Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint JosephProclaiming Jesus through Education and Christian Formation

Fall 2003Volume 2, Number 1

Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint JosephProclaiming Jesus through Education and Christian Formation

Fall 2003Volume 2, Number 1

Dear Friends,

We greet you as daughters of Saint Angela Merici, whostrive to become women of peace whose words, works, andmanner of living speak of the reality of God’s love for allpeople. We show compassion to the oppressed in our midst and challenge ourselves to anintelligent response to the injustices in our world.

These words of greeting to you for the third issue of Ursulines Alive paint the context of ourministry as Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph wherever we are. We share the hopesand tensions of the people of our time. We share in their weaknesses, and their longings fora world of justice and peace. We believe that our own weakness and inadequacy will betransformed into strength by our loving and faithful God.

As congregational leader, I am eager to share the stories of the ministries of our Sistershighlighted here. The expansive and creative responses to the needs of God’s people areboth overwhelming and energizing. The responses flow out of a deep conviction of God’slove for us and an openness to God’s Spirit working in and among us.

You, dear friends, and we, have much to offer our world. This conviction carries us beyondthe dark night of struggle to a new wisdom and a new strength. Let us stand in propheticwitness to the world by living in right relationships with the earth and our human family.

Lovingly in Saint Angela,

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From Our Congregational LeaderSister Rose Marita O’Bryan, OSU

In this issue

Pursuing Justice, Practicing Charity .... 3Ursuline Sisters proclaim Jesusthrough justice and service

A Woman of Vision ......................... 5The spirit of Mother Aloysius stillshapes and nourishes her community

In the Joy of Eternal Life .................. 6Our Sisters go before us in faith

Exploring Our Future Together ........ 7Nine Ursuline groups forge new bonds

In Deepest Gratitude ........................ 9We thank all those who supportour mission

Soli Deo Gloria ............................... 16We rejoice in the gifts of our Sisters,given for the kingdom of God

Ursulines Alive is published three times a year by the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph,Maple Mount, Kentucky.

Editor: Sister Ruth Gehres, OSUPhotography and production assistance: Jerry Birge, Karen Heilers, Patricia Nation

Mission Advancement Staff: Sister Suzanne Sims, Director of Mission AdvancementSister Annalita Lancaster, Director of Mission EffectivenessSister Pam Mueller, Director of Vocation MinistryJerry P. Birge, Director of Marketing and CommunicationsSister Amelia Stenger, Director, Mount Saint Joseph

Conference and Retreat CenterCecilia McEldowney, Director of Ursuline PartnershipsSister Ruth Gehres, Associate Director of CommunicationsPatricia Nation and Karen Heilers, Administrative Assistants

We welcome your response to Ursulines Alive. You may contact us at: Ursulines Alive, c/oUrsuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph, 8001 Cummings Road, Maple Mount KY. Phone: (270)229-4103. Fax: (270) 229-4953. E-mail: info@ursulinesmsj.org. Web site: www.ursulinesmsj.org.

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OUR MISSION

We, the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph,sustained by prayer

and our vowed life in community,proclaim Jesus through education

and Christian formation.

OUR VISION

As Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph, we will:• Commit ourselves to simplicity, hospitality, justice

and service;• Reverence the values of our founding rural

heritage;• Live and minister contemplatively as women of

hope;• Witness gospel values through the charism of Saint

Angela Merici;• Bind ourselves to one another in charity,

celebrating and respecting the uniqueness of eachperson;

• Invite and mentor new members;• Respond to the signs of the times and the needs of

the Church and the world through collaborativerelationships; and

• Stand in prophetic witness to the world by living inright relationships with the earth and the humanfamily to effect justice through systemic change.

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The Ursuline Way of Life ...Constitutions of the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph

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Pursuing Justice, Practicing CharityUrsuline Sisters proclaim Jesus through justice and serviceBy Sister Grace Simpson, OSU, and Sister Ruth Gehres, OSU

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For the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph, inspiration torespond to the call of justice and charity comes from two parallel

sources: the words and example of Jesus in the Gospel, and theinspiration of their founder, Saint Angela Merici. In an age whencloistered seclusion was promoted for women who did not marry,Angela believed that a life of faith should be lived in the streets, andthe women who joined her society walked directly in the societywhich they served.

For almost five centuries, Ursulines have dedicated themselves toworks of justice and charity, particularly in ministries to women andchildren. The Ursulines who came to Maple Mount from Louisvillein 1874 heard and responded to the call to serve the rural poor.Aware of the hardships involved with geographic distances and theuncertainties of small-scale farming, the Ursulines soon movedbeyond the Mount to provide education and Christian formation toGod’s people in small towns and remote rural areas, first in Kentucky,and then in Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, and beyond.

In their corporate ministries as well as in the diverse ministries ofindividual Sisters, today’s Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Josephdedicate themselves to living the call of Jesus through the urging ofthe Church and the Holy Spirit. At the same time, Ursuline Sistersreach beyond their geographical boundaries in work for justice forindividuals and for change in oppressive systems, laboring to shape asocial order that promotes just relationships and safeguards human rights.

Corporate Ministries

The Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph sponsor three corporateministries: Brescia University in Owensboro, Kentucky; Mount SaintJoseph Conference and Retreat Center at Maple Mount, Kentucky;and a foreign mission in Chillán, Chile. The community commitsitself to long-term sponsorship and support of these ministries, eachof which responds uniquely to the Gospel challenge to justice at theheart of the community’s mission: to proclaim Jesus through educationand Christian formation.

Brescia University grew out of the Ursulines’ early commitment toeducation for women at Mount Saint Joseph Academy (1874-1983)and Mount Saint Joseph Junior College for Women (1925-1950). Inits philosophy statement, the University commits itself as a Catholicinstitution to proclaim the gospel, to uphold human dignity, and toserve others.

The University strivesto fulfill thiscommitment bothacademically and

through campuslife. Its Social Workprogram, forexample, works toinstill in students asense of caring forpersons withoutadvocates and toteach skills forpromotingconstructivechange. Socialwork graduatesmove toward careers with agencies that protect the rights of others.Brescia staff and students volunteer with community and diocesanorganizations that support the rights of marginalized persons –including an active, student-led Habitat for Humanity chapter. Aregular class in Faith and Justice explores a Christian response to socialjustice issues. The university’s pioneering women’s studies programshave addressed justice issues for women since 1963.

Brescia University is the home of the Western Kentucky DomesticViolence Resource Center, a reference facility for social workprofessionals, students, and victims of domestic violence and theirfamilies and friends. Brescia president Sister Vivian Marie Bowles citesthese as “some of the most significant ways that the University strivesto fulfill its commitment, as expressed in its vision statement, to helpbreak the cycle of violence and poverty.”

Mount Saint Joseph Conference and Retreat Center also has its rootsin the Ursulines’ early ministry to women at the Academy. DirectorSister Amelia Stenger points out that the Center has made aninstitutional commitment to “doing justice as a way of peace,”working to fulfill this commitment through its own programs andthrough collaboration with organizations and agencies whose primaryfocus is on justice issues.

A current example of collaboration is the second Parish SocialMinistry Regional Training program to be offered at the CenterOctober 24-26. A joint effort of Catholic Charities, USA, theKentucky Catholic Conference, and the Center, the program last yearbrought 80 participants from 10 dioceses for an intensive study of

the theological basis ofsocial justice andpractical strategies forsocial justice ministryin the parish setting.

Members of the Brescia University Habitat forHumanity Chapter tackle yet another buildingproject. From left, Danny May, class of 2000, andfaculty members Steve Driver, Sister MicheleMorek, and David Bartholomy.

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Impelled by the desire to share what we have received, we enter into the ministryof Christian formation, seeking that all people might reach their full potential aspersons called to create a just and peaceful human society.

The Center’s strong commitment toenvironmental justice — to responsiblestewardship of the resources of our earth — isevidenced both in its own practices and inyear-round environmental retreats and fieldtrips for children from elementary throughhigh school.

Ministry in Latin America began for theUrsuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph in1966. In 1978, Ursulines began work withwomen in Chillán, a city of about 150,000 ina poor agricultural community in Chile’scentral valley. Today, the Congregationsupports the Dianna Ortiz Ursuline Centerfor Women, also known as Casa Ursulina, inChillán. Located in a poor barrio with thehighest rate of unemployment and sub-employment in the city, the Center serveswomen who are both educationally andeconomically disadvantaged.

Casa Ursulina offers courses and workshops toprovide women with marketable skills,programs for pregnant teens and youngmothers, emergency aid for women andfamilies in crisis, support groups and coursespromoting health and self-esteem, and manyother services. As founding director, Sister

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Mary Elizabeth (Mimi) Ballard works witha staff of teachers, volunteers, and sevenChilean Ursuline Associates. In September2003, Ursuline Sister Michele Intraviajoined Sister Mimi at Casa Ursulina.More information may be found atwww.casaursulina.com.

In addition to these corporate ministries, theMount Saint Joseph Ursuline Congregationhas committed itself to continuing financialsupport of the Ursuline mission inMatamoros, Mexico. Here, on the borderbetween Mexico and Brownsville, Texas,Sisters and lay coworkers serve people livingon the edge of a dump without runningwater, electricity, and sanitation. Theirministry includes maintaining a simple healthclinic and helping to meet the basic food,clothing and medical needs of the people.

Working for Systemic Change

In their 2002 Vision Statement, theUrsuline Sisters of Mount Saint Josephpledge to “stand in prophetic witness to theworld by living in right relationships withthe earth and the human family to effectjustice through systemic change.” Whilemany Sisters’ ministries include suchwitness, the Congregation as a wholesupports several initiatives directly focusedon systemic change: UNANIMAInternational, a non-governmentalorganization (NGO) at the United Nations;the Coalition for Responsible Investment;and opposition to nuclear weapons, capitalpunishment, and the School of the Americas.

UNANIMA International, a coalition ofeight congregations of women religious,among them the Ursuline Sisters of MountSaint Joseph, represents more than 7,000Sisters ministering on all continents.Through the ministry at the UnitedNations of a full-time coordinator,UNANIMA works for justice at theinternational level, focusing on the needs ofeconomically poor women and children,immigrants and refugees, and the welfare ofthe planet. During 2002-2004, UNANIMA’s

particular focus is on releasing women andchildren from the bonds of human traffickingby working both to prevent trafficking and tocreate alternative sources of income for personsat risk of being trafficked. Sister Jacinta Powers,a member of congregational leadership, is amember of the UNANIMA board.

The Congregation also holds membership inthe Coalition for Responsible Investment(CRI), an initiative of Region VI of theLeadership Conference of Women Religious(LCWR). CRI members use concerted actionas shareholders in business corporations toaddress the problems of justice, and to helpresolve these problems by concrete action. TheRegion VI CRI is in turn a member of theInterfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility(ICCR), a coalition of more than 275institutional investors of diverse religiousbackgrounds, which covenants to holdcorporations accountable by using the powerof persuasion backed by economic pressure.Actions of ICCR and CRI include sponsoringshareholder resolutions, meeting withmanagement, voting proxies, and screeninginvestments.

