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SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF CARONDELET AND ASSOCIATES ST. LOUIS PROVINCE OCTOBER 2011

News Notes

Softness lls my days in this season of autumn light.

Insi d e thi s I s su e
STARS for Justice: Alabama
Page 12 Six Sisters of St. Joseph of Alabama share with us their service to the dear neighbor and their works of justice within their community.

Province News Notes

October 2011
Province News Notes is a publication of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louis Province. Its purpose is to promote dialogue and unity within the St. Louis Province and to keep members informed on those subjects that promote community and ministry. We welcome your submissions. Please submit articles and photos to Sarah Baker (e-mail preferred to sbaker@csjsl.org). Materials are subject to editing and will be published at the discretion of the editor.

Making Our History Known

Page 15 Recently certied by the Academy of Certied Archivists, Sister Jane Behlmann shares her mission of making the CSJ history known to the community and public.

Contents
Province Leadership Message ....................................................................3 Wisdom Circle ..............................................................................................4 Communications ...........................................................................................5 Vocation/Formation......................................................................................6 St. Joseph Worker Program ........................................................................7 Liturgy .............................................................................................................8 Gleanings from Senior Ministry .................................................................9 Spirituality Committee ..............................................................................10 Carondelet Chronicles ..............................................................................11 Justice ............................................................................................................12 MCRI .............................................................................................................13 Sponsored Institutions...............................................................................14 Archives ........................................................................................................15 Meeting Our Ancestors.............................................................................16 Necrology: S. Rose Weber ........................................................................17 Necrology: S. Maria Cabrini Oldani ........................................................18 Necrology: Associate Don LePore ..........................................................19 Necrology: S. Patricia Gillespie ................................................................20 Necrology: S. Janine Arellano....................................................................21 Corporation & Council .............................................................................22 Face of the Motherhouse..........................................................................23 Calendars......................................................................................................24

STAFF
JENNY BEATRICE Editor SARAH BAKER Graphic Design SUSAN NARROW AND PRINT SHOP VOLUNTEERS Production, printing and mailing S. JANE BEHLMANN S. AUDREY OLSON S. CHARLINE SULLIVAN Proofreading

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O n t h e Cover : T h e B e auty of Autum n

The beauty of autumn is upon us once again with its changing of leaves and their vibrant fall colors; its cool, crisp weather; and its sense of warmth. See page 22 and enjoy a reection on this wonderful season from The Essene Book of Days.
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Editors Notes
by Jenny Beatrice
At the time of this writing, we are in full-swing preparations for the 175th anniversary Founders Day Open House at the motherhouse on Oct. 15. This event has literally brought the CSJ charism of hospitality to epic proportions, as we have two billboards on Highway 55 inviting the motorists to visit our historic home. I speculate about what the three sisters who started ministry in the humble log cabin would think of these giant invitations. They may not have known exactly how, but I imagine those sisters had the faith that one day, the mission would soar sky high. And with contagious energy, so many of you have personally invited everyone from your family, friends, parishioners, former students, co-workerseven your dentists! No matter how many people walk through our halls on Oct. 15, these connections you made have already succeeded in renewing and creating relationships with our friends, partners and the dear neighbor. I have also imagined how we will spread the word of our 200th anniversary in 2036maybe our message will be beamed to a digital billboard on the side of the moon or directly into personal computers that rest on the lenses of our glasses. I do know for certain that the relationships you have nurtured today will be the foundation for our relationships tomorrow. And the mission will continue to soar.

Our Cup Runneth Over

from Province Leadership
by Sister Patricia Giljum
What a year of celebration! By the time you receive this publication, we will be in the midst of our Founders Day Open House as we continue to celebrate our 175th! My cup runneth over with memories of the summer! With great joy and enthusiasm, we remembered the past as we honored the vision of our founding sisters, we celebrated the present as we gave thanks for all those who have brought us to this time, and now we embrace the future as we entrust all to our loving God. We are reassured, encouraged and grateful for all who journey with us. The participants made many wonderful comments, observations and compliments about the event expressing their delight, pleasure and satisfaction. Hopefully, all of us felt the loving pride of our community. Words are inadequate but hearts are full. Know of the deep gratitude of many of our sisters, associates and partners in ministry. The memories will always be part of us. In remembering these days, remember the words from the book Swarm of Bees: Protais looked out over the crowd in the chapel... There were Sisters of St. Joseph of every age and shape and size. These sisters would serve the dear

Province Leaders: (Back) Srs. Pat Giljum, Jean Meier, Patty Clune and Liz Brown. (Front) Srs. Suzanne Wesley, Helen Flemington and Nancy Corcoran.

neighbor in places unimaginable. Some would be called by the spirit to institutes for the deaf or to the sisters many orphanages or to serve children in the bondage of slavery or to comfort the sick and the dying, to visit the homebound and those who were in prison, and, of course, to educate Gods little ones. As we continue to live and celebrate, let us remember: It is in the rhythm of breathing in and breathing out the gift of unifying love, the sacredness of unifying love, our call to unifying love, and our commitment to unifying love, that we participate in the mystery of transformation.

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Wi s d o m Circl e Wisdom Circle Task Force Report

by Sister Ann Pace
The Task Force worked with issues raised by sisters at the Wisdom Circle presents the next two topics for your considerationadmission and boundaries. Answers to questions pertaining to associates as given by Associate Peggy Maguire are in bold print. Additional comments and suggestions given by the Task Force are in italics. 1. Admission a. Who is accepted and how? The Associate Oce has a set of guidelines that cover the criteria and screening process. (The Task Force members each received a set of the guidelines and all documents that refer to the process.) The Task Force suggested that the material they received also be made available to the Steering Committee. b. Who decides if a person is accepted? The director of associates, the formation team, the mentors of the candidates and an individual interview with the candidates. c. What are the criteria for accepting someone? See the guidelines, p. 2. Criteria for making an associate commitment: the candidates express values, beliefs and commitments in harmony with CSJ documents and lived reality; they 2. Boundaries a. What are the boundaries? Associates participate with voice, not vote. They have nothing to say about government and nances. b. Are these clear? Yes, they are in the guidelines. c. How do associates participate in vowed member activities? Associates participate only to the extent they are invited. The Task Force Sisters Elizabeth Ahrens, Lillian Baumann, Catherine Durr, Patricia Flavin, Margaret Gregg, Mary Ann Hilgeman, Audrey Olson and Ann Pace desire to have an associate relationship with the Sisters of St. Joseph and their associates; they demonstrate a general capacity to cope with the demands of their life situations; they are physically, mentally and emotionally able to carry out the responsibilities and commitments of association; and they live the mission in their personal lives and work.

