Connections

Published for friends of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet Spring/Summer 2007

Paying it Forward Our sisters and associates are changing lives!

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Conversion of Heart
Michelle Piranio, CSJA, embarks on a journey to El Paso to learn about life at the border and discovers her power to make a dierence.

Spring/Summer 2007
Connections is published twice a year by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louis Province. Please send address changes and requests for additional copies to Editor, Connections, at the address below or to communications@csjsl.org.
PROVINCE LEADERSHIP TEAM Mary Kay Liston, CSJ Mary Kay Hadican, CSJ Sandra Straub, CSJ EDITOR Jenny Beatrice CONTRIBUTOR Development Ofce PROOFREADERS Audrey Olson, CSJ Charline Sullivan, CSJ

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A Scholarship of Friendliness
Over 70 years ago a young orphan girl found her voice and a life-long friendship at St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf through her relationship with Anna Rose Kraus, CSJ.

Playing It Forward
Pat Giljum, CSJ, brings music and art to life for educators and students in the St. Louis Archdiocese.

Jubilee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11 News from the Development Ofce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Tributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Around the Province . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 How can YOU Pay it Forward? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Jubilee Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back cover

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Jeanne Liston Barnes DESIGN JB Design PHOTOGRAPHY Cover and p. 9, Steve Frazier Page 1, Aubrey Martin Jubilee Portraits, Bernie Elking Photography Back cover, Jenny Beatrice

On the cover, left to right: Barbara Yofe, coordinator of religious education at St. Clement Parish, and Pat Giljum, CSJ, director of ne arts for the Catholic Education Ofce, Archdiocese of St. Louis, at the 54th annual Elementary Schools Song Festival at St. Peters School in Kirkwood, Mo.

Connections is printed on recycled paper using earth-friendly, soy-based inks.

Sisters of Selma: Bearing Witness for Change

Three Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louis Province, are featured in Sisters of Selma: Bearing Witness for Change, a new documentary focusing on the role Catholic nuns played in Alabamas 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery marches. The lm documents how six midwestern nuns, including Rosemary Flanigan, CSJ, Barbara Moore, CSJ and Roberta Schmidt, CSJ, answered Dr. Martin Luther Kings call and joined the 1965 civil rights marches, a rst for vowed Catholic women who had never before made so public a political statement. More information about the documentary can be found at the Sisters of Selma Web site at http://home.earthlink.net/~sistersofselma/sos.htm.
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From the Province Leadership Team

Dear Friends, This issue of Connections comes to you in the most glorious season of Easter/Pentecost when the church celebrates the Good News that the Lord is risen and lives among us. It is a message that nds expression in all of our lives. Countless women and men communicate this Good News in simple, routine acts of love and in dicult hard to understand mysteries of faith lled living. And each of us experiences the Easter love of God through the presence of others in our lives. The same Jesus who urged Thomas to touch His gloried wounds and believe so that he could pass From left to right: Srs. Mary Kay Liston, Sandra Straub and Mary Kay Hadican on the Good News is in our midst today. seated in the new Heritage Exhibit at Carondelet. Because we are a congregation dedicated to the Gospel message as it is expressed in the mission of the Church, our members and associates have unfold the Spring/Summer 2007 issue of Connections. a unique opportunity to experience the In each feature story you will discover the innite ways God is made manifest simple and profound ways lives have today all over the world. We meet been touched by living the central God in clinics, hospitals, senior living mystery of our faith. The action of one residences and the homes of older persons. We gospel committed person deeply aects others, see divinity in the sparkle of discovery in the students eye who then continue proclaiming by their lives that the in an Aha! moment. Sometimes it is in the immigrants Lord is Risen! success with English, nding employment, surviving torture that we meet the Risen Lord. For a few of our Province Leadership Team members, the face of God is seen in prisoners or ex-offenders who are struggling to become whole again. Beyond the personal ministerial experiences, we all Mary Kay Liston, CSJ live today more aware than at any time in history, that we are universally connected in the Mystery of Life. We live only in relation to one another and to all else. We know Mary Kay Hadican, CSJ that how we engage the Easter God in our lives has a profound eect on the whole of humanity. It is with appreciation of Gods self gift to us that we Sandra Straub, CSJ

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THE JOURNEY BEGINS

Michelle Piranio, CSJA, was not instantly convinced that this role as prophet was one she could fulll. As I sat in the assembly that day, she recalls, I thought, Ive been supporting causes in our country and around the world. Now what more is being asked of me? How are my actions really going to make a dierence? Despite her resistance, the urge to confront this challenge remained. A strange thing began to happen inside me, Piranio says, and I was forced into putting some integration and discipline into articulating my worldview.

Conversion of Heart
by Jenny Beatrice
Her faith in a loving and gracious God emerged into her belief in a world of abundancegifted to us by our Creator, lled with opportunities and possibilities to allow everyone to realize his or her purpose within Gods design. What also emerged was her frustration with the choices we make that prevent these possibilities from coming to fruition. I realized that we in our choices can truly

hen Dr. Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz addressed the CSJ community at the Province Symposium in June 2006 she challenged the sisters and associates to become prophetic women in the church. (Connections Fall/Winter 2006). With dynamic spirit and conviction, Diaz charted a course for those who were up for the journey.

co-create a world of abundance or can erect barriers to its birth. The next step on her journey brought her to El Paso, Texas, a place where the choice to erect barriers is a literal one. With the authorization of the U.S. government to erect 700 miles of fence along the U.S./Mexico border, Piranio felt it was time to explore the issue of illegal immigration rst hand. Piranio, and traveling companion Marilyn Peot, CSJ, visited Ida Robertine Berresheim, CSJ, who provides a support system for women immigrants through her work at the Centro Mujeres de la Esperanza (Women of Hope Center) located in the Paso del Norte Border Region, which consists of El Paso, Southern New Mexico, and Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico.

Centro Mujeres de la Esperanza: Building Value, Raising Voices

Berresheim is committed to the women who have come wanting more for themselves and their families by crossing the border and coming to the center. These women are marginalized in every way, Berresheim explains. Most dont speak

The offertory procession at the annual Mass of Solidarity (November 2) at the border fence between Anapra (Cd. Juarez, Mexico) and the outskirts of El Paso, Texas. Crosses used in the service have names of those persons who have died crossing the border and the names of women who have been murdered in Juarez since the early 90s and whose cases remain unsolved. 2 Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet

Ida Robertine Berresheim, CSJ (left) and Maureen Jerkowski, OSF (lower left) at one of their weekly meetings with the women of Colonia Siglo Veinte on the outskirts of Cd. Juarez.

English or have more than a grade school education. The struggles of women and illegal immigrants converge for those who come to the center. Many of the women are not only bound by the deportation laws but by their lack of power in their marriages, their society and their culture. The mission of the center extends well beyond serving the corporal needs of these women. It aims to empower them through a series of classes, seminars and presentations on personal growth, spiritual development, preventative health, family, community, and skills development. They use a holistic approach to help them recognize their value in their relationships, in their community, and in the body of Christ. The notion of oering these women such a comprehensive personal development program is often misunderstood, even by those who are knowledgeable of the situation. Berresheim says, When we apply for grants, we are often asked, what do you expect the women to accomplish in one year? Thats like asking a rst grader what college they want to attend! This type of progress is not easily measured by dollars or statistics but the payo is long term. With prophetic vision,

she sees endless possibilities in the women at the center. She sees them achieving fullness in their lives as they get in touch with the power within themselves and within each other. The challenge today is to encourage leadership among the women to nd their own values, their own voices, to stand on their own two feet and take the next step and to speak out for the needs of the women in their community.