In 1989, the Congregation made a corporatedecision to declare the Mount Saint JosephMotherhouse property a nuclear-free zone,rejecting any use of the property for purposesassociated with nuclear weapons, includingdefense. In 2000, the community adopted acorporate stance against the death penalty.

Each November, Ursuline Sisters andAssociates are commissioned as they prepare toparticipate in the annual protest against theSchool of the Americas (now the WesternHemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation)in Fort Benning, Georgia. On September 23

Sister Jacinta Powers, a member of congregationalleadership and of UNANIMA International, speakswith a group of Sisters at the Motherhouse aboutinitiatives for social justice.

Sister Michele Intravia (right) traveled fromMount Saint Joseph to Chile on September 22to begin her new ministry at the Dianna OrtizCenter for Women (Casa Ursulina) in Chillán.On September 17, congregational leader SisterRose Maria O’Bryan (left) led the communityin commissioning Sister Shellie for this, theonly foreign mission of the Ursuline Sisters ofMount Saint Joseph.

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A Woman of VisionThe spirit of Mother Aloysius Willett still shapes and nourishes her communityBy Sister Annalita Lancaster, OSU

were a desire to learn, openness to growth in faith, and womanlybehavior. Mother Aloysius strove to give personal worth to each student— dignity of character, strength of principles, and rootedness in faith.She continued the tradition of exposing the young women to a broadcurriculum — Latin, the classics, the Bible, the works of great writers,the whole sweep of human history.

They learned about God in God’s world through physical geography andastronomy. Language, grammar and good penmanship were also

emphasized. Art (including china painting and needle work),music, and drama integrated the entire learning experience,

inspiring in the young women a passion for the beautiful.

A gifted teacher, Mother Aloysius dreamed of theAcademy as a place where young women wouldhave the educational and spiritual opportunitiesto become good wives and mothers — valiantwomen capable of using their diverse feminine giftstoward building a better world.

She also opened her heart and the Mount’s doorsto orphans, sharing with them, as closely as possible, all

the blessings of a loving home. The loss of her ownmother in early childhood surely developed in her a keen

sensitivity to others in need of loving acceptance and theopportunity to develop their full potential.

Mother Aloysius was passionate about creating a nurturing place foryoung women — a place of learning and spiritual growth with kind andloving teachers, a place of quiet beauty, flowers and carefully terracedlawns sheltered under maple trees and pines. She delighted in theMount’s country location, where Sisters and students lived from thefruits of the land and enjoyed the hospitality and simplicity of ruralculture. Today, the community is still energized by a deep appreciationfor the Mount’s rural setting, reverencing the land as a gift of God to bepreserved with thoughtful care and generously shared with others.

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Every religious institution can reach back into its history and identify that person whose leadership and enthusiasm

generated life and vision: a leader who could articulate and sustainthe institution’s mission and purpose, a person whose personalitypermanently colored the character of the institution and gave itstability. In the history of the Ursuline Sisters of Mount SaintJoseph, that person is Mother Aloysius Willett.

Leona Willett, the future Mother Aloysius, arrived at MountSaint Joseph just three years after the brave venture of fiveUrsuline Sisters of Louisville who opened SaintJoseph Academy in fall 1874. As a student, ayoung teacher, director of studies, novice director,and local superior, Mother Aloysius was a vitalpart of the young community which, in 1912,became an autonomous congregation. Thecanonical election of 1913, naming SisterAloysius Willett as the first Mother Superiorof the Ursuline Sisters of Mount SaintJoseph, is considered the Mount’s secondFoundation Day, entitling her to be revered asthe foundress of Mount Saint Joseph.

Mother Aloysius’ charisma and inspired leadershipability endeared her to everyone. Clergy, professionalbusinessmen, local farmers, and educators claimed heras friend and colleague. She sought their advice andcollaborated with them in the best interest of the Academy and thesurrounding community. The Sisters, the students and their parentsloved her. Although serious in demeanor, she also had a delightfulsense of humor. In addition to her common sense and practicality, hertowering height gave a sense of security to all she met.

Mother Aloysius was a strong advocate of higher education forwomen and young girls. This passion, and her spirit of hospitality, ledher to accept students whose parents’ desire for education for theirdaughters far exceeded their financial capacities. Admissions criteria

Mother Aloysius Willett: 1862-1920

Mary Leona Willett was born September 8, 1862, in Union County, Kentucky. In fall 1877, she enrolled at Saint Joseph Academy, aboarding school for girls that had been opened three years earlier by the Ursuline Sisters of the Immaculate Conception ofLouisville. She graduated from the Academy in 1881, and in 1882 became a member of the Ursuline Sisters of the ImmaculateConception in Louisville and received the name Sister Aloysius. That same year she was sent back to teach at Saint JosephAcademy, where she subsequently became director of studies, mistress of novices, and local superior. In 1912, the Ursulines atSaint Joseph Academy gained independence from the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville. Sister Aloysius chose to remain with the MountSaint Joseph community. In 1913, she was elected the first Mother Superior of the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph, aposition she held until her death in October 1920. Born to Lead, Sister Eugenia Scherm’s life of Mother Aloysius, is available fromthe Mission Advancement Office at Mount Saint Joseph and at the Mount Saint Joseph Book and Gift Shop.

Father Edward Fitzgerald, in his sermon at her funeral October 8, 1920, described her in thesewords: “Mother Aloysius gave an atmosphere to the community; a spirit of humility, a spirit ofworking for the honor and glory of Almighty God; a spirit oftaking young girls and making them women of the world,women to guide the destinies of the world. That was her object,and that is what she has bequeathed her Community.” A story inThe Record, the Louisville diocesan paper, described her as “awoman great in intellect, great in character, great in soul, great inthe work she accomplished.”

A 1932 edition of the Academy newspaper, The Mount,described Mother Aloysius as a woman of “great character andmagnetic leadership.” That same issue recounted the story of ayoung woman visiting at the home of an Academy alumna, who,seeing a portrait of Mother Aloysius over the mantelpiece, said, “Idon’t know who this woman is, but I believe if I had known her,my life would be worthwhile.”

Throughout her life, Mother Aloysius had a great loyalty to thepoor. As superior, she sent Sisters to staff rural schools in thepoorest parishes and school districts, including those for AfricanAmericans and Native Americans. When she died in 1920, inaddition to the Academy, Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Josephwere teaching in 39 rural schools in Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, and New Mexico. Inspired bythis legacy, the community today focuses on education and Christian formation particularlyamong people with limited resources.

During the worldwide crisis of World War I, Mother Aloysius challenged both Sisters andstudents to be concerned about the loss of life and widespread devastation. Academy studentsorganized study groups around the historical issues contributing to the conflict and searched forways to join in relief efforts. With assistance of women from Owensboro, Mother Aloysiusestablished a Red Cross unit on campus, through which both students and Sisters assembledmedical supplies for the armed forces. In response to the national call for nurses in military campsduring the devastating flu epidemic of 1918, three Sisters were sent to Camp Taylor, nearLouisville. During this time, patriotic commencement ceremonies focused on the spirit of libertyand freedom, and the need to turn to God in the time of great peril.

Because of the breadth of her influence, it is difficult to summarize the inheritance Mother Aloysiusleft the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph. Perhaps the one legacy that has most significantlyformed the community is her Ursuline spirit of contemplation — the spirituality of an expectantpeople watching and listening for God. Reflecting on her actions, we see a faithful Ursuline livingfreely and lovingly in all things at all times out of love of God and fidelity to the Church. LikeSaint Angela, she teaches us that integration of the sacred and the secular is basic to authenticUrsuline spirituality.

Mother Aloysius! Through her example, an Ursuline spirit of contemplation and deep trust inGod continues to direct the lives of the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph. She remains amodel of practicality, simplicity, and the will to be a healing presence in every situation. Her spiritis reflected in the community’s enthusiasm for freely translating the energy of the Ursuline spiritinto ministries addressing the needs of contemporary society. Like her, in the spirit of AngelaMerici, we expect to see the marvels God works in and among us.

Mother Aloysius. The name lingers like a benediction!

Sister Annalita Lancaster is Director of Mission Effectiveness for the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph.

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In the Joyof Eternal LifeThe union of prayer which exists among uscontinues after we enter eternal life.Through prayer, the bond of love whichunites us forms a vital link with those whohave died. The Ursuline Way of Life, Constitutions, “Prayer”

Sister Mary Lucy Mattingly,94, died May 25, in her78th year of religious life.A native of Loretto,Kentucky, she ministeredfor 55 years as a homemakerand teacher in Kentucky andNebraska.

Sister Robert Angela Fleischmann, 93, diedJune 22, 2003, in her 74thyear of religious life. A nativeof Poseyville, Indiana, sheministered as a teacher for46 years in Kentuckyschools, and for 14 years inLouisville as an outreachminister.Sister Mary Albert O’Bryan, 79, died July 16, inher 41st year of religious life. A native of St.Francis, Kentucky, she ministered 38 years as a

teacher and principal inKentucky and Nebraska, inoutreach ministry inOwensboro and Louisville,and in several positions atthe Motherhouse andMount Saint JosephConference and RetreatCenter.

Sister Magdalene Schammel, 91, an UrsulineSister of Belleville, Illinois,died at Mount Saint Josephon July 21, in her 70th yearof religious life. A native ofKenmare, North Dakota, sheministered as a teacher for 45years in Illinois and NorthDakota and served in theBelleville Diocesan ChanceryOffice.

Sister Joseph Mark Hayden, 94, died July 25, inher 77th year of religiouslife. A native of Fancy Farm,Kentucky, she ministered asa teacher for 46 years inschools in Kentucky andNew Mexico. For eightyears, she served in outreachministry in Louisville.

Sister George Marie Wathen, 94, died August20, in her 76th year of religious life. A native ofMarion County, Kentucky, sheministered as teacher andprincipal in Kentucky andMissouri. She also served atthe Motherhouse as localsuperior, in health care, andin the Mount Saint JosephBook and Gift Shop.6

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Mother Aloysius’ love ofher students made manyof them her lifelongfriends. The notation onthis early photo simply says“Mother and Jean.”

It was a nine-hour drive, and Sister Vivian Bowles and Ihad plenty of time to wonder about the meeting wewould be attending at the motherhouse of the UrsulineSisters of Youngstown, Ohio. Representatives of theleadership teams of seven autonomous (independent)Ursuline congregations of the United States wereconverging on Youngstown that lovely fall day in 1992.

We would be meeting with Ursuline Sisters from BrownCounty, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Toledo, and Youngstown,all in Ohio; and Louisville and Maple Mount, Kentucky.(In November 1993 we would be joined by Ursulinesfrom Belleville, Illinois, and Paola, Kansas.) Few of usrealized that the fall 1992 gathering would begin a newchapter in the history of our communities.

After 1992, the nine leadership teamscontinued to meet every year for mutualsupport and enrichment, and to cultivatethe developing relationships that felt so life-giving. So great was our enthusiasm for theseexperiences that we developed a series ofparallel meetings for Sisters not in leadership— opportunities for “grassroots” members toshare personal and community stories, andto celebrate being Ursuline together.

