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CSJ Newsline
for the friends of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, Albany Province
Summer 2006
Volume 23, Number 2
Province Focus on Peacemaking and Nonviolence
Guides Justice Committee
by Sister Diane Zigo, CSJ
During 2004 and early 2005, the Albany Province
of the Sisters of St. Joseph went through a process of
discerning and identifying a call to a collective focus
on peacemaking and nonviolence. This focus was
affirmed at the April 2005 Province Assembly. As
members of the Province Justice Committee, we see
ourselves entrusted with a particular responsibility in
attending to this call and exploring ways that we can
grow deeper in such a stance, both as individuals and
as a community.
D
uring this past year, this focus has guided us
in our ongoing planning. At our October
2005 Community Day, we sponsored a table that
invited sisters and associates to take part in Bread for
the World’s “Offering of Letters” campaign. We
provided members with the opportunity to send letters
to Senators Clinton and Schumer asking for their
support of the Hunger Free Communities
Act. These letters were collected and
placed in a basket that became part of the
offertory procession during the
Community Day liturgy. In addition, we
distributed “One-Click Advocacy”
handouts designed to help individuals
take part in electronic e-mail efforts on
behalf of justice issues directly related to
our Congregational Acts of Chapter.
Finally, inspired by the efforts of Sister
Karen Klimczak, SSJ (Buffalo), to
Diane Zigo, CSJ
address urban violence, we obtained and
distributed a number of the “Nonviolence Begins with
Me” lawn signs and bumper stickers that she initiated.
Tragically, Sister Karen herself became a victim of a
homicide on Good Friday of 2006, lending an even
greater sense of urgency and power to her message and
life’s work. The signs have since taken on a deeper
meaning, and they continue to spread throughout
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Litany of Non-Violence
Provident God, aware of my own brokenness,
I ask the gift of courage to identify how and where I
am in need of conversion in order to live in solidarity
with all Earth’s people.
Deliver me from the violence
of superiority and disdain.
Grant me the desire, and the
humility, to listen with special care
to those whose experiences
and attitudes are different
from my own.
Deliver me from the violence of greed and privilege.
Grant me the desire, and the will, to live simply so
others may have their just share of Earth’s resources.
Deliver me from the silence that gives
consent to abuse, war and evil.
Grant me the desire, and the courage, to risk
speaking and acting for the common good.
Deliver me from the violence of irreverence,
exploitation and control.
Grant me the desire, and the strength, to act
responsibly within the cycle of creation.
God of love, mercy and justice,
acknowledging my complicity in those attitudes,
actions and words which perpetuate violence,
I beg the grace of a non-violent heart. Amen.
(Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-Of-The-Woods)
CSJ Newsline
FROM THE PROVINCE DIRECTOR
Summer 2006 Volume 23 Number 2
Dear Friends,
Happy Summer!! Those of us who live in the northeast always look on these
months as a special time for relaxation, visiting with friends and family and
slowing down. I trust that you will find time for these days and moments in your
own lives.
In the Winter Newsline containing our annual report we list the names of
benefactors. We know you contribute generously to our community. Your
generosity is greatly appreciated. Earlier this spring, we hosted our annual Ziti
Dinner which provides us a wonderful opportunity to share our Provincial House
home and work side-by-side with many of you for this great social event. And if
the weather cooperates, we will host our annual golf tournament soon. Thank you
for making each of these events so successful.
Each of us has memories of one or more Sister of St. Joseph who has touched
our life: the teacher in a specific grade, the extra tutoring to pass a regent’s exam,
the nurse or technician who was particularly sensitive in a time of need, the
pastoral care or social worker who assisted us in our spiritual journey or a relative
who was always supportive. These memories are often accompanied by a sense of
gratitude. Our sisters continue to create memories of others in their ministries. We
serve new immigrants through Hispanic Outreach Services, Catholic Charities and
our health care facilities. Sister Maria and Sister Rita spend hours coordinating
volunteers, driving and accompanying those without families to medical
appointments. Sisters Maureen and Kathleen work with the rural poor through
their ministry in the second hand store, food pantry and tutoring of adults learning
to read. Sisters continue to work in parishes as parish life directors, pastoral
associates and religious education directors as they accompany others through
family transitions. We continue to teach and administer Catholic Schools.
The Sisters of St. Joseph continue to explore how to meet the needs of our
neighbor using the resources we have available. I am happy to report that the
renovations to expand our ministry of hospitality at the Provincial House are well
underway. MLB Construction Firm is very evident these days as they work on our
auditorium. In addition, we are studying the needs in our neighborhood for senior
housing with services, to see if this might be a viable option for the use of some
of our property.
Our desire to respond to the mission of Jesus and the needs of our neighbor
are leading us to continue in some of our “traditional” ministries and to explore
new forms of services in collaboration with others. We are grateful for your
willingness to journey with us.
Know we hold you in our thoughts and prayers. May you and those you love
enjoy a wonderful summer!
Blessings,
Sister Kay Ryan
Province Director
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CSJ Newsline is published
three times a year by the Albany
Province of the Sisters of St.
Joseph of Carondelet for our
families and friends.
Province Director:
Sister Mary Catherine Ryan
Province Treasurer:
Sister Serena A. Thompson
Development Office Staff:
Sister Carol Rohloff, director
Veronica Visker, office manager
Carmella Latham, office assistant
Sister Ellen Michele Cullen, staff
Sister Jane Mary Dardis, staff
Sister Mary Catherine Marrone,
staff
Sister Mary Catherine Barron,
proof reader
Stimulated by the Holy Spirit of
Love and receptive to the Spirit’s
inspirations,
the Sister of St. Joseph moves
always toward profound love of
God and love of neighbor without
distinction
from whom she does not separate
herself and for whom, in the
following of Christ, she works in
order to achieve unity both of
neighbor with neighbor and
neighbor with God
in humility, the spirit of the
Incarnate Word, and in sincere
charity, the manner of St. Joseph
whose name she bears.
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
385 Watervliet-Shaker Road
Latham, New York 12110
Director: (518) 783-3600
Development Office:
(518) 783-3614
Fax: (518) 783-5209
e-mail: crohloff@csjalbany.org
web site: www.csjalbany.org
Summer 2006
FROM THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Dear Friends,
There is a saying that nothing is sure in life other than death and taxes. As some of you know, I worked for the NYS
tax department before entering the convent. I know a bit about taxes. From my experience of being a funeral director
and from reading, I also know that death is often not a topic for discussion. The fact that death is part of life and every
person experiences it is a fact about which most people avoid speaking. Americans especially live in a culture of death
denial. As Christians we know there is life after death. For the most part people are not frightened by this reality but
there is a certain “wondering,” a “curiosity” of how life as we know it will end. “How” is the question — not “if”!
In funeral circles there is a strong emphasis on prearranging a funeral. Some people choose to make pre-arrangements; others
not. This is understandable. What was a revelation to me though was that in America about 70% of the people die without ever
having made out a will. When praying the Our Father we pray — thy will be done on earth as well as heaven. We seek to have
God’s WILL accomplished in our lives. It strikes me as odd that people don’t think enough of their own lives and their values.
They don’t think enough about themselves and what they would have happen to make preparations and receive the assurance that
their last will and testament will be carried out after their demise. If you find yourself among the 70% I encourage you to make
time during the summer months to make a will.
Whether you are single, have a young family or are in retirement years, death may come for you as a thief in the night. You
may meet your God “face to face” sooner than anticipated. You never know. If you have a will it will let those you love know your
wishes for them. Even more — it will save your heirs considerable expense and heartache. A will determines the distribution of
property owned by you at the time of your death. Why would you not want to express your wishes while you are alive and of
sound mind? Don’t leave people (or the government) guessing.
For many, the will provides a long-term expression of values and stewardship, not only with respect to family and friends, but
with respect to a charity or charities as well. Stewardship means planning for our own future as well as leaving a legacy to carry
our values forward after we have left this earth. A writing of a Will is the first step in assuring the material possessions the Lord
has entrusted to us during our lifetimes will be widely and charitably distributed at our death according to our wishes. We all need
to explore end-of-life issues. We need to put our dying in a Christian context. Stewardship does not end with death. It continues
through proper planning of our financial resources to fund future ministry.
As Sisters of St. Joseph, we too have to make plans for the future. For us, part of the assuring that our values and ministry will
continue is the renovation of the Provincial House. By further extending our hospitality, it is our hope to offer to you and to groups
in our area a gathering place for meetings and retreats. Surely this will extend our hospitality and ministry possibilities and will
also assure us of some additional income in the coming years. If you have or plan on remembering the Sisters of St. Joseph in your
will, know we really appreciate your thoughtfulness. By so doing you will continue to partner with us in
building God’s Kingdom on earth. Most likely because your earthly worries will be over with this final gift you
will be making the ultimate gift of your lifetime.
Too often we never have an opportunity to properly “thank” people who have been generous to us. For
this very reason we have established St. Joseph’s Circle. One of the criteria for membership is that the person
has remembered the Sisters of St. Joseph in his/her will. We hope you will notify us if you have made such a
remembrance. We do wish to thank you properly and wish to invite you to our yearly gathering for liturgy and
brunch. This year St. Joseph’s Circle will meet on Sunday, October 1, 2006.
If you are making out a will or a codicil to your existing will, our legal name is the Society of the Sisters of St. Joseph, 385
Watervliet-Shaker Rd, Latham, NY, 12110. If you, your loved ones or your lawyer need any further information, please do not hesitate
to call the development office. We would be happy to assist in any way possible.
I hope each of you have a relaxing and enjoyable summer.
Blessings,
Summer 2006
Sister Carol A. Rohloff
Director of Development
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neighborhoods in New York State.
As we engaged in our own ongoing
education and reading, we set up a
“common focus corner” in the
Provincial House library where we
could provide copies of magazines,
journals, and books related to
peacemaking and nonviolence. We now
subscribe to Fellowship, for example,
the journal of The Fellowship of
Reconciliation, one of the oldest,
largest interfaith organizations working
toward peaceful solutions to national
and global conflicts. We have also been
providing regular reviews of books on
peacemaking in our Province
newsmagazine, Carondelet East,
featuring titles such as Living Peace: A
Spirituality of Contemplation and
Action by John Dear, SJ.
