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News Notes
SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF CARONDELET AND ASSOCIATES ST. LOUIS PROVINCE JANUARY 2011
The invisible threads of our history as the
congregation of the great love of God may
have to stretch but will hold us together.
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Province News Notes is a publication of
the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louis
Province. Its purpose is to promote dialogue
and unity within the St. Louis Province and to
keep members informed on those subjects that
promote community and ministry.

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Province
News Notes
January 2011

Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
St. Louis Province
6400 Minnesota Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63111
314-481-8800
www.csjsl.org
Insi de thi s Is s ue
On the Cover : Lace i n LePuy
Read Si st er Li z Browns message f rom t he Provi nce Leadershi p on
page 3 about how we are al l hel d t oget her, t hrough good t i mes and
bad, by our i nvi si bl e t hreads.
Contents
Province Leadership Message .....................................................................3
Celebrating 175 Years ...................................................................................4
Finance Ofce .................................................................................................5
Communications ............................................................................................6
Vocations .........................................................................................................7
Health Care Reform .....................................................................................8
Gleanings from Senior Ministry ..................................................................9
Liturgy ........................................................................................................... 10
Kinship with Creation................................................................................ 11
Justice/LCWR ........................................................................................ 12-13
St. Joseph Worker Program ...................................................................... 14
Meeting Our Ancestors ............................................................................. 15
Necrology: S. Mary Lou McKinney .......................................................... 16
Necrology: Associate Margaret Giblin ................................................... 17
Corporation and Council ......................................................................... 18
Bulletin Board .............................................................................................. 19
Calendars ...................................................................................................... 20
Staying the Course
on Health Care Reform
Page 8
Sister Jean DeBlois continues our series of articles on
bealtb care reform witb a discussion about tbe Patient
Protection and Aordable Care Act of 2010.
Celebrating 175 Years
Page 4
In addition to tbe congregations 175tb anniversary
celebration, tbe St. Louis Province will be bosting tbree
events tbrougbout tbe year, enabling us to celebrate witb
eacb otber and tbe dear neigbbor.
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Editors Notes
Our Invisible Threads
from Province Leadership
by Sister Liz Brown
Jenny Beatrice,
Director of
Communications
Province Leaders: (Back) Srs. Patty Clune, Suzanne Wesley, Jean Meier
and Nancy Corcoran. (Front) Srs. Liz Brown, Pat Giljum and Helen
Flemington.
In Kate Jacobs book, Te Friday Night Knitting Club, a
grandmother passes on advice to her granddaughter: we
are, each one of usheld together by the invisible threads
of our histories. But the strings are all the good and all the
bad that our families ever experienced. And when the world
tries to pull you looseand it willthere may be some
stretch. But someone like you, with so much love holding
her together, will never fall apart.
Te new year will undoubtedly face each of us with an array
of personal challenges. We will face communal challenges as
well as we start discussing refounding, reconguration and
restructuring. Te process will require us to ask some basic
questions individually and together: How has my vision of
my life, my world, and my God been aected by these times
in which we are living?
While we ask the questions, we live in the hope that if we
give the process our best eort, our best communal wisdom,
persistent prayer and ongoing discernment, in the end all
things will work together unto good. Clearly, the invisible
threads of our history as the congregation of the great love
of God may have to stretch but will hold us together.
If you werent sure that the
holidays were over, just check the
yers in the newspaper. Te ads
have quickly turned from pages
lled with gift ideas and holiday
dcor to an endless array of
organizers and storage containers
to put them all away. Its time to
clean up!
I admit Im a fan of the big
clean. I love those TV shows
where a team of professionals
swoop into the homes of the
most disheveled of families
ready to magically rearrange,
reorganize and redecorate in
just a day or so. In fact, I have
thought about staging an
extreme mess in my home and
sending in an audition tape just
to try to get in on the action.
So on the last day of my holiday
break I decided to make my own
magic and I began taking down
all evidence of the holidays,
including the Christmas tree.
As I was proudly whisking the
ornaments o the branches
and packing them away in the
designated Rubbermaids, my
mother and daughter walked by
and commented, Oh, are you
taking the tree down already?
I paused mid-stream, ornaments
in hand, and thought about how
I, too, will miss the lights that
have gently warmed our spirits
on the cold nights. I thought
about how much I had enjoyed
reconnecting with family and
friends throughout the season.
I thought about how wonderful
it was to pause and remember
that God is truly with us. And I
thought about how I resolved to
try to live Christmas every day
of the year.
So I took o all the ornaments
except for one particular kind
the snowakesand announced
to the family that this was now
o cially our Winter Tree. Let
it glow!
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Cel ebrati ng 175 Years
175th Province Celebrations
The ofcial opening of our 175th anniversary year is fast approaching and we are getting
ready to celebrate! In addition to the Congregational 175th event in July, the province has
planned three events throughout the year to enable us to celebrate with each other and
with the dear neighbor. So mark your calendars for these upcoming events:
Opening Prayer and Celebration
Wben: Friday, March 25 at 4:30 p.m.
Wbo: Sisters and Associates
Wbere: At Carondelet
Join us as we celebrate our founding roots with one another!
We'll begin with a festive prayer service at 4:30 p.m.
followed by a social. Dinner begins at 6:00 p.m.
RSVP by March 1 at 314-481-8800 or
motherhousersvp@csjsl.org.

Can't be with us at Carondelet? You can still join the
celebration in the following ways:
Online: We are pleased to announce that the prayer
service will be streamed online through a service called
UStream. More information and the link to the video
channel will be sent out in advance.
Area Gatberings: If you would like to gather in your
own area as a community to celebrate, the prayer service
will be made available to the community in February.
Founder's Day Open House
Wben: Saturday, October 15 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Wbo: All are Welcome
Wbere: At Carondelet
Join as we open our doors in celebration to share our
heritage, our mission and our ministry with the public,
including friends, family, partners in ministry, religious and
community leaders, constituents, neighbors and more. A
great opportunity to build relationship through our charism
of hospitality!
We will begin with an engaging short prayer/program at 1
p.m. followed by tours and refreshments until 4 p.m. More
information coming soon!
Closing Mass and Reception
Wben: Sunday, March 25, 2012
More information coming soon.
Events 2011
Visit the Events 2011 section in Members Only at www.csjsl.org for more information regarding the
congregation, federation and province events for the upcoming year. Links and forms are posted.
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Fi nance Of fi ce
On Income Taxes and Patrimony
If you receive W-2 forms and/or 1099 forms for income
received in 2010, please send the forms to the Finance
O ce for preparation of your 2010 tax returns. Tese
forms must be received by Marcb 1 to meet state and IRS
tax deadlines. If your tax returns are not led on time, you,
not the province, will have to deal with the IRS.