Ongoing discussion regarding associates in the St. Louis province

Congratulations
Six Sisters of St. Joseph and an associate are honored for their service to the dear neighbor. CCBF 21st Century Community Award S. Marion Renkens, Carondelet Motherhouse administrator Cardinal Rigali Service Award S. Mary Denis Curran, mentor/faculty adviser/educator at Rosati-Kain High School S. Helene Gutchewsky, cook/housekeeper at Sacred Heart Parish, Crystal City Leading Age Missouri Honors Nazareth Living Center Sta S. Mary Rita Essert, Employee of the Year for Administrative Support S. Pat Quinn, Employee of the Year for Client Services A. Barb Leveque, Employee of the Year for Direct Care Fontbonne University Founders Award for Distinguished Service to the CSJ Charism S. Barbara Dreher, executive director of mission advancement of the St. Louis province
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Co mmuni c at i o ns Still Celebrating 175 Years!

by Jenny Beatrice, director of communications
175 for 175 Pledge Campaign
We are more than halfway through our anniversary year. Our open house successfully brought us in communion with our friends, partners and new connections. As a way to continue to build these relationships throughout the rest of the anniversary year, we are inviting people to pledge 175 minutes of service in honor of 175 years of serving the dear neighbor. Its simple: How do people submit their pledge? A person submits their pledge using our online form on www.csjsl.org or through the pledge cards we have printed. What type of service is required? The person chooses the service project. It does not have to be CSJ-related. We do ask participants to list what the service is and where its being performed on the pledge form. How do people let us know they have completed the pledge? There is a fulllment form on the Web site. Pledges and completions will be tracked and updates will be posted online. When is the pledge campaign over? It will run until March 25, 2012, the close of our anniversary year. How can I help spread the word? More information will be forthcoming, as it was with the open house. We have information on the Web site, e-mails you can forward and pledge cards you can share with your contacts. Thanks for your ongoing support of these anniversary promotions!

SAVE THE DATE

Closing Mass for the 175th Year
Sunday, March 25, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. Carondelet Motherhouse For Sisters and Associates Presider: Bishop Edward M. Rice, Archdiocese of St. Louis

A Big Invitation: Billboards on I-55

The Communications Department placed two billboards on I-55 near the motherhouse to promote the Founders Day Open House. Designed by Communications Specialist Sarah Baker, the billboards are receiving a lot of attention and we are getting great feedback.
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Vo c at i o n / Fo r m at i o n
Engaging Family in the Culture of Vocations
by Sisters Kathleen Eiler and Linda Markway
Journey back in time and recall how your parents/family members responded to your initial revelation that you were considering becoming a Sister of St. Joseph. How did they respond? What kind of support did you experience? What questions did they ask? Its been said that older religious recall a time when American Catholics were generally proud and supportive when a child went o to the seminary/convent. For previous generations, a child in priesthood or religious life was a badge of honor, a sign that they were of a good family and their child was fullling the American dream of ascending the social ladder. This is not the overall mindset of parents/family members of todays generation. In conversations with young interested women, weve heard the extreme opposite end of the spectrum. We nd todays families more likely to be cynical about or detached from the Catholic Church. They tend to discourage, be disappointed and/or strongly opposed to their childs life choice as a priest or religious. Vocation ministers who usher in new members agree that opposition usually gives way to approval, although it may take a while, says Carol Schuck Scheiber, content editor of VISION Catholic Vocation Guide. Vocation ministers say that most families have questions about a member who is joining a religious community or becoming a diocesan priest. Will loved ones be happy in the life? Can they be happy? Will family members be cut o from seeing them? What about grandkids? What about continuing the family name? If loved ones are leaving behind careers and homes, will they be left with nothing if a church vocation doesnt work out? Sister Sandy Schmids mother, Theresa Schmid, shared her rst thought when S. Sandy told her she wanted to be a Sister of St. Joseph, I just want you to be happy. She further commented that she hoped Sandy would be true to herself as she integrated into this life choice. Theresa is very aware that todays families may not be so willing to give their child up because their mindset of what it means to be happy, successful and fullled is so dierent from what hers is. There is no magic formula that tells how understanding or supportive a family might be. In general, Catholics who have had positive relationships with priests, brothers or sisters are more supportive than families that are unfamiliar with Catholicism or religious life. Families have legitimate questions and concerns for which vocation ministers/membership must respond. As membership, you can support building a culture of vocations with families in the following ways: Take time to talk with your own family members. Invite family and/or friends of your (grand) nieces to a community event. Be available for adult education, PTA/O programs, etc within your parish. Share your story with young adults in your relationship circles.
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Walking the CSJ Journey

Snippets about our three women presently in the various stages of formation. Sarah Heger - Temporary Profession My small class of 14 is keeping me plenty busy. The 7th and 8th grade volleyball team I coach is showing great improvement over last year. And Fiat house has opened lots of opportunities. It is a sunny beginning to autumn.

Mary Flick - Novitiate I am entering more fully into my full-time novitiate. I spend part of my week with the sisters at Nazareth, meet with motherhouse sta and work with S. Mary Ann Nestel at CCBF. I am also taking a course on the history of religious life and am being tutored by S. Kate Filla on the ner points of the motherhouses history. S. Pat Quinn and I attended fall sectionals in Mobile, Ala.

Clare Bass - Candidacy Fall is a great timenot only is it gorgeous weather, but it is football season! If you would like to have a buddy to watch a game with, let me know. We are busy at Nazareth preparing for the Fall Craft Fair. I am elated that I am ocially in my second year of candidacy. Keep the prayers coming and in the team spiritGo CSJs!

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News from the St. Joseph Worker Program

Treasure Bonanza Yard Sale & Meet the Worker Event
The St. Joseph Worker Program had a very busy September. As SJW volunteer Theresa Guirida adjusted to her new job and new community, the program hosted two fundraising events. The Treasure Bonanza Yard Sale on Sept. 10 not only introduced the program to the St. Andrew Parish community and neighborhood, but also raised over $2,800 for the program. Members of the Fiat House began the day early at 4:30 a.m. to assist in moving all of the sale donations from the basement of the house to the parking lot. By 7 a.m. the sale was set up full of clothing, household goods and furniture. Shoppers were anxiously awaiting the opening of the sale and continued to arrive until 12:30 p.m. when the rain shut us down. All items not sold were packed up and given to charity. The event would not have been possible if it wasnt for all of the volunteers who not only worked at the sale, but also assisted by donating, sorting and pricing all of the items to be sold. This is the second year the program has hosted a sale of this size and the prots more than doubled from last year, making this event a rousing success! On Sept. 17 the program hosted the Meet the Worker event at The Wine Press: Wine Bar & Cafe. The night gave people the opportunity to meet Theresa and learn more about the program. We also celebrated Sisters Linda Markway and Sarah Hegers birthdays. It was a time of good conversation and fellowship. Thanks to all who attended and a special thanks to Wine Press for hosting the event and making a donation to the program. October will likely be a slow month for the program, but recruitment for next years volunteers has already begun and continued training will occur for Theresa. PHOTOS: Top 2 - Many shopped till they dropped at the Treasure Bonanza Yard Sale on Sept. 10. Bottom: (L-R) Aisa Rocha, Theresa Guirida, S. Linda Markway, Deanna Molosky, S. Kathleen Eiler and S. Sarah Heger at the Wine Press.

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Liturg y Source and Summit

by Associate Mary Kay Christian
Liturgy Calendar
October 19 Midday Prayer 11:45 a.m. 26 Midday Prayer 11:45 a.m. November 2 All Souls Day Mass 11 a.m. 9 Midday Prayer 11:45 a.m. 15 Thanksgiving Midday Prayer 11:45 a.m. 30 Midday Prayer 11:45 a.m. There is something about autumn that makes us stop and remember wistfully days gone by. As November approaches and we recall those who have died and gone before us, we look back and remember fondly the good old days. Or sometimes, the memories of pain and loss become ever more present and may weigh on our hearts. This year the changes in the English translations to the Roman Missal will bring back memories both good and bad for many of us in the pews. It may be the memory of childhood innocent faith and reverenceEt cum Spiritu tuo. Or it may be the enthusiasm and excitement of a new way of being church and a new way of praying together presented to us with the Second Vatican Council. Perhaps its the uneasy feeling of having to change something so well-known and familiar as some of our responses at Mass will churn up a lot of memories of past hurts and conict with the church of our youth or even the church of our present-day. But this autumn, as a new liturgical year begins, we have the opportunity to reect and reassess our own memories, dreams and hopes for our communion with the Church. We can listen more deeply and learn more about the words, gestures and rituals we celebrate together in the Eucharist. Only time will tell where these changes will lead. As I watch the leaves blow through the air, I am trying to trust that I am being carried by the breath of the Holy Spirit to the place where I am called to be. Indeed, I am hoping in faith that Gods people, the church, are too.

