CONNECTIONS

Published for the friends of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet | SPRING 2019

Compassion
and Hope
at the Border

“The contrast of faces

from when they come
into the shelter and
when they leave is
dramatic.”
—Sister Jo Ann Geary
IN OUR CSJ WORLD, IN THIS ISSUE
WE’RE ABOUT:

COMMUNITY 2 The Women of Fiat House

SPIRITUALITY 4 Story of Justice:
JUSTICE Sister Barbara Volk

6 Jesus at the Table

8 Conflict & Communication

10 Border Ministry

12 Of Note

14
Generosity of Joseph
Honorees

16 Tributes and Memorials

20 Mission Advancement:

Who is my neighbor?
Meet Richard & Marie

21 Reflection

SINCE FIRST ENTERING THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH, I have been

challenged by our charism “to love the dear neighbor without distinction.” “ There are
This call is reflected in all three synoptic Gospels when Jesus is asked, “What
is the first of all commandments?” And he replied, “To love God with all your
numerous ways
CONNECTIONS is published twice a year for the friends of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet,
St. Louis Province. Please send address changes and requests for additional copies to Editor,
heart, soul, mind and strength—and your neighbor as yourself.” we can and do
Connections, at the address below or to communications@csjsl.org. IN LUKE’S GOSPEL (Luke 10:29-37), the lawyer who asked the question respond to this
was anxious to justify himself and said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
PROVINCE LEADERSHIP
Maureen Freeman, CSJ
PROOFREADERS
Sarah Baker
DESIGN
fister, inc. Jesus’ reply is the story of the Good Samaritan. This parable was surprising,
greatest of all
Mary Margaret Lazio, CSJ
Marilyn Lott, CSJ
Mary Flick, CSJ
Rita Louise Huebner, CSJ PHOTOGRAPHY if not shocking, to the Jews. For during Jesus’ life there was great hostility commandments,
Rita Marie Schmitz, CSJ Sarah Baker and dislike between Jews and Samaritans. But in the parable, the Samaritan
Linda Straub, CSJ CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Jenny Beatrice
is the one who is able to rise above the bigotry and prejudices of centuries
to love God and
Sarah Baker
EDITOR
Jenny Beatrice
Jenny Beatrice
Mary Flick, CSJ
and show mercy and compassion for the injured Jew after the Jew’s own our neighbor.”
Kathy Futhey countrymen pass him by.
CONTRIBUTOR —Sister Linda Straub
Mission Advancement Office WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR? Is it the person who is hungry and to whom I offer
CONNECTIONS is printed on recycled paper using earth-friendly, soy-based inks.
food? Is it the homeless whom I shelter? Is it the Samaritan, the alien, whom
I welcome? Is it the worker in the grocery store who appreciates a personal
CONNECT WITH US greeting? Or a sick friend whom I visit? Each day we have opportunities to
Visit csjsl.org for links to our social media sites. love the dear neighbor. In this issue, Sister Mary Ann Figlino reflects on the
guests with whom Jesus dines. Sister Barbara Volk welcomes the neighbor
6400 Minnesota Avenue | St. Louis, Missouri 63111-2899 | tel: 314.481.8800 | fax: 314.481.2366 into the world of art and beauty. Who is our neighbor? The men, women and
children we encounter each day.
—Sister Linda Straub, Province Leadership CONNECTIONS | Spring 2019 1
 A simple man with
MEET THE WOMEN extraordinary
OF FIAT HOUSE faith whose
FIAT COMMUNITY, BEGUN BY THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF
CARONDELET, IS AN INTENTIONAL LIVING COMMUNITY FOR Isabel Hotop actions
WOMEN DISCERNING THEIR NEXT STEP IN LIFE. AGE: 21
HOMETOWN: Perryville, Missouri
spoke
The unique experience of living in a discernment house gives women, ages
18-35, the opportunity to find the support they need as they discern God’s
call through faith sharing, intentional community and service opportunities.
EDUCATION: Pursuing a master’s in
speech-language pathology from volumes.
Fontbonne University
The members share monthly rent and household costs, as well as household LIVED AT FIAT FOR: Six months
chores, meal preparation and prayer. The Sisters of St. Joseph offer the
HOBBIES: Coaching softball,
women spiritual direction and ongoing formation experiences.
working out and thrift shopping
WHAT’S ONE WAY LIVING AT FIAT
TRANSFORMED YOU? “It has
Currently, four transformed me by teaching me to
women live in the meet people where they are and
how to rely on others.”
Fiat House, located
in an old convent
at St. Andrew’s
Jenna Spurlock Olivia Walter
Church in south
St. Louis. Meet
AGE: 24
HOMETOWN: Springfield, Illinois
AGE: 27
HOMETOWN: Akron, Ohio
The Generosity
these women and
learn why they
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s in social
work from Missouri State University
LIVED AT FIAT FOR: Six months
EDUCATION: Master’s in social work
from Saint Louis University
OCCUPATION: Daily life coordinator
Karley Beck of St. Joseph
chose Fiat and FAVORITE QUOTE: “I am a little at L’arche St. Louis
AGE: 22
HOMETOWN: Ozark, Missouri THE FEAST OF ST. JOSEPH | MARCH 19
what inspires them. pencil in the hand of a loving LIVED AT FIAT FOR: 2.5 years
EDUCATION: Graduates in May with
God who is writing the world a HOBBIES: Puzzles, hiking and soccer
love letter.” —Mother Teresa a bachelor’s in social work from
WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT
Fontbonne University Like our patron, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet practice
WHY FIAT? “I wanted to learn how LIVING AT FIAT? “Fiat has been a
Interested in learning more? OCCUPATION: Behavioral health tech
to live with and love people when welcoming space where asking life-altering generosity so that all may be one, protecting and
Fiat House is currently welcoming
I didn’t choose the people I lived difficult questions is encouraged. I LIVED AT FIAT FOR: Two years
women interested in living in a
discernment community. Contact with. I wanted to learn to love am able to live and learn alongside FAVORITE MOVIE: V for Vendetta nurturing God’s word and God’s people. March 19 is the Feast Day
fiathousecommunity@gmail.com.
people and accept their love even others as I seek what gives my HOW HAS LIVING AT FIAT of our patron, St. Joseph. Visit our website at csjsl.org for a special
when it isn’t perfect or pretty. life meaning. At the same time, TRANSFORMED YOU? “It has helped
I wanted to live here to grow as a prayer card in his honor.
community reminds me that I am me realize how closed off I can be
person. I wanted to learn to see called to look outside of myself and as a person and that I need to be
beauty in the differences of others build loving and just relationships connected to others. It brings me
and not despite them.” with others.” a sense of belonging to something
greater than myself.”
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 “I see new cultures in a different light. Art offers a
new language, a new way of expressing what you
STORY OF notice and how the piece makes you feel. The arts
JUSTICE color the human environment. It adds a ‘yes’ and a
sparkle to life.”
—Sister Barbara Volk