For those in taxable situations (not Catholic church related
organizations), we can sometimes claim tax deductions
for professional expenses. Terefore, if you paid for any
professional expenses during 2010, please send us a list of
those expenses. Tere is no need to send us the canceled
checks used to pay for them; however, you should keep the
canceled checks for seven years. Please be sure to send to the
Finance O ce any W-2 forms, 1099 forms and professional
expense list, if any.
If the province is doing your income tax returns because
you are in a taxable employment situation (not Catholic
church related), and/or you have patrimony administered
by someone other than the province, please notify the
Finance O ce as soon as possible so that we can be sure the
tax preparer has all relevant materials.
If your employer requests that you ll out a W-4 form
for 2011, please call Sister Jean Paul Selissen at 314-678-
0336 in the Finance O ce for special instructions about
deductions. (You should not ll out a W-4 form at all if you
work in a Catholic institution.)
On Charitable Contributions Received
in Living Units
On January 1, 1994, some IRS rules covering charitable
contributions went into eect. Any single gift to a charitable
organization needs to be acknowledged to the donor in
a special way by the organization if the donor wants to
take the gift as a tax deduction on his/her tax return. A
canceled check for a gift of any size no longer su ces as
evidence of the gift for IRS purposes. Any gifts coming to
the Development O ce are being acknowledged properly.
However, if checks made out to the Sisters of St. Joseph,
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet or Sisters of St. Joseph
of Carondelet, St. Louis Province have been received in
living units, they also need to be acknowledged by the
province on province letterhead stationery, not by a single
sister or by a local community. If anything like this applies
to your living unit for 2010, please contact the Finance
O ce immediately so that the situation can be addressed.
As a reminder, it is only our religious community/
corporation that is tax exempt and therefore able to receive
tax-deductible contributions; individual sisters are not
tax exempt and therefore cannot provide the necessary
documentation for tax deductions to donors. Checks made
out to individual sisters are not charitable contributions in
the eyes of the IRS and therefore cannot be deducted as
charitable contributions on benefactors' tax returns.
Government Committee:
Province Policy Book Survey
for Vowed Members
Te Government Committee has been asked by Province
Leadership to review the Province Policy and Procedures
Manual. At this time, we are asking each vowed member
to complete a survey that reviews 20 points of the policy
book. Responses are due January 25. Responses related
to procedures will be solicited at a later time.
Visit Members Only for the link to the online survey or
contact Sue Narrow in the Print Shop for a hard copy at
314-678-0333 or snarrow@csjsl.org.
Driving Policy
During our Open Space time at this past assembly, there
was a request that Province Leadership revisit the policy
that states that sisters become ineligible to drive at age
90. Tis policy was approved by the Province Leadership
Council in September of 2003.
During our December council meeting, we had the
opportunity to review and research any pertinent
information related to this policy. Tis data led us to
rea rm the policy as it was written and approved. We
have included some of the information we have reviewed
on our Members Only Web site under Senior Ministry -
Driver Health.
For more information or questions,
contact the Finance Ofce at 314-678-0321.
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Communi c ati ons
Online Communications News
By Jenny Beatrice
Communications Ofce E-mail System Update
Beginning February 1, the Communications O ce will
begin using an online e-mail management system called
Vertical Response to send our messages. Te look will
remain the same, but you will notice a few changes:
"FROM" FIELD: Te e-mail will say it is from the
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, not from Sarah Baker
or Jenny Beatrice, although it is still from our o ce.
NO REPLIES: You will be unable to reply to this
e-mail. If you need to contact the Communications
O ce, you will have to send a separate e-mail to Sarah
Baker or Jenny Beatrice.
NO ATTACHMENTS: Tis system does not allow
for attachments. Instead, links to Web sites, including
our own, will be included.
You may receive a few test messages before the o cial
launch. Tank you in advance for your patience and
cooperation while we are making the switch.
Adobe PDF File
Format Adopted as
Standard for Our Online
Communications
As many of you have experienced,
issues with le size or compatible
programs can make attachments
or downloaded documents
di cult to open. To reduce these types of issues, the
Communications O ce will only use PDF les for our
online communications.
Short for "Portable Document Format," a PDF converts the
document into an image that maintains the original format
and reduces the le size. To view a le in a PDF format you
need Adobe Reader, a free application distributed by Adobe
Systems.
Most computers already have Adobe Reader installed, but
if you have had trouble opening PDFs, you may need to
install it. It's safe and it's free.
Go to http://get.adobe.com/reader/ or visit the Members
Only homepage for the link. If you already have Adobe
Reader, keep your program up-to-date by installing
Adobe updates when prompted to do so. Contact the IT
Department if you need assistance.
Resolve to Stay Connected with CSJSL
Maybe you have gotten out of the habit of checking your
CSJSL e-mail. Maybe you have had trouble logging on
to Members Only and gave up. Maybe e-mail and web
communications seem overwhelming to you. Whatever
your past experiences may be, we encourage you to make a
resolution for 2011 and reconnect with us onlinewe are
here to help!
In order to stay connected, you need to make sure you are
able to use the tools we have made available to you such as
the CSJSL e-mail and Members Only section of
www.csjsl.org.
CSJSL Online Tools Cbecklist
Can I access my CSJSL e-mail: If not, please call the IT
Department for help. Tey can help troubleshoot and
even take over your computer to assist you by remote
connection.
Have I made it a babit to cbeck my CSJSL e-mail:
Messages are sent out numerous times a week, but if you
can check it at least 1x per week, you will stay up-to-date
on all the latest province news.
Can I log into Members Only on www.csjsl.org:
Many of the links we provide you in the messages are
for content that is found on Members Only. Dont miss
out on the latest news and information we post there. If
you have trouble logging in, contact the IT Department.
Tey will help get you on in no time!
Need help? Contact the IT Department
Sasha Josipovic
sjosipovic@csjsl.org
314-678-0419
Gregg Thomas
gthomas@csjsl.org
314-678-0421
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Voc ati ons
Walking the CSJ Journey
Snippets about our three women
presently in the various stages
of formation.
Sarah Heger - Temporary Profession
Te rst semester with the fth grade was
an exciting time of body systems, regions of
the United States, multiplication and lots of
great reading. Sisters Sandy Schmid, Amy
Hereford and I hosted a student-teaching
intern from St. Marys College in Minn. Erica
jumped right in to share cooking, prayer
and school. A little volleyball and time with
family rounded out the month of December.
Mary Flick - Novitiate
I am continuing my apostolic novitiate,
working four days a week at Saint Louis
University and attending inter-community
novitiate classes. Decembers oerings
included a good review of the Enneagram
with a new twist, titled, Enneagram Basics
from a Teological Perspective, with Carla Mae
Streeter, OP. I also look forward to Friday
evenings with the Little Design Community
and friends.