Paso del Norte Border Region came as quite a surprise to Piranio. El Paso is separated from Mexico by a thin strip of water, the Rio Grande River. The region is uid and is seen as one area by the peopleits not like two separate countries. People cross the border daily to go to school or to shop at the market. Once you get to know the people and communities on both sides, the border becomes an illusion. Piranio was expecting the border zone to be a police state but the atmo-

. . .we, in our choices, whether conscious or not, can truly co-create a world of abundance or can erect barriers to its birth.
~Michelle Piranio, CSJA

Seeking Truth
Berresheim sees speaking out to raise awareness and squelch misconceptions about the life of the illegal immigrants as a key component in nding a just resolution to the problem. She recognized Piranio as someone who was willing to become a part of this process. Michelle came to El Paso with a tremendous openness to learn reality and to listen without prejudice. One of the realities about life in the

sphere is friendly and hospitable. In fact, El Paso is ranked the second safest city of its size in the nation (pop. 750,000). She learned that even the Border Patrol shows compassion for illegal immigrants by taking up collections of money, food and other items. Many Hispanic members of the Border Patrol remain conscious of the fact that if their parents had not crossed the border into the United States, they might be facing the same struggles today.
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If we all lived justly where we are this very day, the whole world would be just.
~Michelle Piranio, CSJA

The Great Divide: The view of Cd. Juarez from the fence in El Paso shows the stark difference in the standard of living between the United States and Mexico.

Poverty is the driving force behind the surge of illegal immigration. Piranio was shocked to nd that the poverty divide was visually evident at the border. You could clearly see the contrast merely by looking through the fence. If we were in their situation, we, too, would leave searching for a better life. Berresheim agrees. Most of the U.S. population who live at or above the middle class level cannot believe these kinds of conditions exist. Many places still dont have electricity or water. We need to raise awareness of the terrible poverty that causes immigrants to leave their own countries. During the trip, Piranio reected on Peots worldview: When we are all willing to listen, all come with a piece of the truth. Piranio found that listening to the people one-on-one proved the most revealing and she found many common threads in their stories. I spoke with two people, each living on opposite sides of the border, a waiter in El Paso and a sales person at the market in Juarez. Both spoke of their hope for the future, particularly in the education that they were pursuing; of the pain of the Mexican people who put all their hope for a better life in crossing the border only to encounter many obstacles that prevent it; and of the physical separation that often happens in the pursuit of that life. Both wanted
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to move forward in creating a better life rather than spend time and energy trying to assign blame for current conditions.

Changing Systems, Changing Hearts

Piranio admits that in the past, she was quick to assign blame and ght to maintain her position at all cost. But her experiences with Berreshiem, Peot and the entire community of the Sisters of St. Joseph have sparked a change in her attitude. The CSJ charism really messed me up. I can no longer see things in black and white, right and wrong. I can no longer hate, categorize or dismiss people.

It has taken the focus o me and my comfort in sticking to my position and has placed it on the needs of others. She believes the current system is perpetuated by the drive to promote self-interests and keep the status-quo. There is a fear that Gods abundance is not enough for all, as if it is a nite pie. Is God that limited? The challenge as she sees it is in getting people to overcome their fear of risking personal comfort and engaging them to care about others and to trust in Gods goodness. Piranios experience has convinced her that it is possible to bring about change in a system. She believes that the conversion of systems will come with the conversion of hearts, one person at a time. Its not about evil systems that must be toppled. If we do not successfully create thinking and caring people, any good system we create will eventually become like the ones we perceive are evil. Her simple plan: If we all lived justly where we are this very day, the whole world would be just. During Piranio and Peots last afternoon in El Paso, a glorious rainbow stretched across the Rio Grande and touched Juarez. Piranio thought about Gods everlasting covenant with Noah as she reected on how much God has to oer this region and its people. She recommitted herself to taking action to co-create a world of abundance for allfunding causes, supporting education, reading and learning about political systemsbut her greatest promise is to keep seeking out the stories of those who struggle to make a better life for themselves and their families and to spend my time engaged with them in the sharing of the heart.y

Anna Rose Kraus, CSJ, with students at St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf, accepting a gift from the Observer magazine in 1956. Below, Kraus today.

A Scholarship of Friendliness
by Jenny Beatrice

n 1949 Grace Falsette was featured in the Denver Post. She was a waitress at the train depot. The photo shows her serving a cup of coee at the counter. With warm eyes and an engaging smile, she looks like a starlet waiting to be discovered. The article quotes Rose Hajeck, Falsettes boss, as saying, Shes about the best waitress we ever had. The headline of the article reads, Deafness No Handicap for Depot Waitress.
This was not the rst time Falsette made the news in Denver, Colo. In 1933 the Denver Catholic Register told the Cinderella story about how a little girl with bright eyes and a friendly smile beamed her way from a life of hardship into the hearts of the teachers and students at the St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf (SJID) in St. Louis, Mo. Five-year old Falsettedeaf, mute and from a broken homewas brought to SJID by, what the Register called, a scholarship of friendliness. It was an intuitive description; Falsette was to receive more than just an extraordinary educational experienceshe gained a life-long friend in her teacher and caregiver, Anna Rose Kraus, CSJ. The Sisters of St. Joseph have been pioneers of deaf education since 1837 when two sisters from Lyon, France Photo co ur tesy D enver Po st came to America to found the rst school for the deaf west of the Mississippi River. At the time Falsette came to SJID, the sisters were vanguards in the eld, advancing the auditory-oral approach as one of the rst schools in the world to teach deaf children to listen, read and speak. When Falsette arrived at SJID at 901 N. Garrison Street, Kraus was just beginning her life-long ministry in deaf education. She remembers the rst time she saw little Graciethe brightest and cutest little girl you had ever seen. She was so small she walked right under the table.
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. . . little Graciethe brightest and cutest little girl you had ever seen. She was so small she walked right under the table.
~Anna Rose Kraus, CSJ

Falsette held a variety of jobs over the years, but the business she started surely had roots in her years at SJID. She ran her own cleaning company that serviced some of the Archdiocesan housing buildings in Denver such as Cathedral Place, Marion Plaza and Holy Family Plaza where she now resides. When on retreat at St. Francis Convent in Denver, First Communion at St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf, 1936: Grace Falsette, Jack Travers, Kraus visited Falsette. They both remember with Bernadine Furtack, Edgar Rehagen and Louise Puleo. laughter one visit when Falsette drove Kraus to Cabrini Falsette not only won people over with her charm; Shrine, a winding road in the foothills outside Denver. she impressed her teachers with her exceptional intelOne thing the sisters did not teach Falsette was how to ligence as well. She was a very responsive and fast shift gears! Kraus recalls, Grace was driving and the car was barely moving. I said, Well honey, put it in second learner. As time went on, Falsettes ability as a natural gear and she said, For what? When they got to the top, leader emerged. Kraus recalls, She had very much controlgood controlover the other students. If you Falsette was so nervous that Kraus drove back down. I couldnt say no, says Kraus, but gowanted something to be done, she ing down wasnt nearly as dicult! would get them all to do it. How she did it I dont know! Today, Falsette is retired and lives a simple, happy life with her For example, whenever Falsette dog, Millie. She enjoys walking wanted to surprise the sisters she would get everyone to do the Millie and doing puzzles in the evening with a friend. She still keeps dishes. Kraus fondly remembers how Falsette helped the sisters with in touch with Kraus, mostly by letter the chores. We cleaned, so Gracie but sometimes with the occasional call. She is grateful for the excepcleaned. We cooked, cleaned, taught tional oral education she received at and took care of the kids 24 hours a daythe same person all times SJID but she credits Kraus and her ongoing support for giving her the of day for each student. Falsette condence to live an independent life. stayed at SJID all year long, through summers and on holidays. She was Kraus has touched many students lives and made great really raised by the sisters and in strides in deaf education over her particular, Kraus. Of all the girls we had, Gracie was there the longest 65+ year career. After 22 years at SJID, she was named principal and and the most constant. then superior. After six years as Falsette developed into a capable young woman and at the superior she was sent to Fontbonne Grace Falsette with her dog, Millie, at home in 1961 to serve as the assistant to age of 16 she went home to Denver at Holy Family Plaza in Denver. the president, Mary Alfred Noble, to attend St. Francis de Sales High School, another CSJ institution. By the age of 20 she CSJ. What seemed like a shift away from her passion was on her own, working at the Union Station depot and actually gave rise to one of her greatest contributions to deaf educationthe formation of the universitys teacher living in an apartment. She took care of herself for the rest of her life. training program. Kraus is proud of this legacy. The
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program has really prospered and has certainly helped both Fontbonne and SJID. Today, students earning degrees in deaf education participate in three dierent levels of student teaching experience at SJID. As SJID celebrates its 170th anniversary this year, it remains an international leader in auditory-oral education. A residential program is still oered and the faculty and sta are dedicated to providing round-the-clock care for children, like Falsette, who may have exceptional

