Several weeks ago as I left the Humility of Mary Center, I noted

that the large magnolia tree by our entranceway seemed to have something at the ends of the branches. Closer examination revealed that there were actually buds present on the limbs! Th ese were not the tiny points one can observe on the naked branches in early spring but rather robust, fuzzy ovals. I thought of the cold weather present and still to come this winter. How would these eager early buds fare before the defi nitive arrival of spring?

While there is not yet an answer to that question, the image stuck with me and came to mind as I prepared

to write about some new steps on our CHM journey in relation to mission advancement, especially the CHM Ministry Development Summit.

You who receive Th e Flame are loyal friends with deep connections to the Congregation of the Humility of Mary. We value your support and partnership in carrying out our mission to “work for justice within the human family and to care for Earth itself.” We want to create even stronger connections with those who carry on the CHM mission through our three sponsored ministries in Iowa: Humility of Mary Shelter, Inc. (HMSI), Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat (OLPR) and Humility of Mary Housing, Inc.(HMHI).

Th ese ministries have been experiencing changes that reminded me of those buds. I sense that there

is an inner dynamic emerging from within our community, a process of something new happening, a bubbling up of good energy, a synergy.

Synergy is defi ned as, “Th e interaction of two or more agents or forces so that their combined eff ect is greater than the sum of their individual eff ects.” It reminds me of a quote from the prophet Isaiah, “See, I am doing something new…do you not perceive it?”(Is 43:19a)

“See, I am doing something new...do you not perceive it?”

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Photos: (l-r) Humility of Mary Shelter, Inc., Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, and on page 2, Humlity of Mary Housing, Inc.

Staff , volunteers, sisters—it takes many hands and hearts working together to make our CHM sponsored ministries thrive.

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Signs of Spring...Signs of New Lifeby Sister Johanna Rickl, CHM President

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Spring 2015Volume 13 Issue 1

Th e Flame is published three times a year for the Congregation of the Humility of Mary and its friends.

Our Mission: We, the members of the Congregation of the Humility of Mary, call one another to live the Gospel with simplicity and joy following the example of Mary.

Like our founders, we strive to be attentive to the call of the Spirit in the signs of our times, especially the needs of the poor and the powerless.

We commit ourselves as individuals and as a congregation to work for justice within the human family and to care for the earth itself.

Congregation of the Humility of Mary820 W. Central Park AvenueDavenport, IA 52804-1900563/323-9466sisters@chmiowa.orgwww.chmiowa.org

Editorial Staff :Lisa Martin, Communications DirectorKaren Brooke, Development Director

Communications Advisory Committee:Chair - Marcia Eckerman, CHMKathleen Collins, CHM AssociateMary Rehmann, CHMJoan Sheil, CHMElizabeth Th oman, CHM

CONGREGATION OF THE HUMILITY OF MARY

“ ”Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord

will do wonders among you.

-Joshua 3:5

So what is happening? A major event was the recent hiring of a development director, Sandi Burrichter, to be shared by our two Davenport non-profi ts, Humility of Mary Housing, Inc. (HMHI) and Humility of Mary Shelter, Inc. (HMSI). Sandi has been working with the HMSI and HMHI development committees to continue and expand their past successes in generating funds to sustain these ministries well into the future.

Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat Advisory Committee members off er their time, talent and treasure to enhance that ministry. Th ey have added new members to the Development and Marketing sub-committee. All are dedicated to making Th e Prairie off erings better known, utilized and supported.

Such energies have helped to attract new partners for the three ministries. Th ey have increased the circle of friends who work with the CHM community to deepen awareness of the CHM mission and expand the reach of the services provided by the three sponsored ministries. Inside this issue you will fi nd the friends listed who contribute through the CHM Development Offi ce.

Th is seemed an opportune time to gather the Humility of Mary sisters, staff s, boards, and advisory and development committee members in order to learn more about each other, the congregation and the ministries. Representatives have met and are planning a CHM Ministry Development Summit for March 30, 9:45 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. at the Adler Health Education Center in Davenport. We anticipate that this day will result in more synergy. We look forward to even greater collaboration so that these early “buds” will open and produce abundant fruit for the future of the CHM mission and its sponsored ministries.

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August 23, 20155th Annual Spirit of the Prairie A spirit-fi lled afternoon at Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat – with a buff et of locally produced food and drink, local music and tours of the retreat. Th is CHM ministry is a perfect example of the way the sisters experience prayer and service to the community. $40

September 13, 2015Wake up the World!A Day of Prayer and Celebration ofConsecrated Life3-6pm includes prayer, contemplative refl ection, and social time for sisters, brothers, priests and bishops.Keynote speaker: Sr. Catherine Bertrand, SSND

October 18, 2015CHM Openhouse: Consecrated Life in Today’s WorldHeld at Humility of Mary Center, the public is invited to visit the center to learn through a tour of displays and conversation about consecrated life and how it encompasses men and women throughout the world. Visitors will also learn how CHM ministries are focused on prayer, service and community.

December 3, 2015Holiday Movie and Gift SwapTh is popular annual event features an environmental fi lm and a “gift swap” where people reduce, reuse and recycle. Another example of CHM service to the community.

Mass Every Day atHumility of Mary CenterMon., Tues. , Th urs., Fri. at 8:00 amWed. and Sat. at 11:40 amSunday at 10 am

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Consecrated Life, starting on the 1st Sunday of Advent, the weekend of November 2, 2014, and ending on February 2, 2016, the World Day of Consecrated Life. It’s purpose, as stated by the Vatican, is to “make a grateful remembrance of the recent past, while embracing the future with hope and living the present with passion.”

Consecration, in general, is an act by which a person is dedicated to the service and worship of God. As the Catholic Church celebrates the Year of Consecrated Life, it is promoting “Days with Religious” initiatives and resources to help people learn about the consecrated life of religious women and men. Th e events will focus on sharing experiences of prayer, service and community life with those living a consecrated life.

Join the Sisters of Humility for a variety of events held throughout this celebratory year.