I can be reached best by phone from 9 a.m.-noon, Monday through Friday. If I am away from my desk or in a meeting, please leave a voice mail message. All calls and e-mails will be returned within 24 hours.

On August 21, Associates Shirley Allbritten, Robin Smitherman, Deborah Marino and Irma Louise Guillot (l-r) of the Fairhope, Ala., community made their ongoing commitment as Associates of the Sisters of St. Joseph. Sisters Julie Guillot, Becky Holley and Joyce Bringer received their commitments.
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The congregational ACOF directors met in St. Paul for their annual meeting, Sept. 15-18. Front: Carolyn Henry, Dianne Nelson (LA), Esmeralda Mejias (Chile). Back: Joan Pauly Schneider (SP), Peggy Maguire, Mary Kaye Medinger (SP), Kathy Grewe, Catherine McNamee (CLT), Angela Perez (Chile), Mickey Kelley (A).

Gl e aning s f ro m S e ni o r Mini str y Retirement Coordinators, Staff Gather in St. Louis for Annual Meeting
by Sister Bonnie Ann Murray
In light of the contemplative/sharing process we are engaged in at this time regarding the future of our congregation, I think it is signicant to point out that our ministry has been working together as a congregation for at least the past 12 years. In September, our province hosted our annual CSJ Community Life Coordinators and Sta Conference. Twenty-eight participants from Albany, Hawaii, Los Angeles, St. Louis and St. Paul met at the Carondelet Motherhouse to break open the theme: Life is a Puzzle. We had great sharing around the following topics: transition from work/retirement, pain management, living with loss, grief and depression, lay-religious relationship in living situation (in our licensed retirement facilities), taking care of the caregiver and getting older, getting better. We had a special visit from Mother St. John Fontbonne (S. Donna Gunn) who armed us in our ministry. Our time together wasnt all work and no play. We drove to Kimmswick, Mo., for a delicious lunch at the Blue Owl Restaurant. And, since it is our 175th anniversary, we went to Cahokia, Ill., where we had an amazing tour of the Holy Family Church (the site where three of our original sisters ministered), given by a parishioner who is the tenth generation of his family in that area. Wow! In the course of our meeting, we were asked to discuss new ways that we can be and act as one congregation through our work, to identify barriers that might keep us from being/acting as one, and to name other working groups with whom our ministry overlaps or with whom we may wish to consider meeting. We had lively interaction and great ideas. Our response will be sent to the Congregational Center to be shared with congregational leaders and with the core process group.

Moving Tip
Each year when the coordinators and staff meet, I come away with ideas of how to better serve the sisters in our ministry. As I prepare to change residence next month, I am reminded of a topic we explored during our retirement coordinators meeting two years ago in Los Angeles: hoarding, collecting and cluttering. Perhaps some of you may be preparing to move or you may be motivated because of change of season. Whatever the reason, I offer this advice: downsize treasures and belongings before someone else identies them as unorganized chaos and clutter. -Sister Bonnie

October is Driving Test Time for Eligible Sisters

This is a reminder for all of us: Be good stewards of the cars entrusted to our care. Be safe, defensive and courteous drivers. Be sure to follow the rules of the road.

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S p iritu alit y Co mmitt ee Presence: A Must-Read for our Conversations About the Future
Many conversations are underway across the province and congregation designed to assist us in navigating this time of transformation and moving into the future. Much community discernment and dialogue is needed and is in progress as we prepare for congregational and provincial chapters. Between now and Nov. 15, we have been invited by the congregation to participate in conversation circles around our mission as Sisters of St. Joseph. A Steering Committee is preparing for a province-wide dialogue about association. And two conversations for sisters have been held around consecrated life. During its Sept. 19 meeting, the Spirituality Committee discussed not only the importance of these conversations for the future of continuing to bring alive the CSJ charism as a gift to Gods creation, but the importance of how each of us brings ourselves to these conversations. A book we recommend as important background in learning how to see from within, the emerging whole, is Presence: Human Purpose and the Field of the Future by Peter Senge, C. Otto Scharmer, Joseph Jaworski, and Betty Sue Flowers. A quote from the book captures the essence of what we are about over the next few years with our conversations: The changes which we will be called upon to participate in the future will be both deeply personal and inherently systemic. Within the context of four colleagues sharing their stories and experiences as educators, consultants and facilitators working with multi-national rms, international institutions, non-government organizations, NASA and the military, the reader is led on a journey of what these four have discovered about the process of transformation. The book challenges us to do the work required of bringing to our conversations our inner truth from the deepest source within us. The book calls this presencing. We would call it discernment. The art of presencing allows us to move beyond our tendency to gather information that conrms our preexisting assumptions. Through the ongoing practice of presencing our inner knowing can emerge. The answers we need are within us, but we must reach a state of clarity about, and connect to, what is emerging within each of us (the parts) and the community (the whole). What to do then becomes obvious and there is minimal need for decision making. Presencing leads to rediscovering purpose and when we connect with this deeper sense of purpose and connect it to the whole, amazing alternatives emerge. This works simply because everything is connected, because we are all one. We are being invited to participate in many conversations, which will lead us to this deeper sense of knowing. If we are to avoid imposing old frameworks on new realities, reaching this deeper sense of knowing is crucial. As you read this book you will resonate with familiar pieces of our own CSJ spiritualityall are one, sharing of the heart and sharing the state of the house. Presence is a contemporary illustration of the spirituality that has been with us since the 17th century. The Spirituality Committee encourages sisters and associates to read the book, share it with others and fully participate in these conversations that will assist all of us in seeing our next steps emerging from within each of us.

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Caro n d el et Chro ni cl e s
LOB: Getting Older, Getting Better Part 2 - Donna Gunn, CSJ
by Sister Marion Renkens As one of the presenters at the rst Linger Over Breakfast series in 2005, Sister Donna Gunn spoke about how "getting older means getting better." On Saturday, September 17, she returned to do part two on the topic. S. Donna admitted she didn't remember everything she said six years ago, but does it matter that we don't remember everything as the years pass? Getting older, getting better is not about questioning our memories but about questioning our willingness to change. Are we willing to adapt? Do we nd meaning, opportunity and growth during times of change? Research says that people who have endured and adjusted to many changes, such as "Army brats," age the best. Other important questions to ask ourselves as we age is "What are we called to do in the ministry of aging?" Sister Donna outlined the following: The Ministry of Listening: As we listen to one another we can grow. S. Donna says, "A community that has more memories than dreams has forfeited the right to exist." The Ministry of Armation: Change your thoughts of "We weren't enough, We don't measure up" by arming and praising one another, write about the good things in life and restore the sense of common good, putting the good of all before our own needs. The Ministry of the Redemptive Healing of the World: S. Donna asks, "When Jesus was on the cross, did he not have a ministry?" Aging for most of us is the way we go back to God. Aging leads us to the redemptive power of God. Aging equals the great mystery of transformationthe body is giving way but the spirit is getting stronger. We minister when we are "being" not just doing. Go to heaven with a st full of people you have ministered to. We have to nish the ministry of Jesus. S. Donna closed with a meditation on the word "ruah," the Hebrew word for spirit that expresses breath, order, wisdom, healing and gratitude and with the song Buttery by Earth Mama which says, "And on the day of my last breath, I expect the angels like butteries over my head." The nal 2011 Linger Over Breakfast on October 22 with Ann Rotermund will explore the spiritual growth from the ashes of homelessness in Phoenix Rising.