The annual Peace Retreat, held this
year at the Provincial House from
January 13th-15th, was yet another
opportunity for a variety of participants
to deepen their understanding of a
theology of Christian nonviolence. This
year’s theme, “Nonviolence and the
New Millennium,” encouraged 34
retreatants to explore the writings of
scripture scholar Walter Wink and his
invitation to reflect upon Jesus as the
perfect model of a nonviolent life.
According to Wink, Jesus’ life and
teachings provide us with a powerful
alternative to the destructive “myth of
redemptive violence” that has
negatively impacted Western culture for
thousands of years.
We have also begun a promising
collaboration with the Sisters of the
Holy Name and the Sisters of Mercy to
address the serious issue of human
trafficking. In early December, our
Province co-sponsored a wellattended symposium on human
trafficking featuring Leslie Wolfe, a
nationally recognized speaker on this
issue. Sister Marianne Comfort
currently serves on a regional
committee that will continue to plan
events and provide educational
materials to keep us informed of ways
to end this form of violence against
vulnerable men, women, and children.
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Sisters Frances Eustace, Marianne
Comfort, Diane Zigo.
We also decided that we needed to
engage in “do-able, winnable” activities
and events. As much as we would like
to reach out to the entire world in
gestures of peace and reconciliation,
our study and reflections on nonviolent
living are teaching us that authentic
nonviolence must be a lifetime journey
beginning with prayer and daily
choices. Therefore, one avenue of
interest was to explore formal programs
focusing on conflict resolution skills.
We were aware of the existence of the
national Alternatives to Violence
Program (AVP), for example, and
decided to invite facilitators affiliated
with the long-established Niagara
Frontier AVP Council to Albany to
provide training workshops for
interested sisters and associates. On
two weekends in March and April, ten
of us participated in sessions led by
Audrey Mang, SSJA (Buffalo),
whereby we explored strategies for
dealing with conflict in positive and
healthy ways.
Sisters in the front pew at the prayer
service: (l to r) Jeanne Marie Gocha,
Rose Casaleno, Alicia Perna,
Patricia Conron and Rita Duggan.
Ambiance at the prayer service.
F
inally, as a way to bring
our first year of the
common focus to a close, we
sponsored a Province-wide Day of
Prayer and Fasting for Peace on
May 26th, the beginning of
Memorial Day Weekend, and
serving as the beginning of novena
for peace leading up to Pentecost
Sunday. This day was planned in the
spirit of the words of Isaiah,
reminding us of God’s call to
prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. We
distributed prayer cards featuring a
“Litany of Nonviolence” that was
developed by the Sisters of
Providence of St. Mary-of-theWoods, IN. We invite you to pray
and share this litany on page 1. It
may be reprinted, as long as credit
is given to the Sisters of Providence.
Our committee will be meeting in
the near future to begin to plan for
the coming year. We invite
members, associates, benefactors,
and friends to join with us as we,
too, join with our sisters and
brothers throughout the world to
learn to live in peace and
communion with all of God’s
creation.
Summer 2006
St. Patrick’s School,
Tipperary Hill,
Syracuse Celebrates its
95th Birthday
By Sister Ruth Dowd, CSJ
On the morning of January 23,
2006, the children at St. Patrick’s
School, Syracuse, gathered to celebrate the school’s 95th birthday. The
Liturgy, with Father Peter Reddick as
the presider and the children as readers, and with the Shamrockers’
Chorus singing, was one of great joy.
Parishioners, parents and our former
pastor, Monsignor Frank Sammons
joined in the celebration.
Following the Mass, all were
invited to the school where a skit was
performed which told the history of
the Sisters of St. Joseph who arrived
in January 1911 to open the school.
Like magic, the girls in sixth grade
were transformed into CSJs; a sixthgrade lad took the role of Father
James MaGee, and the famous,
“pious” Mary Ryan was played by a
fifth-grade girl. The guests enjoyed
coffee and were able to browse
through yearbooks, school pictures,
newspaper articles and other memorabilia which had been gathered from
the archives at the Provincial House,
the Syracuse Chancery, the Syracuse
Public Library and St. Patrick’s
School.
The school was adorned with banners, flags and balloons, and there
was a candle in every window. Our
light is shining on Tipperary Hill! The
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children’s work, especially their poetry, kindness of Sister Joan Sauro, was
displayed beautifully both in school
and in the church. The ten-year time
capsule was opened and caused lots of
laughter. The children were treated to
ice cream and cupcakes at lunchtime.
On Sunday, January 29, the opening of Catholic School Week, the children, their parents, parishioners and
invited guests gathered for Liturgy at
10:30 a.m. This time, the skit became
the homily of the Mass of
Thanksgiving. The props of the convent, school and church took over the
sanctuary and caught everyone’s eye.
The teachers and school personnel
became the main participants with the
Shamrockers’ Chorus leading the
singing once again. We were happy
that Sister Mary Kay Ryan and Sister
Anna Mae Collins were able to attend
the Liturgy on Sunday. After Mass, all
were invited for an open house in St.
Patrick’s School, home to so many for
95 years - a shining moment in
Camelot.
Even though it had been a difficult week with the announcement of
the school’s closing in June, 2006, all
rose to the occasion in true St. Patrick
fashion.
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Prayer Shawl
Ministry
By
Sister Mary Lou Delaney, CSJ
In the Fall issue of Newsline there
appeared an article describing how we
offer the gift of a prayer shawl, free of
charge, to anyone in need of our
prayerful support. I would like to
update you on this ministry. The
Carondelet Weavers, as we are called,
(comprised of sisters and associates)
gather once a month and pray as we
knit or crochet prayer shawls, lap robes
and baby blankets. Many who can’t get
out join us in spirit as they weave and
pray at home. After the request comes
in for a shawl, we place our hands on
the article and pray a blessing for the
one who is to receive it. We pray for
the person by name and ask the Lord’s
healing in whatever way the individual
needs to be touched. The person’s
name goes in our book of prayer and is
remembered every day. A prayer card
also is placed in the packet that goes
out with each shawl. If everyone prays
that prayer each day, there would be
hundreds of people praying for one
another. This remembrance includes
those who give donations and all those
many people who are weaving as part
of the ministry.
Once again, I invite you to think
about giving a shawl to someone in
need of prayer. An elderly or sick
parent, relative, friend, someone facing
surgery, or the loss of someone through
divorce or death are just a few of the
reasons you might gift a person with a
shawl or lap robe. Not only is the
recipient circled with love and prayer
but, on the practical side, the shawl
provides much warmth. It is
approximately 60 inches long and 34
inches wide and made with very pretty
colors. The lap robe for a man is made
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with nice darker colors. People speak
of loving the way they feel when
covered by the garment.
Helene was given a shawl a short
time ago when a friend learned she was
diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer.
When she opened it she began to cry.
She said she wanted to wait until she
said her night prayers to wrap it around
her and “she would never take it off.”
She asked if she could knit shawls and
pray so she would be wrapping others
in prayer as she would be wrapped in
prayer. Later, when speaking with the
friend who gifted her, Helene told her
she was losing her hair and didn’t want
it to get all over her shawl so she
hadn’t worn it in two nights. She went
on to say they were terrible nights and
felt she wasn’t wrapped in prayer. Hair
or no hair, the shawl went on her the
very next night.
Little McKenzie, 4 years of age,
had a case of severe pneumonia which
in time developed into Acute
Respiratory
Distress
Syndrome
(ARDS). She had been on a respirator
and later, an oscillator. Her lungs were
very damaged. We sent a very colorful
child’s afghan to be placed over her in
the hospital with the promise of our
love and prayers. After being on the
machines for over a month and high
doses of medication, she began to
show some improvement. She finally
was able to leave the hospital but now
goes to therapy three days a week and
is learning to do again what most
children can normally do at that age.
McKenzie is very attached to her
afghan and we’re told is never without
it.
I’m happy to pass on to you, our
readers, wonderful stories such as
these that folks have shared with us. It
is with great thanksgiving I tell you
that we have given over 800 shawls,
lap robes and baby blankets. We have
mailed one to Africa, England and St.
Croix. It matters not
where the person lives.
We will gladly mail
them out to anyone,
anywhere. We do
appreciate a $5.00
donation for the
shipping and handling.
After our last article in
Newsline we had several
persons requesting a garment be
sent to a loved one or colleague.
We publicly thank you
for your interest, not only
in this ministry,
but for giving
a gift that
“goes on giving”
to one who would
benefit from our
circle of prayer.
Please continue to keep
your requests coming!
Sr. Mary Lou Delaney
ldelaney@csjalbany.org or 518-783-3533
McKenzie –
Four years
old
Seated left to right: Sister Mary Denise
Linehan, Doris Taylor, Sister Rita Beck
Standing left to right: Sisters Jean Martin
Hyde, Lou Delaney, and Gen Glennon
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Ziti Dinner 2006
April 1, 2006 was no day for “FOOLS” as Sisters, Associates, and Friends of the Sisters of
St. Joseph cooked and served a ziti dinner to over 1,200 guests at the Provincial House in
Latham. As the pictures show, the spirit was great and people enjoyed their labors. For “Old
Timers,” Sister Anne Tranelli, Director of Hispanic Ministries for the Albany Diocese, and
Joe Manupella, Executive Director of the Lansingburgh Boys and Girls Club, directing the
kitchen and dish up volunteers is old hat. Both Joe and Anne, along with many others,
helped with fundraising to build the Provincial House and they are still at it.
The following is the list of the money raffle prize winners drawn at the dinner.
First Prize
$1,000.00
Kay Perkins, Binghamton, NY
Second Prize
$ 500.00
Anneli O’Brien, Norwalk, CT
Third Prize
$ 250.00
Sisters of St. Joseph, Cohoes, NY
Fourth Prize
$
$
$
$
$
Ralph L. Worlock, Rome, NY
Rose Serafini, Binghamton, NY
Mary Rose Beninati, Mechanicville, NY
Kathleen C. Reynolds, Binghamton, NY
Dorothy Conway, Pawtucket, RI
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
We thank all who helped in any way. Each and every contribution is important and valued.
The Ziti Dinner is one of our two major “special events” and this year the dinner netted us
$35,549.94. This tops last year’s net earnings by $292.83. This, again, is the most we’ve ever
made. We thank you. With your help and support we can make it even better next year.
MARK YOUR
CALENDAR NOW FOR
ZITI DAY
March 31, 2007
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Some respond...
by joining the
Sisters of St. Joseph
Some respond...
by giving
to the Sisters of St. Joseph
Without both...
there are no
CSJ Sisters
in Ministry!