We named our association of ninecommunities the Ursuline Society —deliberately choosing the word used inAngela’s time (the Jesuit “Society of Jesus”was founded in the same historical period).We were delighted by the discovery that wecould abbreviate this title as US! As ourtrust in each other grew, we talked moreabout how our communities might be ofmutual support to each other in sharingmaterial and human resources.

In 1999, the leadership teams asked theircommunity members to share theirreflections about the Ursuline Society andits direction. The enthusiastic responseencouraged further action. In September2001, Sister Doris Goettemoeller of the Sistersof Mercy was invited to an Ursuline Societyleadership group meeting at Mount SaintJoseph. She told the story of the MercySisters’ journey toward union, and helped

Relationships among the nine groups werecordial. For many years we had beencollaborating with Ursuline congregationsfrom all over the United States, Canada, andMexico in a variety of ministries, includingvocation work, educational services, peaceand justice issues, and service to the poor.

Collaborators in these ministries includedboth Ursulines of the Roman Union — aworldwide community of Ursuline groupswith headquarters in Rome — and our nineindependent Ursuline communities.

But in meetings of Sisters from the nineautonomous communities, there was always aspecial bond — a common sense of history,mission, and spirit. So in fall 1992, ourleadership groups came together to explorethis special relationship and to imagine whatit might hold for the future.

For two days we just told our communitystories. There is a power in stories! We wereall enthralled by what we heard — tales ofrisk and adventure, of faith and passion, and— yes — of politics, intrigue, and sometimespainful separations common to most of ourcommunities. We returned home excited bythe reality of our common charism and thevariety of its expression in our diversecommunities….and we knew somethingimportant was happening.

Exploring Our Future TogetherNine Ursuline groups forge new bondsBy Sister Michele Morek, OSU

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the group to identify key issues and concerns.As a result of that meeting, the leadership groupappointed a Task Force to gather data anddevelop a process to “explore our futuretogether.”

At its May 2002 meeting in Frontenac,Minnesota — just under ten years after its firstmeeting in Youngstown — the UrsulineSociety leadership group experienced what feltlike a “founding moment.” Together theywrote a statement of purpose declaring usready to “create a new model of Ursulinecommunity together,” and to “establish newpatterns of relationship among us that willtake us beyond collaboration and towardintegration.”

Four months later, the Task Force presented amodel for full community discussion. Anoverwhelming majority of members embracedthe general direction set by the model, butexpressed the need for more “grassroots input”in developing the details. Sensing a realurgency about taking a first step, the TaskForce developed an interim plan which wasaccepted by the leadership teams at a meetingat Mount Saint Joseph on May 6, 2003.

The interim plan names a full-time Coordinatorto work with a three-person Steering Committee.The Task Force, acting as a search committee,

The leadership teams of the nine communities collaborating in the developmentof the Ursuline Society held their May 6, 2003, meeting at Mount Saint Joseph.

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of this year, members of the Motherhousecommunity joined in prayer to support thatday’s lobbying efforts to close this institution,where many military leaders have been trainedin tactics of violence and torture.

Ministries of the Members

As community we are one in mission andministry: the power of the entire congregationunited in the Lord is present in the ministry ofeach member (The Ursuline Way of Life,Constitutions, 34).

In these words, the Ursuline Sisters of MountSaint Joseph express the solidarity of the entirecommunity in the ministries of its members.While these ministries are indeed diverse, eachis a unique response to the mission ofproclaiming Jesus through education andChristian formation — a mission that urgesevery Sister, wherever she is, to work for a justand peaceful human society.

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Hispanic Ministry

With the growth of the Hispanic populationof the United States, ministry to and with

Hispanic migrants and immigrants has becomeone of the “signs of the times” calling for anUrsuline response. According to need, theUrsuline Community has provided varyingdegrees of financial support for theseministries.

At Centro Latino in Owensboro, Sisters FranWilhelm and Rosemary Keough work withHispanic men and women employed witharea farms and factories. Medical assistance,food, clothing, legal help, transportation andtranslation are everyday activities there.Within the past year, Sisters Rosemary andFran have been translators at 20 births. TheCenter’s mission statement highlights thesacramental presence of Jesus, sharing of Latinculture with the local community, andproviding opportunities for a cross-culturalexperience for people of the Diocese ofOwensboro and the surrounding area.

In her 19 years in Ohio County, Kentucky,Sister Luisa Bickett has developed a significantministry to the growing number of Hispanicpersons in this area – this in addition to heroriginal outreach to the region’s many needypersons. Her services include translation formedical and legal needs, includingimmigration. Her presence is a comfort to themany she befriends, not only in times of need,but also in times of celebration, as for thebirth of a child or the arrival of a work permit.Sister Luisa’s fluency in Spanish facilitates hereffort to help each one feel welcome and athome in the Church and the community, asthey cope with the challenges of a strangeland, a foreign language, and a multitude ofunfamiliar laws and customs.

Migrant/Immigrant Shelter and Support(MISAS), a mission of hospitality, seeks toprovide migrants and immigrants with safe,decent, affordable housing and successfulintegration into their new community.Funded projects include a hostel forunaccompanied migrant men, and integrationprograms encouraging leadership growth andcultural competency. Executive DirectorSister Larraine Lauter says: “Our strength lies

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identified several candidates interested in the position and led them through a discernmentprocess. Following the Task Force’s recommendation, the leadership group appointed SisterMargaret Ann Hagan, an Ursuline Sister of Louisville, as Coordinator.

At the same May meeting, the leadership teams of each of three geographical “triads” choseSteering Committee members Sister Michele Morek of Maple Mount (from the Belleville-Maple Mount-Paola triad), Sister Chris Pratt of Cincinnati (from the Louisville-Cincinnati-Brown County triad), and Sister Susan Mary Rathbun of Cleveland (from the Toledo-Cleveland-Youngstown triad). This Steering Committee will work with Sister MargaretAnn in gathering input from member communities in order to move the group toward aclear vision and model for increased collaboration.

Reflecting on the beginnings and growth of the Ursuline Society, congregational leaderSister Rose Marita O’Bryan said: “I believe that our community has begun to internalizethe words that we have prayed since deciding to create a new model of Ursulinecommunity together. We have become an energy that is determined to follow the adviceand inspirations of the Holy Spirit so that we may carry out what has been laid in our hands todo” (Saint Angela Merici, Prologue to the Counsels).

We nine autonomous communities of Ursulines in the United States, ranging in size from11 to 240 members, diverse in geographical location, urban and rural backgrounds, andministry area and focus, may not know what the future holds, but we rejoice to know thatwe will face it together.

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Sister Michele Morek is professor of biology at Brescia University. She served as a member ofcongregational leadership, 1992-2000.

A visit from Sisters Rosemary and Fran(standing) of Centro Latino is a happytime for this group of Hispanic friends.

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SupportersBarret-Fisher Co., Inc.General Glass Company, Inc.Glenmary Home Missioners*Kappa Delta Phi Sorority,Indianapolis, Ind.Sr. Margaret Joseph Aull, OSUBarbara and Roy BuckmanAnnette and Joe CruzH. R. DempfAnn and Patrick DoyleRose Egli

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In Deepest GratitudeWe thank all those who support our missionThe Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph wish to thank you, our benefactors, for your generous support of our mission of Christian educationand formation over the years. Many gifts of time and talent as well as in-kind gifts come to us each year. Here, we gratefully name all who havesupported us with their treasure from July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2003. Each day the Sisters pray for you and your loved ones as we givepraise to God for whatever way your stewardship enhances our vocation to consecrated life and our mission of the Gospel of Jesus.

If you note mistakes, please forgive us and be sure to let us know. You may send corrections to: Sister Suzanne Sims, Office of Mission Advance-ment, 8001 Cummings Road, Maple Mount, KY 42356-9999, (270) 229-4103, extension 284, ssims@maplemount.org.

Gratefully yours in peace,Sister Suzanne Sims, OSU, Director of Mission Advancement

PatronsPeg Eileen Bourke C’48*Genevieve Stelmach*Clara and Robert Zoeller*

InvestorsSr. Mary Regina Boone, OSU**Knights of Columbus #1315*Mary Sue and Bennett S. Ligon*Ann Middleton*Sr. Elizabeth Ann Ray, OSU*Cyril Uhing*

ProvidersBasilica of Saint Joseph, Bardstown, Ky.Church of Saint ThereseDiocese of Owensboro*Harry Roberts Plumbing andHeating, Inc.**Knights of Columbus #0817Ursuline Sisters of BellevilleWasatch Advisors, Inc.Anonymous Friends**Beverly A’58 and Richard BoeckmannSr. Joseph Angela Boone, OSU*Mary Louise BowlingSr. Lennora Carrico, OSUAnna and Michael CecilAnn C’45 and Gene CollinsNora and Felix DarcyElizabeth Hagan A’45*Sr. Charles Irene Hayden, OSU, A’30*Sr. Mary Clarentia Hutchins, OSU**Carolyn LaroccoTherese Martin LawsonMary and Deane McLellandJoseph O’BryanMerle A’37 and Michael Ostrosky*Mary and Thomas David RineyJames M. RobinsonMary and James RogersBenjamin WillettNancy Wilson

Sr. Marie Julie Fecher, OSU, A’40*Andrea and Mark Fitzmaurice*Gertie FreyKathy and James HoulihanKimberly JonesWilliam LawrenceGloria and Michael LindemannAdele Lohman A’42*Serafina and Gary MesnierEugene MeyerConnie and Jon MeyerMary and Thomas MurrayWade Northington*Sr. Helen Marie Pfohl+, OSU, A’31Faye and Charles RineyMary Helen and Gary RineySara and Thomas RoyalSr. Joseph Adrian Russell, OSU, A’32Sr. Mary Henry Russell+, OSU, A’35Patricia and Mike SullivanTeresa ThompsonJanet and Robert ToddDeborah and Max Tuggle**Sr. Marie Brenda Vowels, OSU**Sr. Bartholene Warren, OSU**Sr. Mary Emily Whelan, OSU, C’39Barbara and Charles WhelanAlbert Wilson*Mary Wimsatt**Shelia and Joseph WindsorSr. Carolita Young, OSU

ContributorsAdvanced Eye CareBB&TCentury Aluminum of Kentucky, LLCChiropractic Health CenterE & W RentalsHerrick Associates P.A.Holy Name School, Henderson, Ky.Jasper Desk Company, Inc.Kappa Delta Phi Sorority, NewCastle, Ind.*Knights of Columbus #3379*Leigh Land SurveysNewcomb Oil CompanyOn Site Eye Care, LLCOrthopaedic Surgical Specialists, PSC