CSJ Housing Fair

by Sister Amy Hereford On Sept. 25, the rst Housing Fair in the St. Louis province was held. This was a gathering of sisters who will be changing their residence or who are beginning to think about moving. About a dozen sisters shared prayer, conversation and a picnic. It was a delightful gathering. We shared about the blessing that community and home has been to us over the years. How nice it has been to have sisters to share our lifewith its blessings and challenges to share prayer and work, laughter and tears. It has been important for us. We also reected on the hardships of our brothers and sisters who don't have a home or family or community. How blest we are! We pray and work that all may have the basic necessities and the blessing of family, friends and community. As I ask myself where community is leading me, I also admire the courage of the women who are facing changes in their lives and supporting one another along the way. I heard many say that this could be their last move. That is the reality of many sisters. They are coming to their last moves, very much alive and vibrant, but conscious of where they are in life. As I face my future, they encourage me to go forward with honesty and courage. And along the way, we support one another and enjoy the journey. Many other sisters expressed interest in this gathering and some asked to have another gatheringperhaps in the spring so stay tuned if you would like to join us next time.
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Ju sti c e STARS for Justice: Alabama

by Sister Carolyn Hupperts
I know you have heard the old song Stars Fell on Alabama, but I know some stars who consciously chose to go there for the purpose of furthering the cause of justice. Sister Barbara Jennings and I traveled to Alabama and asked several of the sisters there to tell us in their own words how they are doing that. Here are their responses: S. Fran Voivedich, Selma: I am codirector of the Center of Hope Senior Activity Center. We have 60 AfricanAmerican women whose ages range from 59 to 91. We consider the activities to be spiritual with our daily devotions, our physical exercises to enhance our strength, and arts and crafts and games to encourage wellness and creativity. S. Gail Trippett, Montgomery: We are trying to increase the number of African Americans entering the STEM careers. The national report says African Americans enter science, technology, engineering and mathematics at a rate of 0.02 percent. Resurrection Catholic School is striving to change that statistic. We are currently a NASA Explorer school seeking to increase the vigor of scientic study. S. Mary Jo Logan, Montgomery: I teach day care workers Sisters Mary Jo (l) and Gail the basics of child development. The classes inform providers of the fact that by law (ADAEDA) all licensed day cares in Alabama must accept children with disabilities. I also give parents and providers information about resources for children with disabilities. And I go to other sites for childcare training oered by United Cerebral Palsy. S. Roseanne Cook, Camden: Wilcox County has segregated schools. I have been a promoter of Camden Christian Academy, the only racially integrated school in the county. The Sisters of St. Joseph have donated
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generously to the school as well. I have been serving the rural poor for the past 25 years, providing free medical service and charity medicines.

Sisters (l-r) Roseanne; Pat, Cecil Cusson, and Jane

S. Pat Hauser, Camden: I take blood pressure at a local drug store two days a week in a small town in southern Alabama. Many of our folks are unemployed poor. S. Jane Kelly, Selma: We are trying to bring about justice in health care by serving the people who are without health insurance. We also supply medications to the uninsured. It is in networking with the dear neighbor that we are able to promote justice to a small area of people. S. Barbara and I enjoyed our visit with the sisters in Alabama. And, without any planning, it became a pilgrimage for us. We visited the Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham, and, with S. Mary Jo as our hostess, the Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery and the National Historic Trail and Museum outside Selma. They have statues of marchers there with one wearing a CSJ habit! You cannot cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge into Selma or see Dr. Kings jail cell or the bus that Rosa Parks rode on without thinking of all the justice seekers who went before us, some famous and some very ordinary, like ourselves. We shall overcome! I know there are other sisters in Alabama working to further the cause of justice. We simply were Sisters not able to visit all of them. Carolyn (l) I suppose that will require and Barbara another trip!

M C RI Year Two Focus on Water Sustainability Begins

by Sister Barbara Jennings, MCRI coordinator
The 14 members and six associate members of the Midwest Coalition for Responsible Investment are committed to dialogue and shareholder resolutions as our way to social change. Along with the Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) and many other groups, we recognize and address the scarcity of water for the growing world population. While many of our congregations have pledged to not buy bottled water and use less water in every way, the situation remains deeply systemic and dire. On July 28, 2010, the United Nations passed a Right to Water and Sanitation Resolution, recognizing that clean water is a right and resource for all. Along with ICCR sta, we are continuing to use water to clean up our companies. Here is a summary of MCRIs actions in 2010-2011 and what we plan to address in 2011-2012: AMERENMissouri: We led a resolution asking Ameren to report on its eorts to identify and reduce the health and environmental hazards of coal combustion waste or coal ash, especially in wet ponds. The shareholders vote was 46.3 percent. We received good press in the St. Louis Post Dispatch and in investment journals. We heard Amerens report on September 28 and were not completely satised; the report was vague, lacked specic goals and dollar amounts. The report glossed over the fact that the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (our local EPA) does not monitor coal ash landlls or ponds beyond the initial permit. So Ameren has been getting by for many years with leaks from their landlls and ponds into the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. We will see their revised report on October 20 and then decide about re-ling. Boeing: We led a resolution on ethical standards for military contracts, an issue MCRI has addressed many times in the past. Boeing challenged our resolution and it was omitted from the Proxy Book. However, three vice presidents initiated a dialogue with us on ethical standards and human rights in their supply chain. Boeing does not require non-government subcontractors to follow International Labor Organization rules, nor does Boeing monitor their supply chain beyond present requirements. We will probably le a resolution with ICCR members. Monsanto: MON will begin to develop a policy that recognizes the human right to water. MON, along with other agricultural companies and trade organizations, remains committed to the Mississippi River Initiative at $5 million a year for the Nature Conservancy eorts to lessen the amounts of fertilizer and herbicides entering the River tributaries. MON agreed to record and report specic amounts of water used in research and development and in elds in India, Brazil, Mexico and the United States. We continue to work for greater disclosure and forward-looking practices. Peabody Energy: The largest coal company in the world is talking to us twice a year. They sent us their Surface Water Quality Report and have improved their water measurements. They hired a corporate social responsibility (CSR) director and agreed to participate in Newsweeks Green Rankings, an assessment of the environmental performance of the largest publicly traded companies in America and around the world. (Look for Newsweeks 2011 rankings in its Oct. 17 issue.) We will continue to press them towards better practices in water sustainability and management. Arch Coal, Inc: We are opening a dialogue and possible resolution with this company on water management, especially in regards to mountain top removal. This fall and winter, MCRI members will continue to address other issues such as price restraints for pharmaceuticals, fairness in nancial companies and modern slavery in supply chains. If you are interested in any of our specic eorts, please contact me at midwest.coalition@yahoo.com or a member of your congregation's Corporate Responsibility Committee.

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S p o ns o re d Inst ituti o ns
Ascension Health Announces PJP
The Vatican has approved a petition that allowed St. Louisbased Ascension Health to transition to a public juridic person sponsorship model. A newly formed PJP called Ascension Health Ministries became the health system's sole sponsor June 30. Tony Tersigni, Ascension Health president and chief executive, said the change allows religious and laypeople to better share sponsorship responsibility. He said the PJP structure helps assure that Ascension Health will be sustained and strengthened over time. The largest Catholic and nonprot health system in the U.S., Ascension Health has more than 1,200 locations in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Ascension Health was formed in 1999, when four provinces of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent DePaul brought the Daughters of Charity National Health System together with the Sisters of St. Joseph Health System, sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Nazareth (now part of the Congregation of St. Joseph). In 2002, the Sisters of St.