I am grateful for a wonderful Advent and
Christmas season. I especially enjoyed time
spent with family and friends.
Clare Bass - Candidacy
I continue to enjoy living in St. Louis with
the Magnolia Community. Ive met so many
wonderful people at Nazareth and am
grateful for the opportunity to have had an
interim job with them. I am thankful for the
continued prayers for me and am still open
to invitations to join you for prayer and/or a
meal. Visit my blog:
http://www.bigcbass7.blogspot.com.
A Time of Novitiate
by Sister Pat Quinn
Sarah, you have never been a novice before, nor have I been a novice
director; we are, however, going to walk this walk together and, with
the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the help of many wonderful
people, we are going to see where this journey takes us. With these
words Sarah Heger and I began the novitiate in August 2006.
Troughout the following two years Sarah became even more familiar
with her own life of prayer. She took advantage of spending time with
our sisters and associates at their ministry sites. Together we read and
discussed some books that nurtured and nourished our understanding
of the spiritual life, ministry and the human condition. Within our
local community we studied the constitutions of the Sisters of St.
Joseph of Carondelet, looked for concrete examples of our charism
in action, and reected on and prayed with the manner of prayer
called the Sharing of the State of the Heart. Ultimately Sarah made
profession of her rst vows in August 2008.
In the last PNN Sister Kate Filla reected on the candidacy phase of
becoming a vowed member of the Community of St. Joseph. It was
upon the completion of that phase that Sarah became a novice and
then a vowed member.
Now I am walking with another woman, Mary Flick, who has
completed her year of candidacy and who was formally received into
the novitiate on September 15. Te process continues, shaped in a
particular way for Mary.
As a novice Mary will continue to discern her call to religious life. She,
too, will be oered opportunities to study the constitutions of the
Sisters of St. Joseph. She, too, will become familiar with the charism
of our community by acting out of it and seeing it lived out in our
sisters and associates. At this time Mary continues working four days
a week at Saint Louis University doing mission and ministry. She
lives at the motherhouse in the Holy Family Community. Mary has
expressed her personal desire to get to know more of our sisters and
associates during this novitiate time.
In closing I would like to echo S. Kate by encouraging each of you
to extend an invitation to Mary for a visit, a gathering, a meal, an
event. I consider myself blessed to be the formal formator of Marys
novitiate; at the same time, I invite all of you to join me in that role
and, in turn, be formed and touched by her.
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Health Care Ref orm
Staying the Course on Health Care Reform
by Sister Jean DeBlois, Ph.D.
As we anticipate the beginning of the 112th Congress, we
know we are in for a contentious and divisive eort to repeal
the Patient Protection and Aordable Care Act of 2010.
Tis new legislation certainly is not perfect and will need to
be adjusted many times to really get it right. But repealing
it and returning it to the broken system we have had for
decades is not the answer. Here are a few things the new
legislation accomplishes.
Expands access to health care for 32 million Americans.
Allows parents to keep children on their health insurance
plans until age 26.
Does not allow insurance companies to deny coverage
based on pre-existing medical conditions.
Requires health plans to provide free preventive health
services.
Provides federal tax credits to help low- and middle-
income individuals and families purchase health
insurance.
Phases out the Medicare drug coverage gap, i.e., the
doughnut hole so that seniors can aord all their
medications.
Provides $250 million over 10 years to pay for counseling,
education, job training and housing for vulnerable women
who are pregnant or parenting.
1
Tere are many other provisions in this law that are already
of benet to millions of Americans and that, over time,
will help reduce the costs associated with health care. But
we have a long way to go before we have the fair, just and
aordable health care system that all persons need and
deserve. Getting there will require addressing at least two
associated driving forces in American health care today.
First, while we all prize personal autonomythat is the
ability to make our own decisionswhen it comes to
utilizing health care resources what we see too often is
1 Catholic Health Association, Realizing Our Vision for
U.S. Health Care. http://www.chausa.org/Pages/Our_
Work/Health_Reform/Overview
unbridled autonomy. It goes something like this: I want
what I want when I want it and I can pay for it! Or, I dont
care what the doctor says, I want everything done for mom!
Tis misuse of autonomy neglects the reality that, like it
or not, we are social beings and our lives are inextricably
linked to all others. Te decisions I make about my health
and health care inevitably aect other members of the
communities of which I am a part. Much of the rhetoric
around repealing the health care reform is legislation seems
to be driven by people who resist any kind of limits being
placed on the choices they can make with regard to their
health care. Of course, these are often the same people who
can see a physician whenever they want, who can get the
most advanced diagnostic and therapeutic interventions
they want either because they have adequate health
insurance or the cash to pay out of pocket.
Second, our love aair with and reliance on technology has
dramatically increased the cost of health care over time. Of
course, in many ways, health care technology has made life
bettersometimes even possiblefor millions of us. But
the very development and deployment of more and more
sophisticated technologies to be used at both the beginning
and end of life seems to compel their use. Te saying, if you
can do something you must! often appears to be behind
the ill-advised and non-benecial use of life-sustaining
interventions. Tis attitude may also be what is driving the
increased use of pre-implantation genetic technologies to
determine the sex, eye color and other characteristics of
embryos created by in vitro fertilization.
Te reality is this: if everyone is to get the health care they
need some of us may not always be able to get the kind of
health care we want. Te Patient Protection and Aordable
Care Act of 2010 is a rst and important step in making
quality, aordable and appropriate health care available for
all of us. Lets not abandon this eort!
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Sometimes it can be di cult to know
what to ask when we visit the doctor
be it a rst time visit
or the annual check-
up. Capplemans
book covers a wide
range of topics with
chapter titles that
include:
Enhancing Your
Relationship with
the Health Care Team: Communicating
with your doctor and coordinating
your care between your primary doctor
and others.
Planning Ahead: Te importance of
good coping, advanced directives and
code status.
Hospitalization: Levels of care, hospital
stays, what to bring when hospitalized.
When a Situation is Terminal: Getting
a clearer handle on the prognosis,
hospice care and physical signs of dying
process.
Written by a licensed clinical social
worker, this little book oers a simple,
down-to-earth perspective of the
complex issues of health care. It is
available for purchase online through
Traord publishing (www.traord.com)
and Amazon (www.amazon.com).
Gl eani ngs f rom Seni or Mi ni s tr y
Advance Directives
by Sister Bonnie Murray and Trish Callahan
BOOK REVIEW:
Asking the Right Questions
to Get the Health Care
You Need
By James Cappleman, LCSW
With the turning of the page on your calendars and moving into a new
year, it might be a good time to revisit your advance directives. Most of us
have executed such directives either in the form of a living will or a durable
power of attorney for health care.