Owensboro Catholic High SchoolOwensboro Grain CompanyRadiation Oncology, PSCSaint Aloysius Church, St. Louis, Mo.Saint Mary Church, Salem, S.D.Commercial Service of Perry, Iowa, Inc.Wells Fargo FinancialJackie and Gary AbshierMargaret and Robert AlgermissenTherese and John AllenEdna and James Angle*Rosalie and Bobby BallardMildred and Lawrence BallardOrline BallardTeena BarberJohn BeamMary BeelerNancy and David BellJean and Stephen BerryWilma and Harold BittnerJane and Lambert BooneMarvin BooneSheila and William BooneJeanne and Amos BrashearMary and James BreyFaye A’77 and Joel BruceKay and Joe BuckmanAdrian Bumpus*Mary and James Burke*Paula and Mike BurkeThomas Burke*Kathy and Wayne ButzWilliam Callis, DMDMartha Campbell C’41Annette and Andrew Chavez**Patricia CheshireJane and David Clark**Mary ClarkMargaret ClarkSandy and Mickey ClarkTheresa A’72 and William ClarkMarilyn and Dwayne ClemonsPat CoburnConstance and Frank Cogswell*Betty Constantine A’53Martina and Robert Darst*M. Charlene Davis, A’56Ann A’52 and Samuel DeCapua*

Saint Joseph Partners Annual Giving

Founders: gifts of $25,000 or overBenefactors: gifts of $10,000-24,999Patrons: gifts of $5,000-9,999

*Mount Saint Joseph Center Donor

Investors: gifts of $2,500-4,999Providers: gifts of $1,000-2,499Sponsors: gifts of $500-999

Supporters: gifts of $250-499Contributors: gifts of $100-249Friends: gifts of $1-99

**Community and Center Donor �Deceased

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Ione and Clemens DekenCarol and Paul DenengerVirginia and John Dink, Jr.Lelea and Peter Doll, DPMVivian and Paul DollAgnes and James+ Drea*Charles DumanLinda and Tony Dunkel**Margie and Jeffrey EbelharRaphael EbelharMary and Donald ElderJoyce Firenza*Jayne and George FlynnLouise Gaddie A’45Ann A’55 and Albert Gibbs*Debbie and Phillip GillesWilma and Paul GoebelJoyce A’56 and Bernard GradyZiba Graham, Jr.Mrs. Gray and SusieJudy and Paul Gray*Norman GreenbergKristin and Richard GreenwellAline and Donald Greer**Lewis GuthrieLura HabichSr. George Mary Hagan, OSU*Mary Hagan**Nancy and Reid Haire*Rebecca and Thomas HallJudith and Rosco HamiltonSr. Jane Irvin Hancock, OSU, A’47*Sr. Jane Miriam Hancock, OSU, A’43**Cecilia and Phillip HarndenSusan and Gerald HaydenSr. Barbara Jean Head, OSURita and Mark HeinzPatsy and John HendricksMary Heng-BraunBernadette A’62 and JeromeHenning**Susie and Daryl HenryThomas HigdonMargie HillCindi and David HitchcockMary HiteLynn A’74 and Jeffrey Hofer, M.D.Donald HoffmanDorothy and Joseph HoodMickie and Bruce HorromSandra and Phil HoyJean and Mark HubbardEdwina and John+ HylandMayo JeterMargaret and John Johnson, DDSSr. Rose Karen Johnson, OSU*Sr. Rose Theresa Johnson, OSU*Emil Kaelin**Richard KamufHelen ThompsonDr. Michael Kavolus*Mary, A’63 and Michael KillionCarol and William KirbyPatricia and Charles KnottSarah Kranz A’72Judith LishAnn LittleJeanne LonerganMary and Joseph LowryMoreno and Frank Lundy, Jr.Elizabeth C’37 and Raymond+Martin**Anna Mattingly A’66Helen and Romano Mazzoli**Cecilia A’66 and Ron McEldowneyKathleen and Michael McGavinTerence McLaughlin*Mary and Francis MellenRuth Metschuleit**Joan and James MeyerRosemary and Jeffrey MianoJeanne MillerLisa MitchellGia Mudd

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Saint Angela MericiHeritage Society

This distinction of membership in theSaint Angela Merici Heritage Society isreserved for living persons who haveeither given the community a plannedgift or told us of a gift in their estateplans. We owe a special debt of gratitudefor this generosity in the form ofbequests, charitable annuities, and otherforms of charitable giving. We are blessedby their thoughtful stewardship.

The following persons of faith now sharein the Ursuline legacy in the company ofSaint Angela and all our beloved dead. Inlife, they made a decision to share abequest with us. Since their deaths, weask God to reward them with eternal life,for their good works go with them. Theyshall “shine as stars for all eternity”(Daniel 12:3) for their support of theUrsuline mission and ministries.

Bequests

Patricia and Joseph MuddMary Kay and James MuehlbauerJoseph MullerSr. Joseph Cecelia Muller, OSU+Cynthia and John MulliganArleen and Mike Naglich*Alice NewtonNina+ and Raymond Nichols**Mary and Joseph NugentTheresa A’63 and Charles O’Bryan*Clare A’46 and John OwdziejRev. Julian PankJames PaxtonGeorgia and Joseph PecoraroMost Rev. Donald PelotteBrenda and Charles PfohlSr. Teresita Pionke, GHMSFrances Pionke+Betty A’66 and Mike PontaroloCarolyn PostonRonald PresserLucy and John QuisenberryPamela and Steve RaleighCorinne RamseyIrene RapierSusan and Louis ReissMargaret and John ReiszJoyce and Lawrence RobbinsMarianna A’60 and Larry RobinsonMary and Frank RussellJean and Dan RyanJohn SagabielGeraldine SaizJoann SattlerRose and Stanley SauerBarbara Schnapf*Claudia and Andrew SedilloRose and Charles ShadeLaura A’50 and William SmithLeni and Alex Soriano*Ernie and Ralph StanleyBrenda and Paul Starr*Cissy and Ron Sullivan*Meg and Michael Synk*Peggy and Edward TasakaPat and Charles ThompsonSally ThompsonFrances Tichenor A’62Lucille Tritsch*Mary Rita TrittschuhDelores Turnage**Pam and John TyndallBetty and William Ulrich*Olivia and Stanley Underwood*Mildred Van WinkleCarolyn and William VonderHaar,M.D.**Tom VossElizabeth and Steve WalkerBetty and George WebsterSr. Mary Bertha Wethington, OSURobert WethingtonCecilia WheatleyCarol and Richard WhelanGeneva and Ben WhiteKathleen and Francis WhiteBarbara and Louis WilbertPamela and Ben WimsattLaura WimsattHazel and Mary WurthMamie and Richard+ YoungMary Joan ZinkMary Rose ZinkMary and Arthur Zinselmeyer*

FriendsAll American Muffler Shop, Inc.Battery Headquarters, Inc.BellSouth Kentucky PioneerVolunteersC & S Rental*Cambron Chevrolet-Buick, Inc.Center Brick Tobacco WarehouseCommercial Door & Hardware, Inc.

AnonymousFrances and Bernard+ HeadRaymond James MarasRev. C. Phillip RineySue Thomas A’42 and Joseph C. Riney

Commonwealth Industries, Inc.Four Seasons Heating & CoolingFranciscan Education FundGlenmary SistersHoly Spirit HermitageHorner Novelty Company, Inc.JR’s Automotive Repair ServiceJasper Seating Company, Inc.Kappa Delta Phi Sorority, Tampa, FL**Mischel Monuments, Inc.Oberst Printing Company*Oral Maxillofacial SurgeryOwensboro Tobacco Board of TradePhillips Distribution, Inc.**Planters Tobacco WarehouseQuest for Kids, Inc.State Farm InsuranceSaint John Youth Group*Saint Mary High School*Saint Stephen Altar SocietySimon’s ShoesSisters of LorettoSycamore High SchoolRonnah and Tracey AlexanderHerman AlveyLeon AlveyCecilia ArbuckleBetty A’44 and Robert+ AubinCaroline and Ruben Avila*Joan and Kenneth AylorSheri and Scott BabbsPaul BachiAlice and Charles+ Bagot*Ottie BallardMarion BarackmanBert BarkerJeanette BarnettBernice and Orville Barr, Jr.Terri and G. Michael BartonCarolyn and Bill+ Baseheart**Lola and Willard BashamDiane and Larry BassCharlene and Harry BaumgartenJoAnn BayerMary and John BeamMary and Gabriel BeckerJoan and James BellMalcolm BellMargaret and Michael Bennett*Angelia and William BevillSr. Luisa Bickett, OSU, A’47*Alice A’68 and Jerry BiscopinkBeverly Bisig A’62Pat and Charles BlandShirley and Francis BlandJames Blandford**Janet Blanford*Mary and Pete BonoBob BooneElizabeth and William BooneMartha BooneMary and Garland BooneRosa and Stephen BourgJoyce BowlesSarah BowlingBlanche and F. W. BoyleMary Braden A’45Katherine BrandJudy and Cliff BrandonMargaret and John BraunJean and Tom BreenAnn BreslerMary and Thomas BretzBertrand BrianOrlene and Ronnie BrineyMarilyn and Joseph BrookmanDoris BrooksRebecca and Bob BrownSharon and Don BrownOpal and William BrownJosephine BrowningEmma and James BrumlowBernice BrunnerRose and Ronald Bryant

William Michael BusamMaura B. CambronCharles W. EdelenLarry E. ParrishMary Hilda ThompsonCartmell Wheeler

Marvin Boone was one of the manyfriends of the Ursuline Sisters of MountSaint Joseph who came for the DonorAppreciation Day on June 7, 2003. Thecelebration included a Mass ofThanksgiving, an organ recital, and areception in the Sisters’ Dining Room.The day gave Marvin the opportunity fora visit with Sister Mary BeatriceDonahue, who taught his children in the1970s in Fredericktown, Kentucky.

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Valerie and Joseph BuckmanPatricia Bueter A’61Debbie and Danny BullockMary and Martin BummSr. Mary Naomi Buniff, RSMFrances BurgerJuanita Burke A’50*Edna BurnsEmilia BurnsPamela and Thomas BurnsLorraine ButcherRev. Crispin Butz, OFMImogene CaldwellJeannie A’56 and Sherrell CalhounJohn CalhounTheresa and Edwin CallahanKaren and James Callis, M.D.Anna and James CambronChrista and Kevin CampbellBarbara and James R. CarricoBill CarricoBetty and Ray CashenSr. Mary Jude Cecil, OSU, A’50Betty and Hugh CecilDonna and Chuck CecilCharlotte and Donald CecilRose A’44 and Martin+ CecilValentin CeliMary and John CernigliaMary and Gary ChladekBetty and Bobby Christian*Phil ClarkPat and Sylvester ClarkOdaline and Carmel Clemons*Catherine ClevelandTeresa and Gary CliftonRegina CoffeyLowell CollardGuy Connor, Jr.Eleanor A’56 and George CookeAlice CoomesDeedie and Robert CooperDoretha and Michael CorbettMary C’40 and Bernard CorbishleyKay and Gerald CoxSr. Vickie Cravens, OSURuth CrawfordMartha and James CrispKimberly and William Crowdus*Savinthri Culbertson*Martha and G. Pete DalySteve DannenmuellerNancy and Clifton DaughertyLanie and Frank DavisCora and Floyd De LaceyRev. Roy DentingerEvelyn DentonCarolyn and Patrick DespeauxTherese Dickert*Linda and Joseph DonahueJanice and Randall DonahueLavinia and John Downs*Lisa DownsKathleen and Dr. Sam DunLanyLouise and James DurbinSr. Catherine Durr, CSJAlice DusenberyNora Ebelhar*Phoebe A’39 and Vincent EbelharJanet and Tom EbelharShirley EckertMargaret and Bill EdelenMargarita and Larry EdelenRosalie EdwardsShirley and John EganPatricia and Michael Egan*Mary Catherine and Damien ElderRita A’57 and William ElderCarol EmbryCarolyn and Paul EtienneJosephine FaulknerKay and Mark FecherDora and Joseph Fidel**Patricia Fieldhouse

