A newsletter published by the Sisters of Notre Dame | Toledo Province | Summer 2011

Jubilee! Celebrating grace and growth . . . page 6

50 years in Papua New Guinea. . . page 3

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Vol. 22, No. 1, Summer 2011

CrossRoads is published quarter-ly by the Partnership for Mission Office of the Sisters of Notre Dame, Toledo, Ohio. Its purpose is to create a sense of shared mission among members, family and friends.

The title CrossRoads refers to the crossing of paths of our congre-gation and our friends in the communities where we serve. The “cross” in CrossRoads has special significance in our con-gregation’s history.

Editorial BoardDenis EbleSr. Marilyn Marie EllerbrockGeorge MezinkoSr. Jennifer Marie Zimmerman

EditorTeri Bockstahler

Correspondence may be sent to:CrossRoadsSisters of Notre Dame3837 Secor RoadToledo, OH 436�3Phone: 419-479-3093

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Contributors: Sr. Mary Jeanette Bihn, Jubilee photos

Our Mission:Sisters of Notre Dame proclaim God’s goodness and provident care. As disciples of Jesus, we:Create community for missionNurture faith through educationStand in solidarity with those in need.

Dear Friends:

Sr. Mary Delores Gatliff

Fifty years ago this summer four Sisters of Notre Dame from the Toledo Province embarked upon

a journey that would change them and the people of Papua New Guinea in ways we could not have imagined. Today 13 national PNG sisters serve alongside our Toledo missionary sisters in this country on the other side of the world. They have witnessed the creation of programs to empower women, to support people impacted by the AIDS virus and to promote education and catechesis for all.In Toledo 50 years ago sisters were prominent educators in community and diocesan schools, and many young women called by God and drawn to share the Notre Dame spirit entered the novitiate. This summer we celebrate Jubilees of sisters who mark 25, 50, 60, 65, 70 and 80 years of Grace and Growth (see page 6). Although many things have changed in religious life over the years, our commitment to our good God and to those in need remains the same.We thank God who led us in the past to many places where needs were great, and we rejoice that God continues to do so! Thank you for your ongoing support of our sisters and ministries. We are able to travel near or far where people are marginalized because of your generosity.

In Notre Dame,

Sr. Mary Delores Gatliff, SNDProvincial Superior

About the cover:Sisters of Notre Dame (from front) Mary Bernarda Sullivan, Mary Jamesetta Krafty, Mary Joseleen Hemker, Mary Paulissa Klausing, Mary Vernon Bick, and Mary Georgene Fink process from the Provincial Center Chapel during the Community Jubilee Liturgy in July, 2011.

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“Where in the world is Papua New Guinea?’ was asked by many Sisters of Notre Dame prior to 1961 when

the sisters established a mission there 50 years ago. How many of us know the answer even today?

Papua New Guinea (PNG) is the eastern portion of the Island of New Guinea. This area was colonized by the British in the south and by the Germans in the north. When the Sisters arrived in 1961 it was a territory under the trusteeship of Australia. PNG is located in the South Pacific Ocean north of Australia and east of Indonesia. In 1975 the Territory of New Guinea and Papua gained independence from Australia by decree of the United Nations and became the Independent State of Papua New Guinea.

Today PNG has a population of more than 6 million people comprised mainly of people from the Melanesian race, and is governed by a Constitutional Parliamentary Democracy.

The first four Sisters assigned to the PNG mission were: Sr. Mary

Claver Pollauf, Sr. Mary Alexia Kochanski, Sr. Mary Magdelida Dorsey and Sr. Mary Marisa Conners. Their first convent home was in Fatima where they taught high school boys and younger boys in primary school.

The following year some Sisters began teaching at St. Anselm Primary School in Banz and in 1965 they started a boarding school for primary school girls. The sisters could see that there were not enough high school spots for girls finishing 6th Grade, so they converted the primary school to a vocational school which would become known as Maria Kwin Vocational School. The school offered a

two-year program to teach young girls skills so they could upgrade their village life.

Sr. Mary Jamesetta Krafty who ministered in PNG from 1967-1972 and again �1 years later from 1993-1999 says that the people of PNG attracted her first. “The people are simple and showed such openness towards us, and they were grateful we (the sisters) were there. It’s hard to fathom the beauty of the

country. There are so many wonderful flowers like Calla Lilies, and so many varieties of orchids, and the climate is like an eternal spring with a year-round

growing season,” she said.

