Spring/Summer2015 - Sisters of St. Joseph

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SPRING/SUMMER
2015
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CONTENTS
SPRING/SUMMER
2015
3From the Province Leadership Team
4
From the Province Director of Development
5Are Vocations to Religious Life Really Dying?
by Sister Jeanne Marie Gocha, CSJ
6St. Joseph Worker Program
8Sharing God’s Vision of Unity
by Sister Doreen Glynn, CSJ
10Pope Francis and the Road Map
of a St. Joseph Pontiff
by Joshua J. Melee, NCR Reporter
11Half Way to St. Paddy’s Party
12Best of 2014 Independent Living Design
by Elizabeth Ecker
14Salting the Apples
by Sister Joan Sauro, CSJ
15Daily Drawing Calendar
16Wake Up the World
18Last Word: A Late Confession
by Sister Francine Dempsey, CSJ
19Living the Vows: Always Becoming
by Sister Diane Zigo, CSJ
20Linger Over Breakfast
21
Making an Investment in the Future
24Honorials & Memorials
33Annual Report
34Well Done, Good and Faithful Servant!
CSJ Newsline Spring/Summer 2015
CSJ Newsline is published twice a year by
the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet,
Albany Province, for families and friends.
Province Leadership Team
Sisters Jeanne Marie Gocha, Eileen McCann,
Sean Peters, Katherine Arseneau,
Mary Anne Heenan, Kathleen Eiffe
Canonical Treasurer
Sister Eileen McCann
Chief Financial Officer
Linda M. Birochik
Development Office
Sister Carol Rohloff, director
Kristine Ruddy, annual fund
and special events coordinator
Sister Anne Stephen Wysocki,
data-base administrator
Carmella Latham, staff
Sister Marie Wilson, staff
Communications Director
Sister Mary Rose Noonan
Newsline Advisory Board
Sisters Patricia Conron, Doreen Glynn,
Jeanne Marie Gocha, Mary Rose Noonan, Kris Ruddy
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
385 Watervliet-Shaker Road
Latham, New York 12110-4799
Development Office
(Phone): 518-783-3600 (Fax): 518-783-3534
(E-mail): crohloff@csjalbany.org
(Website): www.csjalbany.org
(Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/CSJAlbany
Serving God and the Dear Neighbor
without Distinction
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From the
Province Leadership
Dear Friends,
In this issue of CSJ Newsline, we continue to focus on Pope Francis’
proclamation of the “Year of Consecrated Life.” In his apostolic letter,
Francis says to us:
“I am counting on you to wake up the world since the distinctive sign
of consecrated life is prophecy. Prophets receive from God the ability
to scrutinize the times in which they live and to interpret events.
They are like sentinels who keep watch in the night and sense the
coming of the dawn. Prophets know God, and they know the men
and women who are their brothers and sisters.”
Francis continues:
“In a polarized society, where different cultures experience difficulty
in living alongside one another, where the powerless encounter
oppression, where inequality abounds, we are called to offer a
concrete model of community which, by acknowledging the dignity
of each person and sharing our respective gifts, makes it possible to
live as brothers and sisters.”
The Albany Province Leadership Team: (standing, l. to r.)
Sisters Jeanne Marie Gocha, Eileen McCann, Sean Peters;
(sitting, l. to r.) Sisters Katherine Arseneau, Mary Anne
Heenan, Kathleen Eiffe
Pope Francis’ description rings so true to us as Sisters of St. Joseph
because those words paraphrase the call from our founders and
foremothers in 17th-Century France: to address and respond to the pressing needs of the times, to bring God’s unifying
and reconciling love wherever we go, to stand together against injustice, oppression and inequality; indeed, to “wake up the
world” by our prophetic witness!
Within these pages, you will find stories by and about our Sisters, Associates and St. Joseph Workers as they attempt, via
word and action “to wake up the world” and to live, pray and act with the courage of a prophet.
Please join us in being alert to the daily opportunities to bring about Christ’s mission of healing the hungers of our world.
May we become the prophets we were anointed to be at our baptism!
Be assured of our prayer for you and your families. Together, let us “wake up the world”!
With prayerful gratitude,
The Leadership Team
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, Albany Province
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FROM THE PROVINCE
Development Director
Dear Friends,
FEBRUARY 2015
LOTTERY CALENDAR
WINNERS
M. L. Corso, Albany, NY
A. Matthews, Coxsackie, NY
S. R. Haber, Latham, NY
S. C. Pelkey, Latham, NY
J. O’Rourke, Cohoes, NY
A. Brown, Hudson, NY
C. Maryzak, Amsterdam, NY
S. M. L. Duffy, Latham, NY
M. Remington, Waterford, NY
M. J. Paradiso, Albany, NY
J. Roback, Clinton, NY
W. Howard, Delmar, NY
J. O’Rourke, Cohoes, NY
S. M. R. Beale, Latham, NY
S. R. R. Smith, Latham, NY
R. Bracciale, Cortland, NY
S. Dorn, Schenectady, NY
T. Abbott, Troy, NY
A. Berdar, Slingerlands, NY
M. Holton, Watervliet, NY
D. Dowdle, Vestal, NY
C. Maryzak, Amsterdam, NY
M. Clarino, Alexandria, VA
S. M. A. Fetcho, Liverpool, NY
D. Michalski, Syracuse, NY
J. Smith, Syracuse, NY
Y. Macpherson, Latham, NY
L. Kaufmann, Cohoes, NY
By the time you are reading this issue of CSJ Newline, we are
about half way through the Year of Consecrated Life which will end
on February 2, 2016. Pope Francis stated the aims of the year of
reflection and celebration as follows:
Sister Carol Rohloff
AIMS OF THE YEAR OF CONSECRATED LIFE
The first of these aims is to look to the past with gratitude.
This year calls us also to live the present with passion. Grateful remembrance of the past leads us,
as we listen attentively to what the Holy Spirit is saying, to implement ever more fully the essential
aspects of our consecrated life.
To embrace the future with hope is the third aim of this year. This is the hope which does not
disappoint; it is the hope which enables consecrated life to keep writing its great history well into
the future. It is to that future that we must always look, conscious that the Holy Spirit spurs us on,
so that he can still do great things with us.
As I think of these aims, I am first drawn to thank YOU, our friends, “our dear neighbors,” our
donors and companions on the journey.You have made a difference in the lives of our sisters, and
we are most grateful to you.
I think also about the lives of our Sisters in ministry who are doing “all the spiritual and corporal
works of mercy of which woman is capable.” They are teaching, serving in parish life, in healthrelated services, in soup kitchens, in rural ministry and in so many other areas. All carry a passion
for the Gospel and for performing acts of love.
In embracing the future with hope, I rely on God and you. When the Provincial House was being
built, I was a high schooler, and I prayed the prayer which ended with:
Divine Providence can provide,
Divine Providence did provide,
Divine Providence will provide.
Now, as development director, I still pray this prayer and know that God, with your help, will
continue to enable the Sisters of St. Joseph to “serve the dear neighbor” and do the work of the
Gospel.
Blessings,
Sister Carol A. Rohloff, CSJ
Development Director
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Myth
Fact
Most vocations are coming from
CARA studies indicates that the
older or second-career candidates.
average age of men who entered
religious life since 1993 was 30. For
women the age was 32. The data also
shows that 71 percent of those in initial formation are under 40.
Although there always has been and always will be a place for
older or second career candidates in religious life, study results
have confirmed that an increasing number of younger people
are looking at religious life as a possible life option.
1M
Myth
No one is seriously considering
religious life today.
Fact
CARA (Center for Applied
Research in the Apostolate) found
that between 200,000-300,000
women per year seriously consider
religious life; that is, two percent
of the 250,000 non-married
women.
Are
Vocations
70%
to Religious
Life Really
Dying?
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by Sister Jeanne Marie Gocha
30,000
Over
the past
5 years
Myth
Religious communities are homogeneous
and lacking in ethnic and cultural diversity.
