-in-law, Gloria and Joe Dodson; brother John “Jack” Simmons; and brother and sister-in-law Niles Simmons and Joan Cohen. She is survived by several nieces and nephews, greatnieces and nephews, as well as her community of Ursuline Sisters and Ursuline Associates.

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The Estate of Kenneth Downs Kevin and Mary Duffy Colette and Tom Dumstorf Sr. Carmelita Dunn, SCN, and Sr. Gail Collins, SCN The Estate of Judith Eastland Judy and Wayne Eberenz Joan Marie Echsner Deborah Eger G. Kenneth and Elise Eisenback Louise and Richard Eiswirth Tonda Elderkin Gerry Ellis Berta Ellison Robert and Paula Englert Fr. Bryan D. Ernest Alice Ernst Paula Fangman Jan Farrell Dan and Kathleen Fehringer Karen Feldkamp Norman and Nancy Ferrari Sandra Fitz Lana Kelly Fitzgerald Teddy L. Flynt Catherine Ford Dennis and Beth Ford Colleen Freeman Dr. John Spalding Gatton Rita Gawarecki Ellen and Thomas Giesler Jane Gilbert Meredith and Glenn Gogan Teri Gordon Mary and David Graas Rev. John Grabish Ann Greer Rose Marie Grenewald Mary Lynn Guettler Kathleen Gunderson John and Rhonda Guy Darlene and George Haarman Kristen Haarman Bernadine Hafner Pat Hahn Dennis Hanley Rosemary Harkins Alice Harris

Elizabeth Harris Thomas and Marcia Heil Judy and Tony Heitzman Robert Heleringer Lucy Lee Helm Donna Hemmila Joan Hennessy Douglas Henry Jacqueline Herde Janet Herold Lisa Heuser Mike Hinde Susan Holahan Sharon Holliday Gail Howard Charlene Hoyer Sherry Huang Mary Ann and Gerald Hubbs Sheila Huff Nancy Hughes Patricia Hughes John and Maria Huson Clara Louise Iler Mary Jackey Leonilda Jamison Stephen Janda Karen Jarboe Lynn Jeffreys Franklin and Jill Jelsma Sharon Jewell Diane Jones Mike and Kathy Kaufling Ron Kaufman Ruth Kelly Dr. Paul Kelty Bob Kern John Kessler Janet and Ron Ketterer Frank and Donna Kiley Louis and Mildred Killmeier Mary Margaret King Ann Kist Annette Klanac Karen Klapheke Fred J. Klausing III Beth and Greg Klem Pam Klipsch Lawrence Knabel Jr. Knights of Columbus Sidney, NE

Peter Koffler Cynthia Kohrs Mark Kohut Mary Ann Kollros Carol and Robert Kopp Dr. Alexanndra Kreps Cecilia Kruml Mary Julia Kuhn Margie Kummer Cheryle and Kevin Kuntz Ann Kupper Kay Kupper Mary Linda Laferty Regina and Anthony Laing Mary Lou Lally Mary Ann Larkin James and Debra Larson Melody Lawrence William Leasure Jr. Regina Ledwick Joan Leotta Teresita Lim Angela Lincoln and Tim Darst Rev. Daniel Lincoln Fabian and Joan Lipp Peggy Liter Kevin and Elise Lockhart Jack and Kathy Loeffler Dave and Diane Lohr Sisters of Loretto John Lorenz Robert and Andra Lubbers August Lucci Roger Lucheta Joe Luckett Sally and Chuck Lynch Lyverse Irrevocable Trust Barbara MacDonald Ruth MacGregor Mary Pat Mackin Kathleen Maginot Kenneth and Mary Lou Maginot Mary Mail Betty Marcellino Patricia and Bob Markert Mary Ann Marko John Marquette Mary Jo Martin Kathryn Mattingly

DONOR GIFTS

Thank You to Our Donors July 1, 2023 — June 30, 2024 Annette Mattingly Thomas Mattingly Kate McCormick Dolores Jean McCrory Cathy McFarland Kathleen McHugh Eithne McMullen Marysue McNally Patricia McTigue Jesse Mendez Rev. Joseph Merkt Kerry and Heather Metts Martha Metz Gail Meyer Susan Meyer Rosemary and Jeffrey Miano Judith Michels Betty Mike Ann Miller Louise Miller Mark Miller Norma Miller Patricia Bernardi Miller Norwood and Jean Marie Miller Jr. Susan Molony Sharron Monroe William Monteith Elizabeth and Guy Montgomery Marilyn Montgomery Betty and Daniel Moore Mary Ann Moran Nellie Moreschi Brenda Mosser Ruth Mueller Yvonne Judy Mueller Jane Ellen Myers Linda Myers Vicky Nash Susan Neal