SISTER BARBARA VOLK: ADDS A “YES” AND A SPARKLE

TO LIFE THROUGH ART
By Sister Mary Flick

It has been said that art and beauty can carve a path through a fallen
world. Sister Barbara Volk has been carving that path for most of her life.
No matter where she has served, Sister Barbara sees through the eyes of
an artist with a heart that desires to bring art and its beauty to everyone,
regardless of age or ability.
Her love for learning and for the arts grew simultaneously with her desire to
teach and to be a Sister of St. Joseph. After earning her bachelor’s degree in
elementary education at Fontbonne College (and taking some art classes on She then began the next chapter of She also began training to be a People receive new thoughts at
the side), Sister Barbara entered the Sisters of St. Joseph. Once in formation, her life as an elementary art teacher. docent at the St. Louis Art Museum, the museum; they are lifted out of
she admits, “There wasn’t a lot of time for art!” She was sent to Boston She became active in the Missouri a role that she continues today. As themselves to experience things in
College for five summers to earn her master’s degree as a reading specialist. Art Education Association, and one of 150 docents, she does at a new way.”
It was a challenge for her to find a way to merge the students’ reading with shared her ideas and techniques least 25 tours a year, though she has
That new way of seeing is part and
an art project. by giving workshops to teachers at been known to do as many as 60.
parcel of Sister Barbara’s life.
“I always did creative things. I’d take the children to the art museum. And I’d various meetings. In 1992, she and She is often called upon to do tours
a teacher from Camdenton were for school groups, Girl Scout troops “I see new cultures in a different
go to the library, looking for creative projects to do with the students. I’d read
chosen as Missouri Art Educators of and for those with disabilities. light. Art offers a new language, a
articles that gave me ideas. Parents loved what their children brought home.”
the Year. new way of expressing what you
Her fellow teachers also appreciated her work. Sister Barbara says they often “I do teach a lot!” she says. “I learn
notice and how the piece makes
would ask, “Will you do my art and I’ll do your spelling?” After 50-plus years, Sister Barbara a lot, too. I read a lot, I mingle with
you feel,” she says. “The arts color
While teaching a unit on the Constitution to sixth graders in Kansas City, retired from the elementary people and share views.”
the human environment. It adds a
Sister Barbara won a lesson-planning contest and received a grant, which classroom in 2009, but soon found
For Sister Barbara, art is a justice ‘yes’ and a sparkle to life.”
included tuition for one course. She chose a watercolor class at the Kansas new classrooms in which to share
issue. “I see justice as giving to
her love of art. At Nazareth Living For Sister Barbara, that “yes” and
City Art Institute. Her instructor encouraged her to go back to school to pick each what he or she deserves,” she
Center in St. Louis, she taught art to that sparkle can enable anyone to
up the basics in drawing and sculpture. And so she did, eventually studying says. “I see it as awakening people’s
the senior residents, including her carve a path through a fallen world.
part-time at the art institute. minds to creativity and to seeing the
sisters who live there. “Art was an
After 30 years of teaching, Sister Barbara earned Missouri certification as an beauty God entrusted to those who Pictured (pages 4 & 5): Sister Barbara
outlet for those adjusting to a new leads a tour at the St. Louis Art Museum.
art specialist for kindergarten through 12th grade. “I learned an awful lot put it here for us. There’s a message
life,” she says. “Art takes you out of
from the young people I stood next to in the studio,” Sister Barbara says. for each of us in every piece of art.
yourself if you give yourself to it.”
“They were interested, talented, fun.”

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Jesus at
the Table
EXPLORE JESUS’ PLACE AT THE TABLE THROUGH THE SOCIAL WATER TO WINE
CUSTOMS OF THE DAY AND HIS PERSONAL TOUCHES THAT “…the headwaiter called the
bridegroom and said to him,
WENT FAR BEYOND THE FOOD THAT WAS SERVED. ‘Everyone serves good wine first,
By Sister Mary Ann Figlino and then when people have drunk
freely, an inferior one; but you
have kept the good wine until
now.’” (John 2: 9-10)
First century meals were used to prove the social,
Jesus broke from the stringent
political and economic standing of the host and the Old Testament laws when he was
guests. The details of any meal—the menu, the seating present at meals. At the wedding
arrangements, the entertainment and more—all
in Cana, he turned six large stone
indicated societal importance. jars of water needed for ceremonial
washing into wine. Picture your
When we take a closer look at scripture in light of these cultural norms,
hot water heater that usually holds
the written word takes on a more personal and delicious meaning. In
35-40 gallons. This was the amount
the Gospels, we see that Jesus turned these long-honored customs
of water in each of the six jars. The
upside down, bringing nourishment far beyond the food being served.
head waiter complimented the
“good wine” that was served.
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This good wine was Jesus’ way of
turning from the Old Testament
cleansing laws of washing before,
during and after the meal and
instead, providing wine as a symbol
of celebration and community.
AN INVITATION
“Blessed indeed you will be
because of their inability to repay
you. For you will be repaid at the
resurrection of the righteous.”
(Luke 14:14)
Custom required that invitations to
meals be repaid with a reciprocal
invitation. Jesus urged his followers
to invite the poor, ill and crippled
without expectation of repayment,
because it was these very folks that
would never be included on the
guest lists of his listeners.
NAPKINS
“When Simon Peter arrived after
him, he went into the tomb and
saw the burial cloths there, and
the cloth that had covered his
head, not with the burial cloths
but rolled up in a separate place.”
(John 20:6-7)
A symbol in Jesus’ culture that we
may overlook is the napkin. After
a meal, guests neatly rolled or
folded their napkins as a sign that,
“I will return.” In John’s Gospel,
he describes the neatly rolled
burial cloth lying at the head of the
tomb. To those entering the tomb
it announced Jesus had kept his
promise that he would return,
and he did.
THE SIMPLE TABLE
“…while he was with them at table,
he took bread, said the blessing,
broke it, and gave it to them.
With that, their eyes were opened
and they recognized him, but he
vanished from their sight.” (Luke
24:30-31)
The walk to Emmaus is a perfect
example of Jesus’ forgiveness and
compassion. His choice to reveal
himself to his disciples was by
breaking bread in a home gathered
around a simple table. How many
of our kitchen tables can also be
witness to this “small” sacrament?
Nourishment and healing that was
never accomplished inside the
temple despite all its rituals, smoke
and sacrifices was now present and
available inside a home.
AT YOUR TABLE
Where can you see Jesus at
your meals? Could it be in the
sandwiches handed out to homeless
people huddled under a bridge?
The cafeteria table at school where
lunch sacks are present along
with the bartering going for the
cupcake instead of an apple? A
tray delivered to the ill patient in a
hospital bed, bringing nourishment
that will speed up healing?
Realize how Jesus’ presence at
meals turned nourishment into
opportunities for forgiveness,
celebration and inclusion. Now
our own tables set for friends and
family can take on new meaning for
us. How can we nourish others as
Jesus nourishes us? How can we be
nourished by others with whom we
share meals? Bon Appetite!
About Sister Mary Ann: A Bible study
facilitator and retreat leader, Sister Mary
Ann finds her work continues to open
her up to new thoughts about the “holy
book.” She enjoys reading scripture
through the cultural lens of the times,
bringing new life to the characters.
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CONFLICT AND
COMMUNICATION
A CONVERSATION WITH
SISTER SUZANNE GIBLIN
In times of division, the Sisters
of St. Joseph work to foster the
gospel of loving unity. In these
divisive times, we may find that
we don’t have the words to
peacefully resolve our conflicts
with others. In this interview,
Sister Suzanne Giblin offers
some communication skills to
help us discover the loving
unity that exists amid our
differences.
How do I remain open to
what people are saying
when I disagree with them?
Be sensitive so that when you are in
a conversation with someone and
think, “They’re not with me at all,”
you don’t cut them off and close
the door. Look for what piece of the
truth is in them that doesn’t match
your piece. We each have a piece
of the truth and none of us has the
whole truth. If we can put those
pieces together like a puzzle, then
“together, we are more.” It’s an
intentional staying open.
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What are some ways we
can respond to keep the
door open?
We can create a safe environment
that allows people to express their
truth and be comfortable enough
to let go and be influenced by
another’s truth. To do so, you may
offer a response like, “I’m in a
different place. However, I want
to hear more about why you think
that.” I don’t let go of my belief or
conviction. I stay faithful to my own
truth, but I express it in a way that
connects rather than divides.
How do we close the
door, intentionally or
unintentionally?
Often times, it’s hurt that shuts us
down. Where do I go in order to be
in loving unity with a person even
though I know we are miles apart?
Asking yourself a simple question
like, “Why is that bothering me
so much?” can help you become
aware and merciful to those places
of pain or growth in yourself.
Probably the greatest teacher is
our painful moments.
How can we use our painful
experiences to unify instead
of divide?
When I’m aware of my pain,
immediately I have a connection with
you and your pain. If I know that in
my experience, then I have a bridge
to know that in you. Sometimes we
just need to hold somebody’s hand
and walk with them. Not to save
them, not to fix it, just to be with
them to say, “I wish I could take away
your pain and fix it, but I am not able
to do that. I’d like to just be with you
in it, if that’s okay.”
How can we become better at
this type of communication?
It’s a practice. A component of
12-step programs is acting yourself
into a new way of being. It may be
very uncomfortable at first. But you
don’t do it because it’s comfortable.
You do it because it brings out the
best part of you.
How does this approach to
communication bring out the
best in others as well?
The goal is to empower people to
discover the richness of themselves
and how loved we are with all that we
are. What greater gift can we give?
ASSOCIATES CELEBRATE
25 YEARS
About Sister Suzanne: Sister Suzanne is an
official curriculum trainer for “That All May
Be One,” a cultural diversity and conflict
management program developed by an
In November, Associates Kathy Fisher, June Forrest and Sue Allender
international team of Sisters of St. Joseph
celebrated their 25th jubilees as CSJ associates at a Mass in Holy
through a generous grant from the Conrad
N. Hilton Foundation. Family Chapel at the province motherhouse in St. Louis.
Associates are women and men, married and single, Catholics and
people of other faiths, who commit to sharing the CSJ spirit in their
lives. Currently, there are more than 350 CSJ associates.
For more information on becoming part of our active community of
associates, visit csjsl.org/ways-to-join.
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 Border
Ministry
SERVING THE NEEDS OF THE TIMES

