September 2013 Mission Groups to Discuss Vocations and Keys to

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IHM Newsletter
- September
2013
September
2013
Mission Groups to Discuss Vocations
and Keys to the Future
The Vocations Team and the New Life Committee submitted
the following issue and concern for discussion by mission groups and to be addressed at the November 15 Mission Board meeting.
Statement of Issue or Concern: That Mission Groups, local communities,
conversation circles, and other IHM groups 1) engage in deeper and continuing
conversation through the Keys to the Future process, which may be found on the
Sisters’ webpage: http://www.sistersofihm.org/sisters-login-page/vocations/
2) develop a “Culture of Vocations” by planning and conducting and/or participating and collaborating in vocation events in geographic areas where IHM
sisters live and serve.
Rationale: We understand that the choices we make today about vocation promotion as a whole congregation will impact our IHM future in a very significant
way. Create a culture of vocations. Many of the congregations that have attracted
new members are characterized by a “culture of vocations” within the congregation. In these congregations everyone - not just the vocation director - has a
sense of responsibility for vocation promotion and is involved in and supportive
of vocation efforts. This includes leadership and membership, mission groups,
local communities, and conversation circles. Source: NRVC-CARA study of new
members. See nrvc.net/best_practices to read the full report.
Specific Action Requested: Mission Groups, local communities, conversation
circles, and other IHM groups are invited to plan and conduct and/or participate
in vocation events at least once but preferably two or more times a year which
bring IHM sisters and women together for prayer, conversation, fun, or service so
that the women get to know the IHMs and our community spirit and mission.
Anticipated Outcome: 1) A fresh understanding of our own corporate identity,
a revitalization of our passion for our mission and a re-energizing of our living
out of our vocation to IHM. 2) More vocations events (e.g., service days, retreat
days, discernment days, get to know the sisters opportunities). 3) More IHM
sisters committed to vocations promotion. 4) New members.
Submitted by: Sisters Jean Louise Bachetti, Dolores M. Banick, Fran Fasolka,
Linda Anne Greenberg, Maria Rose Kelly, Christine Koellhoffer, Kathryn Kurdziel, Elizabeth McEneaney, Rita Ann Naughton, Lisa Perkowski, John Michele
Southwick, Redempta Sweeney, Rachel Marie Terry, and IHM Associate, Alejandra Marroquin
Mission Groups to
Raise Names for
Leadership
The Election Committee has
prepared a congregational
process for raising names for
leadership in preparation for
Chapter of Elections. Set in the
context of prayer, the process
includes reflections and readings related to leadership and
the qualities leaders possess.
The process has been given to
mission group representatives
who will lead this process at
their fall mission group meetings.
Governance
Committee to
Develop
Recommendations
Members of the IHM Governance Committee have been
meeting in sub-groups to
prepare recommendations that
address the length of term of
office and other issues raised
by mission groups related to
governance. The committee
will present recommendations
at the November 15 Mission
Board meeting and at the
November Chapter meeting. In
preparation for conversation,
the recommendations will be
sent out to the congregation
membership prior to the meetings.
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Rally for immigration reform in Scranton held on march anniversary
Scranton Times-Tribune by Katie Sullivan, August 29, 2013
On the 50th anniversary of Martin
Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a
Dream” speech and march for civil
rights on Washington, D.C., a small
group of demonstrators took to the
sidewalks in Scranton to call for immigration law reform. About 20 people, many of them Immaculate Heart
of Mary nuns, stood at Spruce Street
and Adams Avenue on Wednesday
night with signs and Latin music
rumbling out of a speaker, in hopes
of showing legislators that now is the
time to pass comprehensive immigration reform.
Sister Janet Jeffers of Catholic Social Services said her organization sponsors immigrants from Bhutan who
come to this country looking for opportunity, work and education. “They’re working very hard. They’ve come
into our country not for a handout but to earn their way,” she said.
The people in her program come through the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops and U.S. Immigration, but she said people who don’t have that opportunity need to be given a chance.
For Michelle Nash of Taylor, the historic anniversary was a good time to celebrate how far America has come
in terms of equal rights, but she also noted that much more work needs to be done. She said the pathway to citizenship for people needs to be opened with legislative reform and action in Congress. “They really should have a
chance to become citizens and live here legally,” she said.
Contact and Treasurer
Information Needed from
Local Communities
The Communications and Business Offices need information from each local community: Names of Contact Person and Treasurer, names of sisters in residence who are
from other religious congregations, number
of bedrooms available in local community for
other sisters seeking housing.
Each local community must submit this
information online at:
http://www.sistersofihm.org/sisters-loginpage/forms/local-community-info-form.html
This information may also be called in to
the Communications Office at: 570-346-5404
by September 27.
The IHM Congregation prepared an Employee Appreciation
Picnic at the Theresa Maxis Conference Center on August 29.