needs such as learning diculties, nancial strains or challenging family situations. In 1946 a young deaf girl made the papers for overcoming incredible odds with a smile. Today, SJID students continue to make news by achieving their goals and beyond. And each one will have memories of their Sister Anna Rosethe person who brought forth their voices, nurtured their spirits, and inspired them to reach their potentials.y

SJID Grads Pay It Forward in Nations Capitol

by Stephanie Stemmler

adame Speaker When the House of Representatives formally elected Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) as the Speaker of the House, the excitement at SJID was not only for the rst female elected to the high post, but also for one of Pelosis dedicated staff members, Michael Tecklenburg. Tecklenburg, who has served as one of Pelosis policy advisors for the past three and a half years, is a proud graduate of St. Joseph Institute. I attended St. Joes from second grade until fth grade, says Tecklenburg, who wears dual hearing aids and has a profound hearing loss. My education there provided me the communication skills integral to my later academic and professional pursuits. He went on to become the rst deaf graduate of Columbia Law School in 1989. His passion for public policy soon led him into government. With his strong legal background and commitment to social justice, Mikes wise counsel is invaluable to me, said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. His keen intellect and the vast experience he has gained in his years of government service have made him an integral part of my staff. Im deeply honored to have the opportunity to serve Speaker Pelosi and be involved in public policy, he says. I have encouraged individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to be involved in public service. Tecklenburg also has counseled others with hearing loss to obtain the

Michael Tecklenburg, a policy advisor for Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). Tecklenburg is former President of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

SJID graduate Noelle Perese serves as a legislative correspondent for Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX).

services they need on Capitol Hill. In another congressional ofce, Noelle Perese is busy serving as a legislative correspondent for Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas). Perese, a 1992 graduate of SJID who was brought to St. Louis by her parents when she was four years old still keeps in regular contact with some of her teachers. All my needs, in terms of speech, language development, and auditory skills were addressed by the faculty and staff and prepared me for mainstreaming to public school. Pereses passion for politics can be traced directly to SJID. She fondly remembers the mock presidential election at SJID in 1992 when she voted for Republican George H.W. Bush because she liked his dog, Millie. Perese graduated from Smith College in 2005 with a bachelors degree in government. Perese now focuses on handling various communications between Rep. Cuellars ofce and his constituents in Laredo and McAllen, Texas. She does legislative research on a variety of issues, including disability matters, government affairs, Social Security and women and childrens issues. When asked what advice shed give to SJID students, Perese doesnt hesitate. Refuse to accept the limitations others think they can place on you and set goals for yourself that you know you can achieve.y

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by Jeanne Liston Barnes

efore Pat Giljum, CSJ began kindergarten, her parents gave her the gift of a lifetime accordion lessons. At 25 cents a lesson, the Giljums neighbor and music teacher, Mrs. Joanne Hastey, lit a re in little Pat that became her lifes passion. This passion would one day take her to perform on television, once on Ted Macks Amateur Hour. And a few years later, with three girlfriends who called themselves The Accordionettes, she auditioned for the Lawrence Welk Show. Unfortunately for Mr. Welk, one member of the quartet had entered the convent by the time the call back came. But how fortunate for the Sisters of St. Joseph, as well as hundreds of art and music educators, and thousands of children who have passed through the elementary and secondary schools in the Archdiocese of St. Louis who have beneted from her passion.

fter earning her bachelors degree in music from Fontbonne and a masters from Wichita State, Giljum worked as a classroom teacher for several years and later a music instructor. When Madeline Sophie Goldkamp, CSJ, retired as the director of ne arts for the Catholic Education Oce, Archdiocese of St. Louis, Giljum was oered the position. It was the perfect job. Music and art are so life giving, says Giljum. I just dont know how you can live without them. They are an integral part of everything we do; a part of our Catholic identity and our personal spirituality. How you can divorce art and music from our Catholic worship? Ministering in the Catholic Education Oce, Giljum has made signicant advances in the art and music education of students in the Catholic schools. A belief that art education develops the whole child guides Giljum. Today, under her leadership, over 98% of all schools in the Archdiocese of St. Louis have music specialists and 75% have dedicated art teachers. In her 30 years on the job she has organized a variety of in-service programs for educators in art, drama, music, and theater. She teaches a class in childrens liturgy where teachers learn how to work with their students in cantering, reading the gospel, and selecting music for liturgical programs. When these men and women attend her workshops, they leave with more than great lesson plans; they are smitten with her enthusiasm. Its contagious and ve minutes in her presence leaves one feeling a bit more cultured with a deep reverence for the arts. As one teacher, Barbara Yoe, says, You become a Sister Pat disciple. Yoe, coordinator of religious education at St. Clement Parish in Des Peres, Mo., works with kindergarten through eighth grade students in both the day school and the parish school of religion programs. She began her career as an art education teacher and then earned her masters degree in religious education. Like Giljum, she knows how intertwined Catholic liturgy is with art and music. I prepare the Thursday and Friday childrens