By Jenny Beatrice Mary Ann Figlino went in January.
Associate Laura Rossmann,
Since November, the humanitarian crisis at the U.S. southern accompanied by a friend, also
border has intensified, with thousands of Central American went in January.
refugees seeking asylum to escape the poverty and violence In addition, the St. Louis province
of their homeland. Families are coming to the states after donated a van to the cause.
arduous journeys and are finding an overloaded immigration In January, Sister Teresa and
system that cannot handle the influx. Candidate Kristina DeNeve drove
it to El Paso and stayed for two
After being held in stark detention centers, ICE (Immigration and Customs
weeks to serve.
Enforcement) is releasing these migrants on the streets without resources
while they wait in the states for asylum hearings. This has resulted in hundreds Working from home in St. Louis,
of people per day needing temporary shelter while arrangements are made Sister Ida Berresheim, who has
for them to reach family members already in the states. a long history with Annunciation
House, has secured four grants
Once again, the Sisters of St. Joseph and associates have stepped up to
for them.
respond to the needs of the times in a number of ways, from hands-on help
to monetary support. Laura says her “heart was broken
and rejoicing at the same time,”
when she drove two families to
ANNUNCIATION HOUSE, EL PASO
the airport one evening. Neither
We continue our relationship with Annunciation House in El Paso, Texas,
of these families had ever flown or
where the collaborative efforts of local and national volunteers, including
been in an airport and they had to
many women religious, have served to “welcome the stranger” with kind
spend the night there until their
faces, helping hands and compassionate hearts. Annunciation House is a
flight left very early in the morning.
sanctuary program with the gospel mission to accompany migrants and
After using Google Translate as best
refugees, offering hospitality, advocacy and education.
she could, she found an “angel”
Sisters Teresa Horn-Bostel, Rosario Bobadilla and Fran Voivedich went to named Tony who helped explain
El Paso in November while Sisters Pat Vanden Bergh, Jo Ann Geary and to the families they needed to find
chairs to rest in for the night.
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“My heart was broken having to
leave them at the airport on their
own all night,” Laura says. “Tony
was a godsend.”
Much of the volunteer work is
laborious—cleaning, laundry,
driving—but the compassion and
hope that the sisters offer is what
leaves a lasting impact.
“The contrast of faces from when
they come into the shelter and when
they leave is dramatic,” says Sister
Jo Ann. “They are immediately
welcomed and told that this is not
a detention center but that they are
‘free’ in this shelter before going to
their destination.”
SAN DIEGO RAPID
RESPONSE
Sister Patrice Coolick ministered
at the San Diego Rapid Response
Network, a coalition of organizations
aiding immigrants at the largest
land border crossing in the world.
Sister Patrice, a registered nurse,
was part of a night-shift team
providing medical evaluations of
the asylum seekers as they came to
the shelter.
The work also took Sister Patrice
and an interfaith group to several
shelters in Tijuana, Mexico. She was
shocked by the dirt and garbage
and children begging in the streets,
but there was more to come.
Sister Patrice says, “When we
arrived at the first shelter there
was an old, very sick-looking man
in a broken down wheelchair. I
wondered about him. When we
walked out of the shelter, he had
died and a blanket was thrown
over him and the police were there.
One of the volunteers said that was
not unusual.”
“How, what and who can change
this?” she asks.
The CSJ community has been a generous
supporter of this border ministry. Sisters
and associates and other donors have
made contributions for the cause as well.
To make a gift, please go to csjsl.org and
note “Border Ministry” in the comments.
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 St. Matthew’s for five years, she was
recently appointed to the position
OF NOTE when the pastor was given a new
assignment.
“An African-American lay woman
in this position reflects a bond of
loving unity between religious and
lay, men and women, black and
white,” Cheryl says. “My hope for
accepting this appointment is to
chart the path for other women
to lead our church in loving and
nurturing ways.”
Sister Mary Ann Nestel
Sister Mary Ann Nestel has been
CARDINAL RITTER SENIOR SERVICES HONORS THE SISTERS
named the board chair of St. Joseph
OF ST. JOSEPH WITH THE HEART AND CROSS AWARD Housing Initiative (SJHI), a program
that provides neighborhood stability
In November, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louis Province
as well as stability to homebuyers
was awarded the Heart and Cross Award from Cardinal Ritter Senior
who may not otherwise be able
Services (CRSS) for the impact they have had in the St. Louis community,
to build financial security through
especially for senior adults. Notably, Sister Suzanne Wesley served as the
home ownership. The program
CEO of CRSS for 20 years and retired in 2017.
Associate Cheryl Archibald includes home rehabs, buyer
A statement from CRSS states, “Cardinal Ritter Senior Services has been education and mentoring.
Associate Cheryl Archibald was
positively impacted by the many services provided by the sisters … the
featured in St. Louis Catholic A collaborative effort, SJHI partners
CSJs also value and advocate for the senior adults in our community and
magazine’s Oct./Nov. 2018 issue for the Sisters of St. Joseph with the
continue to financially support CRSS and our programs for low-income
her work as a parish life coordinator, St. Louis Archdiocese, the Incarnate
senior adults.”
an emerging model of parish Word Foundation, St. Mary’s High
Pictured: Sisters Suzanne Giblin, Donna Gunn, Kathleen Ann O’Malley, Maureen leadership being implemented in School and neighboring parishes
Freeman, Mary Catherine O’Gorman, Barbara Moore, Kate Regan, Associate Pat the St. Louis Archdiocese. and organizations who are actively
DeMuth and Sister Kathleen Crowley receive the CRSS Heart and Cross Award on
engaged in the effort.
behalf of the Sisters of St. Joseph. Cheryl serves at St. Matthew the
Apostle Parish, overseeing both the The initial focus area of the program
business and pastoral aspects of the is in the Carondelet and Dutchtown
life of her parish community. After communities of south St. Louis city.
working as a pastoral associate at
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The long-term vision is to preserve
and reinvigorate neighborhoods
beyond south city.
Catherine Lucy