April 16, 2015 7pmSongs of the Universe:Peter Mayer in ConcertSt. Paul Lutheran Church2136 Brady Street, Davenport, IAConcert Tickets: $20All proceeds support the ministry

Singer songwriter Peter Mayer through song and narrative tells the story of the universe, an epic that awakens awe and wonder and begs to be learned as we seek our right relationship with planet Earth. Whimsical, humorous, and profound, his music breaks the boundaries of “folk,” and transcends to a realm beyond the everyday love song, to a place of wonder at the very fact of life itself. With a background in theology, much of Peter’s songwriting evokes a sense of spirituality, and a feeling that the world is a sacred place.

April 17-18 Fri 9am - Sat Noon

Song of the Universe RetreatOur Lady of the Prairie RetreatTh rough meditation and dialogue, further refl ection on the Story of the Universe with Peter Mayer. $75

For more information please call 563-323-9466.

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Our Lady of the Prairie programs for 2015 focus

on thoughts of Pope Francis: “Let us be renewed by God’s mercy, be loved by Jesus, enable the power of his love to transform our lives too; and become agents of this mercy, channels through which God can water the earth, protect all creation and make justice and peace fl ourish.”1

What does it mean to be renewed by God’s mercy? Mercy, and synonymously, compassion are the foundation of the gospel. In story after story we see Jesus reaching out to the leper, the grieving, the hungry, the searching and the doubtful. He principally asks, “What do you want?” or “What do you need? Who are you searching for?” Basically he says, “Come and see. See where I live, break bread with me, pray with me, refl ect with me about the love and compassion my father has for you.” Th ese gospel stories are also the root of ministries for the Sisters of the Humility of Mary, whether through teaching, hospital caring, outreach to the homeless and powerless, or off ering retreats at Our Lady of the Prairie.2

To be renewed by God’s mercy is to take part in one or other of the 54 programs off ered this year at Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat.3

Especially popular are our

Th e Quality of Mercyby Kathleen Storms, SSND, Director, Th e Prairie Retreat

monthly Come to the Quiet Retreats. Each month we focus on a seasonal aspect, inviting a kaleidoscopic view of mercy and compassion—to ourselves, our world and our companions on the journey. Th is year Pat Shea, from Moline, IL, a presenter and wise woman in the Celtic tradition, will lead us in musings and open our hearts and souls to the holy in all of life.

We also are off ering refl ection days designed to bring healing and extend compassion: Essential Oils; Bridging the Gap in Supporting Soldiers, Veterans and their Families; I’m Drowning: How to Care for Yourself While Caring for Others; Marriage Spirituality; From Rupture to Redemption; Th e Gospel Message of Mercy; and Home Tonight with Henri Nouwen. Don’t miss special days to celebrate mothers, fathers, and mentors.

For some, learning and practicing a new craft while sharing companionship off er compassion: Knit One, Pray Too; Basket Weaving, Honoring the Holy in Nature through Art; Cooking Up a Storm, and our Local Foods Day are perennial favorites.

As Pope Francis invites, become agents of mercy for Earth: Retreat into the Universe Story, Songs of the Universe Concert and Retreat. Sometimes just

hearing the story evokes mercy and a change of heart when the task seems so large and insurmountable. And fi nally, most of us need extended times to come apart for a while: Take Up Your Cross: A Retreat for Men; God in Love: A Women’s Retreat; A Labyrinth Retreat; Five Day Private or Directed Retreat; Who Will Light the Way? Lanterns for the Spiritual Journey; Icon Retreat: Mary, Untier of Knots.

So what is mercy? It is the power to bring healing, to walk in the shoes of another, to honor the diff erences among us, to extend love to the stranger, to open hearts to the weary, to deepen our awareness and knowledge of God. It is to be mercy and extend mercy to others as captured in the words of William Shakespeare:

“Th e quality of mercy is not strained.It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath. It is twice blessed: it blesseth him that gives and him that takes.

‘Tis mightiest in the mightiest. It becomes the throned monarch better than his crown.His scepter shows the force of temporal power,Th e attribute to awe and majesty,Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings.But mercy is above this sceptered sway,It is enthroned in the hearts of kings,It is an attribute to God himself.And earthly power doth then show likest God’s,When mercy seasons justice…” (William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice, Act 4 Scene 1)______________________________1Pope Francis Easter message, March 31, 2013 2Humility of Mary Housing, Humility of Mary Shelter and Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat are three outreach ministries sponsored by the Congregation of the Humility of Mary3Check descriptions, dates and times for all programs on the CHM website: www.chmiowa.org), or sign-up to receive our monthly email reminder of upcoming programs. Partial scholarships are available for each of these programs.

A moment of refl ection at Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat

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There are many paths to connecting with the

Sisters of the Humility of Mary and the CHM mission. Connections have been made through Ottumwa Heights College, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marycrest College, many schools throughout Iowa, Illinois and Montana, and by ministries as far away as Ecuador and Mexico, to name just a few.

Th e paths to CHM mission in the 21st century are strong and diverse, and continue through Humility of Mary Housing, Humility of Mary Shelter and Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat Center.

Paths of Connectionby Karen Brooke, CHM Development Director

Joy and Dennis Flaherty

“peace and quiet” appeared as an oasis for them in their very busy lives. Joy currently serves on the Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat Advisory Board and is on the steering committee for the annual “Spirit of the Prairie” fund raising event, assisting with sponsorship development and marketing.

Th eir careers brought Joy and Dennis Flaherty to the Quad Cities, where they met and married in 1975. Joy, having completed her master’s degree at Drake University, came to Augustana College in Rock Island, IL, as director of women’s residence halls. Her career path took her out of academics and on the road to a busy sales business for 32 years. Dennis owns his own business, Continental Fire Adjusters, a public insurance adjusting fi rm. In addition, every year during the holiday season, along with Dennis’s brothers Gary and Jay, they take six weeks away from their respective businesses to sell Flaherty’s Tom & Jerry Batter, the well-known popular product and business their father Bill Flaherty began in 1947.

What began as a hobby for Joy in her own kitchen, making Irish candy for family and friends, became a part of the Flaherty family business 22 years ago. Flaherty’s, Th e Irish Candy Company now

has 34 products, featuring 18 gourmet candies, all made in the USA by hand the old fashioned way. In her “retirement” Joy helps manage the company and is a featured vendor at specialty food and gift shows throughout the Midwest.

Joy and Dennis feel very strongly about “giving back” to their community and sharing their time and resources with causes and organizations they believe in. It was the beauty of Th e Prairie that drew Joy in, but it’s the mission of sharing that special hospitality and faith-based programming so fundamental to the CHM mission that sustains her commitment. In her

I want everyone to feel the peace and know the joy that comes from being in a sacred place where all creatures are respected and valued.