Thirty-nine percent of females actively involved in campus
ministry in college seriously think about religious life.
(2007 Young Adult Catholics and Their Ministry Study by Dean R. Hoge and Marti Jewell)
Thirty-seven percent of former full-time volunteers have
seriously considered religious life/priesthood. Six percent
have actually entered.
Fact
This may have been the case previously,
but newer members are definitely
changing the face of religious life in this
country. Fifty-eight percent of newer
religious are white Anglo, compared to
94 percent of the finally professed men
and women religious in the U.S. Nearly 20
percent of newer entrants were born in
a country other than the United States.
Hispanic/Latino vocations make up 21 per
cent of the newer religious while 14 per
cent are Asian/Pacific, and 6 per cent are
African or African American.
(The 2013 CARA/National Survey of Former Full-time Volunteers of the Catholic Volunteer
Network by Caroline Saunders, Thomas Gaunt, SJ, and Eva Coll)
Over the past five years, over 30,000 readers have
completed the Vision Vocation Match online. It is the
Match.com/E-Harmony of religious life. Thirty-one Percent
of them are between the ages of 20-29.
(Vision Vocation Match)
Myth
Religious Life is
dying. As a matter of
fact, it will soon be
extinct.
Fact
There are almost one million religious
brothers, sisters and priests in the
world. Approximately 705,000 of
those are religious sisters and nuns.
(Center for Applied Research in the
Apostolate at Georgetown University)
1M
CSJ Vocation Director Sister
Jeanne Marie Gocha (second
from left) and Sister Diane Zigo
(right) pose with interested
30,000
women at an event during
National Catholic Sisters Week.
70%
Myth
No one is entering religious
1M
life in the United States,
and if they do, they leave.
70%
30
30
Fact
30,000
More than 100 women
and men professed
Over2011 and 2013.
perpetual vows between
the past
(USCCB Profession Class
5 yearsof 2013 Report)
Seventy percent of all religious communities
report having someone in some stage of
formation.
Over
the past
5 years
All statistics, unless otherwise noted, are gathered by the National Religious Vocation Conference; www.nrvc.net.
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St. Joseph Worker P
The St. Joseph Worker Program
empowers women who are committed
to social change to respond to the needs
of the times. The program seeks to
share the CSJ charism, the gifts of unity,
reconciliation and hospitality, with the
women and those they serve.
The St. Joseph Worker Program fosters
the empowerment of women through the
values of leadership, spirituality, social
justice, intentional community and living
simply. Young women are encouraged
to serve where the need is greatest, in
the tradition of the Sisters of St. Joseph.
The St. Joseph Worker Program has a
strong commitment to the development
of the volunteers. There is a one-week
orientation to the SJW Program and work
placement. The placement is 36 hours per
week with excellent supervision, support
and room for creativity. The remaining
four hours are focused on having time for
training, educational opportunities, social
gatherings, community time, spiritual
growth and justice-based programs, as
well as networking with community
members in order to develop the skills
and confidence required for creating real
change in the world.
This year the Albany Province has been
blessed with two very committed young
women, Kerry Ryan and Ashley Park.
Ashley was born and raised in Southern
California, in the city of La Mirada which
is located at the border of Los Angeles
and Orange County. Ashley graduated
from the University of California, Santa
Barbara, majoring in Global Studies.
Ashley has lived in California her whole
life and is enjoying her NY experience.
She has an aunt who lives in Manhattan and
owns a bakery called Sweets in Hoboken,
NJ. They have visited frequently. Ashley
is doing her ministry experience at
Schenectady Inner City Ministry. She is
becoming very familiar with all the “jobs”
at the food pantry and sees how ministry
is so much more!
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Ashley and Kerry will express, in their
own words, what they are learning in the
program.
Kerry Ryan,
St. Joseph Worker
“The importance of finding the right
ministry for me was a big step. By being
able to dedicate so much of my time
toward a ministry, I see far more clearly
how essential service is in my own life
and the best way for me personally to go
about it.
I have experienced different prayers in the
Catholic tradition. Especially good for me
has been Lectio Divina, which has helped
me understand passages from Scripture at
Sister Linda Neil and Kerry crosscountry skiing at the Municipal
Golf Course in Schenectady
Ashley and Kerry snowshoeing
at Reist Preserve in Niskayuna
Kerry Ryan is from Spring Lake,
Michigan. She is a recent graduate of the
University of Notre Dame with a degree
in biology. Kerry originally was from our
area and has family here. Her aunt, Peg
Anderton, is in ministry at St. Luke’s
in Schenectady. Kerry, too, has enjoyed
many family gatherings this year. She
is ministering at St. Joseph’s Provincial
House in the Activities Department. She
is interacting with many of our sisters and
enjoying their kindness and wisdom.
Kerry and Ashley at The
Cathedral in Albany for the
Liturgy celebrating Catholic
Schools Week
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r Program
a deeper level, overcoming my tendency
to passively read them. Also, freewriting
is a technique that has been very useful,
revealing my own thoughts and fears and
bringing them before God in a direct way,
rather than letting them remain vague
and formless in the back of my mind.
Community living has been an important
experience. It’s not only having a
roommate, but also learning to listen
and help each other in our ministries
and lives. The support I get from being in
community has been a blessing for me.
I have learned about all kinds of life
experiences from Sisters and those who
work at St. Joseph’s Provincial House.
Just being in the presence of these people
inspires me, seeing how they are kind and
content even when many face sicknesses
or other hardships. I want to conduct
myself this same way.
Adjusting to a new way of living has been
interesting! Going from a small town in
Michigan to New York in a new program
was a little overwhelming for me.
However, this year has turned out to be so
wonderful, proving that it isn’t better for
my life to be static and comfortable. Also,
I am starting to go from feeling excessive
worry about my future to a place of more
optimism.”
Ashley Park,
St. Joseph Worker
“People are so different. I learned that
everyone grows up differently; they are
from different backgrounds, different
cultures and even different areas of the
US, and not everyone thinks the way I do.
Everyone has a story, and I learned that I
should be conscious of that.
People are the same. Working at the food
pantry, I realized that no one is better
than anyone else. Everyone has their
strengths and weaknesses. Everyone has
their struggles, and we should not judge
others because they sin differently from
the way we do.
Having four distinct seasons is a real
thing! Coming from Southern California
where it’s warm and green all year round,
the change of seasons in Northeast has
been eye-opening and wonderful! Being
so, I can assure you that I will appreciate
the upcoming spring weather more than
ever before.
God is always with me. I feel so blessed to
be a St. Joseph Worker and have this time
to reflect and focus on my relationship
with Christ. As a SJW, I have been able
to participate in multiple retreats, weekly
Sharing of the Heart sessions with Sister
Linda and spiritual guidance with Sister
Bernice. I have a way to go, but I know
that God is always with me.
The Sisters of St. Joseph Carondelet
are some of the coolest people that I
have ever met. Before the St. Joseph
Worker program, I did not know many
sisters at all. After being here for seven
months, I have had the chance to get to
know many sisters through circles of
conversations, prayer groups, leadership
sessions and even just visiting the PH. I
have particularly enjoyed listening to
vocation stories and how many of the
sisters became a CSJ. I have truly felt the
warmth and love with every sister whom
I have met.”
We as Sisters of St. Joseph have been very
blessed to have these two young women
with us this year. Sharing our charism
of unifying love, enjoying sharing of the
heart, conversation circles, justice events
and social times together has been very
enriching for all of us!
Kerry and Ashley during a visit
to The College of Saint Rose
Ashley and Kerry at
The Troy Stroll
bsite at www.sjworkers.org
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Peace-and-justice work is not one of many ministries we do; it is integral to the overall life and
mission of the entire congregation. It is the way
we live our consecrated life. It is how we embody the congregational charism in the contemporary world.
a few. You can count on seeing one or another
CSJ among those asking lawmakers to listen to
the people as they make vital decisions about
economic development, wages, food justice,
public schools, taxes, criminal-justice reform, affordable health care and climate justice.