Radetta Nemcosky Melvin and Jeannine Nix Milicent Nolan Janice Norton Lizanne O’Bryan Norma Oeswein Gerry and Carol O’Farrell Jim and Naomi Olges Sr. William Olges Judy O’Neil Kevin O’Neil Mary Jane O’Rourke Rev. Robert E. Osborne Steven and Ann Ostling Roserita Ott Our Mother of Sorrows Church Stephen and Theresa Pallardy Barry and Anna Jo Paul David W. L. Paulin Nicholas Payne and Cynthia Heinrich Jo Ann Peterson Bob and Joyce Pfaadt Marsha Pierce Sue Pile Janet Pisaneschi Deborah Powell Gregory and Therese Purol Susan and John Rahiya Ann Ransdell Felicia and Martin Ray James and Jane Redmon Karen Rice Mark Rice Paula and Jim Rice Judee Richardson Malcolm and Karleen Robertson Donna Robinson Mary Rogers

The Estate of Ann Roina Jerrold and Carla Rosen The Estate of Dolores Rosol Justine Rostel Irvin Rueff E. Peter Rutledge and Jann Logsdon Bill and Kaelin Rybak Joan Sabel Jeaninne Sandlin Donna Sansone Marie Schaefer Rex and Mary Lu Schardein David and Judith Scharfenberger Paula Schladand Regina Schmidt James Schmitt The Estate of Betty Schulte Stanley and Nancy Sedlacek Flo Selby Michael Sermersheim Barbara Shaw Erika Shook Evelyn Siemens Bud and Barbara Simmons Sheryl Singleton James Sinnott Janie Smith John and Joann Smith Mary Ann Smith Katherine Sniegon Jan Snyder Dorothy Solomon Mary Spalding Peter Sparano Diane Spicer Nick and Bonita Spiegl William and Margaret Staarman Regina C. Staiger

Beth and Pete Staley Stanford Children’s Hospital Nurses & Respiratory Therapists Edward Stanley Jerry Stanley Nancy Staresinic Dr. Mary Elaine Stauble and Dr. Bruce Tasch Susanne Steinbock Mary Steinmetz Laurie Stemler Barbara Stenger Martha Stephenson Kathleen Stewart Karen Stocker John and Mary Stocker Darlene Stoddard Rita Stone Rita Stosberg Susan Strom Pamela Strothman Maria Stuckenborg Barbara Szambelan Michael and Mary Tangney Jeanette Saddler Taylor Alice Taylor Faith Thomas James Thomas Martha Thomas Barbara Todd Frances Ann Tompkins Loc Tran Qui Tran Debra and John Treadwell Michael Treinen Roxanna and Gary Trivitt Mary Ellen Tucker Eugene and Rosemary Turano Mary Louise Turner Patricia Turner

Colleen Underhill Maureen and Jeffrey Underhill Beverly Vance John Venhoff Richard Vollmer Mark Vorder-Bruegge Jr. Mary Vowels Kathleen Wagner Linda Walker Patricia Walsh Thomas Walsh Joseph Warren Mickie Watts Mary Jean Weckman Wayne and Janice Weller Carrie Wentzel Linda Wentzel Kathryn Whelan David and Inez White Renee and Tinze White Jim and Sharon Wilberding Peggy Wilhelm Patsy Wilkison Nancy and Jack Willenbrink Anne Williams Kathy Williams Joan Winkler Jay and Alice Wissing Mary Marlene Wolf Katherine and Kai Kit Wong Mary Rose Wright Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLP Gy Yatros and Family Charlotte Young Jerilyn Zapp William Zapp Peter Zemelka Raymond and Deborah Zoeller Catherine Zoercher DOME | WINTER 2024

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Gifts In Honor Of SHARON ARNOLD Mary Ann and Gerald Hubbs SISTER BARBARA BIR, OSU Janet Herold Jeanette Saddler Taylor SISTER ANTONINE BIVEN, OSU Darlene and George Haarman BLESSED SACRAMENT PITTSBURGH Carol Chester SISTER JULIA DAVIS, OSU Erika Shook SISTER RITA DRESSMAN, OSU Mary Lou Lally SISTER CLARA FEHRINGER, OSU Dan and Kathleen Fehringer SISTER CLARA FEHRINGER’S 70TH JUBILEE Mary Marlene Wolf GOD’S GLORY Dennis and Beth Ford SISTER MARY JO GRAMIG, OSU Douglas Henry SISTER JULIENNE GUY, OSU John and Rhonda Guy