It was the “Spirit of the Prairie” that caught the attention of Joy and Dennis Flaherty. Having grown up in the north central midwest, Joy in the upper peninsula of Michigan and Dennis in the St. Paul, Minnesota, area, they both have a deep appreciation for the outdoors.

Th e Prairie, with its walking paths, labyrinth, beautiful prairie grasses, abundant wildlife and simply the

words, “I want everyone to feel the peace and know the joy that comes from being in a sacred place where all creatures and nature are respected and valued.” It is her hope to assist in raising more awareness of Th e Prairie, both in programming and for meeting space; and to encourage others to participate and volunteer. She adds, “Being retired doesn’t mean retiring from life; the key is staying engaged in organizations and people you believe in, and I believe in the Prairie!”

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2014 Donors

CONGREGATION OF THE HUMILITY OF MARY

*Indicates CHM Associate

Patrice AccolaFr. Charles AdamHelen & Elmer AdamHelen AdenMargaret & John AlbertBetty & Maurice AlbrechtSusan Albrecht-FeltJanet AlexIsolda AlfaroMary Joy Allaert FeeneyPhyllis* & Gary AmmeterCharles AnaniaJudy & Joseph AnaniaBeverly & Bruce AndersonMarelu & Don AndersonSusan & Glen AndersonLaura & Judd AndersonMarla AndichPhilip AndrewAnonymous (54)Eleanor AnsteyJan & Jock AplinJoyce & John ArthNancy & Johnny AustinMagdi AwadAndrew AxupAnna & Bill AxupNorleen BabcockBetty BabyDiane BachLaverne BaldPatricia BaldusEllen BaldwinBonnie & William BallBarbara* & Kendall BarberDoris BareisShirley & James BarloonDoris BarnesK.C. BarnesLiliana BarnesRosemary BartonLynn BatcherSusan BattaniMonica BauerAnn BaughmanSharon BeardRosemary & Robert BeckmanJustin BeesonMsgr. Lawrence A. BeesonSr. Rachel Beeson, CHMCarole & James BelisleJeannette R. Bell

Roberta & Raymond BellockNorma & Frank BellomaLisa M. BellomyJohn BellusMary & Ed Beltrame, Jr.Laura BennettSr. Margaret Bennett, CHMWilliam BennettDonna BensonPeggy & Robert Benson

Maddy BeranHoward BerchtoldTim BernemannTy BernierJanice BerryPaddy & John BlackmanTh omas H. BlakeMary BlongTh erese BloomAnn BloughJoe BloughMary E. BlunckJulie BockenstedtBrenda BoenigJames F. BoesenSusan & Terry BohleElizabeth BohlsRosio BojorquezDavid BolamBenjamin BoletDuane BonsallNancy & Terry BoonePatricia BorlaElzbieta & Bruce Borne

Nancy BothwellCyndee & Stanley BoudreauRoberta & Mark BowdenLinda & Norman BowerElizabeth & Walter BradleyKaren BradwayVirginia BreakerSusan & Jack BreuwetMaxine & Th omas BriceSr. Roberta Brich, CHMVerabeth BrickerElaine BrielJean & Terry BriggsDiane BrimmerPeggy & Harold BrinkopfPatricia BrockCheryl Brogla-KrupkeKaren BrookeCatharine BrothersGwen & Lloyd BrouillardKathleen BrownMardella & Larry BrownSally BrownStephanie & John BryanDr. John BuckinghamEleanor & Robert BuddGail & Craig BungeRose BurgusRamon BurkeLou Ann Burkle & Joe FagenSteve BurnsCarm BushPhyllis & Richard CacciatoreConnie & James CadeJoan CahillAlethea CahoyMary Ellen CallahanPatricia CalvertColleen CampanellaSr. Carolyn Capuano, HMHarlan CarleyNancy CarlinCarmelite Sisters, Eldridge, IAGeraldine M. CarolanJudith P. CarrNancy & William CarrSr. Judith Carrara, CHMAlice CarrigerJanice CarrollBill CarrollShirley & Russell CarsonMary & Jack CastroTh e Catholic MessengerLoryann & Keith Cavanagh

Sisters Miriam Ehrhardt, Kathleen Henneberry and Delphine Vasquez. Sr. Kathleen’s ministry includes driving others to appointments and shopping.

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Fr. William CawleySally & Charles CernyConnie & Edward CervantesFlorence ChallmanRobert ChanezKimberly & Dr. Conway ChinJon & Mary ChownToni & Gary ChurchLinda ClewellJohn CoathJoseph L. CocoRonald CoderCharlotte Coff eltPatricia & Charles CoghlanJeanette & Paul ColemanSr. Ann Th erese Collins, CHMKaren ComesBarb J. ComitoJ. Brendan & Christine ComitoMargaret Ann & Joseph ComitoCommunity Foundation of the Great River Bend, Davenport, IAEdward C. ConawayMarcia & Dr. Ralph CongdonSherry & Marvin ConnawaySr. Maxine Connaway, CHMHelen ConnellKathleen ConnellRosemary ConnellMollie & Gene ConradKeith CookMary CookRenee & Patrick CooleyPatricia & Paul CoolidgeHelen & Ronald CorbinSharon & Richard CorkenPhyllis CorrickCarol CorriganBarbara & John CortesioMary & Robert CorynSr. Barbara Costello, CHMDavid CostelloSr. Marcia Costello, CHMBetty & William F. CottrellLorraine CouplandDoris Barton CoxJuanita CoxElaine A. Stratner CoyleCarol CraighillGayle & David CrattySr. Regina Mary Cratty, CHMKaren & Randy CroatSusan CroattJane CronkletonAnne CrossonJennifer & Anthony Crowley

Judith CrowleyBeatrice CruzSr. Micheline Curtis, CHMMichelle CurtisSherrill CusterD. A. Di Iulio Memoral Giving FundMary Alice Daly