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Summer 2006
Honorials
During the fiscal period
January 1 to May 31,
2006 contributions were
made in honor of the
following people.
50th Class CSJ Anniversaries
Bobbie Ackermann
Adamski-LaDeau Families
Sister Marcia Allen
Ellen Anderer
Isaias Arita-Bueso
Jackie Asterino
Margaret Aswad
Arthur and Betty Atanasoff
Mary Bailey
Rachel Ballam
Mrs. Ann E. Barber
Michael Barber
Stephen Barnes
Jack Barry
Sister Christine Maria Barton
Kim Bascomb
Sister Ruth Baudhuin
Frank Bellina
Jo-Ann Bellville
Theresa Bendert
Sister Alice Roberta Benzing
Mrs. Therese Bergdorf
Louis and Betty Berolotti
Arlene Beynart
Tom Bideman
Amanda J. Billingslea
Sister Mary Bartholomew Biviano
Mrs. Mary Rose Biviano
Black Family Living
Sister Charleen Marie Bloom
Paul Bluhm
Sister Milice Anthony Bohrer
Marilyn Boice
Sister Margaret Bonville
Joan Boscia
Raymond Boscia
Lorraine Boshant
Eleanor Bostwick
Celeste Bradford
Mark Brady
Sister Ann Christi Brink
Alice G. Britt
Sister Anne Theresa Brown
Sister Mary Bruce
Rev. Geoffrey D. Burke
Sister Margaret Ann Buser CSJ
James Bush Sr.
Sister Helen Virginia Buzan
Angela M. Cacciotti
Carol Cadrette
Brad Camerato and Family
Evie Camerato
Rocco J. Camerato
Rita Carr RSM
Sister Ana Pauline Carrigan
Sister Bernardine Carroll
Sister Bernice Ann Carroll
Agnes Carter
Joe Casamento
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Honorials
Helen Casey
Joey Casson
Paul Catena
Sister Chrysostom Cerino
Robert Chabot
Sister Rose Marie Chamberland
Carole Chambers
Edward Chambers
Rev. Msgr. Joseph M. Champlin
Sister Carolyn Chang
Maria R. Chicello
James Chubbuck
Minnie Ciccone
Josephine Ciero
Miss Carol Ciesielski
Sister Genevieve Joseph Ciszek
Sister Anne Lawrence Clark
Mary Clark
Anthony Coffey
Erin Coffey
Sister Elisabeth Colby
Carol Colella
Helen Colford
College of Saint Rose Sisters ‘46-’50
Mary Collins
Sister Mary Collis
Rev. John Comesky
Sister Marianne Comfort
Mary Connor
Helen Conroy
Joseph and Marianne Conte
Rev. Joseph Cotugno
Sister Celine Courtney
Sister Patricia Coyne
Betty and John Crean
Dolores Cregan
Mary Crouse
Sister Ellen Michele Cullen
Sister Jean Cummings
John Allen Cunningham
Richard and Monique
Cunningham
Sister Mary Ellen Curtin
Virginia and Dick Damon
Kathleen Danley
Sister Jane Mary Dardis
Frank Davis
Michael Day
Anthony DeBenedetto
Sister Gloria DeCotis
Frances DeCrescenzo
Marie C. Deegan
Mollie DeGironimo
Jeffrey Degnan
John DeMare
Dorothy DeNova
Carol deSimone
Ruth M. Devane
Sister Margaret Patrice Devlin
Charles DiClemente
Diane DiSiena
Sister Stephen Maria Dixon
Joan Dombruske
Mary Domingue
Sister Ruth Cecelia Dowd
Sister Linda Jean Dowling
Barbara Ann Downs
Sister Catherine Doyle
Deacon Edgar Doyle
Rev. Kenneth J. Doyle
Karen Druckman
Pat Dugan
Rev. Joseph J. Dworak
Linda Dwyer
Nancy Eannace
Al Egan
Sister Julie M. Eigo
Ellis Hospital Nurses
Barbara Parnell Ellis
Spencer R. Elmer
Brian Enright
Sister Caroline Fahey
Family & Friends
Rev. Michael Farano
Sister Lamese M. Farhart
Josephine Farinella
Helen Feldman
Mrs. Theresa Fiaschetti
Sister Rosita Finnerty
Sister Theresa Marie Finnerty
Gloria Fiori
Dorothy, Jerry & James
Fitzgerald
Sister Jean Veronica Fitzgerald
Sister William Aloysius
Fitzpatrick
Sister Robertine Flaherty
Donna M. Flannery
John Flannery
Sister Dorothy Flood
Father Richard Florek OFM
Sister Ann Therese Flynn
Sister Regina Marie Flynn
Sister Margaret Fogarty
Sister Mary Rose Fox
Pat Fredrick
Terry Fuller
Edna Gagnon
Lucille Gagnon
Janet Galka
Eva Galuski
Doris Gandolph
Sister Karen Theresa Gaube
Sister Joan Geannelis
Sister Patricia Ann Gibson
Tony Giordano
Mary Girzone
Sister Julianne Gleason
Sister Jeanne Marie Gocha
Sister Mary Lois Goldner
Dr. John Gorman
Marilyn Gorman
Sister Jane Gossin
Mrs. Mildred Grace
Grandmother Frances
Cuteen Greco
Sister Margaret Mary Grewen
Theresa Grogan
Sister Mary Lucille Grouchy
Lauretta M. Guiltinan
Sister Patrick Lauretta Guiltinan
Sister Rita C. Haber
Robert Haggerty Jr.
Sister Francis Denise Haley
Sister Beatrice A. Hall SNJM
Patricia Harrington
Sister Claudette Harris
Kathy C. Harris
Sister Jean Hart
Suzanne Haskins
David S. Haviland
Sister Marilyn Hayes
Sister Mary Ann Hayes
Rev. Philip A. Hearn
Sister Mary Anne Heenan
Sister Joan Henehan
Josie Herrick
Robert Herrick
Mrs. John Hesler
Wilfred R. Hesler
Virginia Higgins
Margaret E. Hillier
Melissa Hinebauch
Rev. Thomas F. Hobbes
Sister Rosemary Hock
Jonathan Hoff
Have you ever thought about
becoming a Sister of St. Joseph?
We welcome inquiries from single women who have a love for God’s people
and a desire to live the Gospel. For more information please contact:
Joan Mary Hartigan, CSJ
385 Watervliet Shaker Road, Latham, NY 12110
(518) 389-0605
CSJ Newsline 9
Honorials
Rev. John Hogan
Sister Mary Alfred Holdredge
Sister Marion Charlene Honors
Sister Rosemary Hoodack
Sister Patricia Houlihan
Most Rev. Howard J. Hubbard
Sister Marie Aimee Hurley
Mrs. Cecilia and Kevin Hyde
Anne K. Hyland
Sister Inez
Sister Bernarda Jaques
Sister Susan Jasko
Jay
Rev. William F. Jillisky
Rev. John L. Jones
Susan Jorgensen
William Joynt
Jubilarians 06
Evelyn Kaplan and family
Madeleine Kazagian
Sister Jean Keating
Sister Margaret Keeshan
Sister Mary Agnes Kehoe
John and Noreen Kelley
Peggy Kelly
Rev. Msgr. William M. Kelly
Sister Geraldine Marie Kennah
Sara O’Connor Kenney
Sister Annamae C. Kenny
Frances Knapp
Andrea Kostik
Diane Kreig
Frances A. Krieger
Anthony Kromko
William Krzys
Honorials
Jean Kubik
Sister Marietta Kuczynski
Sister Christine Michael LaFrance
Margaret Lane
Ronald LaValley
Sister Mary Ellen Lawrence
Sister Georgine Adele Lawrenson
Sister Anthony Marie Leary
Anthony Lento
Nancy Lentz
Robert Lewis
Dan Lingor
Sister Mary Brigada Lombardi
Peg Lormand
Father Matt Luczyki
Sister Mary Clementine Lynch
Sister Therese Lynch
Stephanie Lyons
Sister Margaret Madden
Arlene Madigan
Nan Mahoney
Martha Maiello
Mrs. Mary Ann Malkiewicz
Sister Shirley Maloney
John, Doris, John, Brendan &
Katroina Mannion
Mrs. Agostina Maroli and Family
Josephine Martin
Dr. Benedict Mastrianni
Marion Matt
Sister Johanne McCarthy
Sister Rita Shawn McClaskey
William McCormick
Brian McDonald
Patricia McDonald
Bus
Update
by S. Jean Keating, CSJ
10 CSJ Newsline
Thomas J. McDonald
John McGrath
Rev. Jay McKee
Sister Helen Eugene McNally
Hon. John J. McNulty Jr.
Jack E. Melville
Sister Maria Mercurio
John Messinger
Sister Catherine Roberta Metsker
George Millard
Sandra Miller
Sister Anne Michael Mirabito
Mary Mirizio
Sister Jeanne Pierre Mittnight
Dolores and Briggs Monteno
Sister Barbara Ann Moore
Shelia Morehouse
Loretta Morrill
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mucilli
Sister Jerome Mulligan
Vincent Muraski
Maggie Murphy
Captain Joseph E. Murray Jr.
Thomas Myers
Kathleen Spiddle Naughton
Sister Linda Neil
Sister William Agnes Nelson
Bernadette Nerf
Sister Mary Joan Newell
Thomas Newman Sr.
Patricia Nichol
Amy Nicolette
Sister Martha Niemann
Kathleen Nikles
Margaret Noon
Sister Mary Rose Noonan
Sister Maria Charles Norton
Sister Monica Agnes Nortz
Donna L. Nuite
Sally O’Brien
Sister Elizabeth Ann O’Bryan
Sister Ann Marie O’Connor
Dorothy O’Connor
Matthew T. O’Connor
Ruth L. O’Connor
Sister Susan Marie O’Connor
T. J. O’Connor
Sister Mary Sheila O’Hara
Alex Oketch
Sister Mary Alice O’Leary
Pauline and John O’Leary
Patricia Olival
Peter and Carol O’Mara
Edward F. O’Neil
Sister Janice O’Neil
Michael O’Neill
Sister Roberta O’Rourke
Sandra Osterhout
Sister Maddie Pallotta
Kathleen Parkhurst
Doris Parsons
Janet Parsons
Bob Parzych
Kay and Jim Pasternak
Catherine Pastore
Father Walter Paulits
Sister Clare Pelkey
Mrs. Rita Pereira
Joyce Perry
Ruth Peters
Our bus continues to make possible trips that are sources of
inspiration as well as recreation.