If you have named an agent as your power of attorney, have you had
su cient conversation with this person about your preferences for or
against specic treatments at the end of your life? Is your agent still living
and capable of interceding for you if needed to do so?
If you have chosen to execute a living will (in which no agent is named)
instead of a durable power of attorney for health care, have you been clear
enough in your listing of preferences for end-of-life treatment?
How old is your document? Although legally it is still a valid document,
it might be wise to review it, make any appropriate changes if necessary
and execute a new form. Medical stas do not have time to read through
multiple pages of a document. We have a simple one-page, two-sided
document that has been reviewed by our lawyers and some medical
professionals. If you need or want a new form, please contact our o ce at
bmurray@csjsl.org or 314-678-0382.
Now would be a good time to make a wise New Years resolution to review
your document before a crisis situation arises. If that should happen in
your life, that is NOT the time to be frantically scrambling for a health
care proxy.
If you wish to read advance directive information for your particular state,
please check out www.caringinfo.org.
More on Advance Directives: Some Catholic commentators
have raised questions about the ethics of advance directives for medical
decisions and have made it seem as if such documents are intrinsically tied
to the culture of death and ought to be avoided by faithful Catholics. In
his article, Te Last Word: Te Catholic Case for Advance Directives, Daniel
Sulmasy, M.D. says this is a mistaken view. Tey t squarely within the
Catholic tradition of forgoing extraordinary means of care, a tradition
that springs from four natural law principlesthe dignity of the human
person, the duty to preserve life, the fact of nitude and the diversity of
the humanthat can be held independent of any faith commitments.
To read the complete article, visit www.americamagazine.org and go to
Archives and click on the November 29, 2010 issue.
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Food for the Soul
As the Christmas season draws to a close, it is perhaps a good time to reect
on the importance of beauty in the care and feeding of the soul. Te sights and
sounds of the season help us to nd beauty and meaning in the midst of a long
and dreary winter. John ODonohue, an Irish poet and philosopher, once said,
Even amidst chaos and disorder, something in the human mind continues
still to seek beauty. True beauty should not be confused with opulence and
glamour. Real beauty emanates from the innermost longings of the human
soul. ODonohue also said, I think that beauty is not a luxury, but I think that
it ennobles the heart and reminds us of the innity that is within us.
True beauty reveals the best of what it means to be human and a glimpse of
the Divine. Real beauty can be as simple as the innocent smile of a child or as
elaborate as a masterpiece by Michelangelo or a symphony of Beethoven.
On Sunday, Jan. 23 at 2 p.m., we have the opportunity to share in the talent
and beauty of the members of the Saint Louis Symphony and the Symphony
Youth Orchestra again this year. We are blessed to be able to host the concert
without cost, funded by grants and monies provided to the Saint Louis
Symphony. But the food for our souls it provides will be invaluable.
Authentic beauty can be measured by its ability to take us beyond ourselves
and the mundane business of daily life to appreciate those around us, our
universe and even the presence of God. Artists, poets and musicians open us
to a world beyond ourselves and reconnect us to the truth that lives in our
innermost being. Join us in a celebration of beauty and food for the soul.
I can be reached best by phone from 9 a.m.-noon, Monday through Friday. If I am
away from my desk or in a meeting, please leave a voice mail message. All calls and
e-mails will be returned within 24 hours.
Liturgy Calendar
January
19 Midday Prayer - 11:45 a.m.
23 Symphony Sundays Concert
with Members of the Saint
Louis Symphony and
Youth Orchestra - 2 p.m.
February
2 Midday Prayer - 11:45 a.m.
9 Midday Prayer - 11:45 a.m.
16 Midday Prayer - 11:45 a.m.
23 Midday Prayer - 11:45 a.m.
Liturgy
Source and Summit
by Associate Mary Kay Christian
Symphony
Sundays
featuring members of the
Szrwa Lours Svvnowv
and the Szrwa Lours Svvnowv
Youan Oncnrsanz
Sunday, January 23 at 2 p.m.
For more information, visit www.csjsl.org.
Golden Jubilee Celebration
1961-2011
Te Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet cordially invite you to join them
on Saturday, the nineteenth of March, 2011
to celebrate their Golden Jubilee of the Reception of 1961.
Liturgy at 11:00 a.m.
Holy Family Chapel, Carondelet Motherhouse
Luncheon following Liturgy
RSVP by March 1 to 314-481-8800 or motherhousersvp@csjsl.org.
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We are what we eat. We know that organic produce is
better for the environment because it is grown without
synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, which can deplete the
soil and pollute both air and water.
Recent studies on the nutritional quality of organic
and conventionally grown produce, which compared 11
specic nutrients in both organic and conventional fruits
and vegetables, have found organic produce nutritionally
superior in 61 percent of the cases. In addition,
conventional produce typically has lower levels of vitamin C
than organic produce and higher levels of harmful nitrates.
(From Healthy Praise for Organic Produce, published in the
Union of Concerned Scientists Earthwise newsletter, Volume
10 Number 3, Summer 2008, www.ucsusa.org.)
Some may hesitate to buy organic produce because of the
higher cost. While it may be argued that the increase in cost
is oset by produce that is more nutritious and is, therefore,
an investment in your health, there is some produce that
may be safe to buy non-organic, some that is okay to buy
non-organic (if you remove a peel) and others to always buy
organic.
Listed below are foods that are safe/okay to buy non-
organic and local and which are best to buy organic,
provided by Green America in its September/October
2010 issue of Green American magazine.
Ki ns hi p with Creati on
Why Eat Organic?
by Sister Janet Kuciejczyk
Following these guidelines in purchasing your produce
will lead to a healthier planet and to a healthier you!
Safe to Buy Non-Organic
and Local
(least contaminated by pesticides
after washing)
Asparagus
Avocado
Bananas
Blackberries
Blueberries
Broccoli
Cabbage
Cantaloupe
(domestic)
Cashews
Cauliower
Eggplant
Garlic
Ginger
Grapefruit
Honeydew melon
Kiwi
Mangoes
Okra
Onions
Papayas
Pineapple
Radishes
Sweet corn
Sweet Peas
Sweet Potato
Tea
Tomatoes
Watermelon
Okay to Buy Non-Organic
and Local
(especially if you can remove a peel)
Cantaloupe (imported)
Grapes (domestic)
Green onions
Lemons
Limes
Oranges
Pumpkins
Zucchini
Always Buy Organic
(most contaminated)
Almonds
Apples
Basil
Bell Peppers
Carrots
Celery
Cherries
Cucumbers
Dairy Products
Grapes (imported)
Green Beans
Hot Peppers
Kale/ Collard
Greens
Lettuce
Nectarines
Parsley
Peaches
Peanuts
Pears
Pecans
Plums
Potatoes
Raspberries
Rice
Salad Greens
Summer Squash
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Resolutions to Action is an occasional publica-
tion of the Global Concerns Committee of the
Leadership Conference of Women Religious
(LCWR). Members of the committee are:
Kathleen Bryant, RSC; Judith Justinger, SSJ;
Janet Lehmann, SC; Miriam Mitchell, SHSp;
Dorothy Pagosa, SSJ-TOSF; Sharon Altendorf,
PBVM; and Marie Lucey, OSF, staff. Please
address correspondence to:
6|oha| SeeJ-Stor|es ot Hope
EXPERIENCE
|
n September 2000, leaders from
around the world gathered at the
United Nations to adopt eight
Millennium Development Goals for
education, poverty, food security,
health, gender equality, HIV/AIDS,
the environment, and partnerships, to
be achieved by 2015. Catholic sisters
around the world, already address-
ing many of these issues, were drawn
to be more strategic in their efforts to
contribute to this global movement.