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liturgies and work directly with the teachers and students on sacramental preparation, says Yoe. Every celebration is special. We look for ways to enhance the liturgical celebration through music and seasonal decorations. She keeps her nger on the pulse of art education by facilitating an art workshop for elementary teachers each year. Yoe and three area art teachers present a hands-on workshop where teachers actually do the projects themselves before taking eight new lessons back to their classrooms. The projects are fun and Barbara Yofe and Pat Giljum, CSJ admire the childrens artwork at the 54th annual Elementary exciting and we use a variety of media, Yoe Schools Song Festival at St. Peters School in Kirkwood, Mo. This two day festival showcases third and explains. They help the students to think fourth grade performers at 17 schools in the Archdiocese of St. Louis. . outside the box and let their creative juices ow. Working with Giljum has made Yoe, and so many with the help of teachers, numerous student festivals other teachers, better educators, keeping them excited every year for instrumental and jazz bands, and choral about their work. She has improved the quality of both groups. She sits on several boards including the St. Louis the art and music programs in the Archdiocese by her Symphony Orchestra Partnership Advisory Board, the persistence and dedication to the ne arts curriculum. National Pastoral Musicians-Music Music and art are so Always there to help, she provides the leadership and Education Board of Directors, Missouri life giving. I just dont vision teachers need to implement a ne arts curriculum Music Educators Association Board in their schools. of Directors, E. Desmond Lee Fine know how you can live If Giljum is the catalyst that keeps the art and music Arts Education Collaborative Advisory without them. curriculum fresh in the Archdiocesan schools, the teachers Board, Community Music School of are the lifeline to the hearts and minds of the children Webster University Advisory Board and Pat Giljum, CSJ they teach. Not every student will become a great musician The Contemporary Art Museum Advisory Board. All of or painter, but each one will garner an appreciation of the this networking allows her to tap in to opportunities for arts from their exposure to these educators. students. And according to Giljum, these men and women are Through the Des Lee Collaborative and other the best. I cant say enough about these teachers. They grants, we get $150,000 to $200,000 every year. We reare my motivation. The curriculum for music and artit ceive many free tickets which gives us the opportunity to all comes from working with them, she says. They are expose students to symphony programs, art museum, the always there for me; they never worry about time. They Sheldon, the Sculpture Park, and many other programs. give constantly. I value my teachers because I get life from Looking ahead to next year, Giljum has planned a them. performing arts festival at St. Louis Fox Theater. Giljum likes to recall something John Paul II said A Night at the Fox will feature student performances about Catholic schools: Our schools are a gift to our including bands, jazz bands, choruses, a dance group, church and to our nation. For her, the entire process and an all elementary school choir as well as a display of is a gift. visual arts. The high-caliber performers will be selected Parents give us their greatest and most important from student submissions across the district. gift to these teachers, she says. I was thinking about Giljum considers herself blessed. Ive never burnt that at a student music festival in February. And I said to out and never get out of bed and think, I dont want to the audience: These are the gifts these teachers give. Your go to work, she says. children are the gift that you have given. Both give freely. The gift of 25 cent accordion lessons enriched her life Both give caringly. And then you see them perform and and unleashed a passion so intense it resonates in everyits like the whole gift is opening up. one she touchesand then again, in everyone they touch. Making certain that the exposure to art and music The children of the Archdiocesan schools of St. Louis continues to grow and thrive in the school system keeps may not know Giljum personally, but they certainly reap Giljum a very busy woman. She plans or orchestrates, the benets of her parents gift.y
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ur 2007 sister jubilarians, 40 in all, have been living their perpetual commitments and responding to the needs of Gods people one day at a time for 2,445 years. They continue to serve the dear neighbor without distinction in the spirit of the beatitudes with generous and courageous love. They serve because they passionately believe in continuing the mission of Jesus by praying, healing, teaching, loving and forgiving. They serve in response to Gods unconditional love in your name because in the end, we are all one in God.

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The ministries of the jubilarians are wide ranging. They care for the elderly, teach our children, promote justice, serve the needy, work in healthcare, oer spiritual direction and witness through the ministry of prayer. These are only a sampling of the min istries our sisters engage in, but the foundation that runs through them all is the mission to preserve the dignity of all our dear neighbors. Please join us in praying in gratitude for these remarkable women.

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bilee 2007
2,445 years of serving Gods people

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FROM THE DESK OF

BARBARA DREHER, CSJ

Executive Director, Province Development Ofce
his year the Province Development Oce is introducing a new event, The Generosity of Joseph Honors Gala, to be held on June 9 at Carondelet. In the following interview, Executive Director of Development Barbara Dreher, CSJ shares the news about this new venture. Q. How does the Gala relate to the goals and mission of the Province Development Oce? A. The mission of our Province Development Oce is to support the mission and ministries of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. We do so in great part because of our generous friends and donors. Thanks to the remarkable achievements of the development oce under the leadership of former Executive Director Mary Ann Nestel, CSJ, I believe we are at a point and possibility of growing something new. This gala builds upon the great success of the Pasta Dinner Auction and transforms it into another way to raise awareness about who we are and what we do as Sisters of St. Joseph. This gala is also an opportunity to acknowledge what Josephs generosity looks like today by honoring people whose values and actions reect the values of the Sisters of St. Joseph. Q. Through the Gala, what do you hope people discover about how the Sisters of St. Joseph live out their mission? A. Joseph was an ordinary man who quietly practiced life-altering generosity. Heres a young man who said yes when taking on a pregnant woman was a social taboo. He listened to his dream and spent his life protecting and nurturing Gods Word so that we may all be one. The Sisters of St. Joseph were founded by women who
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listened to their dreams. We are ordinary women quietly practicing this life-altering generosity that unites, heals, serves and defends all persons without distinction. By recognizing individuals and organizations that honor these values, we strengthen the relationships with our current partners while reaching out to people who may not be aware of what we do for and with them. Q. What are the details? A. Local donors and the attendees from the past three years of pasta dinners were invited to this St. Louis event, along with other CSJ friends and supporters. We will begin the evening with Eucharist followed by cocktails and hors doeuvres. During the cocktail hour, guests will have the opportunity to bid on a variety of creative baskets, many of which will be designed by our sisters, such as The South Will Rise Again or Got a Light? A fantastic surf and turf dinner will be served by candlelight followed by the presentation of the 2007 Generosity of Joseph honors. Q. Who will be honored at the Gala? A. The Generosity of Joseph Honors were created to publicly acknowledge and celebrate individuals or organizations whose generosity positively inuences and contributes to the betterment of society and to encourage one another through their example. Those chosen to receive a Generosity of Joseph honor emulate one or more of these qualities set forth in our constitution: heals and reconciles, serves others without distinction, recognizes and defends the human dignity of all, cares for creation and promotes justice with a particular concern for the poor. We are pleased to announce our 2007 honorees: the Hon. Judge Philip Heagney and

Michelle Schiller-Baker. Both are motivated by gospel values and serve those most in need. Both live and work in such a manner that injustices are exposed, hope is given, justice promoted, human dignity is defended and opportunities for change and growth are designed and advocated. Hon. Judge Philip D. Heagney, Circuit Judge, 22nd Judicial Circuit of MissouriJudge Philip D. Heagney serves as a judge in the 22nd Circuit Court of Missouri. As a former police ocer and now as judge, he serves in a manner that respects all and practices law that does not honor prejudice in any way. Judge Heagney was the rst judge to give women the opportunity to choose participation in the Center for Women in Transition rather than serve a jail sentence. He believes that human beings are capable of change and growth and practices what he believes in his role as judge. Michelle Schiller-Baker, Founder/Executive Director of St. Marthas HallFor nearly 25 years, Michelle Schiller-Baker has helped women and their children heal from the wounds of spousal abuse and empower them to change the course of their lives. She is the founder of St. Marthas Hall, an emergency shelter for abused women and their children. Its mission is to help battered women and their children break the cycle of violence in their lives. St. Marthas Hall operates the Kathy J. Weinman Shelter for St. Louis County. Her childrens program serves as a model for centers nationwide. Q. How can people continue to cultivate the generosity of Joseph in their lives? The galas honorees who live, practice and witness the mission serve as examples of how the generosity of Joseph is changing lives. I hope that through their example, people will begin to recognize our mission in their own experiences. We pray that the generosity of Joseph will grow in the lives of our friends and supporters and in the lives of those whom they touch. y

Charitable Giving
Gift Annuities benet the donor and the recipient

ou may be one of those baby boomers who is embarking upon a new journey. Your children are nished with school, the mortgage on the house is paid, and the goals of retirement are becoming a reality. Most individuals tend to reect on the past as they plan for the future. It is in gratitude that many individuals include charities, such as the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louis Province, in their plans. Options that have beneted individuals and their favorite charities are gift annuities.

GIFT ANNUITIES

There is a solution, a plan that provides you with xed income for life, avoids partial capital gain tax, gives a higher return than a certicate of deposit and leaves a lasting legacy to charity. This plan is a charitable gift annuity. Continued next page
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What are Gift Annuities? If you are like many individuals who own appreciated securities and personal residences, you are tired of living at the mercy of the uctuating stock and real estate markets. You recognize that if you sold your appreciated assets you would face a high capital gain tax. Also, you want to make investments that are secure today and in the future. Or perhaps the return on your certicate of deposit does not meet your daily nancial needs.

