September PNN 2014

News Notes
PROVINCE
SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF CARONDELET AND ASSOCIATES • ST. LOUIS PROVINCE • SEPTEMBER 2014
Let light fill you,
surround you, lift you
As every day you rise in joy.
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Inside this Issue
Contents
Province Leadership Message .........................................................................................3
Vocation/Formation ...................................................................................................... 4-6
Senior Ministry ..................................................................................................................7
Association ..................................................................................................................... 8-9
Liturgy ................................................................................................................................10
Justice Ministry ................................................................................................................11
Archives .............................................................................................................................12
Necrology: Sister Catherine Mary Boucher ..............................................................13
Necrology: Sister Jean Meier ........................................................................................14
Necrology: Sister James Lorene Hogan .....................................................................15
Sharing of the Heart .......................................................................................................16
CSJ News ..........................................................................................................................17
Development Office .......................................................................................................18
CSJ Book Club .................................................................................................................19
Calendars ..........................................................................................................................20
Living the Charism Through Justice Ministry
Page 11
Justice Coordinator Anna Sandidge shares new ways the CSJ
Justice Ministry will move forward in partnership with liturgy,
vocation/formation, association and communication.
Reflections of a Proud CSJ Mother
Pages 4-5
Clare Bass shares a reflection given by her mother Susie Bass
to a crowd gathered at the Bass family’s home parish in Biloxi,
Miss., for Clare’s vows recognition Mass.
On the Cover
Each new day rise in joy.
Let your praise join the universal song that rises.
Lift yourself to God
And let your presence in this world
Be your gift.
Let your gift be exactly who you are.
Let light fill you, surround you, lift you
As every day you rise in joy.
by Sister Kate Filla
www.csjsl.org Page 3
Back: Sisters Moe Freeman, Rita Marie Schmitz
and Mary Margaret Lazio.
Front: Sisters Marilyn Lott and Linda Straub.
After the Province Assembly I came down to my sister’s
beautiful home on Lake Barkley in Western Kentucky. I was
sitting on her back porch overlooking the lake and reading
“Te New Normal,” a talk given by Sister Sandra Schneiders
at the CORI Conference in April, when I became very
distracted. My sister has a hummingbird feeder on her porch
and it was quite popular. I actually felt like I was sitting on a
runway with all the comings and goings. At one point, I even
had to duck as one raced to the feeder. All of this reminded
me of a wonderful fable I learned from Wangari Maathia,
founder of the Green Belt Movement in Kenya, Africa.
One day a terrible fire broke out in a forest—a huge
woodlands was suddenly engulfed by a raging wild fire.
Frightened, all the animals fled their homes and ran out of
the forest. As they came to the edge of a stream they stopped
to watch the fire and they were feeling very discouraged and
powerless. Tey were all bemoaning the destruction of their
homes. Every one of them thought there was nothing they
could do about the fire, except for one little hummingbird.
Tis particular hummingbird decided it would do
something. It swooped into the stream and picked up a few
drops of water and went into the forest and put them on the
fire. Ten it went back to the stream and did it again, and
it kept going back, again and again and again. All the other
animals watched in disbelief. Some tried to discourage the
hummingbird with comments like, "Don't bother, it is too
much, you are too little, your wings will burn, your beak is
too tiny, it's only a drop, you can't put out this fire."
And, as the animals stood around disparaging the little
bird's efforts, the bird noticed how hopeless and forlorn they
looked. Ten one of the animals shouted out and challenged
the hummingbird in a mocking voice, "What do you think
you are doing?" And the hummingbird, without wasting
time or losing a beat, looked back and said, "I am doing
what I can.”
Like the hummingbird, as we move forward in this
transformation process, we each must do what we can—
but we must do something.
Doing Something
by Sister Maureen Freeman
Province Leadership
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The following is a reflection given by Susie
Bass, mother of Sister Clare Bass, to the
crowd gathered in Biloxi, Miss., for a vows
recognition Mass at the Bass family’s
home parish of Our Lady of Fatima.
Hello everyone, thank you all for
joining us tonight. Tirty-one years ago
as I was holding our first redheaded
baby girl, if someone would have
told me that she was going to be a
religious, I would have laughed and
changed churches. Five years ago,
Clare announced to us that she had
been discerning about being a religious
sister. I cried for a month and Mike
smiled for a month—no for five
years— because he’s weird.
Even though I was a cradle Catholic
and was one of the faithful praying for
more young people to make vocations,
I didn’t mean my own child. Clare had
been looking at the many orders of
sisters and decided on the Sisters of
St. Joseph of Carondelet in St. Louis.
Really, St. Louis? I didn’t even like her
going as far north as Starkville, where
she attended college at Mississippi
State!
Where did all this holy thinking begin?
Clare was a normal child. She had her
early education beginnings at Linda
Bourgeois’ house (whom she and her
sister Chele call Nanny). At Nanny’s
with Aunt Vetsie as a side kick, Clare
learned the joy of good eating, a
Croatian tradition, and how to love
and serve God joyfully. She attended
First Baptist Church Pre-School and
Kindergarten. It was a good thing I
moved her to Catholic school or today
I might be calling her preacher. She was
educated from
first grade
to twelfth
in Catholic
schools. She
was one of
the fortunate
students to
be educated
by the Mercy
Sisters from
Ireland. So
I credit or
blame them
for helping
influence
Clare’s
decision.
At Mercy Cross High School, Clare
was on the campus ministry team
and loved it. At the MS Gulf Coast
College—Perk campus, Clare sort
of waivered toward the protestant
movement again as she was a paid
Methodist youth leader because the
Catholic group was not active. But,
at Mississippi State, she found her
way back to St. Joseph’s Church. I
think that’s when the Spirit must have
started working on her.
Another influence was our extended
family. Tey are faithful Catholics, and
like my cousin FoFo said at his father’s
funeral, we were all pushed to go to
church. Certain things were expected
and being fully Catholic, sacraments
and all were not negotiable. So there
you have it!
I guess in today’s world the call to
religious life only gets to one in a
million and Clare answered it.
When I tell people about Clare many
of them say, and I quote, “I’m not
surprised, Clare was always different!”
Different, maybe, but after these five
years of getting familiar and closer to
the Sisters of St. Joseph, I am changing
different to special. For Clare has
picked her community wisely.
Te Sisters of St. Joseph are a super
dynamic community of spiritual ladies
with a rich history and love of God.
