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Maryknoll Sister’s Jubilee Gift Was Sharing Tools of Peace in South Sudan

Maryknoll Sister Janice McLaughlin cel-ebrated her golden jubilee by returning to Africa this summer to help the people

of the continent’s newest nation, the Republic of South Sudan, learn valuable lessons about how to be peace-builders in their homes, workplaces and society.

For Sister Janice, the president of the Maryknoll Sisters since 2009, the return to Africa was like a homecoming, because she has spent most of her 50 years in religious life serving on the African continent, first in kenya and then in Zimba-bwe and Mozambique, or on behalf of the people there.

“I felt right at home there from the moment I arrived in 1969. the African people have a way of welcoming you,” said Sister Janice, a na-tive of pittsburgh, pa. “they are rich in culture, in faith and in their love of God.”

her three-week visit in July and August was part of a larger initiative, Solidarity with Southern Sudan, which was launched by the Union of International Superiors General in 2008 at the request of the catholic bishops of Sudan. Some 150 religious congregations, including the Mary-

knoll Sisters, are supporting the venture with per-sonnel and funds. A total of 24 sisters, brothers and priests from 14 congregations have begun working in the new country.

when Sister Janice arrived in South Sudan on July 25, the nation had become independent little more than two weeks before. She found a land with very few paved roads or buildings. poverty is a fact of life for many of its people, who have suffered the effects of almost four decades of war and conflict.

Despite the obstacles, Sister Janice said the peo-ple she met possessed “a spirit of optimism.” they were buoyed by the results of the referendum that

featured high voter turnout and was close to unanimous in its support of the decision to break away from the North and form a new nation.

“they are hopeful they can do it…they feel like, ‘we have our opportunity,’ and they are (determined) to do it well,’’ Sister Janice said.

In the Archdiocese of Juba, the capital city, and the Dio-cese of wau, Sister Janice led workshops she called

“planting Seeds of peace.” the goals included the introduction of basic concepts of conflict transfor-mation, improving listening and communication skills, learning how to negotiate positively and sharing lessons from her previous experiences in

southern Africa. her students were seminarians of St. paul’s Sem-

inary in Juba; nursing students, including religious sisters, at a catholic health training institute; and employees of Radio Bakhita, a catholic station.

Lessons utilized various methods of instruction including role-playing exercises, journaling, case studies, films and music. Sister Janice called her students “vibrant young people” who were eager to participate. In class, they discussed how they would “plant” seeds of peace in their own lives and work-places.

“we looked at what they had experienced,” Sister Janice explained. “Most of them had lived in war their whole lives. Many had been refugees in kenya and Uganda.”

her own history in Africa gave Sister Janice a wealth of experience to draw upon for her les-sons. She first served in kenya as communications director for the church there. In 1977, she began serving as press secretary of the catholic commis-sion for peace and Justice in then-Rhodesia. After only three months, she was arrested, detained and deported for documenting the war crimes of the government.

She would return to Africa two years later, serving in Mozambique before being invited to return as ed-ucational consultant in the president’s Office in the newly independent Zimbabwe, formerly Rhodesia. She helped to build nine schools for former refugees

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Despite the obstacles, Sister Janice said the people she met

possessed “a spirit of optimism.” They were buoyed by the results of the referendum that featured high voter turnout and was close to unanimous in its support of the decision to break away from the

North and form a new nation.

TEACHER AND STUDENT—Sister Janice McLaughlin, M.M., president of the Maryknoll Sisters, oversees the prog-

ress of a seminarian at St. Paul’s Seminary in Juba, South Sudan, who was one of her students in a peace-building

workshop over the summer following the independence of the new nation. Sister Janet, who has served as a mission-

er in several African countries, made the trip in celebration of her golden jubilee of religious life.

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80 YearSSister Francis Jerome Melody,

O.P., entered religious life from St. Je-rome’s parish, the Bronx. She served at the following schools: Holy Cross, Manhattan, 1933-1936; and in the Bronx at St. Luke’s, 1936-1940; St. Pius V, 1940-1946; Holy Spirit, 1946-1951; Our Lady of the Assumption, 1951-1963 and 1977-2001; St. Benedict’s, 1963-1969, and St. Mary’s, 1969-1977. In 2001 she retired to St. Dominic’s Convent, Blauvelt, and she now resides at St. Martin de Porres Infirmary.

Sister ann Louise Byron, O.P., en-tered from St. Mary’s parish, the Bronx. She ministered at the following schools: Holy Cross, Manhattan, 1932-1933; Holy Spirit, Bronx, 1933-1939; St. Benedict’s, Bronx, 1939-1945; Immaculate Concep-tion, Amenia, 1945-1951; Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Academy, Goshen, 1951-1954; Lavelle School, Bronx, 1954-1959; St. Dominic’s, Blauvelt, 1960-1969; St. Martin de Porres, Poughkeepsie, 1969-1970; St. Margaret’s, Pearl River, 1970-1981. She served at St. Mary Star of the Sea parish, City Island, 1981-1997, as director of religious education, parish minister and director of the senior citi-

zens programs. She retired to St. Martin de Porres Infirmary in 1997.

75 YearSSister anne Thomas McMahon,

O.P., entered from St. Luke’s parish, the Bronx. She served at St. Dominic’s School, Blauvelt, 1938-1941; St. Nicho-las of Tolentine, the Bronx, 1941-1949; St. Benedict’s, the Bronx, 1949-1956; St. Anselm’s, the Bronx, 1956-1960; Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Acad-emy, Goshen, 1960-1967; St. Peter’s School, Liberty, 1968-1970; St. Catha-rine’s, Blauvelt, 1970-1971; Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Tappan, 1970-1971, and Dominican College, Blauvelt, 1971-1976. She also served at a school in Daytona Beach, Fla. She was director of house-hold at St. Dominic’s Home, 1976-1979, and served the congregation as director of the diet kitchen, 1979-1986; commu-nity historian, 1986-1993, and performed volunteer services and prayer ministry, 1994-2004. She resides at St. Martin de Porres Infirmary.

Sister Dorothy Wieting, O.P., en-tered from Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish, Brooklyn. She holds a doctor-ate in speech pathology from Colum-

bia University. She served at St. Peter’s School, Liberty, 1939-1943; Holy Spirit, the Bronx, 1943-1947; Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Academy, Goshen, 1947-1951; Our Lady of Victory, the Bronx, 1951-1952; St. Dominic’s Home, Blauvelt, 1954-1955 and 1990-1991; St. Anselm’s, the Bronx, 1955-1963; St. Luke’s, the Bronx, 1963-1966; Dominican College, 1967-1982 and 1994-2001; St. Catharine’s parish, Blauvelt, 2005-2007. She leads Bible study at St. Catharine’s, and at St. Augustine’s parish, New City.

60 YearSSister Cleopha Kelly, O.P., entered

from St. Luke’s parish, the Bronx. She served at St. Dominic’s Home, Blauvelt, 1954-1956, 1969-1975, 1977-1982 and 1996-2000; St. Benedict’s School, the Bronx, 1956-1963; Holy Spirit, the Bronx, 1963-1965; St. Aloysius, Livingston Manor, 1965-1967, and St. Luke’s, the Bronx, 1967-1969. She has served the congrega-tion as director of food services, 1982-1996; coordinator of support services, 1996-2000; motherhouse administrator, 2000-2004, and director of resident life, since 2004.

Sister Margaret Mary Gleeson, O.P., entered from St. Luke’s parish, the Bronx. She holds a doctorate in psy-chology from Fordham University. She served at St. Pius V School, the Bronx, 1954-1957; St. Mary Star of the Sea, City Island, 1957-1961; Holy Rosary, Yonkers, 1961-1965; Our Saviour, the Bronx, 1965-1967; Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Academy, Goshen, 1969-1970; SS. Philip and James School, the Bronx, 1970-1971; St. Catharine’s, Blauvelt, 1971-1975; and St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School, the Bronx, 1975-1981. She also served at a high school in Daytona Beach, Fla. Since 1981 she has been associate professor of psychology at Dominican College, Or-angeburg.

Sister Patricia Horan, O.P., entered from St. Nicholas of Tolentine parish, the Bronx. Her ministries included St. Anselm’s School, the Bronx, 1954-1961; St. Mary Star of the Sea, City Island, 1961-1964; St. Dominic’s, Blauvelt, where she was principal, 1967-1971; HOPE, Goshen, 1973; Calvary Hospital, the

Bronx, 1980-1985; and Encore, St. Mal-achy’s, Manhattan, 2000-2006. She has had various assignments outside the archdiocese, including Long Island; Vir-ginia, Florida, Michigan and Massachu-setts; and Italy and South Africa, where she taught English as a second language, 2009-2010. She also served the congre-gation in leadership positions including councilor, 1971-1972; community board member, 1972-1979; director of religious development, 1974-1979; formation di-rector, 1979-1980, and administrator of the Wellness Center, 1995-1998. She now volunteers at the motherhouse.

Sister Dominic Marie McDonnell, O.P., entered from St. Pius V parish, the Bronx. She served in the dining room at St. Dominic’s Convent, Blauvelt, 1953-1955; in the Bronx at St. Anselm’s School, 1955-1961 and 1968-1973; Our Lady of Victory, 1961-1967; and St. Nicholas of Tolentine, 1967-1968; St. Benedict’s, 1973-1981; and at a school in Closter, N.J, 1981-1997. Since 1997 she has served as director of religious education at a par-ish in Emerson, N.J.

Sister ann Connolly, O.P., entered from St. Nicholas of Tolentine parish, the Bronx. Her ministries included St. Dominic’s School, Blauvelt, 1954-1955; St. Luke’s, the Bronx, 1955-1962 and 1968-1972; St. Margaret’s, Pearl River, 1972-1992, and Cardinal Hayes High School, the Bronx, 1993-2002. She also taught at St. Anthony’s School, Oceanside, 1962-1968. Since 2002 she has ministered at St. Raymond Academy for Girls, the Bronx.

70 YearSSister Rita Marie Pino, O.P.Sister Hubert Marie Timothy, O.P.Sr. Rose Patricia Reilly, O.P.

50 YearSSister Jeanine Conlon, O.P.Sister Elizabeth Engel, O.P.Sister Monica Paul Fraser, O.P.Sister Patricia Ginty, O.P.Sister James Bridget Hanley, O.P.Sister Jane Francis Marron, O.P.Sister Barbara McEneany, O.P.Sister Mary McFarland, O.P.Sister Kathleen O’Hanlon, O.P.Sister Beverly Vetrano, O.P.

60 YearSSister Francesca Thompson, O.S.F.,

taught from 1982 to 2005 at Fordham University, where she was associate professor in Afro-American studies and communications, and served as as-sistant dean for minority affairs. She

Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg, Ind.

was chairwoman of the department of theater and speech at her alma mater, Marian College, where she taught from 1966 to 1982. She also taught at her alma mater, Immaculate Conception Acad-emy in Oldenburg. She resides at the motherhouse.

