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Mississippi Mission: Strengthening Church and Community
Sisters Donna Gunn, Liz Brown and Kate Regan encourage and empower the dear neighbor through their ministries in parish mission communities.
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CSJ Care: Bringing the Love of Christ Home to Older Adults

Through the compassionate support of the sister caregivers, CSJ Care enables the elderly to live independently in their homes while offering their families peace of mind.

Donor Spotlight Patricia and

Province Leadership Sister Elizabeth Brown, CSJ Sister Patricia Clune, CSJ Sister Nancy Corcoran, CSJ Sister Helen Flemington, CSJ Sister Patricia Ann Giljum, CSJ Sister Jean Meier, CSJ Sister Suzanne Wesley, CSJ Editor Jenny Beatrice Contributor Development Office Proofreaders Sister Jane Behlmann, CSJ Mary Lou Frank Sister Audrey Olson, CSJ Sister Charline Sullivan, CSJ Contributing Writers Sarah Baker Jeanne Liston Barnes Mary Lou Frank Design Barnes & Liston Creative Photography Sarah Baker Fred Barnes Steve Frazier

Christian Winkelmann see charitable gift annuities as a great way to take care of themselves while also taking care of the sisters who taught them well.

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Standing on Holy Ground

The blessing ritual on July 31 was the culmination of an 18-month process of creating a new plot for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet at Resurrection Cemetery in Affton, Mo. See story page 13.

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Cover: Sister Ann Landers, CSJ shares a quiet moment with Helen Croft at the nursing home where she lives in Kansas City, Mo. Landers is just one of several sisters who care for the homebound through the ministry CSJ Care. Read their stories on page 10. Cover photo by Fred Barnes.

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From the Province Leadership

Dear Friends, On Saturday, July 31, sisters, associates and family members gathered at Resurrection Cemetery in St. Louis to celebrate the re-internment of 1,278 Sisters of St. Joseph whose remains had been moved from Nazareth Cemetery. This was truly a moving reminder of the dedicated lives that preceded us in death. Clearly we owe a deep debt of gratitude to those who forged trails in education, health care, the home and foreign missions, deaf education, social services, pastoral work, community service and other traditional and non-traditional ministries. Whether these sisters offered gifts that were very visible or out of the public eye, Province Leadership, top row: Sisters Patty Clune, Suzanne Wesley, Jean Meier and Nancy Corcoran. all were offered with generosity, persistence Front row: Sisters Elizabeth Brown, Pat Giljum and Helen Flemington. and great faith. As we remember so many stories of these deeply committed women, we realize that they difference is due to all of the collaborating partnersnot were always there for the dear neighbor without distinction. only our sisters, but also our associates, families, friends and As we know, however, we cannot rest on our beautiful faithful benefactors who support this cherished work. past. Our truest sense of gratitude to these inspirational May, too, our generation pass on the tradition of always women, our sisters, will be the lives we live in their spirit. being there for the dear neighbor without distinction. In this issue you will read stories about CSJ Cares clients and their exceptional sister caregivers, who provide compassionate care enabling the elderly to continue living Province Leadership independent lives. Wouldnt our founders be proud of this creative response to the dear neighbor? Elizabeth Brown, CSJ Patty Clune, CSJ Youll also read stories about our sisters working in Mississippi missions. They each serve in different areas with different needs but are all focused on one common goal Nancy Corcoran, CSJ Helen Flemington, CSJ responding to Jesus who returns their glance through the faces of the materially impoverished people they serve. Wouldnt our sister saints rejoice? Pat Giljum, CSJ Jean Meier, CSJ How blessed we are to be able to serve in these ways. Clearly, the mission to serve those in need is bigger than any one of us. It requires all of us working together. Suzanne Wesley, CSJ Marian Wright Edelman once wrote, In this time and in this place by Gods grace we can make a difference. The

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ississippi ission: Strengthening Church

& Community
By Jenny Beatrice

ide down the long country road to Sacred Heart Parish and Family Center in Camden and youll find Sister Donna Gunn building community. Walk by the faded Main Street storefronts of Okolona and into EXCEL, Inc. and youll find Sister Liz Brown building bridges. Drive up to the sienna dirt and towers of scaffolding at the future site of St. Matthews Church in Ripley and youll find Sister Kate Regan building a place to call home. Three sisters, three towns, one mission: strengthening church and community for the people of Mississippi.

Sister Donna Gunn, CSJ

Building community
he new electronic sign that marks the campus of Sacred Heart Parish and Family Center in Camden stands as a beacon to the people of northeast Madison County. Just a few years ago the school was closing and the church dwindling. Thanks to the dedicated parishioners and the support of home missioners, the parish now lives as the heart of this rural Mississippi community. And Sister Donna Gunn, CSJ is keeping the beat. As Sacred Hearts special project coordinator since 2007, Gunn oversees a wide array of outreach programs that provide much needed services to this impoverished region. Those programs include after-school and summer

Sister Donna Gunn, CSJ

activities for youth, meals and housing repair for seniors, and financial literacy education and tax prep assistanceall designed to empower people and to help them live with dignity. Visit the center on any given day and you will witness Gunns hands-on brand of leadership. She writes federal grant applications for home repairs and then visits with an elderly woman whose porch has collapsed. She organizes the Individual Development Account savings program and then works on a personal budget with one of its participants. She helps the youth director plan a summer trip to St. Louis and then pats a student on the back for a job well done.

Sister Liz Brown, CSJ

Sister Kate Regan, CSJ

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Above, Sister Donna Gunn, CSJ visits with Jessie Hampton (right) whose home is in need of significant repair. Sometimes its a thin line of what is a good use of our money and resources, but weve got to do it so these people can live and die with dignity. At left, Paul Conway works on his budget with Gunn as part of the Individual Development Account savings program, which matches participants savings to be used for needs such as post-secondary education or job training. Conway is working on a masters degree in physical education. With the Lords help and with people like Sister Donna behind you theres nothing impossible to do! he exclaims.

I think part of this is a way to evangelize. Sacred Heart is the Catholic presence here although the people may not be Catholic in faith. They know that Catholics have heart.
the good news about the work of the church to a population that is only 2 percent Catholic. I think part of this is a way to evangelize. Sacred Heart is the Catholic presence here although the people may not be Catholic in faith. They know that Catholics have heart. They know that we are willing to reach out and touch the people. As the community continues to flourish, Gunns relationships with the people continue to blossom as well. Ive learned that one of the blessings of my being here is the trust level is growingthe trust level in me, the trust

~Sister Donna Gunn, CSJ

Gunns gifts are plentiful and her knowledge extensive, but her experience in Camden has given her a new perspective on ministry. We could come down here saying to the people, This is what you should do. I have come to realize I have so much to learn and these people have so much to share with me. I am daily blessed by what they teach me. The outreach programs combined with the dynamic liturgies rooted in the African-American tradition have drawn people of all faiths to Sacred Heart. With the pews overflowing, Gunn is grateful for the opportunity to witness
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level in the Sisters of St. Joseph. She has also learned that her connection to the people there began way before she ever set foot in Camden. Not long after she arrived, Gunn read the diary of Sacred Hearts very first pastor. To her surprise, she found herself reading about the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. She soon discovered that in 1854, in what was formerly known as Sulphur Spring, her very own St. Louis sisters had opened the first school there. I felt such a unity with them, she shares. I still feel their presence today and I just know I am here to carry on their work. 