Te consensus statement found in their
constitution states:
Te Sister of St. Joseph moves
always toward profound love of
God and love of neighbor without
distinction from whom she does not
separate herself and for whom, in
the following of Christ she works in
order to achieve unity of neighbor
with neighbor and neighbor with
God directly in this apostolate and
indirectly through works of charity.
Reflections of a Proud CSJ Mother
by Susie Bass, Mother of Sister Clare Bass
Vocation/Formation
Susie, Clare
and Mike Bass
www.csjsl.org Page 5
Te sisters trace their origin
to the foundation made in
LePuy, France about 1650. Te
French Revolution interrupted
the community until the
Archbishop of Lyon requested
that the sisters re-establish
their community in his diocese.
Mother St. John Fontbonne,
superior in Lyon, sent six
sisters to America in 1836 to
open a school for the deaf in
St. Louis.
Te settlement at Carondelet
was destined to become
the cradle of the American
Congregation. Today the
United States Federation has
5,000 who work in ministries
of various kinds, which include
doctors, lawyers, teachers,
social workers, accountants,
and even farmers. If the work is
needed one of these sisters can
and will do it!
And they do it well. On one
of our visits to St. Louis, Mike
and I were shopping, and
someone asked us where we
were from and for what reason
were we in St. Louis. When we
told him about Clare joining
the CSJs he replied, “Tose
sisters have hearts of gold!”
If in all of my life work I have
been successful in imparting
a heart of love and concern
for others, I will be pleased. I
think I have with both of our
daughters. I know Clare has
been a good student in learning
about her community. She is
smart, a rule follower, a team
player and, oh, so loyal. She is a
loyal daughter, sister, friend and
sports fan.
I am told that the first group
of sisters she lived with were
forced to participate in more
sports activities than they
wished. She calls her dad and
they discuss sports events,
teams and games endlessly.
Tat’s weird!
But no matter what happens in
her everyday chores and work
I know that Clare is dedicated
and committed to following
her call to be a Sister of St.
Joseph. Her happiness for this
quest spills over into everyone
she encounters, and in 2017, I
will be proud to put a bumper
sticker on my car that reads, “A
proud mother of a Sister of St.
Joseph of Carondelet!”
Te following sisters moved to Nazareth Living Center
in St. Louis and serve in prayer and witness:
Mary Charity Dalton, CSJ
Marie deMontfort Deken, CSJ
Jean Iadevito, CSJ
Ruth Lavar, CSJ
Ministry Changes
Rest in Peace
16 S. Mary Loran Aubuchon
August
Thank You
From S. Kate Kitslaar
Sincere thanks for the prayers, masses and
condolences at the time of my nephew’s death.
Mark is at peace after a hard struggle with cancer.
My family and I appreciate your concern.
From S. Roberta Houliban
It isn’t possible to adequately express my
gratitude for your personal prayers and notes
of sympathy received since my sister Mary
Merdian was granted relief from her sufferings.
She peacefully breathed her last after spending
only one day on hospice with her three children
present. I’ll always be thankful for the gift of
vocation and that it was to the Sisters of St.
Joseph to whom God called me. I pray daily for
each of you.
5
6
10
22
Ignatius John “Sonny” Martino, brother of
Associate Santa Cuddihee
Esther Diekmann Aydlett, sister of
S. Marian Cowan
Mary Merdian, sister of S. Roberta
Houlihan
Martha Cox, sister of S. Ruth Butler
]uly
Clare recites her first vows and
commitment to the CSJs on
June 29.
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Imagine Community Action Items
From Members of the Imagine If Community Gatherings
Te following Imagine Community action items were
presented at the August Province Assembly. Tose who
participated in the various Imagine If gatherings want to
share these initiatives with the province at large and invite
interested persons to participate in the events.
For those not living in the immediate St. Louis area, there is
the possibility of creating one or more of these gatherings in
your region.
Design for Transformation/
Deepening Community
August 30
Carondelet Motherhouse
Sisters are invited to participate in monthly gatherings to
deepen community and plan action around God’s call to
us through Sharing of the Heart, State of the House and
communal discernment process. For those interested, sisters
were invited to attend the Aug. 30 information/orientation
session. If you weren’t able to make it on the 30th but would
like to be a part of the movement, e-mail Sarah Heger at
[email protected].
Order of the House
Sunday, September 21
Saturday, December 20
Saturday, March 21
Sunday, June 21
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Carondelet Motherhouse, St. Joseph’s Hall
Sisters and associates are invited to quarterly gatherings to
discover what is emerging among us and/or how the Spirit is
moving within us in order to further our mission of unifying
love. RSVP to [email protected] if you plan to
attend. If you have any questions about these gatherings,
contact Sisters Clare Bass or Linda Markway.
“Got Carondelet?”
“Got Carondelet?” is a plan to enhance living at Carondelet
by inviting people to participate in events and to consider
living at Carondelet. Te facilitators of this action step
are Srs. Patty Johnson and Sandy Schmid. Look for
announcements, attend advertised events and consider living
at Carondelet.
Inter-Congregational Community Living
Sisters are invited to imagine living in community with
sisters from various congregations. Te community would
have a focus on the earth community and would be located
within an eco-village. Sisters are invited to visit, have coffee
and share in a conversation with Sister Amy Hereford
about this action step. For more information, e-mail Amy at
[email protected].
Multi-Cultural Community Living
Sisters Margaret Guzzardo and Janet Kuciejczyk are
forming a local community to focus attention on multi-
cultural sensitivity and provide opportunities to converse,
pray and celebrate in different languages.
Vocation/Formation
Come and See the CSJ Way
Thursday, Sept. 11 • 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Carondelet Motherhouse,
Celestine Auditorium
Sisters and associates are asked to invite anyone whom
they think might have an interest and/or desire to be in a
“relationship” with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet,
i.e. vowed life, association, prayer partners, partners in
ministry, etc.
If you know of someone and would like us to send them
an invitation, e-mail S. Helen Oates at [email protected]
or call Associate Peggy Maguire at 678-0318 or S. Linda
at 678-0315.
A repeat presentation will be held Sept. 18.
www.csjsl.org Page 7
Senior Ministry
Gleanings
Are You Happy?
by Sister Bonnie Murray
After our summer hiatus, we are back
again at our computer keyboards,
reflecting on ways to cope with our
aging process. As we age, we can tend
to get disgruntled with the physical
diminishments in our lives. Perhaps,
from time to time, we ought to take a
look at our “happiness” level. Sometimes a happy outlook on
life can improve our health. Let us take time to review some
ways that may contribute to our happiness and make them
our own, which hopefully will result in our overall well-
being.