In March it carried us to Saratoga Springs for the annual Northeast
Woodworkers Expo where sisters not only admired others handiwork
but demonstrated and displayed their own creations.
As soon as a list goes up, names are put down for days of reflection
at the Dominican Retreat House. In March a day of preparation for
Easter was presented. May saw a full bus load returning to Schenectady
for the Senior Day of Reflection on the feast of the Ascension.
You should not live so close to Albany and miss the tulips! There
were enough blossoms left for a tour of Washington Park on May 16
and of course you need to stop for a cup of coffee along the route.
We look forward to a picnic on June 8 at The Crossings in Colonie
and one of the nicest parts of such a short trip is that we travel together.
We anticipate the day going to the event and relive the day on the way
home. Our hope is that the rain all came in May so we will have a
beautiful day. The weather will be immaterial when we go to the Pope’s
Room at Bucca di Beppo on June 28.
Having a variety of activities to look forward to and a safe,
comfortable means of transport are blessings for which we are all so
very grateful.
Summer 2006
Honorials
Sister Carmella Ann Pfohl
Piatkowski Family
Kathleen Picciocca
Eileen Pillsworth
Matthew Pollack
Theresa Pomian
Sister Patricia Poulin
Rev. James T. Queen
Marie Raack
Sister Maureen Joseph Rainone
Mary Rappazzo
Denise Rea
Dr. Paul Reich
Sister Rosemary Reilly
Gary Remarchuk
Sister Maura Rhode
Col. Angelo Ricciardelli
Helen Rice
John Rickard
C. F. Riley
Sister Matilda Anne Riley
Margaret Riordan
James Roberts
Syvilla Roberts
Mrs. Flora Rockburn
Memorials
Sister Carol Rohloff
Joseph Romano
Sister Alma Rose
Sister Ann Rose
Thelma Rose
Phil Rosney
John K. Ross
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Roth
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Roundy
Mrs. Rubino
Sister Catherine Bede Rupprecht
Sister M. Catharine Ryan
Pat Ryan
Sister Roberta Ryan
Sister Marion Rypski
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Sage and
Family
Sister Mary Salvaterra CSJ
Dr. A. Salvatore & Staff
Paul Rappoccio
Kelly Sanvidge Jr.
Sister Joan Sauro
Myrna L. Savino
Dr. N. Catherine Scanlon
Sister Roberta Joseph Scanlon
Memorare to
St. Joseph
Remember,
O most pure spouse of the
Blessed Virgin Mary,
my sweet protector,
Saint Joseph,
that no one ever had
recourse to your protection
or implored your aid
without obtaining relief.
Confiding, therefore,
in your goodness,
I come before you
and humbly supplicate you.
O despise not my petitions,
foster father of the
Redeemer, but graciously
receive them.
Amen.
Summer 2006
Angeline Scherer
Sister Rose Miriam Schillinger
James Schmandt
Marlene Schmitt
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Schnapf
Robert Schrenker
Carl Schroder
Sister Helen Marie Schumacher
Cindy M. Scot
Harry Shamlian
Rita Sheeran
Mr. and Mrs. John Sheets
Mary Shepherd
Sister Anne Sheridan
Sister Karen Ann Shults
Kevin Shutler
Michelle Shutlock
Ethel Siffringer
Geraldine Siler
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Simons
Sister John Loretta Sinnott
Sisters at College of St. Rose
Sisters at Rome Catholic HS
Sisters at St Columbas 1930-42
Sisters at St. Mary’s Institute &
Hospital
Sisters from St. James, Albany
Sisters of St. Joseph
Sisters of St. Joseph, Ballston Spa
Sisters of St. Joseph, Windsor
Sister Lois Marie Sivero
Al Smith
Sister Rose Regina Smith
Sister Anne Bryan Smollin
Robert Somborski
Special Intentions
Charles A. Speicher
Sister Ellen James Spellman
Evelyn and Ed Spellman
Matilda Spodnewski
Stella Sroka
Thanksgiving to St. Ann, St.
Therese, St. Anthony, St. Jude
Sister Adelina St. Hilaire
Sister Yvonne St. Hilaire
St. James Church, Rev. John P.
Donovan and assistant
St. James Church Faith
Community
St. Lucy’s Priests and Nuns
St. Lucy’s Syracuse ‘46 living
St. Mary’s Academy Little Falls
Sisters ‘54-’66
St. Mary’s School
St. Mary’s Glens Falls Sisters
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stellato
Rita Sturgis
Ted Sturgis
Margaret Sullivan
Sister Mary Winifred Sullivan
Susan Surovic
Rev. Robert Sweeney
Mary J. Synder
Sister Marie Bryon Tansey
Sister Catherine Paul Theiss
Dell Ann Thomas
David Thompson
Sister Marguerite Tierney
Sister Maryellen Tierney
Patricia Tierney
Sister Deborah Timmis
Mary C. Tkac
Freeda Toscano
Sister Margaret Totten
Mrs. Elizabeth Troiani
Carol M. Trzepacz
Dora Tunkel
Sister Marie Marce Valentine
Sister Mary Barbara Vennard
Rose Vogel
Vuillemot Family
Catherine and John Wagner
Peg Waryha
Elaine A. Webber
Rev. Robert Weber
Rose Weigel
Margaret Welsh
Bernard Werschler
Priscilla Wiant-Maskin
Sister Rose Leah Wirth
Paul A. Worlock
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Worlock
Alice Wrazen
Betty Young
Mary Ann Zali
Janek Zalucki
Ruth Zito and Family
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Zumpano
During the fiscal period
January 1 to May 31,
2006 contributions were
made in memory of the
following people.
Michael and Antoinette
Abattista
Phyllis Abbate
Alecia Abbott
Edward W. Abbott
Susan M. Adams
John Adamson
Diane Addy
Sister Mary Adele RSM
Joseph and Charles Alaskey
Eva Albert
Marcia Alberti
Sister Dorothy Bernadette Allard
Carmella M. Alletzhauser
Aline Amedio
Sister Mary Naomi Amrhein
John B. Amrod
Arden Anderson
Flora Andrulli
Sister Anthony Marie
Catherine Anton
Louise Antonelli
C. Kenneth Armstrong
Mark Arrigo
Jerry W. Ashe
Robert Auert
Anton Azevedo
Ruth B. Babcock
Beth Bacas
James R. Bacher
CSJ Newsline 11
Crabby Old Woman
(As adapted by S. Mary Clare Lussier, CSJ)
When an old lady died in the geriatric ward of a small hospital near
Dundee, Scotland, it was believed that she had nothing left of any value.
Later, when the nurses were going through her meager possessions, they
found this poem. Its quality and content so impressed the staff that copies
were made and distributed to every nurse in the hospital. One nurse took her
copy to Ireland.
The old lady’s sole bequest to posterity has since appeared in the
Christmas edition of the News Magazine of the Northern Ireland Association
for Mental Health.
A slide presentation has also been made
based on her simple, but eloquent, poem.
And this little old Scottish lady, with
nothing left to give to the world, is now
the author of this “anonymous” poem
winging across the Internet. Sister Mary
Clare Lussier, CSJ adapted the poem for
our health care staff caring for our retired
sisters. As you ponder the faces of our
sisters ponder the lives they have lived and
when you meet any older person,
remember this poem.
(Is this a picture of an old woman or a
young maiden?)
Sisters pictured
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S. Agnes Maria Cavanaugh
S. Ana Pauline Carrigan
S. Ann Joseph Brosnan
S. Antonella Giba
S. Catherine Bede Rupprecht
S. Margaret Maria O’Donnell
S. Marie Aimee Hurley
S. Marie Marce Valentine
S. Mary Collis (S. Mary Leon)
S. Mary Herman Marhafer
S. Mary Sheila O’Hara
S. Rose Lea Wirth
S. Patricia Coyne
S. Mary Winifred Sullivan
(S. Maryanne Patrice)
(S. Charles Garnier)
IF LOOKING AT THE PICTURE YOU ONLY SAW THE WITCH,
“LOOK AGAIN!”
BY “SEEING DIFFERENTLY,” YOU WILL SEE A MAIDEN!
Disclaimer: The pictures of these beautiful CSJ Sisters by no means
implies that they are crabby.
12 CSJ Newsline
Summer 2006
What do you see, nurses?
What do you see?
What are you thinking?
When you’re looking at me?
At forty, I ministered
Companioned by nuns
And knew greater love
From Jesus, God’s, Son.
A crabby old woman,
Not very wise,
Uncertain of habit,
With faraway eyes?
The fifties brought deepening
Of love in my heart
Successful relationships
Were only a start.
Who dribbles her food
And makes no reply
When you say in a loud voice,
“I do wish you’d try!”
Dark days did come to me,
I lost loved ones at home,
Loved ones knew sickness
Some left alone.
Who seems not to notice
The things that you do,
And forever is losing
A stocking or shoe?
Midst all of this I turned to God
The center of my soul
And threw myself upon his Heart
Guiding comfort as my goal.
Who, resisting or not,
Lets you do as you will,
With bathing and feeding,
The long day to fill?
I left full time ministry
And turned to something less
So I would have more time to rest
With prayer, my Lord to bless.
Is that what you’re thinking?
Is that what you see?
Then open your eyes, nurses,
You’re not looking at me.
I’ll tell you who I am
As I sit here so still,
As I do at your bidding,
As I eat at your will.
Inside this withered body
A vibrant young girl dwells
I remember the days of my calling
With peace my old heart swells.
.
I remember the joys,
I remember the pain,
And I’m loving and living
Life over again.
I’m a small child of ten
With a father and mother,
Brothers and sisters,
Who love one another.
I think of the years
All too few, gone too fast,
And accept the stark fact
That nothing can last.
A young girl of sixteen
With wings on her feet
Dreaming that soon now
A lover she’ll meet.
So open your eyes, people,
Open and see,
Not a crabby old woman;
Look closer . . . see ME!!
By age twenty–five
I became His dear bride
As a nun He would guide me
To stay by His side.
Remember this poem
when you next meet
an older person whom you
might brush aside without
looking at the young soul
within.......we will all, one
day, be there, too!
As a young nun of thirty,
I learned ministry tools
So I’d be proficient
In teaching in schools.
