Connections Spring 2011

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of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louis Province. Please

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Province Leadership
Sister Elizabeth Brown, CSJ
Sister Patricia Clune, CSJ
Sister Nancy Corcoran, CSJ
Sister Helen Flemington, CSJ
Sister Patricia Ann Giljum, CSJ
Sister Jean Meier, CSJ
Sister Suzanne Wesley, CSJ

Editor
Jenny Beatrice
Contributor
Development Offce
Proofreaders
Sister Jane Behlmann, CSJ
Mary Lou Frank
Sister Audrey Olson, CSJ
Sister Charline Sullivan, CSJ
Contributing Writers
Sarah Baker
Jeanne Liston Barnes
Patricia Cassens
Barbara Roberts

Design
Barnes & Liston Creative
Photography
Fred Barnes
Jenny Beatrice
Bernie Elking
Steve Frazier

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River of Spirit: Follow our timeline to get
a glimpse of the CSJ presence during notable
moments in history.
Jubilarians 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Around the Province . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2011 Generosity of Joseph Honorees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Celebrating 145 Years in Kansas City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Donor Spotlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Tributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
CONTENTS
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Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
6400 Minnesota Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63111-2899
www.csjsl.org
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The Saints in Our Story: Sister
Catherine Filla, CSJ reects on how an orphan
boy from the 1800s and a businessman from
the 2000s share in our 175-year story.
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Joining the Mission: From our American
founding to our global future, learn how the
laity have been called to join the CSJ mission.
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Lessons of a Lifetime: Meet three
generations of spirited women from St. Teresas
Academy, whose CSJ education has inspired
them to live the mission.
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A Courageous Future: Sister Patricia
Johnson, CSJ, the new executive director of the
Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, shares
her vision for a global focus on power for
mission.
On the Cover: Sisters celebrate the 175th at the entrance to the province
motherhouse in South St. Louis. Top: Sisters Marion Renkens, Kathleen Eiler, Sarah
Heger, Bonnie Ann Murray, Jane Behlmann. Bottom: Sisters Linda Markway, Mary
Ann Hilgeman, Amy Hereford, Maryellen Tierney, Barbara Dreher and Audrey Olson.
Cover photo by: Jenny Beatrice.
Spring/Summer 2011
Connections Spring/Summer 2011
Dear Friends,
In our rst 150 years, the Congregation
of St. Joseph enjoyed rapid growth. By the
time of the French Revolution, we had
spread to twelve dioceses in the southeast
corner of France. In 1789, the French Revo-
lution forbade the existence of all religious
communities of women. Te convents and
chapels of the community were conscated.
Te nuns were obliged to return either
to their families or leave the country. Te
sisters who remained were imprisoned or
executed.
Fourteen years later the community
was re-established by Mother St. John
Fontbonne in Lyon, France. Unable to
inhabit her original convent, she was invited
to Saint-Etienne to take care of a little
band of religious women representing dierent communities,
which had been disbanded and were now called the Black
Daughters. A year later in 1808, the twelve women received
their habit (the outt of widows of the day) at the hands
of Abbe Piron. During the Mass, Abbe Piron foretold, You
are now very few, but, like a swarm of bees, you will be dispersed
everywhere. Your number will be as the stars in heaven.
In 1836 six Sisters of St. Joseph came to St. Louis, and
that swarm of bees grew. Tis year as we celebrate 175 years
in this country, we continue to work closely with lay persons
as we all serve in parishes, schools, colleges, universities and
diocesan oces; in health care, child care, deaf education,
youth ministry and adult education; in homes and programs
for the elderly, in social work, neighborhood and community
development and social concerns; as artists, consultants,
counselors, and spiritual directors. We are fewer in number
today, but as was said back in 1808, You are now very few,
but, like a swarm of bees, you will be dispersed everywhere. Your
number will be as the stars in heaven.
In a special way we are in partnership with you who
are desirous of sharing the mission of Jesus. It is because of
you that we are able to continue to carry on the mission of
Jesus. It is with you that we live out our charism, love for, and
service to the dear neighbor without distinction. Because of
you, it can still be said, You are now very few, but, like a swarm
of bees, you will be dispersed everywhere. Your number will be as
the stars in heaven.
Province Leadership
Elizabeth Brown, CSJ Patty Clune, CSJ
Nancy Corcoran, CSJ Helen Flemington, CSJ
Pat Giljum, CSJ Jean Meier, CSJ
Suzanne Wesley, CSJ
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From the Province Leadership
Province Leadership, top row: Sisters Pat Giljum, Jean Meier, Patty Clune and Elizabeth Brown.
Front row: Sisters Suzanne Wesley, Helen Flemington and Nancy Corcoran.
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n March 25, 1836, after seven weeks at sea and a ten-day trip up the Mississippi
River, six courageous Sisters of St. Joseph, ages 21-30, arrived in St. Louis from
France. Tey hastened to the Old Cathedral to give thanks for a safe end to
a long journey.
RIvvx ov $vIxIi: A CSJ Timeline
he !ong journey oj the s:x sp:r:teJ S:sters oj St. )oseph
conc!uJeJ w:th a tr:p up the M:ss:ss:pp: R:ver. 1e:r
sp:r:t :s our source as, 1- years !ater, the:r jort:tuJe
anJ ja:th cont:nue to ow through the hearts anJ sou!s oj
the Commun:ty oj St. )oseph. Iouow our R:ver oj Sp:r:t
t:me!:ne to get a g!:mpse oj the S:sters oj St. )oseph, whose
!ov:ng !eaJersh:p anJ hea!:ng presence Jur:ng notan!e t:mes
oj cr:s:s :n h:story, have haJ a projounJ :mpact :n our
nat:on anJ our wor!J.

~Special thanks to the St. Louis Province Acies
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SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH ARRIVE IN ST. LOUIS
Six sisters of St. Joseph journey from France and open
missions in Carondelet, Mo. and Cahokia, Ill.
At last they arrived in St. Louis, the Episcopal City of Bishop
Rosati, March 25, 1836. When they arrived the Bishop was
in hope that he had been in time to say Mass but it was too
late. They went rst to the Cathedral to thank God for their
happy voyage.
~From the diary of Sister St. Protais Deboille, CSJ
EDUCATING SLAVES Sisters open school to
educate children of slaves; forced to close in 1846
While no law as yet existed in Missouri prohibiting
the education of this class, there was a strong
prejudice against it on the part of those who feared
the inuence of abolition literature on slaves able
to read it.
~Sister Monica Taggart Corrigan, CSJ, 1890
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In April, three of these
sisters opened a mis-
sion in Cahokia, Ill. In
September, three others
moved into a log cabin
in the small village of
Carondelet, Mo., a
humble home that would
become the American
Motherhouse of the
Sisters of St. Joseph.
Te reason these
young women risked
their lives to come to a
new land was simple.
Tey had been asked to respond to the needs of the times: to
catechize the Native Americans and to teach the deaf.
Te Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet continue to serve
the needs of the times, making a profound impact in the areas
of education, health care, elder care, counseling, spiritual
direction, parishes, outreach ministries, prisons, immigration
services, womens and
childrens services, art,
music and prayer.
We, the living legacy
of those six courageous
and faithful women, pro-
claim a year of celebration
during which we honor
the vision of our founding
sisters, give thanks for all
those who have led us into
the present and entrust to
God the new ventures of
our future.
Tis anniversary issue
tells the story that is at the heart of it allrelationships. We
are blessed to share with you the stories of just a few of the
countless gifted, grateful and grace-lled friends and partners
who have been so inspired to join us on this journey of Gods
great love. y
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RIvvx ov $vIxIi: A CSJ Timeline
he !ong journey oj the s:x sp:r:teJ S:sters oj St. )oseph
conc!uJeJ w:th a tr:p up the M:ss:ss:pp: R:ver. 1e:r
sp:r:t :s our source as, 1- years !ater, the:r jort:tuJe
anJ ja:th cont:nue to ow through the hearts anJ sou!s oj
the Commun:ty oj St. )oseph. Iouow our R:ver oj Sp:r:t
t:me!:ne to get a g!:mpse oj the S:sters oj St. )oseph, whose
!ov:ng !eaJersh:p anJ hea!:ng presence Jur:ng notan!e t:mes
oj cr:s:s :n h:story, have haJ a projounJ :mpact :n our
nat:on anJ our wor!J.

~Special thanks to the St. Louis Province Acies
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SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH ARRIVE IN ST. LOUIS
Six sisters of St. Joseph journey from France and open
missions in Carondelet, Mo. and Cahokia, Ill.
At last they arrived in St. Louis, the Episcopal City of Bishop
Rosati, March 25, 1836. When they arrived the Bishop was
in hope that he had been in time to say Mass but it was too
late. They went rst to the Cathedral to thank God for their
happy voyage.
~From the diary of Sister St. Protais Deboille, CSJ
EDUCATING SLAVES Sisters open school to
educate children of slaves; forced to close in 1846
While no law as yet existed in Missouri prohibiting
the education of this class, there was a strong
prejudice against it on the part of those who feared
the inuence of abolition literature on slaves able
to read it.
~Sister Monica Taggart Corrigan, CSJ, 1890
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n 1836 when Sister St. Protais
Deboille left all she had known
in France to begin the life of a
missionary in St. Louis, what did she
bring? Very few things t into her
small satchel; so she brought only
the essentials. But she carried within
her gifts of zeal, compassion, patience and a willingness to
be sent to those waiting for her in the vast wilderness of
America.
Sister St. Protais was blessed with endurance and health.
As the last survivor of the 1836 pioneer sisters in America,
she had a place of honor as the congregation observed the
50th anniversary of that rst arrival. At the 1886 celebration
in St. Louis, a young man introduced himself to Sister St.
Protais. He had been an orphan boy in Wheeling, W. Va.,
where she was missioned in 1854. He came to give an account
of his life, his success in business and family. In thanking
Sister St. Protais for her kindness and care for him more than
thirty years before, he acknowledged as well, the congregation
that allowed her spirit to blossom and her gifts to be given.
What a meeting that must have been!
In 1858 six sisters traveled to Ste. Genevieve, Mo., to
begin our teaching ministry there at Valle Schools. By the
time the last Sister of St. Joseph left the school in 1994, more
than 300 sisters had taught whole generations of families in
that small rural town. Like Sister St. Protais, they brought
the best of themselves. Tey led lives of sacrice and service;
and the good they left behind returned to the congregation as
it always does.
Nearly 150 years later, John Ringwald, a successful
executive with Ralston Purina,
entered retirement and decided he
wanted to be of service to the church
in gratitude for the blessings in his
life. Tose blessings included the
education he had received at Valle
Schools in Ste. Genevieve and the
friendships he had developed with the Sisters of St. Joseph.
John generously shared his business background in
nance and corporate structures with the sisters, rst as a
member of the Nazareth Living Center Board of Directors,
then as chairman of the board. He came at a crucial time
as Nazareth moved into its future and co-sponsorship with
Benedictine Health System, a blessing for which the sisters
were most grateful.
John died suddenly in February. At his wake I picked up
Johns rst holy Communion photo. A solemn eight-year-old
boy looked back at me. I was grateful to the boy who became
a man and rendered such splendid service to the community.
But I remembered as well all those generous women, my
sisters, who taught John and whole generations of men and
women in so many places around the world.
Tose who came before us brought with them the
essentials. Fullling the mandate of the spiritual and corporal
works of mercy, they left behind them good works according
to the gifts they were given. Like them, we are called to build
relationships through compassionate, joyful service. It is
in our relationships that will be found both what we leave
behind and what will meet us in the future.
Now, let us ask all those saints in our story to be with us
as we travel the path before us. y
The Saints in Our Story
By Sister Catherine Filla, CSJ
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It is in our relationships that will be found both what
we leave behind and what will meet us in the future.
Sister St. Protais Deboille John Ringwald