Tere are chemicals in our bodies that help us get happy:
endorphins, dopamine, serotonin and oxytocin (I think
Trish Callahan, assistant director of senior ministry, has
written about these in earlier columns). In addition to these
physical helps, there are other ways to assist us in being
happy.
If we are naturally pessimistic, banish our negative ways
of thinking. Try keeping a mental tally of all we have to be
grateful for or by doing kind deeds for others. Te pursuit
of gratitude and compassion will make us happier. Go a step
further by expressing our gratitude.
Other practices that may contribute to our happiness are:
wishing others well, showing kindness to those around us,
cultivating relationships and forgiving others. For a quick
picker-upper, step outside. Nature tends to be a mood
enhancer.
Pope Francis, in an interview published in part in the
Argentine weekly “Viva” ( July 27), listed some tips for
greater happiness in one’s life. Among them were:
• Live and let live
• Proceed calmly in life
• Have a healthy sense of leisure
• Respect and take care of nature
• Stop being negative
• Respect others’ beliefs
• Work for peace
Each evening when I return to my apartment at the Village,
I see this sign outside another apartment: “Happiness is
wanting what you get.” Te first time I read it, I had to stop
and think what it was really saying. So many times, our
culture preaches that happiness is getting what you want.
So I encourage each of us to be grateful for what we’ve been
given. Put a smile in our voice when we answer the phone.
Share a piece of good news with others on a regular basis.
Take time to stop, breathe and enjoy the gift of life.
Be happy—we only pass by this way once in our lives.
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On Pentecost weekend, June 7-8, over 100 sisters and
associates gathered for the Associate Assembly. It was a
time to discover together what happens when you spend a
year sharing your heart with one another about a charism
that shapes who you are. One outcome was a deeper
understanding and appreciation of one another as we
realized the importance of community, mission and the
spiritual journey to each of us as the foundation of who we
are and what we are committed to as associates.
Troughout the past year and during Pentecost weekend,
we dared to listen to the God within; had the courage to
share our hearts with one another; and together discerned
the movement of the Spirit among us, the province, the
congregation and our world.
Our hoped for outcomes were:
• Affi rmation of the direction(s) we wish to pursue as CSJ
associates with action steps for the advisory board to
carry out.
• A model we can support for taking responsibility for
ourselves and continuing in relationship with the sisters.
In addition to our own experiences as associates, we
used our Prayer for Transformation that emerged as
our expression of who we are from the 2013 Associate
Assembly; the results of our deepening dialogue in our
sister/associate communities and with one another over the
past year; the Priority Chapter Direction of the sisters who
committed to participate in the Mystery of Transformation;
and the Congregational Calls to Action to guide us in
discerning our emerging direction(s).
Te Spirit was truly present among us as we came to
understand that our need for structures and resources
flowed from our commitment to community, mission and
the spiritual journey. We clarified our desire to stay in
relationship with the sisters for the sake of our charism
as lived out in mission, and we affi rmed our respect of the
canonical boundaries and our commitment to giving of our
gifts and financial resources.
We acknowledged
and accepted our
responsibility to
one another and
committed to evolving
structures that will
move us forward in
relationship with the
sisters while taking
more responsibility for
ourselves.
We renamed the
Associate Advisory
Board to Associate
Leadership, a change
that acknowledges the
need for a structure to
work collaboratively
with the director of
association in carrying
out the decisions of the
associates.
We empowered the
associate leadership to
implement and carry
out the action steps
needed to move us
forward in the areas of
community, mission and
spiritual journey.
We re-affi rmed
the Prayer for
Transformation as an expression of who we are and what we
are committed to.
More was shared about our dreams and hopes of how
powerful unifying love can be for our world in need at
the August assembly. “If we can dream it, we can make it
happen,” and we want to make it happen with the sisters
who have inspired us to be love for a world in need.
Unleashing the Power of Unifying Love
by Associate Michelle Piranio
Association
Prayer for
Transformation

We are a community of people
connected, committed, and
grounded in unifying love.
We embrace our baptismal
charism of unifying love,
empowered through our
membership in the community
of St. Joseph.
We engage in a continual cycle
of renewal hospicing old ideas
and midwifing new.
We open ourselves to the
graciousness of God's
transformative action in and
among us and our world.
Tis requires us letting go,
embracing the gifts and talents
of each other so that together,
we might envision the possible
and bring it to life.
If we can dream it, we can make
it happen.
From the Associate
Assembly-Retreat 2013
www.csjsl.org Page 9
As an artist, Associate Kristen Hall, a student
at Fontbonne University, felt called to deepen
her understanding of the Sisters of St. Joseph’s
communal transformation through painting. Tis
is the story of how her creation came to be.
From tbe Past...
During my spring 2014 semester at
Fontbonne University, I felt called to deepen
my understanding of our community’s
transformation through painting. I remember
reading Sister Jane Behlmann’s “Jewels from
Jane” e-mails and looking at the archived
photographs. Te photos seemed to possess a
certainty about the traditions and identity of
the community years ago. We know who we
were and who we are now, but the uncertainty
lies in the identity of the future.
As I continued to look at these photographs, I realized
that these archives are a look into the past but the future as
well. S. Jane sent out the photo below of a postulant about
to receive the habit. I first noticed the old traditions and
style in the photograph but did not think that was what the
artist was trying to capture. I looked closer and realized this
photo was about transformation. Changing from the person
that she used to be and
evolving into a vowed
Sister of St. Joseph. Te
photo was about joy,
uncertainty, commitment
and trust that God
would guide her in life.
Today, these emotions
still take place in our
transformation journey.
Into tbe Future...
I was satisfied with my reflection on the photo but still
struggled with how I could visually express and research
our future. I smiled and thought, “Why not use the tools I
have at hand.” I have maxims, poems, a constitution, photos
and the Internet. I immediately got on my computer and
Googled the word “transformation.” Many different photos
popped up, but what struck me the most were the images
of space. It reminded me of one night when I felt upset and
very unsure of my future. Even though I only got four hours
of sleep, the sun still rose in the morning and it set in the
evening. Te natural cycle of transformation has always been
at work in the community. My reflection with the earth’s
rotation brought me to the conclusion that things may look
different but the spirit is still the same.
In the center of my painting, I placed the blessed sacrament.
God is the driving force of our individual lives, the earth and
the community. He will guide us in our transformation into
the future if we are open to it. In the mean time, we have
to be aware of the tools of our time and the willingness to
change our ways. I had to redefine my process of reflections
and research for my paintings. I could no longer ignore the
use of tools like Photoshop and images on the Internet.