Nancy & John DanicoAgnes DanielJennifer & David DanielPatricia & Th omas DanielJohn & Rita Daniel Charitable Giving FundMary DarginMildred & Eugene DarrowLili DarrowDiana DauDonna & Laurence d’AutremontDavenport Printing Company, Davenport, IAPaul DavisMary Ann & Lawrence DawsonMargaret DawsonDCS Computer Services, Davenport, IADiana De MeyerLarry DeckerTh ee DeCookPaul Del CorsoJulie & John DelaneyMaria C. Delsing*Senator Patrick & Mardi DeluheryChristine DemarestWilfreda DeMilleSheila & Gary DenningSr. Justine Denning, CHMAngie DePaepeKathy DePhillips

June DetwilerStacie & K. Daniel DeVriesSheryl & Craig DexterKaren & James DexterMary Jane DideriksenKaryn & John DiehlLolita DierickxTerry DierksenMary & Leonard DisisTh e Dispatch/Th e Rock Island ArgusMary F. DiteDaniel DobruseSharon DoddShirley DohrmannJanet & Larry DonohoeSr. Donna Donovan, CHMKathleen DooleyJane DormanMary Ellen Doughty*Doyle & Keenan, P.C., Davenport, IADean DoyleCynthia & Edward DoylePeg & Joseph DoyleKathryn DoylePatricia DoyleElizabeth A. Dreas*Betty & William DrobnickJudith & Walter DrollBeverly Duff yVirginia Duff yLouise & Raymond DurbalaMarilyn & Donald DuweliusFran & Gene DwyerShirley EakinsDonna & Fred EbelingLucille EccherSr. Marcia Eckerman, CHMMarie EckermanMary Agnes EckermanHelene EdelBetty EdensonBarbara A. EdsallDr. Bill EdwardsMary Ellen & Robert EdwardsMary & William D. EdwardsRose Mary EganJanice & Robert EggerGabriela & Louis EggingCarol EhemannMarie & Vern EhreckeSr. Miriam Ehrhardt, CHMGinger & John Eich Margery EichornLoryann EisRegina el ArculliPaul ElgatianLinda Frear Eli

2014 CHM Donors

Sister Donna Donovan is in a ministry of care in Ottumwa, Iowa. Here she is visiting Davenport for a future planning meeting at Humility of Mary Center.

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Kristina & James EllisMaryGrace ElsonSr. Rae Elwood, CHMRichard H. ElwoodBetty EmrichRichard EnderleSr. Joyce Engle, SSNDCatherine EnglundLarisa Epatko

Mary Catherine EpatkoMary EricksonVicky & Th omas Ertel Estes Construction, Davenport, IAChristine & David EvansJoan & Richard EvansJen & Josh FaberMurnell FargoLu Ann FarrellTish FazioJeanne & Gary FearsSandra FedlerMary Jo & Harold FeeneyVicki FelgerDr. Walter D. FelkerSharon FennellOllie & Bert FinnDarlene & Roger FinneganPhyllis & Paul E. FisherChris & John FitzgeraldSr. Margaretha Fitzgerald, CHMRita FitzgeraldSuzanne & Eugene Fitzpatrick

Sr. Jude Fitzpatrick, CHMFlaherty’s, Th e Irish Candy Co.Joy & Dennis FlahertyNancy & Michael FlahertySue FlumDurwood FogleSusan M. FoleyEunice FongRebecca & Scott Ford

Jane Calkins ForsterPat & Daryl FortinPatricia Fortini-KilgoreIrene & Francis C. FosdickCraig FosterMary FosterFranciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, Hiawatha, IAJudy & Dan FreemanPat & Tom FreiburgerRuth & Leroy FrericksSandy* & Deacon Donald FrericksFritz FuhsPatricia GadeSarah & Ed GallGrace GallagherLisa & Andre GalletJoan GannonKathy & Bill GanoePhyllis GarrisonToni & Joseph GarveyWayne GassLisa Gaston

Mary E. GauthierMaureen GentryJoan & John GentzkowDeborah GibsonRandi Giff ordColleen GiftSr. Susanne Gill, HMMadonna Gilroy*Vera Gingerich*Rima GirniusTony GiudicessiJean GlancyKathryn GlanvilleCarrie L. GleesonSandy & Don GlowackiSharon & William GlowackiMatt GlubaMary & Donald GnidovicKathlyn GoekenAlice Ann GolbyJulie & Charles GoldbergMiriam J. GoldsberryJoAnn & Th omas GoodallPhyllis S. GottfriedPatricia GrabenbauerPatrick GradyNancy Graham*James GrahlmannJane Grahlmann*Angie Granger*Diana Gray*Marie GrayRoxanne GrayAnn & Dr. Fred GreenSr. Jean Marie Grefenkamp, SSNDLoretta & Keith GreinerJoanne GriesbachEileen GrigalsMary & Joseph GrimesJudith & Dale GrimshawMary GrochalaMary GrossShirley Guff eyMargaret GuhinPamela GundersonKaren GutierrezRagene GwinLouis HaasMary & Lawrence HaegSrs. Elaine & Marilyn Jean Hagedorn, CHM

Rita Hagner*Donna & LeRoy HalburDorothy HalliburtonHalligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home, Davenport, IAMargaret Halvorson*Joan Hamill

2014 CHM Donors Inspired by God. Serving You.

Th e Sisters of Humility now enjoy organic produce from their own garden thanks largely to the eff orts of CHM staff member Roger Voss.

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2014 CHM Donors Actively Helping Th ose in Need

Patrice HammerschmidtCarol & Ray HammersleyPatricia &. Robert HammonsAngela HandleyMary C. HandyDonna & David HaneySr. Kathleen Hanley, CHMMyrna HannemannMariellen HanrahanBarbara HansKaren Hansen SimonBarbara HansenLoretta HansonMylene & Richard HanzelkaSherri & Lee HarnessDavid HarrisAnn & Ted HarrisJoan & Dr. Michael N. HartRita & Paul HartBecky HartmanMary HartmanSuzanne Hartung*Rose Ann & James HassPeg & Dr. Alan HathawayWilma HauserBarbara & J. David HawleyKathleen Hayes

Maryann & Michael HayesBeth HayungsMargaret HealySr. Kayleen Heff ron, CHMJean & Richard HegerSr. Janet Heiar, SSNDSr. Pat Heidenry, CHMDianne & Paul HeinenMae Marie HeinjeJane HeinzJoanne & Robert HeiseDoramae HellerTh eresa A. HellmanDr. Lyle Hellyer*