Where in the world is Papua New Guinea?

The following have served as Managers at Maria Kwin Resource Center.1975-1983 Sr. Mary Rose Bernard1984, 1985 Sr. Mary Lisette1986, 1987 Sr. Mary Jean Francis1988, 1989 Sr. Mary Helen Rita1990, 1991 Sr. Marie Bernadette1992-96 Sr. Maria Therese1997, 1998-02 Sr. Marie Bernadette2002-2011 Sr. Myriam2011 Elizabeth Alam

Sr. Myriam and Sr. Barbara teaching at Maria Kwin.

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The Sisters came to Kumdi where the Diocese was building a new high school for girls. Classes began in 1969 while the rest of the school and convent were under construction. The high school consisted of grades 7 to 10. In 2005 Notre Dame high school became a Secondary School with grades 9–12.The high school was under the leader-ship of the following.1969 Sr. Mary Helen Rita1970,72 Sr. Mary Marilyn1971 Sr. M. Danielle1973-74; 77-78 Sr. Mary Corese 1974-75 Sr. Mary Marisa1976 Sr. M. Antonelle1979-85 Sr. Mary Jean Francis1982 Sr. Mary Magdelida1986-91,93 Sr. Marietta1988, 1991 Sr. Mary de Porres1992,94-95 Sr. Mary de Porres1996-2011 Sr. Mary Vivette (Sr. Mary Vivette continues as Principal of Notre Dame Secondary School to the present)

Did you know?

In 1970 the Sisters began accepting aspirants in preparation for their en-

trance into the novitiate. In 1971 the first postulants were received and eventually a special building was built for the novitiate. Today Sr. Marietta Widman is the Direc-

tor of Temporary Professed in PNG and there are 13 national sisters

in PNG!

“Although it does get cool in Kumdi where our school is (Notre Dame Secondary School),” she added.

Sr. Mary Rose Bernard Groth also sings the praises of the people of PNG, and reports how they have so little but are so willing to share. Since she has been in PNG for 47 years, she knows the time is right to be back in Toledo, but returning isn’t without pain. “I am at peace with my return, although PNG is my first home! I have so many friends, I love the people, loved my work and my (SND) sisters!” she exclaimed. She says ministering in PNG has been the highlight of her life. “I have been enriched

by the people and have received many blessings just by being there. I had always dreamed of being a missionary, so my time there was such a privilege,” she said.

When Sr. Mary Rose Bernard arrived in 1964, the conditions were very primitive and she has enjoyed seeing the progress in PNG. “The people had no religious foundation when we arrived, only spirit worship. Through God’s goodness, things have happened over the years . . . I am filled with gratitude for the opportunity to serve the people and to witness the changes that have come about during the years of our presence in the country. Education has brought changes in many things.

“Over the years we have been emphasizing empowering the women. Now they are beginning to speak out, speak their mind, and have started to take active roles in changing the Highlands of PNG. Many graduates of Fatima Secondary School and Notre

Dame Secondary School (NDSS) have become influential people in the government of PNG,” she explained. NDSS opened in 1969 and has an enrollment of 600 women.

Sr. Mary Rose Bernard has spent the last 20 years in the country’s first HIV ministry and later in 2002 at Shalom Care Center, a place for those impacted by the AIDS virus and their families. “It was the hardest to leave the people with the virus and the HIV orphans. A great sense of community is

created among these people when they come together learning how to cope with the virus. Here both men and women find true friends and support. A man with nine children had a brother who died of the virus. He took in his brother’s five children.

Sr. Mary Rose Bernard with young friends at Shalom Center.

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Our Toledo and National sisters in Papua New Guinea (January 2011).

“My other concern is how to keep the children in school because education is so important. I found a pilot program which pays partial fees through which I was able to help 70 school children this year, but there is so much time and paperwork involved. Sr. Myriam and another lay woman agreed to help with the financial and school reports and keep these partial grants coming. Leaving PNG was a bit easier knowing that schooling for those children will continue,” she said.

After 47 years, the people of the Western Highlands did not want to see Sr. Mary Rose Bernard leave. They have demonstrated desire to keep in touch with her by cell phone and email, neither of which are easy. “When I explained to everyone that it seemed to be the plan of God for me to go, they took some time to think about that, and then said it was OK for me to go,” Sr. Mary Rose Bernard explained.