Using a photo, as a collage in a painting, was a first for me.
I had to change my ways to respond to God’s call for my
paintings.
I am excited to see how my painting and research process
evolves in the future. Use the past, find the spirit and make
something new!
Find the Spirit!
by Associate Kristen Hall
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Source and Summit
Instruments of Peace
by Associate Mary Kay Christian, liturgist
Liturgy
September
3 Midday Prayer 11:45 a.m.
10 Midday Prayer 11:45 a.m.
17 Midday Prayer 11:45 a.m.
24 Midday Prayer 11:45 a.m.
October
1 Midday Prayer 11:45 a.m.
4 Fall Sectionals
8 Midday Prayer 11:45 a.m.
11 Fall Sectionals
15 Midday Prayer 11:45 a.m.
22 Midday Prayer 11:45 a.m.
29 Midday Prayer 11:45 a.m.
Liturgy Calendar
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Te Prayer of St. Francis has been on my mind these days. Te specter of
violence filling our television screens, computer monitors and our minds is
overwhelming. In Syria, Gaza, Iraq, Nigeria, and now even at our own door in
Ferguson, families and children who have nothing to do with the political unrest
around them are at risk and are directly in harm’s way. As anger, fear and death
rages in our world and in our own city’s streets, I wonder how we could have
gotten to this point. And then I hear the words of St. Francis in my mind, “where
there is hatred, let me sow love, where there is injury pardon.”
I am searching my heart for the ways in which I have turned my head when there
has been injury and injustice. Each little act of racism, judgment and most of
all my own inaction contributes to my growing tolerance for gross acts of anger,
violence and injustice on a much larger scale. It is easy for me to see the misdeeds
of others and blame the “system.” But St. Francis’ words are calling me, calling us,
to find ways to become instruments of peace, compassion and healing.
In the days ahead, let’s try to find ways to pray together and work together,
actively seeking” to console rather than to be consoled, to pardon rather than to
be pardoned,” to truly become instruments of peace. Our world, our city and the
future are depending on it.
More than 190 sisters and associates gathered in Holy
Family Chapel for the 2014 Province Assembly. We
opened with the prayer: “In these days to come, may we
think about, reflect on and explore faith with open minds
and freedom to move beyond where we are now, so that
we may accept the challenge of shaping religious faith that
embraces all people living in love and living in God.”
Facilitators Sisters Jean Wincek and Colleen O’Malley,
CSJs from the St. Paul province, led the assembly through
the three days of presentations and sessions. Keynote
speaker theologian and author Michael Morwood shared
his perspectives on traditional theological thought and
emerging paradigms in the 21st century.
Reports and updates were given from various groups
and departments including Association (p. 4),
Imagine If groups (p. 10), and Justice Ministry (p. 7).
Te Congregational Leadership Report came via pre-
recorded video from Sister Miriam Ukeritis, liaison to St.
Louis province. Te Province Leadership gave reports on
Association, Sponsored Institutions and the Concept of
Team.
Te generosity of the community was abundant, as school
supplies were collected for Most Holy Trinity School
in St. Louis and more than $700 was collected from the
Goodies for Gulu sale.
We closed with prayer “for the journey that has been, for
all that life is for us now, for all that the future holds, and
for the mystery of life beyond death.” Amen!
For the complete reports of the days, visit our Members
Only section at www.csjsl.org.
Province Assembly Recap: August 1-3
www.csjsl.org Page 11
Living the Charism Through Justice Ministry
by Anna Sandidge, Justice Coordinator
Justice Ministry
Where do we even begin? As I write this, we have been
witness to anger and violence in the streets of Ferguson,
Mo. As we know, the story is never so easy or simple as it
is portrayed. Emotions are high, old wounds reopened and
many do not know how to respond in a way that doesn’t
trivialize the situation or exacerbate fear and distrust. I
wish I could say that this is an aberration, unique to one
small community, but, as we see, it is the public face of deep
community injustices sustained for prolonged periods of
time. Te system is broken and no one knows how to fix it.
How do we engage a world that is hurting and in such
great need of healing? As was shared during the Province
Assembly we are taking the opportunity to build on the
work that has gone before. We are shifting from a justice
offi ce toward a justice ministry. Te reason for this is an
offi ce is where you get things done; a ministry is something
we are all a part of. I will continue to be available to you as
you seek ways of living your justice ministry and sharing
the charism with the broader community. As we explore
new ways of sharing our collective justice ministry we will
lay down the current structure of the justice committee and
see what new possibilities emerge as we move forward. We
hope to move forward in partnership with liturgy, vocation/
formation, association and communication by developing
three programs: Grandma’s Grace, Sacred Conversations
and the Together in Faith Event Series.
Grandma’s Grace
In iconic form, grandmothers embody unconditional love
and acceptance. Tey evoke a sense of safety, wisdom and
comfort. Often grandmothers can reflect the truth in loving
ways, inviting us into our best selves. For many in the world
today, we have lost the gifts of our grandmothers and have
forgotten how to be grandmothers. Trough Grandma’s
Grace we hope to create workshops, trainings and retreats
grounded in Catholic Social Teaching, theology and the
charism. Here individuals in the community will identify
issues of concern and areas of engagement where they
personally are called. We will develop personal and collective
strategies using the lens of the grandmother and the CSJ
charism to facilitate healing around those issues working
toward not just change but systemic transformation.
Sacred Conversations
Sacred Conversations will build on
the skills and shared experiences
of Grandma’s Grace. Together, in
community, we will explore topics of
relevance and controversy in healing
this world. We will examine our
shared beliefs and possible conflict
around issues of LGBTQ and the
church, racism and violence, the great
political divide and much more. Sacred Conversations
will invite us to listen not only to one another with a
compassionate and caring ear but also with the grace
and presence of the Holy Spirit. Tis will deepen our
understanding of ourselves and the world beyond,
strengthening our loving presence and ministry.
Togetber in Faitb Event Series
Together in Faith is our opportunity to share in learning
and celebrating our charism with sisters, associates and the
broader St. Louis community. Whether through singing,
fellowship or the opportunity to hear the wisdom of others,
we will create an environment of learning and discovery that
again builds on what it means to be CSJ today.
Finally, all that we engage through our justice ministry
will be evaluated and tested through the charism. Before
engaging and while in process we will ask ourselves, does
this action/project practice right relationship, provide
opportunity for reconciliation, work toward unity and
provide an environment of hospitality? If yes, how? And, if
not, then how do I have a ministry of presence to those who
have asked us?