Catherine Lucy has been named
director of the Carondelet
Consolidated Archive. Located
in renovated archive space on
the St. Louis province campus,
the consolidated archive houses
records and materials from the
congregation, the province archives
of Albany, Los Angeles and
St. Louis, as well as the region
of Hawaii.
The consolidation began more
than one year ago as an initiative to
gather, preserve and make available
the collective memory of the CSJ
congregation. Catherine Lucy began
her work in the archives as the
assistant archivist last summer. She
has worked in libraries for over 20
years, mostly in academia, including
at Fontbonne University.
One of Catherine’s goals is the
digital preservation and curation of
the files. She says, “We’re working
to make sure that all of these items
are going to be accessible for as
long as possible.”
Sister Clare Bass
Sister Clare Bass, who entered
the Sisters of St. Joseph of
Carondelet in 2010, takes her
perpetual vows in March.
Originally from Biloxi, Mississippi,
Sister Clare is a graduate of
Mississippi State University with
both a bachelor’s degree in
political science and a master’s in
public policy and administration.
She is currently working on
a master’s in social work at
Southern Illinois University-
Edwardsville, and hopes to be a
child and family therapist. Clare
is passionate about social justice
and is a member of the province’s
Cultural and Racial Justice
Committee.
“I am humbled by the great love
and support of God, my family,
the Sisters of St. Joseph, and
friends along the way who have all
helped me reach this momentous
life occasion of professing final
vows,” she says. “My heart is
filled with gratitude for all of life
as I take this next step.”
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GENEROSITY
OF JOSEPH
HONOREES
Associates Betty Jean Atkinson
and Nan Tiehen Bone are two
women who model the virtues of
our patron St. Joseph. Both from
the Kansas City area, “BJ” and
Nan have made a great impact
in their community by practicing
life-altering generosity.
As our 2019 Generosity of
Joseph honorees, they will be
recognized by the Sisters of
St. Joseph of Carondelet on
Friday, April 26, at the annual
gala dinner and auction event
at the province motherhouse in
St. Louis. For more information
and to register online, visit
csjsl.org.
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Betty Jean (BJ) Atkinson,
CSJA
Director of Emergency Assistance
St. Therese Little Flower
Church and Pantry
Kansas City, MO
BJ Atkinson is someone that the
people of Kansas City, Missouri, will
always have in their corner if needed,
especially those at St. Therese Little
Flower (STLF) Church and Pantry.
Often referred to as the “soul of
Little Flower Parish,” BJ dedicates
her life to reaching out to the poor
and serving those in need as director
of Emergency Assistance, a STLF
ministry. Since June 1995, she has
provided emergency assistance to
neighborhood residents by helping
with utility bills through a Mid-
America Assistance Coalition
(MAAC) grant. The ministry serves
100-plus families each month at
the food pantry.
With her door “always open to
anyone,” BJ fills her days with
listening to the poor and finding
ways to help them. She continues
to promote justice with a particular
concern for the poor by attending
numerous social justice programs
and meetings.
BJ’s passion and commitment
comes “from the justice of it. There
is a need out there, a big need,
especially for those in assisted living
facilities … who will help them if not
the churches?”
In addition to serving the dear
Kansas City neighbor, she supports
the CSJ community as a CSJ
associate and member of the Holy
Family Associate Community. She
also carries out the CSJs’ value of
caring for creation by encouraging
recycling throughout the parish and
other programs.
“She goes out of her
way to recognize
and defend the
human dignity of
all, especially when
people come to the
food pantry.”
—Sister Marie Joan Harris,
who volunteers at STLF
IN THE SPIRIT OF ST. JOSEPH,
BJ ATKINSON:
SERVES ALL PERSONS
■ ministry department; STA’s CSJ
WITHOUT DISTINCTION
PROMOTES JUSTICE WITH A
■
PARTICULAR CONCERN FOR
THE POOR
“ Her commitment to the women of St. Teresa’s
is fervent and honest. Her willingness to work
hard and to give so much of herself for the
good of every student who has entered and
graduated from St. Teresa’s is apparent.”
Nan Tiehen Bone, CSJA —Dr. Elizabeth Baker, principal for student affairs at STA
President
St. Teresa’s Academy
Kansas City, MO
At St. Teresa’s Academy (STA), a top priority of diversity and IN THE SPIRIT OF ST. JOSEPH,
value learned is that women can inclusion initiatives within the NAN TIEHEN BONE:
change the world for the better. current STA plan. ENABLES OTHERS TO
■
Nan Bone is the epitome of that. ASSUME A MORE ACTIVE
This spring, Nan’s decade-long
As an alumna and president of the RESPONSIBILITY FOR
legacy will come to an end as she CONTINUING THE MISSION
institution, she is a “servant leader”
retires from her position following OF JESUS
who lives out the mission and
the 2018-19 school year.
values of the Sisters of St. Joseph, ■ RECOGNIZES AND DEFENDS
THE HUMAN DIGNITY OF ALL
embraces the dear neighbor without “My wish is that this school can be
distinction, and empowers women, as great as it is for many years to
including the 600-plus students come,” says Nan. “It has been an
at STA. honor to serve the STA community
as your president.”
“She provides a model of forward-
thinking leadership for hundreds Wherever Nan’s future may lead her,
of women,” says Ann Tierney it’s evident that she will continue to
live out “the qualities of life-altering
Prochnow, a fellow STA alumna and
generosity embodied by the CSJs.”
member of STA’s Board of Directors.
Throughout her 12-year tenure,
Nan’s work ethic has led to
numerous accomplishments in
support of the CSJs’ mission. These
include an increase in financial aid
available to students; the building
of the Windmoor Center, which
includes high-tech classrooms,
gallery space and a 150-seat Chapel
of St. Joseph; a new campus
Leadership Camp to help students
discover their untapped leadership
abilities; the Passing of the Legacy
Ceremony, a way for seniors to
welcome the new freshmen; and her
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 50-YEAR JUBILARIANS ANN CHAMBLIN, CSJ PATRICIA MARIE HIX, CSJ SUSAN MEYER MARYELLEN TIERNEY, CSJ
Jeanne Urschel, CSJ Mr. Thomas W. Chamblin Mr. and Mrs. John E. Braman Mr. and Mrs. David L. Zwart John M. Baker, Jr. and Peggy Baker, CSJA
Diane Calcaterra, CSJA Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Beckring
60-YEAR JUBILARIANS PAT AND BILL COMPAS’ 66TH WEDDING Mrs. Joan Fuchs MARY ANN MULLIGAN, CSJ David E. Cassens and Patricia Cassens, CSJA