Hebrews 6:19

A world-wide community serving on four continents; born 221 years ago in France amidst chaos, transition and revolution. That same spirit of hope which stirred our founders’ hearts continues to impassion our hearts today amidst chaos, transition and revolution in the 21st century. This is our story. We are Marian women for Christ - courageous in faith and daring in hope. We are ONE with the world.

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60 Yearssister Mary Daniel Bauer, F.s.P., is the office

manager of the Metropolitan Tribunal, where she has served since 1998. She also served in the archdiocese as secretary to the executive director of development, 1981-1988, and as an administrative secretary at the archdiocesan Department of Health and at the Terence Cardinal Cooke Center, 1988-1991. She was a secretary at Notre Dame High School, Manhattan, 1991-1998, and bursar and secretary to the president of Ladycliff College, Highland Falls, 1972-1980. She also taught at the Assisium Business School, Manhattan; St. Teresa’s School, Tarrytown; and at schools in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

sister Francis Goguen, F.s.P., most recently served in Albany for 20 years as faculty member at St. Rose College and at LaSalle School for Boys. She taught at La-dycliff College, Highland Falls, 1974-1980; St. Mathew’s School, Hastings, 1961-1963; St. Columbanus, Peekskill, 1963-1965 and St. Patrick’s, Yorktown Heights, 1968-1970. She also served at St. Joseph’s Home, Peekskill and at the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Home in the Bronx.

sister ann smith, F.s.P., formerly Sister Louis Mary, served most recently as administrator of Sacred Heart Convent, Yonkers, and as coordinator of the New Membership Team for her congregation. She served as a missioner to Bolivia, 1960-1964; novice minister, 1964-1971; and as administrator and provincial superior in Peekskill, 1974-1981. She also taught at Sacred Heart School, Highland Falls; St. Matthew’s, Hastings; and Assumption, Peekskill; and at schools in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. She also served as a pastoral minis-ter in Americus, Ga.

50 Years sister eileen Marie Cullen, F.s.P., has taught in

several elementary parish schools in Northern New Jersey since 1963, including nine years at St. Leo’s, Elm-wood Park; 14 at St. Anthony’s, Butler; 13 at St. Philip’s and 9 years at St. Brendan’s, both in Clifton.

sister Dorothy De Young, F.s.P., formerly Sister Mary Kenneth, is a faculty member at Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Scarsdale. She was principal at St. Margaret of Cortona School, Riverdale, 1997-2007,

and as teacher and principal of St. Patrick’s School, Yorktown Heights, 1972-1985. Other ministries included at Our Lady of Loretto, Cold Spring; St. Joseph’s Home, Peekskill; and Calvary Hospital, the Bronx. She served the congregation as assistant provincial, 1984-1987, and was the first congregation minister of the Franciscan Sisters of Peace, 1987-1995.

sister Margaret Holden, F.s.P., formerly Sister Frances Cabrini, has been involved in retreat ministry and spiritual direction since 2006. She served many years in special education, including at St. Dominic’s Home, the Bronx, 1992-1997; the Kennedy Child Study Center in Manhattan, 1982-1987; and for nine years in the Diocese of Brooklyn. She also served on the staff of the Cardinal Spellman Retreat Center, the Bronx, and in Chicago in a program for persons with disabili-ties. She also taught in New Jersey, and has served as a member of the congregation’s health care team.

sister Clare Kelleher, F.s.P., formerly Sister Ann Thomas, is the development director for her congrega-tion. She served as coordinator of religious education at St. Augustine’s parish, Larchmont, 2004-2008, and at Holy Innocents, Pleasantville, 1998-2004. She also served as principal of St. Columbanus School, Peek-skill, 1985-1998, as an administrator at Assisium Busi-ness School in Manhattan, 1980-1981; and on the fac-ulty at Ladycliff College, Highland Falls, 1977-1980. She served as provincial secretary, 1981-1985.

sister Kathleen O’Farrell, F.s.P., formerly Sister Christopher Mary, serves as pastoral associate at Our Lady of Lourdes parish, Manhattan. She had earlier served there as a pastoral associate, 1993-1996, and at St. Stephen of Hungary, Manhattan, 1987-1992. From 2001 to 2007 she served as a caseworker at Msgr. Fox Memorial Shelter and at the Dwelling Place transition-al residence, both in Manhattan. She also served on the faculty at LaSalle Academy, 1976-1987, and St. Joseph’s School, 1971-1976, both in Manhattan. She also served in South Carolina and New Jersey.

sister Mary elaine sullivan, F.s.P., recently com-pleted four years on the leadership team of the Francis-can Sisters of Peace as assistant congregation minister. She had served in education in northern New Jersey, 13 years as a teacher and 30 years as principal.

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60 Yearssister Mary Corita Clarke, r.D.C., taught religion

at Preston High School, the Bronx, 1958-1978. From 1978 to 2006, she was the director of the Divine Compassion Renewal Center at Good Counsel Campus in White Plains. Since 2008, she has been serving as a spiritual director at the RDC Center for Counseling and Human Development in White Plains. She also taught in the archdiocese at St. Lawrence O’Toole School, Brewster, and St. John the Evangelist, Mahopac, 1954-1958, and she was an adjunct professor at Fordham University in 1992.

sister Mary elizabeth Maney, r.D.C., formerly known as Sister Mary Gerard, taught at elementary grades at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Elmsford, 1954-1955; St. Bernard’s, White Plains, 1958-1963; Sacred Heart, Hartsdale, 1963-1967; and St. Lawrence O’Toole, Brewster, 1967-1969. She was registrar at Good Counsel College, White Plains, 1955-1958, and at Pace Universi-

ty, White Plains, during the 1990s. Before entering reli-gious life, she served in the Coast Guard during World War II and received a Victory Medal and American Campaign Medal. She resides at Good Counsel Cov-ent, White Plains.

sister Marie Murphy, r.D.C., formerly known as Sister Mary de Chantal, has been serving as bursar of John F. Kennedy Catholic High School in Somers since 1990. From 1982 to 1990, she was the treasurer of Good Counsel Academy High School, White Plains. She taught at St. Mary’s School, Katonah, 1954-1959; St. Joseph’s, Bronxville, 1959-1965; and Kennedy Catholic, 1978-1982.

sister Catherine Yakovleff, r.D.C., formerly known as Sister Mary Alexis, taught at St. Lawrence O’Toole School, Brewster, 1954-1957, and St. Frances de Chantal, the Bronx, 1957-1984. She worked in the medical records department at Phelps Memorial Hospital, Sleepy Hol-low, 1984-1985, and as a secretary at Family Consultation Service, 1985-1988. She worked in Pastoral Care at Siena

Counseling Center, the Bronx, in 1988. She resides at Cabrini Nursing Home, Dobbs Ferry.

50 Yearssister susan Becker, r.D.C., has been co-director

of the Divine Compassion Spirituality Center at Good Counsel Campus in White Plains since 2006, and is a part-time chaplain at Pace University, Pleasantville. A licensed social worker, she has held positions in the archdiocese at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Harrison, Cath-olic Charities in Cortland and in White Plains, and at St. Anthony’s parish, West Harrison, and St. John the Evan-gelist, Mahopac.

sister Mary Jane Deodati, r.D.C., formerly known as Sister Magdalene Marie, has been serving since 2008 as executive director of Thorpe Family Residence Inc. in the Bronx. She was residence manager there from 1997 to 2000. She was an elected member of the congre-gation’s leadership team, 2000-2008, and served as the congregation’s human resource director. She taught at St. Lawrence O’Toole School, Brewster, 1965-1969; was a teacher and assistant principal of St. Frances de Chantal School, the Bronx, 1969-1985; and was principal of Pres-ton High School, the Bronx, 1985-1991.

sister Mary Lynn Kellogg, r.D.C., formerly known as Sister Mary Veronice, was principal of St. Anthony’s School in West Harrison until 2010 and was principal of St. Joseph’s in Croton Falls, during the 2010-1011 school year. Starting in 1965, she was a teacher at Our Lady of Sorrows School and St. Bernard’s School in White Plains, and Our Lady of Mount. Carmel School in Elmsford.

sister ann Kavanagh, r.D.C., formerly known as Sister Thomas Marie, taught third grade at Good Coun-sel Elementary School, White Plains, and St. Frances de Chantal School, the Bronx. In 1972, she worked as an ad-ministrator at St. Joseph’s in Croton Falls, and later be-came director of personnel for the schools office of the Archdiocese of Newark, N.J., where she now serves.

sister Deborah Flaherty, r.D.C., formerly known as Sister Mary Aloysius, is certified as a public librarian professional and has worked as a librarian at the Good Counsel Academy Book Center in White Plains, Good Counsel Academy High School and the White Plains Public Library. She was a teacher at Good Counsel El-ementary School and Our Lady of Sorrows School, both in White Plains, and at St. Lawrence O’Toole, Brewster.

70 YearsSister Mary St. John Delany, R.D.C.

sisters of the Divine Compassion, White Plains

60 Yearssister Catherine T. shanahan, s.N.D.deN., served

for 32 years as director of religious education at Holy Rosary parish on Staten Island, until her retirement in 2008. She is now a pastoral associate at the parish. She was coordinator of the middle grades at Holy Rosary School, 1972-1976. Her early years in religious life were spent serving in Ridgewood, Queens; Washington, D.C.; and in Maryland. She holds a master’s degree in religious education from LaSalle University in Phila-delphia.

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50 Yearssister Carole Marie Troskowski, P.V.M.I., has

served as general superior of the Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate since 2007 and also was general superior, 1992-2002. She was regional superior of Par-ish Visitors serving in Nigeria, 2002-2007. She was a general councilor of the congregation, 1977-1992. She supervised sisters in formation and served as director of vocations, 1991-1992. She was novice director and ju-niorate director, 1976-1991, and again novice director, 1972-1975. She did parish service at Holy Name of Jesus, Manhattan, where she was director of religious edu-cation and supervised sisters in formation; and at St. Raymond’s and St. Brendan’s, both the Bronx, and Holy Family, New Rochelle, where she taught religious edu-cation and visited homes. She also served in parishes in Brooklyn and Milwaukee, Wis.

25 Yearssister Julia Marie rockey, P.V.M.I., has served the

community at Marycrest Convent, Monroe, since last year and previously from 1990 to 1999, when she also did academic work. She provided volunteer service to the Xavier Society for the Blind and the Lighthouse for the Blind, both 2000-2009, and in 2010 was recognized for 10 years of service to Xavier. She has also served at two parishes in Connecticut.

Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate, Monroe

80 Yearssister agnes edward Henwood, O.P., had house-

hold responsibilities in the communities in which she lived, including these in the archdiocese: Mount St. Mary Convent, Newburgh, 1933-1949, and St. Augus-tine’s Convent in Larchmont, 1952-1967. In 1967, she returned to Mount St. Mary Convent in Newburgh to engage in part-time ministry to the community there. She now resides at St. Mary Catholic Home in Cherry Hill, N.J.