Perhaps our “partnering with new eyes” is not just finding
new people to engage, but a chance for us to see ourselves
and others with the lens of the charism in a new way. What
was implied before now becomes integrated and intentional
in every aspect of the justice ministry. I am excited to join
this part of the journey with you. We’ll need your patience
as we let go of old practices to make way for the creation
of the new. We’ll need your wisdom, your knowledge and
your willingness to help us not only transform ourselves but
indeed, the world around us.
Anna Sandidge
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Meeting Our Ancestors
Profile of an Early Sister Who Died in the Month of September
Sister John Joseph Rouse
Archives
Sister John Joseph Rouse died at the Convent of Our Lady
of Good Counsel, St. Louis, on September 4, 1916, in the
56th year of her age, and the 30th of her religious life.
With the death of Sister John Joseph, a life of singular
beauty was brought to a close, the life of one who valued
the things of time in the light of eternity, and whose clear
vision pierced through the workings of a loving Providence.
She had but one criterion by which to judge any act, "Is it
right?" She sought one approval, that of her Divine Master.
Assured of this, she felt all else was well.
For many years, as Superior of St. Joseph's Hospital, Kansas
City, she gave to all an example of fervent piety and devotion
to duty. When obedience called her to another field of labor,
she took up her new work with the same self-effacing and
God-seeking spirit.
When smitten by the disease that left her no hopes of
recovery, she calmly awaited death. She had done her best.
She felt no fear. God favored her with almost daily visits
in the Sacrament of His Love, and she died, happy in the
thought that she would be near Him for all eternity. [From
the Necrology Book]
Sister John Joseph (Mary) was born in Massachusetts in
1860 to Julia Lally and Patrick Rouse from Ireland. Her early
missions are not recorded. From 1898 until 1911 she was
superior at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. She
replaced Mother Liguori McNamara, who was superior of the
hospital, when she was sent to care for soldiers in the Spanish
American War. Sister John Joseph moved to Our Lady of Good
Counsel Convent (Cass Avenue) in 1911 and died there in
1916 of pernicious anemia/chronic myocarditis. She is buried in
Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis.
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Sister Catherine Mary
Boucher, CSJ
November 23, 1927 - May 18, 2014
Love and discipline were the hallmarks of her care
Te Hand of God Shal Hold You
On November 23, 1927, Elmer and
Catherine ( Janssen) Boucher of Green
Bay, Wis., welcomed their daughter
Marion Ruth to join their busy, happy
family of two girls and five boys.
It might have been the example of the
Sisters of St. Joseph at St. John’s School
or perhaps the example of her mother
who sewed for local orphan children,
but in elementary school, Marion
announced she wanted to be a sister
and work in an orphanage. Graduating
from St. Joseph’s Academy in 1946,
Marion entered the Sisters of St.
Joseph. When the community offered
the opportunity to suggest three
possible religious names, she wrote
“Catherine Mary” on all three spaces!
Catherine was for her mother and
Mary was for Jesus’ mother to whom
she had great devotion. She received
the habit and her chosen name in 1947.
Assigned to St. Joseph Indian School,
Keshena, Wis., in 1949, Sister
Catherine Mary assisted in the kitchen
and with child care. At St. Joseph
Hospital in Hancock, Mich., in 1951,
she began helping in the kitchen but
soon became director of the gift/coffee
shop. She served as a clerk at St. Joseph
Hospital, Kansas City in 1952. Ten S.
Catherine Mary enjoyed being a child
care worker/houseparent at St. Joseph
Girl’s Home, Kansas City (1953-
1958).
While at St. Joseph Home for Boys in
St. Louis she received a certificate in
residential child care from Washington
University. During her 30 years at
the “Boys’ Home,” S. Catherine Mary
gave her boys a steady combination of
discipline, encouragement and love.
“She was strict but in a warm sort of
way,” remembers S. Pat Murphy, who
described Sister as a “mother figure for
many young men over the years.”
S. Catherine Mary spent a brief time
on staff at the Carondelet Day Care in
1988, quickly moving on to St. Louis
Cathedral Grade School as a teacher
aide until 1994. Tough primarily
assisting Kindergarten students, she
also gave individual attention to young
readers, helped in the library when
needed and did lunch duty. S. Phyllis
Bardenheier remembers a day the two
of them were on duty in the lunchroom
when S. Catherine Mary saved a child
from choking to death. “She was very
proud of having been able to do that,”
said S. Phyllis.
As a friend of S. Kate’s niece, Patricia,
S. Shawn Madigan recalls how happy
her [Kate’s] brother Walter and
family were during the summer when
expecting sister’s visit. “So now I know
her brother Walter, who was always
excited when "sister is coming” can
finally stop his anticipation of sister is
coming and wait no longer!”
S. James Patrick Corbett joined her
good friend (and reception) while she
was at St. Joseph Home. For the next
35 years they lived together. From
1996-2005 they shared an apartment.
S. James says that they got along well.
S. Kate (as many affectionately called
her) was an excellent cook; S. James
did cleaning and laundry, and they both
shopped for groceries. Neither of them
drove, so they were not strangers to
walking or taking the bus. When that
became diffi cult they relied on friends
to get them where they needed to go.
When S. Kate decided to go to
Nazareth Living Center in 2005, S.
James chose to do the same. (S. James
tells the story that when they arrived
at NLC, they were asked if they could
sew on buttons. Teir affi rmative
answer promptly put them in charge of
the sewing room!)
Te last year of her life illness confined
S. Kate to Skilled Care. S. James visited
every day, continuing the friendship
they had shared for 67 years. Now it is
S. James who is looking to S. Catherine
Mary to take care of her.
by S. Helen Oates
Page 14 September 2014 PNN
Sister Jean Meier, CSJ
March 5, 1944 - May 21, 2014
Thoughtful, generous, prayerful, poetic
Te Hand of God Shal Hold You
Jean, followed by twin Jack, was born
March 5, 1944, to Dolores (Handing)
and Anthony Meier. An older brother,
Jerry, completed the family. Jean was
taught by Notre Dame Sisters at St.
Engelbert’s school. At Rosati-Kain
High School she met the Sisters of St.
Joseph and was inspired by their spirit.
Deferring to her parents, she attended
Fontbonne College for a year, entering
the Sisters of St. Joseph in September
1963.
Sister Jean taught at Immacolata,
Richmond Heights, Mo. (1967); Our
Lady of Lourdes, Raytown, Mo. (1968);
received a degree in English from
Fontbonne College (1969); ministered
in secondary education at St. Joseph’s
Academy, St. Louis (1971); and St.