Building bridges

Sister Liz Brown, CSJ

kolona is an old railroad town that seems like it had the wind knocked out of it, struggling with high unemployment, poor health care, slumlord-run housing and an education system so inadequate it has just been taken over by the state. Sister Liz Brown, CSJ works to breathe new life and hope into the town in her dual role as pastoral administrator at St. Teresas Parish and as founder and executive director of EXCEL, Inc., a community organization focused on furthering education, promoting community building and fostering healthy lives. When she arrived there in 1988, she found herself in a town that was less than 1 percent Catholic with the daunting task of running a parish that had no priest and three parishioners. For many people, I was the first Catholic that they had ever metnot to mention the first sister! she exclaims. Eager to make connections, she quickly established regular services on Saturday nights and spent Sundays attending community events shed see announced in the newspaper. People would be shocked because they realized they didnt intend to put out an open invitation, especially across racial lines, she recalls. Id get a lot of second glances, but I got to know a lot of people in the community. Today Brown is a community leader and EXCEL is the towns hub. What began as a seat of the pants summer youth program in three borrowed classrooms is now housed in a 16,500 square-foot former department store on Main Street. Childrens enrichment, senior wellness and GED certification classes are the core program while a community gym, computer lab and commons room are open to all in need. Browns business acumen, or as she

Above, Sister Liz Brown, CSJ shares a hearty laugh with the volunteers at EXCELs resale shop. The shop offers affordable clothes, furniture and other basics while providing the program a steady income stream. Below, Brown works with a student in EXCELs renowned GED program, which offers classes for teens and adult learners. We try to help our kids pass in a failing school system, but if they drop out we pick them up from there, she says.

calls it, hard work and horse trading, has helped EXCEL expand to include a resale shop and a Catholic Center. Brown also manages two additional locations in the region and has additional projects under way. And the parish, still small in numbers but big in faith, is an open and welcoming community that brings the Gospel to Catholics and non-Catholics alike. Although Brown has come a long way from her early days scouring the papers in Okolona, her goal has always remained the same. For her, its not about building programs and facilitiesits about building bridges. When EXCEL was born, Brown was deliberate in instilling racial, economic and religious diversity at every level from board membership to staffing to programming. We wanted whatever we started to cross racial bounds from the very beginning, she says. We wanted to develop a different structure. Browns initial innovation continues to provide countless opportunities for people to see themselves and each other in a new light, bringing about change one relationship at a time. Its just amazing what happens I see a wealthy white person and profes-

For many people, I was the first Catholic that they had ever met...not to mention the first sister!

~Sister Liz Brown, CSJ

sional black person out dancing at our Valentines BallA GED kid, first in his family to get any kind of degree, in our cap and gown ceremony its worth all the blood, sweat and tears to get things going just to see that it can happen. It can break down barriers.

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CSJ Associates Join the Mission

By Sarah Baker

idea traveled with the students out of the art room. ommitted to sharing the spirit of the Sisters of More associates are joining the mission this fall. St. Joseph of Carondelet, Associates Judy Hereford Several male associates are planning a trip to Camden and Jean Kertz are reaching out to our dear neighbors to work on the residents trailers. Two associates will in Mississippi by organizing CSJ associate volunteer do oral histories with residents who lived through the opportunities in Camden and Okolona. In June Hereford and Kertz visited Sister Donna Gunn, CSJ at Sacred Heart in Camden to lay the groundwork. For Kertz, the experience was more than she could have hoped for. You feel at home here, shares Kertz. The people here are so beautiful and accept us. We walk in and theyre happy to see us. They bless us! With education as a main priority, many opportunities are available for teaching an assortment of subjects and assisting with afterschool programs and summer camps. We have many associates Associate Jean Kertz, Sacred Heart volunteer Deloris Anderson and Associate Judy Hereford take who are teachers with different a quick break from serving meals at the summer youth program. skills and talents who would civil rights days. And Hereford and Associate Suellyn like the opportunity to volunteer and teach class, Fahey will visit Sister Liz Brown, CSJ in Okolona to expresses Hereford. This would be their chance. pursue volunteer opportunities there. In July associate candidate Kristen Franke shared I see the associates doing their volunteer work as her artistic talents with the students in the summer very connected to the CSJ mission and heritage, says program. Gunn. It is an active way to be very consciously living I loved working with them because of their the charism. excitement for art! she exclaims. I came in with the attitude that every student can succeed and I hope that

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Did You Know?

Catholics comprise 3.7 percent of Mississippis population (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2008). Sisters Liz Brown and Kate Regan are two of 512 lay ecclesial ministers nationwide serving in places where a bishop has entrusted the pastoral care of a parish to a deacon, religious sister or brother, or other lay person. (Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, 2010). Through grants, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet have provided funds for the sisters ministries in Mississippi such as the opening of the resale shop in Okolona, the Individual Development Account in Camden and and supporting the ongoing needs at St. Matthews Church in Ripley.

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Building A place to call home

represents more than just bricks and mortar. Its not just a church but a place to continue to grow as a community and to have a sense of identity and dignity. As a minority parish without a church, Sister Kate Regan, CSJ and Sigifredo Bonilla look over the plans for the it has been a struggle new St. Matthews Church and Parish Center opening in September. Were going to be very busy with the finishing touches, Regan says. for the parishioners to find their identity, but Regan has given them a sense of Its not just a church but pride by honoring their faith traditions and promoting their presence in the a place to continue to grow community. Other churches might as a community and to take that away from them, but we must have a sense of identity respect their culture, she says. Regan partners with pastoral and dignity. assistant, Sigifredo Bonilla, to help ~Sister Kate Regan, CSJ make these cultural connections. Its been a gift for me to work with ing, Regan is eager to see the people him, she says. His pastoral insights embrace the responsibility of organizare so invaluable. ing, planning and programming. The paint has yet to dry at the Our parish mission in November new facility, but Regan and Bonilla are is on conversion and we are hoping that already thinking about the possibilities there will be a real conversation around for retreats, youth programs, activities how we are to be a church community, for young families and even setting up a Regan says. language lab. More importantly, they are The church building is a giftthe excited to empower the parishioners to rest is up to us!y lead their church into the future. After years of focusing on fundraisThe St. Matthews parishioners walk the Way of the Cross. The Hispanic spirituality is really about the sacraments coming to life, says Bonilla.

Sister Kate Regan, CSJ

ister Kate Regan, CSJ shuffles through the sawdust and scaffolding, looking at plans and picking out paint colors for the future St. Matthews Mission Church. Its so rewarding to see the people finally having a church home, she says. Ten years ago Regan arrived in Ripley to serve as pastoral coordinator of a parish without a church building and without a parish priest. Over the years the few area Catholics found themselves worshipping in some of the most unusual places, including a Pizza Hut, a theater and motel restaurant. But as the only Catholic church in the entire county, the faithful persevered. When an influx of Hispanic immigrants came to Ripley for factory work, they brought with them their deep Catholic spirituality. Faced with the limitations of space, the challenge of culture and an abundance of opportunity, Regan embarked on a journey to build a vibrant and welcoming parish community. Today the nearly 300 parishioners worship in an old drug store. The Spirit is there, but the space is lacking for the wide variety of activities including Masses in English and Spanish, parish missions, religious education, community celebrations and family gatherings. We have to do everything in this one room, Regan describes. We really have to work hard to readjust. The parishioners are getting ready for another readjustment this Septembertheir final move to a brand new church and parish center. Years of endless fundraisers and mission grants helped them acquire the 14-acre property, but the building itself was made possible by a donor trust through the Glenmary Home Missions. Regan is thrilled to see these faithfilled people blessed with a building that

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CSJ Care:
Bringing the Love of Christ Home to OlderAdults
By Mary Lou Frank & Jeanne Liston Barnes ith Americas population aging and the sandwich generation expanding, many older adults and the families who love them are faced with difficult decisions about their futures. The plethora of options from home care agencies to assisted living homes to nursing facilities can be emotionally overwhelming not to mention economically out of reach. For more than 10 years, CSJ Care, a ministry of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, has quietly and compassionately helped aging people remain independent and in their own home while offering their families peace of mind. The hallmark of this ministry is its team of special caregivers. Representing several different religious communities, these experienced women provide a wide range of in-home services that are personalized for each clients needs. Beyond help with chores and personal needs, the caregivers provide something much more valuable companionship with contemporaries who are uniquely able to share similar experiences and perspectives. This ministry is one of giving and receiving. Not only does it enrich the lives of the client, but it also offers the sisters, as aging women, the ability to continue to use their gifts to serve those in need.
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Walter & Priscilla Drake, Webster Groves, Missouri

ith two days worth of sandwiches tucked away in the refrigerator, sheets washed and living room dusted, Sister Judy Obermark, SSND sits down to relax and chat with Walter and Priscilla Drake at their apartment. Its a familiar routine. For two years, Obermark has served as a caregiver for the Drakes.