In November, Pope Francis wrote a letter to all
religious announcing the Year of Consecrated
Life. In the document, the Pope reveals that he
wants consecrated religious to “wake up the
world,” to be happy and ready to give an answer
to the challenges of society. He reminds us that
the distinctive sign of consecrated life is prophecy. If we are to witness to how Jesus lived on
this earth, we must never abandon prophecy.
Furthermore, our concerns do not stop in New
York State. They are both local and global. We
are concerned about our brothers and sisters all
over the world. In New York City, Sister Justine
Senapati, the UN NGO representative for the
Congregations of St. Joseph, provides the global
community of the Sisters of St. Joseph with a
voice at the worldwide table where policies and
priorities are developed.
SHARING GOD’S VISION OF UNITY BY HELPING
TO BUILD A MORE JUST AND PEACEFUL WORLD
Pope Francis asks us to come out
We pledge to you, our benefactors and partners in ministry, to
of ourselves and go to the peripheries. “A whole world awaits
be faithful to our Chapter’s call to
by Sister Doreen Glynn
you: men and women who have
deepen our awareness of mutuality with all people. We will conlost all hope, families in difficulty,
tinue to walk with those who are
abandoned children, young people without a future, the elderly, sick and abanmarginalized as an essential lens through which
doned, those who are rich in the world’s goods
to live our call to unify, reconcile and act prophetically. We believe in joining with others in
but impoverished within, men and women looking for a purpose in life, thirsting for the divine
addressing issues that deny people their dignity
… Don’t be closed in on yourselves. You will find
and force them to bear the burden of unjust systems. We invite you to join us!
life by giving life, hope by giving hope, love by
giving love,” says Pope Francis.
The pope asks us to work concretely in welcoming immigrants and refugees, drawing near to
the poor, finding creative ways to catechize, to
proclaim the Gospel and to teach others how
to pray. Apostolates are to be adjusted to meet
new needs.
Dr. Jerry Rivers, environmental scientist, Sister Charla Whimple, Sister
Doreen Glynn and Alex Beauchamp of Food and Water Watch join the
gathering to thank Governor Cuomo for the ban on fracking. V V V
Here in Albany, we do this when we gather at
the Capitol with other faith, community and labor groups to call for a moral budget, one that
prioritizes the common good, not the profit of
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Sisters Marguerite E. Donovan,
Judy Howley and Joyce Gadoua
are part of the global antifracking movement. V V V
^^^ Members of the Albany
Human Trafficking Coalition
gather with Bishop Edward
Scharfenberger for a prayer service
at the Mercy Motherhouse: (l. to
r.) S. Mary Elizabeth Lagoy, SNJM;
Margaret Rowlands; Deb Riitano,
CSJA; S. Kathleen Pritty, RSM; S.
Barbara Pavlic, SNJM; S. Doreen
Glynn, CSJ; S. Joyce Houle, RSM; S.
Fran Dempsey, CSJ.
<<< Sisters Maria Bouleris and
William Aloysius Fitzpatrick add
their thanks for the fracking ban.
Sisters Maureen Murphy, Marianne
Rodgers, Fran Dempsey and Mary
Clare Lussier are part of a group
discussing The New Jim Crow. >>>
Sister Justine Senapati, NGO
representative to the UN for the
Congregations of St. Joseph. V V V
(l. to r.) Ellen Harvey, Sister Lin Neil, Schenectady Council Woman Marion
Porterfield, Deb Baumes and Rev. Phil Grigsby, Executive Director of
Schenectady Inner-City Ministry gather at St. Joseph’s Place, a hospitality
space for those living in inner-city Schenectady.
<<< Sisters Carmella Ann Pfohl and
Marion Honors join to promote
the expeditious application of
renewable energy.
Joining in expressing concern about
the use of drones in warfare are
Sister Joyce Gadoua (left) and (in
row 2) Sisters Doreen Glynn and
Fran Dempsey. V V V
^^^ Sister Clare Pelkey advocates
for the environment.
Sister Doreen Glynn (2nd from left)
and members of the Albany Human
Trafficking Coalition meet with
Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple
(left) to discuss human trafficking in
the Capital District. >>>
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POPE FRANCIS AND
THE ROAD MAP OF A
ST. JOSEPH PONTIFF
by Joshua J. Melee, NCR Reporter
the limits of his power, ties that power completely to service, and
focuses most, like Joseph, on being a protector of those he leads,
of his family.
PHOTO FROM USCCB
Outlining the papal role two years ago, Francis said: “Let us never
forget that true power is service.” The pope, he said, “must be
inspired by the lowly, concrete and faithful service which marked
St. Joseph.” “Like him,” Francis continued, “he must open his arms
to protect all of God’s people and embrace with tender affection
the whole of humanity, especially the poorest, the weakest, the
least important.” “Only those who serve with love are able to
protect,” the pope said.
Much of the analysis of Pope Francis during his two years as
leader of the Roman Catholic Church has focused on two key
aspects. He is a member of the Jesuit religious order, and he has
named his papacy in honor of the 13th-century saint of the poor,
Francis of Assisi.
But there’s a third connection with which the pope’s ministry
is inextricably tied: that with St. Joseph, husband of Mary and
foster-father of Jesus. Officially inaugurated into his Petrine
ministry on March 19, 2013, Francis celebrates the anniversary
of his papacy each year on the day the Church celebrates Joseph’s
feast day.
Francis has made the connection between him and Joseph publicly
many times. During his visit to the Philippines in January, he told
families there that he keeps a little statue of the saint on his desk.
Sometimes, the pope said, he writes problems he’s having on
pieces of paper and tucks them under the statue, so that Joseph
can dream over them for him.
Within months of his election, Francis also permanently amended
the Eucharistic prayers used at most Catholic Masses to include
Joseph’s name along with Mary’s. The connection between pope
and father also seem almost like a papal road map.
In the homily at Francis’ inauguration Mass, held just six days
after his surprise election as pope on March 13, 2013, it seems
now that Francis outlined a whole vision for what was to come
in his papacy. The keys to that vision? A pope who acknowledges
Two years in, the image of a pope that is like a father with open
arms seems accurate. Francis is known for the multitude of images
of him embracing people of all kinds--the differently abled, the
economically impoverished, children.
But what does it say about the two years (or more) ahead? One
aspect from his inaugural homily that Francis seems likely to
address soon is care of creation.
Speaking two years ago on Joseph’s role as a protector, the pope
said such a role is not just Christian but “has a dimension that
precedes and is simply human, regarding all.”
“It is the protection of creation, the beauty of creation, like it is
told to us in the Book of Genesis and like we have seen St. Francis
of Assisi: It is to have respect for every creature of God and for the
environment in which we live,” he said. “In the end, everything is
entrusted to the protection of humanity, and it is a responsibility
that regards us all,” Francis continued.
“May we be protectors of the gifts of God!” he called on the
some 200,000 people and 131 delegations of global governments
gathered in St. Peter’s Square.
As we await the publication in June or July of Francis’ next
encyclical letter, which is to focus on ecology and protection of
the environment, we wait to see just how the pope will fulfill the
mission he set out for himself two years ago.
That was a mission to be a Jesuit and Franciscan in the mold of the
Joseph who protects all -- person, animal and environment alike.
Copyright © 2015, National Catholic Reporter Online, March 19,
2015, used with permission of Tom Fox, editor.
IMAGE BY SISTER MARION C. HONORS
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ADVANCED NOTICE FOR NEWSLINE READERS
HALF-WAY TO
ST.PADDY’S DAY
PARTY WITH THE SISTERS
OF ST. J OSEPH
Friday, Sept. 18th, 2015
7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30)
St. Joseph’s Provincial House
385 Watervliet-Shaker Rd.
Latham, NY
(Must Be 21 to Attend)
Tickets are available in the
Development Office
$20 presale or $25 at the door
The “Get Up Jack” Band
For more information call
389-2654 or 783-3600
Food and
drinks available
for sale
Come join the fun!