Joseph High School, Atlanta, Ga. (1973).
In 1976 S. Jean earned a master’s
in religious studies from St. Louis
University and became religious
education consultant at the Diocesan
Offi ce in Atlanta. She returned to
St. Louis in 1980 to be director of
vocation education. In 1983, S. Jean
was appointed director of novices and
coordinator of Core Group for Vocation
Education.
S. Jean began studies at Loyola
University, Chicago (1986); received a
master’s in pastoral counseling (1988);
taught at the Loyola Institute of Pastoral
Studies (1988-1993), and ministered
as counselor for Parish Counseling
Services (1988-1991). An internship
at University of Illinois Counseling
Center, Urbana (1991-1993) preceded
her doctorate from the School of
Professional Psychology, Chicago (1993).
A post-doctoral fellowship at St. Louis
Behavioral Medicine Institute (1994-
1995) followed. S. Jean was a province
council member from 1992 to 1996.
For a few months in 1996, S. Jean was a
psychotherapist at St. Louis Behavioral
Medicine Institute. She then began her
ministry as psychologist for St. Louis
Consultation Center. In 2013 she
became clinical director for the center.
She served on the Province Leadership
Team from 2008 to 2014.
Memories abound of our beloved Jean
Meier. Marie Damien Adams and I have
been privileged to live with Jean for six
years... Jean was a quintessential CSJ,
embodying and living daily our CSJ values
of love of God and love of neighbor without
distinction. Jean had the gift of bringing
harmony to diverse groups...
She loved everything she did and threw
herself wholeheartedly into it. Family and
local community were important to Jean...
We miss Jean and always will miss her, but
we know she is nearby and for her love we
are grateful. S. Paulette Gladis
Besides being a good and dear friend who
was always willing to listen, I found Jean’s
presence on the Province Council a quiet,
wise gift... After hearing so many scattered
ideas, she could hone in on the underlying
cause... to more clearly address possible
solutions. Jean found solace in poetry.
Perhaps one of the things I/we will miss
most is her ability to capture our feelings
and to express them so exquisitely. S.
Donna Gunn
We were Muny partners...for many years.
She so enjoyed each performance and looked
forward to those summer Friday nights...
she was a very caring and wonderful person
to be with. S. Maryellen Tierney
I had great admiration for [ Jean]. I was
in her sectional … she was always able to
assimilate and articulate the various points
of our discussion…. I found Jean to be
friendly, cheerful and supportive. Marilyn
Koncen, CSJA
Her favorite color was red in our early
years. She loved poetry and wrote poems...
loved to shop... a way to relax and reduce
tension and stress...a devoted friend...very
much looking forward to her trip this fall
to visit Israel and the places of the women
in the Bible. Guess she now has a bird's eye
view. S. Mary Margaret Lazio
My heart is full of gratitude to and for
Jean...She loved life, her family, her many
friends, her community, ministry, work.
She knew how to lighten one's heart when
heavy. S. Connie Gleason
by S. Helen Oates
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Sister James Lorene
Hogan, CSJ
March 23, 1924 - June 5, 2014
A woman of intelligence, quick wit and kindness
Te Hand of God Shal Hold You
Patricia Ann Hogan, first child of James
and Lorine (Staehlin) Hogan was born
on March 2, 1924. Mary Ann, Rosemary,
Kathleen and Daniel completed the
family.
Patricia was taught by Sisters of St.
Joseph at Holy Name Grade School
and Rosati-Kain High School. At RK
she met the School Sisters of Notre
Dame, and briefly considered them when
deciding on a religious community.
She said:
However after having visited their
motherhouse and having been toured
by the provincial, I told her I thought
it was too German for me since I am
an Irish person... So I entered the
Sisters of St. Joseph [1942] and my
first mission was to St. Joseph Institute
for the Deaf where I was a teacher and
a primary supervisor... During that
time I attended Kent State University
receiving a degree in deaf education. As
part of my requirement for the master’s
degree I developed an auditory training
manual for deaf children. Most
probably it was the first one developed
in this country... since auditory
training, at that time, was very, very
primitive. I was able to develop a
book about this and it has been used
throughout the United States...[as well
as] three different curriculum guides for
primary children, preschool children...
[which were] published and used by
educators throughout the United States.
S. Arline Eveld, assigned to St. Joseph
Institute in 1955, recalls that the school
population was expanding so rapidly
that a group of Rosati-Kain graduates
was hired right out of high school
to help teach Kindergarten and pre-
Kindergarten. S. James Lorene was in
charge of training the new teachers.
Tough S. Arline already had some
course work, she joined them in a crash
course in speech and language for deaf
children.
Learning to teach and learning to
make materials to use for teaching
were the most challenging experiences
as there were very few materials and
resources available at that time. S.
James Lorene was most helpful in
every way by hands-on experiences
teaching me how to make visual aids
for teaching lessons in speech and
language for young children. Her
observations were always very positive
and she made me feel as f I was doing
a good job even when progress seemed
slow. She was always available when I
needed help.”
S. Arline also worked with S. James
Lorene at Fontbonne. “My life has been
inspired and blessed by my relationship
with S. James Lorene and I am grateful.”
After spending 1962 teaching junior
high at St. Viator Grade School in
Chicago, she earned a second master’s,
this one in special education, from
Michigan State University. Joining the
faculty of Fontbonne College in 1964,
she spent the next 30 years preparing
teachers of deaf education. S. James
Lorene developed a program in teacher
education which was approved by the
state and eventually used nationwide.
“I think I have been very honored to
participate in deaf education all these
years, since this is what our founders
came here to do.”
S. Paulette Gladis, who was also
at Fontbonne, shares, “Sister was a
competent educator, very knowledgeable
of her subject, and inspiring to her
students. Everyone will remember her
straightforward manner and her wit.”
In 1994, S. James retired and became a
thrift shop volunteer at St. Augustine-
Wellston Center in Wellston, Mo.,
continuing until 2014 when she went to
Nazareth Living Center.
In her oral history taken in 2008,
S. James Lorene said, “At the present
time I have over 100 nieces, nephews,
grandnieces and grandnephews, so I
am from a big family, which is very, very
dedicated to each other and to myself.”
Tis was so evident at her funeral from
the many stories about “Aunt Pat.”
by S. Helen Oates
Page 16 September 2014 PNN
Sharing of the Heart
Tree women from the CSJ tradition gathered in LePuy,
France, June 23 - June 30, to participate in the International
Centre’s “In the Footsteps of Our Founder” Retreat.