Helene HembreikerSr. Mary Elizabeth Henaughan, HMSr. Kathleen Henneberry, CHMMarion HenneberryJoan & John HennenLinda Hennes*Msgr. Francis HenricksenJen & Jerry HenryJean HerberCamilla & Dr. Kenneth G. HermannCharlene & John HermistonAnn Herndon IrelanSr. Judy Herold, SSNDJulianne HeroldChong-Ae HertleinStella HerzigKathleen HesseCapt. Dennis J. Hickey IVMarguerite HiebingMarjorie & Kent HigginsLynne HigginsKim HildebrandConnie HildebranskiFrancie Hill & Allan RathjeNancy Jo HillardGerald HimmelbergDiane Hindman

Betty R. HinesNancy HippleLisa Hixon*Julia & Steve HlebichukLinda & Jim HoepnerJeanne & James Hoff mannEda & Dr. William B. HofmannMarylin HoganMarjorie HolcombeLinda HollowayJustin HolschbachJane HoltzHoly Cross Church, Springfi eld, MAKaren & Donald Homerding

Ellen Z. HookerFr. Richard J. HopkinsSheila & Gordon HorrasSunny & Bill HorstmannJoAnne HorstmannMagdalene HortonWilliam HoskinsDarlene Hoskinson*Margaret & George HouseHelen & William HousealRachel & Dan HuberDianne & Bruce HuddlesonMarie HudymaPeter HuettlPatricia HughesRosemary & Timothy HughesRev. Sheryl Hughes-Empke*Yluminada & Scott HullStephanie & Col. Th omas E. HullMarjorie HultShirley HumesHumility of Mary Housing, Inc., Davenport, IANancy HumphreyGertrude HundtAnn & Hollis HunterMary Ellen HunterMarilyn & Peter HusakMary E. HussmanMaureen HutchcroftDavie & Fred HuttonMary IacovazziSue & Howard IckesMike InglebyJerry IrvingMarieta JacobsDorothy JahnkeConnie & Jonathan JeschkeKathleen & Richard JinksAnne & Jim Jochum Anne JohnsonBonnie JohnsonMary T. JohnsonBarbara & Michael JohnsonBridgett & Roger JohnsonRita & Charles W. JonesKaren & James JonesCarolyn JudgeCarol & Gayle KaalbergChris & Kory KaalbergKahl Home Maintenance Department, Davenport, IASusan KampIsabelle & Richard KaselDelores KasperPamela K. KaufmanBeverly & Carl Kautz

Sisters Catherine Burns and Judith Carrara attend an open house at the administration building of Humility of Mary Housing, Inc.

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2014 CHM Donors Caring for Earth

Korlin K. KazimourDr. Kimberly KazimourJanis L. KazimourRobert F. KazimourRoberta & John KealeyCatherine KearnsHortense KeaysPeggy KedleyBarbra KeiperRose & Joe KeiskerAnnabelle G. KeithMarilyn KelleyMary J. KelleyDebbie & Th omas KellyBarb Kendall*Kathleen KendallMary & Donald KentSr. Ursula Keough, CHMAmy & Todd KerstenBarbara & William KetelaarNancy KetelaarShiela KiellyRosemary & John KillionKathleen Kilnoski & Matthew MadsenCarla KinchenKarlene & Dennis KingeryEva KingsburyFrank KlaudaTh eresa & Francis Klocke, Sr.Betty & William KlodtRuth KloudaArlene KnauerPatricia A. Knopick*Dixie & William KnowlesAudrey & Jeff KnoxFr. Eugene KochTh elma KolarMary Alyce KoneskyJean KonoMonica KooimanKathleen KopatichSr. Barbara Kopel, CHMTeresa & Eldon KopelJames KopelBarbara KorbelikJane KozielekLinda KraemerSharon & Dan KrausMary & Richard KreagerCarol KroegerMargaret KroegerSylvia KroegerRoseanne & Harold KrubsackJean KrusePeggy & Paul KrzmarzickDelores Kuebrich

Sr. Joann Kuebrich, CHMKathleen & Ted KulagaDolores Kunkel*Bernard D. Kurtz, Jr.Patricia & Michael LaasRebecca & John L. LafrenzAnne LahartKaren LambMary Kay & John LammersPatricia LammersMrs. Katie LampeMary Jean LanaghanMary Jane LandhauserGerda & Gary M. LaneMary Martin Lane*Gwen LangBetty LangeMichel E. LarsonElaine Lawler

Barbara & Bill LawrenceMaurita & George LeahySr. Joan LeBeau, CHMAnn LeeYvonne LeemansLegion of Mary, Our Lady of Victory Parish, Davenport, IALeann & Michael LembergerMarjorie & Frederick LenhartGenevieve & Anthony LeoMelody & James LessnerSherry & Lee LetchfordRaymond LetoJoan LewisMelva LewisPatricia LewisRobert Lewis

Th eresa & James LiewerRobert LillisJoyce & Terry LillisMarjorie & Marty LinehanEmma & Chester LingMyrna & Don LinnenkampAnn LiouJayne LipovacJacqueline Litchfi eldLinda & Loren LitterstAnnarae & Anthony LivorsiTh eresa LoMary LongMillie & Jerry LongbonsMary LonghurstPatricia LongwellKathy LoomisAnn LopezPatricia & Joseph LordChris LotspeichJody LouckShirley LouiMary LovewellEvelyn LowerSusan K. LuckeDeanna & Dr. Gary LudwinPhyllis & Edward LueninghoenerCarol & Maynard LuetkehansJean* & Anthony* LukeEdward C. LustgraafBarbara & Gerald LuthinSue and Leo LuttrellPatricia A. LynchMarlys LyonsRobert MaceJoseph MaciejkoMary J. MackJohn MackseySr. Karen Macksey, CHMJessie MaddenPatricia MadiganDorothy MagraneSr. Campion Maguire, RSMMary & Daniel C. MaherMargaret MaherMary M. MaherDr. Suzanne MahmoodiNancy MalaspinaKimberly & Daniel MalloySusan & Joseph MaloneyMary & Tom ManningRachel ManuelKatherine MarchelloMargaret MarieJane & Edward MarinichJudith MarlinBarbara Marsden

Sister Mary Rehmann with broadcast journalist Cokie Roberts during the CHM 150th Anniversary Celebration.