Pictured L-R: Dee Costello, Barb Burda, Bernie Ketten, Sister
Mary Ellen Coyne, Joanne Caines, Assunta Piccolino, and Patsy
Gallo.
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Sister Cor Immaculatum Describes
Inspired Sculptures
The moment when humanity touches the Divine…
On display at the IHM Center are two
sculptures (maquettes) by Sister Cor Immaculatum Heffernan: Mary, Spouse of the
Holy Spirit and Joseph, Husband of Mary.
A year ago, I was asked to create bronze sculptures of Mary,
the Spouse of the Holy Spirit and Joseph, Husband of Mary.
I have always been inspired by the human spirit—by persons living, suffering and rejoicing in the “embrace of life.”
Moments of interaction when “humanity touches the Divine”
become recurring themes in my creative work. This is true of
these two sculptures.
Luke 1:26-38 reveals the angel Gabriel’s greeting to Mary,
his declaration of the Holy Spirit’s role in the conception of the
child, Mary’s “how can this be?” And then, “I am the handmaid
of the Lord… may it be done to me according to your word.”
Matthew 1:18-24 recounts the story of Jesus’ conception, of
Joseph’s fear, of the angel’s message: “do not be afraid to take
Mary your wife into your home, for it is through the Holy Spirit
that this child has been conceived in her… She will bear a son
and you are to name him Jesus because he will save the people
from their sins.”
The Mary that I have sculpted looks to her God, believes,
and receives. And Joseph, young and in love with Mary, opens
his arms in welcome, promising his faithful care of her and the
child.
- Sister Cor Immaculatum, IHM
IHM Leads Summer Service Project
Sister Sandra Grieco, IHM, organized
the summer service of the students from St.
Mark’s High School in Wilmington, DE. She
worked alongside the students and was assisted by several faculty members. Twentytwo students spent July 16-18 in service to
the residents of Marydale Retirement Village
in Newark, Delaware. Marydale provides
rental housing for seniors in need and persons with disabilities.
The students washed windows, scoured
ovens, cleaned kitchens and bathrooms,
weeded, pruned, and mulched at the retirement village.
Sister Mary Rita Smith, IHM, the pastoral
and community services director at Marydale
was thrilled with the work of the students.
All of the students commented on how appreciative the residents were. In reflections students also made the following comments: “I want to go out and do more service.” “Others are in need of help, and we are called to help
them.” “Volunteering can be fun if my friends are doing it with me.” “I will encourage others to volunteer more.”
“When you do service for others, it humbles you and blesses you, and makes you thankful for what you have.”
IHM Newsletter - September 2013
Prayer and Fasting for Immigration Reform
from Sister Donna Korba, IHM, Director of Justice and Peace
Dear Sisters, Associates, and Friends,
We are invited to forty days of prayer, fasting, and advocacy, September 9 to October 18. As Congress returns to session on September 9, the
push for Comprehensive Immigration Reform becomes ever more crucial
if it is to pass into law.
LCWR encourages individuals, congregations, and groups of all kinds
to unite in prayer, fasting and advocacy between September 9 and October
18.
Here are some suggestions about how you can join us in prayer, fasting,
and advocacy for compassionate and humane immigration reform. We
invite you to make a commitment here to 40 days of Fast Action for Immigration Reform.
• Join us in daily common prayer for immigrants’ rights and a compassionate immigration reform.
• Pray with the interfaith community as we move through six weeks of
prayer and fasting for compassionate, comprehensive immigration reform.
• Share prayers and reflections about fasting and action for justice from
your own faith tradition.
• Join us in a spiritual fast that enables us to take on some of the suffering
of our broken immigration system and focuses us more clearly on prayer
and action for change.
• Share your commitment with your communities, your family, religious
community, and your work colleagues, and consider inviting them to pray
and reflect on this critical social issue. Set a weekly or daily time to commit to public prayer and/or fasting with your community.
• Invite religious leaders, local politicians, teachers, and community leaders to participate in prayer, fasting, and advocacy and to consider being
public about their commitment to just immigration reform. Ask them to
share with their communities and the media their conviction about the
need for immigration reform and the power of prayer and fasting to transform us all.
Visit: http://fastaction.us/pray/prayers/
Daily Prayer
Immigration Reform from the Heart of God
Heart of God, full of mercy, watch over our sister and brother immigrants.
Protect them from harm even as they suffer mistreatment and humiliations
on their way. Touch with your goodness the hearts of us who see them pass
by. Break open our hearts to embrace them and the gift that they are to our
communities. Heart of God, full of compassion, give our brothers and sisters
in Congress the gift of compassion. Open their eyes to the pain and longing
of those affected by their decisions. Give them wisdom as they struggle to
repair our unjust immigration system. Break open their hearts to embrace the
dreams of our immigrant parents, siblings, and friends. Heart of God, full of
love, we give you glory for all the blessings you have given us. Help us to
share those blessings with others that we may all know that you are a God of
mercy, a God of compassion, a God of love. Break open our hearts that we
might embrace the challenge to build a land, a nation, a community where all
are welcome.