Te women were: Ann McClaney-Johnson, president of
Mount St. Mary College, Los Angeles; Sister Gabrielle
Smits, chaplain at St. Joseph Health Center, Kansas City;
and myself, S. Barbara Jennings, coordinator of Midwest
Coalition for Responsible Investment, St. Louis.
One theme laced through all the “footsteps” sites we visited...
the hidden, yet, positive presence of Te Little Design:
Te first women of the Diocese of LePuy, in Dunieres, were
forming in late 1649. We know the name of one, Anne
Deschaux—all of them seem to have been young widows.
It is said in LePuy that Father Pierre Medaille does strange
things (amazing things) (mira moliri) starting I don’t know
what women’s Association. I would like to know what
kind of project this is and by whom he has been allowed to
meddle in things like that, little befitting our Institute
( Jesuit Superior General Piccolomini, 1651)
Te new community, one among many throughout France in
the mid-seventeenth century, does not have a name, at least
to Piccolomini. However, the Sisters of St. Joseph did have a
name and had already submitted their Constitution Preface,
which was approved by Bishop Henri deMaupas. But in
Rome, Piccolomini did not know their name, perhaps the
new “project” was just not that important to Piccolomini.

Today, in the Cathedral of LePuy en Velay, there is a statue
of Ste Eugenie Joubert, whose dress is like the first and
last habit of the CSJs; but she is listed as an Ursuline who
took care of poor orphans in Haute-Loire, the geographical
area. Tere is no mention of the Sisters of St Joseph in the
Cathedral of LePuy.

Today, there is a plaque to mark the Institute of St. Joseph
on rue de Table, LePuy, where the women gathered near
the foot of thecathedral to create lace, make a little profit
from the sale and talk about life. Today, the kitchen is there,
hidden among the elderly of a retirement center.
Today, there is only a plaque to mark the hospice for orphans
in Monistrol from 1776 –1792 when the community was
jailed and finally freed in 1794.

Today, there is no certainty about which house in Bas en
Basset where Mother St. John Fontbonne took refuge from
1794 to 1808. It was her birthplace and where she took care
of her parents during the remaining years of turmoil.

Today, we do not know where the other women stayed
during the Revolution.
Today, the chapel of the motherhouse in Lyon on Rue
mi Careme now belongs to St. Paul School but is being
considered as a national historical sight. Te first Black
Daughters were received there July 14, 1808.

Today, we do have the “Scandal of the Windows” high and
wide, which Mother St. John insisted on during the re-
establishment of the community in 1812 in Lyon. Tere
is a lovely two-room museum there and only a small sign
pointing out its presence to passers-by.

Today, the tomb of Mother St. John is one among many
tombs in a hilltop cemetery in Lyon.

Today, the Centre International is not on a map of LePuy.
Tere is a small sign “Soeur de Sante Joseph” on chemin du
Coteau...leading to a large but simple building.

St. Joseph, the hidden saint, has blessed us. Perhaps
in all our historical and spiritual transformations,
some of which have made us very visible through our
institutions in the United States, Japan, and Peru, we are
the kind of Community which seems to prefer staying
in the background, making changes without great
pronouncements, calling attention to ourselves. Te Little
Design and St. Joseph, partners in mission and in heritage.
Hidden in Plain Sight
How the Heritage Retreat in France Affirmed St. Joseph
by Sister Barbara Jennings
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Te long-time commitment of the Sisters of St. Joseph of
Carondelet to their neighborhood was celebrated by the
Carondelet Community Betterment Federation (CCBF) at
a reception at Bluffs on Broadway on May 29 that honored
Sisters Marie Charles Buford and Mary Ann Nestel. Sister
Marie Charles was integral in the inception of CCBF in
1971 and served as its executive director from the beginning
until 2007. Sister Mary Ann Nestel served as executive
director from 2007 until this spring and now serves as
fundraising director.
CCBF Chairman Tom Purcell, Alderman Tom Villa
and Mayor Francis Slay were there to commemorate the
visionary leadership of the Sisters of St. Joseph.
“Te Sisters of St. Joseph have illustrated tremendous
dedication to the Carondelet neighborhood through their
actions and service,” says Mayor Slay. “Teir efforts not only
better this particular community but they in turn better the
city of St. Louis."
Our Pioneers: The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
by Genise Lay, CCBF Office Manager
Anne Davis, CSJ (LA) Missioned to Peru
With great joy, the Congregational Leadership
Team announce that Sister Anne Davis of the
Los Angeles province is missioned to serve in the
Vice Province of Peru. Her formal missioning
ceremony will take place in Los Angeles before
traveling to Lima in late December.
S. Anne recently completed three years as
the novice director for the U.S. Federation of
the Sisters of St. Joseph in Chicago. In the conclusion of her letter
requesting to go to Peru she wrote,
God has been leading me through my 29 years as a Sister of St.
Joseph…gently inviting me and drawing me to live and serve in new
ways. My intention is to go to Peru in the spirit of our first Sisters of
St. Joseph, open to be used as God’s ‘weak yet apt instrument’ (Fr.
Medaille) in whatever ways God desires.
With our prayerful support we join with Anne to live the Gospel of
unconditional love.
Los Angeles Province
Announces New Leadership
Congratulations to the newly affi rmed Province
Leadership Team for the Los Angeles province
(pictured l-r): Sisters Sandra Williams, Mary
Ann Martin, Angela Faustina, Teresa Kvale and
Suzanne Jabro. Te ceremony was held Sunday,
Aug. 3 during their assembly.
CSJ News
Mayor Francis Slay and Tom Purcell Sister Marie Charles Buford with fellow CSJs. Sister Mary Ann Nestel
S. Anne Davis
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Development Office
Proceeds from this year’s tournament will
support the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
mission and ministry in Gulu, Uganda.
For more information and to register, visit
www.csjsl.org or contact Richard Rutz at
[email protected] or 314-678-0328.
S I S T E R S O F S T . J O S E P H O F C A R O N D E L E T
Join us as we celebrate autumn with a lovely
evening of wine, chocolate, hors d’oeuvres and
music at the beautiful historical motherhouse.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9
6:00-8:00 P.M.
CARONDELET MOTHERHOUSE
$30 per person
Proceeds will benefit the ministries
and retirement needs of the CSJs.
Please RSVP by Oct. 2 to Richard Rutz
at 314-678-0328 or [email protected].
You may also register and
pay online at www.csjsl.org.
FEATURING
Dave Birkenmeier
Director of Food,
Wine & Culinary
Arts Education
Schnucks Markets, Inc.