Silent Auction
and 50-50
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BEST OF 2014 INDEPENDENT LIVING DESIGN:
BRINGING THE OUTSIDE WORLD IN
SHAKER POINTE RECEIVES ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN AWARD
by Elizabeth Ecker
It may sound simple, but stressing community
can make all the difference in building a new
senior-living campus.
units and individual cottage units. They are all
designed in the Shaker style and to fit in with
the surrounding architecture and design.
the community is themed around, well,
community. That means both the residents, and
the non-residents.
From amenities and spaces that are accessible to
non-residents to fine architectural details that
position the community as a fixture among its
upstate New York landscape, Shaker Pointe at
Carondelet has fostered a community look and
feel from the onset. Since it opened its doors
to welcoming its first residents in 2012, those
residents are taking note.
Incorporating those elements as well as services,
shared spaces and amenities that can be enjoyed
by residents of Shaker Pointe and members
of the surrounding community, the near-final
product has earned the 2014 SHN Design and
Architecture award for independent living.
“The community common spaces and amenities
were perfectly designed to offer a stunning and
extensive community center to the public, as
well as an extensive private common amenity
area that is for its own residents,” says Elisabeth
Borden, principal with The Highland Group,
a Boulder, Colo.-based research, planning
and marketing firm for 55+ housing and care
communities, and who served on the awards
judges’ panel. At its core is Shaker Pointe’s
Round Barn, built in the image of the original
Shaker Round Barn in Hancock, MA, which
houses the community’s main restaurant.
Originally planned in 2007, the community
was envisioned to launch around that time —
on the cusp of the Great Recession. Revisions
to the plan broke financing and construction
into three phases, the third of which is currently
underway and ahead of schedule.
The vision began withThe Sisters of St. Joseph of
Carondelet to provide for the ‘Dear Neighbor’
through an independent-living community for
adults ages 55 and older. Today, the community,
with two phases now complete, offers different
options to residents: attached apartment
THE CONCEPT
The entire concept for Shaker Pointe at
Carondelet hinges on community and the
Shaker style in which the community has been
constructed. Shaker style is known for the
traditional Shaker values of simplicity, utility
and craftsmanship. In that vein, order and
neatness are reflected in the clean lines and
shapes, and lack of ornamentation in design.
Now with two project phases completed for the
entrance-fee independent living community,
including a series of 36 cottages and several
apartment buildings attached by walkways,
A look at Shaker Pointe’s
apartment and cottage units
The restaurant is one of several amenities onsite that non-residents can enjoy. This was part
of the original project plans conceived by the
Sisters and their development consultant,
Alchester Development Group, which worked
with the organization before an architecture
firm was selected.
Shaker Pointe’s round barn
houses a restaurant and
other amenities.
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“The development consultant was a unique
thinker in terms of bringing the idea into
fruition,” says David Danton, principal for
Voorhees, N.J.-based KDA Architects, which
designed the community plans. “Out of the
synergy between the Sisters, their mission
and development consultant, they were
really pushing the envelope about how the
community would relate to the surrounding
community.”
“The community aspects and design specifics
garnered the attention of judges in this year’s
architecture and design awards. “If not always
true, it’s close: Every great work of architecture
has a governing metaphor – one central idea –
upon which all design decisions, large and small,
are based,” says David Dillard, president of
Dallas-based D2 Architecture and of the judges
for this year’s awards competition. “In the case
of SPC that metaphor is clear, and I mean clear:
the regional Shaker villages. These forms, and
clusters of forms, and in particular the radically
iconic round stone barn, are respectfully recast
in Watervliet where they “arrive” carrying all
of the wonderful impressions of the Shaker
communities far and near.”
THE CONSTRUCTION
With two project phases now complete
and one more under way, Shaker Pointe at
Carondelet has been many years in the making
from concept to completion. The approvals
process began in 2007, when the organization
was incorporated—just before the housing
crash and Great Recession in 2008.
“It was both a blessing and a challenge,” recalls
Sister Lauren Van Dermark, part of Shaker
Pointe’s executive team. “We had to do some
replanning and looking at financing because
we were planning to build all at once. That was
original intent.” The project team reworked
its plans to take a three-phased approach,
and would gain financing for each phase
independently. Like many projects of its time,
this gave investors confidence and broke the
project into more manageable parts.
After securing bank loans and bond financing
for Phase 1, the project construction was
underway. From 2010 to 2012, Phase 1
included 38 units spanning cottages, courtyards
and some shared spaces.
As second phase began in 2012 and was
completed in 2013 to include a community
building and 68 more apartment units. “As
people were moving in, the space became more
and more occupied,” says Sister Kay Ryan, also
of the executive team. “We had about two
years of trying to negotiate how to provide the
amenities we promised, and we did a great job
of doing so. The residents were phenomenal.”
THE COMPLETION
The successful completion of phases one and
two led to a groundbreaking for phase three
that is ahead of schedule and is anticipated to be
completed in summer, 2015. To date, there are
106 completed units that house 141 residents.
The final phase will include 56 residences and
an office space. All of the buildings with public
amenities and services are oriented to a public
street, to prevent the feel of driving into a
gated community.
And the neighbors and residents have
responded favorably. Activities abound for
residents and associate community members.
“The No. 1 complaint is too many activities,”
Sister Kay says. The activities as well as the
amenities offer an appeal, but also represent the
true mission of the Sisters and the community.
That means a design that ultimately hinges on
the community’s core: Shaker design.
“The project team spent a lot of time looking
at the Shaker architecture and design. Shakers
were famous for architecture,” Sister Lauren
says. “The way they designed was to keep
everyone connected. Our porches, bridge and
walkways, are all very much in tune with what
the shakers wanted to do.”
The design team agrees.
“In the end, I think the Shaker approach was
a great decision,” Danton says. “There are so
many campuses that have artificially applied
details that in the end, don’t mean much. It
was a good decision to have something so
straightforward.”
A social activity is led by Sister Lauren Van Dermark (second from right) and Sister Kay Ryan
(right). Sisters Lauren and Kay are members of the executive team at Shaker Pointe.
l rights reserved; used with permission of Elizabeth Ecker.
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PHOTO BY SISTER JOAN SAURO, CSJ
by Sister Joan Sauro
all have memories of apples. Robert Frost
remembers the feel of the ladder in his instep long
after he had finished apple picking. We remember that
“an apple a day keeps the doctor away,” and how we dunked for apples
at Halloween and buffed red apples for our teachers. Some of us grew
up to become those teachers, carrying home those apples. One such
teacher remembers herself as a child sitting on her grandfather’s lap,
while he sliced apples for her. Not much was said, only the apples,
the warm fire and her most enduring childhood remembrance of love,
forever associated with apples.
For another, memories of apples cluster around a white pearl-handled
pocket knife, the one her father used to cut apples when she was small.
He would sprinkle the slices with salt and serve them to his daughter
off the blade. She has that knife today as well as the treasured memory
of her father, salted away like the apples.
My own memory of apples is a bowl of golden delicious and mackintosh
placed in the middle of our seldom used dining room table by my mother
who longed to have simple, beautiful things, whole and unchipped by
her five growing children. One of the dining room chairs stood with
a white bandage wrapped around its leg. We had tipped the chairs
on their sides, climbed aboard, and rode them for stagecoaches. On
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some particularly treacherous
mountain pass, one of the
horses broke a leg.
This article appears in
Joan’s book, “Religion
Ought to Be Fun.” To order
a copy, contact Sister Joan
at jsauro@csjalbany.org
$10 + postage.
To ensure that some things
last forever, my mother
bought apples made of wax.
These were to remain unchanged in their pretty bowl, unlike the
wedding portrait of my parents that hung on the wall behind the apples.