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2014 CHM Donors Compassionate

Mona & Bob MartinJean MartinKathy MartinJeanette MaskerLawrence MasonStephanie MastellerMaryetta MastersonSandra & Robert MastersonSarah L. MastersonCarla MathesonPatricia & Dr. Itzhak MatusiakMauro Insurance Agency, Des Moines, IALorene & Don R. MauroSr. Joanne Mauro, CHMMary Ann MaxwellAubrey MayFr. Robert McAleerDelores McAllisterDiane & Michael McAndrewsJoan & Dr. John F. McAreavyMary Jo McCabeJanet & Robert McCabeMary Iris McCampbellSr. Janice McCann, CHMJoAnna & William McCarthyPatricia L. McCormickAnn & Paul McCoySarah McCoyJames McCreightKathy & Gerald McCrightDorothy & Richard McCrightDoris McCueMary* & Jim* McCueFr. George McDanielDennis McDermottSue & Dr. Paul McDevittArt McGiverinSherby & James McGrathMary Lou McGrathJoani McKaySr. Gretchen McKean, CHMPatricia & Patrick McKeonNancy McManusPat McManusJan & L. J. McMichaelAngela Mead and Douglas MarvinJames MeadeKathleen & Glenn MedhusLiz MeeganPatrick MeehanBeth & Nick MehalovichJoan MeierottoJean Meimann ChristenWayne Melaas-SwansonMary MelroyRoxanne MemmoloAnne & David Merschman

Ina MerschmanMary Jo MertensBarbara & Joe MerzEsther MesserschmidtMetropolitan Airport Authority of Rock Island County, ILEstate of Brian MetzAngela & Gregory MetzDonna & Deacon Charles MetzgerConstance MeyerSondra & Paul MeyersLinda & Kenneth MichelsMary & Regina MichlEvalee Mickey*David MierGeorgia & Dr. Harry MihmKathryn MikelMary MikelPatricia MikusMary MilasAnne & James MillerArlene MillerSarah & Donald MillerShirley & Dr. Jon MillerMary & Frank MillerJerry Miller

Dorice & John MillerPatricia & Myles MillerSr. Patricia Miller, CHMPatricia & Rex MillerJean MinahanTwila & Jim MitchellJerri & Don MoellerBetty L. MolchanJacqueline Moll

Molyneaux Insurance, Davenport, IAKatie & Daniel A. MolyneauxLinda Molyneaux*Molyneaux Risk Solutions, Davenport, IAJohn MonroeMary & Carl MooneyBenita MooreKarol & George MooreJane MooreJoan MooreAnna & Roger L. MooreElizabeth & John J. MoranPatty and Brian K. MorganMary J. MoroneyEsther H. MorrisseyBarbara MosleyTeresa MottetSr. Lynn Mousel, CHMJudy MowryDoris & Edward McDunnElizabeth MrazekEveleen MuehlethalerLincoln MuiPatricia Duda MulayMary & Joseph MullarkeyJoanne & Paul MullerLisa & Larry MullinsVirginia Mulvihill & Larry RodlMargaret & Fred MundayTrini Munoz de Velasquez*Sr. Irene Munoz, CHMSr. Maria Luisa Munoz, CHMBernadette MurphyJoyce MurphyAnne MurrayLila MurrayMarty MurrellMary M. NagleCandy & Jon NarmiCharlene NaumanLori NaumanSherry & Brian NaumanGladys NavarroVictoria NavarroMary & Gary NeeceJanice & David NelsonJordis NelsonSuzanne & Th omas NestorMary & David NeuhausNew Melleray Abbey, Peosta, IADaisy and Ralph NewberryNewman Catholic Student Center, Iowa City, IAChristine NicholsCarole NicksinCathy NicksinWilliam Nicksin

CHM Associates Pat Knopick and Jan Pullella join in an immigration rally in Davenport, IA.

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2014 CHM Donors God-inspired

CHM staff member, Kelly Bell, pauses by the prayer board at Humility of Mary Center. Visit the “Our Service” section at chmiowa.org to make a prayer request.

Carol K. NiemanColleen NolanNancy NollenPatti Norris*Karl NorthwallNorthwest Mechanical, Inc., Davenport, IARachel NortonRosemary NothBeverly & Robert NusbaumEstate of James P. O’BrienJohn O’Brien, Jr.Susan & Jim O’BrienAnn OchsJane O’DonnellMary & J. Gary OhmPam & Jim OhnemusEstate of Karen OhnemusMargaret OhrstromJoyce & Arthur OllieMary E. OlsonBeverly & Myron OlsonSr. Kathryn O’Meara, CHMMaureen O’NeillJanet & Michael O’NeillAnn OpgenorthSr. Luz Maria Orozco, CHMMary & Jim OrrMargaret & Jose OrtegaOlivia Ortega*Linda OrtizCon-E* & Robert OsmersSr. Mary Margaret O’Toole, SFCFOur Lady Of Th e River Church, LeClaire, IAArnold & Patricia OutzenAlicia Owens*Sr. Connie Pailliotet, CHMKathleen PanscharEileen PappasMsgr. James ParizekSr. Rene Parman, HMCarol Parr*Kelly PeccoleNancy PechousLinda & Neals PedersenJo Rae & Norman Peiff erAngie PeltonSr. Claudellen Pentecost, CHMMargaret PetersLoretta & Michael PetersFlorence PeterschmidtClayton PetersonDoris PetersonRosemary & James PetersonCarol & Richard PetriJudy Pezley

Bach-Tuyet PhamNancy & James PhelanSr. Elizabeth Picken, CJLinda & Charlie PierceBarbara PierzynskiSr. Mary Pillot, HMSr. Harriett Ping, CHMLeslie A. Poletto*Fr. David PolichCarmelita Pope WoodJudith & Lloyd K. PottratzSandra PrattBarbara & H. Edward PreinPresbyterian Women, Lost Nation, IADr. Alta L. PriceKathy & John ProchaskaAnna PruessJoan PuckJanet Pullella*Quad-City TimesEdna QuinnCecilia & James QuinnRuth RadfordRadish MagazineRamshorn Village Owner’s Association Estes Park, COTh eresa & William Ratcliff Mary & David RaterMary B. RaterSandra & Francis J. RaucciJoseph RauchLiz ReaSr. Cathleen Real, CHMMargaret RealJoseph ReardonRita & Ken ReasonerAudrey & Cletus ReedCatherine ReganSr. Mary Rehmann, CHMMary & William RehmannJane ReinholdStan ReinholdMary & Dr. Peter ReiterGenevieve RemillardJoan Marie Resnick*Sr. Rosalind Restelli, CHMBarb & Rick RettigSteve ReyesMary K. RhombergRich Family Charitable Foundation, Rock Island, ILDolores & Randy RichardsSr. Johanna Rickl, CHMMary C. Rickl*Joanne K. RiddleAnne Marie RiedelSr. Rosalia Riedel, CHM