Reprinted with permission from Catholic Health World, August 15 issue

Joseph of Carondelet became the sixth sponsor when the Carondelet Health System joined Ascension Health. Plans now call for the Alexian Brothers Health System, sponsored by the Alexian Brothers, to join Ascension Health. Since its formation, Ascension Health has operated under the sponsorship of a council with representation from its ministries' sponsoring religious congregations. In 2006, two members of the laity joined the council. In December 2010, the council petitioned the Vatican's Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life to create Ascension Health Ministries and designate it as the sole sponsor. The initial members of Ascension Health Ministries will be S. Helene Lentz, CSJ; S. Barbara Moore, CSJ; S. Mary Walz, DC; Dr. Andre Delbecq; S. Mary Kay Hadican, CSJ; Jack Logue; Gino Pazzaglini; Leroy Rheault; S. Mary Ann Rodgers, CSJ; and S. Kay Ryan, CSJ, who serves as interim chair.

Multicultural Awareness
In order to witness what we ask of the world, we will look for ways to grow in our multicultural identity, acknowledging and confronting the racism that exists among us. From our Acts of Chapter, Deepening Communion With Each Other Did you know that Ramadan, the holy season of fasting, was just completed? Muslim people believe every action done with the awareness that it fullls the will of God is considered an act of worship; but the specic acts termed the Five Pillars of Islam provide the framework of Muslim spiritual life. Five things to know about Islam are: The Declaration of Faith: "I bear witness that there is no god but God and that Muhammed is his messenger." Prayer is prescribed ve times a day as a duty towards God. Prayer strengthens and enlivens belief in God and inspires one to a higher morality. Fasting is called for during the month of Ramadan. This involves abstention from food, beverages and sexual activity from sunrise to sunset and it means curbing evil intentions and desires. Allowances are made for health, age and circumstances. After sunset, there are family and community meals and celebration.
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Zakat is a proportionately xed contribution from the surplus earnings and wealth of the Muslims. It is spent on the poor and needy and for the welfare of society as a whole. The Haji is the pilgrimage to the Ka'bah in Makkah (Mecca), at least once in a lifetime, provided one has the means to undertake the journey. Action Ideas: Discuss these ve things with your community. What commonalities and what dierences do you see in comparison with your faith? Pray for our sisters and brothers around the world who live their Muslim faith. The information is by Kathy McGinnis and is reprinted with permission from The Institute for Peace and Justices quarterly newsletter, Peace Pieces.

Arc hiv e s Making our History Known

What is a certied archivist and what is the certication process? A certied archivist is someone who has met the standards of experience and education for an archivist and has passed the certication exam administered by the Academy of Certied Archivists (ACA) which is an independent, non-prot organization for certifying professional archivists. Becoming certied requires someone to have a broad knowledge of archives in seven distinct areas called Domains such as Appraisal & Acquisition, Preservation & Protection and Professional, Ethical & Legal Responsibilities. In order to maintain credentials the archivist must either engage in professional development activities and recertify by petition or recertify by examination, keeping skills and knowledge base current. Archivists must be recertied every ve years. Recertication recognizes and rewards contributions to the profession. What are the benets of being certied? I dont think certication will enhance my salary, however, becoming certied has forced me to become familiar with areas of the archival profession that I do not engage in on a regular basis, such as legal responsibilities and outreach. It is helping me to shape my abilities into those of a wellrounded archivist. I think the province will denitely benet from my increased knowledge and experience. How and when were you called to this ministry? I was appointed to the position of province archivist in 2004. When I heard that Sister Charline Sullivan was planning to retire I jumped at the chance to apply for the position. I loved my job in Fontbonnes Library where I

Sister Jane Behlmann, recently certied by the Academy of Certied Archivists, talks about her mission of making the CSJ history known to the sisters, associates and the public.
had been for 28 years, but the thought of working with the history of the community really drew me. It has been a lot of work, but so rewarding. And I am so thrilled to have kept S. Charline on the sta. Her knowledge of our history is invaluable and she is my right hand. How do you view your role as the "keeper" of the province history? I dont so much think of myself as being a keeper of the province history as being an educator. Making our history known to the sisters and associates as well as the general public is my mission. I try to do that in many ways, some of which are Jewels from Jane and Meeting Our Ancestors. What are some of your favorite events and stories from CSJ history? I love the diary of the Trek to Tucson. Its so colorful. And I feel a special connection to the re in 1858 that destroyed some of the buildings at Carondelet, because that happened on my birthday, January 21. What are some areas that you are interested in investigating further? I would love to nd out more about the Red Bridge over the River Des Peres where, according to Eliza McKenny, a boarder in the log cabin, the Academy students used to go on picnics. I also wish we could nd denitive data on whether our convent was on the Underground Railroad. I keep searching, but dont really expect to nd anything. I would like to nd some information about the sisters life here during the Civil War, but there is nothing in our records.

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Me e t ing O ur Anc e s t o r s Prole of an Early Sister Who Died in the Month of October
Mother St. John Fournier ( Julia) died in the Oce of Superioress of the community at Chestnut tnut Hill, Philadelphia, Penn., on Friday at 8:20 20 p.m., October 15, 1875, in the sixty-rst year of her age and the thirty-seventh of her religious profession. Mother St. John was an adopted sister of our lamented Mother Celestine [Pommerel]. They were educated together, and when our beloved Mother came to this country, Mother St. John accompanied her. They left Lyons on the 9th of April, 1837, and were detained in Brest until the 5th of June whence they y took shipping in the frigate Heronimie, which being a trading vessel belonging to the French government, touched at several ports in the West Indies. From Havana they took passage to New Orleans where they landed in August and nally reached St. Louis, September 4, 1837. Mother St. John took her vows in Carondelet, December 27, 1838. Mother Delphine Fontbonne was the Superioress. Right Reverend Bishop Rosati, the rst bishop of St. Louis, received her vows. About the year 1841, Mother St. John was sent in capacity of superioress with Sisters Antoinette Kincaid and Aloysius Fitzsimmons to open a school for colored children on Third Street, St. Louis, from whence she was removed to the Male Orphan Asylum then situated on Third and Walnut and until that time (1845) under the direction of the Sisters of Charity. In April 1847 the Right Reverend F. P. Kenrick, then bishop of Philadelphia, visited St. Louis and on his return took a colony of our sisters to replace the Sisters of Charity in charge of the orphan boys. Among these were Mother St. John, Superior, Sisters Magdalen, Martha, M. Joseph and Elizabeth. During our dear Mother Celestines lifetime, Mother St. John acted in concert with her in founding other houses of our congregation in the city and diocese of Philadelphia. In the year 1851 Mother St. John returned to St. Louis and
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was sent by Mother Celestine with a colony of t St. Paul, Minn., but was recalled to sisters to Phila Philadelphia the following year. During her adm administration of the oce of superioress sh founded 25 establishments in the she d diocese of Philadelphia. Mother St. John was remarkable for her spirit of poverty. The houses she established were all founded on this p principle. She was also very zealous of t least innovation in the rule and in the th primitive form of the religious dress. the Alt Although laboring under the disadvantage ve delicate health nearly all her life, she of very n allow herself a dispensation from would not commo life and until the last few years, she the common presided at all the spiritual exercises of the community. When no longer able to leave her room and while suering from a complication of diseases, she continued to administer the aairs of the communities under her jurisdiction and spent her leisure hours in translating from the French several works of merit such as: The Sign of the Cross in the Nineteenth Century and Meditations on the Litany of Loretto. Mother St. John was exceedingly beloved by all her sisters and respected by all who knew her. [From the handwritten Necrology Book] Mother St. John Fournier ( Julie Alexise) was born in Arbois, France on November 12, 1814 to Marie Louise Reambeau and Jean Claude Fournier. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in Lyon, France on June 8, 1836 and was received there on June 16, 1836. She made profession of vows in Sts. Mary and Joseph Church in Carondelet, MO on December 27, 1838. Prior to entering the Sisters of St. Joseph she had been in a cloistered community, the Community of the Immaculate Conception, where she received the habit in April, 1828 and made rst profession in 1832. Mother St. John is buried in Mount St. Joseph Cemetery in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania.