THANK Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas P. Calandro

Mary Charity Dalton, CSJ
Mrs. June A. Dunn
ANNIVERSARY
Mr. and Mrs. Claude B. Martin
Dr. and Mrs. Raymond W. Hellweg
John Komotos and Kay Komotos, CSJA
Ms. Rebecca McDermott and Mr. Dennis Donnelly
John Komotos and Kay Komotos, CSJA
Ms. Patricia A. Lee
Ms. Barbara A. Peach
Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Genovese
Dr. and Mrs. Walter A. Korfmacher
Mr. Richard Kranes-Rutz

YOU John Komotos and Kay Komotos, CSJA

Kathleen O’Malley, CSJ
MARJORIE CRAIG, CSJ
Ms. Mary C. Stretch REBECCA HOLLEY, CSJ
Mr. Michael Fahey
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Slaughter
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Tolle
Ms. Barbara A. Peach
Mrs. Cecelia K. Piekarski

ANGELA ABOOD, CSJ MARY ANN DONOVAN, CSJ MARTHA NIEMANN, CSJ JEANNE URSCHEL, CSJ
John and Marylyn Adamski Mrs. Betty Markey ROSE PHILIPPINE HOORMANN, CSJ Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie J. Hook John M. Baker, Jr. and Peggy Baker, CSJA
Don and Pat Carman Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. McCann John Komotos and Kay Komotos, CSJA Mrs. Barbara L. Cummins
Ms. Lilla K. Hart Mrs. Bernadette Miller Jeanne Urschel, CSJ MARY CATHERINE O’GORMAN, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. Andy L. Haywood Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Van Dyke Mrs. Cynthia A. Stasevich SHIRLEY WEATHERS
Ms. Carol E. Hill CAROLYN HUPPERTS, CSJ John M. Baker, Jr. and Peggy Baker, CSJA Ms. Peg Weathers
Ms. Patricia R. Mills BERNADETTE EATON, CSJ John M. Baker, Jr. and Peggy Baker, CSJA Dr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Blanton
Ms. Lillian J. Buckley Mrs. Nina K. Bryans

IN MEMORY OF…
HELEN ALDER, CSJ Mr. Romeo J. Carrano PAT HUTCHINSON David E. Cassens and Patricia Cassens, CSJA
Thank you for the following gifts Mrs. Nancy Gremli John Komotos and Kay Komotos, CSJA Ms. Mary Beth Carroll Mrs. Joan Fuchs
Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Genovese
received between March 1 and FRANCIS FEISE, CSJ SISTER CASEMIN JOSEPH Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas M. Gilb, Jr. MARGARET ADAMS
ALL THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH
October 1, 2018. Tribute donations OF CARONDELET Dr. and Mrs. David Borgmeyer Miss Eva M. Hurrle Dr. and Mrs. Raymond W. Hellweg Mr. and Mrs. Gary Boyer
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Lange Jeanne Urschel, CSJ Mr. and Mrs. John M. Lally
of $25 or greater will be published. JOURNEY HOUSE SISTERS Ms. Marianne Petru RUTH ALLAERT
Thank you for your continued MARY CAROL ANTH, CSJ JOAN FILLA, CSJ Reverend Gerald Waris Mrs. Mary K. Schrader Mrs. Mary Joy Allaert Feeney
John M. Baker, Jr. and Peggy Baker, CSJA John M. Baker, Jr. and Peggy Baker, CSJA Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Shaughnessy
generosity in paying tribute to your Mrs. Nina K. Bryans David E. Cassens and Patricia Cassens, CSJA JEAN JUNAK, CSJ Mrs. Cynthia A. Stasevich HELEN ALWES, CSJ
Mrs. Eileen Buermann Father John J. Shiverski Mr. and Mrs. Jerry D. Rice
loved ones with a gift to the Sisters Ms. Susan Conrad ROSEMARY FLANIGAN, CSJ ANN PACE, CSJ
of St. Joseph of Carondelet. Ms. Marcia S. Gower Ms. Julianne T. Blow ANNA BRIDGET KEARNS, CSJ John M. Baker, Jr. and Peggy Baker, CSJA DAVE BEAL
Thomas E. Clifford, CSJA John Komotos and Kay Komotos, CSJA Ms. Dee A. Harvill Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Mareschal
MARYANN ANTOINE’S 82ND BIRTHDAY Dr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Coppinger Ms. Frances Diane Lott
Mr. and Mrs. Donald McDaniel Ms. Mary Ferguson Ellen M. McCoy, CSJA MARIE RENE PRETTI, CSJ TERRY BENOIT
Mrs. Nancy Gremli Jeanne Urschel, CSJ John Komotos and Kay Komotos, CSJA Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Novack