Margaret RiellyMary Kay & Fran RileyHelen & Jerry RippergerLawrence RippergerMargaret Ristau

Petra RitchieLois RittMr. & Mrs. Jose RiveraJenny RizkPatricia E. RobbM. Virginia RobertsMaria RobertsJodi RobinsonFrances Jane & John RobnetPat & John RocheSam RodgersSue Bissell & Stephen RodiElsa RomeroBeverly RosenbohmMary & Joseph RosenthalDana & Dale RossmillerCarol RothPat RothamelLucille RothertLaWanda & Peter RoudebushBarbara* & James RouseMary & Rodger RouthFr. Philip RyanRita RyanSheryl & Wiliam RyanDeacon David SallenErin SalvadorKathleen C. SantryAnita SasakiTillie SavalaJoanne & Richard SaylesJennie M. ScaliseEloise & Robert ScarpinoMary Ann SchaecherDr. Novella Schafer

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2014 CHM Donors Living Christian Simplicity with Joy

Helen SchartzRuth SchauHelen ScheblerMaureen ScheblerJeanne & Th omas ScheblerSr. Patricia SchererElaine SchillingJane SchiltzRogene & Paul SchimanskiCarol SchinkerVirginia SchlapkohlJoseph SchloemerSr. Donna Schmitt, CHMRosemary SchmittJoyce & Dr. Th omas SchneiderSr. Elizabeth Anne Schneider, CHMKaren SchneiderLinda SchneiderLaRhea M. SchnepelLolita SchnitziusCarroll M. SchoenfelderSchool Sisters of Notre Dame, Elm Grove, WISchool Sisters of Notre Dame, Huntington, INMyra SchroederDan SchuenemanSr. Dolores Schuh, CHMMary & Robert SchulzeSr. Joan Marie Schuster, CHMJonella & Richard SchwallerLisa SchwarzSr. Nancy Schwieters, CHMDonna & Joseph ScottSusan & John ScrippMary Ann & William SeaverRussell E. SellersMichael SengMarilyn Sersig*Roberta Shadensack*Katherine N. ShadidJoanne M. Shaff erJames ShannonTh eresa ShannonVirginia & Leon ShawJean SheedySr. Joan Sheil, CHMPauline ShenJoan & John SherwinGeraldine ShibleyBarb & John ShieSusan & Dennis ShinnersMarcella ShovlainMary Kay & Donald ShumakerKelvin SidneyLes SiebkeMonica Siefken

Judy SierenShirley SierenGloria SiglerSally SimonsonHonore & William SinnottAnn SipesSisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Dubuque, IASisters of the Presentation, Dubuque, IASr. Marjorie K. Healy, PVBMCatherine SkarbekSusan SkinnerAnn SkoglundEsther SmithKathleen SmithLoretta & Kenneth SmithSally & Larry W. SmithMary Ellen & Larry E. SmithSr. Marian Smith, CHMSharon & Jim Snawerdt

Kay* & Bill SnowdenJoseph SnyderRita & Joseph V. SnyderSr. Mary Bea Snyder, CHMBeverly & Gerald L. SofrankoJanette Sofranko & Gene DuchardtBarbara & Frank SolisJudith & Nick SorensenJohn SorgenfreyDr. Sheila A. SorrentinoIrene SpalettoBrenda & Alvin SpencerMary Ann SpicerRev. Th omas SpiegelMary Helen & William SpojaPatricia A. SprattSt. Alphonsus Church, Davenport, IASt. Patrick’s Church, Neola, IA

Marian & Frank W. St. AmandLinda & Tom StahlerHelen StajcarRita StantonLucy StarrJacqueline SteakleyRita & Walter StegemannRose Ellen SteltonCarol SternerJan* & Raymond M. StewartEmilie StichnothNancy E. StippStephanie StoesselJean & Larry StolmeierMary StoughtonDoris & George StraetkerStrategic Information Group, Cardiff by the Sea, CAFr. Th omas StratmanKaren Strefl ingPatricia & Harold StreicherNancy & Tom StrevelerAnne & Nick StrittmatterSusan & Tony StrodtbeckC.J. & Larry StrowbridgeNorma StutzmanDolores & Harold SuchomelJoan L. SuchomelElizabeth E. SullivanMary Jean & Gerald SullivanMary SullivanFlora SunDaughn & Michael SutterMolly & Ray SwiercekWilma SwiftTh e Advisory Group, Inc., Davenport, IASr. Carla Takes, CHMMary Lu & Frank TakesSr. Cathy Talarico, CHMSr. JoAnne Talarico, CHMJames TankSr. Trudy Tanner OPJan TappaStephanie & Allen G. TataraMaureen & Terrence TaylorPatricia TaylorTh e Dicey Ladies, Davenport, IA Dr. Richard W. Th iedeJudy & Terry Th iessenSr. Elizabeth J. Th oman, CHMCarole Th omsenDiane & James TiedjeAlyce TimmermanMary TioFrances ToalSr. Kathleen Tomlonovic, CHMNancy & Richard Toohill

Sister Liz Th oman welcomes her friend Norman Lear to Humility of Mary Center. He dropped by during his book tour and thanked Liz for her work in the fi eld of media literacy.