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CIVIL WAR Sisters required to leave school
and convent in Sulphur Springs, Miss. and return
to Carondelet
Our journey homeward was not the most
pleasant as we were looked upon and treated as
spies by the Unionists.
~Sister Mary Louis Lynch, CSJ
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YELLOW FEVER Sisters respond to yellow fever epidemic in
Memphis, Tenn.
Rev. Mother Agatha, the superior general, at once wrote to
Memphis telling the three sisters that if they feared the fever they
might leave Memphis and come to St. Louis. All replied that they
had no fear and remained in the plague-stricken city.
~Leo Kalmer, O.F.M. c1929
Stronger Than Death: Yellow Fever Heros
SPANISH AMERICAN WAR Sisters respond to request of federal government to
serve as nurses in America and Cuba
To Sister Liguori and her band, though they were accustomed to the sick in
hospitals, army life proved a novel experience;
but they soon learned to obey taps and the
bugle calls and in the midst of hardships found
many consolations.
~Sister Lucida Savage, CSJ, C. 1923
The Congregation of St. Joseph
CHICAGO FIRE Sisters evacuate 280 children from the St.
Josephs Orphans Asylum
At one oclock the waterworks behind our property took
reIt was high time for us to leaveMad rushing of
people, some jumping through windows to save their lives,
weird crying and howling, the hurrying of horses and vehicles
made it almost impossible to keep together.
~Sister Mary Incarnation McDonough, CSJ
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licie de Duras, the Countess
of Rochejaquelein, a woman
of nobility and privilege in Lyon,
France, came to know the Sisters
of St. Joseph who lived in the
motherhouse near her home. She
had a great love and admiration for
Mother St. John Fontbonne, who
re-established the order after the
French Revolution. De Duras, who was
widowed at 15, remarried at 19 and never
accepted the constraints of the society culture, felt she had
found a family with her little Sisters and wanted to help by
nancing new foundations for the re-founded order in France.
As a member of the Society for the Propagation of the
Faith, de Duras read in the annals about the great need for
missionaries in the Mississippi Valley. She dreamt of sending
the Sisters of St. Joseph to the far-o mission. Fontbonne was
concerned, yet de Duras remained determined. Eventually,
Fontbonne promised her that she would send the sisters at
St. Louis Bishop Joseph Rosatis request.
In 1835 Rosati called for a small group of sisters to teach
deaf-mutes and catechize the Native Americans. Te request
was sent to Father Charles Cholleton of the Archdiocese of
Lyon by Father Odin, C.M., the bishops theologiantwo
men de Duras knew well. De Duras oered to defray the
expense of establishing a foundation of the Sisters of St. Joseph
in St. Louis.
Te men sent letters of petition to Rosati on de Duras
behalf, but hearing no reply, she wrote the bishop herself
(see letter next page).
Rosati was so moved by her sincerity that he promptly
informed Fontbonne that he was delighted to have the sisters
in his diocese. Trough her unwavering determination and
generous spirit, de Duras brought her faithful promise to
fruitiona legacy of love that lives on today.
Since the founding of the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1650 in
LePuy, France, the sisters were in relationship with the laity
as associates, women who did not take vows but served the
needs of the dear neighbor along with the sisters. But with the
From the American founding of the
Sisters of St. Joseph to todays CSJ Associates,
the laity have been called to join the mission
of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.
Joining the Mission
By Sarah Baker
4 Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet

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CIVIL WAR Sisters required to leave school
and convent in Sulphur Springs, Miss. and return
to Carondelet
Our journey homeward was not the most
pleasant as we were looked upon and treated as
spies by the Unionists.
~Sister Mary Louis Lynch, CSJ
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YELLOW FEVER Sisters respond to yellow fever epidemic in
Memphis, Tenn.
Rev. Mother Agatha, the superior general, at once wrote to
Memphis telling the three sisters that if they feared the fever they
might leave Memphis and come to St. Louis. All replied that they
had no fear and remained in the plague-stricken city.
~Leo Kalmer, O.F.M. c1929
Stronger Than Death: Yellow Fever Heros
SPANISH AMERICAN WAR Sisters respond to request of federal government to
serve as nurses in America and Cuba
To Sister Liguori and her band, though they were accustomed to the sick in
hospitals, army life proved a novel experience;
but they soon learned to obey taps and the
bugle calls and in the midst of hardships found
many consolations.
~Sister Lucida Savage, CSJ, C. 1923
The Congregation of St. Joseph
CHICAGO FIRE Sisters evacuate 280 children from the St.
Josephs Orphans Asylum
At one oclock the waterworks behind our property took
reIt was high time for us to leaveMad rushing of
people, some jumping through windows to save their lives,
weird crying and howling, the hurrying of horses and vehicles
made it almost impossible to keep together.
~Sister Mary Incarnation McDonough, CSJ
French Revolution, religious communities were suppressed
and the associates were not re-established when the congrega-
tion was re-founded.
Although lay association was not available to de Duras,
she is fondly referred to as the rst CSJ associate after the
French Revolution in honor of her signicant contributions
to extending the mission of the Sisters of St. Joseph.
In 1974 CSJ Association was reborn and now includes
women and men, married and single, who are called by God
to extend the mission and share the spirit of the Sisters of St.
Joseph of Carondelet. Today, the St. Louis province has 247
associates and counting. y
Left, top: The motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Lyon, France (date unknown)
Left: Flicie de Duras, the Countess of Rochejaquelein (1798-1885) later in her life.
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think the excellent Father Odin and Vicar General of
Lyon have written to you several times on the subject of
the desire I have to send Sisters of St. Joseph to America.
Your silence on this subject proves either that the letters
did not reach you or that you are not anxious for this
establishment. If, indeed, you have any objections to it,
I wonder what they may be
My Lord, perhaps you do not know the Sisters of
St. JosephIf you had seen, as I, their spirit of poverty
and humility; it is evangelicalthe spirit of the Congrega-
tion of Saint Joseph is something without precedent. It is
this poverty and this lowliness which Our Lord taught,
and which conquers the world. It seems to me that if I
succeed in establishing the Sisters of St. Joseph in your
America . . . I shall have done, during my life, something
pleasing to God to win His mercy for my sins.
Letter from the Countess of Rochejaquelein
to Bishop Joseph Rosati in 1835
Lonraaz zwn Pzanrc Jrwnnzszz
Associates since 1992 and 1995
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atrick and Loretta Jendraszaks relationship to the Sisters
of St. Joseph began more than 30 years ago, having both
worked with several sisters in ministryLoretta, a teacher in
Georgia and Patrick, a parish staer in St. Louis. Tey both
ended up at the St.
Josephs Carondelet
Child Care Center
in Chicago where
they met, eventu-
ally marrying in
1981 and having
two children.
But it wasnt
until moving
to Indiana in
1992 that the
Jendraszaks made
a commitment to join association. Tey joined the Matrix
group, a sectional group of the CSJs in which vowed members
and associates support each other in faith and service. Loretta
made her initial commitment as an associate and Patrick
three years later. Tey made their nal commitments in 2001.
As associates, we have made a formal religious com-
mitment to being companions on this same faith journey
expressed in service to Gods people, a deepening of prayer
life, and mutual support, says Patrick. We extend the
mission of the Community of St. Joseph into our workplace,
families and friendships.
Loretta and Patrick, who live in Fishers, Ind., see the
commitment to the dear neighbor as paramount in their
workLoretta as adjunct professor and Patrick as a parish
manager. And they both show their commitment to Earth
and to the CSJs through their involvement at the White
Violet Center for Eco-Justice in Terre Haute, where Sisters
Paul Bernadette Bounk and Maureen Freeman serve.
Te Jendraszaks are proud to be a part of the mission of
the Sisters of St. Joseph who do together what they could not
do individuallygive communal and corporate witness to
Gods love.
Jtwr Fonnrsa
Associate since 1992
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t. Louis native June Forrest rst met the Sisters of
St. Joseph of Carondelet in 1990 when Sister Marion
Weinzapfel, CSJ led a group of women in scripture and faith
sharing. Two years later, she made her
initial commitment and her ongoing
commitment in 1995.
Te CSJ mission is a spiritual
lifeline to me, she says. Being a part of
[it] has helped me in my prayer life, with
myself, my family, within my church, my
friends and my community.
Forrest is a proud wife, mother of two daughters, and
grandmother to nine grandchildren and nine great-grand-
children. Now retired, she chooses to live the CSJ charism
in faith and works, grace and spirituality in services that are
needed in my community.
She is an active member of her parish and enjoys working
with her neighborhood and church communities. She is also
a charter member of the Knights of St. Peter Claver Ladies
Auxiliary along with other charitable organizations and has
served on several advisory boards.
Inspired by the faith of the early sisters who remained
steadfast in their mission, Forrest is grateful for her blessed
relationship with the Community of St. Joseph. I thank
God for being a part of my faith and my spirit-lled sisters in
Christ.y
Learn more about CSJ Association at www.csjsl.org: Ways to Join.