IN HONOR OF… MICHAEL THERESE BAUER, CSJ

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Z. Fisher
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Heiman
John Komotos and Kay Komotos, CSJA PAULINE KOMRSKA, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Hordesky
Jeanne Urschel, CSJ
KRISTINE A. BOCCARDI
Mrs. Patricia Ann Dunn
Ms. Joan E. O’Donnell JOSEPHINE QUILAN, CSJ
2018 JUBILARIANS MARY LILLIAN BAUMANN, CSJ Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Randolph Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Zielinski
Ms. Barbara Atteln Ms. Carolyn Sue Allender, CSJA Mrs. Carol A. Rotert MARY KAY KOTTENSTETTE, CSJ DOROTHY E. BOHNING, CSJA
Phyllis Bardenheier, CSJ John M. Baker, Jr. and Peggy Baker, CSJA Mrs. Cynthia A. Stasevich John M. Baker, Jr. and Peggy Baker, CSJA MARJORIE QUIN, CSJ Janet M. Sullivan, CSJA
Mr. Joseph P. Breiner Mr. and Mrs. John A. Boarman Jeanne Urschel, CSJ Ms. Nancy J. Heggem Mr. and Mrs. Gerald E. Anderson
Mrs. Marcella Butler David E. Cassens and Patricia Cassens, CSJA Mrs. Elizabeth L. Valent Diane Calcaterra, CSJA ROYCE A. BRANSON
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Cowan Mr. Richard Kranes-Rutz The Honorable Marcia K. Walsh ANN LANDERS, CSJ John Komotos and Kay Komotos, CSJA Mrs. Patricia Ann Dunn
Santa M. Cuddihee, CSJA Medaille II Associate Group Mrs. Norma Burdis Jeanne Urschel, CSJ
Jean DeBlois, CSJ BOB FLICK’S 90TH BIRTHDAY JOSEPH P. BREINER
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Eckelkamp, Jr. IDA ROBERTINE BERRESHEIM, CSJ Mr. and Mrs. Steve E. Ederle KAREN LANGHI, CSJ THE RETIRED SISTERS Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Breiner
Mr. Michael Fahey Ms. Rose Mary Green Ms. Luanne B. Flick John M. Baker, Jr. and Peggy Baker, CSJA Mr. and Mrs. Joseph King Deutsch Mr. and Mrs. Ernest J. Desautels
Ms. Sunny C. Farmer Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Hordesky Mr. Michael Fahey Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Pfaff
Ms. Carol E. Giblin PATRICIA BOBER, CSJ MARY FLICK, CSJ Ms. Marianne Petru Ms. Marcia S. Gower Mr. and Mrs. James A. Schmidt
Dr. and Mrs. Dennis C. Golden David E. Cassens and Patricia Cassens, CSJA Mary J. Mondello, Ph.D. Ms. Rosanne Petru Patricia C. Tessler, CSJA Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Schwantes
Allen Grieve, CSJA Mr. and Mrs. William Christman Mr. and Mrs. Tom Strupp
Ms. A. Carolyn Henry, CSJA John Komotos and Kay Komotos, CSJA PAULETTE GLADIS, CSJ SHAWN MADIGAN, CSJ HELEN RYAN, CSJ
Jean Junak, CSJ Kathleen O’Malley, CSJ Mr. and Mrs. Dean Werner John M. Baker, Jr. and Peggy Baker, CSJA John M. Baker, Jr. and Peggy Baker, CSJA MARY CHRISTOPHER BROCKMAN, CSJ
Mrs. Elaine P. Knop Dr. and Mrs. James Scott The Honorable Marcia K. Walsh Ms. Susan Conrad Ms. Phyllis M. Brockman
Marilyn F. Koncen, CSJA LAURA GRUBER, CSJ Isabelle C. Wiske, CSJA Diane Calcaterra, CSJA
Ann Landers, CSJ CHERYL BROEKELMANN Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Lange ELEANOR AGNES SHEEHAN, CSJ Ms. Martina Duperret
Donna K. Lane, CSJA Mr. and Mrs. John Distefano PATTY STEINMAN MAGNER Ms. Mary Ferguson Mr. and Mrs. Bruce P. Fehrenbacher
Peggy Maguire, CSJA Mr. and Mrs. Arthur F. Fitzgerald DONNA GUNN, CSJ Ms. Marguerite Tully John Komotos and Kay Komotos, CSJA Ms. Nina Garofalo
Ms. Paula McNeary Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. LeGrand Mrs. Norma J. Molner Ms. Victoria A. Mathews Mr. and Mrs. Danny B. Glenzy
Mrs. Norma J. Molner Ms. Teri R. Ouellette RITA MCCORMICK, CSJ Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Herron
Barbara Ann Moore, CSJ HELENE GUTCHEWSKY, CSJ John M. Baker, Jr. and Peggy Baker, CSJA MARY SHRYOCK, CSJ Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Husband
John and Sylvia Morton, CSJA CAROL BROUILLETTE, CSJ Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Stoverink Ms. Barbara A. Peach Mrs. Dorothy W. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Lange
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Nunamaker John M. Baker, Jr. and Peggy Baker, CSJA Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. LeGrand
Kathleen O’Malley, CSJ Mrs. Nina K. Bryans MARGARET GUZZARDO, CSJ RITA MCGOVERN, CSJ GABRIELLE SMITS, CSJ Mr. and Mrs. David A. Malesky
Ms. Marianne Petru Mr. and Mrs. William F. Knese Mr. and Mrs. William Christman Mr. James A. Smalley Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie J. Hook Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Martin
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Raupp Mrs. Angela F. Ottenlips Mr. and Mrs. Dave S. Ebenhoh Christine and Tracy Martin
Jean Paul Selissen, CSJ Ms. Elaine A. Pontious John Komotos and Kay Komotos, CSJA ROSE MARIE MCKENNA, CSJ LOUISE M. SOMMER, CSJ Mr. and Mrs. Ron Nicoletti
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Shaughnessy Ms. Kate Murray John M. Baker, Jr. and Peggy Baker, CSJA Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas R. Daniels Ms. Mary Lee Walter
Marnee Torchia, CSJA MARIE CHARLES BUFORD, CSJ Kathleen O’Malley, CSJ Mrs. Julia A. Belford
Mr. and Mrs. Louis G. Weisenfeld Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Villa ST. JOSEPH MARY BULANDA
CONNIE HEUN SARAH MCMAHON, CSJ Ms. Dolores A. Bertels Ms. Lillian J. Buckley
Ms. Patricia M. Quicke John Komotos and Kay Komotos, CSJA
Mr. Mike McMahon LINDA STRAUB, CSJ
Jeanne Urschel, CSJ Mr. Joseph Sheehan

