Our Call Ursuline Associate Community Quarterly
July 2021
Liturgy and Lunch Resumes Thursday, May 13, 2021, was a momentous day for Louisville-area Associates. For the first time since February 2020, we were able to have a Mass in the Motherhouse chapel followed by lunch in the social room. When I announced the Liturgy and Lunch date, I asked that only persons who were fully vaccinated should RSVP to attend the event. Approximately 35 Sisters and Associates gathered at 11 a.m. for Mass in the chapel. Father Tom Boland was the officiant, I was the lector and Donna Ising was the eucharistic minister. Everyone present wore masks during the liturgy. We observed social distancing in the chapel. Attendees sat in every other pew and six feet apart. During the Eucharist, only the body of Christ was distributed, as the Archdiocese of Louisville was still advising against sharing the cup of Christ’s blood. While lining up to receive the Eucharist, communicants maintained social distancing. And because of pandemic precautions there was no singing during the Mass. Lunch was served in the social room where, again, social distancing
was observed and attendees removed their masks to eat. Bottled water was provided, and to avoid sharing serving utensils, boxed lunches were ordered from Common Table, a center sponsored by Catholic Charities where disadvantaged people can learn culinary and food service skills. As evidenced by the way the meal was enjoyed, they are doing a great job! Even better than the food was the camaraderie, as people who hadn’t been able to gather in over a year met again in familiar circumstances. Many in attendance expressed over and over how much they had missed being able to meet in person to share Eucharist and fellowship—both spiritual and physical—with their community. We plan to continue our monthly gatherings on into the summer and fall.
Our Call
Liturgy and Lunch Attendees Top photo: Hugh Smith; Middle photo (L to R): Peasie Fischer, Teresa Butler, Sister Jo Ann Jansing, Nannette Mershon; Bottom photo (L to R): Midge Meehan, Helen Ratterman, Rory Polio, Emily Mosby.
The Ursuline Associates are Christian women and men who, within their own state in life, join the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in prayer, mutual support, and service. Together they seek to deepen their lives of prayer and service as followers of Jesus in the spirit and tradition of Saint Angela Merici, foundress of the Ursuline Sisters.
Staff: Bay Baltes 3105 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206 502 896-3956, ext. 3127 baybaltes@ursulineslou.org or associates@ursulineslou.org 1