60 Yearssister John Catherine arnold, O.P., taught at An-

nunciation School, Crestwood, 1953-1955; Regina Coeli, Hyde Park, 1955-1968; and St. Thomas of Canterbury, Cornwall-on-Hudson, 1968-1976. She was principal of Regina Coeli School, 1976-1985. She then served in New Jersey. Since 2003, she has done pastoral care of the sick and homebound at St. Columba’s parish, Hopewell Junction.

sister agnes Boyle, O.P., has served as vice presi-dent for academic affairs at Mount St. Mary College in Newburgh. She also served there as academic dean, 1979; and college administrator and department chair-person, 1963-1969. She was principal of Bishop Dunn Memorial School, Newburgh, 1969-1974, and was a teacher there, 1951-1952. She taught at Nativity of Our Blessed Lady School, the Bronx, 1953-1963.

sister Marie deLourdes Justice, O.P., taught at Our Lady of Victory School, Mount Vernon, 1955-1957; Holy Family School, New Rochelle, 1957-1962; Holy Rosary, Hawthorne, 1962-69; and Annunciation, Crestwood, 1969-1972. From 1975 to 2005, she taught at Guardian Angel, Manhattan. She also taught in New Jersey.

sister Jean Merrell, O.P., taught in New Jersey, Connecticut and Puerto Rico, and later worked for the U.S. Department of the Interior. She now does volun-teer service in Mantua, N.J.

sister Mary regis Nuva, O.P., did nursing service for the Dominican Sisters of the Sick Poor in Ossining, 1951-1957, and the Bronx, 1960-1961. She transferred to the Dominican Sisters Home Health Agency in Den-ver, Colo., in 1961, and continues to volunteer with the agency in retirement.

sister Louise synan, O.P., was a teacher and ad-ministrator at Dominican schools in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Plattsburgh. She also served on the leadership team of the Dominican Sisters.

sister Mary rose Wittekind, O.P., served in nurs-ing and physical therapy, including casework for the Dominican Sisters of the Sick Poor Home Health Agen-cies in Manhattan, 1952 and 1960-1964, and the Bronx, 1954-1956 and 1965-1968, and in Michigan, Colorado and Ohio. From 1965 to 1968 she was a physical therapy consultant for the agencies in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Westchester. She also did physical therapy service at Metropolitan Hospital, Manhattan, 1963-1964; the Veterans Hospital, Montrose, 1970-1974 and 1981-1992; Brandywine Nursing Home, Briarcliff, 1989-1995; and St. Mary’s Rehabilitation Center for Children, Ossin-ing, 1995-2002.

50 Yearssister Cynthia Bauer, O.P., was assistant infirmar-

ian at the Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary, Sum-mit, N.J., 1965-1969. She was novice mistress and coun-cilor, 1977-1998, and prioress 1998-1999. She transferred to the Dominican Sisters of Hope in 2000 and made

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final profession in 2002. She then served in Massachu-setts and Rhode Island.

sister Maureen Controy, O.P., taught in the arch-diocese at St. Mary’s School, Newburgh, 1961-1962; St. Augustine’s, Larchmont, 1963-1966; and Holy Family, New Rochelle, 1966-1968. She also taught in New Jersey. In 2003, she moved to Newburgh, where she served as assistant in the archives of the Dominican Sisters of Hope, volunteered in the foster grandparent program at Bishop Dunn Memorial School, and taught in the re-ligious education program at St. Mary’s parish.

sister Lorelle elcock, O.P., was elected prior-ess of the Dominican Sisters of Hope in 2009. From 2007 to 2009, she was strategic plan project manager for the congregation. She taught in the archdiocese at Regina Coeli School, Hyde Park; SS. John and Paul, Larchmont, 1966-1967; and Mount St. Mary Academy in Newburgh, 1973-1975. She was vocation director for the Dominican Sisters of Newburgh, 1975-1980, and taught math and computer science at Our Lady of Lourdes High School in Poughkeepsie, 1980-1981. She was as-sistant director of institutional research at Mount St. Mary College, Newburgh, 1984-1987; treasurer general for the Dominican Sisters of Newburgh, 1987-1990; and long-range planning director, 1990-1991. From 1991 to 1995, she was long-range planning director for three Dominican congregations exploring a union. She was then engaged in specialized ministry at the Center of Hope in Newburgh, 1996-2001. She was associate direc-tor of the National Association of Treasurers of Reli-gious Institutes, 2001-2006.

sister Kathleen Hebbeler, O.P., did home and clin-ical nursing until 1992 and also served in congregation-

al administration. From 1992 to 1995, she was president of the Dominican Sisters of the Sick Poor in Ossining. Since 1997, she has served as associate director of the Women’s Connection in Cincinnati, Ohio.

sister Louise Levesque, O.P., served as a teacher and guidance counselor at Preston High School in the Bronx, 1980-1984, and held teaching and educational administrative posts before and after elsewhere in the Northeast. She also served on the General Council of the Dominican Sisters of Fall River, Mass., 1986-1995. From 2003 to 2009, she served in full-time leadership with the Dominican Sisters of Hope. After studying and receiving her ESL certification, she now is an instructor at Concordia College, Bronxville, and at Westchester Community College.

sister John Christian McCabe, O.P., has been principal of Academia San Jose High School in Guay-nabo, Puerto Rico, since 1987. She has served in posi-tions at the school since 1963. In the archdiocese, she taught Latin and history at Mount St. Mary College, Newburgh, 1961-1962.

sister Patricia Peters, O.P., has been serving in counseling and religious education positions in West Virginia since 1992. In the archdiocese, she taught at Bishop Dunn Memorial School, Newburgh, 1961-1965, and was principal at St. Mary’s School, Newburgh, 1965-1966. She was HEOP director at Mount St. Mary College, Newburgh, 1974-1987 and 1987-1989. She served in congregational administration, 1983-1991.

sister Jean spena, O.P., taught in the archdiocese at Sacred Heart School, Newburgh, 1964-1965. She served for many years after that in New Jersey, and is now a teacher’s assistant in Haddon Heights, N.J.

25 Yearssister ConstanceLynn Kelly, O.P., is a theology

teacher at Mount St. Michael Academy in the Bronx. From 2005 to 2009, she taught at the Nativity Mission Center in Manhattan, and from 2004 to 2005 she taught at St. Anthony’s School in Manhattan. She previously held education posts in New Jersey and was retreat manager at the Dominican Retreat House in Elkins Park, Pa.

40 Years Sister Catherine Wescott, O.P.

50 YearsSister Carolyn Severino, A.S.C.J., formerly known as

Sister Mary Thomas, has served as director of faith for-mation at a parish in Branford, Conn. She taught in the Bronx at Sacred Heart Private School, 1961-1963, and at Santa Maria School, 1963-1964. She also taught in St. Louis, Mo., and in Hamden, Conn. She was principal in parish elementary schools in Pennsylvania, Connecti-cut, and Florida. She has served as a pastoral associate and director of religious education at parishes in Con-necticut and Pennsylvania.

70 Years Sister Bridget Esposito, A.S.C.J.

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75 Yearssister Mary Margaret Fitzgerald, r.s.M., had

a long teaching career that began in primary grades and included most grade levels through college. She taught in the following elementary schools: Sacred Heart and St. Francis Xavier, both Bronx; Command-er Shea, Our Lady of the Scapular and St. Catherine of Genoa, all Manhattan; and St. Michael’s, Staten Is-land. She also taught at the high school level at St. Catharine Academy, the Bronx; Our Lady of Victory Academy, Dobbs Ferry; and at a school in Saranac Lake. For 30 years she was an instructor at Mercy Col-lege, Dobbs Ferry, and also was an associate professor of French and Spanish at Iona College, New Rochelle. She resides in Hartsdale.

60 Yearssister Marilyn Fenton, r.s.M., was a primary

grade teacher at St. Michael’s School, Staten Island, and at a school in Plattsburgh. She was a group mother for 20 years at St. Michael’s Home, Staten Island, the borough where she spent most of her years of minis-try. She taught at St. Rita’s School, Staten Island, for a number of years and now serves at St. Rita’s parish and resides nearby with the Presentation Sisters.

sister Mary Pius Friel, r.s.M., was a teacher and social worker for many years. She taught in St. Ceci-lia’s, Manhattan; Sacred Heart, the Bronx; and several schools in the Diocese of Ogdensburg. She also served as a group mother at St. Michael’s Home, Staten Island. She was a social worker at Good Samaritan Hospital, West Islip, and administrator at St. Agnes Residence, Manhattan. In recent years she has served in patient relations at Dobbs Ferry Hospital and now at St. John Hospital, Yonkers.

sister Maureen Hally, r.s.M., was a social worker/administrator for 12 years at St. Michael’s Home, Staten Island, and was also director of the department of spe-cial services at the New York Foundling. For a number of years she was the administrator of Mount Mercy Convent, Dobbs Ferry, and worked in mission effec-tiveness at Mercy Community Hospital, Port Jervis. She served as a member of the administrative team of the Sisters of Mercy, Hartsdale, and currently manages the Marian Woods Thrift Shop, Hartsdale.

sister Mary Patrick Mcsherry, r.s.M., taught el-ementary school students for 45 years. In the Archdio-cese of New York, she taught at St. Michael’s, Staten Island; Sacred Heart, the Bronx; Commander Shea and St. Cecilia’s, both Manhattan; and St. Joseph’s, Spring Valley. She taught for 26 years at St. Francis of Assisi School, the Bronx. In upstate New York she taught in Rouses Point, Plattsburgh and Saranac Lake. She re-sides in Hartsdale.

sister rose Mary strain, r.s.M., served as procu-rator in business offices at St. Francis Hospital, Port Jervis; Our Lady of Victory Academy, Tarrytown; and Sisters of Mercy, Dobbs Ferry. From the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s, she was a retirement advocate in local areas including the City of New Rochelle, New York Catholic Charities and as program administrator at the Office for Aging, Westchester County. Now retired, she resides in Hastings-on-Hudson.

50 Yearssister Mary ann Dirr, r.s.M., formerly Sister M.

Ann Peter, has been a high school and college teacher

sisters of Mercy

at St. Clare Academy, Our Lady of Victory Academy and Mercy College. She was a retreat director, mem-ber of the Leadership Team of the Sisters of St. Francis and a Mercy Community Formation Team Member. In 1990 Sister Mary Ann founded Mercy Center, a com-munity center for women and their children in the South Bronx where she was executive director for 13 years. She now volunteers at Mercy Center.

sister Christine Hennessy, r.s.M., was a prima-ry grade teacher at Commander Shea and St. Cecilia Schools, both Manhattan for 10 years, and a member of the Mercy Formation Team serving as director of nov-

ices. Since the mid-1990s she has been a social worker at Cor Mariae Residence, the South Bronx Pastoral Center and Thorpe Family Residence as well as Angel Guardian Home, Brooklyn, and Highbridge Commu-nity Life Center, the Bronx. For the last nine years she has served at Project Irish Outreach, Yonkers.

sister Mary seton Malltell, r.s.M., has been a primary grade teacher in the Archdiocese of New York for more than 40 years. She taught at Commander Shea and St. Cecilia schools, both Manhattan, for 24 years and for the past 20 years at St. Ignatius Loyola School, Manhattan.