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 IN MEMORY OF… VINCENZO JAMES EACOPELLI
Mrs. Patricia Ann Dunn
continued
MARY ANN FAHEY, CSJ
Mr. Michael Fahey
PAULINE MARY CALVARUSO
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Gund MARY ANECITA FARRELL, CSJ
Mrs. Ann W. Stuart
STANLEY CORBETT
Michael Therese Bauer, CSJ PATRICIA FLAVIN, CSJ
Rev. Msgr. Kevin G. Callahan
BLANCHE MARIE CORCORAN, CSJ Mrs. Mary Jackson
Ms. Susan K. Haddock Mrs. Colleen R. Kinworthy
Rev. Bradley E. Modde
RAYMOND JOSEPH CORDES, CSJ Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Noelken
Mrs. Helen M. Saale Mr. and Mrs. John T. Wempner
DAVID CORRIGAN MARY PATRICIA FOWLER
Ms. Mary C. Mann Mr. and Mrs. Lee W. Kearney
Mr. and Mrs. Claude B. Martin
LORETTA COSTA, CSJ Mrs. Patricia H. Torreyson
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Boyer
Don and Pat Carman
Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Vokoun
Ms. Mary Beth Carroll JUDITH GEOGHEGAN
Mr. Jerome J. Costa Ms. Carrie Wenberg
Allen Grieve, CSJA
Ms. A. Carolyn Henry, CSJA WILLIAM HAGGARTY
Marilyn F. Koncen, CSJA Ms. Carrie Wenberg
Ellen M. McCoy, CSJA
Ms. Maureen A. Padden DOROTHY F. HAUSER
Mrs. Carol A. Rotert John Barry and Kathleen Barry, CSJA
Mr. Tommy J. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Dennis W. Blase
Ms. Dina Vassil Mr. and Mrs. William P. Flatley
Mrs. Judy Hansen
ANN CRAMER Dr. and Mrs. Edward L. Lecluyse
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Anderson
RITA ANN HESSE, CSJ
PATRICIA CRAMER, CSJ Mrs. Bertha C. Hesse
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald E. Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Anderson JEANNE M. HOGAN
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lenox
FIDELIS AND LOUISE DANIELS John Olander
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas R. Daniels
Mr. James Portuguez
KENNETH N. DANIELS ANNE HOOL
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas R. Daniels
Mrs. Patricia Ann Dunn
MARGARITE ALICE DAUES, CSJ MARY ANN HUESMANN, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Daues
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Bullock
MARCIA ANN DAUME, CSJ JIM HUNNIUS
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Novack
Zimmerman Donor Advised Fund
KEN DAUST CHARLES JOKISCH, JR
Mary Ann Daust-Buehler, CSJA Mrs. Janet R. Jokisch
BERNARD DEVER RICHARD JORDAN
Mrs. Marilyn A. Miles Mrs. Joan Jordan
PAT DEVINE TOM KAESTNER
Ms. Deborah A. Oates and Mr. Michael Nooner Ms. Mary C. Mann
LEONARD DICTON KANE DAUGHTERS
Mrs. Patricia Ann Dunn Mrs. Marcia E. Bequette
MARGE DICTON JULIENNE KEILEY
Mrs. Patricia Ann Dunn Mr. John A. Keiley
DOLORITA MARIE DOUGHERTY LUCILLE M. KLECKNER
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Stelloh Mrs. Sue M. Anderson
DEACON DONALD DRISCOLL BERNARD CLARE KONRATH, CSJ
Ms. Mary C. Mann Eleanor Konrath
MEGAN ANNE KOPP
Mr. James T. Kopp, Sr.
Ms. Marty J. Rice
Mr. and Mrs. M. James Van Dyke
Ms. Patricia M. Wozniak
MARY ALEXANDRA KUHN, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander J. Kuhn KATHLEEN MURPHY
Mr. and Mrs. David E. Abboud
JOSELITA MARIE KUJAK, CSJ Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Andrews
Mr. Joseph F. Ryan Ms. Lillian J. Buckley
Ms. Barbara A. Bulow
DON LIVINGSTON, MD Ms. Mary Jo Burns
Ms. Carrie Wenberg Ms. Mary Alice Campaigne
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Campbell
KENNETH MAASS Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Chambers
Michael Therese Bauer, CSJ Miss Mary Ann Collins
Ms. Joy A. Cunningham
JOHN MANDEVILLE, CSJ
Eileen and Jim Ennis
Ms. Carol A. Cook Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Fitzgibbons
Mr. Mike Diehl and Ms. Alice Benga Ms. Madalyn A. Gallo
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Dyer Mr. Philip Sajini Goduco
Mrs. Lila Jeanne Grither Ms. Virginia E. Griffin
Mrs. Beulah C. Loida
Ms. Marianne Haberstroh
Mr. and Mrs. David Martin Ms. Cynthia A. Harrison
Mr. Michael A. Thomas and Ms. Nancy P. Pope Ms. Rita A. Hogan
Mrs. Adele L. Uding Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Kent
REV. ROBERT A. MARSHALL
Mr. and Mrs. Roger A. Lehr
Ms. Jeannie McCarthy
Mr. Raymond T. Gunter Janice L. McGah and Sandra L. Smiljanich
Mr. and Mrs. Roger J. Mentzer
BRIGID MASSEY, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Murphy
Mr. James A. Smalley
Mrs. Mary C. Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher L. Rahn
DORIS MATTINGLY, CSJ
Ms. Kathleen L. Robinson and
Mr. John A. Mattingly
Ms. Sandy J. Magurany
Mr. Gary M. Rohrer
RITA SLAZINIK MAYER
Alison F. Gee and Mary S. Rosenthal
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Murnan
Mr. and Mrs. John Seidelmann
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Seymour Margaret R. Siefert
Ms. Mary Ellen Smith
JEAN MCGOWAN
Ms. Kathy Tomlin
Mrs. Patricia Ann Dunn Mr. and Mrs. John P. Ullrich
Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Zindrick
JOAN MCNULTY
Ms. Carrie Wenberg BRETT PATTON
Ms. Mary C. Mann
LOUISE MCROBERTS, CSJA
Ms. A. Carolyn Henry, CSJA ELIZABETH PEPLOW, CSJ
Mrs. Susan K. Herring
KATHLEEN MITCHELL, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Steed JOSEPH A. POPP
Mrs. Patricia Ann Dunn
ANNETTE MORAN, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Steed MICHAEL HELENE PURFIELD, CSJ
Mrs. Zoe Lance
MARY URSULA MOTT, CSJ
Mrs. Donna R. Ringwald
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney P. Mott
GRACE MARIE RAHN, CSJ
RICHARD MURASKI
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff C. Nau
Mr. Christopher Hughey
RUTH MARGARET RAUPP, CSJ
FRANCES MURPHY
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Blanton
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Blanck, Sr.
Mrs. Ruth A. Erker
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clark
Ms. Patricia M. Sobek
Mr. and Mrs. R. Ross Dale
Mrs. Mary Donovan
ERIN REILLY
Mr. and Mrs. David Hack
Ms. Carrie Wenberg
Mr. and Mrs. David Hamilton
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kidd, Jr.
SYL AND MARGIE RENAUD
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis King
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. McCarthy
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Marx, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael McCunniff
JOSEPH E. RENSHAW
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mulloy
Mr. Kevin Renshaw
Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Murphy
Father Ian M. Murphy
RAYMOND RIENERT
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Radmacher Mrs. Patricia Ann Dunn
JOHN RINGWALD
Mrs. Donna R. Ringwald
LENLY WEATHERS
Ms. Peg Weathers
KATHLEEN KEVIN RYAN, CSJ JOAN WESLEY
Mr. James A. Smalley Ms. Rosemary Fairhead
MARGARET SCHMIDT BILL ZANE
Ms. Janis K. Tratnik Mrs. Jean F. Renshaw
JACK SCHMUCK ALICE REGINE ZIPFEL
Mr. and Mrs. Claude B. Martin Ms. Mary C. Mann
EDWARD CECILIA SCHNIEDERMEIER, CSJ
Mary Ann Daust-Buehler, CSJA
Mrs. Patricia A. Kohlberg
IN SORROW...
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Kohlberg
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Mueller
ROSEMARY SCHUMACHER It is with a heavy heart and great
Mrs. Mary Jean Weber
sadness that we announce the
LORRETA SIGLER, CSJ death of the following CSJ
Ms. Mary C. Mann
sisters and associates between
MARY CONSUELA SIMON, CSJ
Mr. Joseph F. Ryan
March 2018 and January 2019.
SISTERS WHO TAUGHT AT ST. JOSEPH LOUISE J. MCROBERTS, CSJA
INSTITUTE IN ATLANTA, GA August 30, 1924 – March 12, 2018
Ms. Marion Reynolds Powell
EDWARD CECILIA SCHNIEDERMEIER, CSJ
MARY ANN SMALLEY
April 14, 1927 – May 12, 2018
Mr. James A. Smalley
LORETTA COSTA, CSJ
GENE SMUGALA
(Sister Loretta Joseph)
Ms. Mary C. Mann
September 28, 1923 – June 10, 2018
LUDOVICA SOMMER
MARY CHRISTOPHER BROCKMAN, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas R. Daniels
March 4, 1928 – August 20, 2018
BERTHA SUTTER JOHN MANDEVILLE, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Davis
October 25, 1932 – August 24, 2018
Mrs. Amelia D. Dexter
Ms. Theresa S. Reiter PATRICIA VALLI, CSJA
Mr. Joseph Teer, Sr.
September 4, 1940 – December 5, 2018
Ms. Ellen Ramlet
JANET LINCK, CSJA
RICHARD SYBERG
November 25, 1933 – December 13, 2018
Mr. Raymond H. Beerman †
RICK GWYDIR, CSJA
JULIANA H. SZENTES
April 21, 1947 – December 14, 2018
Mr. John F. Szentes
JANE BEHLMANN, CSJ
ROBERTA JOHN SZENTES, CSJ
(Sister Frances Joseph)
Mr. John F. Szentes
January 21, 1946 – December 15, 2018
ANN DOMINIC TASSONE, CSJ
ANNA JOHN IGOE, CSJ
Mr. David L. Heinrich
June 4, 1925 – December 30, 2018
DANIEL PAUL TRIGG
ROSEMARY FULHORST, CSJA
Michael Therese Bauer, CSJ
October 14, 1932 – January 1, 2019
MARY C. TURNEY
Mr. Raymond H. Beerman † ROBERTA J. SCHMIDT, CSJ
(Sister Ernest Marie)
MARYHELEN & JOE VANDYKE May 9, 1928 – January 2, 2019
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Van Dyke
KENNETH L. PRESTON, CSJA
WALTER MARIE VON STEIGER November 22, 1944 – January 20, 2019
Mrs. Shirley H. Weith
Valle High School Class 1954 MARY CATHERINE RODGERS, CSJA
August 18, 1925 – January 24, 2019
JOHN T. WALSH
Mr. and Mrs. John Behl MARIE CHARLES BUFORD, CSJ
October 2, 1925 – January 31, 2019