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Celebration of
Religious to be Held
on September 15
Over the decades, many dedicated men and women religious
and their associates have contributed so much to the life and spirituality of the Diocese of Scranton.
They have served as teachers,
nurses, administrators, counselors,
spiritual guides and leaders, social
workers, retreat directors, parish
staff members and friends.
In this Year of Faith, His Excellency, the Most Reverend Joseph
C. Bambera, D.D., J.C.L., Bishop
of Scranton, and the people of the
diocese wish to recognize these
contributions with a special liturgy
and reception, Sunday, September
15, 2013, at Marywood University.
Please come and let us thank you
in person!
The Mass will be celebrated
in the Sette LaVerghetta Performing Arts Center beginning at 2:00
p.m. A reception will follow in the
Latour Room of Nazareth Hall.
Members of religious communities who are currently ministering in the diocese, along with those
who are no longer serving but have
done so in the past, are invited.
RSVP to the Office for Parish Life,
570-207-2213 or
oplgeneral@dioceseofscranton.org
IHM Congregation Vitae
(as of September 9, 2013)
Final Profession - 399
Temporary Profession - 4
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IHM Newsletter - September 2013
Requests Needed to Air Women & Spirit Documentary on NBC Stations
LCWR is requesting help
in its effort to have the LCWR
documentary, Women & Spirit:
Catholic Sisters in America, air
on NBC stations across the country. The film will be available to all NBC affiliates for broadcast at their discretion from September 15, 2013, to March
15, 2014, as an episode of NBC’s “Horizons of the Spirit” series, presented in partnership with the Interfaith Broadcasting Commission. It is not a “must carry” program, so each station decides when or if it airs the film.
Because this is such an important and rare opportunity to tell the story of women religious, LCWR has engaged
a station relations/broadcast promotion specialist, Dan Pitre, a longtime Catholic communicator, to encourage 235
stations across the country to schedule the program and also to encourage the grassroots to call their local stations to
request broadcast of this film. Dan will disseminate news of any scheduled broadcasts in each locale throughout the nation. Dan may be contacted at womenandspiritfilm@verizon.net or depitre@verizon.net or 909-215-5656.
Help is needed in spreading this news and the importance of local viewers calling their local NBC station, and then
spreading the word of scheduled broadcast times and dates. Please do the following:
1. Find your local NBC station, using the online NBC Directory at www.nbc.com/local-stations or your own local
phone directory.
2. Email or phone the station with a message such as: I am a local resident and viewer, and I’ve learned that a
new documentary,Women & Spirit: Catholic Sisters in America, will be available for broadcast to your NBC station,
starting September 15. I understand it’s part of the NBC “Horizons of the Spirit” series and that information about the
program is on the NBC Universal APT system. Are you aware of it and do you have any plans to broadcast it? This is
the virtually untold story of the nearly 300-year history of Catholic sisters in the U.S. and how they have helped shape
our nation’s social, cultural and spiritual landscapes. Many people in your viewing area are becoming interested in this
program, and I will help spread the word about any broadcasts. So can we count on your station to air this program?
3. Direct your sisters, associates, ministry partners, and
others to the section of the documentary website and ask them to
make contact with NBC as well: http://www.womenandspirit.
org/media-bulletins.html Available on the site is a short item
that could be used in parish bulletins, Catholic newsletters, or
websites. There is also a trailer and other information about the
film at www.womenandspirit.org The more contacts made to a
station, the better the chances that the film will be aired.
4. Consider encouraging local businesses to offer to advertise during the program if it is aired locally. This, too, will
increase the likelihood of a local NBC station airing the program.
5. If you or any of your sisters or colleagues learn of a
broadcast, please notify us via e-mail: womenandspiritfilm@
verizon.net and please spread the word and consider organizing a
group viewing session.
Building on the success of the Women & Spirit traveling
exhibit, the documentary’s availability to NBC is a great opportunity to use mass media for millions to see this incredible,
300-year-old story that includes our history and our present day
ministries. Thank you for helping us maximize this opportunity.
- Sister Annmarie Sanders, IHM
Sisters Helen Ann Charlebois and Beth Pearson
visited the Women & Spirit exhibit at
Ellis Island in 2010.
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From the IHM Business Office
Vehicles
Insurance cards for all congregation owned vehicles
have been mailed. The cards are effective 9/1/13 to
9/1/14. The mailing also included Auto Record forms
which should be completed on a quarterly basis and returned to the Business Office and a Vehicle Maintenance
Purchase Order to be used when having service/repairs
done to your vehicle. If you have not received an insurance card, please contact Jeanne Hill at 570-346-5419 or
hillj@sistersofihm.org.