Summer 2006
CSJ Newsline 13
Memorials
Ray Bacher
Clyde Baker
Dennis Balduzzi
Carolyn M. Balthazar
Helen Davis Banden
Annette Smith Barber
John Barringer
Mrs. Olga Barron
Sister Eileen Barry
Sister Marie de Monfort Bates
Nicholas Battisti
Dianna (Dolly) Beaudry
Ray Becker
Eileen V. Behan
Sister Marie Behan
Robert F. Bellizzi
Shirley Benac
Severino Benedetto
Marilyn Bennett
Paul Benson
Joseph Bernardini
Rosalie Berrigan
Edward J. Bethel Sr.
Henry Bickel Jr.
John Bienick
Edward R. Bieniek
Louise Bigness
Christopher Biscone
Joseph L. Biviano Sr.
George Biviano
Genevieve and Anthony Bizzarro
Black Family Deceased
Christopher M. Black
Sister Mary Vera Blank
Bridgid Blatz
Agnes and John Boardway
Joseph Boccio
Velma Bock
Mary Bogue
Harry J. Bonacker
Eleanor Bonavito
Mrs. Frances Bonetti
Sister Mary Susanne Bonville
William Borfitz
William Borrill
Samuel Bosco Jr.
Frances Bosher
Jane M. Bostick
Memorials
Sister Agnes Anne Bouchard
Bill Bowhall
Sister Joseph A. Boyd
Sister Anne Xavier Boyle
Jessie Brach
Jennie Brack
Richard Bradle
Doris Bragg
Dennis and Jesse Braswell
Sister John Marie Brennan
Walter Dennis Brennan
Sister Anne Patrice Breslin
Barbara and Matthew Breslin
Sister Elaine Marie Breslin
John and Marjorie Bresnahan
Dorothy Bresonis
James Bress
Norma Briggs
Robert Britt
Viola Britt
John Bromirski
Sister Jane Therese Brooks
Thomas Broomhead
John Brosnan
Joseph Brown III
Lawrence and Veronica Brown
Marilyn Brownell
Margaret B. Brunelle
Casimer J. Bucholski
Charles Buck
Dan Buckley
Gerald A. Buckley
Mike Buckley
Richard H. Buckley
Stella Bufano
Edward J. Bulger
Marie Burch
Joseph Burczak
Margaret Bennett Burdick
Chuck Burke
Helen E. Burke
Kenneth Burke
Miss Bessie M. Burns
Helen Burns
Mrs. Jean Burns
John D. Bushell
Ruth Bushlow
Butkins Family
Joan Butler
Father Anthony M. Cacciola OSB
Louis and Assunta Cacciotti
Marie Agnes Caldwell
Mario Calouro
Josephine Campolieta
Arthur Canary
Lizbeth Cappuccilli
Rita Caravaglio
Rosemary Cardony
Mary Carhart
Elaine Carlo
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Joseph
Carlton
Donald W. Carman Sr.
Anne Marie Degan Carolin
Peter Carparelli
Alfred S. Carpenter
William Carrier
Peter and Pasqualina Arlene
Carriero
Teresa Arcuri Carvelli
Edward A. Castorina
Mae Causey
Nick Cavallo
Dorothy Cesario
Camile Cesaro
Annabell M. Chamberlan
Ernest C. Champagne
Albert Charboneau
Dr. Robert Chauvin
Marian E. Chieco
Mrs. Agnes Chizzonite
William J. Christie Family
Henry Christoferrson
Nicholas and Anne Ciampolillo
Rose Ciangalini
Joseph Cicchinelli
Sarah Ciminata
James Clancy
Clara and Alonzo Clark
Isabelle Clark
Robert Clark
James F. Cleary
Sister Clarence Marie Clement
John Clifford
Sister Assumpta Joseph Cloonan
James Coburn
Sophie Cocke
Mrs. Dorothy J. Coffey
John Coffey
Genevieve Cole
John Cole
Eileen Colello
Mary Jane Coleman
Kathleen Collett
Betty Collins
Jean Collitan
Linda Colwell’s Father
Karen D. Conklin
Christine Conkling
Frank A. and Mary Ruth Conley
Sister Regina Joseph Conley
Edward Connolly
Arnold W. Connor
Ruth Connors
Frank and Mary Frances Conole
Angelina Constantine
Amadeo Conti
Honey Convery
Sister Genevieve Conway
Carrie Cooper
Robert Corso
Dr. Armand Cortese
Florence Cottet
Thomas Coultry
David Cournoyer
Edmund P. Cox
William Coyle
Fran Coyne
Alice Crandall
Louise C. Craner
Jack Creighton
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cresanti
John and Mary Crispo
Joann Hunt Crites
Thomas Croston
Richard Cuddihy
Sister Adrian Francis Cuddy
Sister Elizabeth Thomas Cullen
Mary Jane Culora
George and Margaret Curran
Ella Cushman
Julie Czarkowski
Lynn Daloia
Mary Daly
Special Intention Prayer Request Form
Please ask the Sisters to remember the following intentions
in their prayers each day:
Requested by:
(name)
(phone number)
We invite you to send us your prayer
intentions in the enclosed envelope.
Please know you will be in our prayers.
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Summer 2006
Memorials
Shawna Davenport
Jeannine Davies
Debboli and Iannacito Families
Deceased relatives of CSJs who
died this year
Sharon Decker
Mary DeCotis
Teresa Rose Deimeke
Ethel C. Delaney
John W. Delehanty
George DelFucco
Fred Dellano
Millie DeMarco
Joseph DeMare
Luisa DeMartinis
Theresa T. DeNigro
Ann Denninger
Sister Mary Catherine Denver
Jerry DePascale
Daniel Arthur DeRizzo
Bernice Gloria DeRossi
Jean Derouchie
Philip J. DeSantis
Larry Dewine
Frederick DeWitt
Rev. Almerico F. DiCerbo
Sister Antonia DiCerbo
Frank A. Dickershaid
DiMicco and Bossong Families
Angela Dobson
Carolyn Dodt
Mrs. Mary M. Doherty
Mary Domaszewiez
Father Bernard J. Dooley SJ
John Walsh Doolin
Dorothea Dorfner
David Dotterer
Helen F. Dougherty
Marion and Walter Dourney
Christopher Dowdall
John Dowling
Hillary Downey
Jack Doyle
John L. Doyle
Robert F. Draper
Ruth Draper
Frank J. Drew
Harold Dromgoole
Bernard A. Duda
Fred Dude
Anna Dunbar
Daniel J. Duncan
Howard Dunn
Annette Dunnell
John Durocher
Olive Durocher
Anne E. Dusten
Malcom Duvall
Irene Dwyer
Joseph Dwyer
Conley Eagan
Edward J. Eagan
Mary Kulzer Eagan
Rita Eckert
Casimir Eckler
Sister Anne Gabriel Edgeworth
James F. Edic
Julie Edic
Jack Eigo
Jim Eigo
Summer 2006
Memorials
Flora Elacqua
Evelyn Eleonkock
Gladys Ellerson
Emil Elsner
Geraldine English
Patrick Enwright
Sister Ann Barbara Erwin
Stephen and Barbara Erwin
Paul Esposito Sr.
George N. Ethier
Maureen Evers
Carol Faboskay
Jennie Fabozzi
Elizabeth K. Fahey
Frank Falbo
Mary Faragon
Robert Farrell
Millie Farwell
Sam Favicchio
Eva D. Favro
Jeanette Feely
David Fehelm
Joan Feldmann
Sister Felicia
Richard Felske
Clementina and Joseph Feltri
Josephine Femia
Dorothy Fennell
Ignatius R. Feth
Joanne Fiaro
William J. Fiaschetti
Joanne Fiato
Mr. and Mrs. John Finley
Patricia M. Finning
Anna Fischer
James F. Fitzgerald
Shirley Fitzgerald
James Fitzgibbons
Anne Fitzpatrick
John Fitzsimmons
Lorraine Flaherty
Mary Martin Flahive
James Flater
Nicolina I. Fleming
Roy Flom
Joseph Florimo
Theresa Florimo
Hilda Flynn
Miriam A. Foelix
Edward Fogarty
John J. Foley
Chuck Folker
Mr. Fontanella
Freida Foote
Helen Ford
Mary Ford
Sister Mary Kevin Ford
Holly Dee Fox
Sister Remigia Foy
Joseph Franchelle
Richard Francisco
Mario Frantantoni
Patti Franze
Joseph L. Frate
Mary Ellen Frisch
Shirley Full
Nancy R. Funicello
Mrs. Irene J. Furman
Elvira Vera Fusco
Robert A. Fusco
Teresa Gaberlavage
Mrs. Marion V. Gaegler
William Gaffney
Paul Galletta
Sister Ellen Marie Galligan
Jane Gasner
Nickolas Gatto
Ann Gaube
Gazall family
Col. Louis A. Gazzaniga
James P. Gazzillo
Doris Gdula
John Gebhardt
Rita Gedney
Francis Geiry
Sister Mary Isidore Geiskopf
Marie Ghezzo
Frances Giacomini
Josephine DiCaprio Giardino
Mario Giarrusso
Maria Gigliotti
Robert Emmett Gillies, Sr.
Kathleen Gilligan
Linda Gilligan
Sister M. Rosaleen Gilroy
Sister Barbara Ginter
Neva J. Girard
Martin Giuffre
Gladski Family Members
Glens Falls K of C deceased
members
Sister M. Theresine Glock
Harry O. Gochee Jr.