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 MISSION ADVANCEMENT REFLECTION “I SOLEMNLY ASSURE YOU, UNLESS THE GRAIN OF WHEAT
FALLS TO THE EARTH AND DIES, IT REMAINS JUST A GRAIN
MEET RICHARD AND MARIE
OF WHEAT. BUT IF IT DIES, IT PRODUCES MUCH FRUIT.”

—JOHN 12:24
Richard Kranes-Rutz
Richard Kranes-Rutz has recently been named
the executive director of the province’s Mission
Advancement Office. With 15 years of experience
in fundraising—eight of those being with the Sisters A BIOLOGIST’S REFLECTION
of St. Joseph in various positions—Richard has a
By Sister Jeanene Yackey
firm understanding of what it takes to have a successful fundraising program. Marie McGeehan
Tell us about yourself. Marie McGeehan has been named The biologist in me says a dead Some seeds are too well protected transformed. We must lose our
the Mission Advancement manager, seed is dead. It will not produce and must be freed of layers of protective covering (the false self)
I was born and raised in Illinois. I attended Saint Louis University and have
a new position on our Mission anything. protection. For these seeds, the and allow the true self to grow. We
lived in St. Louis ever since. I draw and I play the piano. My spouse and I
Advancement team. Marie will be covering must be physically cracked must be rooted in God and respond
adopted our son, whom we fostered, in 2017. He is the light of our lives. The grain of wheat is a seed with
building relationships with donors before water can be absorbed. to our environment, taking in those
We’ve been foster parents for the last five years and have fostered four the potential to become a whole
and friends, managing special If it is viable, it opens to the new things that encourage growth.
children in that time. While only one of them was able to stay with us, they plant that is fruitful. When a
events and more. Marie came to environment; takes in moisture, We need to move out into the
all changed me for the better. grain of wheat falls onto the earth,
the CSJs in 2017 as an executive swells and splits, takes in nutrients, unfamiliar in order to be available
it becomes one with the earth.
As the executive director, you wear a lot of hats. assistant for the Province Leadership grows and bears fruit. for whatever God wants us to be.
It gives up its “seedness.”
Can you describe them and do you have a favorite? with an extensive background
It becomes something different. In this parable Jesus is saying we
in communications, notably
I work on every aspect of fundraising, including planned giving, grants, It is transformed. must die to self in order to be
having worked as the director of
annual gifts, special gifts, events, identifying new funding opportunities and
communications for the non-profit
donors, as well as stewardship of our current donors. I really like planned
organization Great Circle.
giving and working with donors who are dedicated to the mission of the
sisters. It is a joy to work with the faithful givers that have a real relationship “I have much experience in
with the sisters and want to do whatever they can to support them. mission advancement and am
looking forward to using even more
What are you most excited about in your new position? of my gifts to serve the Sisters of
Working more closely with the donors and sisters. I really would like this to St. Joseph,” she says.
be an active ministry with everyone involved. No one person can do it all. If
it weren’t for the donors and the sisters working hand-in-hand to further the
mission and ministries, none of the good work could get done.

What do you love about working with the CSJs?

I love their connection to the dear neighbor. If we all lived the same way,
the world would be a better place. I have always felt a special connection
to St. Joseph, even more so after adopting my son. That unconditional love
for a child that is not yours was never fully understood until I experienced it.
Joseph’s faith led him in everything he did and the sisters live that to this day.
They make we want to be better as a person.

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St. Louis, Missouri 63111-2899

New and Refreshed...

The province website has a

new look, based on our tagline,
“Together... we are more!”
csjsl.org
to inspire through story and
enhance the user experience. If
you haven’t already, explore the
site and share your feedback!

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