Audrey Fischer A’29Rose FogleMary and Dennis FontanaMartha FordKathleen ForristerRose and William Foushee*Patty and Rick FoxLaura and Art FreemanMargaret and George FreyMargaret and Tom FrymireMargaret and Robert+ FulkersonMargaret Gallegos*Maria and Robert GallesEthel and Louis GantConcetta and William GeorgeStephanie GeorgeJohn GephartDeborah GianniniAgnes GibsonMildred and Robert GillesFonciene and Al GiordanoRichard GirardKathleen and Charles GirtenRev. Carl GlahnAngelina Glomb*Sally and Thomas GobenMarjorie GodeckerCarmen and Tom+ GoetzMary Goetz A’37Barbara and Jeff Goldsmith*Florence GrafSarah GrantKathleen and Gerald GraySr. Margaret Marie Greenwell, OSU, A’57*Sr. Mary Clement Greenwell, OSUMaria GriegoMargaret Guilford**Margaret and Gilbert GutierrezKathy and Raymond Hagan**Barbara and Thomas HaganEula and Francis+ HagmanTammi and Steve HahusKimberly A’79 and Philip Haire*Randy HalbigJean and David HallBrenda and Sheridan HamiltonLisa HamiltonDavid Hancock*Agnes and Franklin HancockMarie and Joe HancockMary Hannah A’79Margie Hardesty A’45Ann Hardman A’52Margie HarreldJean HarrisonLora Hawes A’40*Jennifer and Steve HaworthAutumn and Steven HaydenCharlotte and George HaydenRosalyn and Joe HaydenSarah and P. J. HaydenAgnes HaynerCarolyn and Benjamin Head*Mary and Cyril HeadMary A’52 and J. F. HefronForrest Heintzman**William HenryJenni Herfel A’67Rev. Meldon Hickey, Jr., OSFMary and Anthony HigdonJanice and Anthony HigdonKaren Higdon*Pam and Joe Higdon A’77Lynn Hinton-PowersGalen HoffmanGeorge Hoffman VILois HoffmanCarol HoganLorna and George Horishny*Mary Lou and Robert HoskinsRev. Larry HostetterIta Belle HowardRobert HowardMarquita Howe

Marthadene Howe A’69*Mike Huber*Miriam and John HudsonPatricia HughesMary Hulse*Carl Hulsewede, Jr.Kathleen and Robert Hume, Jr.*Rosemarie and Bill Humm*Oralia and John HurmJean and Ronald HutchersonEmma HutchinsLillian and Ray+ JarboePat and Ed Jenkins*Horace JenkinsMary Jo Jenkins A’42

Janice and Ronald JeterSue and Jerry JohnsonAlice+ and Joseph JohnsonJudy A’72 and Richard Johnson*Patricia and William JohnsonBeverly and Lawrence JohnstonBenita A’52 and Daniel+ Jolly*Paula Jolly*Lou and Russel JonesAngela and Anthony KaelinBetty and A. J.+ KaelinMary and Leonard KaiserMargaret and Neil KallmanCarole KanithEmma KarrerGloria KeeganGrace and Jim KeenanCatherine KeeneWilliam Keene, Jr.Brenda A’59 and Francis KellerRita and Charles KellyDiane and Mark KemperMonica Kim*Katherine KingtonJohn KirklandJoan and James KleinMary KleinhansAngie and Jamie KlumpTherese and William KnowltonDoris Kolb-HopkinsBernice and Eugene KollrosMary KollrosMary and Raymond KoniecznyGeri and Daniel Kramer**August KrampeMildred Krapf*Jean and Clifford KreifelsMarie and Freddy+ KremerCatherine and Raymond KressKim and Zoe KrizakLinda and John Kuebrich*Leola and Ray Lafser*Phyllis LambertPeggy and Pat Lancaster

Helen LangleyShelia Laurence*Evelyn LawsonHelen and Frederick LeBlancMary LenihanAnna LesouskyRachel and Richard LevineMary Liebert C’49Mary Liggett A’40*Mary and Ronald LittlefieldDonna and Victor LobatoKathy and Bill LowmanRegina LoxleyRosemary and Thomas Lucas**Ginger and Mike LuescherRuth and Ralph LutzRobert LynchMary Lyon*Carole and George MacQuarrieJohn MagelMary MaguireBrenda MahoneyFrances Mahoney C’43Dianne and Neil ManiasAnn and Leo+ MarshallDolores and Mack MattinglyOpal and Merriell MattinglyMildred and Marvin MattinglyJean MatykGertrude Mayhew A’49*Loretta McCabeMargaret A’49 and James+ McCarthyKaren A’74 and Mark McCartyStella and Roger McClureAnn McCowenDenise and Mike McCoyDoris McCraryMaureen and Gary McGavinShirley McGavinRosa and Patrick McGowanDiane McGrew*Mary+ and Robert McMillen, Jr.Sarah and James MedleyRobert MedleyGeraldine and John Meiners*Shelby Meisner*Hita MerchantJo A’49 and Edward+ MerrickCynthia and John MesnierCheryl and Mark MesnierPaula and Michael MetzgerLizzy MillayLouis MillerDoris A’54 and James K. MillsMary and Bernard MintertKathy and John MitchellBetty and Anthony MonaghanFrances MontgomeryEmma and Emilio MontoyaHugh MooreBetty Moorman A’58**Betty and Jack Morgan*Teresa Morgan C’45Rebecca A’71 and Stephen Morris**Carolyn and Louis MullerWilliam MullerSr. Theresa Murphy, SCN, A’46**Patricia and Ernie+ MurrayAlma and Preston NanningaPatricia NationLucy and Thomas NealMartia Neichter*Andrew Nguyen*Barbara NicholasJane NolkemperTrafta and David O’BryanElizabeth O’BryanFrances A’44 and Paul O’BryanDoris A’49 and R. H. O’DanielMary Oberst*Doris OechsleSr. Cecelia Joseph Olinger, OSU, A’58Kathryn and Roger OrdalVickie and David Osborne*

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The gifts of our faithful donorssupport our ministries and helpus to care for our aged and infirmSisters. Here housekeepingemployee Bonnie Peabody enjoysa visit with Sister Mildred Barr, ateacher for 45 years.

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Shirley and Louis PalmerMiriam PankLois+ and Walter Parenteau*Mary Pate-LovellRamelle PattersonRita and Steven Patti*Mary and George PayneM. Ethel Payne A’43Mary Jean PayneDenise and Ron PayneSarah and B. R. Payne*Beverly and Stephen Payne*Judy and Ronnie PeachSr. Jean Madeline Peake, OSURose Pease A’49Maria Pendel*Teresa and Michael+ Petrella*Robert Pfeiler*Melvajean and Percy PfohlDeinice and Thomas PfohlCatherine PhillipsDonna and Gary PhillipsMary and Robert PhillipsGrace and Edward Pickett**Maggie and Kenny Pierson*Carol and Lawrence Podschelne*Patricia and Thomas PollakDolores Polson*Nora PowersAndrea and Robert PriddyRuth and Robert PritchardNancy and Daniel PurdyMarie and William Quilty, Jr.Shirleen QuinnRose Radzelovage*Sarah Raible*Carol and Donald RalphFelipe RamosAugustine RapierRev. Bertrand RappMartha and Richard RattermanLucille and Gerald RayMargaret ReddicksJanet and Chris ReidMary P. and Charles+ ReynoldsJean and Joseph RhinersonMary RhodesMary and Joseph RiceMartha A’31 and H. J.+ RiedlingPatrick RiedlingDiane and Patrick RiggsMarie RiggsSr. Teresa Riley, OSUCatherine and William Riley*Sr. Judith Nell Riney, OSU, A’65*

Mary Edna A’45 and Thomas Riney*Margaret RineySue A’42 and Joe RineyPatricia and Richard+ RingswaldPatricia and Robert RiordanRoberta RobertLouise Roberts*Eulaine and Eldred RobertsonDaisy and Joseph RochaAggie Roehrig*Susan and Clifford Roehrig-QuickBetty A’70 and Mike RogersCatherine and Paul RogersBarbara and J. Kenneth Rogers*Rose RogersBarbara and Adrian RoofMichael RowadyRuth and John Royster*Eugene RussellDenise and William Russell, Jr.Margie SalernoNancy and James SammonErnie SampsonPatsy Sanders*Lt. Col. Jose SantillanesDeborah SappDebbie Sartain*Patricia and H. Gary SatterwhiteKaren+ and Eugene SchadlerHelen and Lester Schaick**Martha and David SchepersSandra and Bo Schiele*Irene SchnefkeMary and Claude SchneiderShirley and Joseph SchneringerRita C’41 and Herman+ Schrecker*Mary SchroederMartha Schuler**Doris and C. A. SchutzUrsula A’37 and John SchutzLaVerne SchwartzRobert ScullyBetty and William SeayMary A’63 and August SeelyPat and Byron SextonPaula and George ShackelfordMarilyn Shanks*Claudia and John SheltonVirginia SherrardMarian ShircliffeMartha ShockleyVickie and Joseph ShownLale and Hanri SidemMary, A’69 and Theodore SilsJudith Silverman

Betty Jo and Louis Simms*Barbara Simon A’61Nicholas SimonAnnette and Philip SkeesMary and William SkeesBetty and Rondle SkimehornMary and Stephan SkrivanMarjorie A’53 and Robert SlackBetty SmithDebbie and Daniel SmithDoris and John Smith*Linda SmithNora A’32 and Joseph SmithJosephine and Bill+ SpaldingWilma and Bruce SpauldingSr. Mary Lois Speaks, OSU, A’62*LaVerne and Charles SpeaksCatherine SpearsElsie Speck*Gertrude StallingsBillie SteinMary and Larry StewartAlec StoneMargaret StowersSusan Struna, A’66Teresa SwitzerNancy and Phillip TatumBeatrice Taylor*Mary TaylorRhonda A’82 and Lucian TaylorBetty TerryMarilyn and Bill Terry*Betty ThayerSue ThayerJane and Dan Thomas*Rita and Ken ThomasMary and Billy ThomasCloa and Mike ThompsonEverett ThompsonLisa ThompsonMary and William ThompsonMary Thompson*Georgia TipmoreSheliah A’71 and Jerry TooleyElla June Townsend**Bernadette+ and James TrappHarold TravisJacquelyn TretterLisa and Mathew Tripp*Lucille and Jim TrompeterMary and Ray TysonMary and Otis VanceJ. C. VandevenDolores Vanhaaften

Rev. Darrell VentersMartha VissingMartha VittitowDavid Vowels, Sr.Rebecca and John WalkerNancy and John WalshM. Joan and Leroy WarrenVelma WarrenSr. Marie Bosco Wathen, OSUBernard WathenDoreen and John Wathen*Thomas Wathen*Lille WatsonKathleen and Henry WeddingMary WeigelMayme WeikelCatherine Welle C’49Mary and Carl WesterfieldSara WestMary WethingtonRosemarie WethingtonSr. Robert Ann Wheatley, OSUChris WhelanKatrina and Charles WhelanCharles WhelanSharon and Eddie WhelanJanice WhelanPatricia and William WhelanEmma and Raymond WhistleJulie and James WhiteMila and Marcus WhitlerElizabeth Whitlock A’79J. T. WiesemanVeronica WilhelmMartha and Gerald WilkinsonRenee and Tim WillettMargaret WilsonMary and Joey WimpsettMary WimsattSuzanne and David WimsattMargaret and Melville WindleFrances WirthElaine and John WoodWilliam Wooldridge*Lucille WrightMarilyn and Merle WysockMarilyn, A’61 and Houston YadenClaire and Charles Yarber**Ann Fayrene YasteMark F. YasteJan and Alan YoungCarol Young*Kathy A’70 and Harold Young**Catherine C’39 and Arthur Zech

Special Recognition: In-Kind and Matching Gifts

Matching Gifts

Your gift to the Ursuline Sisters maybe doubled if your employer has amatching gift program. Please let usknow if we can help you with thisrequest.