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and war veterans and to develop a new education system. She was also present when South Africa declared an end to apartheid in 1994.

She spoke to CNY of the need to offer job and educational training for ex-combatants in Su-dan’s war, so that they won’t turn back to vio-lence and crime. “The Church in Zimbabwe had help to train former war veterans, and set up co-operatives to help them earn a living,” she said.

Sister Janice said she and her students in South Sudan both found the workshop a “very positive” experience.

“I found a feeling of hope, even though they

Jubilee Gift... have a lot to overcome,” she said.The Maryknoll Sisters had served in Sudan

from 1976 until last year, and one Maryknoll priest is currently assigned in Wau. Sister Janice told CNY that she hoped Maryknoll would some day have sisters to send back to South Sudan, and didn’t rule out returning herself.

Sister Janice said that when she entered Mary-knoll 50 years ago, she never considered the pos-sibility that her service would extend for half of the history of the religious community, but that is now the case. The Maryknoll Sisters will mark their centennial next year.

“I have really had a wonderful, rich life,” she said. “I give thanks to Maryknoll for being able to do what I have done. I live the life I have chosen. I’ve done more than I thought I could do.”

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75 Yearssister Catherine ruskamp, s.s.s.F.,

formerly known as Sister Alvina, served in the archdiocese as a teacher at St. Mary Assumption School, Staten Is-land, 1946-1952. She currently resides in Campbellsport, Wis.

60 Yearssister Catherine Kelter, s.s.s.F.,

served in the archdiocese as a teacher at St. John the Evangelist School, Bea-con, 1958-1964. She resides in Milwau-kee, Wis.

40 YearsSister Carol Rigali, S.S.S.F.

school sisters of st. Francis

50 Yearssister Katrina eggert, M.M., from

Green Bay, Wis., was assigned to Taiwan in 1969. She helped to found a nonprofit training center for physically chal-lenged young adults. Besides serving on the board of directors, she worked with young individuals in service roles. She finished her service there in 2000. She is now involved with several faith- sharing groups using English to build confidence and awareness of life’s challenges.

sister Mary Lou Herlihy, M.M., from Rochester, was assigned to South Korea in 1969 where she worked with Young Christian Workers groups, was involved in the labor apostolate and taught English. She later earned a mas-ter’s in social work from SUNY Buffalo and worked with mentally ill children. For more than 20 years she cared for her parents during which time she spent five years on the staff of Bethany House, a Catholic Worker shelter for homeless women. In 2002, she joined three sis-ters in Hendersonville, N.C., where she worked in the Early Head Start program and later as a caseworker for low-income seniors. She now serves in the federal foster grandparent program tutoring young children in a public elementary school. She also volunteers at an inpa-tient facility for hospice patients.

sister Darlene Jacobs, M.M., from Noonan, N.D., has served in education since being assigned to Tanzania in 1969. She has taught music, managed a technical school and began a ministry with street boys in Dar es Salaam. She taught at a girls school in Hanang, Ba-bati, 1981-1988. In 1991, she founded the Murigha Girls School, a four-year board-ing school in Msange, Singida, where girls study agriculture, animal husband-ry, tailoring and business management in addition to academic subjects. After a stint at Maryknoll working in immigra-tion/visa and treasury departments, she returned to Tanzania, this time to a new mission in Dodoma where she teaches

English to girls in secondary school and serves as a tutor.

sister Janice McLaughlin, M.M., has served as president of the Maryknoll Sisters since 2009. She was a missioner in Africa for 40 years. Assigned to Ke-nya in 1969, she was communications coordinator for the Catholic Church in Kenya. Sent to Rhodesia (now Zimba-bwe) in 1977 to serve as press secretary of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace, she was arrested, detained and deported for documenting govern-ment war crimes. After Zimbabwe’s in-dependence in 1980, she was invited to work as education consultant in the of-fice of the new president. She helped to build nine schools for former refugees and war veterans and to develop a new system of education, which linked aca-demic subjects with technical training. In 1985, she helped to establish the Zim-babwe Mozambique Friendship Asso-ciation, which assisted displaced people in Mozambique. In 1997, she became the training coordinator for Silveira House, a leadership training and development education center for the poor and mar-ginalized. A native of Pittsburgh, she holds a doctorate in religious studies from the University of Zimbabwe.

sister Julie Miller, M.M., from Sa-vannah, Ga., was assigned to Japan in 1969. She taught at Japan Overseas Co-operation Volunteers, a government agency that sent volunteers to work on technical projects. She also taught mu-sic and English at schools. She did pas-toral work in rural towns in Nicaragua and El Salvador, and was a relief worker after the war in Nicaragua. Certified as a licensed nursing home administrator, she worked for the Sparkill Dominican Sisters, 1987-1997. She then served in Maryknoll’s personnel office for three years. Since 2001, she has been the lit-urgist and choir director at the sisters’ center.

sister Carolyn White, M.M., from Avon Lake, Ohio, taught at St. Brigid’s

School in Manhattan, 1975-1976. As-signed to the Marshall Islands, she was a teacher and middle grades coordina-tor at an elementary school on Majuro, 1977-1981. She worked with special chil-dren in Honolulu, Hawaii, while study-ing special education, 1982-1986. After serving in the treasury department at Maryknoll for four years, she returned to the Marshall Islands, where four sis-ters served together in educational min-istries in the Outer Islands. Traveling two by two, they emphasized Christian formation for students and developed teaching skills among teachers and cat-echists. Returning to Maryknoll in 2010, she serves in the treasury department and in pastoral care with the sick and elderly sisters.

sister Geraldine Wieczerzak. M.M., from Philadelphia, was assigned to Guatemala in 1970. For 13 years she was secretary for the Maryknoll Fa-thers’ superior and administrator of the Maryknoll Society’s Center House in Guatemala City. In 1985 she began a period of 10 years caring for her mother and sister in Philadelphia. Since 1995 she has served in research and planning at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, in the congregational secretariat and now as administrative assistant to the president and vice president.

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sister Janet Hockman, M.M., from Stewartsville, N.J., was assigned in 1987 to the Marshall Islands where she served on Outer Islands in educa-tion and pastoral ministry for 14 years. In 2005 she joined Maryknoll Sisters in Nepal, where she established a counsel-ing office at a school in Godavari. She is now the vocation ministry coordinator for Maryknoll Sisters.

sister elizabeth Knoerl, M.M., from Buffalo, was assigned in 1988 to Hong Kong/Macau, where she taught at the Maryknoll Convent School. In 1992, she was reassigned to South Korea. She worked in the health field doing physical therapy, taught English at a school for the disabled in Kwangju, taught at Chon Nam University and did home visiting. She received a master’s degree in inter-national health from New York Medical College in 2006, after which she went to Nepal where she was administrator of several social service health projects and an elementary school serving poor and marginalized people. In February she was invited to work with the group Medical Missionaries as an administra-tor of their health clinic in Haiti. She is working with a Maryknoll team to de-velop a health clinic project and school for survivors of the 2010 earthquake in Port-au-Prince.

sister anastasia Lott, M.M., has served as development director of the Maryknoll Sisters since 2010. She served as a Maryknoll lay missioner in Venezuela, 1982-1986. After she entered the Maryknoll Sisters, she was assigned to Kenya in 1988. She did pastoral, medi-cal and youth work in Bura on the Tana River. Relocating to Nairobi in 1996, she worked with refugees and in community educational and animation programs. In 1997, she was assigned to a new mission in Namibia, where she gave workshops to community leaders in the Rundu Vi-cariate and later served as human re-source development officer for Catholic Health Services. She has served in the Maryknoll Sisters development depart-ment since 2003.

Maryknoll sisters, Ossining

70 Years Sister Meinrad Pahlke, O.P.

Dominican sisters of sinsinawa, Wis

25 Yearssister silvia Juarez, s. de M., has

been assigned as community superior in the Bronx for two years. The congre-gation’s mission is to care for the sick in their homes, especially at night.

servant of Mary,Minister to the sick

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75 Years sister Mary Gabriel reis, O. Carm., entered the

Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm at St. Pat-rick’s Home, Bronx, when it was the motherhouse and novitiate of the congregation. The motherhouse and novitiate eventually moved to Germantown, where Sister Gabriel served as vocation director, 1960-1978, and treasurer general, 1954-1996. As the first coordina-tor of the cause for canonization of Mother M. Ange-line Teresa, O. Carm., Servant of God, it was through Sister Gabriel’s efforts that many people came to know of Mother Angeline’s life. Her close association with Mother Angeline influenced her many writings, espe-cially her book “Seed Scattered and Sown.” In 2008, Sister Gabriel returned to St. Patrick’s Home.

sister M. Benigna Consolata Palmiere, O. Carm.,

Carmelite sisters for the aged and Infirm

75 Yearssister Ita Guthrie, s.H.C.J., a native of Ireland, was

on the nursing staff at Holy Child Convent, Rye, 1981-1992, and also served at Our Lady of Lourdes, Manhat-tan, 1988-1996. She returned to Holy Child Convent in 1996 as a staff member and is now a retired member of the community there.

60 Yearssister Joan Clark, s.H.C.J., the former Mother

society of the Holy Child Jesus

Mary St. Edward, was born and educated in the Bronx. Her assignments in the Archdiocese of New York in-cluded St. Elizabeth’s, Manhattan, 1951-1958 and 1966-1968; Our Lady of Lourdes, Manhattan, 1960-1966 and 1976-1977; Holy Child Academy, Suffern, 1970-1971; Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Manhattan, 1980-1983; and St. Barnabas, Bronx, 1983-1997. She also taught at Holy Child Academy in Old Westbury, and in Massa-chusetts, Illinois and Oregon. She now resides at Holy Child Convent, Rye.

70 YearsSister Mary Clare Curry, O.S.U.

Ursuline Nuns, New rochelle

sister Margaret Farrell, s.H.C.J., the former Moth-er Mary Felicitas, was born in the Bronx and graduated from St. Walburga’s Academy. She taught for more than 40 years, 22 in the Archdiocese of New York: Our Lady of Lourdes, Manhattan, 1953-1954; St. Elizabeth’s, Man-hattan, 1954-1955 and 1977-1986; and St. Raymond Acad-emy, the Bronx, 1986-1997. She resides in Pennsylvania.