July 1, 2023 — June 30, 2024

SISTER JULIENNE GUY’S 75TH JUBILEE Marilyn Montgomery Mary Marlene Wolf SISTER RUTH ANN HAUNZ, OSU Mary Jo Martin Bob and Joyce Pfaadt SISTER JO ANN JANSING, OSU Kathleen McHugh SISTER RITA JOSEPH JARRELL’S 60TH JUBILEE Lisa Heuser SISTER MARY DONATA KOKOT, OSU Flo Selby SISTER DONATA KOKOT’S 75TH JUBILEE Jeaninne Sandlin SISTER LORETTA KRAJEWSKI, OSU Fr. Bryan Ernest SISTER THERESA KRUML, OSU Cecilia Kruml SISTER ANNE MARY LOCHNER, OSU Darlene and George Haarman SUZANNE LUCHETA Roger Lucheta

CAROL LYLE Susan Casey Douglas Henry SISTER CARMENCITA MOORE, OSU Jeaninne Sandlin SISTER MARILYN MUELLER, OSU Mary N. Jackey SISTER MARILYN MUELLER MUELLER’S 70TH JUBILEE Dennis Hanley SISTER KATHLEEN NEELY, OSU Kathryn Mattingly Thomas A. Mattingly SISTER JANET MARIE PETERWORTH, OSU Melvin and Jeannine Nix THE URSULINES THAT TAUGHT IN PITTSBURGH Kathleen and Joe Cenci ANTHONY PLIS Ann Kist SISTER MARY SUE SCHARFENBERGER, OSU Robert and Paula Englert David and Judith Scharfenberger SHA CLASS OF ‘59 Mary Ann and Gerald Hubbs SHA CLASS OF ‘67 Rosemary and Jeffrey Miano

SISTER SHIRLEY ANN SIMMONS, OSU Fr. Bryan Ernest DORIS SINGLETON Sheryl A. Singleton SISTER MARTHA BUSER’S RECOVERY Susan Strom SISTER MARTHA JACOB’S JUBILEE Teri Gordon THE SISTERS AT ST. VINCENT DEPAUL Roger Lucheta SISTER MARY MARTHA STAARMAN, OSU Rev. John Grabish William and Margaret Staarman PATRICIA ANN STENGER Barbara Jean Stenger THE SISTERS WHO SERVED IN PERU William and Margaret Staarman THE SISTERS WHO TAUGHT IN PITTSBURGH, PA Carol Chester THE URSULINE SISTERS OF PITTSBURGH Carol Chester SAUNDRA UHDE Mary Ann and Gerald Hubbs

Gifts In Memory Of

July 1, 2023 — June 30, 2024

SISTER ELISSA ADAMS, OSU Jerry Altstadt SUZANNE ALTMAN Patricia McTigue HENRICA J. (RICA) ANTOINE Mary Sue and Bob Becker BILL BELL Barbara and Bud Simmons JOSEPH BESENDORF Lawrence and Jan Bloemer Jr. Jonathan Canine Lyverse Irrevocable Trust Elizabeth and Guy Montgomery Richard Vollmer

LEONILDA KLUESNER BROWN Leonilda Jamison SISTER LILLIAN ANN BROWN, OSU Elsie Boyd Mary Jane Smith Renee and Tinze White SISTER MARJORIE BURGE, OSU Dr. John Spalding Gatton SISTER MARY LAURANA BURKE, OSU Michael Dorn SISTER MARTHA BUSER, OSU Anonymous Albert and Judith Anthony

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BARBARA M. BOGOVICH Paul P. Bogovich SISTER MARY JOACHIM BOGOVICH, OSU Paul P. Bogovich CATHERINE O. BOWRON Patricia Bowron CHARLES BOYLE Rose M. Boyle JACK BOYLE Rose M. Boyle MADELINE BOYLE Rose M. Boyle NANCY BOYLE Rose M. Boyle RUTH BOYLE Rose M. Boyle