GREAT DEPRESSION Sisters serve thousands
at breadline at the Carondelet Motherhouse
The sisters in charge of the poor are always
mindful that the cup of cold water given in His
name is given to our Lord himself.
~From the Carondelet Annual, 1931
THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY Franklin D. Roosevelt congratulates
the Sisters of St. Joseph
The story of the growth of the order in the United States since
those far-away days of 1836 reads like the parable of the sower
whose seed fell upon good ground. . .this anniversary must give to
each and every one of your members added conviction to the words
of the Master: Mary hath chosen the best part, which shall not be
taken away from her.
CIVIL RIGHTS IN EDUCATION
Sisters open St. Josephs
High School for Blacks in
St. Louis
When I was asked if it would
bother me to teach the black
students, I said, no. I was
sent to teach their minds.
~Sister Alexandra Kuhn, CSJ
PEARL HARBOR Sisters teaching in Hawaii
experience the bombing and the aftermath
I looked up and the plane was ying so low that I
could see the pilot's face. I often wonder if he might
not have been the man who gave orders to start the
bombing because we just got in the door of the
church when the most deafening noise you can
imagine began.
~Sister Regina Catherine Brandt, CSJ
CSJ Associates Join tbe Mission

GREAT DEPRESSION Sisters serve thousands
at breadline at the Carondelet Motherhouse
The sisters in charge of the poor are always
mindful that the cup of cold water given in His
name is given to our Lord himself.
~From the Carondelet Annual, 1931
THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY Franklin D. Roosevelt congratulates
the Sisters of St. Joseph
The story of the growth of the order in the United States since
those far-away days of 1836 reads like the parable of the sower
whose seed fell upon good ground. . .this anniversary must give to
each and every one of your members added conviction to the words
of the Master: Mary hath chosen the best part, which shall not be
taken away from her.
CIVIL RIGHTS IN EDUCATION
Sisters open St. Josephs
High School for Blacks in
St. Louis
When I was asked if it would
bother me to teach the black
students, I said, no. I was
sent to teach their minds.
~Sister Alexandra Kuhn, CSJ
PEARL HARBOR Sisters teaching in Hawaii
experience the bombing and the aftermath
I looked up and the plane was ying so low that I
could see the pilot's face. I often wonder if he might
not have been the man who gave orders to start the
bombing because we just got in the door of the
church when the most deafening noise you can
imagine began.
~Sister Regina Catherine Brandt, CSJ
Lessons of a Li[etime
Students and Alumni Carry on tbe Mission
F
rom parish school classrooms to the halls of academia,
the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet have educated
countless men and women. Rooted in Christian values
and academic excellence, a CSJ education is characterized by
a respect for the individual, a commitment to service and a
conviction to make a profound impact on the world. Tese
are the long-lasting, life-changing lessons that have inspired
students and alumni to live the CSJ mission.
We honor the contributions of all those taught by the
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet through the stories of three
generations of spirited women from CSJ-sponsored St. Teresas
Academy (STA) in Kansas City, Mo.

An Explosion of IJeos
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t was the 1960s, a time when the world, the country and
the church were shifting with the winds of change. For
many young people, it was a time of questioning who they
were and what they stood for. In spite of a world turned
Rowan OBrien-Williams and Jennifer Blake, students at St. Teresas Academy, share their experiences at CSJ Camp (see page 11).
By Jeanne Liston Barnes

CIVIL RIGHTS MARCH ON SELMA Sisters march with Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. for civil rights
I dont have any respect for these nuns at all. I think they should
stay in their chapels and churches and do their praying there. I dont
think they should parade in the street like a bunch of fools.
~Caller to KMOX-St. Louis radio program At Your Service that
featured marchers Sisters Rosemary Flanigan and Roberta Schmidt
VATICAN II Mother Joan Marie Gleason, CSJ leads the
province through a time of change
Human nature always resists change. However, great
things are never accomplished without fear. It is only the
Holy Spirit who can change our fears into courage; our
anxieties into condence; our incredulity into great and
noble TRUST.
BOYCOTTS FOR JUSTICE Sisters use their collective power to boycott
companies using unjust practices
It is not in the interests of our brothers and sisters in South Africa to support
companies who continue to hold up the system of racial separation. While
we realize our boycotting may not signicantly affect your prots, it is a way
to speak to the issue. And as Sisters of St. Joseph we want to economically
stand behind these moral values.
~Province letter to Shell Oil Company, 1989
NATIONAL ACTION FOR PEACE Sisters
make banners as part of peace demonstration
in Washington D.C.
It was made up of tens of thousands of
handmade banners, depicting what would be
forever lost in a nuclear war. On the fortieth anniversary of the
bombing of Hiroshima, these banners were taken to Washington
and encircled the Pentagon, the Capitol and across Arlington Bridge.
~Sister Audrey Olson, CSJ, participant
upside down (or maybe because of it), Patty
Bartholome (64) remembers it as a very special
time.
Bartholome spent those years being schooled
by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and
experienced what she calls an explosion of ideas.
I think when my older sisters attended
St. Teresas in the 1950s things were very
dierentBy the time I got there it was wide
open, she recalls. Tere was lots of experiential
learningI mean, we were reading Tomas
Merton and we loved him. . . I remember reading
the Vatican encyclicals, like Pacem in Terris.
Her passion for learning intensied when
she attended Avila University, where she felt
privileged to study under the sister scholars.
Sisters Joan Louise [Clish], Ann Virginia
[Kane], Rosemary Flanigan, Mary Laurent
[Duggan]they exposed us to the 20th century
vision of (hu)man, she says. Our educa-
tion was steeped less in Tomas Aquinas
and more in 20th century philosophers.
Flanigan fondly remembers Bartholome
and her sisters as being terribly bright, very
inquisitive, and they loved to argue!
Ten people out of Bartholomes STA class of 100 went
on to become sisters (including her two friends, Sisters An-
nette Moran and Kathy Mitchell), and although Bartholome
chose a dierent vocation, she continues to live her life true to
the values of the Sisters of St. Joseph.
Troughout her professional career, she has nearly always
chosen jobs dedicated to helping out those in need. Her
career path includes a 10-year stint working in prison release
programs, hospital social work and for the state of Missouri
in social welfare. Currently, Bartholome is the assistant
director for Resident Services for the Housing Authority of
Kansas City, Mo.
Also active on numerous boards and in community
programs dealing with concerns from womens issues to
campaign nance reform to low income housing, Bartholome
has been the recipient of numerous honors for her service and
leadership.
Having been taught by the CSJs since she rst entered
Visitation elementary school, Bartholome says, I literally had
these women in my life from as far back as I can remember.
And the beauty of staying in Catholic education, through
college, was that I got to know many of them as individuals,
people committed to teaching. I realized how gifted they were.
She adds, Te women who taught us wanted us to
know the truth and what it meant to be true to a particular
Patty Bartholome 64.
philosophy of life. But what they provided was a foundation
that, hopefully, would help you make the kinds of decisions
that give you some sense of whats really important.
A Sense of Responsilility
C
onsuelo Cruz (85) did not want to attend St. Teresas
Academy. She wanted to go with her friends to co-ed
high school. But her mother said, Consuelo, you are going to
St. Teresas if I have to drag you by the hair.
I am so grateful my mother made that choice for me,
says Cruz. Because St. Teresas changed my life. It was at
STA that Cruz discovered the arts, gently guided by the
sisters and sta who gave the students the tools to go where
our hearts led us, she says.
A wanna be artist, Cruz always had a love for arts and
culture, but it was the sisters, especially Sister Mary Ann
Lavin, CSJ who nurtured her interest. Sister Mary Ann
encouraged me to apply to the Kansas City Art Institute for a
summer scholarship in drawing and painting. Id never
painted but she got me to thinking outside of what my
realm of possibility was.
She credits Lavin for opening her path to the arts
world, and today Cruz works as a consultant to art
organizations in marketing, outreach and community