50 Yearssister Joan Greany, s.H.C.J., the former Mother

Edmond Mary, was born and educated in New York. Assignments in the Archdiocese of New York includ-ed St. Elizabeth’s, Manhattan, 1968-1970, 1971-1974 and 1976-1979, when she was principal of the upper school; SS. Peter and Paul, Mount Vernon, 1970-1971; Our Lady of Lourdes, Manhattan, 1974-1976; School of the Holy Child, Rye, 1979-1981; and principal at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Mount Vernon, 1981-1989. From 1989 to 2000, she coordinated the archdiocesan Write to Read program. She is now a tutor at Abraham House in the Bronx.

sister Michele Puma, s.H.C.J., the former Mother Marie Michele, was born in New York and active in the Nativity Mission Center before entering the Society. She earned her doctorate from Columbia University and taught there from 1990-1995. She previously had been an instructor at Barnard College. She also taught and was an administrator in West Africa for 12 years.

70 YearsSister Gemma Gargano, S.H.C.J.

entered the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm at St. Patrick’s Home, Bronx. She served in various houses of the congregation including Mary Manning Walsh Home in Manhattan. Sister Benigna became well known for her housekeeping skills. She returned to St. Patrick’s Home in 1995, she continues to minister to the residents and their families by her presence and prayer.

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Sisters of Charity of New Yorka teacher, 1979-1982, and assistant principal, 1982-1983. She taught at Our Lady Star of the Sea, Staten Island, 1964-1969; Visitation, the Bronx, 1983-1987; and Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Pelham Manor, 1992-2001; and volunteered at St. John Evangelist, White Plains, 2001-2005.

Sister Elizabeth Mary Butler, S.C., formerly Sister Joseph Loretto, taught at seven schools in the archdio-cese: St. Joseph’s, Yonkers, 1954-1956; Epiphany, 1956-1964, and Incarnation, 1964-1967, both Manhattan; St. Athanasius, 1967-1969, St. Anthony’s, 1969-1971, and Na-tivity, 1971-1981, all the Bronx; and at St. Joseph’s, Flori-da, 1981-1994. For 20 years, she oversaw an after-school club that prepared students for leadership through pub-lic speaking. She was chaplain at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Manhattan, 1996-2003, and as a bilingual chaplain at St. Joseph’s Nursing Home, Yonkers, 2004, and Schervier Nursing Care Center, Bronx, 2005-2009, when she re-tired. She is chaplain at Schervier’s Jansen Hospice and at the Classic Residence in Yonkers.

Sister Trudé Collins, S.C., formerly Sister Thom-as, taught at Ascension School, Manhattan, 1954-1962. She then moved to St. Athanasius parish in the Bronx, where she has since lived. She taught at the parish school, 1962-1967, and served as a community service worker, 1967-1972. Over the next 32 years, she was ad-ministrator of the Simpson Street Development Associ-ation (SISDA), a multi-service center. For seven years, she has directed a community outreach program in the parish. In 2008, the City of New York named the Sister Thomas, SC, Apartments, which opened on Southern Boulevard, for her.

Sister Mary Jane Fitzgibbon, S.C., formerly Sister Mary Baptista, has been a volunteer ESL teacher with her congregation’s Project L.I.G.H.T. program, and a volunteer at two convents since her retirement in 2008. She had served for four years as administrator of Mount St. Vincent Convent, the Bronx. She taught at Our Lady of Angels, 1954-1959, Cardinal Spellman High School, 1962-1966, and St. Raymond Academy, 1970-1976, all the Bronx; St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School on Staten Is-land, 1966-1970; and Elizabeth Seton Academy, Yonkers, 1959-1962. She was director of public relations for New York Foundling, 1976-1989, and director of community relations for Abbott House, Irvington, 1990-2004.

Sister Winifred Goddard, S.C., formerly Sister Den-nis Marian, has been working in pastoral care at Mary the Queen Convent, Yonkers, since 2004. She taught in Manhattan at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 1958-1961, and at Holy Cross Academy, 1961-65. In New Rochelle, she was assistant principal at Blessed Sacrament/St. Ga-briel High School, 1986-1996 and 1997-2001; and campus minister at St. Gabriel High School, 1977-1979. She was a department chair and teacher at Cardinal Spellman High School, 1979-1986, and a teacher at Mount St. Mi-chael Academy, 2001-2004, both the Bronx.

Sister Nora Hearty, S.C., formerly Sister Honoria Maria, recently retired after volunteering for 11 years in the finance office of the Sisters of Charity. She taught at Resurrection, Rye, 1954-1955; St. Raymond’s, 1955-1960, St. Barnabas, 1964-1965, and Visitation, 1971-1973, all the Bronx; St. Joseph’s Academy, Manhattan, 1960-1964; Sa-cred Heart, Staten Island, 1965-1971; and Elizabeth Seton Academy, Yonkers, 1973-1979. She did office work at Holy Trinity School, Mamaroneck, 1979-1985; Our Lady of Vic-tory Academy, Dobbs Ferry, 1985-1994; and at the provin-cial office of the Marist Brothers in Pelham, 1994-2000.

Sister Grace Henke, S.C., formerly Sister Mary Adrienne, has been in nursing for 54 years. She serves

on the boards of Lifespire and B.O.L.D. (Bronx Orga-nization for the Learning Disabled), two organizations that care for the developmentally disabled. She also serves as a Eucharistic minister and volunteers as an ESL teacher with her congregation’s Project L.I.G.H.T. program and at St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Yonkers. She served at St. Vincent’s Hospital for 47 years (1957-1998 and 2004-2010) as a nurse, a supervisor, and an instructor at the St. Vincent’s Hospital School of Nurs-ing. She served as an adjunct professor at the College of Mount St. Vincent, 1982-2003. She holds a doctorate from Columbia University and has authored several medical textbooks.

Sister Mary Adele Henze, S.C., formerly Sister Ma-rie Raymond, volunteers at Holy Name Convent, New Rochelle, after 51 years as an educator. She taught at St. Ignatius Loyola, Manhattan, 1955-1957; St. John Evange-list, White Plains, 1957-1965, and at a school in Brooklyn. She was principal of Holy Trinity, Mamaroneck, 1965-1971. She was a guidance counselor at four elementary schools in the Bronx: Nativity of Our Blessed Lady, Vis-itation and St. Gabriel, 1971-1973, and St. Barnabas, 1980-1989; and in New Rochelle, at St. Gabriel High School, 1973-1980. She was director of religious education at Im-maculate Heart of Mary parish, Scarsdale, 1989-2005.

Sister Marie John Jimenez, S.C., has been volun-teering for 10 years—at Mount St. Vincent, the Bronx, both at the college and the convent there, and at St. Joseph’s Family Health Center, Yonkers. She taught at St. Athanasius, 1954-1956, and Cardinal Spellman High School, 1966-1971, both the Bronx; St. Stephen, 1956-1963, and Blessed Sacrament, 1963-1965, both Manhattan; and St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School, Staten Island, 1965-1966. At the College of Mount St. Vincent, she was an associate professor of Spanish, 1971-1999; a business services assistant, 1999-2001; and a volunteer in the fa-cilities management department, 2001-2003.

Sister Kathleen McKiernan, S.C., formerly Sister Dolores Elizabeth, has volunteered with the elderly since 2005. In 1957, she became a nurse at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Manhattan; after two years, she joined the staff at the School of Nursing where she taught for three years then served as assistant/associate director, 1962-1968. For the next five years, she was director of nursing services at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Yonkers. At the National Association of Practical Nurse Education and Services, she was director of the department of education accreditation services, 1973-1983. She was a supervisor and then branch chief of the Department of Health and Human Services finance administration sec-tion, 1991-1999. At St. Cabrini Nursing Home in Dobbs Ferry, she was administrative coordinator, 1983-1991, 1999-2001 and 2004-2005.

Sister Helen McTaggart, S.C., formerly Sister Mi-chael Marian, taught for 20 years before earning a law degree. In the archdiocese, she taught at St. Peter’s, Staten Island, 1957-1960, and Cardinal Spellman High School, the Bronx, 1972-1974, and was director of edu-cation at St. Agatha’s Home, Nanuet, 1970-1972. After earning a degree from St. John’s University School of Law, she practiced for 28 years at city, state and federal government agencies, and at a private practice where she specialized in foster care and adoption issues. She volunteered for many years in her congregation’s finance office before retiring. She also taught at two schools in the Bahamas and two more in Brooklyn.

Sister Mary Meyler, S.C., formerly Sister Maria Philomena, has served as a missionary in Guatemala for 14 years. She has coordinated alcohol rehabilitation

50 YEArSSister Mary Francis Blackmore, O.S.S., is the prioress

of the community at Blessed Sacrament Monastery in Scarsdale. She has also served as sub-prioress and trea-surer. She also served at Blessed Sacrament Academy in Yonkers, and in the altar bread department at the monastery.

Sacramentine Nuns

75 YEArSSister Miriam Helen Callahan, S.C., served at six

schools during her 65 years in education. From 1970 to 2003, she was at St. Ignatius Loyola School in Manhat-tan, where she was administrator for 11 years, taught for 21 years and volunteered for a year. She was adminis-trator at St. Joseph Academy, 1961-67, and at Incarna-tion, 1967-70, and taught at Holy Name, 1938-1940, all in Manhattan. She also taught at the Academy of Mount St. Vincent, Tuxedo Park, 1955-1961, and at St. Peter’s, Staten Island, 1940-1955.

Sister M. Irene Fugazy, S.C., taught at Visitation School, 1938-1939, and Cardinal Spellman High School, 1967-1972, both the Bronx; Elizabeth Seton Academy, 1939 and 1943-1956, and Elizabeth Seton College, 1963-1967, both Yonkers; and Blessed Sacrament Convent School, 1939-1943, St. Lawrence Academy, 1956-1957, and Cathedral High School, 1957-1962, all Manhattan. She was the first female administrator at the archdiocese’s Instructional Television network, 1972-1991. She also taught French at St. Joseph’s Seminary, Yonkers, and at Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception, Douglaston. For 16 years, she worked on special proj-ects relating to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, including her canonization. She wrote the book “St. Elizabeth Ann Seton,” published in 1997.

Sister Mary Margaret McGovern, S.C., served at Grace Institute in Manhattan from 1972 to 2003, where she was interim director for a year; taught English, ac-counting and computers; and volunteered for five years. Also in Manhattan, she taught at Blessed Sacrament High School, 1952-1960. She also taught in the Bronx at SS. Peter and Paul School, 1938-1944, and Cardinal Spellman High School, 1963-1972; and in White Plains at St. John’s High School, 1944-1952. She was postulant mistress, 1960-1963.

Sister Anne Mary regan, S.C., began her nursing ministry at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Yonkers as super-visor of a medical/surgical unit, 1938-1940. At St. Vin-cent’s Hospital, Manhattan, she supervised the pediat-ric unit, 1940-1942; was assistant director of the School of Nursing, 1944-1954; and associate director of nursing services, 1954-1966. At St. Vincent’s Hospital, Harri-son, she was assistant administrator, 1966-1982; direc-tor of purchasing, 1982-1995, and also did community relations, 1995-2000; and volunteer services, 2000-2009. In Harrison, she developed new programs, renovated buildings and oversaw construction.