The Hand of God Shall Hold You

Sister Rose Weber

Sister Rose was born June 24, 1926, in Chicago, Ill., and named Margaret Anne, after her mother who died shortly after the birth of S. Rose and her twin sister, Betty. Her father remarried, and the family grew with the births of a younger sister, Marita Monica, and brother, James Rodrick. The family cared for and loved an older child, Gregory Allen, who died of congestive heart failure at a young age. Mr. Webers job transferred him to St. Louis in the early 1940s. After the family moved, S. Rose completed her senior year of high school at RosatiKain. To prove to her parents that she was serious about entering the convent, she got a job so as to have money for her dowry. Her wish to become a Sister of St. Joseph was realized when she left home in February 1945. In August of that year, she became a novice and received a new name, S. Rose Angela. After her profession in 1947, she began her ministry of teaching for the next 25 years. As a rst grade teacher, S. Rose felt she was successful, especially since she had wanted to be a nurse at the outset. Her rst assignment was St. Viator School in Chicago; after three years in St. Louis, she returned to St. Viators. From there she moved to Marquette, Mich.; Inglewood, Colo.; and back to Michigan at St. Johns in Ishpeming. She nished out her teaching in Missouri: Raytown, Sedalia, St. Louis, Montgomery City and Vinita Park. Except for one year in the intermediate grades, S. Rose taught only rst grade.

June 24, 1926 - August 25, 2011 Loving, gentle presence to many
When she reached age 50, she wanted a new adventure. While teaching at Holy Guardian Angels School she would visit patients at City Hospital. These visits, she said, sparked a yearning to be with the sick. Her early dream was coming to fruition in a new way. She began slowly by volunteering in the summer of 1974 at St. Joseph Hospital in Kirkwood where she engaged with the newly admitted and surgical patients. When she learned about an excellent pastoral ministry program being planned in the St. Paul province, S. Rose decided to enroll. Eventually she found her niche: in pastoral care at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Belleville, Ill., and at St. Joseph Hospital in St. Charles, Mo.; as a pastoral associate at DePaul Community Health Center in St. Louis; and nally, after she received her certication in 1996, as a hospital chaplain, also at DePaul Community Health Center. In this second half of her life, she had realized an early dream, but dierently, not as a nurse, but as a comforter of the sick nonetheless. S. Rose suered a mild heart attack in January 1996. She was able to accept this diculty with courage because, she said, she knew God would protect her. After all, she noted, God had been there for her as she had twice battled breast cancer. However, knowing that her memory was failing her and suering somewhat with congestive heart failure, S. Rose decided to retire to Nazareth in 2002.

S. Roses great desire was to be a loving Sister of St. Joseph. She received that grace in abundance. As she had comforted the sick while actively engaged in ministry, at Nazareth Living Center, too, she was a comfort to all whose lives she touched. Often she prayed before the Blessed Sacrament for her family, friends, and the many patients who had crossed her life and touched her heart. S. Rose suered a stroke in May and received a pacemaker on May 17. During the time leading up to her death, S. Rose accepted Gods will for herself. She never complained and was always thanking her nurses and other caregivers. Her family was attentive and present to her the last few days. May the God she loved and served her whole life welcome her into everlasting life. S. Kathleen Karbowski S. Rita Louise Huebner

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Sister Maria Cabrini Oldani

December 30, 1920 - August 28, 2011 Way of being welcomed others
Sister Maria Cabrini wrote, In southwest St. Louis, there is an Italian settlement called The Hill. It was on The Hill that I was born December 30, 1920, the last of ve children born to Isidoro and Regina Garavaglia Oldani. The family worshiped at St. Ambrose Parish. Although baptized Adele Teresa Oldani, she was soon called Julia after her grandmother Julia, who had died in Italy soon after Adele Teresa was born. The name stayed with her throughout life. After eighth grade, she attended Rosati-Kain High School where she met the Sisters of St. Joseph. Hers was a special relationship with sisters. After her mother died when she was just six years old, she received much attention and comfort from them. In addition, her older sister had entered the Sisters of St. Joseph. As a high school student, Julia and her classmates were invited to visit Carondelet, which she grew to love and where she could visit her sister, S. Regina Frances. Inuenced by Mother Tarcisia Finn, who took a special interest in her, Julia entered the community in September 1939. During S. Maria Cabrinis many active years of religious life she served in Missouri, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan and Colorado. Her favorite place was wherever she was missioned. Most of her ministry was in elementary education, both primary and junior high students. She also served as principal and superior in some locations. As a teacher, she generously encouraged the students and other teachers. A talented artist, she appreciated beauty in its many forms by painting watercolors, especially of her beloved Rocky Mountains and their glorious aspens. She shared these gifts generously as well as her faithfulness to friends and her profound compassion that welcomed all into her life. She was the embodiment of hospitality, an old shoe, who never took herself too seriously but welcomed others with utmost respect and kindness. She loved being a Sister of St. Joseph, was faithful to community and very proud of the congregation. Her ministry at St. Marys which began in 1977, is legendary. At the outset she was a teacher, but in 1984 she became its parish visitor without equal. The sick, the homebound and residents in nursing homes looked forward to her coming. Later, she enrolled newcomers into the parish and visited each new person or family. In 1991 she and S. Ellen Roach, the parish adult education coordinator, began to live together. Supporting each other, the two of them served the parish well. By 1993 the parish was growing so quickly, it became impossible for S. Maria Cabrini to visit each one of them, so she welcomed them by telephone or by letters.

When she celebrated her 60th jubilee at St. Marys in Littleton, Colo., the pastor, Father David Bluejacket, noted that she was a model of humility and gentleness; an inspiration of faith and spirituality; and a witness to discipleship and love, a treasured blessing to St. Marys. While she considered herself something of a traditionalist she enjoyed staying up with the times and tried to accept what comes each day. Her advice to those considering a vocation: Give it a try! Im sure you wont regret it. Can anyone summarize such a beautiful life? This joyful, prayerful woman, at the ready to help wherever she could, is a perfect example of what it means to be a Sister of St. Joseph. May she share her spirit with us that we may become more like her. May she rest in peace. S. Rita Louise Huebner