CIVIL RIGHTS MARCH ON SELMA Sisters march with Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. for civil rights
I dont have any respect for these nuns at all. I think they should
stay in their chapels and churches and do their praying there. I dont
think they should parade in the street like a bunch of fools.
~Caller to KMOX-St. Louis radio program At Your Service that
featured marchers Sisters Rosemary Flanigan and Roberta Schmidt
VATICAN II Mother Joan Marie Gleason, CSJ leads the
province through a time of change
Human nature always resists change. However, great
things are never accomplished without fear. It is only the
Holy Spirit who can change our fears into courage; our
anxieties into condence; our incredulity into great and
noble TRUST.
BOYCOTTS FOR JUSTICE Sisters use their collective power to boycott
companies using unjust practices
It is not in the interests of our brothers and sisters in South Africa to support
companies who continue to hold up the system of racial separation. While
we realize our boycotting may not signicantly affect your prots, it is a way
to speak to the issue. And as Sisters of St. Joseph we want to economically
stand behind these moral values.
~Province letter to Shell Oil Company, 1989
NATIONAL ACTION FOR PEACE Sisters
make banners as part of peace demonstration
in Washington D.C.
It was made up of tens of thousands of
handmade banners, depicting what would be
forever lost in a nuclear war. On the fortieth anniversary of the
bombing of Hiroshima, these banners were taken to Washington
and encircled the Pentagon, the Capitol and across Arlington Bridge.
~Sister Audrey Olson, CSJ, participant
Consuelo Cruz, 85
S. Mary Ann Lavin, CSJ S. Harriet Koutsoumpas, CSJ S. Rosemary Flanigan, CSJ
Te women who taught us wanted us to know the truth and what it meant to be true to a
particular philosophy of life. But what they provided was a foundation that, hopefully, would
help you make the kinds of decisions that give you some sense of whats really important.
~Patty Bartholome 64
engagement. Its a job that combines her love of art with the
CSJ mission to serve the dear neighbor without distinction.
Im especially passionate about connecting youth and
underserved communities to arts programs. Personally Ive
experienced the power of the arts to be a positive, powerful
educational and healing tool that enhances personal growth
and peoples worldview.
Cruz also lends her time to various non-prot boards
and organizations, but she chooses to live the call to serve in
every aspect of her life.
[STA] instilled in us a sense of responsibility to help,
whether it is something as simple as helping one person whos
having a bad day, or helping on a larger scale. Tat had a lot to
do with the choices Ive made.
Tey made us realize we have
so much to share.
Reecting upon the CSJs
early days in America and in
Kansas City, Cruz connects
with the perseverance and
grit of those courageous
sisters. Tey had obstacles
to face and they overcame them. Tat fearlessness is in St.
Teresas girls. Our teachers injected into our classes the power
of womanhood and we feel we can do anything.
A Myriad of Possililities
W
hen Lynette Samborski (04) attended STA there
were only a handful of sisters still roaming the halls
(she particularly remembers librarian Sister Harriet Kout-
soumpas, CSJ), yet her education was deeply rooted in the
charism of the Sisters of St. Joseph.
Although not a Catholic, Samborski felt comfortable
attending theology classes, Masses and prayer services. I always
felt I could speak my mind, say how I felt, she states. I guess,
because I am not Catholic, I had to identify for myself how all
of this would t into my own spiritual life and how it would
shape my life going forward.
Te freedom to be herself gave her an intrepid con-
dence that served her well. I wasnt afraid to get involved
in anything or put myself out there. And that opened many
friendships and opportunities for me.
Today, as a commercial real estate broker for Copaken
Brooks in Kansas City, Mo., Samborski relies on that same
tenacity and drive, even in her volunteer work. She sits on the
Young Real Estate Professionals Board and is involved in the
Mattie Rhodes Centers Young Professionals, dedicated to
partnering mentors with youth in the Hispanic community.
Most recently, Samborski worked on the Inspiring
Women Capital Campaign for St. Teresas, raising funds for
the new chapel. If I am going to be part of

PROTEST THE SCHOOL OF AMERICAS Sisters began attending the annual
vigil/protest to close the School of the Americas, a combat training school for
Latin American soldiers located at Fort Benning, Ga.
I came back with an ofcial band and bar letter and my plastic handcuffs
holy signs that there is a cost to standing for the eradication of any form of war
and torture. The power of that experience was not in taking that risk but in the
quiet thousands with whom I marched in peaceful solidarity.
~Sister Barbara Dreher, CSJ
HURRICANE KATRINA Sister
Donna Gunn, CSJ serves as disaster
coordinator for the Diocese of Jackson,
Miss.
People will never again be the same.
And many of them tell us that the
biggest loss is not their house, not their
job, but the loss of their church
community, the loss of the connection.
THE RIVER FLOWS Sisters continue to serve a
world in need
I dont think we can even begin to imagine the
corporate power for mission that we might achieve
by pushing our agenda of unioning love with a
global focus together.
~Sister Patty Johnson, CSJ, executive director of
the Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph
RESPONSE TO EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI Sister Patrice
Coolick, CSJ, RN, serves with medical mission team in
Milo, Haiti
Large tents, holding 40 to 50 or more patients were set up
and 450 victims of the earthquake were airlifted to Milo. The
small operating rooms were functioning 24/7 mainly doing
amputations. Someone has said that Haiti has become an
island of amputees.
Our teachers injected
into our classes the
power of womanhood
and we feel we can do
anything.
~Consuelo Cruz
Lynette Samborski 04
something, I want it to mean something, she adds.
Samborski is young with a myriad of possibilities ahead,
but whatever path she follows, shes been empowered by the
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.
Tey instilled basic moral values and character traits I
might not have gotten had I gone somewhere else, she says.
I was surrounded by teachers and students who shared the
same values and beliefs. y