Congregational vehicles involved in an accident or
incurring any damage must be reported to the Business
Office immediately. The new contact person is Jeanne
Hill at 570-346-5419 or hillj@sistersofihm.org.
Mandatory Health Insurance Notices
Important information regarding the IHM Congregation’s sponsored health insurance benefits for the plan
year 2013-2014 is available on the congregation’s website
at www.sistersofihm.org. Please select Sisters Login and
then Business Matters/Health and Medical/Mandatory
Notices.
The following information is being provided as required by law. Please note that no action is required by
you at this time.
• Health Insurance Exchange Notice- Note: The Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate
Heart of Mary has provided a health plan at no cost
to its members. This coverage exceeds the minimum
coverage thresholds as outlined by the Affordable
Care Act, and therefore there is no benefit to be
gained by shopping plans offered in the Marketplace.
• Summary of Benefit Coverage-Aetna Managed
Choice Plan
• Summary of Benefit Coverage-Aetna Traditional
Choice Plan
• Certificate of Creditable Coverage for Medicare D
Purposes-This information does not apply to and may
be disregarded by Aetna plan members that are currently not eligible for Medicare.
• HIPAA. Notice of Privacy Practices.
• Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act-This notice
outlines provisions for breast cancer treatment and
reconstructive surgery in connection with a mastectomy.
• The Newborns’ and Mothers’ Health Protection Act
• Premium Assistance and CHIP Notice
Insurance Address Change Guidelines
If a Sister has recently moved and she is unsure
about what insurance addresses she needs to update, she
can refer to the Address Change Guidelines which can
be found on the congregation’s website at www.sistersofihm.org. Please select Sisters Login and then Business Matters/Health and Medical/Address Changes.
New Staff Member
The Business Office welcomes to its staff Kayla
Guilford, Accountant. Kayla is responsible for Central Accounting processing and Ministry/Employment
Agreements. She can be reached at 570-346-5413 or
guilfordk@sistersofihm.org.
Central Accounting
August 31, 2013 marks the end of another fiscal year
for the congregation. We ask that all Central Accounting paperwork through August 31, 2013, be sent to the
Business Office no later than September 16, 2013.
Local Community Fidelity Checking
Accounts
Summer is a time for many changes within local
communities. Please remember to complete a new
signature card if there is a change in a local community treasurer. Please contact Kayla Guilford at 570346-5413 or guilfordk@sistersofihm.org if you need a
signature card.
Direct Deposit
Direct Deposit is a safe and timely method for your
stipend/wages to be sent to the congregation. The funds
are electronically transmitted into the congregation’s
account on your regular pay date. A pay advice is then
given to the sister advising her of the payment into the
account. Please inquire at your place of ministry/employment for the availability of this feature.
Sisters who are currently enrolled in direct deposit
are reminded to send in their deposit advices upon
receipt to the Business Office.
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From the IHM
Business Office
IHM Newsletter - September 2013
Little Sisters of Ste. Therese Elect New Leaders
Business Office
Contact List
Main Number 570-346-5406
Fax Number 570-346-5412
Debbie Worlinsky,
Business Manager
570-346-5435
worlinskyd@sistersofihm.org
Jackie Roche, Office Manager
570-963-2476
rochej@sistersofihm.org
Sister Judith Ann Ziegler,
Receptionist
570-346-5406
zieglj@sistersofihm.org
Laura Bondy, Senior Accountant
570-963-2492
bondyl@sistersofihm.org
Jeanne Hill, Accountant
570-346-5419
hillj@sistersofihm.org
Kayla Guilford, Accountant
570-346-5413
guilfordk@sistersofihm.org
Mary Lou Vandorick, Accounting
Asst 570-963-2494
vandom@sistersofihm.org
Paula Thompson, Accounting Asst
570-963-2488
thompsonp@sistersofihm.org
Sister Geraldine Dranginis,
Accounting Asst
570-330-8652
dranginisg@sistersofihm.org
Members of the Little Sisters of Ste. Therese were elected to leadership
during their ninth General Chapter August 6-17, at their motherhouse in
Riviere Froide, Carrefour, Haiti. They are: Sister Desilia Sanon, Gen-
eral Assistant; Sister Marie Jeanne Martha Pantal, Counselor; Sister
Jeanne Dorsainvil, General Secretary, Counselor; Sister Delivrine
Lops, General Treasurer; Sister Lunie Emose Alouissaint, Counselor; Sister Chantal Pierre, General Superior.