60 YEArSSister E. Bernadette Brennan, S.C., formerly Sister

Marian Bernadette, has volunteered in Scarsdale at the Elizabeth Seton House of Prayer Ministry, since 2001, and at Immaculate Heart of Mary School, since 2005, where she had taught, 1961-1964. She also taught in Manhattan at Incarnation, 1954-1961, and was assistant principal at St. Paul’s School, 1969-1974, and St. Ignatius Loyola, 1974-1978. At Sacred Heart, Hartsdale, she was

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programs and directed vocation programs. She taught in the Bronx at Cardinal Spellman High School, 1961-1966; the College of Mount St. Vincent, 1966-1967; and Nativity of Our Blessed Lady, 1971-1981. She also taught at St. Peter’s, Staten Island, 1954-1957; St. Stephen’s, Manhattan, 1957-1961; St. John’s High School, White Plains, 1960-1961; St. Gabriel’s, New Rochelle, 1968-1971; St. Joseph’s, Florida, 1981-1994; and St. Peter’s, Yonkers, 1994-1995.

Sister Patricia Padden, S.C., formerly Sister Pat-rick Maureen, taught at St. Ignatius Loyola, Manhattan, 1956-1962; and Visitation, 1972-1976 and 1978-1979, and at St. Anthony’s, 1976-1978 and then 1979-1981, as assistant administrator, both in the Bronx. In Yonkers, she taught at St. Joseph’s, 1962-1971 and 1981-1989, and at St. Mary’s, 1998-2001. She volunteered at St. Joseph’s Medical Cen-ter, Yonkers, 1990-2001. She has been a substitute teach-er for the archdiocese and worked with the elderly.

Sister Francis Marita Sabara, S.C., taught for five decades, specializing in sciences—in the Bronx, at St. Augustine, 1954-1956; at Cardinal Spellman High School, 1967-1987, where she also was band moderator; and with the New York Foundling GED program, 1998-1999. In Manhattan, she taught at St. Francis Xavier, 1956-1961; St. Ignatius Loyola, 1987-1990 and 1999-2003; Cathedral Prep Seminary, 1990-1992; and Cathedral High School, 1992-1997. She also taught at Elizabeth Seton College, Yonkers, 1961-1967.

Sister Catherine Sherry, S.C., formerly Sister Mari-an Gerard, recently retired after serving at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Manhattan, for 57 years. She began as a lab technologist at St. Vincent’s in 1954, quickly rose to su-pervisory positions, and held various director titles at laboratories for 53 years. Her academic appointments include associate professor at St. John’s University, 1976-1995; clinical associate at Pace University, 1986-2010; advisory commission, medical technician program at New York City Technical College, City University New York, 1966-1997; and allied health professional advisory board at the College of Mount St. Vincent, 2002-2005.

Sister Barbara Srozenski, S.C., formerly Sister Ma-ria Carmel, is the co-director of Sophia Smiles, an edu-cational and spirituality program in Holy Name parish, New Rochelle. She recently retired from Iona College in New Rochelle after 18 years with the Religious Stud-ies Department, which she chaired. She also taught in Yonkers, at Elizabeth Seton/Iona College, 1981-1993, and at Sacred Heart High School, 1970-1980; in New Rochelle, at Iona Prep, 1980-1981; in Tuxedo Park, at the Academy of Mount St. Vincent, 1968-1970; in the Bronx, at Cardinal Spellman High School, 1962-1968; in Manhattan, at Blessed Sacrament, 1959-1962 and at St. Joseph’s, 1954-1955; and in Harrison, at St. Gregory the Great, 1955-1959.

Sister Elizabeth A. Vermaelen, S.C., formerly Sis-ter Grace Elizabeth, is administrator at St. Patrick Villa in Nanuet. She had served the congregation as presi-dent, 1995-2003, and as a regional coordinator, 1983-1991. In Manhattan, she taught at St. Francis Xavier, 1954-1961, and at Cathedral High School, 1963-1965; on Staten Is-land, at St. Joseph by-the-Sea, 1965-1971. In the Bronx, she taught at St. Barnabas, 1961-1963, was assistant ad-ministrator at Cardinal Spellman High School, 1971-1979, and director of graduate programs in teacher education at the College of Mount St. Vincent, 2005-2007. She was principal/administrator of St. Gabriel High School, New Rochelle, 1980-1983. She served as assistant to the president of the Cristo Rey High School in Newark, N.J., for three years.

Sister Patricia Regina Walsh, S.C., formerly Sister Rose Philomena, worked with young children through-

out her ministry. She began as a group mother at St. Agatha’s Home, Nanuet, 1954-1962, then worked in child care at New York Foundling Hospital, Manhattan, 1963-1969. She then taught at St. Gregory the Great, Harri-son. Over the next 28 years, she taught first grade at St. Mary’s, Wappingers Falls. Between 1999 and 2005, she volunteered at several convents before her retirement.

Sister Maria Goretti Wieser, S.C., taught at St. Peter’s School, Staten Island, 1954-1956; St. Agatha’s, Nanuet, 1956-1964; St. Stephen’s, 1964-1967, St. Emer-ic’s, 1967-1970, and St. Michael’s Academy, 1971-1976, all Manhattan. In 1973-1974 she taught in Essen, West Germany. She taught chemistry, biology and German at the Academy of Mount St. Vincent, Tuxedo Park, 1970-1971. She taught biology and German at Cardinal Spell-man High School, the Bronx, 1976-1988. At St. Joseph School for the Deaf, she taught music, 1987-2002, and then volunteered until 2008, when she retired.

50 YEARSSister Helen F. Connors, S.C., formerly Sister Rose

Angela, has been a nurse for 46 years. At St. Joseph’s Hospital in Yonkers, she was an EKG technician, staff nurse and primary/medical surgical nurse from 1965 to 1983. She worked as a community health nurse with the Dominican Sisters Family Health Services, the Bronx, 1985-1988, and with Cabrini Long Term Health Care Center, Dobbs Ferry, 1988-2010. For more 30 years, she has been part of Alien Band, the contemporary church music group at Visitation Church, the Bronx.

Sister Nora Cunningham, S.C., formerly Sister Rita Marian, just completed eight years on the congrega-tion’s leadership council. She taught at St. Patrick’s, Manhattan, 1965-1972, and SS. Peter and Paul, the Bronx, 1972-1974, and then she was a pastoral associate at Our Lady of Victory parish, Bronx, 1974-1979. She served the archdiocese as a pastoral minister, developing adult lay persons in leadership and ministry in three vicari-ates. She was a founding member of the South Bronx Pastoral Center, 1978 to 1984. She also co-founded and co-directed the Center for Renewal and Education (CORE), whose purpose is faith development, ministry training and lay leadership for service in rural parishes. She served CORE in Sullivan County, 1990-1999 and in Orange County, 1999-2003. She was the congregation’s candidacy coordinator, 1981-1985, and formation direc-tor, 1985-1990.

Sister Jean Flannelly, S.C., formerly Sister Leo Marie, is the new executive director for mission at the College of Mount St. Vincent in the Bronx, where she had been a psychology instructor, 1965-1969. She is also beginning a community outreach program in Stanford-ville. She holds a doctorate in clinical psychology from Fordham University. She was a psychological therapist at Misericordia Hospital, the Bronx, 1971-1972. She has more than 40 years experience in lay ministry and has served five dioceses in seminary education and for-mation. She was an adjunct professor at the Fordham University Graduate School of Religion and Religious Studies, 2010-2011.

Sister Linda Giuli, S.C., formerly Sister Mary Ther-ese, has been the assistant administrator at Mary the Queen Convent, Yonkers, since 2009. She taught at St. Mary’s School, Yonkers, 1970-1977, and at a parochial school in Queens for five years before changing her min-istry from teaching to nursing. She was a family nurse practitioner with the Westchester Health Department in New Rochelle, 1979-1981, and a nurse practitioner at the East Harlem Community Council in Manhattan, 1981-1984. In the Bronx, she worked as a family nurse practitioner for 17 years at two Montefiore Hospital

Health Centers. She also was a nurse practitioner at St. Barnabas Hospital, 2001-2009.

Sister Winifred Mary Lyons, S.C., formerly Sister Mary Walter, has been volunteering since 2008 as a pro-life educator, teaching leadership skills to elemen-tary school students. She was assistant superintendent of schools for pro-life activities in the archdiocese from 1995 to 2008. She served the archdiocesan Department of Education as assistant for special projects, 1989-1990 and as pro-life coordinator for schools, 1990-1995. She taught and was the assistant principal at Sacred Heart in Dobbs Ferry, 1985-1989, and was principal of St. Mary’s School, Yonkers, 1982-1985, and Our Lady Star of the Sea, Staten Island, 1980-1982. She taught at St. Pe-ter’s, Haverstraw, 1978-1980, and St. Patrick’s, Bedford Village, 1976-1978.

Sister JoAnn Schwarz, S.C., formerly Sister Miriam Loreto, served the entire 46 years of her education min-istry in the Diocese of Brooklyn. Thirty-eight of those years were spent at Our Lady of the Angelus in Rego Park, Queens, where she taught for seven years and was parish coordinator for 31 years. Her influence has been felt in all areas of the parish, including bereavement and catechetics.

70 YEARSSister Rosemarie V. Bittermann, S.C.Sister Margaret Franks, S.C.Sister Marie Anne La Russo, S.C.Sister Elizabeth Mary O’Connor, S.C.

65 YEARSSister Loretto Alphonse Clark, S.C. Sister Anne Miriam Connellan, S.C.Sister Dorothy B. Emanuel, S.C.Sister Helen P. Fleming, S.C.Sister Joan Glowacki, S.C.Sister Mary Elizabeth Kenny, S.C. Sister Mary Agnes McKeever, S.C.Sister Rosemary O’Donnell, S.C.Sister Regina O’Rourke, S.C.Sister Margaret Sweeney, S.C.Sister Miriam Gregory Yochum, S.C.

50 YEARSSister Eileen Burns, O.S.F., has served as director of

religious education (DRE) and pastoral associate at St. Joseph of the Holy Family parish, Harlem, since 2010. This fall, she completed a three-year leadership pro-gram sponsored by the Mastery Foundation on creating peace and reconciliation in the world. She previously served in the Bronx as DRE at St. Theresa’s, 2009-2010, and DRE and pastoral associate at St. Margaret Mary, 1998-2005, and as pastoral associate at Nativity, Man-hattan, 1991-1998 and 1974-1980. She also served at As-cension, Manhattan, 1984-1991. She taught at LaSalle Academy, Manhattan, 1980-1984, and at Holy Name of Jesus, New Rochelle, 1967-1974, where she also served as DRE.