PROTEST THE SCHOOL OF AMERICAS Sisters began attending the annual
vigil/protest to close the School of the Americas, a combat training school for
Latin American soldiers located at Fort Benning, Ga.
I came back with an ofcial band and bar letter and my plastic handcuffs
holy signs that there is a cost to standing for the eradication of any form of war
and torture. The power of that experience was not in taking that risk but in the
quiet thousands with whom I marched in peaceful solidarity.
~Sister Barbara Dreher, CSJ
HURRICANE KATRINA Sister
Donna Gunn, CSJ serves as disaster
coordinator for the Diocese of Jackson,
Miss.
People will never again be the same.
And many of them tell us that the
biggest loss is not their house, not their
job, but the loss of their church
community, the loss of the connection.
THE RIVER FLOWS Sisters continue to serve a
world in need
I dont think we can even begin to imagine the
corporate power for mission that we might achieve
by pushing our agenda of unioning love with a
global focus together.
~Sister Patty Johnson, CSJ, executive director of
the Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph
RESPONSE TO EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI Sister Patrice
Coolick, CSJ, RN, serves with medical mission team in
Milo, Haiti
Large tents, holding 40 to 50 or more patients were set up
and 450 victims of the earthquake were airlifted to Milo. The
small operating rooms were functioning 24/7 mainly doing
amputations. Someone has said that Haiti has become an
island of amputees.
I
f Sister Francis Joseph Ivory
and the ve sisters who founded St.
Teresas Academy in 1866 were magically
transported to that campus today, they
would nd a changed world. The age of
the IPod, texting, Facebook and Twitter
might set their heads to spinning, not
to mention the uniforms (over boxer
shorts) and hairstyles. Yet if those same
women spent three days at STAs CSJ
Camp, their hearts would swell with
pride and joy.
Each year, 20 students are nominated
by their teachers and spend the rst
three days of their summer vacation
learning the history, spirituality and
mission of the Sisters of St. Joseph of
Carondelet and St. Teresas. They pray
together and get to know sisters and
associates. They serve the dear neighbor
through service work in the community.
Theres a sense of service you
see in our students, especially the ones
whove participated in CSJ Camp, says
CSJ Associate Betsy Hansbrough, M.S.,
theology teacher,
campus minister and
faculty camp leader.
In addition, the
experience teaches
campers how to be
caring and compassion-
ate leaders, qualities
the school nurtures by
offering the students
leadership opportunities
such as planning prayer
services and service
projects.
I thought being a leader was
guring out how to do something and
then getting people to do it, says CSJ
camper Rowan OBrien-Williams. CSJ
Camp taught me that leadership is getting
ideas from everyone and then working
together.
This framework of respect, social
justice and compassion translates into
how the students live in community. We
care about our school and each other,
says fellow camper, Jennifer Blake. And
we are all treated as equals here. I think
we all value the same things.
So while you may not bump into
them in the halls, see them cheering in
the gym or in silent prayer in the chapel,
Sister Ivory and her band of pioneering
sisters are alive in the young women who
carry the mission of serving the dear
neighbor inside their hearts and into a
world in need.
A Neu Generotion
STAs CSJ Camp
Associates Robin Good and Betsy Hansbrough, campus ministers at St.
Teresas Academy in Kansas City, Missouri, surrounded by CSJ campers.
A Courogeous Future
Whot colleJ you to lecome o Sister o[
St. )oseph o[ CoronJelet:
W
hen I was at college at St. Louis
University, I became involved
in a volunteer program called Full
Achievement. Te students ran a tutor-
ing program, scouts, summer recreation
program and visited elderly people in a
poor neighborhood on the south side of
St. Louis.
In that neighborhood, there was
a group of Sisters of St. Joseph who I
came to know and with whom I became
friends. As I completed my masters
degree in social work, I was trying
to gure out how to create a support
system that would keep me energized,
challenged and focused on serving
the marginalized in society. I began
to realize I might not need to create
that support because the sisters down
the street seemed to have what I was
looking for.
Whot hos leen your primory ministry:
U
p until about eight years ago,
my primary work has been with
abused and neglected children, rst as
a social worker and then for about 15
years as a manager. Over the last seven
years, I have been a senior manager at
the Department of Human Services
running Adult Protective Services, man-
aging Medicaid waivers and, over the
last three years, serving as the assistant
administrator for Medicaid in the State
of Hawaii.
I also had the opportunity to live
in the Kalihi Valley Homes public
housing with two other sisters, where
we recently ended our 34-year presence.
Tis complex housed over 200 low
income families. After work hours, I
mentored a troubled youth and eventu-
ally ran a lending library.
Living in this neighborhood was
very meaningful for me. I believe that
as a policy maker in state government,
I had a unique perspective on the needs
of the people for whom we were making
policy. I think it helped me recognize
that my most life-giving experiences are
when I am sharing life with the people I
serve.
You hove leen in Houoii [or more thon
10 yeors. Whot Jreu you there onJ hou
JiJ you come to nJ it home:
I
had lived in Hawaii as a child for
three years. I remembered it as a
place where I felt at one with nature and
at peace. I also valued the multi-cultural
make-up of the population. When I
was considering moving to Hawaii, I
thought I could combine the opportu-
nity to do the work I enjoyed with the
beauty of Hawaii. I can honestly say
that although I worked hard in Hawaii,
I really did learn how to live a more
balanced life.
S
ister Patricia Johnson, CSJ was recently named
executive director of the U.S. Federation of the
Sisters of St. Joseph. Tis long-time resident of
Hawaii, social worker, policy maker and self-proclaimed
Geek-in-Training shares with us her vision for a
courageous future with a global focus on power for
mission, service to the dear neighbor and unioning love.
Whot ore some o[ the responsililities
o[ the role onJ [rom uhere uill you le
uorking:
H
eadquartered in St. Louis, I will
be working to implement the
vision and strategic plan of the U.S.
Federation, working most closely with
the Federation Leadership Council,
the Federation Assembly, and its many
committees. Te executive director really
serves as the connector, keeping all the
pieces of the operation in motion and en-
suring appropriate communication with
the members and various constituencies.
I will represent the U.S. Federation in
the CSSJ Global Community.
Whot ore some o[ your initiol gools
going in to this position:
O
ne of my goals is to help make
information about the federation
readily available to all the sisters, as-
sociates and ministry partners in easily
accessible forms. I have been a Geek in
Training for several years now, trying
to learn new technologies and to apply
them to work and community settings.
I hope to be able to further enhance
communication and create paperless
processes for federation activities
whenever possible.
Whot Jo you hope to leorn:
T
his position oers me the op-
portunity to listen and learn from
some of the best thinkers within the
congregations, leaders who are thinking
and writing about religious life and
contemporary theology, and people
who understand global connections and
international responsibilities in a very
focused way. Tis exposure will surely
enrich my life and enhance my global
perspective while further deepening my
commitment to the Sisters of St. Joseph.
Whot Jo you see os one o[ the mojor
chollenges oheoJ:
W
e are more aware that we live
in a global world and how
this impacts our vision more than at
any previous time in our history. Tis
increased awareness of the intercon-
nectedness of all peoples shapes our
world vision, our values and our actions.
Tis paradigm shift is hard to adjust to
and makes our individual and corporate
decision-making more complex. It
stretches us in ways few of us might
have imagined, even 10 years ago.
ColleJ to serve GoJ onJ neighlor 17s
yeors ogo, six sisters [oith[ully onJ
courogeously ventureJ out to o neu
lonJ. Hou Jo you see the [eJerotion
courogeously onJ [oith[ully venturing
into the [uture:
T
he federation commitment to
be and act as one is courageous
and the implications for the future are
staggering. I dont think we can even
begin to imagine the corporate power
for mission that we might achieve by
pushing our agenda of unioning love
with a global focus together. As the U.S.
Federation, representing the current
world super-power, our voice for all our
sisters worldwide and our dear neighbor
must be exceptionally strong. y
The federation is a union of all the
Sisters of Saint Joseph of the
United States who claim a common
origin in the foundation at LePuy,
France in 1650.
Most of its member congregations
have a direct link back to the
in St. Louis.
The U.S. Federation was formed in
1966.
There are over 7,000 members of
16 congregations throughout the
United States.
The federation has Non-Govern-
mental Organization (NGO) status
at the United Nations.
FEDERATION FACTS
The sisters of the federation work collectively for peace and justice.
80 Years
75 Years
60 Years 50 Years
70 Years
S. Regina Catherine Brandt
S. Margaret C. Merrell
S. Virginia Browne S. Margaret Camper S. Laurita Joseph Nemec S. Martha Ritter S. Mildred Stellmack
S. Mary Angela Abood S. Marie Damien Adams S. Elizabeth Ahrens
S. Mary Loran Aubuchon S. Michael
Therese Bauer
S. Mary Denis Curran
S. Marie De Montfort
Deken
S. Patricia Ann Flavin S. Paulette Gladis
S. Rose Marie Groppe S. Patricia Ann Lorenz S. Mary Brigid Massey
S. Rose Mary Murphey S. Carolyn Strack
S. Helen Alder S. Paul Bernadette Bounk
S. Ann L. Strizek S. Patricia Vanden Bergh
S. Patricia Dunphy S. Ann Charles Everett S. Helen Flemington
S. Marie Joan Harris S. Ann Landers S. Marion Renkens
S. Helen Rottier S. Judith Ann Schulte S. Sandra Straub
e are honored to present to
you the 2011 sister jubilarians
who have faithfully served God,
their community and the dear neighbor
for more than 2000 cumulative years.
Sister Helen Flemington, CSJ,
province leader and jubilarian, spoke of
their collective journey on March 19 at
the golden jubilee celebration:
On any given day we were called to
move mountains, wipe tears, teach, nurse,
run institutions, organize neighborhoods,
work for justice, and stand with those
who were neglected and forgotten. Tey
have been such good years lled with
mission, joy, hope, deepening relation-
ships and serving the dear neighbor. Te
joy has not stopped. . .it just continues.
At this time, we also remember a
much longer journey. It has been 175
years since the rst six Sisters of St.
Joseph landed in St. Louis at the Old
Cathedral on the Mississippi River.
Tese women are remembered with great
love and for the inspiration that all of
us have felt. Tey left France to go to
a strange land not knowing what their
future would hold. Tese sisters did it
out of love of God, the dear neighbor and
the congregation.
All of us are so proud to be part of
this congregation that has had women of
deep spirituality, courage, integrity, and a
long-standing tradition of service to each
other and the dear neighbor.
Learn more about the lives of the
jubilarians at www.csjsl.org.
80 Years
75 Years
60 Years 50 Years
70 Years
S. Regina Catherine Brandt
S. Margaret C. Merrell
S. Virginia Browne S. Margaret Camper S. Laurita Joseph Nemec S. Martha Ritter S. Mildred Stellmack
S. Mary Angela Abood S. Marie Damien Adams S. Elizabeth Ahrens
S. Mary Loran Aubuchon S. Michael
Therese Bauer
S. Mary Denis Curran
S. Marie De Montfort
Deken
S. Patricia Ann Flavin S. Paulette Gladis
S. Rose Marie Groppe S. Patricia Ann Lorenz S. Mary Brigid Massey
S. Rose Mary Murphey S. Carolyn Strack
S. Helen Alder S. Paul Bernadette Bounk
S. Ann L. Strizek S. Patricia Vanden Bergh
S. Patricia Dunphy S. Ann Charles Everett S. Helen Flemington
S. Marie Joan Harris S. Ann Landers S. Marion Renkens
S. Helen Rottier S. Judith Ann Schulte S. Sandra Straub
Connections Spring/Summer 2011 15
Sister Rita McGovern
Honored by Special
School District
Te Special School District (SSD)
of Mehlville/Oakville, Mo. selected
Sister Rita McGovern, CSJ as a
2011 Special Ambassador Award
recipient for her work with special
needs students through a program at CSJ-sponsored Nazareth
Living Center. Te Special Ambassador Award is the highest
recognition given by SSD to honor those who demonstrate
an extraordinary commitment to the students and/or sta of
SSD.
Te program allows SSD students to come to Nazareth
not only to earn service hours, but also to receive job training
in communications skills, housekeeping, transportation and
food service.
Some of these students who would likely have diculty
nding a job, do so well that they are hired on at Nazareth
after they complete the program, says McGovern. Its a
wonderful success!
McGovern has been an ambassador for SSD since the
program began in 1994. She recently retired from Nazareth,
but the program and her legacy continues.

Sister Catherine Durr Honored by
St. Joseph Institute
On March 18, the St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf (SJI)
honored Sister Catberine Durr, CSJ with the 2011 Cramin
Volunteer Award for her signicant volunteer commitment
to SJI. Durr joined the board of directors in 1992 and has
twice served as interim president. She continues to serve on
SJIs board and is a valued advisor in the areas of governance,
human resources and policy. She has been building the
capacity of institutions in the St. Louis community and
making a dierence in the lives of St. Louisans for more than
ve decades, says Deborah Wilson, SJI president. She has
contributed these same talents and skills to making St. Joseph
Institute stronger and better.
Sister Rosemary Flanigan
Honored in Kansas City
Sister Rosemary Flanigan, CSJ
renowned educator and health care
ethicist, recently received two honors
in her hometown of Kansas City, Mo.
She was honored in Ingrams
Kansas City Business Journal as a
2011 Hero in Health Care. As board member for both the
CSJ-sponsored health system Carondelet Health and the
Center for Practical Bioethics, Flanigans advocacy for patients
rights and concern for the poor have had an integral impact on
the health systems mission.
Flanigan was also awarded the Mother Evelyn ONeill
award for excellence in education from St. Teresas Academy,
of which she is an alumna and former faculty member.
Flanigan taught from the elementary to university levels,
including at CSJ-sponsored St. Teresas Academy and Avila
University. Notably, she taught philosophy for 17 years at
Rockhurst University. Today, she volunteers as an archivist at
the St. Teresas Academy library.
When I think of all our good sisters who worked day
after day without recognition, it humbles me to think that I
am the recipient of these honors, says Flanigan.
Around the Province
Moy Tey Live in the Spirit
Sister Mary Agnes Puricelli, September 12, 2010
Sister Anna Rose Kraus, September 18, 2010
Sister Ann Jones, October 13, 2010
Sister Mary Naomi Treml, October 30, 2010
Sister Mary Lou McKinney, November 10, 2010
Sister Mary Philip Bieg, January 25, 2011
Sister Lillian Newbore, February 19, 2011
Sister Mary Francina Keane, February 23, 2011
Sister Elizabeth Peplow, March 29, 2011
For more information on the lives of these sisters and others
who have passed away, visit our In Remembrance Archive at
www.csjsl.org in the Our Heritage section.
2011 Generosity of Joseph Honorees
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Advocates for Aordable, High Quality Catholic Education,
Kansas City, Mo.
Li[ers. Joe and Sue
Fahey have made a
lifetime commitment
of generosity of time,
talent and treasure to
promote aordable,
high quality Catholic
educationthe kind
that honors the worth, dignity and potential of each human
being and is founded on and grounded in mutual respect,
integrity, compassion and justicevalues reective of the
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.
Teir deep commitment to furthering the mission and
vision of the Sisters of St. Joseph is witnessed by their steadfast
service and dedication to CSJ-sponsored Avila University
and St. Teresas Academy in Kansas City, Mo. With the quiet
humility of St. Joseph, Joe and Sue work tirelessly collaborat-
ing with others to insure any endeavor with which they are
associated ourishes.
Teir contagious spirit has inspired many others to put
faith into action through service not only at the university and
the academy but also in their parish, in their community and in
their childrena legacy that will last well beyond their lifetime.