Whirlpool FoundationWilliams Companies FoundationWilliams Gas Pipeline-Southcentral

3-C Electric Company, Inc.AnonymousAtlantis Health Club, Inc.Baker’s RackBatteries PlusClements Jewelers, Inc.Concrete Accents, Inc.Design Institute of America, Inc.ExcursionsGadcon, Inc.General Glass Company, Inc.Hayden’s FurnitureJasper Desk Company, Inc.Jasper Seating Company, Inc.Kentucky Mirror and Plate Glass Co.

Lowe’s Home Centers, Inc.Messenger-InquirerModern Marketing ConceptsMount Saint Joseph Conference andRetreat CenterOasis TanningO’Charley’s RestaurantOrthopaedic Surgical Specialists, PSCOwensboro Family YMCAPepsi-Cola General Bottlers, Inc.Staples The Office SuperstoreSilver Dollar City, Inc.Sunlite MusicToys RememberedUS BankVolm Bag Company, Inc.Your SourceJoan AbellSusan Thomas Allgeier A’66Linda J. BenjaminDorothy and Herman BickettJune BlanskiBob Bolliger

Earlene BoylisPhyllis A’66 and Edwin BresnikTeresa A’66 and Al BringardnerJeffrey A. CaddickGloria CaloviniEasie and Tommy CecilShannon EricksonJudith FosterDavid HaydenRev. Pete HughesEloise HughesDinah LeviMerline LongMelony and Oscar MartinezJanet and Kenneth MatykStella MaupinCecilia A’66 and Ron McEldowneySharon McLaughlinRuth MetschuleitJanet PfettscherFaye and Mike RineyJoanne SchlichtingBert Sells

Sharing comes to us in manyforms. These persons haveprovided goods and/or services forour community in a variety ofgenerous ways from July 1, 2002,through June 30, 2003.

In-Kind Gifts Betty StallingsSally E. StanleyDenise StewartDonna and James StuerzenbergerMary Alliene StullPat and Mike SullivanJennifer TaylorJean and Paul ThienemanPatsy Ellen ThomasKishor Vora, M.D.Geneva and Ben WhiteKim and Chuck Zurchers

SR. MARY DAMIEN ABELL, OSUMarthadene HoweCatherine and Raymond Kress

SR. MARY OTHOABELL, OSUImogene Caldwell

MARJILEE ALVEYGracia E. Alvey, A’77

SAMUEL H. AMMONSLorna and George Horishny

ANTHONY BACHIPaul R. Bachi

LENA BACHIPaul R. Bachi

CHARLES BAGOTAlice M. Bagot

MARY STALLINGS BANNOWSKYBrenda and Thomas MahoneyFrances Stallings Mahoney

JESSIE BATTMildred and Robert Gilles

ALYCE BENZSr. Mary Jude Cecil

NANCY BERTERMary and Thomas Murray

CYNTHIA LOUISE WARREN BICKETTSheila and William BooneCarole GibsonLisa LenzThomas VossJoan and Thomas L. Warren

EUGENE BICKETTA. Dolores Nanninga

HENRY BICKETTClare G. Owdziej

MRS. HENRY BICKETTClare G. Owdziej

T. J. BLANFORDSr. Jean Madeline Peake

SR. LUCILLE BLINCOE , OSUSusan and Clifford Quick

SR. RICHARDA BLINCOE, OSUSusan and Clifford Quick

DOT MUDD BOONEJane and Lambert Boone

JOE BILL BOONEMary and John BeamMarian E. BooneMargaret and John BraunJennifer BretzChristian and Todd BretzCatherine and Tom MullaneyDiane and Tom BretzDoris A. BrooksCarolyn and Patrick DespeauxRita and Louis GrantMary Jean HaganJean and David HallVi and George HoffmanJean Marie and Ronald HutchersonCatherine KeeneJohn L. NewcombRuth and Robert PritchardMrs. Augustine RapierTeresa B. ThompsonMartha VittitowMartha and Gerald Wilkinson

OTIS BOSWELL FAMILYFrances and Paul O’Bryan

SR. JANETTE BOWLING, OSUSr. Mary Louise Bowling

MARGARET FIFIH BRAMLETTPeggy and Pat Lancaster

JOSE C. BRIONESRadiation Oncology, PSC

SR. VICTORIA BROHM, OSUMary Heng-BraunKathy and John Mitchell

DR. JULES BRUNNERBernice A. Brunner

SR. JEAN MARK BUCKLER, OSUAnna V. Lesousky

MARGARET ANN BUCKMANVal and Joe Buckman

SR. ROSE AGNES BUCKMAN, OSUEula and Francis+ Hagman

URSULA BAIRD GIANNINIDebby Giannini

MRS. JOSEPH ALBERT GRANTMargaret and George Frey

JOHN GREENENancy Walsh

SR. FRANCES THERESE HAGAN, OSUSusan and Gerald Hayden

JOSEPH K. HAMILTONEmil A. Kaelin

MARY FRANCES HANCOCKMarie and Joseph Hancock

REV. LUCIAN P. HAYDENRegina G. Coffey

PAULINE HAYDENBellSouth Kentucky Pioneer VolunteersJudy and Cliff BrandonMary Ruth and Martin BusamJohn R. CalhounKaren and Jim CallisCokie and Floyd De LaceyMary E. GoetzSarah W. GrantKathy and Gerald GrayAutumn and Steven HaydenCharlotte and George HaydenSue and Jerry JohnsonJune and Bill JohnsonAngie and Jamie KlumpDr. and Mrs. Bill Langford, Jr.Owensboro Tobacco Board of TradeDenise and Ron PaynePatricia and Thomas PollakCarolyn H. PostonMichael A. RowadyVickie and Joseph ShownJudith R. SilvermanMarjorie and Robert SlackLinda H. SmithMary and Larry StewartSycamore High SchoolJane and Everett ThompsonRebecca and John D. WalkerMayme F. WeikelMary Jo and Carl WesterfieldMary Alice WethingtonRosemarie WethingtonGerry FanningMargaret J. WilsonMargaret and Melville WindleJoan Zink

MARK HENRYSr. Mary Jude Cecil, OSU

MARGARET HICKSRobyn and John Davenport

SR. GEORGETTA HIGDON, OSURose Therese CecilGuy R. Connor, Jr., and FamilyRita and Bill ElderNorman GreenbergJanice and Anthony HigdonThomas HigdonBetty and A. J.+ KaelinCatherine Phillips and DorothySue and Joe RineyCloa and Albert Thompson

MIRIAM THOMAS HIGGINSSusan and Gerald Hayden

SR. ROSE JEAN HOCHSTEIN, OSUNora and Felix Darcy

REGINA HULSEMary Jean Hulse

JOAN HUMEKathleen and Robert Hume

HERMAN HUMPHREYMary Earle BeckerMarita S. Neichter

SR. MARY GRACE HUTCHINS, OSUEmma Lee HutchinsMargie Salerno

DR. JOHN HYLANDEdwina J. Hyland

A. J. KAELINElizabeth J. Kaelin

ELMER KAELINEmil A. Kaelin

KATHLEEN KAMUFRichard Kamuf

JAMES KNOTTPatricia and Charles Knott

VIRGIL KNOTTPatricia and Charles Knott

SR. MARY ANN KRAMPE, OSUMarylou and Anthony HoskinsMarquita M. HoweAngela and Anthony KaelinAugust J. KrampeMary and Robert McMillenSue and Joe RineyLucille Fogle Wright & Family

FRED J. KREMERMarie Kremer

SR. JOSEPH MARIAN LOGSDON, OSUCharlene DavisMary Anne Kevil

SR. MARY CHARLENE LOGSDON, OSUCharlene DavisMary Anne Kevil

ISABELLA MAMMENMildred Smith Krapf

JUDY CECIL MARTINAlice and Jerry BiscopinkKathy and James HoulihanElla June Townsend

RAYMOND T. MARTINElizabeth Martin

CHARLES MATTINGLYAnna Mattingly

LUCILLE MATTINGLYAnna Mattingly

SR. MARY LUCY MATTINGLY, OSUJean L. LonerganClaudia and John Shelton

EDNA McCLURE,William L. Wooldridge

SR. MARY CELESTE McCUE, OSUKappa Delta Phi Sorority, Indianapolis, Ind.