Our faith is very important to us. Sister brings us communion every Friday and so you can see how much Sisters visits mean for us.
~Walter Drake

I come every Tuesday and Friday for three hours in the morning, she explains. Ive come to know Walter and Priscilla as friends. The Drakes remember fondly their previous home in Webster Groves where Walter Drake and his wife, Priscilla, are happy to be able to continue to live independently. We hate to see the people who are plucked from their apartment and have to go to an institution. they lived for nearly 50 years, raising five children and welcoming nine grandchildren notes, but its usually too hard for Priscilla. Our faith is very who loved to visit. It was an old frame important to us. Sister brings us communion every Friday home with 11 rooms and a one-acre yard, Walter recalls. and so you can see how much Sisters visits mean for us. But it was the yard that did me in! Ten years ago, the couple decided to move into an apartment nearby. Walter was 81 at the time; Priscilla, three years Ruth Johnson, St. Louis, Missouri his junior. As the years went by, managing even apartment living became more and more challenging. Even with daily cross town at the McCormick Place apartments, visits from their daughters, the Drakes have difficulty keeping 87-year-old Ruth Johnson looks out the window from up with cooking and cleaning and laundry. an easy chair of her one-bedroom apartment. Mr. Hollands I heard about CSJ Care when I was in St. Joseph across the hall calls me the neighborhood watchdog, Johnson Hospital, Priscilla recalls. I have heart problems and tire laughs. The 87-year-old widow says she looks forward to the very easily. It got to the point where I couldnt even change companionship and conversation, the love and the concern the sheets anymore. Our children dont live close by and, of that Sister Judy Bell, FSM shows her during their twice-acourse, are very busy with their own families. week visits. Johnson has lived at McCormick Place since Beyond their gratitude for Obermarks help with chores moving from her home about nine years ago. She has relied and her friendship, the Drakes also express their deep on help from CSJ Care for about three years. appreciation for spiritual enrichment they experience through Its been a real joy for me to get to know Ruth, Bell says. her presence. I can still get to Mass on Sundays, Walter I started with Ruth in 2008. Im a nurse by profession and

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When asked if theres anything shed still like to do in her life, Ruth Johnson, 87, doesnt miss a beat. Ride a horse! But I dont think thatll happen.

during my full-time ministry I worked in a hospital, also in Appalachia, and on our congregations leadership team. Being able to work part-time for CSJ Care and meet people like Ruth has been a true blessing. While Johnson has a son who lives nearby and visits often, her chronic medical problems and decreasing physical strength impede her ability to manage You have been an angel without additional help. So Bell assists on Mondays and Tuesdays for several for me and have served hours, and she does such a beautiful God for 50 years, and job, Johnson says. more. I wish you all the blessing God has for you I look forward to coming, Bell adds. We see what we can get done toin the years to come. gether. Ruth still cooks all on her own, ~Ruth Johnson but other things are always needed. One recent project was to clean the blinds in the bedroom. I took them down and got permission to take them home so I could wash them in the tub and bring them back. Recently, when Bell celebrated her 50th jubilee, Johnson composed a special greeting and presented it to Sister. It brought tears to my eyes, Bell says. Johnson rustles through a basket of papers until she comes up with the small piece of paper on which she hand-wrote the rough draft of her message: You have been an angel for me and have served God for 50 years, and more. I wish you all the blessing God has for you in the years to come.

Maureen Brugess, CCVI, who listens with the attentiveness of a good friend. Since early 2009 Brugess has visited Schmieder in his home every other week. I come on Fridays. I bring communion, so we usually start with a little prayer service. Then I do laundry and see what needs to be done around the kitchen and bathroom. And when all thats done, we play the Rubikube on the computer. Schmieder says before the visits from CSJ Care, his daughter and granddaughter were helping him with the apartment upkeep, but I didnt like to imposethey are of course busy with their families, and Sister Maureen has really filled the gap. And we, well, I have to say we also enjoy one anothers company. Brugess sees her visits as more than just providing domestic help. I look forward to offering companionship. I truly believe fun and happiness need to be part of our lives as we age. So for me its about bringing Christs presence and joy into peoples lives by doing simple things togetherpreparing and eating a meal, celebrating a birthday, going to the store. I enjoy socializing with other family members. In fact, Schmieders son and daughter live nearby; they visit frequently. Still, the fully customized care plan of the CSJ Care ministry has fulfilled a unique need, bridging a very real gap in his ability to remain at home. For that, no one is more grateful than he. We looked into assisted living placesbut you know, I like my independence. Yes, I mean, with a little help I can still do it.

Wally Schmieder, Brentwood, Missouri

aving just celebrated his 98th birthday in August, Wally Schmieder smiles as he shares a few tales of the past. His modest apartment brims with evidence of a full and happy life, the love of family, the joy of faith and friends. Schmieder is particularly grateful for the presence of Sister
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Wally Schmieder has lived longer than two entire lifetimes of his father. My father died at 48 Im amazed at the successful bakery business he had built up by that age. Wally would like to visit his fathers birthplace in Kleinlaffenburg, Germany.

Helen Croft, Kansas City, Missouri

ister Ann Landers, CSJ follows Helen Croft to a spot in the dining room parked near a picture window facing the patio and woods. Croft sits contented and relaxed as Landers runs a brush through her hair, still thick and healthy. I can comb my own hair, Croft reminds us. But Sister Ann always seems to have a brush with her and she fixes my hair up real fancy. She adds, When I was younger, I was a blonde. Croft and Landers friendship began long before she needed the full-time services of a nursing home. I first met Helen in 2003 after she suffered a sudden onset of macular degeneration, recalls Landers. It was apparent to her children that she could no longer Sister Ann Landers, CSJ and Helen Croft watch the world go by on busy Wornall manage everyday tasks. Crofts family hired CSJ Care Road from a window at the Greens of Creekside Nursing Home in Kansas City. and Landers was assigned to see her three days a week to help with laundry and cooking. She came into Mothers life when she needed a Croft reluctantly agreed to have Landers come, but only caregiver. Now she is her friend. And she is invalufor two weeks, saying she didnt want to hurt the Sisters able to my brother and me. feelings. However, two weeks turned into eight years and ~Susan Croft, daughter Landers has become an integral part in Crofts life. Once Croft settled into The Greens, she no longer needed home visits, but the family chose to keep Landers on. Crofts son, Don McClintock, of Anchorage, Alaska, She came into Mothers life when she needed a caregiver, agrees. CSJ Care is one of the reasons Mother is still alive. says Crofts daughter, Susan Conway, who lives in Grand Her friendship with Sister Ann is a blessing to our family. Rapids. Now she is her friend. And she is invaluable to my After her visit to the dining room, Landers gently guides brother and me. Helen to her favorite spota sunny window facing a bustling Because of this relationship, Crofts family, which also Kansas City street where they will sit for a time, watching the includes a son in Alaska and a stepson in Kansas City, can live world go by. I love it when Sister Ann comes to visit, says with peace of mind knowing Landers is there. Sister Ann will Croft. I love it when we can be together. y call if anything comes up. Shes there to ask questions about Mothers care in our absence, says Conway.

CSJ Care Ministry at a Glance

CSJ Care provides in-home services for senior citizens in the St. Louis and Kansas City areas. Caregivers offer experienced, personable, compassionate living support and companionship to help older adults live as independently as possible. Fees are assessed on a sliding scale.
CSJ Care St. Louis: 1998 year established 14 caregivers from seven womens religious congregations currently serving 29 households each week 200+ total hours weekly in care and companionship $137,000 total amount of charity support provided since its founding CSJ Care Kansas City: 2001 year established 7 caregivers from four religious congregations, including one brother caregiver 21 clients ranging in age from 67 to 98

To learn more about CSJ Care contact: St. Louis Sister Catherine Filla, 314.678.0411 Kansas City Sister Ann Landers, 816.304.2968
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Around the Province

St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf Honors Sister Pasqualine Frigo
St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf (SJI) honored Sister Pasqualine Frigo for her 60+ years of dedication to deaf education with the first annual Sister Pasqualine Frigo Remarkable Educator Award. The ceremony was held on June 4 at SJIs main campus in St. Louis. This honor will be awarded annually to SJI educators, selected by a panel of their peers, who dedicated themselves to their students, their families and their peers to the highest quality of educational services possible. In addition the Sister Pasqualine Frigo Scholarship Fund has been established in her name to assist students that may not be able to receive services without financial assistance. Im so pleased that there will be more educator awards because I do believe that our remarkable, outstanding educators present and future here at St. Joseph Institute should be recognized, says Frigo. Founded in 1837 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, SJI is internationally recognized in the field of deaf education. Learn more at www.sjid.org. to expand her ministry to fully meet the distinct needs of religious today. I am passionate about religious life, now and into the future, as we witness to the Gospel and serve the needs of the most vulnerable in our communities and in our world, says Hereford. I enjoy working with religious, helping them to maximize their effectiveness while meeting new challenges. For more information on her work visit www.ahereford.org.