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Advocates for the Poor, Disenfranchised and Women at Risk
St. Louis, Mo.
No exceptions. Jack
and Julie Lally are
selessly committed to
protecting, sustaining
and improving life for
all with a particular
concern for the poor,
the disenfranchised
and women at risk. Guided by their Christ-centered faith and
family, Jack and Julie act upon the belief that everyone has a
right to life, care and loveno matter the circumstances.
Tey unabashedly practice Gospel values and the Catholic
social teachings of our Church, as witnessed in their leadership
in and service to the Archdiocese of St. Louis through orga-
nizations such as Catholic Charities, Cardinal Ritter Senior
Services and Child Center-Marygrove.
Tey do not shy away from giving their all for others,
forever committed to continuing the mission of Jesus. Without
exception, Jack and Julie are living models of the mission of the
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondeletserving the dear neighbor
without distinction.
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Advocates for Direct Service to the Poor, Homeless and Hungry
St. Louis, Mo.
AttituJe o[ grotituJe.
Bob and Judy Sieckhaus
live by a simple philoso-
phy: If God was so
generous to us then we
must share it with those
in need. It is this at-
titude of gratitude that
calls them to devote their lives to serving the poor of St. Louis,
particularly through their work at St. Vincent DePaul Parish.
With eyes open, ears attentive and sleeves rolled up,
Bob and Judy seek out and take on limitless opportunities
to serve. On any given day you will nd this dynamic team
organizing fundraisers or delivering meals or sorting clothing
donationsall done with Jesus passion for the poor and
St. Josephs humility of heart.
Bob and Judy quietly practice the Gospel mission and
vision of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, promoting
justice with a particular concern for the poor. And all those
whom they have touched are forever grateful for their attitude
and practice of gratitude.
Honors are given in recognition of generous service and faithful witness to the Gospel mission of serving
the dear neighbor without distinction. Awards were presented at the fourth annual Generosity of Joseph
Gala on April 29 at the Carondelet Motherhouse.
Dear Friends,
If you always look in the rear
view mirror, it will be hard to keep
your eyes on the road ahead.
Tis quote is scribbled on the
inside cover of my bible and greets
me every time I pray.
We Sisters of St. Joseph of
Carondelet will be doing rear view
mirror storytelling and remember-
ing during this our 175
th
anniver-
sary year of coming to the United
States in 1836. However, what
will drive all our celebrations,
conversations and prayer is not
only our faithful past, but the risky business of daring to keep
our eyes on the road ahead, because people are still out there
without food, without a home and without a voice.
Guided and graced by the myriad of sisters whose
frontier faith and courage brought us to today, we sisters are
committed now more than ever to take whatever risks we
must to place ourselves in the
midst of local-to-global needs and
to save and change lives. We dare
because our mission is that of the
Church: to continue the mission
of Jesusa risky business, indeed!
But tomorrow wont happen if
we do not nd ways of caring for
strengthening the common good
and the global family.
Are we too old? No. Are we
too few? No. Are we too afraid
of what it might cost to stand
in solidarity with those whom
society and the politically correct
shun? No. No because, like our frontier sisters, whatever we
do, however we serve, we do so with othersothers like you.
Fortied with your friendship and generosity we can face
any risks, forge into any futures and serve any need because
together we have a collective power to make a dierence
a Gospel dierence.
Tank you. Tank you for being with us risky business
investors in our future who will imagine and act on new and
better ways to heal and strengthen our neighborhoods and
the neighborhood of the world.
Believe this: Together we are not too old, too few or too
afraid. Together we are for so many, the touchable presence
of Gods unconditional love. Tis is what tomorrow needs
now. We Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet are abundantly
grateful for you and promise to hold you in prayer now and
into tomorrow. Amen.
Tank you and God bless you,
Sister Barbara Dreher, CSJ
Executive Director of Mission Advancement
News from the Development Office
Te Risky Business o[ !omorrou
Sister Barbara Dreher with Vincent and Nora Abt at their home
in Vero Beach, Fl.
Sisters of St. Joseph
of Carondelet
23rd Annual
Monday
September 26, 2011
Westborough Country Club
I
n 1866 Father Bernard Donnelly asked for six Sisters of
St. Joseph of Carondelet to come to Kansas City to open
the rst school for boys and girls, thus beginning the loving
relationship between the CSJs and the dear Kansas City
neighbor.
Trough the apostolates of Catholic education and
health care they have touched the lives of thousands and
thousands of Gods people, says the Most Reverend Robert
Finn, bishop of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph.
Today they live an even more diversied service in new
apostolates. Teir lasting grace-lled eect cannot be measured.
It is known fully to God alone.
On Sunday, March 6, 150 guests gathered at Visitation
Parish in Kansas City for the Society of Benefactor Mass and
Reception to celebrate our presence, to honor our benefactors
and to renew our friendships.
Its no wonder that the Sisters of St. Joseph have contin-
ued to minister to the dear neighbor in Kansas City for 145
years, says Kansas Citian Sister Patty Clune, a member of
the province leadership. We have had wonderful colleagues,
friends and benefactors who have walked with us every step
of the way. It is only right that we take time to say thank you.