The Papua New Guinea SND Delegation will celebrate the 50th Anniversary on August 13, 2011. Sr. Mary Jamesetta and Sr. Mary Cheryl Darr will attend the celebration in PNG representing the Toledo sisters.

Former Fatima Secondary Students as well as former NDSS students have stepped up and are participating in the planning, according to Sr. Mary Rose Bernard. “They told the sisters to take care of the Liturgy and they would take care of the rest! They so

Many sisters who are former PNG missionaries gathered after the Toledo celebration on July 17, 2011. (from left) Sr. M. Jamesetta Krafty (1967-1972, 1993-1999), Sr. Frances Marie Penwell (1994-2004), Sr. M. Tina Petrick (2004-2006), Sr. M. Rose Bernard Groth (1964-2011), Sr. M. Danielle Coressel (1970-1973, 1996-2001), Sr. M. Jean Francis Boes (1971-2006), Sr. M. Virginia Wenninger (1972-1974, 1982-1999), Sr. M. Corese Floyd (1962-1981), Sr. M. Cynthia Shaffer, (1992-1998) and in front Sr. M. Marilyn Mayle (1969-1974).

appreciate the education they have received from the Sisters of Notre Dame that they want everyone to know about the celebration. One man paid $10,000 kina so the 50th

Anniversary celebration could have media coverage,” said Sr. Mary Rose Bernard.

Happy 50th Anniversary PNG Mission!

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Jubileecelebrations!

Our dear Sr. Mary Theophane Sullivan died on June 26, 2011, at the age of 101. . . in her 80th year of religious life.

Sr. Mary Bernarda Sullivan and Sr. Mary Jamesetta Krafy celebrated their 70th Jubilee.

Sr. Mary Paulissa Klausing, Sr. Mary Joseleen Hemker and Sr. Mary Vernon Bick celebrate their 65th Jubilee.

In 1931 the

average price of

a new car was

$640.00!

In 1941 Japanese attacked the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor, thus drawing the U. S. into World War II.

The cost of a gallon of gas was 15 cents in 1946!

The cost of a first-class stamp was $0.03 in 1951.

According to Sr. Mary Vernon, when she entered the convent, they didn’t get much news or even listen to the radio. When WWI was over, the young sisters were called to-gether in a room for the announcement.

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Jubileecelebrations!

2010

Sr. Mary Rose Bernard Groth, Sr. Mary Georgene Fink, Sr. Mary Edward Ann Hoffman, and Sr. Mary Ross Burgard celebrated their 60th Jubilee.

50th Jubilarians: (back row) Sr. Mary Lucy Suter, Sr. Marcia Marie Des-tatte, Sr. Julia Marie Hutchison, Sr. Mary Carol Gregory and Sr. Margaret Mary Collins. (front) Sr. Mary Marc Burgard and Sr. Carol Mary Bogner.

In 1941 Japanese attacked the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor, thus drawing the U. S. into World War II.

The cost of a first-class stamp was $0.03 in 1951.

1961: John F. Kennedy

inaugurated as President

of the United States.

In 1986 the Chernobyl nuclear power plant mishap occurred and gas was $.089 a gallon.

Celebrating their 25th Jubilee: Sr. Donna Marie

Appert, Sr. Marie Christine Cervi and Sr. Mary Tina

Petrick.

Years of Grace and Growth!

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In Honor of:

Patricia BorgessMary Pat Borgess

Richard GradelEvelyn Sindicic

Rev. Don MuellerKay Szymanowski

Juanita NauseBernard Nause

Sr. Carol Mary BognerAgnes E. Bogner

Sr. Joan Marie ReckerJane E. Duross

Sr. Julie Marie BoschThomas & Maureen Menacher

Sr. Kathleen Marie KnuevenJohn & Nancy Morse

Sr. Linda Maria PelagioEvelyn Sindicic

Sr. M. Beatrice Ann FurlongDenny & Sue Jolliff

Sr. M. Carolyn SchafferMary Lou Hohler

Sr. M. Claver PollaufJohn & Joanne Spisak

Sr. M. Elayne BockeyPeggy Rizor

Sr. M. Jean Francis BoesDennis & Shelley Boes

Sr. M. Johnita ElwerGeorge Wenzlick

Sr. M. Joselyn WeemanLynn R. Weeman

Sr. M. Leo FurlongSusan Habusta

Sr. M. Marc BurgardDavid & Carmela Walentowski

Sr. M. Maxine YoungEvelyn Sindicic

Sr. M. Raymund JohnsonJacklyn Dreps

Dear Friends and Donors,

I would like to explain the Sisters of Notre Dame Donor Privacy Policy in this issue of CrossRoads.