Sister Anne Theresa Goppert
Janet Gormick
William Gorton
Margaret Gossin
LuLu Grady
Wancita Grandgearett
Sister Teresa of Avila Grasso
Sister Joel Marie Gratton
Robert Anthony Graziose
Bertha Greenwood
Marie Cecile Gregoire
Sister Genevieve Greisler
Marie Griffith
Clement Grignon
Sister Margaret George
Gruninger
Emily Grzybowski
Mr. and Mrs. Guendel
Gerd Guendel
Ursula Guendel
Alice A. Guilfoyle
Patrick and Lauretta Guiltinan &
Children
Elizabeth Guiltinan
Gerald and Barbara Guiltinan
Mrs. Marcella Guyder
Bob Haggerty
Theresa G. Haggerty
Marie Haley
Agnes I. Hall
Agnes Hamm
Lucille Hammond
Walter Hammond
William Hanifin
Joseph and Mary Hanlon
William P. Hannan
J. Thomas Harrington III
Burdett Harris
Mary Harrison
Sister Clara Joseph Hart
Elizabeth Hart
Kathleen, Kenneth & Robert Hart
Robert L. Hart
Myrtle Hartkopf
Nora Hartnett
Jusuf Hasan
Mary Hasler
Sister Edwardette Havey
Edward and Caroline Hayes
Jack Hayes
Sister Margaret Daniel Hayes
Noel Hazitt
William J. Heffernan
Sister Mary Regis Heffron
Lucille Barbara Heiss
Jack Henderson
Joann M. Henderson
Sister Margaret Teresa
Hennessey
Wendy Herbert
Mrs. Janice Heron
William Herrig
Olive M. Hervieux
David Hicks
Sister Thomas Denise Hicks
Sister Martin DePorres Hill
Patricia Cloonan Hill
Mary Hipwell
Patricia Hislop
Andrew Hock
Arlene Hock
William Hoctor
Dr. Thomas Hoffman
John Hogan
Sister Margaret Patricia Hogan
Robert Hogan
Mary and George Holes
Honicki Family
Paul Hoodack
Gerard Howsberger
John T. Hucko
Betsy Hughes
Martin Van Buren Hughes
Raymond Hull
Dorothy Loucks Hunt
John F. Hunt
Florence Hunter
Dennis Hurley
Thomas F. Hurley
Sister Alice Loretta Hyde
Peter Hynes
CSJ Newsline 15
Memorials
S. M. Iannello Jr.
Rosemary Infante
Kathleen Inzalaco
Connie Irwin
Frances Ivory
Alvera Jackson
Joanne Jackson
Charles Jacques
Jean Jacques
Chester Jajo
Helen Jankowski
Clem Janowski
Elizabeth Jennings
Theresa Jeraci
Carl Jockheck
Sister Rose Alicia John
Donald Johnson
Sister Ellen Mary Johnson
Bonnie Rowe Jones
Penny Jones
Don Jory
Nannette D. Joyce
William Joyce
Sister Mary Elizabeth Judge
Gridley Julian
Thaddius “Ted” Juwa
Conrad Kaczmarek
Catherine Kane
Elizabeth B. Kane
Katherine Kane
Moira Kane
Tony Karam
Sister Regina Irene Karboski
Joseph Kardash
Josephine A. Kaulback
Harvey Kawaihae
Francis and Daniel Keddell
Mary E. Keefe
Sister Noreen Keenan
Sister Mary Augustine Keiflin
Bruce Keith
Ronald Keith
Dan Kelleher
Teresa Kelley
Charles and Marie Kelly
Edward J. and Margaret K. Kelly
George F. Kelly Jr.
Sister Maria Ann Kelly
Parents of Brian and Doreen
Kelly
Mary R. Kennedy
Sally Kennery
Robert Kenney Jr.
Robert T. Kenney
Warren Kern
Barbara Kerwin
Miss Lucille C. Kieffer
Josephine Kilgallon
Betty Killoran
Jim Killoren
Alberta Kilpatrick
J. Raymond Kinder
Jane King
Patricia R. Kinner
Edward Klamn
Sister Elenita Kloster
Edward Knight
Keith Kniskern
Thomas Knowles
Michael and Gloria Kocick
16 CSJ Newsline
Memorials
Frank Koisch
Michael Kopach
Edward Kopanski
Ernst Kopp
Christine Krackeler
John Kramer
Paul Krasowsky
Magdalon Mary Kristel
Sister M. Albertina Krupinskaite
Grace Kulzer
Eleanor Kunkel
Freda Kusnierczyk
Anne LaBerta
LaCasse and Cuddy Families
James Lackovic
Delilah Gaunay LaDieu
Angela LaFrance
Gabrielle LaLonde
David A. Lamont
Mr. and Mrs. J. Lionel Landry
Timothy Lanenegger
Mr. Langan
Nancy Langenbach
Fortunato Larice
Anne Larkin
Jane Larkin
Rosario A. LaRocca
Helen Larsen
Anita LaTorre’s Dad
Lucia Latterer
James Laughney
James Lavery
Maurice LaVoie
James Lawless
Richard J. Lawrence Jr.
Bill Leaf
Steven Leap
Sister Mary Alexander Leavy
Sister Patrick Therese Lee
Kathie Leete
William Leffler
Sister Andrew Joseph Lenihan
Sister Jeanne Marie Lennon
John B. Leonard
Mary and John Leonard
Margaret Lerner
Louis F. Liberti
Sara Limbrici
A. Lino
Ralph R. Liscio
Joseph Liverani
Sister Eileen Lomasney
Marie and John Lonegan
Monica Longfellow
Armaud Longtin
Anna Lopez
Patricia Love
Isabel Luanello
Mitchell Lubel
Anna Lucarelli
Minnie Luciano
Charles Ludwig Sr.
Virginia M. Lueke
Mrs. Catherine Eileen Lukes
Anne Lynch
Joseph Lynch
John B. Madden III
Sister Margaret Joseph Madden
Sister M. Dolorata Mahar
Thomas Maher Jr.
Ann Mahon
Thomas P. Malloy
John Maloney
John M. Mannion
Anthony Mantlick
Joseph and Frances Marano
Dominic Marciano
Sister Gertrude Mary Markham
Johanna Marotta
Charles Martin
Ernest and Ann Martin
Shirley Martin
Lilian Martineau
Armando Martinez
Margaret Martinez
M. Walter and Evalina Marvin
Janet E. Marx
Patrick Mathews
Bette Matthews
Josephine and Salvatore Mattina
Mary Janet May
Scott McAndrews
Pamela McAuley
Jack McCambley
Grace McCann
Margaret McCarthy
Sister Margaret Loretta
McCarthy
Sister Maureen McCarthy
Phyliss McCarthy
Catherine McCauliffe
Arthur McClaskey
Marilyn McCorry
Duncan McCully
Mac McCurley
Catherine McDermott
Jerry McDonald
Thomas McDonnell
Michael McDonough
John E. McEnroe M.D.
Thomas McGaffin
Dr. Frank McGlone
Nancy McGrath
Russell C. McGregor Sr.
Summer 2006
Memorials
William and Emily McGroty
Neil A. McKeon
Neil T. McKeon
Rose O’Brien McKeon
Mary McLeod
Robert A. McMahon
Nadine I. McNally
Rosemary McNamara
Agnes McNeil
Madelon F. McNulty
Sister Mary Seraphine Meaney
Nicholas Mele
James Menapace
Bernard Metsker
William Metzger
Mary Miccio
Michael J. Michalski
Suzanne D. Micheletti
Sister Ann Dolores Milerick
Betty Miller
Doris O’Neill Miller
William J. Miller
Richard D. Millham
Herman Mollins
Frank J. Molloy Jr.
Dennis Moloney
Ernest D. Mone Jr.
Michael Montanye
Francis Monteparo
Charles Moore
Mrs. Geraldine Moore
Milton Morahan
Bernadette Moran
Bob Moran
Marion Moran
Cliff Morell
Pearl J. Morelli
Winnie Morette
Anne Moriarty
James Moriarty
Leona S. Morin
Rita Morrison
James Motler
Sister Mary Bertha Mouillesseaux
Ed Muehler
Grace Mulhern
Isabel M. Mullen
James B. Mullin
Murphy Family
Sister Helen Edward Murphy
Sister Jane Teresa Murphy
Kathleen Murphy
Lester Murphy
Martha Murphy
Mary Murphy
Sister Mary Adele Murphy
Yvonne Murphy
Sister James Paul Murray
Sister M. Felicia Murray
Patrick, Julia and John Nagle
Benita Nally
Jessie Napierski
Frank Negro
Bernard Nelson
Edward Nelson
Josephine Nelson
Deborah M. Nerf
Florence Newman
Alpha Mae Nicoletti
William and Patricia Nolan
Summer 2006
Memorials
William Nolin
John R. Noonan PhD
Evelyn J. Noonan
Edward H. Noonan Jr.
Mrs. Kathryn Dwyer Noonan
Dolores North
George E. Norton
Theresa H. Norton
Stella Novak
James Nowicki
William Nowicki
Norman Oakley
Catherine M. Oathout
Anna O’Brien
Arlene M. O’Brien
Christopher O’Brien
Catherine and Maurice O’Connor
Joseph O’Connor
Michael O’Connor
Thomas J. and Ruth M. O’Connor
William O’Connor
Kelly O’Day
Thomas Oddey
Sister Mary Theresa O’Gara SMR
Edward O’Hara
Sister Eileen Marie O’Hara
Marjorie O’Hare
Thomas V. O’Hare
Patricia O’Keefe
Howe, Bourgeois, Oldham &
Senecal families
Mary Oliksowycz
Faye Marie O’Neil
Virginia and Joseph Oropallo
Michael O’Rourke
Sister Loretta Joseph O’Shea
Vera Ossman
Dr. Daniel F. O’Sullivan
Clayton Owens
Teodora Pabello
Mary Pacciarelli
Rose Marie Pace
Sally Page
Rose Paige
John Palmer
Rose Palmieri
Mr. and Mrs. John Palo
Paluzzi Family
Barbara Paoletti
Anthony Papa
Thelma Pardi
Mrs. Dorothy Pastalaniec
Lea and Clarence Patneaude
Mary Patrick
Elsie V. Pavlovsky
Nancy Peet
Loretta Pelkey
Ruth M. Pelkey
Nellie Pellow
Arthur Pereira
Catherine S. Pereira
Paul Pereira
Gordon Perry
Nunziata Petilli
Frank C. Petramale
Denise Petrelis
Marie Pfeiffer
Jeanne Ann Phelan
Rev. Thomas Phelan
Harold Phelps
Josephine Phelps
Gloria A. Piazza
Alfred H. Piche Sr.
George W. Pickett Jr.