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Associate Don LePore

July 18, 1927 - August 7, 2011 Saw the dear neighbor in everyone
Don was born in Bronx, N.Y. to Rosemary and Michael LePore on July 18, 1927. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After service, he earned a BBA degree from Iona College in New York. He married his wife Josephine in 1955. Jo and Don have three children and six grandchildren and were married for 56 years. Don was ordained a deacon for the Diocese of GalvestonHouston in 1972. He then earned a bachelors degree in theology and a masters in religious education from the University of St. Thomas in Houston and did CPE training. He was a sales representative for Proctor & Gamble for over 20 years and owned Catholic book stores in both Houston and El Paso. At his memorial service, his son, Steve, said he sold everything from beer to bibles. Don served as director of the Diaconate program for Galveston-Houston, and as a hospital chaplain and chairman of the Religion Department at Cathedral High School in El Paso. After moving with Jo and his family to Kansas City, Don was the catechumenate director and pastoral associate at St. Therese Little Flower Parish. At the invitation of Jo, who was an associate of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Don entered the formation process and became an associate on March 11, 2001. He and Jo were active and much-loved members of the Holy Family Associate Community in Kansas City. In January of this year, Don and Jo discerned that the time had come for them to move to prayer/witness because of various health issues. They continued to stay connected to the community and to live the CSJ charism. Don wrote: I make my commitment as an associate of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and to their works, be it in Pine Apple, St. Louis, or Peru, where I am with them and they with me in our corporate works, be it education, nursing, retirement, CSJ care. We share much, both vowed and associates. We share the charism and unity. My commitment demands I see the dear neighbor in all and, with your prayers, my dear neighbor, I will. And until the day of his death, Don did. S. Helen Flemington

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Sister Patricia Gillespie

S. Patricia Gillespie knew intuitively what it means to be in right relationship as a Sister of St. Joseph when she voiced the following: I see any ministry as a channel through which I meet people and develop relationships with them to live the gospel ministrys idea that we all can be one. Indeed, she lived this value throughout her life as teacher, guidance counselor, campus minister, director of RCIA, hospital chaplain and spiritual director, together with all their attendant programs. S. Pat learned about oneness rst of all from her family. She was born September 4, 1929, in Kansas City, Mo. She had one younger brother, William Gerard, whom she loved dearly. Reecting on her family life, S. Pat noted that her parents mirrored for her and her brother their strong commitment to prayer and to the church. Her mother, she said, was her rst example of a woman who had great love and devotion to God. S. Pat entered the community in the fall of 1947, as part of the famed Kansas City crowd and received the habit and name S. Margaret William on March 19, 1948. Like many others of her time, she studied at Fontbonne College and graduated with a degree in mathematics in 1960. Prepared for educating the young in elementary and secondary schools, she began as teacher at Holy Rosary School in St. Louis. Subsequently she taught

September 4, 1929 - September 8, 2011 That we all may be one

in Indianapolis, Ste. Genevieve, Florissant and Waco. In 1967, S. Pat earned a masters degree in guidance and counseling that launched her into a new sphere. In 1970, equipped with her degree, she took on the role of guidance counselor at St. Francis de Sales High School in Denver (1970) and at St. Teresas Academy in Kansas City (1971). In both of these schools, students and teachers alike appreciated her peaceful spirit and her willingness to listen to them. By 1982 she felt she was prepared enough to accept the invitation to be the new spiritual counselor and campus minister at Avila College in Kansas City. While at Avila, S. Pat established prayer groups and bible study groups; she organized retreats, volunteer programs and religious serviceall on an interfaith basis so that all could share their beliefs about spirituality. Avilas faith community grew into greater oneness during her ve years of ministry there, as she truly incorporated her love for the charism and her concern for the dear neighbor on the campus. In the following years, she served as chaplain at St. Josephs Hospital in Kansas City (1987) and as director of the RCIA program at St. Thomas More Parish (1988), a six-year stint. S. Pat liked the pace of parish ministry and after a sabbatical program on holistic spirituality, she became director

of the Adult Faith Development Program at Seven Holy Founders Parish in St. Louis in 1996. At the same time she served in parish work, she involved herself as a team member with other Sisters of St. Joseph who presented charism workshops. This experience allowed S. Pat to share her expertise on the study she had done at the University of San Francisco, a two week Ignatian Symposium on Spirituality, that inuenced the rest of her life. Energized and challenged with her new-found understanding about community and church, she shared her heightened learning across the province. Her last active years she gave herself to others as a spiritual director and counselor. As her health began to fail, S. Pat decided to move to Nazareth Living Center in 2003. These last few years had been dicult for her as she sank deeper and deeper into her dementia. But now she sees God face to face, words she chose as her theme for celebration. May this peaceful, gentle woman rest in peace. S. Rita Louise Huebner S. Kathleen Karbowski

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Sister Janine Arellano

Sister Janine was one of six children born December 6, 1931, to Anselmo and Victoria Guerrero Arellano. Her parents were born in Spain, were married in 1908 and raised their family in Europe. In 1917, Janines father emigrated alone to the United States and 12 years later had enough money to bring his family over from Spain. They settled in Brooklyn, N.Y., where Janine was born in 1931, the only child born in the United States. From little on, Janine was eager to learn about her Catholic faith, memorizing her prayers and looking forward to receiving the sacraments, even though her parents were not churchgoing people. Her older sister Madeleine was her godmother. Taking her responsibility seriously, Madeleine made sure Janine attended catechism classes at St. Cecilias, their parish church. As a young adult, Janine seriously practiced her faith and learned all she could about various spiritual practices. Her favorite book, The Autobiography of the Life of St. Therese of Lisieux, she said had a great impact on me. While at the University of Illinois in Champaign, she explored the possibility of religious life with help from her spiritual director. He introduced her to the Sisters of St. Joseph at Holy Cross in Champaign, and, with encouragement from them, she entered the community in September 1955. She received the habit and name S. Maria on March 19, 1956.

December 6, 1931 - September 17, 2011 Always seeking the more

S. Janine began her active ministry as an elementary teacher in St. Louis. Later she taught Spanish in high schools, rst at Reicher High School in Waco; her most extensive teaching was at St. Josephs Academy in St. Louis where she served from 1964 to 1981. S. Janine was an avid student herself and absorbed all she could to prepare for all teaching levels. Eventually she earned a masters degree in Spanish from St. Louis University in 1970. After teaching she took up pastoral care. Among other places, she was a chaplain at St. Francis Hospital in Wilmington, Del., for 11 years. In her pre-retirement years S. Janine taught basic education classes in the St. Louis Public School System as well as GED preparation classes. A gift to her students and a master teacher, she sparkled up her program with a variety of guest speakers and special eld trips. Seemingly restless, S. Janine was always yearning for the more, seeking out her God by attending workshops, lectures, 30-day retreats, weekend retreats and scripture study classes. She rarely missed a gathering sponsored by the community and took seriously her part in mentoring associate candidates while attending many associate functions. Independent and often fearless, she would travel great distances by herself. Her dedication to family took her to New York, New Jersey, Atlanta, Georgia, and even to Spain and France. No place was too far. One of her greatest joys was to visit LePuy and
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Lyon in 2009 and then afterwards to travel with her nephew and his wife in Spain, where she journeyed to her parents hometown. So great was her love for family members that she maintained an extensive correspondence with them. S. Janine struggled with a number of health problems, but for the most part, did not let them slow her down. However, her last illness proved too much to overcome and necessitated that she move to Nazareth Living Center. There the symptoms of her Parkinsons diagnosis manifested themselves rapidly and cut into her energy. When she was able she was most appreciative of visitors. She lingered for several weeks until her peaceful death on Sept. 17. All of what she so diligently yearned for, she now knows fully in her union with God for eternity. May she rest in peace. S. Rita Louise Huebner

Co r p o rat i o n an d Counc i l
Ministry Changes
Nora Eftink, CSJ Prayer and Witness Nazareth Living Center, St. Louis Florence Kane, CSJ Prayer and Witness Nazareth Living Center Mary Anne Smith, CSJ Prayer and Witness Nazareth Living Center Mary Carol Anth, CSJ* Part-Time Assistant Director of Academic Advising Fontbonne University, St. Louis, MO *corrected from September PNN