What information we collect The Partnership For Mission Office for the Sisters of Notre Dame, Toledo, Ohio collects and uses various forms of personal information from donors that include: address, telephone number, donor comments, e-mail address and amount donated. Tax laws in the United States and the State of Ohio require the Partnership For Mission Office to keep contact information and contribution level of donors on file.

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• Distribute receipts for donations • Thank donors for their donation • Inform donors about upcoming fundraising and other activities of the Sisters of Notre Dame

• Internal analysis and record keeping

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However, donor information is used for promotional and fundraising activities. We allow donors the option to have their name publicly associated with their donation unless the donor explicitly chooses to be anonymous. In all other cases, staff and volunteers are to assume all donations are not to be publicly announced unless the donor explicitly indicates otherwise.

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George MezinkoPartnership for Mission Director

Partnership for Mission Sr. M. Robert Clare GrothBill & Katie Retzner

Sr. M. Rose MoserDavid & Carmela Walentowski

Sr. M. Ross BurgardSr. Regina M. Cermak

Sr. M. Tina PetrickGreg & Judy Moses & FamilyDiana Wrasman

Sr. M. Vernon BickAnna & Bernard Goetz

Sr. Marie Christine CerviAnita LantzSue & Gerald RemmingtonNelson & Phyllis SchaubSam F. Schillaci

Sr. Mary del Ray BognerAgnes E. Bogner

50th anniversary of PNG MissionEd & Grace Westrick

In Memory of:

Dorothy AshburnMr. & Mrs. Paul Ashburn

Tracy L. BashawDennis & JoAnne Bashaw

Ruth BeiningMary & Orville Ellerbrock

Isabelle R. BiskupskiGeraldine Szkatulski

Cynthia Tremonti BosioDavid Bosio

Haydee Foos BradnerJane KistlerBarbara LaneMr. & Mrs. Larry OckerKathy Stofka

Frank & Mary BugnerEd & Diane Bugner

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Thank you!The honorariums and memorials are listed for donations to the Sisters of Notre Dame received from April 1, 2011, through June 30, 2011. Please notify the CrossRoads office at 419-479-3093 should you find an error of omission or spelling.

In SympathyCharles Snyder - brother of Sr. Mary Patricia Snyder

Andy Wellmann - brother of deceased Sr. Mary Johnene Wellmann

Richard Kaufman - father of Sr. Mary Richarde Kaufman

Alice Herold - mother of Sr. Mary Francein Herold

Melvin Wrasman - brother of Sr. Mary Gail Wrasman

Louis & Ethel BurkettArlene LenhartEsther CarrollDr. & Mrs. John Carroll

Lorraine Hishmeh CarrollDeborah Benoit

Thaddeus ‘Ted’ ChmielChuck & Kathy Jeffery

Margaret T. ChoateBrad & Ann BurkhartKent BurkhartSteve & Sharon BurkhartMr. & Mrs. Robert L. GariepyJim & Gloria HafnerBarb Ann LeeDawn MartinMark & Nancy RiderCarol RobleJohn & Kathleen SosaRon, Rose, Ken, Janet Wlosinski