Special thanks to:
Fathers Patrick Rush and Tomas Curran for
co-presiding the Mass.
Mario and Kathy Scaglia, owners of Twenty 20
restaurant, for graciously catering the reception.
Lillian and Mimi Wayne, pianists, and the St. Teresas
Academy singers for the entertainment.
Celebrating 145 Years in Kansas City
Barbara Roberts (left) and Sister Mary Ann Donovan (front) of the Kansas City Devel-
opment Ofce with Karen and Sean Miller and family at the benefactor reception.
Sisters join the procession at the Society of Benefactor Mass at Visitation
Church, Kansas City.
Leo Stueve views displays of the sisters and their ministries
at the reception. Exhibits from the CSJ-sponsored institutions
in the Kansas City area were displayed as well.
!ur )ov or Grvrwc Bnc
Ruth Shy Wilson, CSJA
R
uth Shy Wilson was born in south-
east Iowa to a Quaker family. She
is one of ten children, one of whom
is her twin brother, Roy. When Ruth was 11
years old, she contracted rheumatic fever. Her
older sister, Edie, brought her to Denver to
see a doctor. Te doctor told Edie that Ruth
was so sick that she could have died en route.
Fortunately, Ruth was treated and better in
three months and is ever grateful to Edie and
to God for saving her life. In gratitude, she has
lived her life trying to give back.
It was during her time living with her
sister that Ruth learned about Catholicism
from Edies husband, Ralph Archer, who was
taught at St. Catherines School by Sister
Teresa Agnes Talbot, CSJ. After graduating
from high school in Iowa, she decided to
return to Denver and it is there she took
instruction from the Jesuits at Regis College
(now University) where she eventually received
her bachelors degree (one of the rst females
to do so).
Later, Ruth made the decision to become
a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet and taught
as a CSJ for the next 15 years. She was known
as Sister Mary Raphaline and then Sister
Mary Ruth. It was during the early 70s that
Ruth decided to leave the community and
start a new chapter in her life. She settled in
California where she received her master of
arts degree at the University of San Diego and
where she met retired commander Clarence
Wilson in 1978.
Clarence Wilson was an aerospace
engineer who worked on the early Apollo mis-
sions. A widower, he had just returned from
the Peace Corps in Africa when they met in
California. Ruth fell in love with Clarence and
they married and enjoyed life together for 29
years until his death in 2007. Although Clar-
ence was not Catholic, he enjoyed the CSJs
very much and felt a close philosophical bond
with them in their care of humankind. Te
Wilsons enjoyed their time together traveling,
volunteering and playing tennis. After her
husband died, Ruth decided to move back to
Colorado where three of her sisters still lived.
She said she traded the ocean for the Rockies
and has not regretted it once.
A few years later Ruth, who was always
connected to the Sisters of St. Joseph, made
her initial commitment as an associate.
Recently, Ruth decided to remember the
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in her
estate plans. She said it was an easy decision in
part because of her history with them and also
because, I love the sisters and whatever has
been given to you one should give back. Tey
are ingrained in my spirit and mine in them.
She said it feels great to give back to the sisters
not just because she wanted to but more for
the joy of giving rather than the recognition.
Ruth is excited about the 175th anniver-
sary of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
landing in St. Louis. She describes the Sisters
of St. Josephs history as exciting, colorful,
brave, the leaven in the bread. She says she
is very passionate about education and her
Sisters of St. Joseph who instilled in her the
love for learning.
Ruth continues, Te charism of the
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet will not go
awayit will always be a process of evolving
and will live on in all those whose lives the
sisters have touched and molded. y
Donor Spotlights
Te charism of the Sisters
of St. Joseph of Carondelet
will not go awayit will
always be a process of
evolving and will live on
in all those whose lives the
sisters have touched and
molded.
~Ruth Shy Wilson
I
n 1923 three-day-old Maryhelen
was treated for a respiratory infection at
St. Joseph Hospital in Kansas City where
she received the loving care of the Sisters of
St. Joseph of Carondelet. From those rst
days of life to her last in 2010, Maryhelen Van
Dyke was devoted in love and service to the
Sisters of St. Josepha devotion she shared
with Joseph, her husband of 66 years, and
her four children, 15 grandchildren, and 11
great-grandchildren, who continue to carry on
this legacy.
Fittingly, much of Maryhelens faithful
service and leadership was dedicated to
St. Joseph Hospital, which in 1976, became
St. Josephs Medical Center (now part of
Carondelet Health). She was president and
founder of the newly reformed auxiliary at the
medical center, which, with her guidance, grew
to over 1,000 members. Maryhelen was also
the rst female lay member to serve on the
centers Board of Directors from 1979-1984
and served on the board of the St. Joseph
Health Center Foundation from 1984-1991.
Maryhelen made sure that Christ would
remain front and center at the new St.
Josephs. Longtime friend and CSJ supporter
Betty Livers recalls, It would have cost a lot
of money to hire someone to hang crosses in
every patients room so Joe, Maryhelen, my
husband and I stayed up all night before the
new hospital opened and did it ourselves.
Sister Mary Ann Donovan, CSJ can attest
to Maryhelens keen ability to be there when
the need arose. Overwhelmed with the task of
opening the Kansas City Development Oce,
Donovan remembers Maryhelen and Betty
coming to the rescue. Tey knew who to call
to get whatever we neededsupplies, wine,
volunteers, donors, anything!
Maryhelen was also committed to support-
ing Catholic education. She was the president
of both the St. Teresa and Rockhurst High
School mothers clubs (where her children
attended school). In 1980 she was recognized
by Avila University with an honorary degree for
her continued service to the sisters. Daughter
Joane Wilkerson says, Mom loved the sisters,
and especially Sister Olive Louise Dallavis
[former president of Avila].
Expressing her gratitude and hopes at the
end of her life, Maryhelen said, What I ask
of my family is that they thank God every day
for all the blessings he has given us.
And at Maryhelens funeral last August,
daughter Jayneen Ross kept her mothers
words in mind when she urged her family,
For heavens sake please get out there and do
something nice for somebody else, for she may
be able to look down and see if youre bored!
Indeed, the Van Dyke family is getting
out there by their continued service to others.
Tey have honored her memory with a
generous gift to the Sisters of St. Joseph. With
this gift, Joe wrote, Our family has been very
blessed by its association with your order.
And the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
are, too, blessed to be a part of their family. y
A Lrcncv or Lovr
Maryhelen Van Dyke, 1923-2010
The Van Dyke family:
Son Jim, daughter Mary
Jayneen Ross, Joe, Mary-
helen, daughter Joane
Wilkerson, and son Mike.
What I ask of my family is
that they thank God every
day for all the blessings he
has given us.
~Maryhelen Van Dyke
Top, Maryhelen and Joe Van Dyke. Bottom,
their wedding day in 1944.
Ruth Allaert
Mrs. Mary Joy Allaert Feeney
Rosarita Allen, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. Gary R. Van Blarcum
Frank Ammatelli
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Liepold
Walter J. Archibald
Mrs. Sharon L. Archibald
Roberta Badsing, CSJ
Ms. Elaine Schneider
Ruby E. Baisch
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Bialczak
Christine Baldwin
Donna Loretto Gunn, CSJ
Gary Batz
Mrs. Sally Ann Batz
Ethel Beck
Mrs. Marilyn A. Miles
Sister Mary Aurelia Benedetto, RSH
Miss Barbara Benedetto
Mary de Paul Berra, CSJ
Mrs. Ann M. Geraty
Louise Bieg
Mr. August A. Bieg, Jr.
John Bis
Ms. Francine Hellner Bis
Dorothy Bohning, CSJA
Ms. Pat Baxter, CSJA
Janet M. Sullivan, CSJA
Dr. and Mrs. Frank Niesen
Mr. and Mrs. James A. DeMuth
Joseph Boulay
Mrs. Patricia Ann Dunn
Michael Bradybaugh
Mrs. Patricia Ann Dunn
Mary L. Brice, CSJA
Ms. A. Carolyn Henry, CSJA
William C. Broderick
Mrs. Kathleen B. Helgren
Francis J. Calve
Mrs. Katherine C. Calve
Charles J. Carroll
Mrs. Therese M. Carroll
Homer Chapman
Ms. Ruth E. Shy Wilson, CSJA
Mary Clare De Ghelder, CSJ
Richard Steiner
Calvin (Tule) Clark
Mrs. Cheryl C. Fetscher
James Clark
Catholic Charities Refugee Center
Earle W. Clifford, III
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick R. Gunn
Joan Louise Clish, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Wickley
Joseph Clohessy
Mrs. Mary J. Clohessy
Catherine Collins
Mr. Jack Collins
Juan E. Colon, Jr.
Ms. Dinorah J. Colon-Laborde
Lena F. Consodine
Miss Monica F. Consodine
Martha W. Cooney
Mr. William J. Cooney
Mary Wittman Corcoran
Ms. Mary Kot-Jansen
Margaret Cozzens, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Carroll
Patricia Cramer, CSJ
George Antoinette Vander Loop, CSJ
Chris McGovern
Kay Barnes
Mr. William J. Bollwerk
Clare Bass
Slavonian Ladies Auxiliary
Anthony and Virginia Bonino
Mr. Newton A. Bonino
Regina Catherine Brandt, CSJ
Mrs. Mary Anne Wieczorek
Marie Charles Buford, CSJ
Mr. Edward Joseph Barni
Ann Chamblin, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. Todd M. Chamblin
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Chamblin
Mr. and Mrs. Craig T. Hundelt
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Russo
Frances Virginia Cholet, CSJ
Miss Mary Petropoulos
Tom and Anne Cliffords, CSJAs
40th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Fowler, Jr.
Nancy Corcoran, CSJ
Ms. Joyce N. Straka
Loretta Costa, CSJ
Mrs. Zena C. Brown
Mike and Joanne Cronins 40th
Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene F. Niehoff
Colette Doering, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Doering
Mary Ann Donovan, CSJ
Mrs. Helen D. Neenan
Mr. Timothy J. Thompson
Barbara Dreher, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Feavel
Teresa Maria Eagan, CSJ
Mrs. M. Suzanne Eagan
Rebecca Eichhorn, CSJ
Mrs. Janet M. Eichhorn
Janet Mary Feager, CSJ
Mrs. Agnes OBrien
Mary Ann Figlino, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard J. Hogan
Mary Flick, CSJ
Mr. William J. Bollwerk
Ruby and Robert Fuller
Mr. and Mrs. Steven B. Clark
Elizabeth Ganss, CSJ
Mary Ann Hilgeman, CSJ
Carrie Lee Gaydos
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Leonard
Sister Pat Giljums 50th Jubilee
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Giljum
Don and Sue Gunns 50th Wedding
Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Fowler, Jr.
Ms. Jacqueline C. Beulick
Deb Hallisey
Ms. Roberta J. Kearney
Robert Harper
Mr. and Mrs. David D. Harper
Loretta Hennekes, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Hennekes
Anna Bridget (Pat) Kearns, CSJ
Babbitts Inc.
Mr. William J. Cooney
Alice E. Kneib
Mr. and Mrs. Francis A. Kneib
Marilyn Koncen, CSJA
Ms. Beverly A. Roche
Mary Alexandra Kuhn, CSJ
Mr. Thomas J. Kuhn
Joan Lampton, CSJ
Mrs. Geraldine F. Stassi
Province Leadership Team
and staff
Sisters of St. Joseph
Charmwood Drive
CSJs who taught at St. Mary
Magdalen School, St. Louis
Mr. John E. Wrobel, Jr.
Rita McGovern, CSJ
Mrs. Anne Moore
Paula Patrice Michaud, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard J. Hogan
Helen J. Miljour, CSJ
Ms. Gigi Oram, CSJA
Judith Miller, CSJ
Miss Mary A. OShea
Dr. and Mrs. William G. Weber
Jean Vianney Mindak, CSJ
Mrs. Agnes OBrien
Sarah Mitra, CSJ
Mrs. Margaret M. Villar
Mary Adelaide Moeller, CSJ
Mrs. Margaret M. Villar
Patricia Murphy, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Carney
Charles Oldani
Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Kube
Audrey Olson, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Yarwood
Kathleen OMalley, CSJ
Mrs. Janet M. Eichhorn
Marilyn Peot, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. William R. McAuliffe
Marie Rene Pretti, CSJ
Chris McGovern
Mary Shryock, CSJ
Mrs. Theresa M. Connolly
Mr. William J. Sonnemaker
Ruth Stuckel, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Zolnowski
Mary Helen Van Dyke
Ms. Amy Radtke
In Memory of
Tributes
Tank you for the following gifts received between July 1, 2010 and January 31, 2011.
Only tribute donations of $25 or greater will be published. Tank you for your continued generosity in
paying tribute to your loved ones with a gift to the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.
In Honor of
Mary Crotser
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Crowley
Frederick Czun
Mrs. Margaret Czun
Marcia Ann Daume, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Novack
Charles B. Day
Mrs. Janet R. Jokisch
Mariann DeBuck, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. DeBuck
Dr. and Mrs. Babu R. Dandamudi
Henry L. DeBuck
Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. DeBuck
Bernie Dever
Sam Dimercurio
Ms. Kathleen A. Wertman
Rev. Mike Dobrosky
Joan Donahoe
Dr. and Mrs. Robert S. Yoselevsky
Jerome Dudzik
Mrs. Rose T. Dudzik
Patrick M. Durbin
Mr. Michael J. Tackaberry
Elaine Ebeling
Mr. John J. Ebeling
Jane Ann Eschbacher
Gerard and Mary Gunther
Barbara and Greg McMenamy
Mary Louise Gunther
Mary Ann Fahey, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Dougherty
Joseph Fawcett
Mrs. Rita F. Martine
John A. Feeney
Mrs. Mary Joy Allaert Feeney
Janet Figlino
Mrs. Bonnie Lou Gerken
Mrs. Donna Przybyski
Mrs. Iris E. Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard A. Meyer
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Morroni
Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Roth
Ms. Mary E. McCann
Ms. Susan M. Corbetta
Ms. Gina M. Melstrom
Ms. Mary C. Kauffman
Paula L. Bisgard and Randy
Bisgard
Edna Fitch
Barbara Dreher, CSJ
Janet & Gary Thompson
Mary Jo & Don Lober
Jerry Downs
Elizabeth Joseph Fitzpatrick, CSJ
Ms. Mary A. O Rourke
Joseph F. ORourke & Family
Elizabeth R Jouve & Family
Deceased members of the
Flemington family
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Tarnow
Patricia Fortune
Mr. Philip E. Fortune
Stacey Monique Frierson
Anne Fritzlen
Dr. Thomas J. Fritzlen
Mary Jane Gaertner
Judge Carl R. Gaertner
George Ganss
Mr. James B. Cook
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Mareschal
Mary Gaydos, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Gaydos
Marion Joseph Gerl, CSJ
Mary Jo Selinsky, ANG
Mr. Steven G. Grall
Margaret Giblin, CSJA
Mr. and Mrs. Claude B. Martin
Lt. Col. Robert W. Glickert
Mrs. Mary J. Saul
Glennon Patrick Gorman
Mrs. Marie M. Buttice
Mathias Grall CSJ
Mr. Steven G. Grall
Theresa Sandweg Gray
Ms. Joan S. Gray
Mr. and Mrs. Dominic M. Varraveto
Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Napoli
Brenda Witt, CPA
Ms. Mary E. Galvin
Ms. Kathleen M. Gray
John B. Gray
Ms. Mary E. Galvin
Virginia Lee Ginny Grieshaber
Dr. Aloysius V. Grieshaber
Mary Tobias Hagan, CSJ
Ms. Janice A. Hughes
Marcella Harper
Mr. and Mrs. David D. Harper
Rev.John Harvey
Ms. Rosemary M. Ring
Joyce Voss Heck
Mr. Henry W. Heck
Norma Jean Heine
Mr. Jim Heine
Martha Jean Heinen
Mr. Robert B. Heinen
Mary Grace Heiner, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. Claude B. Martin
Dr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Beidle
Ms. Janet M. Linck, CSJA
Grace Family
Tim Heuser
Mrs. Geraldine J. Keating
Linda Hof
Mr. Daniel A. Hof
Lucille House
Ms. Teresa J. House
Mary Hughes, CSJ
Ms. Susan E. Mottola
Mark Hunsley
Dr. and Mrs. Robert T. Stein
Ann Jones, CSJ
Myra Jordan
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Hohmann
Lois Jean Kane
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. McCleary
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Cattoor
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony B. Taddeo, Jr.
Kenneth R. Katke
Mrs. Marilyn F. Koncen, CSJA
Alice Ann Kelly
Mr. Edward T. Kelly
Mary Kathleen Kenny, CSJ
Mr. Joseph P. Kenny
Michael R. King
Mrs. Susan R. King
Rose Augusta Klaas, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Kemper
Lillian Koerber
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Frede,
CSJA
Harriet Koutsoumpas, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. George P. Coughlin
Anna Rose Kraus, CSJ
Miss Mary A. OShea
Mrs. Mary Clare Smith
Miss Rosemarie Hughes
Dr. Robert E. Bolinske
Mr. and Mrs. James Peurrung
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Sinner
Mrs. Rose A. Rehagen
Mr. and Mrs. Marco P. Griffero
Mr. David P. Kraus
Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Dwyer
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Laurent
Ms. Patricia A. Travers
Ms. Lela M. Laurent
Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Labath, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Joel N. Noronha
Ms. Norma J. Glassbrenner
Ms. Norma J. Glassbrenner
Mr. and Mrs. Brian T. Selsor
Ms. Joan C. Sherman
Susan and Betty Brandt
Mary J. Krewson
Mr. Jack Collins
Herbert M. Lang
Mrs. Jacqueline M. Lang
Shirley Ledbetter
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Valentine
George Leggio
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Spachman
Mary Jan Liepold
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Liepold
Joyce Link
Mr. Lawrence T. Link
Christiana Lippert, CSJ
Mr. Norbert P. Schott
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January 31, 2011
In hono of the
175th
Make a gif of $175 to
honor our 175 year heritage,
and to cary our mission
into the future.