70 YEARSSister Marie Patrice Murphy, O.S.F.

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50 Yearssister Judith Brady, O.P., formerly Sister Judith

Mary, has recently served as adjunct professor at Ford-ham University, the Bronx. She taught in the Archdio-cese of New York at St. Agnes School, Sparkill, 1963-1964; Our Lady of Grace, the Bronx, 1964-1966; Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Middletown, 1967-1968; Msgr. Scan-lan High School, the Bronx, 1968-1977. She was assis-tant principal at St. Helena’s Commercial High School, the Bronx, 1978-1992, and served as campus minister at Mount St. Michael Academy, the Bronx, 1992-1997, and

teacher, 2001-2002. She was principal of St. Barnabas High School, the Bronx, 1997-2001.

sister Mary Margaret Grey, O.P., formerly Sis-ter Marita Frances, is on the staff at Emmaus House in Ocean Grove, N.J. She taught in the Archdiocese of New York at St. Agnes School, Sparkill, 1963-1965; St. Antho-ny’s School, Nanuet, 1965-1966; and St. Pius X School, the Bronx, 1966-1972. She also served as principal and assistant principal at St. Helena’s School, the Bronx, 1972-1978. In New Jersey, she served as principal of a school in Little Ferry and taught at two other schools.

sister rose e. Pfannebecker, O.P., serves as hous-ing specialist at Queen of Peace Center in St. Louis, Mo. She served in the Archdiocese of New York as a group mother at St. Agnes Home, Sparkill, 1963-1966; a teacher in St. Anthony’s School, Yonkers, 1966-1967, and Albertus Magnus High School, Bardonia, 1978-1984. She served at New Hope Manor, Barryville, 1985-1986.

sister ann Gregory, O.P., currently serves as di-rector of an after-school program at a family center in East St. Louis, Ill. She taught in the Archdiocese of New York at St. Agnes School, Sparkill, 1963-1965; St. Martin of Tours, the Bronx, 1965-1966; St. Vito’s, Mamaroneck, 1966-1968, and St. James, Carmel, 1968-1969. She also served in the Archdiocese of St. Louis as a principal of two schools and teacher at a third.

sister Margaret McGirl, O.P., formerly Sister John Catherine, is a staff member at Encore Community Ser-vices in Manhattan, serving the senior citizens there in many capacities. She taught at St. Anthony’s School, Nanuet, 1964-1966; St. Christopher’s, Red Hook, 1966-1968; and at a school in Queens. From 1974 to 1991, she was a supervisor at Dominican Convent School in Ba-hawalpur, Pakistan, and served as a pastoral minister in Loreto, Pakistan.

sister Nora Doody, O.P., formerly Sister Noreen Patrick, teaches at Holy Trinity High School in Hicks-ville. From 1963 to 1965, she did child care work at St. Agnes Home, Sparkill. She taught at St. Helena Elemen-tary School, the Bronx, 1965-1966, and Rosary Academy, Sparkill, 1969-1977, and at a school in Queens.

sister Kathleen O’Connor, O.P., formerly Sister Catherine Peter, now serves in the attendance office at Aquinas High School, the Bronx. She taught at St. An-thony’s School, Nanuet, 1964-1965; St. Theresa’s, the Bronx, 1965-1966; Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Middle-town, 1968-1970; St. Helena Elementary School, the Bronx, 1970-1980; and St. John Chrysostom School, the Bronx, 1980-1988. She also taught at two schools in St. Louis, Mo. From 1989 to 1991 she was a nursing assistant at St. Clare’s Hospital, Manhattan.

sister eileen sullivan, O.P., formerly Sister Hel-

Dominican sisters of sparkillen Timothy, is a staff nurse at Siena Hall Infirmary in Sparkill. She was a day care worker at St. Ignatius Day Nursery in Manhattan, 1965-1966. From 1966 to 1978 she was the nurse at Cardinal McCloskey Home in White Plains.

sister eileen Cunningham, O.P., formerly Sister Theresa Patrick, is an instructional facilitator at Viola El-ementary School in Suffern and held the same position at another school in Suffern, 2005-2007. She was a professor at St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, 1971-2005, and served there earlier as a library assistant. She taught at St. John Chrysostom School, the Bronx, 1965-1966, and Most Precious Blood in Walden, 1966-1971.

sister Mary Jo Heman, O.P., formerly Sister Claude Joseph, is coordinator of Loretto Center in St. Louis, Mo. In the Archdiocese of New York, she was a member of the executive team of the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill, 2004-2006, and she taught at St. Agnes School, Sparkill, 1964-1965, and St. Helena’s Elementary School, the Bronx, 1965-1966. She also taught at a school in Queens. In the Archdiocese of St. Louis, she was president of the Archdiocesan Council of Women Religious; a teacher at three schools; a staff member of the Institute for Peace/Justice; a staff member in criminal justice ministry; and coordinator of the Center for Women in Transition.

sister Patricia Broderick, O.P., formerly Sister Mary Sean, recently retired after serving from 1980 until this year as a special education teacher at Riverdale Kings-bridge Academy in the Bronx. She also taught at St. Ag-nes School, Sparkill, 1963-1965; St. Paul’s, Valley Cottage, 1965-1967; St. Martin of Tours, the Bronx, 1970-1971; St. Anthony’s, the Bronx, 1971-1975; and as a special educa-tion teacher at St. Dominic’s School, Blauvelt, 1977-1979. She also taught at a Catholic school in Queens and at a public school in Sparkill.

sister Catherine McKillop, O.P., formerly Sister Catherine George, serves as administrator of St. Joseph Villa in Saugerties. She taught in the Archdiocese of New York at St. Agnes School, Sparkill, 1963-1965; Sa-cred Heart, Suffern, 1965-1966, and Most Precious Blood, Walden, 1966-1969. She also taught at St. Madeline So-phie in Schenectady, 1969-1978, and Holy Trinity School High School, Hicksville, 1978-1998.

sister Catherine rose Quigley, O.P., is principal at Aquinas High School, the Bronx, where she was assistant principal, 1994-2001. She taught at St. John Chrysostom, the Bronx, 1965-1966, and Thorpe Secretarial School, Manhattan, 1966-1968. She was teacher and assistant principal at St. Helena’s Commercial High School, the Bronx, 1968-1984. From 1984 to 1992 she served on the executive team of the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill. She was librarian at St. Elizabeth’s, Manhattan, 1992-1994.

75 Yearssister Mary Felix McKenna, s.a., was born in

Manorhamilton, County Leitrim, Ireland. In the arch-diocese, she served at Graymoor in Garrison in the 1960s and St. Cecilia’s parish in East Harlem in the 1970s. In later years, she returned to Graymoor, where she devoted many years to visiting the sick at Hudson Valley Medical Center in Cortlandt Manor and at nurs-ing homes and senior care facilities in the area.

sister Malachy O’Brien, s.a., was born in Killar-gue, County Leitrim, Ireland. She served in Ireland, Italy and Canada, and in Massachusetts, Oregon and Washington, D.C. In the 1970s, she was motherhouse

superior at Graymoor. She returned to New York in the 1990s and became involved at the Lurana Adult Day Care Center at Graymoor.

sister Helen Ohlig, s.a., was born in Pilot Point and grew up in Hereford, both Texas. Her years of ac-tive ministry were spent in Canada, and in Washington, D.C., Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, California and New York. In Manhattan, she ministered at Our Lady of Peace parish in the 1940s and at St. Cecilia’s parish in the 1950s. In later years, she produced many beautiful pieces of needlepoint, which were sold at the sisters’ gift shop at Graymoor and at their annual Christmas fair.

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60 Yearssister Joan Mary Gleason, P.B.V.M., formerly Sister

Mary Laurentia, taught in St. Frances of Rome School, Bronx, 1954-1962, and St. Paul’s, Yonkers, 1962-1967. She was principal of St. Bartholomew’s, Yonkers, 1972-1983, and was a substitute teacher for the archdiocese in 1997. She was coordinator of religious education at Immacu-late Conception School, Bronx, 1997-1998, and from 1998 to 2007 she was coordinator of religious education in St. Mary’s parish, Marlboro.

sister Margaret Muller, P.B.V.M., formerly Sis-ter Mary Barnabas, taught at St. Michael’s Elementary School in Manhattan, 1954-1958, and Holy Rosary, Bronx, 1958-1960. She served in the dioceses of Paterson and Metuchen in New Jersey in the areas of teaching, cat-echetics, youth ministry and as a pastoral associate.

sister Patricia Geoghegan, P.B.V.M., formerly Sis-ter Mary Matthias, taught at St. Frances of Rome, Bronx, 1954-1959; SS. John and Mary, Chappaqua, 1959-1964; St. Jude’s, Bronx, 1964-1967; Our Lady of Solace, Bronx, 1967-1971, and John S. Burke Catholic High School, Gos-hen, 1971-1979. She served in pastoral care ministry at Kateri Residence, Manhattan, 1983-2004, and was chap-lain at St. Teresa’s Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Middletown, 2004-2009.

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sister ruth abrams, P.B.V.M., taught at St. Jude’s School in Manhattan, 1975–1979 and 1981-1984. She was reading teacher in Sacred Heart School, Manhattan, 1980-1981, and La Salle Academy, Manhattan, 1984-1985. She taught English in the Title I Program-Non Public School, 1985-2006. Since 2006 she has been associated with the New York City Department of Education.

sister Mary eileen Troy, P.B.V.M., formerly Sister Mary Declan, taught at St. Jude’s School, Manhattan, 1969-1970; St. Paul’s, Yonkers, 1970-1971; and St. Michael’s Academy, Manhattan, 1988-1993. She was principal of St. Mary’s School, Fishkill, 1980-1984, and now teaches at the Nora Cronin Presentation Academy, Newburgh. She also taught for many years in schools of the Diocese of Brooklyn.

sister sheila Moroney, P.B.V.M., formerly Sister Mary Jeremiah, taught in St. Jude School, Manhattan, 1965-1970, and in schools of the Diocese of Brooklyn, 1970-1990. She was director of pastoral care at Schervier Nursing Care Center, the Bronx, 1992-2010. She is now chaplain at Cabrini of Westchester Nursing Home, Dobbs Ferry.

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Brothers of the Christian Schools80 YearS

Brother augustine Loes, F.S.C., has been retired since 2008 and is in resi-dence at De La Salle, Lincroft, N.J. He served in the archdiocese at Resurrec-tion School, Harlem, 2004-2005; Lincoln Hall, Lincolndale, 1956-1963; at the Junio-rate in Barrytown, 1937-1946 and 1947-1950, and at the La Salle Provincialte in Manhattan, 1966-1972. He also served at the motherhouse in Rome, Italy, 1946-1947, and in New Jersey, Washington, D.C., and upstate New York.

60 YearSBrother austin Bernabei, F.S.C.,

has been retired since 2007 and is in residence at Manhattan College, the Bronx. He previously served at Man-hattan in 2004-2005, 1989-1991 and 1956-1987. He was assigned to the Christian Brothers Center in the Bronx, 1995-1996. He also served at Bethlehem University in the Holy Land and in Kenya, the West Indies and El Paso, Texas.