Never again would my father be that trembling groom, my mother, that
ninety-eight pound bride.
Alas, plump in their bowl on my mother’s table, it turned out that the
wax apples were every bit as enticing as Eve’s, and one day someone
hot off the stagecoach bit into the fruit. From that day on, the beautiful
red skin and my mother’s dreams of permanence suffered a child’s
teeth marks.
Undaunted, and a little later, my mother replaced the wax apples with
a bouquet of wax flowers. I have those yellow flowers now, but it is
her apples I remember. They speak of my mother’s undying spirit, her
enduring, unchanging love for her children, teeth marks and all. We
knew that we were the apple of her eye. Now we are all grown up and
know we are the apple of God’s eye as well.
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Wake U
“BRING THE NEWNESS OF
THE GOSPEL TO EVERY
CULTURE AND EVERY
CORNER OF SOCIETY.”
Sister Susan Resch
Spirit-Centered Bo
Johnson City, NY
(POPE FRANCIS)
Sister Maura
Rhode, Onondaga
County Department
of Corrections,
Jamesville, NY
“PRACTICE THE
VIRTUE OF HOPE!”
(POPE FRANCIS)
Sister Marie Schuh, Penal
San Pedro, Lima, Peru
Sister Mary Jo Tallman, Blessed
Sacrament Parish, Mohawk, NY
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Sister Jeanne Lippincott, Adult Learning Center, Utica, NY
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Up the World!
Sister Maureen Rainone, Good
Shepherd-Fairview Home,
Binghamton, NY
“BE MEN AND WOMEN
OF COMMUNION!”
usan Reschke,
entered Body Work,
n City, NY
(POPE FRANCIS)
Sister Joan Lescinski, St. Ambrose
University, Davenport, IA
Sister Catherine Sean Croghan
(2nd from right), St. Mary’s
Healthcare, Amsterdam, NY
Sister Mary O’Brien, Tioga County
Rural Ministry, Owego, NY
“PERFORM ALL THE SPIRITUAL
AND CORPORAL WORKS OF
MERCY OF WHICH WOMAN
ARE CAPABLE.”
Sister Chris Pologa, St. Joseph’s Academy,
Baton Rouge, LA
(JOHN-PIERRE MÉDAILLE, SJ)
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LAST WORD:
A LATE CONFESSION
A SISTER REMEMBERS HER MOST TROUBLED STUDENT
Sexual sin was an important topic in Catholic schools of the 1960s.
I assume that is why, at the inner-city grade school to which I was
sent as a brand-new nun, the eighth-grade girls were in one
classroom and the eighth-grade boys in another: the divideand-conquer sex-education system.
Strangely, the sin of violence was never discussed.
I was assigned to teach science and geography to the eighth
graders, none of whom cared about archipelagoes or
whether they always saw the same side of the moon
at night.
I had attended a Catholic high school where the
brothers taught the boys and the sisters taught
the girls, separately. I attended a Catholic women’s college. I entered a community of religious
women. Emerging from my enclosed garden, I
had long forgotten the ways of eighth-grade boys
in classrooms.
Five-foot-seven, I was dressed in a rigid, white,
starched headpiece and deep-black flowing robes.
I was called by the strong name of Sister John Constance. The eighth-grade boys were not fooled. I was a
feather they blew every which way they chose.
I was schooled in prayer. I meditated for an hour before
school and after. I prayed the rosary. I kept long silences.
I fasted. I was obedient. I was in my assigned classes on
time every day, without exception. I spent hours late into
the night in my small convent room preparing the next
day’s lessons, and praying that I would get through the
next day without breaking down in tears, or bolting.
Bolting from Edward.
Edward was a tall thirteen-year-old, a blond, crew-cut,
blue-eyed, tough, totally self-confident adolescent who
wore a smirk on his face. His blue uniform trousers
were worn, faded hand-me-downs from his two older
brothers. His white shirts were all gray and too tight to
button at the top. His regulation blue tie usually hung
loose. His man-sized shoes were scuffed, unpolished,
the soles worn, uneven. From the first day he was the
unofficial torturer in charge of breaking me down.
When I wrote on the blackboard, my back to the class, aluminum-foil
balls whizzed past my veiled head. Edward.
I explained the lessons in their yellow science books as if I had an audience listening, passed out with shaking hands the maps I had mimeo-
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By Sister Francine Dempsey, CSJ
graphed early that morning. I collected the homework from the few
who bothered to do it, gave tests that came back to me with doodles
in place of answers, and tried to stop the endless talking, joking,
walking around, yelling out the windows to truant friends, the
squeaking of chalk on the blackboards, the throwing of chalk at
each other, the eating, the doing God knows what in the cloakroom at the back of the classroom.
All led by Edward.
When the noise class leaked out the door and down the
hall to the office, Sr. Louise Marie’s footsteps came
pounding along the hall to my classroom.
In charge of the school, the convent, and everyone in
them, she was close to six feet tall with broad shoulders, big brown eyes, and a firm, set mouth and jaw
framed in white starch. Standing in my doorway,
hands on her hips with an “I dare you” posture that
would have stopped the Four Horsemen of Notre
Dame at the goal line, she waited. I pointed at Edward and off he would go with her. He’d return
shortly, always flushed but ready to behave. I didn’t
want to know where they went or what happened.
But each time the period of quiet that followed seemed
shorter as the school year grew longer and longer.
One April day Edward somehow ended up standing in
front of my desk, facing me, as I stood between two rows
of student desks, facing him. I can’t remember what put
us into this battle stance, but I do remember the smirk
on his face that communicated to me and the entire
class: Hey, Sister. Everyone’s watchin’. Whatcha gonna
do about me?
My hand went up and smacked his face—so hard the
crack sounded through the room. A look of utter surprise on Edward’s face. The class, still. Hushed. They
didn’t think I had it in me. I didn’t think I had it in me.
I still feel my hand striking Edward’s face. I never talk
about it. I have never confessed it.
Now, five decades later, my story told, I can forgive
Edward. I can forgive myself. And, if I could, I would
ask Edward to forgive me.
“A Late Confession,” by Sister Francine Dempsey (February 6, 2015). © 2015
Commonweal Foundation, reprinted with permission of Maria Bowler, editorial
assistant. For more information, visit www.commonwealmagazine.org.
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Pope Francis
has urged men and women religious to turn outward to “wake
up the world,” as well as inward to reflect upon their unique
call to “living the Gospel to the full” through the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. Pope Francis’s letter to religious
at the beginning of this special year reminded us to continue the
work begun by Vatican II, in which all religious were invited to
deepen their understandings of the vows in relation to the missions envisioned by their congregations’ founders. Through such
explorations, we have come to recognize that spiritual growth
is more journey than destination. Instead of understanding the
profession of the vows as committing oneself to a fully realized,
ready-made spirituality to be put on and then lived out of, the
vows challenge us to reach beyond our present selves to live into
them, wherever God leads us.
them to God. Living the vow of obedience is grounded in deep
listening, ongoing discernment, and dialogue with God and with
others with whom we share our lives and ministries.” Sister Mary
Ellen Shirtz concurs. “To be able to participate in this kind of
dialogue and discernment demands individual maturity.”
For Sister Rose Casaleno, “The vow of poverty calls us to stand
with and support those who are marginalized, to be public witnesses against injustices happening globally, nationally, and especially in our own communities. Although we don’t live in the
same conditions as persons trapped in poverty, we must always
be connected with and fully attentive to those among us who
struggle. This vow reminds me to make conscious choices about
everything I do, about every cent that I spend, always weighing
To support our reflections, our province’s Theological Updating Committee presented each member with a booklet featuring
articles exploring the meaning of the vows in our contemporary
era. We were invited to gather in small groups to discuss our
insights together, fostering a “spirituality of communion” among
ourselves that nurtures our ability to respond to the needs of our
world. I am happy to share with you a few of the thoughts that
were generated among a group who met at the home of Sisters
Milice Anthony Bohrer and Mary Ellen Curtin.