Cathy Bannon Kathy DeLozier Joan M. Echsner Jan Farrell Judy and Tony Heitzman Ruth D. Kelly Bob Kern Karen Klapheke Beth and Greg Klem Mary Ann Larkin Mary Mail Ann Miller Elizabeth and Guy Montgomery Nicholas Payne and Cynthia Heinrich Sue Pile Barbara and Bud Simmons John and Joann Smith

UKRAINIAN FRIENDS ALEXANDRA SOROKA AND HER HUSBAND Michael Dorn URSULINE ACADEMY PITTSBURGH CLASS OF ‘65 Donna Jean Hemmila URSULINE ACADEMY PITTSBURGH CLASS OF ‘56 Barbara Szambelan URSULINE SISTERS Alice Ernst URSULINE SISTERS FROM CUMBERLAND, MD Eugene and Rosemary Turano SISTER LORNA WEILER, OSU Patricia A. Casillo Dr. John Spalding Gatton Meredith and Glenn Gogan Jan Snyder SISTER MARY DENIS WEST, OSU Dolores Jean McCrory Joan Sabel ROSALIE ZANGARI Louis and Mildred Killmeier SISTER JEAN ANNE ZAPPA, OSU Deborah Bagnato

Roxanna and Gary Trivitt Maureen and Jeffrey Underhill Patricia Walsh Patricia Wilkison CAROLE CALVERT Yvonne Mueller SISTER MARY SAMUEL CARTER, OSU Jerry and Katherine Bean WILLIAM CARTER, JR. Jerry and Katherine Bean BARBARA CASSIDY Alvin Cassidy SISTER MARY BRENDAN CONLON, OSU Mary Julia Kuhn Beth and Pete Staley

DONOR GIFTS

Gifts In Memory Of KENNETH CRAWFORD Kathy Williams PAULA CUDA Joan Leotta SISTER ERNESTINE DAVIS, OSU Dave and Diane Lohr MOTHER MARY DECHANTEL, OSU Dr. Alexanndra Kreps SISTER VERA DEL GRANDE, OSU Thomas and Marcia Heil SISTER ASSUMPTA DEVINE, OSU Jerrold and Carla Rosen DOLORES DIMARIA Janice Dimaria SISTER LAURA DUERR, OSU Rose Marie Grenewald MARGARET DUES Deborah Curran Donna S. Sansone SISTER ESTHER FEHRINGER, OSU Dan and Kathleen Fehringer MARY LOUISE “Peasie” FISCHER Our Mother of Sorrows Church SISTER CLARICE FORTMAN James Thomas SISTER DOROTHY FRANKRONE, OSU Patricia Andres DR. WILLIAM FREEMAN Colleen Freeman SISTER ESTELLE GATHOF, OSU Richard Barrett SISTER MARY JOYCE GEORGEL, OSU Malcolm and Karleen Robertson Jr. JOANNE GONZALEZ Jeanette Saddler Taylor SISTER GEORGINE GRABENSTEIN, OSU Regina and Anthony Laing SISTER MARGARET ANN HAGAN, OSU Anonymous MARY LOUISE HAMPTON Yvonne Mueller

SISTER MARY LEE HANSEN, OSU Sue Pile SISTER JO ANN HAUNTZ, OSU Susanne Steinbock SISTER KEVIN HAYDEN, OSU Patricia Andres CAROL HECKMAN Donna J. Burton SISTER ANDREW HEESACKER, OSU William Zapp CLARICE HELTMAN James Thomas ANTHONY HILDENBRAND JR. Linda Walker SISTER JOSEPHINE HILDENBRAND, OSU Linda Walker SISTER MARY HILDENBRAND, OSU Linda Walker BETTY JEAN HORSMAN Marian and John Ackerman Anonymous Bruce and Mary Ann Bell Whit and Lesa Boone Christoper and Valerie Brooker Ellen Creely Franklin and Jill Jelsma Mike and Kathy Kaufling Beth and Greg Klem Melody Lawrence Fabian and Joan Lipp Sally and Chuck Lynch Ruth MacGregor Annette Mattingly Kerry and Heather Metts Susan Neal Steven and Ann Ostling Gregory and Therese Purol Evelyn Siemens Mark Vorder-Bruegge Jr. Wayne and Janice Weller Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLP Gy Yatros and Family CAROLINE HOYER Charlene Hoyer SISTER DOLORES HUDSON, OSU Mary Margaret Wilhelm MARY CAROLYN ISING Leonilda Jamison