Vincent J. Picozzi
Alice and Francis Pierson
Maggie Pike
Anna Marie Pinto
Joseph Pizzingrillo
Anthony Pizzitola
Gary Podenak
Ann Powers
Charlotte E. Pringle
Stephanie Pugliese
Frank Puglisi
Mrs. Anne Purcell
Elizabeth Anne H. Purcell
Peter Qualtieri
Teri Quattlebaum
Sister Anne Queen
Joseph Quinn
Marian Flood Quirk
Mary Lou Race
Virginia Palermo Rao
Anne M. Rapin
Margaret F. Ray
Mariano Rayo
Michael Rayo
Helen Razeski
Ceil Reed
Eleanore Reese
Carolyn Reich
Mildred L. Reich
Teresa Reilly
Melvin Relyea
Edward J. Retajczyk
Margaret M. Reyen
George and Ceil Rhode
Sister Rachel Ricciardelli
Katherine Rice
Ann Marie Richardson
Ruth Rife
Philip Rifenburch
Vincent Rinella
Florence Ripske
Edward Risley
Mrs. Shirley Rivett
Donat J. Robert
Gilbert Roberts
Mary Louise Roberts
Daniel Robilatto
Anne Roche
Steve Rogers
Mrs. Ida V. Rohloff
Sister Jerome Joseph Romano
Anthony P. Romano Sr.
Edward Romanowski
Marilyn Root
Sister Bernard Joseph Rose
Mary Jo Rosenblatt
Leona Roundy
Andrew Rousseau
John A. Rowe Sr.
Dorothy Rubel
Ernest J. Rufa
Sister Mary Victorine Russell
Paul A. Russo
Mercedes Ryan
To Remember Family
and Friends with Prayers . . .
A variety of birthday, congratulations, sympathy, thank you, get well and
thinking of you cards are available. If you would like to place an order,
please contact:
Development Office
St. Joseph’s Provincial House
385 Watervliet Shaker Rd.
Latham, NY 12110 • 518-783-3614
CSJ Newsline 17
Memorials
Morgan Ryan
Ricky Ryan
Scott C. Ryan
Vincent B. Ryan SJ
SAA Class of ‘56 Deceased
Lottie Sabik
Elizabeth Sackel
Joan A. Salamida
Lawrence A. Salibra
William Sammons
Richard Samson
Catherine Sanderson
Salvatore Sansone
Sam Sansone
Raymond Pio Santucci
Robert Santucci
John J. Sanvidge Sr.
Anthony Sardonia
Sister Carmeletta Sardonia
Helen Sauro
Michalina Sauro
Mary G. Sausville
Mary Savard
Ellen Savory
Carol Sawitzki
Anne M. Scanlon
Marcella M. Scanlon
Mary C. Scanlon
Vince and Dolly Scanlon
Nunzio Scaringe
Veronica Ann Schanck
Joseph J. Schanz Sr.
Sister Francis Eymard Schrader
Charles Schram
Earl and Elvina Schultz
First Lt. William H. Schultz
Virginia Scrimizzi
Victor J. Secci
Sophie Sefcik
William Sefcik
Theodore Seiter
Leonard and Kathryn Sellin
Sister Mary Alvera Sessler
Juanita Sevinsky
Joseph Sfara
Sgambelluri & VanAlstyne family
S. Shaughnessy
Charles Shaw
Sister Mary Alma Shea
Mary Love Shea
Robert Shea
Thomas J. Sheeran
William C. Sheridan
Alexander Shewczyk
Mrs. Helen Shields
Florence Shiels
Pauline Shimmer
Rose Shinerr
Thomas Shortt
Rainey A. Shufelt
Donald Shuman
Charles Sibre
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Memorials
Vincent Sica
Sister Catherine L. Sickler
Jay Singer
Kim C. Singleton
Deceased Sisters of St. Joseph
Winnie Skorey
Steven Skrobolla
Amy Slater
Margaret “Peg” Slattery
Michael Sloma
Minnie Smaldone
John Smida
Alfred J. Smith
Beulah Bixby Smith
Edward J. Smith
Sister Raphael Smith
Rita M. Smith
Thomas Smith
Rose Snell
Sister Aelred Joseph Sojak
Sollecito and Vecchio families
Harriet Spain
Adele “Lena” Spano
Edward J. Spear
Rose A. Spiak
Sister Christina Spirko
Matilda Spodnewski
Anna St. James
St. Lucy’s Priests and Nuns
St. Lucy’s Syracuse ‘46
St. Mary’s Glens Falls deceased
sisters
Sister Theresa Bernard St. Pierre
Thomas P. Stallmer
Anne Starczewski
Millie Statile
Larry Steenberg
Margaret Stephen
David Stephens
Maureen Stetkewicz
Robert J. Stillwell
Ethel Stone
John J. Stopera
Evelyn Storto
Lois Stracuzzi
Frances Strapp
Joan Strattaroe
Francis C. Sullivan
Grace Gomez Sullivan
Myron Sullivan
Thomas Sullivan
Ron Surowick
Robert Sutherland Jr.
Robert Sutherland
George Sutliff
Sister Anna Celestine Sweeney
Sister Charline Sweeney
Jean Sweeney
Stanley F. Swertinski
George J. Szary Sr.
Gilda Tarquinio
David W. Taylor
Margarita Taylor
Romello Taylor
Loretta H. Terzini
Willard J. Thayer
Lawrence Thibault
Elaine F. Thomas
Evelyn Thompson
Clarence Thomson
Ruth Thorick
Anna M. Thornton
Norman Thurston
Edward Tiernan
James F. Tierney
John Tierney
Sister Cecilia Elizabeth Tobin
Craig Todeschini
Catherine Toole
Joseph Anthony Torres
Helen Townsley
Sam C. Traino
Grace Tremblay
Marcel Tremblay
Jacob R. Triffo
Sylvia Trip
Joseph Tropila
Sue and Joseph Truppi
Dorothy Tully
James Tunny
Gary Turk
Alexander Tursi
Barbara Tyminsky
Jane Tynan
Gary M. Tyndell
Charles Ulion
Vincent and Elizabeth Urtz
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Vail
Joseph Valentine
Elsie Valetta
Loretta VanBuren
Susan VanBuren
Mrs. Laura VanDermark
James VanDeusen
Michael Vaughan
Kenneth Veit
Rose Veneroso
Charles Vennard
Eugene Mickey Vennard
Anthony Verginio Sr.
Josephine Vergoni
Peter Verro Sr.
Linda Vespa
Edward J. Viall
Wendy Ann Vien
Teresa Viglucci
Joseph Viola
Joan Visk
Julia S. Vliano
Vuillemot Family
Jane Wacdvogel
Wade and Walsh Families
Sister Veronica James Wall
Sister Helen Elizabeth Walsh
Marian Walsh
Jerome R. Walton
Helen H. Warden
John Warfel
Sister Regina William Warhurst
Leonard Warren
James Waters
Rev. William J. Way
Sister Alice Marie Welch
Joseph D. Welch
C. Walden Wells
Barbara Welsh
Dottie Westerfield
Thomas G. Westfall
Sister Annunciata Whalen
William Whalen
Janet Whellehan
Ronnie Whimple
Joan White
Nancy White
Patricia L. White
Carrie Jess Wier
William W. Wilder
Ann Wilkenson
John Wilkinson
Helen Wilks
Eugene Williams
Sally Wilpers
Phyllis Wilson
George J. Wilt
Thaddeus Winiewicz
James Winne
Sister Louis Alena Wirmusky
Jane M. Wojciechowski
Bernice Woncik
Robert L. Woods
Carl O. Woost
Marie Worlock
Stephen Wrableski
Gina Wright
Ed Wyman
Jane Yanni
Sister Christine Joseph Yanone
Rose Yee
Theresa O’Hagan Yezzi
Catherine Young
Kathy Young
Phyllis Young
Debbie Zablocky
Rose Zaccardo
Peter Zalewski
Christopher P. Zarzynski
Bridget Zdunski
August R. Zick
Raymond Zierak
Julia Zinda
Elizabeth Ziskin
Dorothy Zito
Mrs. M. Zivos
Katherine Zwoboda
Summer 2006
PROVINCIAL HOUSE VOLUNTEERS HONORED
By Sister Maria Bouleris, CSJ
On Sunday, March 26, the Albany Diocesan Women’s
Commission gathered some four hundred parish volunteers
at Holy Family Parish in Little Falls to express gratitude for
their faithfulness and service. Sister Marguerite Tierney
nominated Mary Theresa Kenny and Honora Poirier for this
award. Both of these CSJ volunteers attend Our Lady of
Assumption Parish in Latham and are regulars at the
Provincial House serving our Senior Sisters. Mary Theresa,
along with a number of her children and grandchildren,
some of whom traveled great distances, were able to attend
and participate in the inspirational prayer service entitled,
“From All Generations: Women Saying Yes To God”.
Honora, unfortunately, was not able to be present.
Three speakers, representing the elderly, middle aged,
and teens gave excellent reflections on their ministry,
renewing the energies of all present. Bishop Hubbard
presented each woman with a special Blessing for a
Volunteer card. Mary Theresa found the whole experience,
set in a beautiful cathedral-like church with appropriate
hymns accompanied by soul stirring organ music, most
uplifting. At the conclusion of the program simple
refreshments were enjoyed by all.
In the course of our interview Mary Theresa told me this
is the best volunteer position she’s had. “It’s not like work
at all,” she said. “I receive so much from the Sisters each
time I come. I really look forward to my day here.” When
Sisters say that they don’t know how to thank her for what
she has done, Mary Theresa responds, “Sister, you took care
of me for thirteen years and now I have a chance to return
the gift.” Honora and Mary Theresa, we congratulate you on
the reception of this Diocesan award and thank you for
being such a gift to us.
(Left to right) Sister James Christine Steppello, Honora
Poirier, Sister Ana Pauline Carrigan, Sister Maria
Bouleris, and Mary Theresa Kenny.
The Development Office is in need of the
Good Seasons cruet type
salad dressing bottles WITH TOPS.
We can use them at the Ziti Dinner. If you have
extra ones – please give them to any Sister of St. Joseph
and ask her to get them to the Development Office.
Thank you!
Summer 2006
CSJ Newsline 19
“Nothing Happens by Coincidence”
by Sister Mary Rose Noonan, CSJ
T
here is an old saying that
there is really no such thing
as a coincidence, that such
happenings are usually blessings
which reveal the hand of God. In
early spring, an event at the
Provincial House (PH) proved the
adage to be true.
St. Ambrose School in Latham
was planning a fund-raiser in which
each faculty member was asked to
donate something “personal” for an
auction. A teacher might cook a gourmet
meal for a lucky winner or make a patchwork
quilt or donate some other similar talent. Sister Marlene
Castle, who teaches fourth grade at the school, was
stumped. Sister Marlene is a tennis pro, but it wasn’t
tennis season! Then she was inspired to offer as a prize
a tour of the Provincial House. The offer turned out to
be a real “hit,” and Mrs. Patty Millen, a parent of three
St. Ambrose students won the prize.