Final Reminder for Annals 2012 - 2013
As always, we are asked to write annals for the residential and/or ministerial environments in which we serve. The stories of our lives are sacred
and require that they be recorded and preserved in the congregation
archives. Please forward the annals to the congregation archivist, Sister
Anitra Nemotko, either by regular mail or e-mail at nemotkoa@sistersofihm.org. Thank you to the sisters who have already submitted annals, and
thank you in advance to those who will do so in the future. Annals are an
effort to preserve our remarkable IHM history.
Reminder to Mission Groups
A reminder to the mission groups who have not sent a copy of Spring 2013
mission group meeting minutes electronically or by regular email to both
your councilor and the congregation archivist. As always, thank you to
everyone as we continue to stand together in our mission and ministry as
IHMs.
Sister Rosemary Goulet: gouletr@sistersofihm.org
Sister Chris Koellhoffer: koellhofferc@sistersofihm.org
Sister Ellen Maroney: maroneye@sistersofihm.org
Sister Anitra Nemotko: nemotkoa@sistersofihm.org
- Sister Anitra Nemotko
IHM Newsletter - September 2013
OSP Leadership Team Installed
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IHM Events
Mission Board Meeting
November 15, 2013
Chapter Meeting
November 16-17, 2013
Discernment Day
February 1, 2014
Chapter of Affairs
March 6-9, 2014
Chapter of Elections
April 3-6, 2014
The Oblate Sister of Providence Leadership Team was installed at a
Eucharistic Liturgy at the Our Lady of Mount Providence Convent Chapel
in Baltimore on June 24. Pictured L-R: Sister Brenda Cherry, OSP Fourth
Councillor; Sister Dora Fernandez, OSP Second Councillor; Bishop Denis
Madden, Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore; Sister Mary Alexis Fisher, OSP
Superior General; Sister Mary Lorraine George, OSP Assistant Superior
General and First Councillor; Sister Rita Michelle Proctor, OSP
Third Councillor.
Maxis, Lange, and Seton Pilgrimage, October 12
A pilgrimage to the graves of Mother Theresa Maxis, Mother Mary Lange,
and Mother Elizabeth Seton, will be held Saturday, October 12. The following
is the travel plan for the day:
• 8:30 a.m. - Depart from St. Mary’s Seminary
& University Parking Lot, 5400 Roland Avenue,
Baltimore, MD 21210
• Baltimore, MD - Mother Mary Lange motherhouse of the Oblate Sisters of Providence
• Lunch on the bus (bring bag lunch)
• West Chester, PA - Mother Theresa Maxis - prayer
at gravesite
• Emmitsburg, MD - Mother Elizabeth Seton - celebrate Mass
• Dinner at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Shrine (included in price of pilgrimage)
• 7:45 p.m. - Estimated time of arrival at St. Mary’s Seminary & University
Parking Lot
Total cost of the Pilgrimage is $60.00 per person. A $20.00 non-refundable
deposit is required to reserve a seat on the bus with balance due by early
September. Call or e-mail to reserve a seat: 410-728-6464 or smscbalto@
verizon.net Mail $20.00 deposit with name and address to: St. Mary’s Spiritual
Center & Historic Site, 600 N. Paca Street Baltimore, MD 21201.
570-595-7548
ihmcresco@yahoo.com
Welcome to the
IHM Spiritual
Renewal Center
September 20 - 22
Women of Hope
Mission Group
September 27 - 29
Joanne Weiss Group
The Blessing Way
THIS RETREAT IS FILLED
September 15-20
Arrive: Sunday, 6:30 p.m.
Depart: Friday, 1:00 p.m.
Presenter: Reverend Terrence
Moran, C.Ss.R.
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Spirituality Center Opens in Former IHM Convent
St. Peter of Alcantara in Port Washington, NY, announced the opening of The Immaculate Heart of Mary Spirituality Center in the former IHM convent. The parish patron saint, Saint Peter of Alcantara, was a spiritual guide
to St. Teresa of Avila, who is a patron of the IHM Congegation. The staff at the new center seek to continue a long
and rich Catholic tradition for spiritual growth among the guests at the center.
For more than 75 years, the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary ministered at St. Peter’s parish,
teaching the school children and passing along the Catholic faith to many generations. The center has been named
in honor of these generous and holy sisters.
The planning committee for the new center has refreshed the convent with paint and window shades in the living room, dining room and kitchen. The second floor is ready for programs to begin in the fall. An open house is
planned for September.