July 1, 2023 — June 30, 2024 WILLIAM R. JEWELL Deborah Powell SISTER MARY RUTH KELLY, OSU Antionette Corey JO KERN Bob Kern ROBERTA “BOBBIE MAE” KESSLER John Kessler 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 SISTER CHRISTINE LESOUSKY, OSU Louise and Richard Eiswirth SISTER MARY LAVINIA LESOUSKY, OSU Louise and Richard Eiswirth MARGARET M. LINCOLN Rev. Daniel Lincoln SISTER ANNE MARY LOCHNER, OSU Gina Cammarano Nancy and Kirsten Cammarano Jan Farrell Darlene and George Haarman James and Debra Larson Judy and Mick O’Neil Sue Pile Sisters of Loretto SISTER AGNES MARIE LONG, OSU Eithne McMullen SISTER GEORGE MARIE LONG, OSU Eithne McMullen SISTER MARIA GORETTI LOVETT, OSU Jean Anderson Anonymous Frederick and Christina Castellano Katherine Sniegon Mary Ellen Tucker

SISTER PATRICIA LOWMAN, OSU Gail Meyer Bob and Joyce Pfaadt Katherine Sniegon Jim and Sharon Wilberding SISTER MARY DOLORITA LUTSIE, OSU Norman and Nancy Ferrari SISTER LORRAINE MAGINOT, OSU Kathleen Maginot Linda Walker EDWARD MATTINGLY Kathryn Mattingly MARY THERESE MATTINGLY Kathryn Mattingly SISTER MARY PATRICK MCGINNIS Pat Hahn JACK MILLER Patricia Bernardi Miller JAMES “Jamie” MILLER Patricia Bernardi Miller JOSEPH MILLER Patricia Bernardi Miller PAUL W. MILLER SR. Patricia Bernardi Miller SISTER HERMINA MILTENBERGER, OSU Jane Beard Marjorie Cessna SISTER ROSAIRE MILTENBERGER, OSU Jane Beard Marjorie Cessna TODD FRANCIS MOORE Betty and Daniel Moore SISTER ROSE ANN MULLER, OSU Nancy Cilento Tonda Elderkin Rosemary M. Harkins Patricia Hughes Judith A. Michels Sue Pile SISTER ANNUNCIATA MUTH, OSU James and Jane Redmon SISTER BERNADINE NASH, OSU Vicky Nash THERESA NEWTON Judy Breitenstein Deborah Eger Gail Howard

Mary Linda Laferty Marysue McNally Brenda Mosser Janice Norton Paula Schladand Mary Ann Smith Laurie J. Stemler Kathleen Stewart BARBARA NOE Diane Jones SISTER FRANCETTA OLGES, OSU Naomi and Jim Olges SISTER RITA OLGES, OSU Naomi and Jim Olges CAROLYN O’ROURKE Cathy McFarland SISTER MARY SEBASTIAN PASSAFIUME, OSU Mary Lee Broyles SISTER EMILY PEETZ, OSU Dorothy Solomon SISTER CLETA PFAADT, OSU Bob and Joyce Pfaadt SISTER EVELINA PISANESCHI, OSU Janet I. Pisaneschi SISTER JUDITH RICE, OSU Kathy Beckman Lawrence and Jan Bloemer Jr. Elizabeth Carney Jane Cruthirds Mary Louis Davitt Sr. Carmelita Dunn and Sr. Gail Collins, SCN Jan Farrell Lana Kelly Fitzgerald Jane Gilbert Lucy Lee Helm Susan Holahan Sheila Huff Patricia Hughes Ruth D. Kelly Beth and Greg Klem Susan Meyer Elizabeth and Guy Montgomery Judy and Mick O’Neil Marsha Pierce Sue Pile Felicia Ray Donna Robinson Justine Rostel E. Peter Rutledge and Jann Logsdon

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DONOR GIFTS

Gifts In Memory Of Barbara and Bud Simmons Nick and Bonita Spiegl Mary Elaine Stauble Martha Thomas Barbara Todd Colleen Underhill Carrie Wentzel Kathryn Whelan Nancy and Jack Willenbrink Joan V. Winkler SISTER MILDRED MAE RUEFF, OSU Ellen and Thomas Giesler SISTER ANNETTE RUTLEDGE, OSU 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