One day in the early afternoon, Sister Marlene and
Patty arrived at the Provincial House for the tour, along
with four of Patty’s children: Jared (Grade 2), Liam
(Grade 1), Lauren (Kindergarten) and Aidan (age 4).
(Two-year old Gavin stayed home!) Sister Mary Rose
Noonan served as the tour guide, pointing out the
highlights of the Provincial House and introducing the
delightful family to the sisters along the way. When the
group walked down one of the halls, Sister Mary Rose
told little Lauren that she was about to meet a person
with the same name: “Sister Lauren [Van Dermark],”
who is coordinator of the Master Plan at the PH. Sister
Lauren and little Lauren had a great time chatting, and
the group moved on.
As the guests continued toward the Computer Lab,
Patty explained to Sister Mary Rose that it was such a
coincidence because she had named Lauren “after a
nun.” Before Patty was expecting little Lauren, she
called Catholic Charities in Saratoga to offer to
volunteer some time. She spoke with a “Sister Lauren.”
However, before Patty actually began the volunteering,
she became pregnant with Lauren, and it was a very
difficult pregnancy, necessitating Patty to go to
Pittsburgh for special care. She called back Sister
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“Lauren”
and
Sister Lauren
Van Dermark
Jared (Grade 2), Liam (Grade 1), Lauren (Kindergarten)
and Aidan (age 4). (Two-year old Gavin stayed home!)
pictured with Sisters Carol Rohloff (seated) and Marlene
Castle (standing).
Lauren to explain the situation and to ask for prayers for
a safe delivery and for health for mother and baby. Then
the two lost contact.
It turned out that, after much difficulty, Patty’s little
girl was born healthy, and given the name of the sister
who promised prayers and remembrance. That
particular “Sister Lauren,” who was then a social
worker for Catholic Charities in Saratoga County, had
moved on to become a member of the leadership team
of the Sisters of St. Joseph and then coordinator of the
Master Plan for the PH. On that day in early spring at
the Provincial House, five years after her birth and
during what seemed to be a remarkable coincidence,
little Lauren Millen met the actual person whose name
she had been given — Sister Lauren Van Dermark!
Can’t you just hear God whispering “Surprise!”?
Summer 2006
Where Are They Now?
by Sister Patricia Allen, CSJ
We are continuing to look at our Roman Sisters. All of
the sisters in this issue hail from St. Peter’s Parish in Rome,
NY. They are Sisters Rose Irene Parkhurst, Maria Clarine
Moshier, Ruth Cecilia Dowd, Martha Vincent Larkin and
Kathleen Eiffe.
Sister Rose Irene Parkhurst was
born in Rochester, NY. Sister received
her education at St. Aloysius
Academy, Rome, NY where she and
her family were members of St. Peter’s
Parish.
Sister taught at St. Francis de
Sales, St. Joseph’s and St. Patrick’s in
Troy, and at Cathedral Academy and
St. Ann’s in Albany. Sister Rose also taught at St. John the
Evangelist Syracuse, St. Agnes School Utica, Christ the
King Endwell, Keveny Memorial Academy Cohoes and St.
Mary’s School Hudson. She was then administrator at St.
Mary’s Hoosick Falls.
After leaving school, Sister Rose worked at Unity House
Troy and then in Neighborhood Action for the Council of
Troy and at Hope House in Albany. From there she worked
at NYS Catholic Conference Education Division in Albany.
She then worked in Parish Ministry at St. Rose of Lima, St.
John the Evangelist and Our Lady of Pompei in Syracuse.
Sister Rose now resides and works at the Provincial
House as an Assistant at the Bright Horizons at Carondelet
Adult Day Services Program.
Sister Maria Clarine Moshier was
educated at St. Aloysius Academy in
Rome, NY. She began teaching at St.
Mary’s Institute Amsterdam. From
there she went to Keveny Memorial
Academy Cohoes, St. Joseph’s and
Sacred Heart Troy, St. Pius X
Loudonville, St. Francis de Sales
Herkimer, and St. Vincent de Paul
Syracuse. She then taught at St.
Columba’s Schenectady, St. Francis de Sales Utica, St.
Peter’s Troy and finally back to St. Vincent de Paul in
Syracuse.
Presently, Sister is working in Schenectady as a geriatric
care outreach worker.
Summer 2006
Sister Ruth Cecilia Dowd graduated
from St. Aloysius Academy, Rome.
She spent many years as a primary
grade school teacher. She taught at St.
Mary’s Institute Amsterdam, St. Agnes
Utica, St. Patrick’s Troy, St. Joseph’s
Green Island, Christ the King
Endwell, St. Augustine’s Troy, St.
Mary’s Clinton and St. Peter’s Rome. From teaching, she
worked as a Parish Minister at St. Peter’s Rome and then at
St. Vincent de Paul Syracuse. Sister Ruth then went back to
teach school at West Side Catholic. She worked as a
Resource Center Coordinator and presently is an Instructor
at the Learning Center at St. Patrick’s School, Syracuse.
Sister Martha Vincent Larkin taught
in both primary grades and middle
school. She began teaching at St.
Joseph’s Troy and then she went to St.
John the Evangelist New Hartford,
Sacred Heart Troy, St. Patrick’s
Syracuse, back to St. John the
Evangelist New Hartford, then to St.
Mary’s Academy Glens Falls and finally to St. Pius X,
Loudonville.
Sister Martha then went to directing religious education
classes at St. Bartholomew’s Norwich, St. Patrick’s/Sacred
Heart and Immaculate Conception Watervliet. At this time,
Sister Martha is back in New Hartford as Director of
Religious Education at St. John the Evangelist.
Sister Kathleen Eiffe was a member
of St. Peter’s Parish in Rome, NY.
Sister taught at Catholic Central High
in Troy and then went into the
Novitiate at St. Joseph’s Provincial
House to become a Sister of St.
Joseph. After the Novitiate, she went
to Notre Dame High School in Utica
and then back to Catholic Central
High School in Troy.
After she finished teaching, Sister became Pastoral
Associate at the Holy Family Parish in Fulton, NY, and then
went into Religious Education. She was Director of
Religious Education in Oswego, then in New Hartford, and
presently is in Syracuse, NY.
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On Saturday,
March 18, 2006,
over 350 Sisters of
St. Joseph and CSJ
Associates gathered
at the Provincial
House to celebrate
the gift of vocation
with the Jubilarians
of 2006. Those
commemorating
have been members
of the Sisters of St.
Joseph for 80, 75,
70, 60, 50 and 25
years.
The Golden Jubilarians
(front row, left to right) Sisters Christine Michael LaFrance, Genevieve Joseph
Ciszek, Mary Alice O’Leary (S. Kathleen David), Georgine Adele Lawrenson, Milice A. Bohrer and Carmella Ann Pfohl; (next
row, left to right) Sisters Marion C. Honors, Claudette Harris (S. Bernice Thomas), Mary Salvaterra (S. Anne Frederick), Mary
Ann Hayes (S. Karen Francis), Char Bloom (S. Albert Joseph), Rose Marie Chamberland (S. Margaret Earl), Margaret Totten
(S. Mary Cecilia), Rita Shawn McClaskey, Maura Rhode (S. Maura Joseph), Maureen Joseph Rainone, Patricia Houlihan (S.
Lucille John) and Joan Sauro (S. Joan Stanislaus).
The 75th Jubilarians
(left) Sister Ana Pauline Carrigan and
(right) Sister Mary Winifred Sullivan
(S. Charles Garnier).
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The 70th Jubilarians
The 60th Jubilarians
(front row, left to right) Sisters Roberta Ryan and
Marie Aimée Hurley; (back row, left to right) Sisters
Mary Joan Newell, Robertine Flaherty, Helen
Eugene McNally, Marietta Kuczynski (not present
for the picture were: Sisters Caroline Fahey,
Margaret Mary Grewen, Bernarda Jacques, Therese
Lynch, and Lois Marie Sivero.)
(front row, left to right) Sisters Gloria DeCotis (S. Joseph
Anthony), Lamese Farhart (S. Marie de Montfort), Anne
Theresa Brown (Mary Joachim); (back row, left to right) Sisters
Catherine Doyle (S. John Elizabeth), Jean Cummings (S. Jean
Magdalen), Margaret Patrice Devlin, Ann Marie O’Connor (S.
Helen Dennis).
“Youngest Jubilarians”
pose with “Oldest Jubilarian”
25 Year - Silver Jubilarians Sister Deborah Timmis (L) and
Sister Susan Jasko stand behind Sister Mary Collis (S. Mary
Leon), who celebrated 80 years as a Sister of St. Joseph. (Not
present for the picture was Sister Roberta Scanlon also
celebrating 80 years of religious life.)
At 98 years of age,
Sister Mary Collis
died on the Feast of
Pentacost — Sunday,
June 4, 2006. May
Sister rest in peace.
Summer 2006
CSJ Newsline 23
GIS and CSJ
by Sister Jean Keating
GIS (Geographic Information
Systems) Based Facilities Management
will allow you to organize and maintain
property data. In cases of emergency,
the location of shut-off valves, underground piping and connectors for sewer,
water, gas and electrical systems can be
accessed on the computer within minutes. No digging, no measuring and
especially, no trying to remember.
In 43 years the Provincial House has
seen many changes both subtle and
major. We have added computer
wiring, renovated the chapel, dug new
sewer lines, installed roof top AC,
changed a shower into a nurses conference room, etc.
Two years ago we knew Roger
Sayward would be retiring. A great deal
of information would
go with him unless
we took action. GIS
was the answer.
C.T. Male
Associates was
able to scan most
of the original
blueprints onto
discs so that it
is now possible to measure
a corridor or locate a pipe
without leaving your desk. An aerial
photo of the property designates water
pipes, hydrants, electrical fixtures, gas
lines, etc. with color coded symbols.
Their technician, Chris Secor, spent
time with Roger verifying changes and
correcting data sources.
We were very pleased. C. T. Male
was pleased, too. Applying such state
of the art technology to practical living
encouraged them to submit this project
to the American Council of Engineering
Companies of New York. They won
gold and the Sisters of St. Joseph were
presented with a plaque that reads:
ACEC New York
Gold Award for
Engineering Excellence
presented to
SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH
OF
CARONDELET
Chris Secor presenting the
plaque to Sister Jean Keating
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