In a publication, Seeds of Hope: Catholic
Sisters in Action Around the World,
published by the Conrad N. Hilton
Fund for Sisters in 2009, 28 stories of
creative projects refect the commit-
ment of sisters to plant seeds of hope
that meet these goals in the most
remote areas of the world.
The stories take place in countries
where there is little infrastructure for
meeting basic needs of families and
communities; electricity and access to
clean water are often non-existent. Sis-
ters are teaching women about solar
energy- solar cookers for preparing
meals and purifying water and small
panels to charge lamps for light, and
about bio-fuels produced from animal
waste that can also be used for cooking
and light. These technologies not only
save women hours of searching for wood
and water, but give them time to learn
to read, write, and calculate. Solar and
bio-fuel power are also used in sisters
clinics and schools. Solar energy powers
pumps to bring water to schools. Stu-
dents no longer need to spend hours of
their school day searching for water and
can study at night. Delivering babies or
doing emergency surgeries by candlelight
or the headlights of a truck is replaced
by turning on a solar switch or lighting
a gas lamp. These projects are small and
community-based, but highly effective in
bringing about the fulfllment of the mil-
lennium goals.
Te small, creative community
projecs o siers worldwide,
fourishing in the most dicult
o place,
are bringing about the gospel story
but are rarely reognized or
acknowledged by local church
authoritie or the global community.
Food security and environmental
preservation can lead to development
of healthy communities. Sisters pro-
vide training in sustainable agriculture,
forestry, nutrition, and water technolo-
gies. Traditional methods and use of
commercial fertilizers are no longer
viable for small farmers. Fertilizers are
too expensive and frequently destroy
the soils nutrients, creating new health
problems. The earth needs regeneration
and better seeds need to be planted.
Some say that sustainable farming can-
not feed the world. Small farmers say,
We are not here to feed the world. We
are here to feed ourselves. Commu-
nal farming is another strategy sisters
use to teach women to work together
in food production. Such methods
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Reflection
Action
often include micro-lending programs
enabling women to generate income to
provide good health care and education
for their children.
Sisters also create access to adequate
healthcare. In Latin America, Asia, and
Africa, sisters are learning to produce
and effectively use natural medicines
because commercial ones are often
inaccessible. These new methods cost
less and give communities alternatives
that are safe and better controlled than
traditional ones that, although help-
ful, frequently led to complications or
worsened conditions.
Developing partnerships with women
and community leaders is daily activity
for sisters who know that ownership
is the basis for long-term community
Social Analysis
T
he sisters stories in Seeds of Hope
are refective of their commitment
to live and work for change among
the poorest of the poor, particularly
women, whose lives of poverty are
deeply rooted in gender bias. This bias
not only disenfranchises women but
keeps entire communities underde-
veloped. Once women are freed from
various oppressions they can become
contributing members of society, and
communities thrive. Nicholas Kristof
and Sheryl WuDunn, in their book Half
the Sky, confrm the sisters experience,
but they also reveal how diffcult it is to
change entrenched patriarchal systems
that keep women ignorant of their dig-
nity and talent as persons.
While many countries have laws that
provide for womens rights, they lack
enforcement and promulgation. Only
education can counteract the intractable
cultural beliefs and practices that keep
girls from school, and women from
owning the land on which they labor,
from having voice in their homes or
communities, from being victims of do-
mestic and community abuse and from
perceptions that they are expendable
the last to be considered for food or
healthcare. According to the 2005 World
Health Organization report, maternal
mortality is the highest cause of death
among women in the developing world
because of poor nutrition, the young
age at which they become pregnant,
and lack of access to pre- and post-
natal care. The sisters commitment to
convincing women that they have more
value than their strength to engage in
hard labor, the money they bring to
the family in child marriages, and their
ability to bear children is challenging
and at times heartbreaking.
T
he image of the mustard seed in
Matthew 31:31-32 is most appro-
priate for refection on the seeds of
hope being planted by sisters world-
wide. Scripture says that although the
mustard seed is the smallest of seeds,
it produces a tree whose branches
provide comfort, food and sustenance
for many creatures. The small, creative
community projects of sisters world-
wide, fourishing in the most diffcult
of places, are bringing about the gospel
story but are rarely recognized or ac-
knowledged by local church authorities
These seed-stories of hope promote
the Millennium Goals, but they need
nurture and sustenance. Hence, there
is great need for us in the developed
world to renew our commitment to
promoting them by participating even
in small ways. I suggest two simple
ways to build solidarity with women
religious in their development efforts.
One: promote recognition of sisters
activities in both the secular and reli-
gious worlds. Secular NGOS and sisters
often share similar goals, but they are
unaware of each other. Many of our
church communities are ignorant of
sisters contributions locally or globally.
The hierarchy of our church rarely gives
public recognition to the value and con-
tributions of these women and seems
unaware how this lack of voice and
recognition inhibits the churchs growth
worldwide. Giving voice to their stories
is within our capacity and competency.
Two: share resources. Sisters in devel-
oping countries have few resources;
their communities, countries, and
churches are poor. They struggle daily
to become educated and trained for
needed ministries; many labor without
even a secondary education. Small
funding contributions, the widows
mite, can go a long way to support the
growth of the seeds of hope. Building
solidarity by partnering with these
women whose stories promote the
Millennium Goals can bring about the
dramatic changes needed in the global
community.
Te siers storie ... are reecive
o their commitment to live and
work for change among the
pooret o the poor...