MARY FRANCES McGREWBrescia Discernment Students

SR. CHARLES CATHERINE MEDLEY, OSUAnna and James CambronRobert B. Medley

EDWARD A.MERRICKJoAnn Merrick

MARY RUTH MEYERFrances Mahoney

MILLER, THREASA ELIZABETHSr. Margaret Joseph AullSr. Naomi Aull

SR. JOSEPH EMMA MORRIS, OSUEmma and Raymond Whistle

SR. HILDA MUDD, OSUJeanne Mudd Miller

SR. JOSEPH CECELIA MULLER, OSUMargaret A. GulifordCatherine KeeneDoris M. Kolb-HopkinsBetty MoormanJ. Joseph MullerCarolyn and Louis MullerWilliam J. MullerJane NolkemperMary Leda and Joseph RiceSue and Joe RineyDebbie Sartain

TED MUNSTERMANDolores Vanhaaften

J. R. MURPHY FAMILYSr. Theresa M. Murphy, SCN

NEAL MYERSJudy and Paul Gray

G. ALTON NATIONPat, MacKenzie and Morgan Nation

SR. AGNES LEO NEWTON, OSUSadie BradenMary Ruth and Donald ElderThomas L. HaganSue and Joe RineyMary Dell WimsattSuzanne and David Wimsatt

SR. JOSEPH VOLK NEWTON, OSUSadie Braden

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OLAND BURNSEdna Burns

MAURA BUCKLER CAMBRONRev. William Medley

STUART MACDONALD CAMPBELLChrista and Kevin Campbell

SR. MARY CORDA CARRICO, OSUMary Paula and Stephan Skrivan

ELIZABETH CASTLENTheresa and Charles O’Bryan

JUDY MARTIN CECILMarie Riggs

PAUL COOMESAlice Jane Coomes

JANIE COOMESAlice Jane Coomes

LOIS COPEWalter M. Parenteau

PATRICIA BRAY CORDONSr. Mary Jude Cecil, OSU

SR. CHARLES MARIE COYLE, OSUFamily of Sr. Charles Marie CoyleElizabeth and William BooneCarolyn Sue CecilMargaret and Bill EdelenEthel and Louis GantPatricia S. HughesJanice and Ronald JeterMayo JeterJames F. KeenanCatherine KeeneSarah Jane KranzDonna and Victor LobatoGeraldine SaizJoann M. SattlerLaVerne Howe SchwartzSisters of LorettoBetty and Rondle SkimehornLaura and Bill SmithBetty TerryBarbara and Charles WhelanSheila and Joseph WindsorAnn Fayrene Yaste

SUZANNE ONLEY DAVIS,Betty and Mike Pontarolo

SCOTT E. DEAN, JR.Sr. Mary Jude CecilElla June Townsend

Rev. J. J. DIEMERTWilliam L. Wooldridge

SR. HELEN DOUGHERTY, OSUCarol and Donald Ralph

JAMES DREAAgnes M. Drea

MARY LOIS DRURYWalter M. Parenteau

PEARL DRURYEvelyn T. Denton

SR. COLETTA DRURY, OSUJudy Drury Johnson

BEN DUMAN,Rev. Charles Duman

DUMAN, LEONERev. Charles Duman

SR. M. LORETTA DURBIN, OSUMrs. James T. Durbin

HELEN RUSSELL EBELHARTom Ebelhar

SR. CHRISTINA ECKMANS, OSUEula and Francis HagmanMary Frances Liebert

FRANCES ETHERTONRose and Stanley Sauer

HOUSTON ETHERTONRose and Stanley Sauer

MARIE FIRENZAJoyce Firenza

SR. MARY CLARA FLOYD, OSUJoyce and Ray Leigh

MARY HELEN FREEMANKay and Gerald CoxLaura and Art FreemanPat and Charles ThompsonMary Jo and William Thompson

GENE FREY, JR.Gertie M. FreyJudy and Ronnie Peach

In Loving MemoryKindly remember in your prayers our deceased Sisters, Associates, Alumnae, and friends whose names have been enrolled in the Book of Remembrance in theUrsuline Motherhouse Chapel. Each month a Mass is offered in the Chapel for all of these, for those who are grieving, and for those who have honored thedeceased through our Memorial Program from July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003.

SR. MARGARET ANN AULL, OSUMary Emma and Francis Mellen

SR. MARGARET JOSEPH AULL, OSUAndrea and Mark FitzmauriceSariano Family

SR. MARY ELIZABETH (MIMI)BALLARD, OSU

William Leslie Keene, Jr.SR. AGNES IRENE BICKETT, OSU

Agnes C. GibsonSR. BLANCHE RITA BICKETT, OSU

Agnes C. GibsonSR. ELAINE BURKE, OSU

Barbara SchnapfSR. PHILOMENA COX, OSU

Mary Rose ZinkSR. MARY BEATRICE DONAHUE, OSU

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin BooneSR. MARY DURR, OSU

Carolyn Sue CecilEDUCATION AND CHRISTIANFORMATION

Teresa L. MorganSR. MARIE JULIE FECHER, OSU

Mary Rose ZinkSR. RUTH GEHRES, OSU

Mary Kay and James MuehlbauerSR. JANE IRVIN HANCOCK, OSU

Ann and Gene CollinsRebecca Collins Morris, A’71

SR. JANE MIRIAM HANCOCK, OSUAnn and Gene CollinsRebecca Collins Morris, A’71

SR. CLARA JOHNSON, OSUCecilia and Phillip Harnden

SR. ROSE KAREN JOHNSON, OSUAnonymous

SR. ROSE THERESA JOHNSON, OSUAnonymous

MARION MULLIGAN MATTINGLY A’38Barret-Fisher Company, Inc.

SR. MARTIN GERTRUDE MATTINGLY, OSUJohn W. SagabielRobert L. Scully

U r s u l i n e s A L I V E

SR. JOSEPHA NEWTON, OSUSadie Braden

SR. VIRGINIA MARY NICHOLS, OSUNina and Ray NicholsRaymond V. NicholsJoann M. Sattler

JASON O’BRYANHelen and Lester Schaick

SR. URSULA MARIE O’BRYAN, OSUMsgr. Joseph A.O’Bryan

ROBERT O’NEILRita and Charles Kelly

PAUL OLESEN,R. Sue Robert

BARRY PADGETTWilma and Bruce Spaulding

MARTHA ANN PADGETTWilma and Bruce Spaulding

LILLIAN PATTERSONRamelle F. Patterson

RAYMOND PATTERSONRamelle F. Patterson

PAYNE FAMILYLilllian Weafer Jarboe

SR. MARY CECILIA PAYNE, OSUMary Paula and Stephan Skrivan

MARY SHERRON PAYNETherese DickertMarilyn and Scott Shanks

JOHN PEAKESr. Jean Madeline Peake, OSU

NETTIE PEAKESr. Jean Madeline Peake, OSU

HELEN PECORAROTama and Philip Pecoraro

TERESA J. PETRELLATeresa and Michael Petrella

SR. JAMES MARIE PFEFFER, OSUConstance P. Cogswell

SR. HELEN MARIE PFOHL, OSUPat and Charles BlandBarbara BuckmanKimberly and William CrowdusMary Anne KevilCharlene DavisLouise and Russel JonesPatricia J.LiversGina LoxleyRev. Charles and Brenda PfohlMelvajean and Percy PfohlDeinice and Thomas PfohlSue and Joe RineyLisa and Mathew Tripp

EDWARD FRANCIS PICKETT, JR.Grace and E. F. Pickett

DAVID HENRY PICKETTGrace and E. F. Pickett

SR. BASIL PIKE, OSUBetty Sue Aubin

WILLIAM PRESTONRita and Charles Kelly

DOROTHY PRICERose Fogle

MARY LUCILLE RILEYSheri and Scott BabbsSr. Mary Jude Cecil, OSUElaine and John Wood

SR. MARY LEON RINEY, OSUResurrection Catholic ChurchCharlene and Harry BaumgartenJoyce P. BowlesJean and Tom BreenBetty and Hugh CecilDonna and Chuck CecilPatricia I. CheshirePhil ClarkSteve DannenmuellerPhoebe and Vincent EbelharAndrea and Mark FitzmauriceFonciene and Al GiordanoMary E. GoetzMary Jean and David HallSusan and Gerald HaydenRosalyn and Joe HaydenJean and Clifford KreifelsAnn K. LittleMary T. MaguireLucy Hancock NealFrances and Paul O’BryanDenise and Ron PayneMargaret B. RineySue and Joe RineyBarbara and Adrian RoofBarbara SimonLaura and Bill SmithJosephine Spalding and Family

LaVerne and Charles SpeaksRita Beth and Ken ThomasLucille and Jim TrompeterDeborah and Max TuggleCarolyn VonderHaarMary M. WeigelFrances B. WirthMarilyn and Merle Wysock

BERT RUSSELLFlorence R. Graf

MRS. RUSSELL,Florence R. Graf

SR. MARY HENRY RUSSELL, OSUTerri and Michael BartonJeanne and Amos BrashearRev. Crispin ButzJeannie and Sherrell CalhounIsabel ClarkMrs. M. C. ClarkMartha and Pete DatyVivian and Paul DollNinia and Donnie DownsPatricia and Michael EganPatricia FieldhouseAndrea and Mark FitzmauriceMarjorie K. Godecker and FamilyMary E. GoetzMaria and Alex GriegoSusie and Daryl HenryCarl A. Hulsewede, Jr.Katherine R. KingtonHelen F. LangleyEvelyn O. LawsonAnn K. LittleEmma and Emillo MontoyaMary Jean PayneDonna and Gary PhillipsMary and Robert PhillipsLucy and John QuisenberryCorinne L. RamseyMartha Russell RiedlingPatrick RiedlingRev. Frank RoofEugene RussellSr. Joseph Adrian Russell, OSUMary and Frank RussellBill RussellDenise CarrollJoann M. SattlerDoris M. SchutzMartha ShockleyDebbie and Daniel SmithLaura and Bill SmithLeni SorianoSoriano FamilySally and Donald ThompsonPasquina and Phillip ToddBarbara and Charles WhelanBarbara and Louie WilbertMary Teresa Wimsatt

OTHELIA SAUERRose and Stanley Sauer

SCHULER FAMILYSr. Martha Schuler, GHMS

SCOTT, LOUISESr. Rita Scott

CHARLES SCOTTSr. Rita Scott

RUBY SEARCYMarita S. Neichter

SR. MARY ETHEL SIMS, OSUMargaret and Robert Algermissen

MARY T. SIMSGertie M. FreyDelores Turnage

JOHN SIPESRose and Stanley Sauer

AGNES YVONNE SEWARD SLACKNora and Felix Darcy

CHARLES BENEDICT SMITHMary Dell Wimsatt

SR. JAMESINA SPAIN, OSUMary and James RogersWilliam D. Ulrich

SR. CONSOLATA STALLINGS, OSUVeronica M. Wilhelm

VALERIA STAYTONRose Fogle

STANISLAUS STELMACHJohn Drew Kirkland

SR. LEORA STEWART, OSUCatherine Cleveland

ROBERT L. STEWARTMartha and James Crisp

SR. AGNITA SWEENEY, OSUMary Frances Liebert

ANITA TERRELLSr. Mary Jude Cecil,OSU

ANNA WATHEN THOMASSr. Marie Bosco Wathen

MARY HILDA THOMPSONSusan and Gerald Hayden

WILLIAM H. THOMPSONTeena T. Barber

COL. JAMES H. TINSLEYFrances F. BurgerA. Raymond EdmundsThe Frank Davis FamilyRichard A. GirardMiriam and John HudsonJ. T. Wieseman

MARY ALICE PAYNE TURNERM. Ethel Payne

RAY TYSONMary E.Tyson

HANS VILKathy and Dr. Sam DunLany

SR. ANCILLA MARIE WARREN, OSUGeorgia and Joseph PecoraroVeronica M. Wilhelm

SR. GEORGE MARIE WATHEN, OSUMary Rita Trittschuh

WEAFER FAMILYLillian Weafer Jarboe

EUGENE WEAVERMarge and Robert Slack

EUGENIA WEAVERMarge and Robert Slack

JOSEPH MICHAEL WHELANPat and Bill Whelan

SR. DOROTHY ANN WHELAN, OSUElizabeth and William BooneAlice and John Faulkner

SR. RUTH MATTINGLY, OSUAnn and Albert Gibbs

SR. ROSE MARITA O’BRYAN, OSUMary Rose Zink

SR. MARY GERALD PAYNE, OSUAndrea and Mark Fitzmaurice

SR.JEAN MADELINE PEAKE, OSUAnonymousPat and Ed JenkinsAnnette and Philip Skees

SR. TERESITA PIONKE, GHMSElaine and Thomas Murray FamilyMary and Thomas Murray

SR. JOSEPH ADRIAN RUSSELL, OSURev. Crispin ButzAndrea and Mark FitzmauriceSoriano FamilyMary Teresa Wimsatt

SR. SUZANNE SIMS, OSUDelores Turnage

SR. LAURITA SPALDING, OSUHoly Name School, Henderson, Ky.