Framing our conversation, Sister Mary Ellen Shirtz explains,
“The vows are our compass, offering us direction and guiding
our actions.” Sister Mary Ellen Curtin reflects, “All our vows are
By Sister Diane Zigo
really about relationship, about love. As CSJs, our vows must be
understood in terms of how they free us to be in relationship with
all people.” Sister Milice elaborates: “In contrast to the bitter sister
featured near the end of the film Philomena, proudly yet angrily
declaring to those around her that she ‘lived chastity all her life,’
the vow of chastity actually allows us the freedom to be loving,
compassionate women. We embrace the vows not as ‘don’ts’ but
as ‘do’s.’ What do they allow us to do for and with people?”
Sister Mary Ellen Curtin explains, “We also live our vows with
each other in a community, which is different from diocesan
priests and married couples. For us, the vow of obedience is always lived out in a context of dialogue and listening as we work
together to discern what God is asking of us and inviting us to.”
Sister Laura Bufano adds, “Our vows are made publicly and ultimately to God, not to a spouse or a bishop. Although we profess
our vows in the presence of a congregational leader, we make
Pictured above: The vow conversation group includes (front, l. to r.)
Sisters Mary Ellen Shirtz, Milice Anthony Bohrer and Mary Ellen Curtin;
(back, l. to r.) Sisters Diane Zigo, Rose Casaleno and Laura Bufano.
the difference between ‘wants’ and ‘needs.’” Sister Lynn Abdelnour agrees, adding that “living this vow means that we must use
our resources, skills, and credentials to serve those who are poor
and to work to eradicate poverty.”
Sisters Laura Bufano and Mary Ellen Curtin leave us with these
points to ponder: “Whatever is being asked of us, this is what
Jesus did. What do we let go of so that newness may emerge? In
our self-emptying, what is the gift of ourselves that we wish to
give? Ultimately, the vows are not about ‘giving up,’ but about
simply ‘giving’ – away and outward, in love.”
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Come
Join Us
for
JOAN SAURO, CSJ
RELIGION OUGHT TO BE FUN
OCTOBER 3, 2015
LAURA BUFANO, CSJ
ADVENT: WITH MARY
WE WAIT IN JOYFUL HOPE
DECEMBER 12, 2015
DIANE ZIGO, CSJ & DOREEN GLYNN, CSJ
CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING — WE ARE
AT A TURNING POINT IN HISTORY WHEN
WE CAN END HUNGER BY 2030
APRIL 9, 2016
The cost of the breakfast and talk will be $15 per
person with a discount provided to those who
purchase advance tickets for all three dates. Purchase
of three breakfasts at once will cost only $40.
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__April 9, 2016
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St. Joseph in the
Provincial House
Dining Room —
Coffee will be served
at 9:00 a.m. as we
gather, and a
delicious breakfast
will be available at
9:30 a.m. The talk
should begin shortly
thereafter and end
by 11:00 a.m.
Please call Kris Ruddy
(518) 389-2654 or email
kruddy@csjalbany.org if you
have any questions.
Checks should be made out to:
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Making an
Investment
in the
Future
Sister
Jean Keating
Even though a captive
audience in the classroom
is no longer my reality, it is
just as possible for me to
share Jesus’ message with
others. For 26 years, my
ministry as Fleet Manager of
cars for the Albany Province
has enabled me to promote
the evangelizing work of
my sisters by providing safe,
pre-owned cars with good
mileage, a better repair history
and excellent resale value to
take those sisters to varied
ministries. Interaction with
salespersons, parts suppliers
and insurance representatives
is where God allows me to
insert myself more directly
into the divine initiative. I am
privileged.
We Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet began our outreach
in the United States in 1836, and we have continued to reach
out to people of all ages and walks of life. Our ministry
has expanded through the years to include diverse and
changing works in order to accommodate the needs of the
people, and to meet the signs of the times and the mission
of the church.
Today, canonically vowed sisters work alongside associates
and volunteers to bring our mission of “loving God and
neighbor without distinction” wherever it is needed.
You can help ensure the continuance of those 175-plus years
of caring and dedication by making a gift to the Sisters of
St. Joseph through one of our Planned Giving Programs.
Planned gifts offer the donor an opportunity to make a
significant commitment of funds over a long-term period.
In addition, donors will be able to realize the benefits of
the gifts during their lifetime. Income from Planned Gifts
is an investment in the future of the Sisters of St. Joseph
and in the future of our works and ministries. Plannedgiving income also helps defray the cost of providing for
our retired sisters.
The Sisters of St. Joseph, under our legal name, The Society
of the Sisters of St. Joseph, offer a wide variety of Planned
Giving opportunities.
To help determine the approach that best suits your
objectives, please give Sister Carol a call at 518-783-3600.
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ing
SAVE
THESE
DATES!
Half Way to
St. Paddy’s Day Party
with “Get Up Jack”
September 18, 2015
Sister Laura Bufano
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I live the joy of the Gospel when I see the face of Jesus in each
person I encounter; when I am aware of God’s presence in all
creation; when I make eye contact with someone and know that our
hearts are smiling; when I view an obstacle as an opportunity; and
when I bump into my finitude, acknowledging it to another,
and know that God loves me no matter what!
Linger over Breakfast
featuring Joan Sauro, CSJ
October 3, 2015
__________________
featuring
Laura Bufano, CSJ
December12, 2015
__________________
Donor Liturgy in the
Provincial House Chapel
January 3, 2016
__________________
Celebrate the Feast of
St. Brigid with “Triskele”
January 30, 2016
__________________
featuring Diane Zigo, CSJ,
and Doreen Glynn, CSJ
April 9, 2016
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Deb Riitano, CSJ Associate
Here’s how I feel “joy” from the Gospel. A friend of mine, a
priest, always challenges us at the end of Mass to “go out and
proclaim the Gospel with our lives.” I believe my position at the
CACC presents me with those opportunities each day, all day—
working with the homeless shelter, people of every Christian
denomination, people of non-Christian traditions, education,
the hungry, aging and the list goes on. Like the disciples in the
Emmaus story, I get to encounter strangers, walk with them,
learn from them, see who they are in “breaking bread” and then
leave and do it again the next day!
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Monthly Giving
is an Easy Option
Many of our donors like the convenience of monthly donations,
and we very much appreciate that kind of regular support!
The following are three options for easy monthly giving:
1. We can send you 12 self-addressed remittance
envelopes each year, so that you have one for
each month. The envelopes have options you
can check, designating where you wish your
donation to be used.
2. A second option is that you let us know how
much you wish to give per month. You give
us your credit card information, and we bill
you on your card monthly.
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:
Sister Jeanne
Marie Gocha, CSJ
385 Watervliet Shaker Road
Latham, NY 12110
(518) 783-3605
jgocha@csjalbany.org
3. A third is through an automatic payment
you set up with your bank, much like you’d
set up a monthly mortgage payment or other
regular withdrawal.
Give us a call!
We’re happy to visit with you about any of these options!
Something Exciting!
St. Joseph Workers
A one-year volunteer program for women
from 21-35 in Service, Justice, Community and Advocacy
To learn more contact Sister Linda Neil;
sjworkers@csjalbany.org or (518) 393-0528
MOVING?
Please let us know.
We like to keep in touch with
our friends, so would you
please notify us of
any address changes?