Although the siers hold litle or
no social or political power in
the church or sociey,
the hold personal and communal
power in skills to empower ohers.
development. They are also honing
skills of collaboration with national
and international organizations of
sisters, civic leaders, and international
partners. One example is a recent meet-
ing in Rome of the International Union
of Superiors General (UISG) where
leaders of womens religious congrega-
tions affrmed the necessity of solidarity
with and partnering among sisters from
the developed and developing world. A
similar building of solidarity is evident
in the sisters growing ability to apply
for grants from national and interna-
tional agencies involving them more
deeply in global collaboration.
or the global community. Although the
sisters hold little or no social or political
power in the church or society, they
hold personal and communal power in
skills to empower others. Their efforts
are contributing to the accomplishment
of Millennium Development Goals.
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News from the St. Joseph Worker Program
Our mission is to empower young women as a new generation of faith-based leaders by
training them to model the congregations charism of service to the poor and marginalized.
Thank You
from Sister Betty Leiwe, director
Sister Betty Leiwe (l) with SJW volunteers, Helen
Reichman, Kate Stroble and Noel Barrett, and Lori
Ashmore-Ruppel, SJW associate director.
Te St. Joseph Worker Program, a division of CSJ Ministries,
is grateful to our ongoing volunteers. To all of our sisters and
associates: Tank you for your support and encouragement of our
program and our fundraisers. Te program looks forward to the
new year and the possibility of Workers contributing to the CSJ
mission. Please continue to help us in our recruitment of young
women ages 21-35.
Next month we are hosting the St. Joseph Worker Program
directors from the St. Paul and Albany provinces along with the
Congregation of St. Joseph and Philadelphia congregation. We
look forward to sharing ideas to improve the program in all of its
locations.
Happy New Year and we look forward to your continual support
and enthusiasm for our volunteer program.
In order to witness what we ask of the world, we will look for ways to grow in our multicultural identity, acknowledging
and confronting the racism that exists among us. Acts of Chapter, Deepening Communion With Each Other
Multicultural Awareness
How well do we know our dear neighbors in the St. Louis area? Do we know who is most at risk for survival?
Below are some family unit statistics that can help us learn. Do you know a dear neighbors name who is in each of
these categories? Dont live in St. Louis? Not a problem! There are similar statistics for your citypoverty is a global
issue and the numbers are always bleak in every city, state, nation. Pray for our dear neighbors who are poor.
Percent of Subject Population Living Below the Poverty Level
Children in the Home Two-Parent Families One-Parent (Female) Families
0 1.9 7.2
1-2 3.0 30.0
3-4 5.2 59.5
5 or more 15.0 73.3
Persons in Household Two-Parent Families One-Parent (Female) Families
2 2.1 18.6
3-4 2.4 31.6
5-6 4.8 48.0
7 or more 10.1 54.5
Data Source: 2008 American Family Survey (factnder.census.gov)
For SJW updates and information, check out
our Web site, www.stjosephworkersstl.org.
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Meeti ng Our Ances tors
Prole of Early Sisters Who
Died in the Month of January
Sister Mary Dositbea Brady (Margaret) died at St.
Josephs Male Orphan Asylum, St. Louis, Missouri, at 2:30
p.m. on Tuesday, January 14, 1869, aged forty years and
professed eleven years. She was the rst lay sister who was
received at the Mother House in Carondelet.
Her humility, simplicity and obedience won for her the
esteem and aection of her superiors and companions.
Our dear sister was called rather suddenly from our midst
having been struck down by apoplexy [stroke]. She received
the reward of the good and faithful servant mentioned in
the Gospel. [From the necrology book]
Sister Mary Dosithea was born in County Caven, Ireland
in 1829 to Rose Sheridan and Patrick Brady. She entered at
Carondelet on November 10, 1855 and received the habit
of the lay sister on November 20, 1856. Her vows were
made on December 8, 1858. She was a domestic worker at
the Motherhouse from 1856-1858 and then took care of the
orphans at St. Josephs Home for Boys from 1858-1869. She is
buried in Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.
Sister Mary Melania Brew died at St. Josephs Orphan
Asylum, 35th Street and Lake Ave., Chicago, Illinois on the
rst day of January 1901 in the eighty-third year of her age
and the forty-seventh of her religious life.
A most faithful and self-sacricing worker, and gifted with
admirable qualities which rendered her ministrations most
fruitful in the training of little ones, our cherished sister
found ample opportunities to cooperate with our Lord in
the salvation of souls.
To how many little orphans, during the long period of
her devoted service at St. Josephs she may have given the
practical impulse to work out their salvation, and make the
best of the trials of life, God only knows. Our dear sister
was very charitable and a most faithful and exact religious.
She had a kind, but decided way about her which at once
won the esteem of her sisters and the condence of the little
ones. [From the necrology book]
Sister Melania Brew (Margaret) was born in Kilrush, County
Clare, Ireland in 1826 to Ellen OGorman and Tomas
Brew. She entered at Carondelet on August 5, 1856 and
received the habit on November 21, 1856. She
made her vows on December 8, 1858. She
worked with orphans at St. Josephs Home for
Boys in St. Louis and in Chicago at St. Josephs
Orphan Asylum. She was superior at St. Josephs
Academy Bloomington, Illinois for a year. She
cared for the orphans during the Chicago re
of 1871. She is buried in Calvary Cemetery in
Evanston, Illinois.
Sister Mary Martha Peters (seated in the
center) wears the habit of the lay sisterlike
S. Mary Dosithea Brady would have worn.
Te General Chapter of 1908 decreed the
elimination of the status of the lay sister.
At that time there were 68 lay sisters in the
congregation out of 1,625 sisters.
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The Hand of God Shall Hold You
Sister Mary Lou McKinney
August 2, 1931 - November 10, 2010
A journey with gratitude
Sister Mary Lou McKinney, bright,
cheerful, outgoing, sad at times,
friendly and, as she described herself,
perky, is an elusive personality in
some respects. She loved the Sisters of
St. Joseph and her religious vocation,
but her life at times was lled with
deep sadness, especially with the loss
of her parents and some troublesome
misunderstandings. But she also
knew joy in teaching and her outgoing
personality endeared her to those she
served.
S. Mary Lou was born in Columbia,
Mo. Her parents, Roy and Margaret
Schoenauer McKinney, were very
young when she, their only child, was
born. For most of her childhood, S.
Mary Lou lived in Jeerson City. She
had a Catholic upbringing, attending
Immaculate Conception Elementary
School and St. Peter High School.
She loved the sisters who taught her,
the Incarnate Word Sisters and the
School Sisters of Notre Dame. But her
childhood dream of wanting to become
a sister led her to the Sisters of St.
Joseph, and quite by accident.
After considering a possible long-term
relationship with Jack; after taking and
passing an entrance exam to nursing
school, and even after considering the
Maryknoll Community, she settled
nally on becoming a Sister of St.