URSULINE JUBILARIANS 2002Sr. Cecelia J. Olinger

SR. MARY AGNES VONDERHAAR, OSUCarolyn and William VonderHaar

SR. MARY MATTHIAS WARD, OSULeola and Ray Lafser

SR. BARTHOLENE WARREN, OSUMost Rev. Donald E. Pelotte

SR. MARY EMILY WHELAN, OSUClaire and Charles Yarber

SR. FRANCES MARY WILHELM, OSUVeronica M. Wilhelm

SR.THERESA MARIE WILKERSON, OSUElizabeth T. Whitlock

SR. DOROTHY MARIE WILLETT, OSULinda and Tony Dunkel

SR. ROSITA WILLETT, OSULinda and Tony Dunkel

SR. AGNES CATHERINE WILLIAMS, OSUDoris and John SmithMary Teresa Wimsatt

Ann E. MarshallMerriell MattinglyKathleen McGavinMaureen McGavinGary MorganPatricia W. MurrayDoris and R. H. O’DanielRev. Bertrand J. RappSr. Teresa Riley, OSUCatherine and Paul RogersRose RogersJean and Dan RyanMary and Joseph RyanShirley and Joseph SchneringerBetty and Bill SeayMary TaylorSr. Mary Emily Whelan, OSUCarol and Richard WhelanChris WhelanKatrina and Charles WhelanCharles F. WhelanDarleen and John WhelanLois and Donald WhelanSharon and Eddie WhelanJanice H. WhelanClaire and Charles YarberMichael Zorella

ROSE LEE WILKERSONRebecca and Tom Hall

RITA WILSONMary E. Hefron

SR. MARGARET LOUISE YATES, OSUCatherine and Raymond Kress

RICHARD C. YOUNGMamie R. Young

Frequently we receive messages from former students, alumnae, colleagues, friends orfamily members of one of our Ursuline Sisters asking that we accept a gift in herhonor or in honor of someone else whom they admire. This form of thanksgiving forthe life and ministry of the living members is humbly accepted and deeply appreciated.

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in the vision of one community — established and new membersworking together for a better life.”

Work for and with Other Victims of Social Injustice

Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International(TASSC), the only international organization founded by and forsurvivors of torture, has representation from more than 25 countriesand ethnic groups. TASSC was founded in 1998 by Ursuline SisterDianna Ortiz, whose recent book, The Blindfold’s Eyes: My Journey fromTorture to Truth, tells of her own struggle during and following herexperience of torture in Guatemala.

TASSC creates international Communities of Healing for torturesurvivors and their families and influences domestic and internationalpolicy through advocacy, social action, public testimony, and targetedmedia campaigns. Also, TASSC monitors human rights violations innations where its members may be at risk. Each year, on June 26,TASSC coordinates the United Nations International Day in Supportof Torture Victims and Survivors in Washington, D.C. More aboutTASSC International may be found at www.tassc.org.

Begun in Memphis in 1994, Hope House Day Care Center, withUrsuline Sister Margaret AnnZinselmeyer as Director ofOperations, is a nonprofit agencycommitted to family-centered,community-based, coordinated carefor children ages six weeks throughsix years who are infected oraffected by HIV and AIDS.Programs and services include daycare, respite care, medical support,developmental screening, agencyreferral, play therapy, parentingtraining and transportation. Hope

House is the only facility of its kind in the state of Tennessee. For moreinformation, visit the Hope House website: www.hopehousedaycare.org.

The Sister Visitor Center in Louisville, responds to the needs of theeconomically poor, aiding people in crisis situations and participatingin the struggle for justice. Besides advocating for the poor via referrals,interviews, and other means, this organization, affiliated withLouisville Catholic Charities, also undertakes some long-term casemanagement designed to help families and/or individuals become self-sufficient. At Sister Visitors, Ursuline Sisters Margaret Greenwell, ClaraJohnson, and Grace Simpson work in collaboration with the Sisters ofCharity of Nazareth. “At the heart of our service,” Sister Margaret says,“is the command of Christ to feed the hungry, clothe the naked,shelter the homeless. We strive to do this with care and concern andrespect for the dignity of each person.”

Besides the above organizations and commitments, Ursuline Sisters ofMount Saint Joseph are engaged in many other social justice ministriesthat can only be summarized here. These include human rights

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advocacy through suchorganizations as Network,Amnesty International,Women’s Action Council, PaxChristi, and the Fellowshipof Reconciliation. Sistersserve on diocesan boards,work with peace and justicecommittees (including theMount Saint Joseph Peace/Justice Committee), andsupport local and regionalinitiatives for human rightsand justice. With theirstudents, Sisters who are classroom teachers engage in justice awarenessactivities such as the Peacebuilders Project.

Ursuline Sisters are involved in advocacy activities for peace, change ofimmigration laws, forgiveness of third-world debt, justice for theunborn, just employee salaries, affordable pharmaceuticals and otherbasic needs for low-income persons, and justice for women andchildren, including those suffering sexual and emotional abuse.Through volunteering and in-kind donations, Sisters often providedirect assistance to needy persons around them, either individually orthrough organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, food pantries,and community clinics. Ministry to and with Native Americans is aparticular commitment of Ursuline Sisters in New Mexico.

In her own day, SaintAngela Merici counseledher daughters to be “full oftrust, of courage and ofhigh hope.” In the spirit ofAngela, Ursulines todaybelieve that their power —both economic and moral— can and must be used toadvocate for the outcast ofsociety, to bring justice tothe oppressed and shelter tothe homeless and stranger.

The Ursuline Sisters ofMount Saint Joseph praythat they will be attentivein hearing and courageousin following the Gospel

imperative as spoken by Jesus, who came “to bring good news to thepoor…release to the captives…to let the oppressed go free…toproclaim the year of the Lord’s favor” (Luke 4: 18-19).

Sister Margaret Ann Zinselmeyerwith Desiray at Hope House.

Ursulines at Sister Visitor Center,Louisville, assist a needy family withgroceries and enjoy a visit with theyoungsters. At left, Sisters MargaretMarie Greenwell and Clara Johnson. Atright, Sister Grace Simpson.

Sister Grace Simpson is a caseworker at Sister Visitor Center, Louisville, and Peace andJustice Contact for the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph. Sister Ruth Gehres isAssociate Director of Communications.

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Sister Larraine Lauter and volunteerGlenn Thompson, assisted by membersof the First Baptist Church youth groupfrom Madisonville, construct sturdyand attractive furniture for the LaPosada Hostel — a planned residencefor migrant men traveling withoutfamilies.

Sister Larraine Lauter, Executive Director of Migrant/Immigrant Shelterand Support (MISAS), is one of 30 persons selected for the 2004Leadership Owensboro Class. The program offers persons with leadershippotential and/or experience an increased understanding of andparticipation in the community. Sister Larraine was the recipient of ascholarship for participation in the 2003-2004 program.

Sister Michele Morek, Professor of Biology at BresciaUniversity, received the 2003 Teaching Excellence Award.As the result of a poll of the student body, this award isgiven annually to a Brescia faculty member by theuniversity’s Alpha Chi and Delta Epsilon Sigma honorsocieties.

Sister Cecelia Joseph Olinger received a Special Recognition Award atthe Hickman County (Kentucky) Business and IndustryAppreciation Banquet in May. She was commended for“dedication and work in service and ministry to thepeople of Hickman County.” After more than five years inthat ministry, she is now pastoral associate with theFranciscan Tewa Missions in Española, New Mexico.

Sister Dianna Ortiz, founding director of the Torture Abolition andSurvivors Support Coalition (TASSC) in Washington, D.C., received twoawards at the May 30 Catholic Press Association convention. Her book,The Blindfold’s Eyes: My Journey from Torture to Truth, took first place inhistory/biography and as a work by a first-time author. On October 16,the book also received the 2003 U.S. Catholic Award for Furthering theCause of Women in the Church. A drama by Ana Castillo, “Psst...I HaveSomething to Tell You, Mi Amor,” based on Sister Dianna’s experience ofabduction and torture in Guatemala, was performed in Chicago on July 17.

Sister Amelia Stenger has been appointed to a three-year term on theboard of Christian Brothers Services, an organization providingcooperative programs for religious institutes, dioceses, schools, and otherCatholic organizations. Sister Amelia, who will be working specificallywith Christian Brothers Employee Retirement Services, is director ofMount Saint Joseph Conference and Retreat Center.

Sister Mary Matthias Ward has been named director of Sacred HeartRetreat Center, Gallup, New Mexico, and Director ofAdult Education for the Diocese of Gallup. Sacred HeartRetreat Center offers and hosts a variety of retreats,ecumenical groups, civic meetings, and school groups.Prior to this appointment, Sister Mary Matthias servedseven years as campus minister at Murray State Universityand administrator of St. Leo Parish, Murray, Kentucky.

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Soli Deo GloriaSister Vickie Cravens, Director of Archives and MuseumCurator at Mount Saint Joseph, has been named secretaryof the board of the National Association of Archivists ofWomen Religious. ACWR brings archivists together toconfront current issues and problems and to explorecurrent needs and opportunities for religious women’sarchives.

Sister George Mary Hagan, retiring Director of Religious Education atFort Knox, Kentucky, received the SuperiorCivilian Service Medal for Superior Service at aSeptember 30 retirement ceremony. SisterGeorge Mary has received numerous awardsduring her 19 years of service at Fort Knox. Shewill join the staff at Mount Saint JosephConference and Retreat Center. Photo: SisterGeorge Mary with retiring chaplain James H.Neely, Sr., at the Retirement Luncheon.

Sister Barbara Jean Head, Treasurer and Business Administrator of theUrsuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph, began a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the NationalAssociation for Treasurers of Religious Institutes in May.NATRI hosts an annual conference for communitytreasurers (religious and lay) and keeps religious institutesinformed of events, rulings, and decisions that impacttheir financial operations.

Sisters Mary Henning and Maureen Griner were presenters at theNational Association of Pastoral Musicians Annual Convention inCincinnati, July 14-18. Sister Mary,Associate Professor of Music at BresciaUniversity, spoke on “Basic Vocal Skills forthe Untrained Voice.” Sister Maureen,Director of Music for the Memphis Dioceseand Cathedral, offered two sessions onliturgies for children.

Sister Rosemary Keough, staff member at the Owensboro Centro Latino,recently received the R.C. Neblett, MD, Service Award presented by

Citizens Health Care Advocates to a health careprofessional who serves economically disadvantagedpersons in the community. Sister Rosemary assists inproviding for the physical, spiritual, educational, andlegal needs of Hispanic people, including translating forprenatal care and births for Hispanic women in Sebree,Kentucky.

We rejoice in the gifts of our Sisters, given for thekingdom of God.