Please send changes to
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Sisters of St. Joseph,
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Honorials
Sister Lynn Abdelnour
Joanne Adams
Sister Annette Maria Allard
Sister Elizabeth Jean Allard
Sister Marcia Allen
Linda Vigars Amyot
Adelaide Annunziata
Frances Arcuri
Sister Katherine Arseneau
Mary A. Arthur
Mary Ann Assini
Rev. Guy Baccaro
Sister Grace Bacon
Alfredo Balarin
Esther Barber
Sister Paul Kathryn Barno
Patricia Barron
Sister Lois Ann Barton
Jessie Benaquisto
Sister Alice Roberta Benzing
Sister Mary Carolyn Bishop
Jerrald Bisson
Sister Marcia Blair
Celia Bogan
Gloria Bohne
Sister Milice Anthony Bohrer
Sister Margaret Bonville
Ann Marie Borowski
Geraldine Bowmen
Mary and Leland Bramer and Family
Sister Theresa Brown
Sister Mary Bruce
Mariday Buck
Rev. Geoffrey D. Burke
Sister Agnes Rose Burton
Sister Patricia Cairns
Evie Camerato
Rocky Camerato
Amelia Caputo
Jo Ann Cardamone
Gary Carmichael
Jon-Michael Carpenter
Margaret Carrier
Rev. Daniel Caruso
Jean Cassetta
Sister Bernadette Catellier
Maureen Cavanagh
Jan Chrisman
Eugene and Terri Christian and Family
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During the fiscal period October 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015,
contributions were made in honor of the following people:
Carol Ciesielski
Sister Anne Lawrence Clark
Rev. James Clark
Lansing Clarkson
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Clement
Sal Clemente
College of St. Rose Sisters ‘60-’64
Sister Anna Mae Collins
Emmitt Collins
Jane Collins
Sharol N. Coyle
Mary Catherine Craven
Barbara and Roger Cresswell
Sister Catherine Joseph Croghan
Sister Catherine Sean Croghan
Rev. John P. Croghan
Rev. Msgr. Francis J. Culkin
Cullen Family, Hoosick Falls
Rev. James A. Culver
Richard and Monique Cunningham
Sister Joan Marie Curley
Sister Mary Ellen Curtin
Leroy Cyphers
Nancy D’Amato
Jennie Daniello
Debbie and Bill Daub
Mr. and Mrs. John Day
Jane DeCaprio
Rev. Lawrence J. Decker
Sister Gloria DeCotis
Rev. John E. Deegan OSA
Marie C. Deegan
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Thomas McCarthy
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Thomas McDermott
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Lucy L. Moyer
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Marie D. Nelson
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James “Jim” F. O’Connell
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Carol Ann B. O’Connor
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James J. Orsino
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Yolanda M. Palmer
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Vincent Pezzulo
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Yvonne Pintavalle
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William Quinn
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John Harold Reavey
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John Rogers
Robert Rogers
Sister Jerome Joseph Romano
Victor Root
Sister Bernard Joseph Rose
Ed and Flo Rosenthal
Mary Ellen O’Brien Rosetti
Joseph V. Ross Jr.
John M. Rotelli
James Roti Roti
Anna M. Rotolo
Thomas Rourke
William Rourke
Margaret Ruane
Sean Ruane
Frank Ruemmele
Alfred W. Rutter
Sister Carol Ryan SNJM
Msgr. Edward Ryan
John T. Ryan
Anne M. Rymanowski
Joseph M. Rymanowski
Gregory J. Salamone
Thomas Sandore
Mary SanFelice
Patricia H. Sansone
Barbara Santspree
Edna M. Sanvidge
Vincent and Jean Scanlon Jr.
Vincent and Catherine Scanlon Sr.
Marcella, Mary and Anne Scanlon
Sister Roberta Joseph Scanlon
Vincent and Dolly Scanlon
Michael J. Scaringe Sr.
Pamela C. Scattareggia
Lawrence W. Scavetta
Alice Schabinger
Joseph J. Schanz Sr.
Edward P. Scharfenberger
Joanne Scheerer
Craig B. Schermerhorn
James Schiavo
Thomas F. Schillinger
Ellen Schlegel
Irene Schlegel
Frances D. Schlosser
Rita Schneider
Grinnell Schofield
Karl M. Schond
Sister Francis Eymard Schrader
Henry J. Schwab
Ann “Nan” M. Secci
Florence Sembler
Rose Iocouozzi Seppi
Joseph and Philomena Sfara
Salvatore L. Sgroi
George A. Shaheen
Sister Anne Sheridan
Jean C. Shufelt
Michael Sickles
John A. Sidur
Susan Siegel
Albina Sikorski
Anthony V. Silvaggio
Virginia Simele
Harold G. Simmons
Janet Sheehan Simone
Alta L. Singer
Jay Singer
Joseph Ernest Singer
Sister Mary Margaret Singer
Ethel M. Skavina
Mary Patricia Baxter Small
Jerome L. Smith Jr.
Anna Mink Smith
Dorothy and James Smith
Timothy Smith
Virginia R. Smith
Sister Anne Bryan Smollin
Dorothy K. Smorol
Thomas S. Snow
Gladys M. Soja
Josephine A. Sommo
Souls of Family
Donte Sowell
Ida Spadaro
Alson J. Spain Sr.
Patricia W. Spain
Thomas Spaker
Edward J. Spear
Sister Barbara Mary St. Andrews
St. John the Baptist, Syracuse ‘77
St. John the Baptist Academy ‘65-’77 Fac.,
Staff, Students
St. Mary’s Academy, Little Falls ‘51
Rosa Stanganelli
Lorraine Stein
Sister Mary Honorata Steinmetz
Ruth E. Stevens
William Stevens
Judith Steward
Elizabeth M. Stewart
Robert W. Stiffen Sr
Mary Louise Storie
Charles H. Stowell Jr.
Rev. Peter R. Suarez
Sister Mary Kilian Sullivan RSM
Carla Robillard Sullivan
Catherine Sullivan
Colleen Margaret Sullivan
Gertrude E. Sullivan
Gertrude L. Sullivan
Sister Rose Genevieve Sullivan
Peter Tarnowski
Marjorie D. Tellier
Rose E. Tetrault
John Theisen
Sister Catherine Paul Theiss
Rev. Richard R. Thompson
Roy Victory Thorpe Jr.
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Sister Marguerite Tierney
Gertrude Tilley
Patrick F. Timmins Jr.
Teresa L. Timpanaro
Dora Tomazic
Helen C. Tornesello
Patricia A. Totten
Peter Trembley
Kathy Trembly
Linda J. Triplett
Sister Jeannine Turgeon SNJM
John “Jack” F. Tyrell
Catherine M. Ulbrich
Lawrence Upton
Gerald Urlakis
Joan M. Urlakis
Theresa Valdner
Carmella Valent
William E. Valtin
Sherrie Vanderslice
Helen A. Vartigian
Steve Vasil
Frank Vassi
Kathryn A. Vassi
Kenneth Veit
Brian Vele
Ann L. Vink
Mary Vivenzo
Joseph Vogtle
Sharon M. vonMaucher
Vuillemot Family
Stanley J. Wadach
Gerald M. Waldon
Sister Mary Cornelia Walier
Mary Margaret Wall
Audna J. Walsh
Jean McDonald Walsh
Richard G. Walter Sr.
Mary A. Walters
Patricia Hart Walters
Dorothy H. Warren
Chester J. Warzecha
Ladislaus “Lad” W. Warzecka
John Watson
Eliza Welsh
Francis J. Wenner
Whalen and Seward Families
Bette Whalen
Kenneth J. Whalen
Janice Lynn White
Mary Ella “Casey” Whitten
Grant Wilcox
Time to Thank Our Volunteers
Valuable to us ... and God ... is the work you do
Outstanding is how you always come through
Loyal, sincere and full of good cheer
Untiring in your efforts throughout the year
Notable are the contributions you make
Trustworthy in every project you take
Eager to reach your every goal
Effective in the way you fulfill your role
Ready with a smile like a shining star
Special and wonderful that’s what you are!