Tibutes fo the 175th wil be pinted in the
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Barbara M. Long
Mr. Dennis P. Long
Shirley Mackey
Mr. James E. Mackey
Camille L. Malloy
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Rallo
Timothy Maloney
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Maloney
J.W. and Ruth Mangelsdorf
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Q. Benson
James Martine, Jr.
Mrs. Rita F. Martine
M. Anselma Matte, CSJ
Ms. Sandra L. Carlyon
Helen McAlvey
Mrs. Geraldine J. Keating
Elmer McCoy
Mrs. Virginia B. Hutchins
Ann McGee, CSJA
Ms. Carol A. Johnson, CSJA
Jeanne McGovern,CSJ
Dr. and Mrs. Babu R. Dandamudi
Mary Lou McKinney, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Noonan
Jarlath McManus, CSJ
Mrs. Catherine G. McManus
John and Helen Mensavage
Mrs. Joann L. White
Judy Meyerkord
Bernard L. Miles
Fred Mills
Mrs. Cheryl C. Fetscher
Kathleen Mitchell, CSJ
Mr. Kevin A. Dunn
Patricia Gallagher Molloy
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Molloy
Marian Moody
Mr. and Mrs. Russell H. Hinrichs
Helen and David Morrison
Mr. David R. Morrison
Mary Ursula Mott, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney P. Mott
Colleen Mulcahy
Mr. and Mrs. Sean F. Mulcahy
Imelda Mulcahy
Mr. and Mrs. Sean F. Mulcahy
Matt Mulcahey
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard J. Mulcahy
Shawn Murphy
Mrs. Margaret R. Giblin, CSJA
Verna Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Koeller
Everett Nelson
Linda Markway, CSJ
Elizabeth Ney, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Juergens
Ms. Deborah K. Schuler Tupman
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry O. Snyder
Mrs. Virginia W. Flanagin
Ms. Mary G. Sheppard, CSJA
Mr. Paul E. Donovan
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Johnston
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Porter
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C.
Owings, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. James Allgeyer
Ms. Julia B. Batchelor
Dr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Tersigni
Ms. Ruth A. Fitzsimmons
Mr. Jeffrey Shocklin
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Ney
Mr. John L. Meisch
Mr. and Mrs. James V. Stevens
Jean Marie Sullivan, RSM
Ms. Jennifer L. Morovitz
R. Mike Abell
Howard, Eddings, Gorman and
Gilbreath Families
Fred Merlenbach
William Nicoll, Jr
Mrs. Nicole C. Nicoll, CSJA
Kevin J. Novara
Kathleen A. OConnell
Ms. Mary Ann C. Musser
Elizabeth Ogilvie, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Ogilvie
Barbara OHeron
Mrs. Shirley M. Robert
Rosemary OMalley, CSJ
Ms. Joan Bourke
John E. Ormsby
Mrs. John E. Ormsby
Mary Crucix Pagano
Virginia Palmer
Mr. Robert J. Palmer
Drs. William and Patricia May
Ms. Rosemary M. Ring
Joan Pelzer
Mr. Jack E. Pelzer
Joseph Piranio
Dr. Patricia L. Demuth, CSJA
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene J. Cole, CSJA
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Sudduth,
Delphine Associate Community
Yvonne Plewa
Mrs. Rose T. Dudzik
Concetta Puleo
Mary Agnes Puricelli, CSJ
Mrs. Veronica C. Krajacic
Mary Carol Anth, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. Gene F.
Schwarting, CSJA
Rita Marie Schmitz, CSJ
Mary Evarista Quigley, CSJ
Mrs. Theresa McGinnis Mueller
Dottie and Tom Reardon
Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Gaughan
Marjorie Rentmeester
Andrea Marie Rentmeester, CSJ
John Richardson
Linda Markway, CSJ
Mary Severine Riegel, CSJ
Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Brehob
Joseph Ringwald
Mrs. Alice T. Ringwald
Bill Robert
Mrs. Shirley M. Robert
Francis Borgia Robillard, CSJ
Mrs. Ellen J. Lyman
Mary Rocheleau, CSJ
Mr. Joseph C. Rocheleau
Eileen Rose
Mr. Albert E. Rose
Kenneth and Mary Regina Rufkahr
Ms. Mary-Eileen Rufkahr
Connie Ruskiewicz
Mr. James M. Ruskiewicz
Irwin Ruzicka
Mr. Lawrence J. Ruzicka
Alicia Sabaugh
Mr. and Mrs. Sam H. Sabaugh
Mario Salvador
Mrs. Isabelle A. Salvador
Jean Fontbonne Sandweg, CSJ
Dr. Thomas L. Saul, Jr.
Mrs. Mary J. Saul
Don Seem
Helen Flemington, CSJ
Josephine Selinsky
Mary Jo Selinsky, ANG
Dorothy Eleanor Sipp, CSJ
Dr. and Mrs. Salvatore J. Enna
Thelma J. Sparks
Mr. Charles L. Sparks
Mary Adelaide Stanton, CSJ
Dr. and Mrs. John C. Stanton
Jim Stelloh
Mrs. Mary M. Stelloh
Helen M. Suelmann
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Hardebeck
Dan Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Sullivan
Leo Szymanski
Mrs. Eleanor K. Szymanski
Bernard J. Tackaberry
Mr. Michael J. Tackaberry
Deceased members of the
Tarnow family
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Tarnow
Ann Dominic Tassone, CSJ
Mr. John D. Tassone
Rose Celine Tauschek, CSJ
Ms. Joan M. Verheyden
Loretta Thro
Mrs. Eva R. Dunn
Ms. Mary Stutte
Mr. and Mrs. James G. Castellano
Ms. Margaret Ann Beckmann
Patricia A. Koenen
Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn C. Bremer
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Hayes, Jr.
Ms. Patricia Diliberto
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Lang
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Stratman
Ms. Linda L. Ressel
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Bland
Msgr. Arthur M. Tighe
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Bennett
Richard Utz
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Seibel
Maryhelen Van Dyke
Mr. M. Joseph Van Dyke
Mrs. Virginia M. Bono
Mary Victor Van Hee, CSJ
Dr. and Mrs. George H. Myers, Jr.
Faunie Van Sistine
Mr. Donald N. Van Sistine
Jerome Van Sistine
Mr. Donald N. Van Sistine
Cornelius T. Vergin
Rosemary Voelkerding
Mr. Kenneth F. Voelkerding
Mary Helen Volk,CSJ
April Voss
Mr. and Mrs. Steven P. Craig
Roy Werner
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Hardebeck
Norman R. Wesley
Mrs. Joan B. Wesley
Hubert E.White
Mrs. Joann L. White
John C Wiedmann
Linda Markway, CSJ
Lawrence G. Wienstoer
Dr. and Mrs. Robert S. Yoselevsky
Paul Wiernholt
Ms. Charlotte Kelly
Bill Wilson
Mrs. Rose E. Wilson
Joseph Wisor
Mrs. Marilyn F. Koncen, CSJA
Luke Joseph Wojcicki
Burton E. Wommer
Mrs. Mary Wommer, CSJA
Gifts received July 1, 2010 through
January 31, 2011
The Province Development
Ofce has made every effort to
ensure the tributes are properly
recognized and correctly spelled.
To make a donation, request
memorial envelopes or report a
correction on our tributes listing,
please contact our ofce at
314.678.0327.
Shore Your Stories
at csjsl.org
As we celebrate this anniversary year, we are
honored to hear your stories and personal
refections about how the Sisters of St. Joseph
of Carondelet have impacted your life.
Visit www.csjsl.org and click on our We are
175 button to share your story or message
of congratulations and to read the refections
of others.
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