Anne Birkenmeier
State Wine Educator
Major Brands
Mike Ward
State Wine Educator
Major Brands
Music provided
by Jim Manley/
Chris Swan Duo
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CSJ Book Club
All traditions at one time were new.
And while it is comforting to honor
time long traditions, when does a
tradition become out dated? As our
awareness of universal truth and
ethics grow, so too must mankind
adapt traditions to reflect the universality of truth. It only
takes one person to begin the change.
Te book I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced exemplifies
the need for change in one such archaic tradition. While
there was a time and place for arranged marriages, in our
present age there is no justification for a 10-year-old girl to
experience life as a married woman. Yet, this is the sad tale of
a girl forced into such an experience.
"I'm a simple village girl who has always obeyed the orders of
my father and brothers. Since forever, I have learned to say
yes to everything. Today I have decided to say no." Te book
based on the real-life experiences of Nujood, stirs emotions
for any person who reads her tale. As with most injustices,
the poor and uneducated of any society are most affected.
Money is the motive for Nujood’s father to marry her off at
the age of 10 to a man three times her age. She suffered daily
from physical and emotional abuse not only at the hands of
her spouse but also by her mother-in-law. Unable to deal
with what would appear to be a never-ending future of
abuse, Nujood fled from her marriage. Rather than seeking
protection from her family, she turns to the courthouse of
her hometown.
Her struggle to win a divorce, almost unheard of in a
country where almost half the girls are married under the
legal age and where women have little if any rights, offers
rays of hope for change in this barbaric tradition for all girls.
Since her unprecedented victory in April 2008, Nujood’s
courage in facing Yemeni’s archaic child bride tradition has
attracted a storm of international attention. Te seed of
universal truth is blooming. Change is occurring in Yemen
and other Middle Eastern countries due to Nujood’s tale.
Underage marriage laws are being increasingly enforced
and other child brides have been granted divorces. One
small seed has sprouted leading the way to establishing new
traditions. It’s a fast read filled with issues to ponder.
BOOK REVIEW: I am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced
by Nujood Ali and Delphine Minoui
Reviewed by Madeleine Reilly, CSJ Data Coordinator
Sister Amy Hereford’s book, Religious
Life at the Crossroads: A School for Mystics
and Prophets (Orbis Books, 2013) has
been awarded the prestigious 2014
Catholic Press Award, First Place in the
Gender Issues category. Te Catholic
Press Association award citation says
of Sister Amy and Religious Life at the
Crossroads:
One could come up with a long list of negatives about
religious life in the 21st century, but Sr. Amy has taken
the higher road and convincingly portrays the possibilities
inherent in communities founded and empowered by the
Spirit…Her future-oriented chapter on ‘New Forms of
Religious Life’ should be required reading for everyone in
consecrated life or contemplating it and every bishop—and
that includes Pope Francis.
Sister Joan Whittemore’s Book Published Sister Amy Hereford’s Book Wins Award
Sister Joan Whittemore has published
Maestra: Te Legacy of Fiora Corradetti
Contino, the story of a woman who came
out of an illustrious operatic family to
achieve musical and theatrical wonders
on the stages of Central U.S.A. S. Joan
provides a window into Fiora’s life
and her renowned career as a professional operatic and
symphonic conductor and university professor who has
influenced legions of students, professional singers and
conductors. Readers will meet a remarkable artist who
has dedicated her life to the pursuit of beauty and truth
through music.
“Fiora’s story is one of warmth, humor, wisdom and
music that although it may exist only for an instant in
performance, has a profound and lasting impact on the
listener and performer,” says S. Joan.
PROVINCE Calendar LEADERSHIP Calendar
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NEXT ISSUE: October PNN & Directory Changes
Submission Deadline: Oct. 1 • Publication Date: Oct. 15
For a complete PNN schedule, visit Members Only at www.csjsl.org.
September
8-9 Leadership Mtgs. (All)
12 Avila Board of Trustees Mtg. (RS)
18-22 Congregational Leadership Group Mtg., St. Paul
(MML, ML, RS)
23-25 BHS Leadership Convocation, Duluth, MN
(MML, ML, RS, LS)
October
8-10 Heartland Federation Mtg., St. Louis (All)
18 Fontbonne Board Mtg. (MML)
22-23 Leadership Mtgs. (All)
25-26 Associate Leadership Mtg. (MF, ML, LS)
26-28 LCWR Region VII Mtg. (MF)
28-30 LCWR Region X Mtg., Ruma, IL (MML, ML, RS, LS)
November
1 Government Committee Mtg. (LS)
8 Linger Over Breakfast, Denver (LS)
10 Agenda Committee Mtg. (MF, MML, ML, RS)
12-15 U.S. Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph
Leadership Assembly, San Francisco (MF, MML, ML, RS)
14 Fontbonne President Inauguration (MML, RS, LS)
15 Fontbonne President Inaugural Mass (RS)
17-18 Leadership Mtgs. (All)
September
6 Linger Over Breakfast with Marilyn Koncen, CSJA
11 Come & See the CSJ Way
15 26th Annual Golf Tournament
Westborough Country Club
18 Come & See the CSJ Way Repeat of Sept. 11 event
21 Order of the House
27 Association Picnic
October
9 Wine & Chocolate Event
15 Founders Day Celebration
18 KC Linger Over Breakfast with S. Rosemary
Flanigan Avila University, Whitfield Center
22 A Tale of Two Histories with S. Joan Whittemore
November
2 All Souls Mass
8 Linger Over Breakfast with S. Sarah Heger
15-16 Healing Harp with Amy Camie
23 Thanksgiving Prayer Celebration
*All events at Carondelet Motherhouse unless otherwise noted.
For more event listings and details, visit our
Members Only Calendar of Events at csjsl.org.
www.togetherinfaithseries.com
DEC. 15: Go to Joseph
Presentation by artist Brother Michael
“Mickey” McGrath
NOV. 15-16: Healing Harp
Retreat & Concert with spiritual healing
harpist Amy Camie
A TALE OF TWO HISTORIES
An STL 250th Event with
Sister Joan Whittemore, CSJ
October 22 • 6:00 p.m.
Carondelet Motherhouse
Free Admission
Sister Joan Whittemore shares the fascinating story of her ancestors who came
with Pierre Laclede and Auguste Choteau to establish St. Louis in February 1764
and their connections to the history of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.
RSVP by Wednesday, Oct. 15 to 314-481-8800 or [email protected].
For more information, visit togetherinfaithseries.com.