Rev. Msgr. Francis Willenburg
James Wilson
Patricia Tanski Wiltsey
Lin I. Wilwol
Sister Louis Alena Wirmusky
Sister Rose Leah Wirth
Sister Phyllis Wulforst
Andrew F. Wunning
Edna Wyman
Carolyn F. Wysocki
John A. Wyszomirski
Sister Christine Joseph Yanone
Ian D.Yeats
Doris T.Yeatts
Rita Yokers
Charles L.Youmans III
Catherine A. Zajac
Joyce A. Zakrzewski
Carl J. Zanella
Robert L. Zeis
Thaddeus Ziemba
Euphemia J. Zimmers
Lucretia Zirilli
Marie B. Zola
Marco Zucaro
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Prayer is a powerful thing.
If you would like the Sisters of St. Joseph of
Carondelet to remember you and your intentions
in prayer download a free PrayersPlease app on
your smartphone or tablet or visit PrayersPlease.
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Annual Report
Fiscal Year 2013-14
Finances
Income
At 28.1%, money received from the Sister M. Athanasia Gurry
Trust was our largest source of income. The Gurry Trust is a
restricted fund to be used exclusively to meet the needs of
our retired sisters. Down 7.5% from last year, our Sisters’
Earnings from ministries dropped to our second largest source
of income. As our working sisters retire, this source of income
continues to diminish. Favorable return on Investments
provided our third largest source of income at 18% and Gifts
and Donations represent 5.5% of our total income. These gifts
and donations continue to be an ever more important part of
our support. At this time the fund remains underfunded in
light of our current and future retirement needs.
Expenses
Our largest expense category is Sisters’ Living Expenses,
which equals 38.0 % of total expenses. Our second largest
expense is Health Care at 32.5%. This expense includes the
cost of professional health care, medication, health insurance
premiums and salaries paid to our health care staff. Province
Administration expenses at 19.9 % includes the support of
the Congregational Center, sisters’ continuing professional
development, the vocation program for prospective members,
support of Province offices, insurance and funerals. Plant
operation expenses account for 9.6% and include maintenance
and repair of the Provincial House and other Province property,
as well as lay employees’ salaries and benefits for maintenance
and housekeeping staff.
CSJ Newsline
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Well done, Good and
Faithful Servant!
We remember with joy and
gratitude our beloved Sisters
who have died since October 2014.
Sister Barbara St. Andrews
October 14, 2014
Sister Theresa Marie Finnerty
November 21, 2014
Sister Rosita Joseph Finnerty
December 15, 2014
Sister Rose Margaret Noonan
December 24, 2014
Sister Marguerite Tierney
January 23, 2015
Sister Catherine Doyle
January 29, 2015
Sister Mary Lucille Grouchy
March 4, 2015
Sister Jeanne Anne Collis
March 6, 2015
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Sister Mary
Anne Bookman
I live the joy of the Gospel when I am
able to relieve the burden of worry
and discouragement for someone in
need of food or other assistance. As
my sisters and brothers share their
story with me, I am heartened by their
sincere gratitude. When they leave
with a smile, this gives me joy.
Maryann
Dignazio-Louison,
CSJ Associate
I live the joy of the Gospel by waking up to
gratitude to God that I have another day to
meet whatever situations and people God
puts in my path to discover that joy!
Sister Paul
Kathryn Barno
While the joy of the Gospel excludes no
one, I readily find that joy among the
young and the infirm. While teaching
young students, I live the joy of the Gospel when a student learns self-confidence
and risks trying after months of fear of failure. Modeling, encouraging, and watching
with hope and support, I have experienced a small child learn and demonstrate empathy to others when
self was once her only focus. Each evening, along with another Sister of
St Joseph, I have had the privilege of feeding and being present to our
shut-in sisters. While they are gracious and giving, it is their gratitude
to God for all in their life that exudes deep joy. This engagement with
others brings joy to my daily life.
God of the Harvest,
BLESS young people
with the gift of courage
to respond to your call.
Open their hearts to
great ideals, to great
things.
INSPIRE all of your
disciples to mutual love
and giving, for vocations
blossom in the good soil
of faithful people.
INSTILL those in
religious life, parish
ministries, and families
with the confidence and
grace to invite others
to embrace the bold
and noble path of a life
consecrated to you.
UNITE us to Jesus
through prayer and
sacrament, so that we
may cooperate with you
in building your reign
of mercy and truth, of
justice and peace. Amen.
— Pope Francis
Adapted from the Message
on the 51st World Day of
Prayer for Vocations.
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Serving God and the Dear Neighbor without Distinction
Congratulations to Sister Katherine
Hanley who has been selected as
the 2015 recipient of the Bishop
Edwin Broderick Award from the
Albany Diocese. The award is given
annually at Spring Enrichment
to the person whose leadership,
dedication, faithfulness and commitment to
catechetical ministry has been “the spark of deep,
extensive renewal in the Church of Albany.” These
were the words that Bishop Broderick used to
plant a vision of catechesis in our diocese when
he established the Office of Religious Education
in 1971. Jeanne Schrempf, diocesan director for
catechesis, evangelization and family life, say of
Sister Katherine: “Your passion, dedication and
commitment to bring the face of Jesus Christ,
the Gospel in word and witness, and the mission
of the Church to every corner of our diocese
and beyond is a gift that will shape the Church
for generations to come.” Sister Katherine, who
served at The College of Saint Rose for nearly 20
years, is presently director of St. Bernard’s School
of Theology and Ministry, Albany Extension.
Sister Joan Sauro’s newest book,
Religion Ought to be Fun, was
published recently. The book is
a collection of down-to-earth
short stories, richly grounded
in an imaginative and creative
faith-filled life, and captured with
a humorous eye. In Sister Joan’s words: “This
book begins with fun and ends with bliss!” In
addition, Sister Joan’s piece, “Benevolent Gazing:
The Sweet Eye of Love,” was published online
by Global Sisters Report in the January 27 issue.
Sister Anne Munley, IHM,
Ph.D., president of Marywood
University,
Scranton,
PA,
bestowed on Sister Mary
Salvaterra the status of Professor
Emerita in recognition of Sister
Mary’s distinguished service to
the Marywood University academic community.
The citation reads as follows: For nearly a quarter
of a century, you have enriched your students,
colleagues, and the University community
with excellent teaching, dedicated scholarship,
and generous service. Your scholarly writing,
mentoring of young professionals, and service
to the Ph.D. in Human Development Program
have forged a lasting legacy that will continue to
impact Marywood University for years to come.
The Board of Directors of the
Auxiliary of St. Joseph’s Medical
Center in Kansas City, MO,
approved a special donation
to the Sisters of St. Joseph of
Carondelet in honor of Sister
Margaret Vincent. Sister Margaret
recently completed her 32-year ministry at St.
Joseph’s Medical Center. The amount of the
donation was $100,000, and the funds are to
be administered by Sister Rose McLarney. The
money is restricted for use in the Kansas City
area to care for the needs of senior citizens, thus
carrying on the work begun by Sister Margaret in
the Senior Clinic at St. Joseph’s Medical Center.
Sister Patricia St. John had a paper
accepted for the international
conference of RIME (Research in
Music Education). The conference
was held in Exeter, England. The
paper, entitled Musical Childhoods,
is the final piece of a six-year study
of two boys who began Kindermusik together
in 1994 as three-year olds at Carondelet Music
Center. The young men are now seniors in high
school. Sister Patricia interviewed the students
this past August and showed them a video of
themselves from those early musical experiences
to get a sense of the role music has played in
their lives. In addition, Sister Patricia has written
a chapter in the recently published, two-volume
set, The Handbook on the Study of Play. Sister
Patricia’s chapter is entitled: Jamming Together
as Musical Play. Sister Patricia is founder and
executive director of Carondelet Music Center
and adjunct professor at Columbia University.
Congratulations to Sister Monica
Murphy and CSJ Associate Kileen
Stone who were honored at
the Albany Diocesan Liturgical
Celebration of Catholic Schools
on Sunday, January 25, 2015, at
the Cathedral of the Immaculate
Conception, Albany. Sister Monica
was honored for 50 years of
service to Catholic education,
and Kileen received the Albany
Diocesan Mother Frances Cabrini
Distinguished School Support Award.
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