Joseph, to whom she was introduced
by her spiritual director who happened
to be the brother of S. Rose Adele
Schuerman, the postulant mistress for
the Sisters of St. Joseph. S. Mary Lou
entered the community on September
15, 1950. On March 19, 1951, she
received the habit and name Sister
Margaret Michael.
S. Mary Lous life as a Sister of St.
Joseph put her in touch with all kinds
of people and took her to many places.
She was an elementary teacher, a
religious education coordinator, and
a community service organizer and
volunteer. Tese three aspects of
her life lled her days with joy, some
di culty, a variety of experiences,
travel, and other opportunities for
growth and grace.
S. Mary Lou loved teaching, especially
primary grade children. It was her rst
love, at which she spent over 20 years.
Most of her teaching was in St. Louis
at parish schools, but she also taught
in Peoria. A signicant number of
years, beginning in 1972, she spent as a
religious education coordinator, again
mostly in parishes in the St. Louis area,
but also in Denver, and in Alton and
Litcheld, Ill. Part of these years S.
Mary Lou lived in Rolla while traveling
to ve rural parishes. For her, that
mission was exciting and wonderful
as she instructed adults about what it
means to be a religious educator.
Te last years of her active ministry
were certainly varied. She took
on the role of job developer for an
inter-congregational endeavor in St.
Louis; she was a training specialist
for the St. Louis Re-employment
Services program; as rapid response
coordinator, S. Mary Lou informed
recently unemployed persons about
the Worker Re-Entry Program in
Kirkwood; in Denver she directed
the Colorado Regional Development
O ce for the St. Louis province;
later she volunteered for the Literacy
Program in St. Louis and oered her
time and service in several capacities as
needs arose.
S. Mary Lous life was lled with ups
and downs, with great joy, as well as
sorrow and di culty. Her friend, S.
Maureen Langton, greatly appreciated
the time S. Mary Lou spent with her
and her willingness to help out at the
time of S. Maureens moving. S. Mary
Lou had wanted to volunteer with S.
Maureen in the Home Care Program
for Deaf Elderly, but her own health
concerns prevented her from doing so.
She retired to Nazareth Living Center
in 2008.
Summarizing her life S. Mary Lou said,
I did so many dierent things, and I
thank God daily for being with me and
helping me. May S. Mary Lou enjoy
eternal happiness in God and with her
beloved parents.
S. Rita Louise Huebner
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The Hand of God Shall Hold You
Associate Margaret Giblin
July 21, 1906 - November 11, 2010
A passionate lover of life
Poem for Margaret
A farewell gift to Margaret written by adopted daughter,
Nancy Burkin, SSJ puts Margarets life in a capsule.
Margaret Reisch Giblin, 104 years young, went home
to God on Nov. 11, 2010. Margaret was born July 21,
1906, in Springeld, Ill. and moved from Chicago to
Kansas City, Mo. in 1942 with her husband and ve
children.
Margaret loved life and lived it with enthusiasm.
She served as a nurse and contributed her gifts of
organization and leadership to many civic and parish
groups. She was a founding member of the St. Josephs
Family Guild in Kansas City and a CSJ associate for
more than 33 years. When asked for her secret to her
rich, full life, she replied, loving God, loving family,
loving people, keeping busy and doing for others.
Margaret had a wonderful gift for nurturing and a way
of making each person she met feel special. Her nal
message to God, family, visitors, care givers, et al, was, I
love you, and you love me, and thats all that matters.
Margaret experienced deep sorrow as well as joy in
life. She was preceded in death by her husband, two
daughters, two sons, and 7 of 8 siblings. She took great
delight in her 24 grandchildren, 46 great-grandchildren,
numerous nieces and nephews, and friends. When
asked if she had any regrets as she looked over her 104
years, she commented, Tere were times I wondered
how I would get through, but now I see those as times
of great blessing, calling forth gifts I never would have
known otherwise. Perhaps that explains why Margaret
chose for her memorial card the following poem she
memorized as a 6 year old at Ursuline Academy in
Springeld, Ill.
Tanksgiving
Te roar of the world is in my ears;
Tank God for the roar of the world;
Tank God for the mighty tide of fears,
Against me always hurled;
Tank God for the bitter and ceaseless strife,
And the sting of its chastening rod;
Tank God for the stress and pain of life,
And, Oh! Tank God for God.
Author unknown
Sister Suzanne Giblin
It seems to me
clouds are made of cheese -
the strong kind,
whose wrapper cannot contain
it,
whose presence is at once
noticed,
a German limburger, perhaps.
Not unlike your presence,
Margaret, which cannot be
contained within
that wrapper skin of yours or
go unnoticed in the midst of
any gatheringno matter
how large.
It seems to me
I have been twice blessed:
the best of mothers
not once but a second time
a new birth, a new family.
A door opened to me and to
all, who by our good fortune,
ventured into your heart,
always open and loving,
To sit at your table, where
there is always a place for
another.
It seems to me
there is an opening in the
heavenly choir.
For a very long time,
a chair has been empty,
a timbre missing,
waiting for you,
no one else would do.
It seems to me
God leaves the best
almost 'til the last,
like putting up with
the meal, so there's
room for the lemon cake.
God has just about nished
that mealthe cake awaits!
It seems to me
heaven will be
a better place soon.
Your presence will be made
known;
the greetings will be so joyful,
[those who don't know you
(not yet)
will wonder who has arrived!];
the choir will be in full voice;
and the dessert will be served!
It seems to me
there is only one thing to say:
Enjoy!
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Rest in Peace
November 18
S. Pauline Bautovich (LA)
November 27
Marjorie May Mandeville,
sister of S. John Mandeville
S. Adelina St. Hilaire (A)
December 2
S. Ann Joseph Brosnan (A)
December 4
S. Joseph Ann Murphy (A)
December 17
S. Georgine Nugent (SP)
December 19
S. Mary Margaret Deeney (SP)
December 20
S. Anne Joachim Moore (SP)
December 21
S. Margaret Raphael Cronkhite (A)
January 3
Richard Fisher,
brother of S. Mary Ann Fisher
Ministry Changes
S. Maureen Streitmiller, CSJ
Prayer and Witness
Nazareth Living Center
St. Louis, MO
Corporati on and Counci l
December Meeting
CORPORATION
Accepted
Minutes of Board of Directors of the Corporation
meeting held November 19, 2010
Financial Statements for November 2010
Approved
St. Cecilias School and Academy - $1,000 to subsidize
tuition
Micronancing Partners in Africa - $1,000 table of
10 for African Gala dinner/auction
COUNCIL
Accepted
Minutes of the Province Council Meetings held
November 16, 2010
Approved
Patrimony Request

Discussed
Department updates
Province Forums
Sponsored Institutions updates
Sponsorship Day November 17, 2011
Committee updates
Vocation/Formation update
Nazareth Living Center/BHS
Ascension Health
Spring Sectionals
Province Forums
Province Leadership is sponsoring a number of forums throughout
the province to update the sisters and associates on the Apostolic
Visitation process and to begin talking about reconguration
of the congregation in the future. Visit Members Only for more
information about dates and times in your area as well as for articles
to read in preparation. If you have questions contact Roseanne
Burgoon at 314-678-0481 or rburgoon@csjsl.org.