Fontbonne University Honors Sisters Kathleen Regan and Rita Marie Schmitz
Fontbonne University has selected alumnae Sisters Kathleen Regan and Rita Marie Schmitz as two of the 2010 recipients of the universitys Founders Awards. The award recognizes alumni and other members of the St. Louis community for their values-oriented service to society. Regan (64) is being honored for her leadership of St. Matthews Mission Parish in rural Ripley, Mississippi. As pastoral coordinator she has helped the Hispanic people of the community nurture a vibrant faith community while facing challenges of economic and immigration issues. (Read more about Regans work on page 7). As a Fontbonne faculty member since 1968, Schmitz (66) is being honored for her influence on the hundreds of students who have entered the field of education and special education as well as her contribution to the entire university community through her participation in school committees, governance and other activities. The awards will be presented at Fontbonnes annual Founders Dinner on October 14 at the Sheldon Concert Hall Ballroom. Fontbonne University, located in St. Louis, is sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. For more information visit www.fontbonne.edu.

Sister Amy Hereford Receives Canon Law Degree

Sister Amy Hereford received the Juris Canonici Licentiatus ( JCL- Licentiate of Canon Law) from the Catholic University at Louvain in Belgium. Sister Amy was the only American graduate of the program this year and graduated summa cum laude. A civil lawyer for more than 15 years with the past five in private practice in St. Louis, Hereford serves the legal needs of religious institutes and nonprofit organizations providing advice, consultation and education. She also offers presentations to attorneys, both locally and nationally, on matters of civil and canon law. Now as a canon lawyer and as one of the small but growing number of women in Canon Law Society of America, Hereford is able

Sister Shawn Madigan Publishes Fifth Book

Sister Shawn Madigans book Prophetic Women of Bold Love (Xlibris, Corp. 2010) introduces us to women from various parts of the world who have experienced violence in some form and used that experience to actively foster peace. The Nobel Peace Laureates she profiles represent a variety of countries and religious traditions, yet there is a unity in the underlying spirituality of nonviolence and peace. These women are models for living in ways that transform the world. Madigan, previously a tenured professor of theology and spirituality at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minn., has been a visiting scholar in residence at Oxford University in England, Notre Dame University in South Bend, Ind.,

May They Live in the Spirit

Sister Mary Jane Kappus, April 30, 2010 Sister Nathanael Joseph Brune, May 12, 2010 Sister Margaret Cozzens, May 15, 2010 Sister Regina Hughes, May 19, 2010 Sister Mary Heiner, August 9, 2010
For more information on the lives of these sisters and others who have passed away, visit our In Remembrance Archive at www.csjsl.org in the Our Heritage section.
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his is holy ground. Were standing Leader Sister Helen Flemington, CSJ. We The ceremony included the reading of a letter by CSJ founder Mother St. John realized for the future that we might not on holy ground, sang the nearly Fontbonne, a blessing of the graves and be around to care for them the way they 200 sisters, associates, friends and family gravestones, and a blessing of the gathered for a blessing of the new cemetery workers. plot for the Sisters of St. Joseph The workers wanted to do of Carondelet at Resurrection the best job possible for the families Cemetery in Affton, Missouri. and the community and we are The blessing on July 31 was the grateful for their great care and conclusion of a process that began compassion, says Province Leader in June 2009 when the Sisters of Sister Suzanne Wesley, CSJ who St. Joseph began working with oversaw the project for the CSJs. Catholic Cemeteries of the Arch The service poignantly closed diocese of St. Louis to transfer with the peaceful sound of sisters the remains of 1,278 sisters from ringing hand chimes. It was the Nazareth Cemetery in south culmination of the 18-month story St. Louis County to Resurrection. of together planning, moving, mark The Sisters of St. Joseph closed ing and landscaping the beautiful the Nazareth Cemetery deciding blessed spot at Resurrection for our that it was essential to have a sister saints, says Wesley. perpetual care cemetery to lovingly To find the location of a care for their sisters who have gone CSJ Associate Sharon Hayes prayerfully reflects on the lives of the sisters saints at the blessing ritual of the new CSJ plot at Resurrecsisters grave at Resurrection visit before them. tion Cemetery in Affton, Mo. www.archstl.org/cemeteries/ and Were motivated by love of click Search on the menu to access the deserve...It ties into us being good to our everybody and everything, particularly search engine. y dear neighbor and respecting what theyve the dear neighbor...and these sisters lived done. that out their whole lives, says Province

St anding on Holy Ground

St. Mary of the Woods College in Terre Haute, Ind., and The Ecumenical and Cultural Institute connected with St. Johns University in Collegeville, Minn. In addition to her books, she has contributed multiple articles to a variety of professional and popular religious journals. She continues to work in areas of womens spirituality through the Norbertine Center for Spirituality in De Pere, Wisc.

Sister Patrice Coolick Honored by St. Teresas Academy

Sister Patrice Coolick, CSJ, RN is the recipient of St. Teresas Academys 2010 Distinguished Alumnae Award. The award is presented to an alumna whose extraordinary achievements have had positive and substantial influence on her profession, her community or issues affecting society at large.

During her more than 40 years in nursing and health care, Coolick (58) has provided quality and compassionate care to patients in the United States as well as in missions in Peru, Asia and Africa. Today, as an oncology nurse at OConnor Hospital in San Jose, Calif., she is an esteemed leader and mentor in her field. I dont see my work as a job, says Coolick. I see it as a missionto be totally present to people and give them the most loving, compassionate, kindest care I can possibly offer. The award will be presented at the St. Teresas Homecoming event on September 25. St. Teresas Academy, located in Kansas City, Mo., is a college preparatory high school sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. For more information visit www.stteresasacademy.org.

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From the first American postulant to our current sisters in formation, the call to serve the dear neighbor as Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet carries on.

Called to Serve:
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Sister Francis Joseph Dillon (1819-1842)

The First American Postulant

n January 17, 1836, six Sisters of St. Joseph set sail from France to America when Bishop Rosati, the first bishop of St. Louis, called for the sisters to teach the deaf. These young women, ages 21-30, arrived in St. Louis on March 25. While waiting to occupy their new log cabin home and school, three of the sisters studied English under the Madames of the Sacred Heart. It was there that Anne Eliza Dillon, a student at Sacred Heart, came to know the Sisters of St. Joseph. In 1837 at the age of 18, she became Sister Francis Joseph Dillon, the first American to enter the congregation. She was the daughter of Patrick McAndrews Dillon, a wealthy Irish land-holder of St. Louis. Her mother died when she was a child, and together with a younger sister, she was placed with the Ladies of the Sacred Heart at their Academy in St. Louis...It was here at school in 1836 that she met Sisters Delphine [Fontbonne] and Felicite [Boute]...The young girl was drawn irresistibly to the two Sisters...she was attracted by poverty; and on finishing her education, she gave up everything that she possessed of this worlds goods, and with the reluctant consent of her father, went to Carondelet and asked for the poor habit of a Sister of Saint Joseph. This she received on January 3, 1838. (The Congregation of St. Joseph of Carondelet by Sister Lucida Savage)

2011 marks the 175th anniversary of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. This is the rst in a series of articles celebrating our heritage and our future.

Sister Mary Flick

Novice

ary Flick is a native of north St. Louis and a proud graduate of Rosary High School. She has a bachelors degree in communications from Maryville College and a master's in religious studies from St. Louis University, where she has worked for nearly 24 years, most recently as mission and ministry chaplain. She loves good bike rides and spending time with friends. I also play a good game of Scrabble, she says. Drawn to the CSJs Ignatian roots, immersion in community service to the dear neighbor and practical approach to addressing the real needs and issues of the day, Flick is eager to join with them on the journey. I look forward to becoming better acquainted with the sisters of this remarkable community through my study of its history, my involvement with its works and my growing relationship with its members.

Novitiate Candidate
orn and raised in Biloxi, Miss., Bass is an avid football fan and athlete who loves to read and learn new things. She graduated from Mississippi State University with a bachelors degree in political science and a masters in public policy and administration. It was a priest at MSU Mary Flick and Clare Bass enjoy a moment that led her to connect with in the sun in the motherhouse courtyard. Sisters Kate Regan and Sarah Heger, who were both serving in Ripley at the time. After a few visits to Ripley and to the motherhouse in St. Louis, Bass was ready to take the next step. I believe the CSJs have a great spirit and I hope to continue in their great tradition of helping the dear neighbor, she says. I look forward to all the new opportunities I will have to serve in ministry and in getting to know, live and work with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.

Clare Bass

Above left Sister Delphine Fontbonne; and Sister Felicite Boute. Left, the original document signed by Anna Dillon upon entering the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet as Sister Francis Joseph. 14 Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet

News from the Development Office

Of Dominos and 360 Years of Making a Difference
Dear Friends, Six people seemed to take a lifetime to set up over 10,000 dominos on a gym floor. They worked together but sometimes in different sections of the gym. Each worked on Dr. Thomas Fritzlen and Sister Barbara Dreher a separate design at a donor reception in Kansas City. yet, in the end, the design was one. When all hands rested, one finger brought the audience to standing silence. Its task: to tap one domino just enough that it would have the energy to tap another and another and Three-hundred sixty years ago, six women, under the spiritual guidance of Jesuit Father John Pierre Medaille, founded the Sisters of St. Joseph. Recognized as the congregation of the great love of God, the sisters then and the more than 10,000 Sisters of St. Joseph ministering throughout the world today remain committed to a lifetime of changing and saving livesone person (one domino) at a time. Though serving in separate parts of the world, our Sisters of St. Joseph design is one: to continue the mission of Jesus. With the strength that comes from our life together and because of your generosity and partnership, together we are making a difference. Like our sisters serving the elderly through CSJ Care and our sisters ministering to the people living in Camden, Ripley and Okolona, all Sisters of St. Joseph give their lives, offer their prayers and spend their energies to make our neighborhoods and the neighborhood of our world better and safer places to live. Thank you for being with the Sisters of St. Joseph in creating a holy domino effect that continues to be for others Gods unconditional, reconciling love. Thank you and God bless you,

Fleur de Lis Monthly Giving Club

Become a member of the Fleur de Lis Beco Bec M Monthly Giving Club and put your gift to work faster by enrolling today. Monthly donations help us plan more e eectively, by knowing we have those fund to draw upon. As a Fleur de Lis funds member you will receive fewer mailings, which helps us go green, and you save postage by not mailing a gift every month. For more information or to enroll online, please visit www.csjsl.org and click on the drop down WAYS TO GIVE menu to nd the Fleur de Lis Monthly Giving Club option. You may also contact Richard Rutz, annual fund manager, at 314-678-0328 or e-mail him at rrutz@csjsl.org. Thank you for your ongoing support and considering this easy giving option.

Worship wit h us us ... ...

Tuesday, November 2 All Souls Day Mass and Luncheon 11 a.m. RSVP by October 28 at 314-678-0327 or develop@csjsl.org Saturdays, December 11 & 18 Advent Morning Prayer 9:30 a.m. No RSVP required Wednesday, March 30 Lenten Mass and Simple Meal 5 p.m. Mass followed by meal RSVP at 314-678-0329 or develop@csjsl.org Visit www.csjsl.org for more information.

Sister Barbara Dreher, CSJ Executive Director of Mission Advancement

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Donor Spotlight

Patricia and Christian Winkelmann

Supporting the Josies with a Charitable Gift Annuity
By Patricia Cassens

t. Louis natives Pat and Chris Winkelmann are a delightful couple. After 54 years of marriage, the Winkelmanns are like a well-honed comedy duoPat playing the straight woman to Chris comic remarks. They both were educated by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet at one point in their lives. As Chris laughs, My experiences with the Josies (Sisters of St. Joseph) were more good than bad. Chris attended St. Thomas of Aquin School in south St. Louis City and then Christian Brothers College High School The charitable gift annuity is a great way of sharing what you have in Clayton. Pat was taught while taking care of yourself and yet taking care of those who took care by the Loretto Sisters at of you when you were growing up. St. Ann Elementary School ~Pat & Chris Winkelmann in Normandy, Mo., and she is a graduate of St. Joseph Academy. Both Chris and Pat at their parish, St. Justin the Martyr. to support them through a planned gift. are graduates of Saint Louis University. They also work with engaged couples And the charitable gift annuity is a great Pat was a Catholic school teacher and on marriage preparation (just ask them way of sharing what you have while holds a master of arts degree in religious how much marriage and couples have taking care of yourself and yet taking studies. During her teaching days, Pat changed since they were married 54 care of those who took care of you when worked with Sister Mary Rocheleau, years ago!). They are also involved with you were growing up. CSJ, principal of Resurrection School in St. Vincent de Paul Society and St. A charitable gift annuity is one Carondelet. Chris grandfather founded Francis de Sales Association. of many ways you can support the the Winkelmann Sons Drugstores in Both Pat and Chris agree on how Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and 1906; Chris worked as a pharmacist impressed they were when after Vatican receive income during your lifetime. all his working years. They have four II, the sisters went back, examined their To learn more, please contact Patricia sons: Chris, Bill, Tim and Paul, and one roots and transitioned from the classR. Cassens, CFRE, chief development daughter, Mary. Their children were room into the world to assist the poor officer, at 314-678-0329 or e-mail her at taught by the Sisters of Mercy. They and needy without skipping a beat. pcassens@csjsl.org. You may also visit our have 18 grandchildren who keep them Chris said, The sisters incorpoWeb site at www.csjsl.org/giftplanning. y very busy. rated those changes with grace and Now that they are retired they dignity into the mainstream world. This really arent retired. Chris is a deacon is one of the many reasons we wanted

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Tributes
In Honor of

Thank you for the following gifts received between February 1, 2010 and June 30, 2010.
Please note: With this issue of Connections, only tribute donations of $25 or greater will be published. This will include all donations made from February 1, 2010 and later. Thank you for your continued generosity in paying tribute to your loved ones with a gift to the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.

70 Year Jubilarians Janet Mary Feager, CSJ Jean Vianney Mindak, CSJ Sister Clairerita Atha, CSJ Ms. Lu Westhoff Fred & Cindy Bardenheier, CSJA Mr. & Mrs. James D. Bess Mr. & Mrs. William V. Vorhies Sister Ida Robertine Berresheim, CSJ Ms. Rose Mary Green Sister Rosario Bobadilla, CSJ Mr. John D. Harris Mr. & Mrs. John M. Keiser, Jr. Mrs. Marilyn F. Koncen, CSJA Mr. & Mrs. Roland Martir, CSJA Mr. & Mrs. Gene E. Steinke Mrs. Patricia A. Treacy Sister Regina Catherine Brandt, CSJ Mrs. Mary Anne Wieczorek Sister Leo Ann Bub, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Philip D. Beckley Sister Ann Chamblin, CSJ Ms. Toni Jean Bink Mrs. Marilyn F. Koncen, CSJA Sister Therese Chaperone, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. David C. Sheets Miss Audrey L. Sullivan Diane Connors Mr. & Mrs. William J. Connors Sister Roseanne Cook, MD, CSJ Paul J. Handal Catherine Agnes Wagner, CSJ Sister Loretta Costa, CSJ Atlanta Sectional Group Ms. Toni Jean Bink Mrs. Zena C. Brown Ms. Susan E. Craig Mr. & Mrs. William C. Deegan, Sr. Ms. Nickie Lynn Jantzer Mr. & Mrs. John J. Tarleton Sister Marian Cowan, CSJ Mr. Wallace R. Alford Ms. Lorraine M. Camper Mrs. Marilyn F. Koncen, CSJA

Sister Margaret Cozzens, CSJ Dr. & Mrs. Gerard M. Deignan Sister Olive Louise Dallavis, CSJ Dr. & Mrs. Jan Stefanov Sister Mary Charity Dalton, CSJ Ms. Lorraine M. Camper Mr. & Mrs. Elliott Chubb Mr. & Mrs. John M. Keiser, Jr. Mrs. Marilyn F. Koncen, CSJA Sister Dorothy Daly, CSJ Mrs. Angeline N. Barber Ms. Lorraine M. Camper Sister Jackie Dillon, CSJ Mrs. Patricia A. Treacy Ms. Deborah S. Wilson Sister Mary Ann Donovan, CSJ Ms. Toni Jean Bink Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Thompson Sister Barbara Dreher, CSJ Ms. Susan Ann Brothers Richard & Marge Dunn Mrs. Patricia Ann Dunn Sister Teresa Maria Eagan, CSJ Mrs. M. Suzanne Eagan Sister Mary Ann Figlino, CSJ Ms. Toni Jean Bink Mrs. Iris E. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence M. Mayers Mr. & Mrs. Bernard A. Meyer Mr. & Mrs. George M. Saxton Lt. Col. Richard L. Shea Mr. & Mrs. Gene E. Steinke Megan Fogarty Mr. & Mrs. Dennis G. Fogarty Sister Joan Galli, CSJ Ms. Barbara A. Peach Ms. Mary Ellen Smith Sister Patricia Ann Giljum, CSJ Ms. Helen A. Antoine Ms. Toni Jean Bink Ms. Susan Ann Brothers Mr. & Mrs. Elliott Chubb Mr. & Mrs. Ronald B. Gagnepain Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Giljum Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Hart II

Mr. & Mrs. John C. Lane Ms. Barbara A. Peach Ms. Deborah S. Wilson Miss Audrey L. Sullivan Jacob Giljum Mr. & Mrs. Donald Giljum Sister Gerrie Grabow, CSJ Ms. Toni Jean Bink Tom & Kate Gunn Mr. William J. Bollwerk Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence J. LeGrand Dr. & Mrs. Burton M. Needles, MD Sister Patricia Hauser, RN, CSJ Paul J. Handal Catherine Agnes Wagner, CSJ Sister Loretta Hennekes, CSJ Ms. Toni Jean Bink Sister Mary Jacobs, CSJ Atlanta Sectional Group Mr. & Mrs. Gordon L. Childers 2010 Jubililarians Ms. Helene E. Barton Ruth Butler, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. J. Fred Corcoran Margaret Alice Daues, CSJ Mrs. Betty Eich, CSJA Francis Regis Feise, CSJ Rita Flaherty, CSJ Joy Elaine Gilder, CSJ Margaret Gregg, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Gerald T. Grothe Paul J. Handal Miss Alice E. Harper Mr. John D. Harris Ms. A. Carolyn Henry, CSJA Ms. Ann Marie Juhl Ms. Jean F. Kertz, CSJA Ms. Susan D. Klepper, CSJA Mrs. Evelyn OSullivan Kruckemeyer Mr. & Mrs. Bernard A. Meyer Mr. & Mrs. James R. Raupp Margaret Schmidt, CSJ Sandra J. Schupbach, CSJA Sharon Hayes, CSJA Patricia Lorenz, CSJ

Rosemary Flanigan, CSJ Ann Albrecht, CSJ Mary Ann Donovan, CSJ Sisters of St. Joseph-Rosati Kain Convent Linda Straub, CSJ Ms. Patricia C. Tessler, CSJA Catherine Agnes Wagner, CSJ Mrs. Toni Walters Michael White, CSJ Teresa John Zilch, CSJ Sisters of St. Joseph-Our Ladys Community Sister Mary Helen Kane, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. William R. McAuliffe Sister Joan Kaucher, CSJ Miss Rita H. McMahon Sister Ann Bridget Kearns, CSJ Mr. William J. Cooney Sister Jane Kelly, RN, CSJ Paul J. Handal Catherine Agnes Wagner, CSJ Sister Anna Rose Kraus, CSJ Ms. Deborah S. Wilson Sister Mary Alexandra Kuhn, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Raymond J. Kuhn Sister Joan E. Lampton, CSJ Mrs. Geraldine F. Stassi Sister Mary Ann Lavin, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. William R. McAuliffe Mr. & Mrs. Joseph H. Steiner Sister Mary Kay Liston, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Barnes Ms. Toni Jean Bink Mr. & Mrs. James F. Karl Ms. Deborah S. Wilson Sister John Mandeville, CSJ Ms. Susan Ann Brothers Mr. & Mrs. William C. Gegg Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Herleth Mr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Johnson, Jr.

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Sister Dorothy Mary Meirink, CSJ Miss Audrey L. Sullivan Mrs. Alice C. Twenhoefel Sister Jeanne Rene Mercier, CSJ Mrs. Marilyn F. Koncen, CSJA Rev. Paul J. Nomellini Miss Audrey L. Sullivan Sister Judith Ann Miller, CSJ Ms. Toni Jean Bink Dr. & Mrs. Marvin A. Cook Mr. & Mrs. William G. Fenrich Ms. Judith A. Russell Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Strycker Mr. & Mrs. Jerome N. Wolf Sister Kathleen Mlinar, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Feavel Margaret Mitchell, CSJA Mrs. Norma L. Mitchell Sister Mary Alma Monaghan, CSJ Col. & Mrs. John H. Haneklau USAF Retired Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Randolph

Sister Bonnie Ann Murray, CSJ Mrs. Mary E. Abkemeier Ms. Toni Jean Bink Mr. & Mrs. William G. Cotner Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Haughney Miss Audrey L. Sullivan Sister Carol Patron, CSJ Atlanta Sectional Group Mr. & Mrs. Gene E. Steinke Sister Mary Patricia Quinn, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Barnes Ms. Toni Jean Bink Mr. & Mrs. James F. Karl Mrs. Marilyn F. Koncen, CSJA Miss Audrey L. Sullivan Sister Carol Jean Peterson, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Feavel Edward Reardon Mrs. Shirley L. Reardon Sister Kate Regan, CSJ Mrs. M. June Regan

Sister Mary Jo Ritter, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. William C. Gegg Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Herleth Sister Richard Joseph Sagadin, CSJ Ms. Toni Jean Bink Sister Roberta J. Schmidt, CSJ Atlanta Sectional Group Ms. Susan Ann Brothers Mr. & Mrs. Elliott Chubb Sister John Kenneth Scott, CSJ Mr. K. John Scott Sister Mary Shryock, CSJ Mrs. Theresa S. Connolly Sister Ann Gerard Siebert, CSJ Ms. Deborah S. Wilson Dr. & Mrs. Raymond W. Hellweg Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Himmelberg Sister Roseanne Siebert, CSJ Dr. & Mrs. Raymond W. Hellweg Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Himmelberg Ms. Deborah S. Wilson Sister Louise Michele Sommer, CSJ Atlanta Sectional Group

Saint Joseph Brig. Gen. Edwin S. Wittbrodt, USAF Retired The 50 Year Jubilarians Mrs. Penelope A. Elfayer Ms. Mary Louise Gunther Ms. Patricia A. Lee Sister Mary Naomi Treml, CSJ Ms. Marilyn S. Bourbonais Sister Catherine Agnes Wagner, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Keith L. De Fant Sister Suzanne Wesley, CSJ Mrs. Patricia Peterson Sister Rose Mary Willett, CSJ Ms. Madeleine D. Reilly Ruth Shy Wilson, CSJA Ms. Diane Lind Dean, CSJA Sister Josephine Eva Winkeler, CSJ Miss Audrey L. Sullivan Sister Michaela Zahner, CSJ Ms. Karen E. Haynes

Jeanette Armbruster Mrs. Rosemary Ward Wellington Georgia Imhoff Mr. Walter F. Imhoff Dennis Mulcahy Mr. & Mrs. Bernard J. Mulcahy Mary Mulvihil Mrs. Roy J. Murphy Marianna F. Ahearn Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Gavura Wilbur Allaert Mrs. Mary Joy Allaert Feeney Jackie Aoun Mrs. Patricia Ann Dunn Pat Armentano Mrs. Barbara D. Gamache Michael & Claire Aubuchon Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Horner Kenneth Baker Ms. Rozann D. Gicinto Mildred Baldelli Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Zinselmeyer, Jr. Sister Mary de Paul Berra, CSJ Ms. Marianne Petru Hubert & LaValla Blessing Mr. & Mrs. Benedict H. Blessing Dorothy Bohning, CSJA Ms. Rita F. Catanzaro Ms. Paula Davis Dr. Patricia L. Demuth, CSJA Ms. Sheri L. Farr Ms. A. Carolyn Henry, CSJA Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Hussmann Ms. Jean F. Kertz, CSJA Ms. Vivian C. Pohlman 18 Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet

In Memory of

Peggy Jean Bond Carondelet Motherhouse Personnel Sister Kathryn Mary Brady, CSJ Mr. John T. Brady Consolidated Construction Group James Broderick Mr. & Mrs. John P. Wolk Sister Nathanael Joseph Brune, CSJ Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. Bolinske Mr. & Mrs. John M. Christensen Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Labath, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Larry Laurent Ms. Myrtle B. Laurent Mr. & Mrs. Gerald A. Wankum John Cagney Mrs. Roy J. Murphy Lee Calsee Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Bialczak Sister Clara Berchmans (Mary Eva) Cheney, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Raymond O. Radatz Brian Clancy Mr. & Mrs. Dave Cassens John C. Colley Mrs. Patricia A. London Beverly Connell Mr. David A. Connell Sister Carolyn Bernard Connor, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. Connor Lena Consodine Miss Monica F. Consodine Sister Patricia Cramer, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Gerald E. Anderson Ms. Marianne Petru

Mary Kathryn Crotser Claim Management/Nixon & Company-Terry Nixon, Ken Pini, Mike Grubbs, Jim Abbott Ms. Diane E. Faber Ms. Mary Lou Fehrenbacher Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Johanek Ms. Amy L. Kellerstrass Mr. & Mrs. John M. Kitzmiller Ms. Joyce C. Mast Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. McElhone Mr. & Mrs. David W. Morse Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Peters Mr. & Mrs. Jack L. Price Ms. Patricia T. Procter Mr. & Mrs. Eric Radke Mr. & Mrs. Walter E. Radke Mr. Michael A. Shay Ms. Evelyn M. Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Wolf Mary Ellen Daly Dr. & Mrs. C. Keith Whittaker Sister Mariann DeBuck, CSJ Nu Alpha Phi Sorority, Notre Dame High School, Class of 1949 Ms. Pat Baxter, CSJA Mr. & Mrs. Dean J. DeBuck Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Eichhorst Ms. Claudia M. Errante Mrs. Marilyn F. Koncen, CSJA Mrs. Patricia Peterson Registered Dietitian Associates, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Ray H. Spindler

Mr. & Mrs. Hans Stoltz Miss Audrey L. Sullivan Sister Elizabeth Deutsch, CSJ Dr. & Mrs. Walter A. Korfmacher Joseph DiCarlo Mr. & Mrs. Hans Stoltz Sister Helen Patrice Dunn, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Georgas Angela Dunphy Mr. & Mrs. Harry A. Dunphy Charlotte Ellebrecht Mr. & Mrs. Gary Boyer Sister Mary Aniceta Farrell, CSJ Mrs. Ann W. Stuart Miss Mary Jane Waldron John A. Feeney Mrs. Mary Joy Allaert Feeney Ron Figura Mr. & Mrs. John E. Muntges Sister Mary Ann Fink, CSJ Ms. Marianne Petru Sister Elizabeth Joseph Fitzpatrick, CSJ Ms. Mary A. ORourke Deceased Members of the Flemington Families Mr. & Mrs. William M. Tarnow Sister Mary Franklin, CSJ Ms. Marianne Petru Sister Mary Gallagher, CSJ Mrs. Mary S. Chambers Minnie Gaskell Mr. & Mrs. Blair G. Balk Mr. Raymond Neil Bokelman Mr. & Mrs. Ron O. Drury

Mr. & Mrs. James M. Fiala Flannery Family Mr. & Mrs. Mark N. Gastman Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Gorman Mr. & Mrs. Elmer R. Hawse Mr. & Mrs. Harold F. Helmkampf Ms. Cherie A. Hopson Mr. & Mrs. Jerome J. Jacobson Mr. & Mrs. Richard K. Koepping Ms. Mary L. Koomar Ms. Wanda S. McDannold Mr. & Mrs. Warren E. McHale Ms. Edith M. Murphree Mrs. George T. Parry Ms. Sherry A. Schulz Mr. & Mrs. Russell J. Spetrino Mr. & Mrs. Timothy A. Strege Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Ziegler, Jr. Sister Marie Getz, CSJ Ms. Toni Jean Bink Don Goeke Mrs. Mary L. Goeke Theresa Sandweg Gray Board Members & Staff of Anheuser-Busch Employees Credit Union Mr. & Mrs. John B. Bannon, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John C. Bonser Mr. & Mrs. Mark W. Brasher Ms. Bernadette A. Braun Ms. Anne G. Carey Miss Catherine Ann Dulle Mrs. M. Suzanne Eagan Mary J. Flick Mrs. Elsie B. Glickert Ms. Kathleen M. Gray Mrs. Mary Virginia Gray Mr. & Mrs. Carl Heine Mr. & Mrs. John D. Hillenbrand Ms. Frances M. Kelly Ms. Elizabeth J. Landgraf Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Laughlin Mr. & Mrs. William D. McLaughlin Mr. & Mrs. John E. Muntges Mr. & Mrs. Gerard K. Sandweg, Jr. Jerome Sandweg family Ms. Margaret R. Shocklee The Bridge Group Ms. Barbara J. Truetken United Consumers Credit Union Nursing Faculty Club of the University of Missouri-Columbia, Sinclair School of Nursing Ms. Glenda A. Vetter Ms. Melissa Vetter Ms. Dolores Anne Waller Ms. Barbara G. Wilson John B Gray, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Laughlin Mr. & Mrs. John E. Muntges Ginny Grieshaber Dr. Aloysius V. Grieshaber

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Generosity of Joseph Honors Gala 2011

Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet Motherhouse

Tillie Gruen Ms. Carol A. Gruen Rose Marie Gunter Mr. Michael L. Gunter Sister Alma Hammerschmidt,CSJ Consolidated Construction Group Helen Harper Miss Alice E. Harper Velma Hayes Mr. Lawrence M. Hayes Mary Henne, CSJA Ms. Pat Baxter, CSJA Baby Robert Daniel Hocker Mr. & Mrs. William K. Rice Leland Hong Ms. Celia M. De Guzman Sister Regina Hughes, CSJ Ms. Penny A. Chatterton Ms. Mary F. Hughes Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Hughes Miss Rosemarie Hughes Ms. Joan F. Maschmann Mrs. Mary F. Plasmeier Xavier Schermerhorn, O.S.B. Marialyce Jankowski Mrs. Patricia Ann Dunn Ann Jannarone Dr. & Mrs. Robert S. Yoselevsky Charles Jokisch, Jr. Mrs. Janet R. Jokisch Sister Mary Jane Kappus, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Daniel A. Dykas

Mrs. Ann M. Geraty Mr. & Mrs. Gerhard K. Glassl Ms. A. Carolyn Henry, CSJA Mr. & Mrs. Earl N. Hilber Carol & Fred Baker Suzette Collis Mary Lou King Ray & Lois Klotz Betty Murphy Dick & Marie Reis Joan Hofmeister Mr. Richard P. Pautler & Mrs. Mary P. Wassmann-Pautler Mrs. Virginia R. Vatterott Albert Kaspar Mr. & Mrs. Dominic S. Bisesi Margaret Kemner Ms. Becky Bielicke Ms. Martha C. Clynes Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Iovino, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William H. Jamison Ms. Yvonne D. Morrison Mr. & Mrs. Ronald F. Nimmer Mr. & Mrs. Louis D. Pavia Melanie Kemp Mr. John P. Kemp & Ms. Laurie Ryan Sister Mary Baptista Kirby, CSJ Mrs. Patty Rauch-Neustadter Henry & Olivia Klaes Mrs. Madonna M. Kasza

Deceased members of the Kleba family Ms. Mary Margaret Kleba Tom Korte Mr. & Mrs. John P. Wolk Carol Kristl Mrs. Norma L. Mitchell Sisters of St. Joseph-Development Office Sister Laura of Mary Kuhn, CSJ Ms. Barbara Gabler Todd Sister Joselita Marie Kujak, CSJ Mrs. Delores Baumgartner Judge Herbert Buzz Lasky Ms. Carole N. Lasky, CSJA Shirley F. Ledbetter Ms. Lorraine B. Durbin Ms. Karen M. Ledbetter Tracy S. Mahoney & Marcia A. Becker Mrs. Jacquelin S. Naunheim Registered Dietitian Associates Inc Mrs. Ann M. Still George Leggio Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. John J. Cruciani Mr. & Mrs. Albert J. Farrington Mr. & Mrs. Michael F. Herrington Generosity of Joseph Woodland Shores Improvement Honors Gala 2011 Assoc. Camilla Lipic Friday Mr. & Mrs. Joseph G. Lipic III April Sister Christiana Lippert, CSJ 29, 2011 Mr. Norbert P. Schott of St. Joseph of Sister Villanova Sisters Lippert, OSF Carondelet Motherhouse Mr. Norbert P. Schott William E. Logston Ms. Dorothy J. Schenkel, CSJA Margaret Jean Luecke Mr. John H. Luecke Mrs. Elizabeth Betty Maher Ms. Toni Jean Bink Frances Maher, CSJ Patricia Mahmood Mr. & Mrs. James A. Miller Anna Markus Ms. Dolores M. Roesch Mary Marstall Mr. & Mrs. John P. Wolk Ralph Martin Ms. Toni Jean Bink Sister Jeanne McGovern, CSJ Miss Mary Jane Waldron Holly McIntyre Mrs. Rosemary Ward Wellington Martha McKinnon Mr. & Mrs. Jerome H. Quigley

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Sister Mary Xavier McTigue, CSJ Mr. Carl C. Beck, Jr. Francis Bud Messig Mrs. Janet R. Jokisch Donald J. Meyer Mr. & Mrs. David J. Murnan Charles Micciche Mrs. Emma Sue Micciche Audrey Minnich Mr. & Mrs. John J. Chmielewski Ms. Katherine L. Kinder & Wes Morefield Ms. Dorothy J. Schenkel, CSJA Sister Kathleen Mitchell, CSJ Ms. Margaret M. Mitchell, CSJA Sister Clara Francis Mongin, CSJ Ms. Marian Petru Sister Mary Ursula Mott, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Sidney P. Mott Catherine Mulligan Mrs. Roy J. Murphy Frank D. Murphy, Sr. Mrs. Ann P. Murphy Sister Josepha Marie Nellesen, CSJ Ms. Marianne Petru Marian Nigro Mr. & Mrs. Gregory J. Mueller Ms. Toni Jean Bink Gerda Liesbeth Novak Mr. Warren J. Novak Jack OBrien Mrs. Marion L. OBrien Joseph Ochoa Mrs. Joan E. Ochoa Sister Mary Berenice (Annie) ONeill, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. John T. ONeill, Sr. Blanche OReilly Mr. Albert F. Schoendienst Virginia Palmer Mr. Robert J. Palmer Jean Lewis Papin Mr. Pierre L. Papin, Jr. Nicky Papin Mr. Pierre L. Papin, Jr. James Peloso Mr. & Mrs. James A. Miller Joseph Pilsl Mrs. Agnes S. Stark

Delores Przybylski Mr. Joseph A. Przybylski, Jr. Sister Mary Evarista Quigley, CSJ Mrs. Theresa M. Mueller Terry Repking Mr. Harold J. Repking Shirley Rhodes Mr. & Mrs. William J. Hardebeck Joseph P. Ringwald Mr. & Mrs. Vincent P. Abt Dolores Roach Mr. Edward J. Roach Richard Roberts Mrs. Rosemary Ward Wellington John E. Rowan Mr. & Mrs. James A. Miller Anna Ruzicka Mr. Lawrence J. Ruzicka John Scannell Mrs. Roy J. Murphy Sister Dorothy Scheidler, CSJ Mr. Mike Akulow Mr. & Mrs. James J. Blankman Mr. Ernest A. Clemons Mr. & Mrs. Bernard J. Hammel White Gloves Cleaning Brother Bill Schott, OFM Mr. Norbert P. Schott Father Valerian Schott, OFM Mr. Norbert P. Schott Father Julius Schott, OFM Mr. Norbert P. Schott Ted & Irene Lippert Schott Mr. Norbert P. Schott Jim Schwartze Mr. & Mrs. John P. Wolk Patrick Seifner Anonymous Avila University Mrs. Margaret E. Fischer Ms. Anne C. Gardner Great Western Dining Service, Inc. Immaculate Conception Church & School Mr. & Mrs. William Michael Johnson Rev. Gerald Kaimann Mr. & Mrs. Michael K. Kreisel Ms. Jane E. Makarewicz Mr. & Mrs. George J. Neece

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Otke Mr. & Mrs. Herbert E. Perkins Mr. & Mrs. Fred Pfeiffer Mr. & Mrs. Craig Pirtle Mr. John J. Seifner Ms. Nancy J. Seifner Rev. Thomas J. Seifner Mr. & Mrs. James L. VanHorn Mr. & Mrs. Lennie H. Voss Mr. & Mrs. Don A. Weaver Mr. & Mrs. Greg White Ms. Marlene Williams Ms. Mary F. Williams Mr. & Mrs. James E. Wininger Cletus S. Siebert Mrs. Elsie A. Siebert Emily Catherine Sloncen Mr. & Mrs. Jerome H. Quigley Sister Mary Adelaide Stanton, CSJ Dr. & Mrs. John C. Stanton John Steiner Mr. & Mrs. Joseph H. Steiner Davie Dave Stella Donna Loretto Gunn, CSJ Sister Mary Stolte, CSJ Ms. Marianne Petru Deceased members of the Tarnow family Mr. & Mrs. William M. Tarnow Sister Rose Celine Tauschek, CSJ Ms. Joan M. Verheyden Jeanne Thompson Mr. & Mrs. B. Christopher Thompson John Thorstad Mrs. Agnes E. Thorstad Margie Tierney Mrs. Rosemary Ward Wellington Patricia Uthe Mrs. Roy J. Murphy Vincent & Teresa Venker Mr. & Mrs. John M. Ryan Tom Venker Mr. & Mrs. John M. Ryan Sister Mary Victor Van Hee, CSJ Dr. & Mrs. George H. Myers, Jr. Kenneth Vierdag Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Gavura Sister Mary Helen Volk, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Steven M. Salata

Sister Anne Agnes von Steiger, CSJ Ms. Linda Kurz Ms. Marianne Petru Norman R. Wesley Mrs. Joan B. Wesley Joan M. Wittbrodt Brig. Gen. Edwin S. Wittbrodt, USAF Retired Bob Wormington Ms. Toni Jean Bink John T. Yoder III Mrs. Mary Jane Venturella Gene Zolg Mrs. Mildred E. Zolg Sister Lynda Zolg, CSJ Mrs. Mildred E. Zolg

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s Catholics, we are called to seek justice for individuals, for our society and for our Earth. As Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and Associates, we respond to God's call to justice by committing to peace building and forming right relationships with community and with all creation. Join us by staying informed on the latest issues, by acting to change unjust systems and by praying for justice and peace. Read the latest local, national and global justice news Make your voice heard through our Action Alerts. Sign petitions, call your representatives we can make a difference! Get news, links and recycling resources on our Eco-Justice pages Check out STL Justice Events for upcoming activities in the St. Louis area Plus prayers, book reviews and more.
Diana Oleskevich, CSJ associate and justice office coordinator for the St. Louis province represented the Sisters of St. Joseph at Clean Air Day in March 2010 promoting mass transit usage in St. Louis. (She is pictured with Frank Loberbaum and Michael Berg of the Sierra Club.) The Sisters of St. Joseph participate in many collaborative projects to promote justice issues.

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