Spirituality programs will be offered by the Inisfada Ministry Team, a group of trained spiritual directors who
formerly ministered at St. Ignatius Retreat House until it closed in June. The team brings years of experience in
offering days of prayer, spiritual enrichment, and spiritual direction. An upcoming parish retreat is planned for
October. Other planned programs include, Meeting Christ in Prayer, on Wednesdays from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.;
Spiritual Book Club, a weekly sharing for eight weeks on Immortal Diamond: The Search For Our True Self by
Richard Rohr; Gift of Years, a monthly book discussion gathering that includes lunch. The book for the fall is It’s
Just as You Are: Opening Your Life to the Infinite Love of God by Paul Continho, S.J., beginning on Thursday,
October 3 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; and Prayer Shawl Ministry, knitting or crocheting in a group setting and
giving away what is made to those in need, meeting once a month beginning Monday, October 7, from 10:00 a.m.
to 12:00 noon.
For more information on The Immaculate Heart of Mary Spirituality Center, contact Sister Peggy Tully, OP, at
516-883-2782 or e-mail oceanpeg2@verizon.net
Reunion planned for
St. Matthew’s School
in Wilmington, DE
My name is Larry Bianchino
and I am a 1975 graduate of St.
Matthew’s School in Wilmington, DE. My classmates and I are
planning a class reunion, and we
are trying to track down some of
our former IHM sisters to invite
them. The reunion will be Saturday, October 12 at 6:00 p.m, in
Newark, DE, at McGlynn’s Pub
on the corner of Polly Drummond
Road & New Linden Hill Road.
Sisters who taught at St. Matthew’s
between 1967 and 1975 and wish
to attend the reunion are asked to
contact Larry at
ljbianchino@comcast.net
A 40th year class reunion is being
planned for 2015.
Dedication
in Memory
of Sister
Greta Collins
A plaque in
loving memory of
Sister Greta Collins
was dedicated at
Archbishop Neale
School in LaPlata,
MD, by the class
of 2013. Classmembers commented that Sister Greta was a treasure. A teacher noted that
when Sister Greta walked down the hall, “the students saw her from their
classroom seats and would get so excited, saying, ‘It’s Sister Greta!’ Sister
would stop and they would hug her and love her. She has been missed
since the day she returned to Pennsylvania.”
The idea for the plaque was conceived by and would not have been
possible without the hard work of the eighth grade class mother, Regina
Estevez. Regina has two children who graduated from Archbishop Neale
School: Maria in 2010 and Louie in 2013.
This news item was sent for the IHM Newsletter by Karen M. Grooms,
ANS Class of 1978, and mother of graduates Justin in 2010 and Brenna in
2013.
IHM Newsletter - September 2013
IHM Associates Commissioned
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IHM Directory
Update
www.sistersofihm.org
Susan Armbruster
908 John’s Drive
Moosic, PA 18507
cell: 252-670-7906
Helene Cooke
St. Hugh of Cluny Convent
3533 Mascher Street
Philadelphia, PA 19140
cell: 609-828-1564
On August 15 Lynn Kuchinski, Joanne Musa, and Marguerite Morrow chose to
commit to IHM Associate Relationship on a feast day of Mary. Following Mass at
their parish church of St. Bernadette in Canadensis, PA, in the heart of the Pocono
Mountains, the three associates committed to the Charism of the IHM Sisters and
their Core Values. For over a year this Circle of Grace, along with Sister Gloria
Frank, shared their personal call to holiness and studied the history and mission
of the congregation. Many of the parishioners were present for the special event.
Pictured L-R front Sister Gloria Frank, Lynn Kuchinski, Joanne Musa, Marguerite
Morrow, Sister Jean Louise Bachetti. L-R back: Associates Helen Findlay, Daniela Rivera, Arlene Callemo, Patricia Baker.
IHMs Segway Through Nation’s Capitol
Ann Barbara DeSiano
Our Lady of Grace Convent
29 Shelter Rock Road
Manhasset, NY 11030-3020
516-627-7672
Grace Madeline Dusch
1304 Overdale Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15120
412-651-6171
Jane Ellis
Cathedral Convent
333 Wyoming Avenue
Scranton, PA 18503
570-344-9725
570-347-1909
Helene Hicks
helenehicks@outlook.com
Eleace King
705 Nandy Drive, Apt. #4
Kingston, PA 18704
570-283-1046
cell: 570-239-9266
Francis Rose Lapatino
Our Lady of Grace Convent
29 Shelter Rock Road
Manhasset, NY 11030-3020
516-627-7672
IHM sisters, Kathleen Clancy, Susan Brown, and Kathleen Lunsmann pose on
their Segways at the National Mall during a sightseeing tour this summer of
Washington, D.C. This being her first Segway experience, Sister Kathleen Clancy
commented that she was happy she didn’t become a Nun “Under” the Bus.