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2014 CHM Donors Independent and Intelligent

Loretta TracyRobert TracyShirley & Gordon TwoheyMarie UkestadUnited States District Court, U.S. Probation Offi ce, Springfi eld Div., ILWendy & James UrkevichJoan UrsichMarcia ValleMarianne Van CampDonna & Jerome Van DaeleSharon Van LiewMarian & Emmanuel Van NieropSr. M. Clare Van Vooren, OSFPeggy Van ZeylKaren & Pat VandekerckhoveKay & John VandelloTerri VandykeCollette VanyoSr. Delphine Vasquez, CHMNancy VedralSr. Marie Ven Horst, CHMSally & Herman Ven HorstWenda & Roger Ven HorstGregory VensMary Jane VensPenny & Francisco VillegasRose & Leo VittetoeSr. Marie Vittetoe, CHMMargaret & Raymond VittetoeGertrude Vogel*Sr. Mary Ann Vogel, CHMBetty VolenecFr. Michael E. VolkmerCarole A. Von Eschen*Anita & Robert VosenGail VotroubekDorothy VoylesVan Hoang and Dr. Hau N. VuTerese & Clarence VynckeShirley & James WadleHelen WaferDonna WahlertJerry WalaJoanne & Vern WaldenbergBetty WalkerJohn WalkerJoan & Patrick WalsethJanet M. WaltherPatricia WaltonMichele WarnerMaria WatermanPatricia & Gola WatersCatherine WeaverJudith WeberBonnie J. Wedeking MurrayKathleen Wedlock

Dr. Catherine WeidemanIrene WeinbergWilliam J. WelchWells Fargo Community Support, Davenport, IA Jane WellsSuzanne WellsPatrick WelshDavid A. WerthmannSr. Ruth E. Westmoreland, OSFMarcia WetzelLinda WheelanKathy & Tim WhittyShirley WicksRev. William R. WiegandSusan WileyDavid WilhelmMargaret WilkinsonJoanne & Robert WilkinsonLaurie WillardMary & Charlie WilliamsRose Mary WilliamsSharon WilliamsSharon & Basil WilliamsSuzanne & Lawrence WilliamsJohn WillitsJane WilsonJanet Wilson HuckabyDonna & Jack WinegardenColeen WinklerMary & John WinneCatherine WitteLarry Witte & Teri WolokskySue Witte*Diane M. WittstockVirginia B. Wolf

Jeanne & Rand WonioJanet & John WoolwayCarol WotenRobert WrageWVIK, Augustana Public Radio Rock Island, ILSr. Karen Yarkosky, RSMDon YeastBernard YochumJames YochumKathleen YochumGinny & Rick ZellerVeronica & Ben ZentiShirley & Mario ZentiMary Kay & William ZeterElizabeth ZimmerMary Kathleen ZimmermanBarbara Zuwala

In Davenport for every Memorial Day, sisters, associates and friends hold a prayer service and place fl owers at the graves of the sisters who came before them.

Your contributions help support our sponsored ministries.

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2014 CHM Donors Contemporary

Susan AldenEleanor AnsteyDonna BeattyJustin BeesonMrs. Maddy BeranFr. Richard BevenourElaine BrielMildred CarlsonLenore F. ClarkKathleen CollinsRenee CooleySherrill CusterMary Alice DalyWilfreda DeMilleBarbara Detaeye-DvorakRobert & Donna DobbelsKathleen DooleySue FoleyEunice FongMarsha & John ForysLinda Frear EliMary E. GauthierRaymond P. GermanRev. Robert HarnessHelen A. HartWilma HauserDr. Lyle HellyerRosemary HendricksMsgr. Francis HenricksenMary HittnerRichard & Iona InmanMarilyn KelleyShiela Kielly

William & Betty KlodtDouglas & Angela Mead MarvinGlenn & Kathleen Curry MedhusEvalee MickeyDon & Jerri Leinen MoellerBenita A. MooreEsther H. MorrisseyBarbara MosleyMsgr. Marvin MottetJane O’DonnellBarbara PierzynskiLeslie A. PolettoJohn & Kathy ProchaskaSandra & Francis RaucciMargaret RealDonna RiedelJanet Rossmiller-DolanGary & Rose Marie SchmeddingJonella & Richard SchwallerSarah K. SedgwickRussell E. SellersJoseph SimonsBillie M. Smith-UitermarktPatricia A. SprattGeorge & Doris StraetkerDr. Richard W. Th iedeMartha M. TrescottKenneth VandersnickCarol VogelGertrude VogelJanet M. WaltherDr. Betty Whitted, in memoriamSue Witte

Chartered in 1999 by the Sisters of Humility, the CHM Magnifi cat Society was established

to identify and honor those donors whose commitment, vision and concern for the future of the Congregation of the Humility of Mary is demonstrated by their planned giving support.

Responding to the needs of the Church in the modern world, the Sisters of Humility serve in ministries that include support for the homeless and underserved (especially Humility of Mary Housing, Inc. and Humility of Mary Shelter, Inc.), immigration and healthcare advocacy, education, pastoral care in parishes, Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, prayer and care of Earth. Planned gifts ensure that these vital ministries will continue.

Membership in the Magnifi cat Society

Membership in the Magnifi cat Society is granted to each friend who makes a will provision/planned gift for the Congregation of the Humility of Mary as part of his or her estate planning.

Benefi ts of Making a Planned Gift

Provide a lasting tribute that off ers ongoing support for the Sisters of Humility.

Make a gift today without spending current income or retirement resources.

Realize income tax and future estate tax advantages while providing for heirs.

Become a partner in ministry with the Sisters of Humility.

Receive a glass etching of the Magnifi cat fresco from the Ottumwa Heights Chapel as a tangible token of appreciation for support.

Be remembered in the prayers of the Sisters of Humility during Masses in the Magnifi cat Chapel at the Humility of Mary Center.

For information contact: Karen Brooke,CHM Development Director 563-336-8401 kbrooke@chmiowa.org

CHM Magnifi cat Society

Magnifi cate Society member Janet

Rossmiller-Dolan shares a photo with Sister Pat Heidenry at the annual CHM

Holiday Gift Swap event.

This spring issue of The Flame contains a listing of all friends who have made contributions to the Congregation of the Humility of Mary from January 1 through December 31, 2014. Every effort has been made to provide a complete and accurate listing. If there are errors, omissions, or questions, please contact the development offi ce at 563-336-8401.

Thank you for your generosity and support.

I thank God always, when I remember you in my prayers. Philemon 1: 4

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December 2, 1937 - December 19, 2014

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Loving tributes to our departed sisters can be found at www.chmiowa.org in the news section Sr. Maxine Connaway

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