Edward J. CrossJoanne Cross

Mary Margaret Seybold CrossgroveMary Ellen Werner

Walden ‘Bud’ DamschroederMary A. Damschroder

Paul DenanJohn & Patricia Crowley

John M. & Virginia

F. DonofrioJohn A. Donofrio

Julie Ann DonovanCarol Fleitz

Clara M. DygonIrene Pchalek

Lois Dorothy FloydJanet Diab

Leonard T. & Marjorie Rose FoosJane Kistler

Thomas FreundRobert J. Hempfling

Richard GehringCharles & Rita Singler

George GradelEvelyn Sindicic

John HagemanCarol Fleitz

Joe HefferonMitchell & Carol Kirkbride

Rita HemkerPaul Hemker

Gilbert HesselingMargaret Hesseling

John JoldrichsenMary Ann Joldrichsen

Vivian J. KaszaGeraldine Szkatulski

Cletus J. KernerNorbert & Jane Bockrath & FamilyDonald L. Smith

Paul & Mary KintzGene & Fayanne Ochs

Vincent KohlsEda Kohls

Bernadette KruszynskiCalvin & Carmen AlbazziKathy DornseifDavid & Cindi HarperRoger & Kathy HolmanElizabeth HowesNatalie KomoGerri KruszynskiMichael LestingiLaura LiedtkeLaJoyce MoralesColleen MurphyPage PowellJeff, Jan & Shannon RandallLinda & Robert ReinhartLiz ShayMegan TurnerDarryl & Sandra WiersmaAnne Zavell

Janice D. Kundert & Kevin A. KundertKenneth C. Kundert

Alador KuruczSr. M. Brigid Kelly

Robert Paul MandersDonna Mae Manders

John F. McKinney IIIJoanne C. Braun

Craig MosserDavid & Mary Ann Young

John NadererRichard & Lou Chamberlain

Bill & Gretchen CroninMarie FisherDonald & Dale FrankartJoe & Ann GottronPaul & Kate NadererJoe & Ladonna OchsCarl ReiterThomas & Virginia RichJoan & Geoff Wizgird

Bernie, Frank & Anna NelsonWinnie Ely

Etheldreda M. NieseAlan & Janet BeggDave & Mary HofferTony & Kathy KlausingJohn & Rose LymanstallDan & Judy NieseKen & Kathy RiemanLeonard RiemanEd & Deone RiemanRichard & Tina RiemanTom RiemanJerry & Joan Sehlhorst

Thomas NowakowskiRobert & Helen Sneider

Thomas & Catherine Sneider NowakowskiDennis & Mary Zoglo

Helen OprieKay Szymanowski

Ed OstingBetty Osting

Mr. & Mrs. Charles ParkerLaetitia M. Kaiser

Oliver J. PhillipsMargaret M. Phillips

Fr. Robert PollaufDanny & Margie Knopp

Elizabeth RackLeroy & Laura ParksJoe & Janice Zigray

Bud & Betty RackMargaret Mary Collins, SND

Joseph ReinekeHeather Duiser

Joseph & Alice ReinekeAlice Reineke

Nancy L. RollerDonald L. Smith

Francis A. RuffingEvelyn A. Ruffing

Marie SchroederFather Michael Ricker

Viola SchmidtDiana Ireland

Windsor J. SmithJaneearlene Smith

Virginia SprankleEvelyn A. Ruffing

Denny StemenLinda D. Stemen

Char StoberLinda D. Stemen

Dorothy Molyet SugarPhilip A. Sugar

Tom SutterJoan M. Sutter

Frances StroupSteve & Kim Metzger

Henry TietjenMarcia Tietjen

Lois WagnerMr. & Mrs. Larry Hall

Casimir & Florence WalentowskiDavid & Carmela Walentowski

Rosanne Gabel WalkerHerb & Mary Gabel

Ruth WestmeyerRuth Mary Westmeyer

Steve & Phyllis WestmeyerRuth Mary Westmeyer

Janet WilhelmRoger D. Wilhelm

Thomas G. ZollSr. Marie Joyce Dettinger

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Memorial Recognition

When a memorial gift or culmination of gifts in

the name of one person totals $250 in a year, that

individual’s name is permanently placed on a special memorial plaque

displayed in the Sisters of Notre Dame

Provincial Center Chapel.

Rest in peace Sr. Mary Theophane

In prayer we honor

and remember

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At the ripe age of 101, God called Sr.

Mary Theophane to himself on June 26, 2011. She was in her �0th year as a Sister of Notre Dame.

As a young child she came to know the Sisters of Notre Dame and learned from them a deep love for our Blessed Mother. After attending Notre Dame Academy (NDA), she entered the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame and received the name of Sr. Mary Theophane. Her younger sister Rita, soon followed her to NDA and the Congregation and became Sr. Mary Bernarda.