Maria Regina Loures
St. Ann Convent
319 East 109th Street
New York, NY 10029
212-534-8321
mariareginaihm@gmail.com
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Eleanor Marie Malanaphy
St. Peter Convent
16 Father Cody Plaza
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
845-454-2160
Jamesella Mawhinney
Our Lady of Peace Residence
570-330-8578
Rosela McFadden
Our Lady of Peace Residence
570-330-8517
Raymond Mary McIntyre
Cathedral Convent
333 Wyoming Avenue
Scranton, PA 18503
570-344-9725
570-347-1909
Karen Marie O’Neill
Cathedral Convent
333 Wyoming Avenue
Scranton, PA 18503
570-344-9725
570-347-1909
Agnes Panik
alpanik727@gmail.com
Theresa Petz
St. Peter Convent
16 Father Cody Plaza
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
845-471-6600
Dora Vizcarra
Hijas de la Caridad de San
Vincente de Paul
Ave. Perez Aranibar 2402
Lima 17 Peru
011-511-264-0018
Cecilian White
Our Lady of Peace Residence
Kieran Williams
Sisters of IHM
1748 Capouse Avenue
Scranton, PA 18509
570-963-7738
Notes of Gratitude
Many heartfelt thanks to all of you who were so caring during my recent hospitalization and rehab. I am so appreciative of all the cards, gifts, calls, visits and most especially prayers that were offered for me. The research shows that those who receive
such signs of love while recuperating will be touched by healing much faster than by
those who don’t! Danke schoen for helping me to heal. -Sister Linda Anne Greenberg
Dear Sisters, My sister Rita’s family and I wish to express our deepest gratitude for
the many expressions of sympathy, Mass offerings, and prayers offered for Rita. We
ask God’s many blessings on all of you. Gratefully, Sister Eileen Miller
I am very grateful to all who helped me throught my recent hospitalization and recovery, by your presence, prayers, cards, visits, and phone calls. It is such a wonderful
blessing to be a member of this IHM family. Many thanks. -Sister Jean Conaty
Sister Cecilian White and the family of deceased William E. “Bill” White are very
grateful for the many prayers, Masses, words of sympathy and support in the loss of
our beloved husband, father, “favorite” uncle, brother and friend. Thank you and God
bless you.
Sisters Franceline and Romaine express their love and gratitude to all you beautiful
and generous people. A triduum of Masses has been offered for you and your intentions. God bless you.
Sister M. Rosella Salvato wishes to express her deepest gratitude to the wonderful
administration and the nursing staff at Our Lady of Peace Residence. Also to all who
graciously offered concern, prayers, and sent cards during her recent knee replacement
surgery.
Dear Sisters, Your prayers at the time of my fall in July, your cards and concern expressed by so many were truly overwhelming. Now as I write, almost 6 weeks since
the accident, I can assure you that your prayers were most effective. Thank God and
all of you my arm is doing really well. God bless you all. -Sister Alphonsa Concilio
From the Councilor of Temporal Resources
Many thanks to all of you who helped beautify the graves of our sisters at St.
Catherine’s Cemetery. Your efforts are greatly appreciated.
If any of you would like to be buried in the same grave with a sister relative,
please put your request in writing and send to the Councilor for Temporal Resources.
She will notify the cemetery and keep your letter in your personal file. Since there
are different types of graves, the cemetery needs to know this well beforehand.
From the IHM Development Office
Silver Circle News
A tremendous “Thank You” is extended to all sellers and supporters
of the 2013-14 Silver Circle program. Subscriptions are coming in at
a steady pace, and we encourage you to send in your returns as soon as possible, to
give us ample time to enter all data before the first drawing on October 16.
IHM Newsletter - September 2013
Need Help Planning
Vocation Events?
At a joint meeting of the New
Life Committee and the Vocation
Team, it was suggested that the
contact information of members
of the New Life Committee be
published in order to serve as a
resource for sisters and associates
who are looking to do something
for vocations. We’re grateful for
the initiatives taken by a number
of individuals and groups in making IHM more widely known and
experienced through a variety of
service experiences, prayer and
reflection days, and other opportunities for sharing our mission and
spirit. We hope to see even more
of these efforts throughout the
congregation.
Aware that each of us is called
to nurture new life in our congregation, we’re also aware that
sometimes getting started can be
a challenge, so let us know how
we can help. Please contact any
of these members of the New Life
Committee for conversation, ideas,
and assistance, or for sharing your
own ideas and insights:
Sister Jean Louise Bachetti
bachej@sistersofihm.org
Sister Dolores M. Banick
sdmbihm@msn.com
Sister Linda Anne Greenberg
lindanne88@hotmail.com
Sister Chris Koellhoffer
koellhofferc@sistersofihm.org
Sister Kathy Kurdziel
kurdzielk@sistersofihm.org
Sister Beth McEneaney
bethihm@gmail.com
Sister Rita Ann Naughton
rnaughton1207@comcast.net
Sister Lisa Perkowski
lmperkowski@gmail.com
Sister John Michele Southwick
southwick@marywood.edu
Sister Rachel Marie Terry
rmterry717@yahoo.com
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Professional Photographer, November 16-17
A professional photographer will be at the IHM Center on Saturday,
November 16, to take portrait photos of all IHM sisters. Sisters are asked
to come to the terrace floor near the elevator where the photographer will
be set up between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Many sisters will already be
present for the Chapter meeting that day and are reminded to dress professionally for the photo.