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If you establish a gift annuity with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet you can transfer cash or appreciated assets in exchange for our promise to pay you a xed income for your life. The income can be quite high depending on your age, and a portion of your income stream may even be tax-free. Best of all, you will receive a charitable deduction for the value of your future gift. Gift Annuity Options There are excellent options for establishing a charitable gift annuity. For current income, you may transfer cash in order to receive income payment beginning as early as this year. Perhaps you are not ready to begin receiving income until a xed retirement date. You may establish a deferred gift annuity, take your charitable deduction now and then plan to receive payments at a designated future date. Example of a Gift Annuity Donor Sarah purchased stock many years ago for $2,000. The stock appreciated substantially to $20,000. Sarah was nearing retirement and seeking a secure source of future income. Because of the uctuating markets, she desired to sell her stock. However, she wanted to avoid paying high capital gain taxes. As an active volunteer with us, she hoped to make a signicant gift this year. Sarah called our development oce and discovered that she could transfer her stock in exchange for almost 8% xed annuity payments, based on her age. Sarah could begin receiving income now, take a current charitable deduction and avoid capital gain tax on the gift. Best of all, a portion of her income would be tax-free. Sarah decided to transfer her appreciated stock in exchange for a gift annuity and was delighted with the resulting xed lifetime payments. Example of a Deferred Gift Annuity Donor Tom, a laborer with a local construction rm, recently sold a two family rental and was looking to invest the $30,000 cash proceeds from the sale. He enjoyed the challenge and responsibility of his job and was not ready to retire, but was interested in investment options that would provide income for the future when he retired. Tom was educated by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and wanted to show his gratitude for the education he received from them. Tom knew that a deferred gift annuity would meet his goals. Tom could fund a deferred gift annuity and receive an immediate charitable tax deduction. He could begin taking income payments at a xed date in the future or be exible with his retirement date. Tom decided to set up the deferred gift annuity and received an immediate charitable tax deduction.y For a free condential proposal or more information regarding your estate planning options, please contact Elaine Wichmer in our development oce at 314.678.0330.

19th Annual

Monday, September 24, 2007 Norman K. Probstein Golf Course at Forest Park

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See you there!

Your DRIVE will make the difference!

Tributes
In honor of . . .
Helen Alwes, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. James H. Budke Mr. & Mrs. Jerry D. Rice Laverne Mary Aufmuth, CSJ Dr. Sue A. Bergmeier Phyllis H. Bardenheier, CSJ Mrs. Joan G. Steen Julia & Cyril Berger Mr. & Mrs. Edward R. Kastner Loretta Beyer, CSJ Mr. Niles J. Delfosse Regina Catherine Brandt, CSJ Mrs. Mary Anne Wieczorek Kathleen M. Carroll, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Reynold J. Burkard Ann Chamblin, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. David W. Fitzgerald Frances Virginia Cholet, CSJ Mrs. Alice R. Lancaster The Congregational Leadership Team Sisters of St. Joseph - Our Ladys Community Loretta Costa, CSJ Dr. & Mrs. Earnest C. Atkins Ms. Margaret C. Baird Mr. & Mrs. James A. Peniston Father Cornelius Curtin, SJ Mr. & Mrs. Roy J. Murphy Olive Louise Dallavis, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. William F. Waris Mariann DeBuck, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Donald G. DeBuck N. Elizabeth Deutsch, CSJ Mrs. Louise Ammatelli Dr. & Mrs. Walter A. Korfmacher Colette Marie Doering, CSJ Ms. Teresa J. House Teresa Maria Eagan, CSJ Mrs. M. Suzanne Eagan Gene & Mary Jane Eichhorn Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Walkenbach Ann Charles Everett, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Bax Ms. Sharon Everett Rose Marie Falca Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Harber

Thank you for the following gifts made between September 16, 2006 and February 28, 2007.

Janet Mary Feager, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Bernard A. Meyer Patricia Ann Flavin, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. James A. Rohleder Helen Flemington, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Nolke Nancy Folkl, CSJ Mrs. Mary Ruth Ryan Mary Louise Gagnon, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Bert C. Gagnon Donna Loretto Gunn, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. George Roman Mary Albina Gussin, CSJ Mrs. Joan E. Cychol Mary Grace Heiner, CSJ Mrs. Mary Ellen Daly Mrs. Mary Jane Eldridge Loretta Hennekes, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Hennekes James Lorene Hogan, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. William K. Childress Ellen Hucker, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Guerin Jeanne Janssen, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. David E. Parker Mary Sharon Jones, CSJ Mrs. Marilyn F. Koncen The 2007 Jubilarians Regina Catherine Brandt, CSJ Patricia Ann Flavin, CSJ Mary Concordia Hennessy, CSJ Dr. Celeste J. Rossmiller Dorothy Scheidler, CSJ Mary Naomi Treml, CSJ Frances Kane, CSJ Mrs. Jacqueline Conger Ed Kast Mr. & Mrs. Edward R. Kastner Ella Kaster, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. Matthies Dr. & Mrs. William G. Weber Alice Keohane Dr. Kathryn W. Sullivan Pauline Komrska, CSJ Mrs. Pamela DeBarr

Mary Alexandra Kuhn, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Raymond J. Kuhn Joan E. Lampton, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Michael T. Stassi Karen Langhi, CSJ Mrs. Pamela DeBarr Marie Louise Lemon, CSJ Mrs. Audrey M. Schmitt Mary Kay Liston, CSJ Dr. Maryanne Lachat Frances Maher, CSJ Dr. Sue A. Bergmeier Kathleen Mlinar, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Emery W. Dorow Mary A. Moeller, CSJ Mrs. Margaret M. Villar Joe & Ruth Moise Mr. & Mrs. Walter J. Kube Bonnie Ann Murray, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Busiek John & Joyce Nash Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Riley Mary Ann Nestel, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Paul G. Lorenzini Martha Niemann, CSJ Mrs. Frances W. Murphy Mr. & Mrs. James C. Self Mrs. Eugenia Sullivan-Moley Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Uhlrich Mr. Austin E. Van Buskirk Mary Alfred Noble, CSJ Mary Rita Essert, CSJ Ms. Diana L. Burnson Eleanor OHearn, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Bernard A. Meyer Kathleen Ann OMalley, CSJ Mrs. Mary Ruth Ryan Our Lady of Lourdes - Class of 1956 Mr. Nelson Burton, Jr. Mr. John C. Carleton Joyce Peck, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Hubbes Carol Jean Peterson, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Emery W. Dorow Mary Ann Potts, CSJ Mrs. Mary Margaret Birch
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The Province Leadership Team Kathleen Eiler, CSJ Linda Markway, CSJ Helen Oates, CSJ John Quirke Dr. Kathryn W. Sullivan Michael Regan Dr. Kathryn W. Sullivan Mary Rocheleau, CSJ Mr. Joseph C. Rocheleau Ann Schorfeide, CSJ Mrs. Yvonne S. Ornelas-Rios Rose Margaret Schweers, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Edward H. Schweers Mr. Michael J. Rucker Eleanor Agnes Sheehan, CSJ Anonymous Mary Shryock, CSJ Mr. William J. Sonnemaker Ruth Stroble Dr. & Mrs. Mark F. Stroble Maryellen Tierney, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. Finney Karen Tobia Dr. Kathryn W. Sullivan Maryhelen VanDyke Mr. & Mrs. Bryan P. Wilkerson Irene Weinzirl Dr. Kathryn W. Sullivan Rose Mary Willett, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Anderson Jeanene Yackey, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Evans

In memory of . . .
Leonard Albers Dr. Kathryn W. Sullivan Donald Anderson Ella J. Kaster, CSJ Magdalen Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Crowell Mary Roberta Badsing, CSJ Mr. Edward J. Badsing Ms. Judith C. Baumhart Mrs. Narcissa T. Cummings Ms. Jacqueline F. Dupon Mr. & Mrs. Albert J. Falasz Mr. & Mrs. Erich Knoepe Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Mader Ms. Anne M. Timlin Mr. & Mrs. Martin J. Timlin Mildred Bakewell Mrs. Joan C. Bland Mary Leona Battle, CSJ Dr. & Mrs. Dennis Dusek Ms. Laura Rose Huelsing Gary Batz Mrs. Sally Ann Batz

Joy Bauers Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Svoboda Robert Beal Dr. Kathryn W. Sullivan Angela Marie Becker, CSJ Mr. James E. Mackey Virginia L. Beckley Ms. Mildred E. Maulhardt Mrs. Mary Ann Wheatley John Beg Mrs. Velma Beg Oscar Bennett Jr. Mrs. Dorothy G. Bennett Alice B. Benson Dr. & Mrs. Keith J. Abercrombie Henrietta Bequette Ms. Virginia L. Paul Mary Helen Best, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Charles Collins Eleanor Bianco Mr. Valerio Bianco Jane J. Brady Mr. John T. Brady Kathryn Mary Brady, CSJ Mr. John T. Brady Mary Brand Mr. Larry H. Beishir Margaret Ann Brennan, CSJ Mrs. Patricia S. Eggmann Ms. Mary Jean Szepanski Collette M. Broderick Mr. James A. Broderick Mary Wilma Broughton, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Leo T. Broughton, Sr. Barbara Brown Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence A. Gamache Juanita Burch Ms. Toni Jean Bink Joseph B. Burgess Mrs. Eulalia C. Burgess Anne Ambrose Butkovitch, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. John B. Mink Charles Byford Mrs. Irene Stamm Alvin Van Camp Ms. Theresa M. Vanden Heuvel Bert Campbell Mr. & Mrs. Bernard J. Mulcahy Jerry & Nell Carrigan Mrs. Regina A. Howard Mary Michael Chapman, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Edwin G. Eigel, Jr. Joseph Ciapciak Mr. & Mrs. John Lochner, Jr. Frank Timothy Clark Mrs. Anna C. Newman Matthew Clark Mary Carol Anth, CSJ Ms. Donna K. Lane

Ann Pace, CSJ Mary Agnes Puricelli, CSJ Rita Marie Schmitz, CSJ Agnes M. Connelly Mr. & Mrs. Todd R. Anderson Louise Gertrude Coron, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Edwin G. Eigel, Jr. Agnes M. Connelly Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Bahlinger Mr. Stephen W. Baker Ms. Peggy J. Furgerson Mr. & Mrs. Gary A. Ortmann Jerry Cooseman Mr. & Mrs. Herman Meyer Florence Alexius Cordia, CSJ Mrs. Margaret Dickey Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd E. Polk Mary F. Coron Mr. Henry C. Coron Steve Cowell Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Keating Anne Cutler Mrs. Ruth S. Doyle Denise Dalton Mrs. Rita P. Garcia Marcia Ann Daume, CSJ Mrs. Jane Q. Hense Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Novack Margaret Devereux Mr. & Mrs. Gerald D. Twitchell Christopher Dollard Mr. & Mrs. James A. Miller John Doohan Mrs. Mary C. Doohan Roy F. Drake Mrs. Marcella E. Drake Charles J. Dusselier Ms. Florence N. Dusselier Elaine Ebeling Mr. John J. Ebeling Harold Engelke Dr. Kathryn W. Sullivan Eschbacher Family Members Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Eschbacher Nable Farreh Mr. & Mrs. William W. Dorsam Edward J. Ferguson Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Eichhorn Mrs. Alberta A Irig Mr. Gary E. Mannisi Mr. & Mrs. Louis Schweiss Hanna Ferrell Ms. Nancy Ferrell Elizabeth Joseph Fitzpatrick, CSJ Mrs. Bessie F. ORourke Ms. Mary A. O Rourke Donald Martin Flaherty Mrs. Karen A. Ballantyne

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Anna Helena Flanagan, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Edwin G. Eigel, Jr. Maureen Flanigan Dr. Kathryn W. Sullivan Henry M. Flauaus Mrs. Madelin Flauaus Alex Flemington Mr. & Mrs. William M. Tarnow Grace Flemington Mr. & Mrs. William M. Tarnow William G. Foley Mrs. Jeannine J. Foley Lillian Folk Ms. Ellen L. Boyne Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Purk Marvin W. Foote Ms. Natasha Shafer Lorraine A. Ford Dr. Donald F. Ford Alice Patrice Fox, CSJ Ms. Mary Jean Szepanski Mary Franklin, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Boll Reverend Martin Froeshel Mrs. Mary E. Gordon Laura Gainesin Mr. & Mrs. Roy J. Murphy Myra Gannon, CSJ Mr. Theodore M. Crowley Virginia OMalley Gartland Mr. Arthur V. Gartland Arline J. Del Gaudio Mr. & Mrs. Dennis C. Benassi Monique Geary The Honorable William A. Geary, Jr. Madison N. Gerber Mr. & Mrs. Roy J. Murphy Richard Gerondale St. Josephs Academy Faculty & Sta Mary Alice Gessel Mr. Robert W. Gessel Mary Virginia Gibbons, CSJ Ms. Doris J. Gibbons Mr. & Mrs. Neal P. Gibbons Mrs. Gertrude E. Jones Ms. Marjorie Kenney Ms. Carollee Lang Dr. & Mrs. John D. Lauer Mr. & Mrs. John F. Lonergan Mrs. Margaret M. Raab SSM Health Care - St. Louis Yvonne Gilbert Col. (Ret.) Donald E. Gilbert William P. Gillespie Mrs. Mary S. Kelly Mary Macrina Gilligan, CSJ Mr. Orville H. Chalfant Mildred A. Girard Mrs. Peggy J. Actis Centaurus Little League, Lafayette, CO

Ms. Susan J. Chambers Ms. Maryann Cristante Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas V. DeGennaro Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert N. Dreiling Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Efurd Mr. & Mrs. Matthew J. Girard Mrs. Lillian Hindman Mr. & Mrs. Donald W. Martinson Ms. Stacy Ohlsson Mr. & Mrs. David A. Powner Ms. Leah R. Ross Ms. Natasha Shafer Mr. & Mrs. Fred K. Sternburg Mr. Kenneth J. Tornvall Ms. Katherine S. Walker Charles Glatz, Sr. Mrs. Mary E. Gordon Frances Gostein Mr. & Mrs. Patrick R. Gunn Ann Goldasich Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Pierle Celine Gorman, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Tokos Margaret Granquist Mr. Wilford A. Granquist Margaret Grazda Dr. Kathryn W. Sullivan David Marie Hallinan, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Donald G. Weidman Carl Harmon Mrs. Isabel A. Schlosser Aurelia Hausner Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. OConnor, Jr. George Hendel Mrs. Mary C. Hendel Larry E. Hertlein Mrs. Barbara J. Hertlein Agnes Josephine Hickey, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Philip Johnson Mary Margaret Higgins, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Wilkes Lorraine C. Holmes Mr. & Mrs. Richard I. Lee William Hrdlicka Mrs. Elvira M. Hrdlicka Mary Hughes, CSJ Ms. Susan E. Mottola Anna Jane ODonnell, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. James A. Schulte Shirley Jochems Mrs. Mary E. Gordon Rodney D. Jones Mrs. Kathryn M. Jones Roberta Joseph Sutton, CSJ Mrs. Patsy C. Hurst Michael Kalinoski Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Kalinoski Hilda C. Kane Ms. F. Constance Clusman Mr. & Mrs. William J. Craanen

Mr. Paul J. Kane Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Kerkman Mr. & Mrs. Dennis J. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Paul H. Piotrowski Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Titulaer Mr. & Mrs. Mark Vetter Anne Gregory Kelly, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Hughes Ms. Joan Hulford Ms. Barbara L. Linomaz Mary Patrick Kelly, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Edwin G. Eigel, Jr. Brendan Kirby Mrs. Marian E. Kirby Theodore Mark Kitchin Mrs. Cleo J. Pindel William Kitslaar Jean Frances Haug, CSJ Ms. Rita M. Immel Ms. Mary Kathryn Palumbo Ms. Mary J. Reinhardt Jeanette Kramer Kleese Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Campbell John Knauf Mrs. Marian Knauf Bob Knickerbocker Mrs. Maribel L. Knickerbocker Bernard Kreul Dr. Theresa L. Jeevanjee Joselita Maria Kujak, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Mader Jessie Kulage, CSJ Ms. Rose D. Phelan Larry Kurowski Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Cutak Frances Celine Leahy, CSJ Mr. George B. Collins Ellen Michael Leary, CSJ Mrs. Dolores M. Stollhans Bill Leif Mr. & Mrs. John R. Watts Daniel T. Leonard Mr. John T. Leonard Genevieve M. Leonard Mr. John T. Leonard John J. Leonard Mrs. Sallie D. Leonard John Lester Ms. Margaret Washington Eleanor Lesyna Anonymous The Linck Family Ms. Janet M. Linck Bill Locke Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Svoboda Harold J. Lohman Mrs. Barbara A. Lohman
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Shirley Mackey Mr. James E. Mackey Charles Maher Thomas & Madonna KuciejczykKernan Molly Maloy Mr. Larry E. Bolng Henry Makarewicz Thomas & Madonna KuciejczykKernan Catherine Martin Mr. & Mrs. John Lochner, Jr. Doris Marie Mattingly, CSJ Mr. John A. Mattingly Edward McDermott Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Huels, Sr. Mary Aurelia McDonald, CSJ Dr. & Mrs. Stanley R. Michalski Mary James McDonald, CSJ Dr. & Mrs. Stanley R. Michalski Lois McFall Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Sevcik Joe McGee, Jr. Mrs. Anne McGee Dr. Frank McGlone Mrs. Alanna Kimmel Mr. Larry J. Manion Patricia McHale, CSJ Ms. Marjorie C. Shinn Mary Xavier McTigue, CSJ Mr. Carl C. Beck, Jr. Estelle Medcalf Mrs. Rose Marie Behnen Frances Mitchell Ms. M. Susan Rooney Clara Francis Mongin, CSJ Mr. Charles E. Mathys Mary Ursula Mott, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Sidney P. Mott Collen Mulcahy Mr. & Mrs. Sean F. Mulcahy Anne Agatha Muser, CSJ Ms. Mary Anne Altman Mr. & Mrs. Igino P. Caira Mr. & Mrs. David A. Dierks Mr. & Mrs. Robert Muser Dr. & Mrs. Edwin H. Schmidt III Mr. P. Scott Schmidt Ms. Barbara A. Steck Mary Carmel Najjar, CSJ Ms. Margaret O. Bland Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Stanseld Mary Alfred Noble, CSJ Ms. Helene E. Barton Mr. & Mrs. Hugh J. Harrington Mr. & Mrs. William V. Hollenbeck Mr. & Mrs. Claude B. Martin Dr. & Mrs. Robert J. OConnor Mrs. Henrietta B. Osterholt
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Miss Claire T. Roach Mrs. Audrey J. Steinfeld Mrs. Marie A. Zucchero Catherine Nolan Thomas & Madonna KuciejczykKernan Catherine OBoyle Mr. & Mrs. Roy J. Murphy Elizabeth Ogilvie, CSJ Dr. Janet Burdette Ms. Anna C. Leverich Mr. & Mrs. John C. Ogilvie John P. OGorman Mrs. John P. OGorman Barbara OLeary Mr. & Mrs. Bernard J. Mulcahy Ed OLeary Mr. & Mrs. Bernard J. Mulcahy Rosemary OMalley, CSJ Mrs. Frances Aiello Mr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Aiello Ancient Order of Hiberians Divsion # 32 Rev. Daniel J. Ayers Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Bell Ms. Joan Bourke Mr. & Mrs. Philip M. Boyle Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Cahill Mr. & Mrs. James P. Cahill Mr. & Mrs. Jerome J. Cahill Ms. Grace I. Carlson Ms. Leona A. Castellano Mr. & Mrs. James P. Cushing Mr. & Mrs. William C. Dotson Angelyn Dries, OSF Mrs. Edmonia C. Ellebrecht Mrs. Dorothy E. Elliott Mrs. Eleanor J. Enger Ms. Mary M. Green Ms. Barbara M. Grin Mr. & Mrs. Francis Grin Mr. & Mrs. Clay E. Halston Ms. Barbara J. Hedrich Ms. Kathleen A. Higgins Ms. Lucille M. Hofmeister Dr. & Mrs. Patrick C. Hogan Mrs. Mary Jackson Ms. Celeste M. Kloud Mrs. Lucille LaFramboise Ms. Rita Lawless Mr. & Mrs. James M. Lynch Mr. Dennis A. Mahoney Mr. & Mrs. John J. McLaughlin Mr. & Mrs. Garrett C. Meade Mr. & Mrs. John E. OMalley Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. OMalley Mr. & Mrs. Herman J. Pacini Mr. & Mrs. Algert S. Paliakas Mr. & Mrs. Joseph T. Porter

Ms. Mary T. Rathslag Mr. & Mrs. Phillip R. Rendone Ms. Martha E. Schermann Ms. Cecile M. Segraves Mr. & Mrs. William D. Smith Ms. Catherine H. Steinkoetter Mrs. Sylvia C. Thompson Ms. Margaret S. Tully Ms. Della L. Wagener Mr. & Mrs. George C. Zimmerman Margaret Palazzolo Mrs. Patricia Ann Dunn Erv & Millie Peot Ms. Michelle M. Piranio Eileen Pfeifer Ms. Margaret A. Schylling Genevieve Pilch Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Szumski Cleo J. Pindel Mr. & Mrs. Mark M. Bauman Harriet Koutsoumpas, CSJ Terry & Marilyn Lee Ms. Katherine Jo McCarthy Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence P. Nash Mr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Nolke Mr. & Mrs. K.F. & R.D Schmidt Teresa Polito Mary Ann Donovan, CSJ Brian Pollihan Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Pollihan Roger Pollihan Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Pollihan Mary Evarista Quigley, CSJ Mrs. Theresa M. Mueller Stephen F. Raab Mrs. Margaret M. Raab Grace Marie Rahn, CSJ Mrs. Mary W. Willi William Ratledge Mr. & Mrs. John H. Veidt Tom & Dottie Reardon Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. Gaughan Timothy Reichert Mr. & Mrs. Stephen T. Hunsicker Margaret Render Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Hayes Mary Severine Riegel, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Carl E. Brehob Sally Ann Riordan Mr. Joseph G. Riordan Francis E. Robelia Mrs. Margaret H. Kreye Francis Borgia Robillard, CSJ Mrs. Ellen J. Lyman Adele Roettger Mr. David A. Clark Eugene Rogers Dr. Kathryn W. Sullivan

Jack Ronchette Mr. & Mrs. Wayne E. Fick Clara Pat Rotermund Mr. & Mrs. Harold W. Duchek Miss E. Josephine Rodgers Ruth Marie Ryan, CSJ Jeanne M. Ryan-Wanner Rosaline Salome, CSJ Mrs. Ellen M. McCoy Marie C. Schaper Anonymous Robert Schillinger Mrs. Rita Schillinger Rosina Clare Schmidt, CSJ Ms. Florence Flugaur Julius Schoendienst Mr. Albert F. Schoendienst Mary Schoendienst Mr. Albert F. Schoendienst Velma Schroeder Mrs. Mary Ann Carmody Walter F. Singleton Mrs. Theresa Singleton Joe Slanovich Mrs. Josephine Slanovich John R. Slattery Mrs. Stephanie T. Slattery Carl J. Smith Mrs. Frances P. Smith Enola Smits Jean Marie Iadevito, CSJ Thelma Jean Sparks Mr. Charles L. Sparks Ed Stamm Mrs. Irene Stamm Mary Adelaide Stanton, CSJ Dr. & Mrs. John C. Stanton Raymond George Stauder Ms. Suzanne J. Stauder Susan Stein, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Wilfred W. Stein Oscar W. Stuber, Jr. Baldor Motors Mr. & Mrs. John R. Barry Fontbonne University Human Service Club Fontbonne University Behavioral Science Department Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence H. Hope Mr. Paul R. Stuber Mary Elvira Sullivan, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Arthur S. Littleeld Virginia F. Svoboda Mr. Robert B. Svoboda William J. Tarnow Mr. & Mrs. William M. Tarnow Rev. Msgr. Arthur Tighe Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Bennett

Marion Toohey Mr. & Mrs. Patrick R. Gunn Aida B. Umali Mr. Reuel M. Umali Florence Vandever Ms. Toni Jean Bink Helen Marie Volpo Mr. John J. Volpo Alvin Van Camp Ms. Theresa M. Vanden Heuvel Anne Agnes von Steiger, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. David P. Dille Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Sanford Ethel Walton Mrs. Katherine J. Liston Ste. Marie Warner, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Gilday Marguerite T. Wefel Mr. & Mrs. James M. Bailey Norma R. Wesley Mrs. Joan B. Wesley Jewel H. White Mr. John P. White, Sr. Mary Gerard Wightman, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Gerard T. Wightman Robert F. Wightman Ms. Heather Bond Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Cabano Ms. Iris L. Day Mr. & Mrs. Douglas M. Heitho Ms. Kathleen W. Lawler National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Pizarek Real Estate Investment Partners, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Gerard T. Wightman Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Wion Joan M. Wittbrodt Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Edwin S. Wittbrodt Dorothy Wright Mr. & Mrs. Herman Meyer Harvard Yancy Mary Ann Donovan, CSJ George Zitek Mrs. Gladys E. Zitek Edward G. Zurweller Mr. & Mrs. Turner V. Reid III

Circle of Carondelet

New Members Dorothy M. Balla Adelaide Barnes Virginia Rose Bello Helen M. Boyle Evelyn M. Bushell Alice E. Defnet Richard D. & Anne Egan Raymond J. & Agnes M. Fitzgerald Julia A. Fox William C. & Jeanne Gegg Reverend John J. Ghio Matilda B. Grall Joseph F. & Catherine E. Hendel Vincent B. Homan Gustav T. & Virginia B. Holmen Elinor V. Jones Hilda C. Kane Bill and Nan Mary Kantor Bruno A. & Rose Mary Langhi Ruth E. Lebeau John T. & Genevieve M. Leonard Helen A. Leonas Kay Leuschner Bernadette V. Manning Eileen A. Pfeifer Rosaline T. Ponder Stephen & Margaret Raab Mary M. Reeser Helen M. Rehm Grace H. Richardson Celeste J. Rossmiller Catherine T. Sabourin Reverend Monsignor Leo Sullivan

Gifts received September 16, 2006 through February 28, 2007.

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.

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Ann Strizek, CSJ Hero of Healthcare
Ann Strizek, CSJ was chosen as one of Kansas Citys Heroes of Healthcare for 2007 by Ingrams, Kansas City Business Magazine. Each year, Ingrams recognizes those who exemplify patient-focused healthcare, putting the sake of the patient or hospital before prot, promotion or recognition. As a social worker on the telemetry oor of St. Marys Medical Center in Blue Springs, Mo., Strizek conducts social assessments to determine patients post-hospital care, which may include therapy or home health services. She previously served as a pastoral minister at St. Joseph Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo. Strizek feels her background as a chaplain enhances her ability to form relationships. As a chaplain, you provide emotional and spiritual support for the people with whom you are involved, she says. As a social worker and case manager, the basic thing you do is establish a sense of trust. Sometimes we have people who are in need of therapy when they leave the hospital, but they dont want to go. Its a matter of encouraging them to take that step.* programs and services in Missouri. Giblin has served as the pastoral care associate at Cardinal Carberry Senior Living Center in St. Louis, Mo. since 2003.

In Publication
Jean deBlois, CSJ is the co-author of Health Care Ethics: A Catholic Theological Analysis: Fifth Edition (Georgetown University Press, 2006) with Benedict Ashley, OP and Kevin ORourke, OP. The authors address controversial topics while arming the Churchs teachings. DeBlois is assistant professor of systematic theology and director of the master of arts in health care mission program at Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, Mo. Nancy Corcoran, CSJ is the author of Secrets of Prayer: A Multifaith Guide to Creating Personal Prayer in Your Life (Skylight Paths Publishing, 2007). Since 2000 Corcoran has served as the director of grass/roots, a non-prot organization in the greater Boston area that serves as a catalyst for conversations, connections, and consciousness, ultimately enabling the building of spiritual communities. Membership is open to women of all faith traditions and spiritualities, and involves a commitment to contribute to the organization through participation, volunteer work, and/or monetary support. Often, women are on the periphery of society, Corcoran says. With consciousness, the periphery becomes the cutting edge. In a historical moment, crying for compassion, grass/roots creates spaces for women to articulate their journey toward wholeness. Our mission is to support women becoming such ethical agents of change. *Excerpts are printed with permission by Ingrams Kansas City Business Magazine.

Suzanne Giblin, CSJ Honored by Cardinal Ritter Senior Services

Suzanne Giblin, CSJ was honored as the Mission Person of the Year by Cardinal Ritter Senior Services (CRSS) in St. Louis. CRSS provides services to improve the quality of life for senior adults by promoting and providing social, health, and housing

May They Live in the Spirit

S. Rosaline M. Salome, October 20, 2006 S. Anne Gregory Kelly, October 20, 2006 S. Anne Agatha Muser, November 30, 2006 S. Florence Alexius Cordia, December 2, 2006 S. Mary Virginia Gibbons, December 28, 2006 S. Mary Leona Battle, February 3, 2007 S. Mary Alfred Noble, February 11, 2007 S. Rose Sullivan, March 8, 2007
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s youve seen from the stories in this issue of Connections, the Sisters of St. Joseph continue to serve the dear neighbor, and the dear neighbor continues to pay it forward by living out the CSJ mission, working to form loving relationships with God, community, Church, society, and all creation.

You, too,
can be a part of the work of the sisters through your generosity of

time, money and spirit.

prophetic journeys
ask yourselves. . .
How can I be a CATALYST FOR CHANGE in my neighborhood, in my country, in my world? How can I USE MY GIFTS for the worship and glory of God? How can I work to PROTECT the dignity of all people? Finally, How can I continue to so that

But for those up for their own

PAY IT FORWARD all may be one?

For more information about the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and their ministries, visit our Web site at: www.csjsl.org.

Below, bottom: S. Jeanene Yackey (50 year). Below: S. Liz Peplow (50 year) with family and friends.

Left center: Srs. John Kenneth Scott and George Antoinette Vander Loop (both 50 year). Left: Srs. Kathleen Kevin Ryan and Marilyn Miller (both 60 year).Center: S. Donna Loretto Gunn (50 year) with family and friends. Below, bottom: Srs. Laverne Mary Aufmuth and Catherine Durr (both 50 year). Below: S. Edith Vogel, (60 year).

See story and photos of all 2007 Jubilarians on pages 10 and 11

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