Thank you
From Sister Mary Ann Fisber
My family in Indianapolis and I in Troy
thank you for your many prayers and kind
remembrances at the time of death of our
brother, Richard (Dick) Fisher. He had been
ill for some time. Your support, my sisters and
associates, was greatly appreciated.
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How long have you worked at the
motherhouse and what does your
job entail?
I have worked for the Sisters of St.
Joseph of Carondelet for 10 years. I do
education, advocacy and networking with
and for the community on justice issues.
Tell us about your family.
My wonderful husband, Jim, and I have four grown children and
13 grandchildren. We live in the Shaw neighborhood with Lucey,
our silly black Lab dog. Please pray for our sons: Darin, whos in
the military in Afghanistan now, and Adam who we havent seen in
almost four years. Our daughter Katie is a nurse and Tammy is a
doctor. We love to be together.
It would surprise people to learn...
I bake Potica, a Polish bread, every Christmas! It takes all day and
is a tradition of many decades that I learned how to make from
Gramma as a young bride!
My hobbies are...
I enjoy being outside bicycling, gardening and hiking.
I enjoy working for/with the CSJs because...
Tere is great satisfaction in helping the Community of St. Joseph
strive for justice and peace. Tis is a ne, fun community of
caring. Te sisters are wise, holy, authentic and wild women! Te
motherhouse is such a place of beautyin the building and in the
people who work and minister here.
My fondest memory while working at
the motherhouse is...
I started working here during the renovation. Sister Andrea Marie
Rentmeester and I would take weekly inspection walks around
the building. We climbed on scaolding laid high across the chapel,
talked to workers as they sanded the gorgeous oors and saw the
dirt under what is now the Cahokia Room. Te commitment to
the Carondelet neighborhood and evolving beauty of the house is
inspiring! I still enjoy eating lunch outside by the water.
Bul l eti n Board
Face of the Motherhouse:
Meet Diana Oleskevich, CSJA,
justice coordinator
Wisdom Circles
Relationsbips Witbin
tbe Community of St. Josepb
Te Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph
of Carondelet began experimenting with
association nearly 40 years ago. For the Sisters
of St. Joseph, opening the congregation to
association with lay people was a return to their
roots in 17th century France, where lay people
were very much a part of the beginnings of the
Sisters of St. Joseph. We (sisters and associates)
have been living in this relationship for 36
years. Vowed members and associates alike are
expressing the need to clarify what association is
and to better understand how it is evolving.
You are invited to be a part of this wisdom
circle on Saturday, Feb. 19 from 8:30 a.m.3
p.m. at Carondelet. If interested please respond
to Roseanne Burgoon at 314-678-0481 or
rburgoon@csjsl.org no later than Feb. 7.
Justice For Women in tbe Cburcb
As part of the fall sectional Province Leadership
asked for responses regarding interest in sharing
wisdom and concern around the issue of Justice
for Women in the Church by participating in a
newly created wisdom circle. Tis wisdom circle
is a direct result of our 2010 assembly where
we explored our vision for the present and the
future. We are delighted to report that 77 people
expressed interest in participating in a wisdom
circle on the topic and we now invite you to
begin to form and gather in groups in your area.
How to join: Visit Members Only for the list
of sectional respondents interested in joining
a circle. Please use this list as a resource to
connect with others to form a wisdom circle. It
is our hope that numerous circles gather around
various areas of the province to allow members
in all regions to participate and to keep travel to
a minimum. If you need assistance in joining a
group, please contact Sister Helen Flemington
at hemington@csjsl.org or 314-678-0343.
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Sue Narrow at 314-678-0333 or snarrow@csjsl.org.
January
17 Consecrated Life Committee (HF)
18 Province Forum - Nazareth Living
Center, St. Louis (HF, SW)
18 175th Anniversary Design Team
Conference Call (PG)
20 Fontbonne Academic Mtg. (HF)
20 Province Forum - Chicago, IL (LB)
21 Province Forum - Carondelet, St. Louis
(PC, PG)
22 Fontbonne Board Mtg. (HF, SW)
22 Feuerbacher Grant Committee (PC)
23 Province Forum - Conference Call
(PC, SW)
23 Donor Reception (PC, HF, JM)
24 St. Josephs Academy Board Mtg.
(PG)
26 St. Teresas Academy Board Mtg. (PC)
29 Province Forum - Avila University,
Kansas City (PC, HF)
31 Agenda Committee Mtg. (HF)
February
8-9 Leadership Mtgs. (PL)
10 Wisdom Circle (NC)
10-14 CLG Mtg. (PL)
15 Department Head Mtg. (PC, PG, HF)
16 Investment Managers Mtg.
(PC, PG, HF, JM, SW)
18 Avila Board Mtg. (PC)
19 Associate Wisdom Circle (NC, PG)
22 175th Anniversary Design Team
Conference Call (PG)
26 St. Josephs Academy Auction (PG)
26 African Gala (PC, JM)
28 St. Josephs Academy Board Mtg. (PG)
28 Heartland Federation Mtg. (PC, PG, HF,
JM, SW)
March
1-2 Heartland Federation Mtg. (PC, PG, HF,
JM, SW)
PROVINCE CALENDAR
January
14-16 Journey and Dream Vocations Weekend
23 Symphony Sundays Concert with
Members of the St. Louis Symphony &
Symphony Youth Orchestra
28-29 Fontbonne Alumni Spirituality Retreat
with Sister Mary Ann Figlino
February
26 Linger Over Breakfast
March
5-6 Spring Sectionals
6 Mardi Grass Mass & Brunch
12-13 Spring Sectionals
19 50th Jubilee Celebration
20 NLC Jubilee Celebration
25 175th Anniversary Opening Ceremony
30 Lenten Mass and a Simple Meal
NEXT ISSUE: February/March PNN
Submission Deadline: February 15
Publication Date: March 1
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All events are at the Carondelet Motherhouse
unless otherwise noted
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over breakfast
Aaarwarow: Evrwa Cnzwors
Liz Peplow, CSJ and Denise Raggio, CSJA
are swapping dates.
Denise Raggio will present Te Bright Side: Conquering
Cynicism on Feb. 26 and S. Liz Peplow will present
Synchronizing Body, Mind & Spirit on Oct. 22.
Visit www.csjsl.org for more information.