Brother James Loxham, F.S.C., has been a volunteer at Martin De Por-res Schools in Queens since 2006. He taught in the archdiocese at Manhattan

College, the Bronx, 1994-2000; St. Jo-seph Normal School, Barrytown, 1956-1963; and Sacred Heart School, Bronx, 1955-1956. He also served in Brooklyn and Queens, and in Rhode Island.

Brother edward Martin, F.S.C., has done volunteer work at De La Salle Hall in Lincroft, N.J., since 2007. He served in the archdiocese at La Salle Academy, Manhattan, 1977-1990; St. John’s School, the Bronx, 1962-1963; St. Jerome’s School, the Bronx, 1960-1962; and Good Shepherd School, Manhattan, 1955-1969. He also served in Buffalo.

Brother richard Leo Mcalice, F.S.C., has been religion/campus min-istries supervisor at La Salle School in Albany since 1981. He previously served at Lincoln Hall, Lincolndale, 1956-1981, and Incarnation School, Manhattan, 1954-1956.

50 YearSBrother Michael Finnegan, F.S.C.,

has been community director at De La Salle Hall, Lincroft, N.J., since 2005. He served in the archdiocese at Good Shep-herd School, Manhattan, 1984-1985; Sa-cred Heart School, Yonkers, 1981-1984;

60 YearSFather David Doerner, S.a., a native

of Brooklyn, was ordained in 1960. He then served in Japan as a pastor and as a professor at Sophia University, Tokyo, until 1977. Later, he served as a hospital chaplain and became active in ecumeni-cal activities and parish work in the Los Angeles area until 2007. He now resides at the Sisters of Mercy McAuley Center in Rochester.

Father Daniel O’Shea, S.a., a native of Brooklyn, has served at a chapel in Brockton, Mass., since 2009. He earlier had served at Our Lady of the Rosary parish, Yonkers, after having served as pastor of a parish in Virginia. He was twice elected, in 1999 and 2004, to serve as the friars’ vicar general. He also has twice served as local superior in Rome as well as the friars’ representative to the Vatican, the second time beginning in 2000. Following his ordination in 1964, he served five years as the vice rector of St. John’s Atonement Seminary in Mon-tour Falls.

Father William (reinhold) Schmidt, S.a., who retired last year, served as the founding pastor of Atonement parishes in Sterling, Va., and Apex, N.C. He also served on the friars’ general council, and earlier was guardian at Graymoor in Garrison. A native of McKeesport, Pa., he was ordained in 1959 and assigned to St. John’s Seminary, Montour Falls, un-til 1963, when returned to Graymoor to

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80 YearSBrother Valerian Doiron, F.M.S.,

who was born in Quebec, Canada, taught at St. Ann’s Academy and St. Ag-nes Boys’ High School, both in Manhat-tan; and at Cardinal Hayes High School and Mount St. Michael Academy, both in the Bronx. He resides at the Marist Brothers Champagnat Community at Mount St. Michael Academy, Bronx.

60 YearSBrother Vincent Xavier, F.M.S.,

a native of New York City, taught at Mount St. Michael Academy, the Bronx; Marist Preparatory Academy, Cold Spring; and at a high school in Lawrence, Mass. He also served as as-sistant maintenance director at Marist College, Poughkeepsie. He resides at the Marist Brothers Champagnat Hall Community, the Bronx.

50 YearSBrother Donald Kelly, F.M.S., is an

assistant professor of mathematics at Marist College, Poughkeepsie, where he has taught since 1984. A native of New York City, he has also taught at Christ the King High School, Middle Village, Queens, and at schools in Chi-cago and Opa Locka, Fla.

Brother James McKnight, F.M.S., a native of New York City, served for many years as a teacher, director, vice president and president at Marist high schools and colleges in the Philippines. Beginning in 1984, he served four years as provincial of the Marist Province of the Philippines. He then taught and was principal of John A Coleman High School, Kingston. He also taught at Marist schools in Florida and Illinois. He is Marist Missions coordinator and provincial liaison for senior brothers. He resides with the Marist community in Pelham.

70 YearSBrother Alphonse Matuga, F.M.S.Brother Godfrey Robertson, F.M.S.

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Lincoln Hall, Lincolndale, 1979-1981; and St. Thomas the Apostle School, Man-hattan, 1965-1966. He also served in Al-bany.

Brother Michael reis, F.S.C., has been chief executive officer of Tides Family Service in West Warwick, R.I., since 1983. He served in the archdiocese at Lincoln Hall, Lincolndale, 1967-1974, and also served at Bishop Loughlin High School in Brooklyn, 1965-1967.

25 YearSBrother richard Galvin, F.S.C.,

campus minister at St. Raymond’s High School for Boys, the Bronx, since 2005. He also served in the archdiocese at Resurrection School, 1995-2003, and La Salle Academy, 1991-1995, both in Man-hattan. He served in the Brothers’ New York District offices, based in Lincroft, N.J., 2003-2005; he also served in upstate New York and in Michigan.

70 YearSBrother Edmund Dwyer, F.S.C.Brother Antony O’Connor, F.S.C.Brother Herman Paul, F.S.C.Brother James Perry, F.S.C.

serve in formation. He also did forma-tion work at a friary in Rhode Island and Atonement Seminary in Washington, D.C. In 1999, he returned to serve at the parish in Virginia, where he still resides.

50 YearSFather Dennis Polanco, S.a., a na-

tive of Baltimore, has served since 2009 as director of vocations, director of can-didates and as a member of the forma-tion team. He has served three terms on the society’s general council. He served for a decade as a pastor in Richmond, British Columbia, and also served at par-ishes in California, Oklahoma and Vir-ginia. He was guardian and director of studies at Atonement Seminary in Wash-ington, D.C., and ecumenical officer of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. He was ordained in 1974 and served as direc-tor of vocations at Graymoor in Garrison from 1981 to 1986.

Father Joseph Scerbo, S.a., now serves at a parish in Thousand Oaks, Calif. From 1981 to 1986 he was program director and a staff member at Graymoor Spiritual Life Center in Garrison. Since then, he has served in various ministries in the Los Angeles area. A native of up-state Hoosick Falls, he was ordained in 1970.

Father robert Warren, S.a., has served as the friars’ associate director of development since 1995. In 1989, he established “Do Not Fear to Hope” at

Graymoor, the first support group in that area for people with HIV/AIDS and their loves ones, and continues to be involved with the group. Earlier, he had worked in the vocation department at Graymoor. A native of London, England, he served at a Catholic library there and at a parish in Nova Scotia after entering the friars. He was ordained in 1981 and then served at a parish in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

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75 YEARSFather Robert Savage, S.D.B., who is marking 75

years of religious profession, did parish work at Holy Rosary, Port Chester, 1978-1980, and in Alabama, and re-treat work in Massachusetts. He taught at Salesian High School, New Rochelle, 1939-1940; at St. Michael’s School, Goshen, 1940-1942 and 1957-1961, where he was prefect of studies; and in New Jersey, Massachusetts and Louisi-ana. He lives at Jeanne Jugan Home in the Bronx.

60 YEARSFather Frank Wolfram, S.D.B., who is marking 60

years of religious profession, preached adult retreats at Don Bosco Retreat Center, Stony Point, 1997-2004. He is secretary of the New Rochelle Province and was pro-vincial superintendent of schools, 1979-1985. At Salesian High School, New Rochelle, he was a teacher, 1954-1956 and 1962-1964; principal, 1966-1973; and director, 1978-1980.

Brother Andrew LaCombe, S.D.B., is marking 60 years of religious profession. He is an architect, who has worked on buildings for the Salesians and the Salesian Sisters from Massachusetts to Florida and has consulted on projects elsewhere in the world. He designed the chapel at the Marian Shrine in Stony Point.

50 YEARS Father Dominic DeBlase, S.D.B., marking 50 years

as a priest, serves at the Marian Shrine in Stony Point. He was provincial, 1979-1985, and director of Don Bosco Juniorate in Haverstraw. He directed mission work in Si-erra Leone; did parish work in Washington, D.C.; taught at Don Bosco College and served at schools in Louisi-

Salesians of Don Bosco, New Rochelleana, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Florida.

Father Thomas A. Dunne, S.D.B., marking 50 years of religious profession, has been provincial of the New Rochelle Province since 2009. He was supervisor of youth ministry for the province, 1975-1991, and director of youth ministry for the Archdiocese of Boston, 1991-2006. He served on the provincial council.

25 YEARSFather Vincent Paczkowski, S.D.B., who is mark-

ing 25 years as a priest, has been parochial vicar and youth minister at Corpus Christi parish, Port Chester, since 2007. He served in the same posts at Mary Help of Christians, Manhattan; St. Thomas the Apostle, Harlem; and in New Jersey. He was on the retreat team at Don Bosco Retreat Center, Stony Point.

70 YEARS (RELIGIOUS PROFESSION)Father Philip Pascucci, S.D.B.

40 YEARS (RELIGIOUS PROFESSION)Father Mark Hyde, S.D.BFather James McKenna, S.D.B.Father Stephen Schenck, S.D.B.

THE JUBILARIANS INCLUDE SALESIANS SERVING IN OTHER DIOCESES:

60 Years, Ordination; 70 Years, Religious Profession: Father James Curran, S.D.B., and Father Eugene Palumbo, S.D.B.

50 Years, Ordination, 60 Years, Religious Profession:Father Louis Aineto, S.D.B.40 Years, Ordination, 50 Years, Religious Profession:

Father Joseph Ho, S.D.B.40 Years, Ordination: Father Robert Bauer, S.D.B., Father Paul Cossette, S.D.B.,

Father John Grinsell, S.D.B., Father Frank Kelly, S.D.B., Fa-ther Jeremiah Reen, S.D.B.

25 Years, Ordination:Father David Sajdak, S.D.B.65 Years, Religious Profession: Father Jerzy Schneider,

S.D.B.50 Years, Religious Profession: Father George Harkins,

S.D.B., Father Tito Iannaccio, S.D.B., Brother David Io-vacchini, S.D.B.

40 Years, Religious Profession: Brother Bernard Dubé, S.D.B.

25 Years, Religious Profession: Father Zbigniew Ma-jcher, S.D.B.

Order of Friars Minor, Holy Name Province50 YEARS

Father Michael Carnevale, O.F.M., has served since 2007 as director of the St. Francis Breadline at St. Francis of Assisi Church, Manhattan. A native of Hobo-ken, N.J., he is marking 50 years as a Franciscan friar. He previously served as pastor and parochial vicar at St. Mary’s parish in Pompton Plains, N.J. He has also served at St. Stephen of Hungary, Manhattan, and at St. Anthony Shrine, Boston, and Holy Angels Church, Little Falls, N.J.

October 6, 201132 CATHOLIC NEW YORK • Religious Jubilarians