August Meetings
Corporation Accepted Minutes of Board of Directors of the Corporation meetings held June 24 Unadjusted June 2011 Financial Statements Approved CCBF Literacy Program $4,800 New Ways Ministry From Water to Win: Lesbian/Gay Catholics and Relationships $3,000 St. Josephs Academy Celebration at Sunset Golf Tournament $900 St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf Christmas Gala - $3,000 Corporate Resolution authorizing the sale of the property at 5621 Waterman # 3, St. Louis, MO Council Accepted Minutes of the Province Council Meetings held June 23 Approved Patrimony Request Travel Request Discussed Department updates Sponsored Institutions updates Vocation/Formation update Nazareth Living Center/BHS Ascension Health Sponsorship Day Jessie Ball DuPont Grants 175th Open House Oct. 15 Day on Consecrated Life Oct. 16 Policy Changes LCWR Assembly

Softness lls my days in this season of autumn light. Gentle joy of life returning to know its roots again. Joyful completion of the outward surge of growth, preparing me for that to come in the darkness before birth, who will I laugh with on this day, expecting nothing, sharing all? The Essene Book of Days

Rest in Peace
August 14 Randall Smits, brother of S. Eileen Smits September 12 15 17 18 23 25 28 Betty Cowan, sister-in-law of S. Marian Cowan S. Ellen Michele Cullen (A) Phillip Edmond Lully, brother of S. Linda Lully S. Margaret Galvin (SP) S. Martha Louise Dischner (LA) Margaret McCall, mother of Associate Cathy Hart S. Rita Francis Fraser (LA) Frances Calcaterra, mother of Associate Diane Calcaterra

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Fa c e of the Mo the rhou s e

Meet Jenny Beatrice
Director of Communications
How long have you worked at the motherhouse and what does your job entail? Its been ve years since I started sharing the story and mission of the CSJs. Most of you are familiar with the end results of what keeps me busyPNN, Connections, the calendar, the Web site, etc., but there is a lot of strategic planning and collaboration going on behind the scenes with province leadership, departments, and ministries, as well as with media and other communicators on the local and national levels. With technology and communications rapidly growing, spreading our message in a variety of ways is how I join the mission of serving the needs of the times. Tell us about your family. Originally East Coasters, my husband and I, who met at the Catholic University of America, moved from Washington DC to St. Louis in 1999 for his job as the athletic director at Crossroads College Preparatory School. He is still running the athletic programs and coaching teams. His players include our teenage daughters who attend school there. Madeleine, a senior, has a air for the dramatic and enjoys writing and performing. Brooke, a freshman, is my independent one, always on top of any situation with a smile on her face. My 9-year-old son Mac (our home grown St. Louisan) can be found working on his latest creations and collections, practicing his hip-hop dance routines and tackling the computer, all with a fearless determination. In 2007 we had another addition to the familymy mother, Susan. She moved in with us so we could help her recover from some health issues and now, thankfully, she is the one helping us! Abigail, the family dog, completes our tight-knit bunch! My hobbies are... I am a lm fanatic and I love to analyze and discuss movies ad nauseam. I am an even bigger fanatic of the Beatles, whom I have devotedly listened to daily since childhood. My true life-long passion is writing. In addition to doing some freelancing, I host a blog as my attempt to be the reincarnation of Erma Bombeck. I also enjoy creative writing and, as a member of the St. Louis Writers Guild, I read my works at their local open mics. I hope one day to publish a book, but for now, I have a short story in an anthology,

Madele ine

Storm Country, to be published this month as a fundraiser for the tornado-damaged schools in Joplin, Mo.

(l), Jenn y and B rooke

It would surprise people to learn... My father was born in Liverpool so maybe that Beatles thing is hereditary. I was an award winning bowler from the age of nine. I used to average about 180, but dont hold me to that today! I enjoy working for/with the CSJs because... My vision has been blown wide open to the meaning of all of which women are capable. Its been inspirational to be among a community of pioneer women of faith and courage whose impact continues to bear fruit. But I nd myself more inspired by how the CSJs are entering the frontier of the future with faith and trust. Embracing Mystery? Now that takes courage! It has led me to examine the internal and external inuences that keep me in my comfort zone and to take risks when the Spirit calls. Having two teenage daughters, I am grateful that this awareness can help me guide them in discovering all of which they are capable. My fondest memory while working at the motherhouse is... The rst time I came to the motherhouse for an interview, I was so taken by the holiness of the sparkling stained glass and polished oors that I felt the need to take a dip in the holy water font just to be inside! It didnt take long to realize that the Spirit truly shines from the people of the community as I was welcomed with open armsliterally with a big hug my rst day on the job. I have been wrapped in that welcome ever since.
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LEADERSHIP CALENDAR
October 16 Consecrated Life Gathering (PC, PG, HF, JM, SW) 17 Development Advisory Committee Mtg. (HF) 18 PCRI Mtg. (PG, HF) 19 Donor Luncheon (PG, HF) 22 Linger Over Breakfast (PG, HF, JM) 28 Development Fundraiser (PC, PG, HF, SW) 29 Associate Board Meeting (PG) 29 Wisdom Circle: Creative Uses of Chapel (NC, HF) 30 SJA Installation Mass (PC, PG, HF) November 2-6 Leadership Federation Conf., Albany (NC, PC, PG, HF, JM) 8 LCWR Mtg. with Archbishop Carlson (PC, HF) 10 LCWR Breakfast (PG, HF) 14 SJA Board Mtg. (PG) 15 Investment Managers Mtg. (PC, PG, HF, JM, SW) 16 Department Head Mtg. (PC, PG, HF) 16 ETP Mtg. (HF) 16 Justice Committee Mtg. (HF) 16 CSJ Ministries Corp. Mtg. (LB) 17 Sponsorship Day (PL) 17 Women in Transition Board Mtg. (SW) 18-19 Leadership Mtgs. (PL) 18-30 Visit to Gulu (LB) 20 Government Committee Mtg. (NC) 21 Agenda Committee (HF) December 1 Ecological Committee (HF) 1 Avila Board Dinner Meeting (PC) 2 Avila Board Meeting (PC) 3 SJI Christmas Gala (JM) 7 NLC Board Meeting (SW) 8 LCWR Breakfast (PC, PG, HF) 9 Province Ofce Christmas Open House (PC, PG, HF, JM, SW)

PROVINCE CALENDAR
All events are at the Carondelet Motherhouse unless otherwise noted October 22 Linger Over Breakfast November 11-12 Nazareth Living Center Fall/Christmas Craft Fair & Bake Sale

SAVE THE DATE: St. Louis Province Assembly July 27-29, 2012
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St. Louis Province Chapter Sessions Dates Dec. 6-9, 2012 - Province Chapter: Session I April 25-28, 2013 - Province Chapter: Session II Aug. 7-11, 2013 - Province Chapter: Session III Jan. 22-26, 2014 - Province Chapter of Elections St. Louis Province Chapter Leadership Discernment Sessions Dates July 8-10, 2013 - Province Discernment Gathering I Dec. 4-6, 2013 - Province Discernment Gathering II Congregational Chapter Dates July 17-31, 2013 - Congregational Chapter All Province Chapter Sessions and discernment sessions will be held at Carondelet. Ted Dunn, Ph.D. and Beth Lipsmeyer, Ph.D. will be the facilitators for all province sessions. Congregational chapter will be held in Los Angeles, CA
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