Sister loved to educate and draw the very best out of others. She was a loved teacher and principal, a trusted mentor of new teachers, and in her retirement years, a caring tutor for children who were having a difficult time in the classroom. She had a “golden touch” with young people. Her

sixteen years in elementary education as teacher and/or principal included: St. Joseph, Crestline; Immaculate Conception, Bellevue; St. Joseph, Fremont; St. Mary, Leipsic; St. Mary, Sandusky; and Sacred Heart, St. Ann, Gesu, and Ladyfield, Toledo. She spent 25 years

in high school education at St. John, Delphos; St. Joseph, Fremont; St. Mary, Sandusky; and Notre Dame Academy, Toledo.Notre Dame Academy was blessed with Sr. Mary Theophane’s leadership for fifteen years. It was she who was at the helm when the school was moved from its original location on Bancroft and Detroit to its present setting on Sylvania Avenue. She will be remembered as the director of the building project at Lial Renewal Center and

Convent in the early 1970’s. She also served as local coordinator for many local communities. Her adept organizational skills were enhanced by her genuine care and concern for each person she encountered.

The Diocese recognized the wisdom and integrity of Sr. Mary Theophane when in 1974 she was appointed by Bishop John A. Donovan to serve a term on the diocesan Court of Equity. The Court was established to resolve complaints about administrative decisions in the diocese. Sister’s reputation for being fair-minded and her many years of administrative leadership made her a good choice to serve in this capacity.

In her last years, Sr. Mary Theophane suffered from increasing dementia. God called Sr. Mary Theophane to himself. Now Sister knows the fulfillment of the promise of Jesus: “I shall see you again, and your hearts will be full of joy, and that joy no one shall take from you” (John 16:22).

Sr. M. Agnes LinkVernon & Veronica KludingMichael McFadden

Sr. M. Anna Mae FoosJane Kistler

Sr. M. Annunciata SutterMr. & Mrs. Eugene HipplerCecil & Jane ErdmanMr. & Mrs. Ronald GrathwolMary Lou HohlerWilma F. Humpert

Bernadette KellerMary C. PirolliDonald & Rita RyanPete SchaalSteve & Sue SherburneMarilyn & Mike SrsenEd & Ann StranskyJohn & Suzanne SumnerClarice SutterEdgar & Mary Ann SutterJoan M. SutterStella SutterSally (Sutter) & George Young

Sr. M. Dalene WassermanJaneearlene Smith

Sr. M. Pierre GrussRev. Andrew Krafcik

Sr. M. Theophane SullivanDarlene M. BurkeJim & Louise HenahanEdwina VanDruten KurtMichelle & Jeff PeerLinda Sullivan

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What’s New?

Young women on the Rome/Assisi pilgrimage in May pose with six of the South Korean Sisters of Notre Dameoutside

the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi. Assisi was just one of the many sacred sites visited during the nine-day pilgrimage. Srs. Marilyn Marie Ellerbrock and Rita Marie Schroeder from the

Toledo Province also traveled with the group.

On Sunday, June 12, 2011, three Sisters of Notre Dame were awarded the Diocesan Centenary Award for their service to the Church and leadership: Sr. Mary Beatrice Ann Furlong, Sr. Mary Madelena Pohlman, and Sr. Anne Mary Molyet. The awards were presented by Bishop Leonard Blair at a special Vesper service at Rosary Cathedral.Sr. Mary Laurann Dietrich received the Gold Award as the 2011 Outstanding Senior Volunteer of Northwest Ohio. She was nominated by Mercy

St. Anne Hospital.Sr. Susanna Weaver was among the 16 volunteers of Richland County who received the Spirit of the American Red Cross Hero Award for their work at the Plymouth Shiloh Food Pantry. The award is presented

for outstanding humanitarian contributions. Srs. Mary Charleen Hug and Mary Vivette Baker were inducted into the NDA Hall of Fame: Women of Vision. The Women of Vision Award is bestowed on a deserving graduate who has made outstanding contributions to her profession, to her society, to her

church, and to the growth of the NDA community through her loyal support and service.Sr. Mary Doretta Peter received a plaque from the Autism Academy of Learning in reocgnition of her many years of loyal and dedicated service as a Board Trustee.

Sr. M. Beatrice Ann

Sr. M. Madelena

Sr. Anne Mary

Sr. M. Laurann Sr. M. Susanna

Sr. M. Charleen Sr. M. Vivette

Sr. M. Doretta

Walking for Wellness participants once again enjoyed a beautiful day for walking on June 4, 2011. Most walked the 7-mile course and enjoyed a picnic lunch back at the Provincial Center. Above Srs. Mary Tina Petrick and Patricia Marie McClain pose with family. Below: All walkers!

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