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SISTER ANGELICE SEIBERT, OSU Rev. Daniel Lincoln SISTER THECLA SHIEL, OSU John and Betty Bentz SISTER SHIRLEY ANN SIMMONS, OSU Ann Greer Kevin and Elise Lockhart SISTER MARY DONALD SINKHORN, OSU Beverly Vance SISTER URSULA FROM BURNSIDE, KY James Thomas SISTERS WHO TAUGHT AT STS PETER AND PAUL IN CUMBERLAND, MD William A. Leasure Jr. MERRY M. SPARANO Peter Sparano ST. PATRICK’S-NORTH PLATTE Timothy Burke DONALD STAUBLE Deborah Armbruster GERI STAUBLE Deborah Armbruster

July 1, 2023 — June 30, 2024 SISTER SARAH STAUBLE, OSU Mary Spalding MARY HELEN STEINAUER Robert Heleringer EDWARD STEINMETZ JR. Mary Steinmetz VIOLA STENGER Barbara Jean Stenger WILLIAM STENGER Barbara Jean Stenger KENNETH STEPHENSON Martha Stephenson GEORGE STODDARD Darlene Stoddard WILLIAM STONE Rita Stone FRANCES ELIZABETH BERRY THACKER Mary Ellen Tucker DOROTHY TKAC Anne Williams MIMI ELLEN TKAC Anne Williams LE LE TRAN Michelle Cheung Choo Sherry Huang Teresita Lim

Stanford Children’s Hospital Nurses & Respiratory Therapists Qui Tran DOROTHY TREINEN Michael Treinen LILLIAN TURNER Mary Louise Turner URSULINE ACADEMY PITTSBURGH, PA Carol Chester SISTER ROSEMARY VAN AUSDALE, OSU John Venhoff MARIAN VOWELS Darlene Stoddard MILDRED M. VOWELS Darlene Stoddard SISTER MARY CATHERINE VUKMANIC, OSU Teddy L. Flynt Faith Thomas SISTER ANTHONY WARGEL, OSU Paul and Patsy DeBorde Gerry and Carol O’Farrell NANCY WEICKEL Martha Stephenson

PAT WERNERT Mary Ann Smith CHARLES AND JEAN WILL SR. Diane Jones NANCY WILLIAMS Mary Rogers SISTER MARY JEANINE WOLFF, OSU Ann Kupper SISTER ROSALITA WUERSCH, OSU Sharon Holliday Stephen and Theresa Pallardy SISTER THEOPHANE WUERSCH, OSU Stephen and Theresa Pallardy SALLIE YAGEL Kevin O’Neil ROSALIE ZANGARI Louis and Mildred Killmeier CLARA ZOELLER Diane Buddell

ANNUAL REPORT

Sisters in Mission July 1, 2023 — June 30, 2024 Boards AWARE (Agricultural Workers Are Respected Equals) Community Catholic Center Friends of Escapulas Hildegard House Holy Cross High School Interfaith Paths to Peace Nativity Academy PATH (People Against Trafficking Humans) Coalition of Kentucky Pitt Academy Sacred Heart Schools St. Benedict Child Care Center St. Frances of Rome Parish Council St. Paul Roman Catholic Church Parish Council St. Vincent de Paul Society United Crescent Hill Ministries Ursuline Associates Ursuline Sisters Charitable Trust Women Religious Archives Collaborative (WRAC)

Committees Buechel/Hikes Point Ministries (steering) Cry of Earth, Cry of Humanity Guiding Team Fortunate Families (LGBTQ) Holy Cross High School Curriculum LCWR Region 6 (executive) National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC) Regional Norton Hospitals (pastoral care) Our Lady of Lourdes Parish (finance) Ursuline Charism and Spirituality Facilitating Team Ursuline Fun Committee Ursuline Funeral Planning Ursuline Governance Guiding Team Ursuline Social Concerns Ursuline Social Justice Ursuline Synod and Synodality

Volunteer AMC Lobby Day in Frankfort Archdiocese of Louisville Prison Ministry Agricultural Workers Are Respected Equals (AWARE) Casa Latina Catechesis of the Good Shepherd English as a Second Language (ESL) Family Community Clinic Greenwood Cemetery Community Partners Hand in Hand Ministries Kids’ Café Discalced Carmelite Sisters (Louisville)

Masonic Homes Kentucky Nativity Academy at St. Boniface Nazareth Home–Clifton Nazareth Home–Highlands Norton Children’s Hospital Olmsted Parks Conservancy Shively Area Ministries St. Frances of Rome Church St. Lawrence Church St. Vincent de Paul Society St. William Parish U of L Hospital United Crescent Hill Ministries Wayside Christian Mission

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