The same professional photographer will also be available to take portrait photos of the sisters at Our Lady of Peace Residence on Sunday, November 17, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The photographer will be located
in the OLP dining room. The OLP administrators and staff will coordinate
photo time slots for the sisters.
Purchase graphics for publications, program covers, bulletin boards,
frameable art at the IHM Heartworks online store. Visit
http://store.ihmheartworks.org
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure:
Scranton, Saturday, September 21
For more than twenty years the Komen NEPA Race for
the Cure has been the city’s largest 5K event where friends
and families join together in the fight against breast cancer.
Join the IHM sisters for the Race for the Cure. Team
members will meet at 8:00 a.m. at the Federal Building in downtown
Scranton. Please wear your IHM Race for the Cure T-shirt (any year’s
shirt will do). Please register as an individual at the link below. Team
members will be responsible for picking up their own Race for the Cure
T-shirts that are given with a registration fee of $30.
Several IHM Race for the Cure T-shirts are available for new
team members. Please contact Maria Celmer at 570-346-5404 or
communications@sistersofihm.org to obtain a T-shirt. Register online
for the race at:
https://secure.info-komen.org/site/TRR/RacefortheCure/SCR_Northeastern
PennsylvaniaAffiliate/558692332?pg=ptype&fr_id=2305
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Gifted Hands by Ben Carson, M.D.
with Cecil Murphey
Reviewed by Sister Mary Jo Kelleher
Published initially in 1990 and re-released in
2011 as the twentieth anniversary edition, Gifted
Hands is not only an inspiring autobiography but
also a blueprint for personal success and fulfillment. Ben Carson rose
above the limitations imposed by poverty, a single parent home, and
a failed educational system in inner-city Detroit to become one of the
nation’s most respected neurosurgeons.
Many are familiar with Dr. Carson’s life and work not only from
his very popular book but from the film adaptation of the same name.
Released in 2007 and starring Cuba Gooding Jr., the movie, like the
book, was critically acclaimed.
In Gifted Hands Dr. Carson credits three influences in his life for
bringing him success not only as a brilliant physician but as a decent
human being as well. First, it is his third-grade-educated mother
whose faith in him and at times tough love convinced Ben that he
could achieve any goal he set for himself. Second, his faith and trust
in God’s role in his life significantly shaped his character. Lastly,
Ben’s belief in himself and his abilities gave him the determination
to achieve. This led to a scholarship to Yale University, followed by a
medical degree from the University of Michigan and ultimately to his
appointment as chief pediatric neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins University Medical Center in Baltimore.
Since the publication of the second edition of Gifted Hands, Dr.
Carson has retired from medicine. He and his wife devote much of
their time to the Carson Scholars Organization which he founded in
1994. The organization’s objectives are to motivate children and young
people to excel academically and to make meaningful commitments to
their communities to impact them in a positive way.
Ben Carson has been the recipient of numerous awards and distinctions, including the Medal of Freedom, our nation’s highest civilian
honor, bestowed upon him in 2008 by President Bush. Currently Dr.
Carson is in demand as a speaker, writes a weekly column for The
Washington Times, and is an occasional guest analyst on the Fox News
Network. Whatever the venue, Ben Carson’s message is the same: the
importance of educational excellence, religious and family values and
personal determination and commitment.
New
on the
IHM Leadership Team
This is a listing of events and meetings attended
by one or more members of the leadership team
during the month of August:
Sisters of St. Casimir Jubilee
Celebration
Annual Assembly of the
Leadership Conference of
Women Religious, Orlando
Central Assembly Meetings
IHM Corporation Meetings
Insurance Meeting
IHM Congregation Trust Meeting
Employee Picnic
Cleaning of IHM Cemetery,
Elmhurst
Election Committee Meeting
Governance Committee Meeting
IHM OSP 2015 Planning SubCommittee Meeting
IHM Friends: Carbondale Planning
Meeting
Join the IHM Sisters
for Prayer
Wednesday
September 11
6:30 p.m.
IHM Center Chapel
IHM Web
Issues and Concerns for November MB Meeting: http://www.sistersofihm.org/sisters-login-page/mission-board.html
Graphics and Art for Publications: http://store.ihmheartworks.org/
Remembering an IHM Sister: http://www.sistersofihm.org/who-we-are/ihm-member-profiles/remembering-an-ihm-sister.html
Vocation Stories: http://www.sistersofihm.org/what-you-can-do/become-a-sister/vocation-stories/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersofihm