After Sister Margaret Ann Hagan gave us an overview of theUrsuline Society, we spent time sharing about our particularcommunity’s associate program and reflecting on how associatesmight participate in this new frontier being forged by the UrsulineSociety. We were invited to share our unique giftedness, ourmutual values, and our Ursuline traditions.

At the end of our time, we agreed to meet again in fall 2005.That meeting will be held at Maple Mount, October 24-26. Wewill finalize a brochure explaining the Ursuline Society, which willbe used with all associate groups. As associate directors, we willcontine the effort to include associates in the ongoing collaborationof the Ursuline Society.

We left knowing that the long trip to Paola, Kansas, in mid-December was well worth our time and effort. It was a blessingfor all of us.

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In December 2004, the Co-directors ofUrsuline Partnerships of the Ursuline Sisters ofMount Saint Joseph gathered in Paola,Kansas, with associate directors from fourother communities for the first meeting ofassociate directors of the Ursuline Society.

The Ursuline Society, made up of the nineautonomous Ursuline congregations in theUnited States, has been meeting regularlysince spring 1992. In spring 2002 — tenyears after their initial meeting — the leadersof the Ursuline Society came together inFrontenac, Minnesota, and approved aStatement of Purpose to move “beyondcollaboration toward integration.” Themembers of those nine congregations havemet in their own communities to talk aboutwhat that might mean as we continue to moveforward.

In their September 2004 meeting, theUrsuline Society leadership decided it wastime to begin engaging associates in theconversation as well. Sister Kathleen Condry,president of the Paola, Kansas, community,offered to host and convene the first gatheringof the associate directors. On December 13-15 a group of seven directors together withSister Kathleen and Sister Margaret AnnHagan, coordinator of the Ursuline Societyand facilitator of this meeting, met at themotherhouse in Paola. The directors attendingwere Sister Marie William Blyth, Paola;Chuck Murawa and Sally O’Connell, Toledo;Sister Dorothy Helbling, Belleville; SisterMaureen Grady, Cleveland; Marian Bennettand Sister Marietta Wethington, MapleMount.

Gathered at the first meeting of associate directors of Ursuline Societycommunities are, from left, Sister Marietta Wethington, Sister KathleenCondrey, Sister Maureen Grady, Sister Margaret Ann Hagan, SisterMarie William Blyth, Marian Bennett, Chuck Murawa, Sally O’Connell,Sister Dorothy Helbling.The meeting took place at the UrsulineMotherhouse, Paola, Kansas, December 13-15, 2004.

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Ursulines Join Demonstrations for Justice, LifeUrsuline Sisters have attended the march for the closing of the School of the Americas (SOA), at Fort Benning,

Georgia, for much of its 15-year history. The march was begun in 1990 by Fr. Roy Bourgeois, a Maryknoll priest, andabout 15 other persons who were outraged by the brutal murder of six Jesuits and their housekeeper and her daughterat the University of San Salvador in November 1989. Several of the Latin American military ultimately arrested for themurders received their training in torture at SOA, now renamed the Western Hemisphere School for SecurityCooperation (WHISC).

by Sister Suzanne Sims, OSU

After I returned to ministry at the congregationaloffices in 2000, I had the opportunity to attend the annualgathering of now about 15,000-20,000 people who cometogether to protest the SOA. The one 24-hour periodwe spend there is full of activities. The purpose of themarch on Sunday (the weekend before Thanksgivingeach year) is to remember in prayer and action thosethousands of innocent people in Central and SouthAmerica who have lost their lives in civil warsand massacres throughout the 1970s, 80s, and 90s.Names of individual victims ring out from the stage andthe massive crowd prays together “Presente!” as theyraise white crosses in unison. Some protesters plan anact of civil disobedience — the act of trespassing ontothe federal property at the base.

Cleveland Ursuline Sister Diane Therese Pinchot,who has been to the march every year since itsbeginning, says that the growth in the work of closing theSOA amazes her. It is so good to have many moreUrsulines, their associates and students coming for themarch. The involvement of youth, especially from theJesuit universities and high schools around the country,continues to increase. These young people come a dayearly to participate in a series of workshops on this issueof social justice. On Saturday evening, all are invited toparticipate in a tent Mass with all these students. For theoverflow crowd, the enthusiasm during this liturgy iselectrifying, even on a rainy evening.

March for Life

On January 22-24 this year, I found myself at theMarch for Life in Washington, D.C. I had never been tothis and didn’t really plan to go this time. Then, abenefactor asked me if I would take his place so that Iand another sister could experience this movement. SisterMarie Joseph Coomes agreed to be my companion. Aftera long, snowy bus ride to Washington, we witnessed thecommitment of some 100,000 people who have beenmarching for life from the White House ellipse to theSupreme Court building since 1973 when Roe v. Wadegranted legal abortions in the United States.

Two surprises summarize my experience of thismarch: first, the great percentage (I guessed 65-70%) of

young people who participated in the march and otheractivities, including the liturgy at the basilica and theKentucky congressional breakfast. They were there ingreat numbers, for the long haul, and with greatenthusiasm. The second surprise was that in every talk,from Cardinal Keeler’s homily to the address given by theyouth leader of Kentucky Right to Life, every speakertalked about Pope John Paul’s The Gospel of Lifeencyclical. All these speakers were very conscious ofthe many stages of life needing protection and the manyvulnerable persons needing quality care in our society inorder for life to be respected. Both of these awakeningsgave me a new appreciation for the tremendous focus theRight to Life movement has maintained as its mission overthe past years. It is admirable, to say the least. Perhapstheir focused mission of overturning Roe v. Wade hasserved the movement well.

Neither of these marches in themselves will bring thedesired goal and systemic changes that they plead for. Itwill take all of us in our own sphere of influence and doingwhat we are called to do to effect these changes in oursociety. The Gospel of Life could become a text for allChristian believers to use in defense of all life. Perhaps itcan be the key to motivate each of us to “act, move,believe...and you will see marvelous things” as SaintAngela directs us.

Sisters Pat Rhoten and Suzanne Sims of Mount Saint Joseph wereamong the more than 15,000 protesters, including many Ursulines ofother congregations, who demonstrated for justice at Fort Benning,Georgia, November 19-21, 2004.

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A WARM WELCOME TO OUR NEW ASSOCIATESWanda L. Rickard, a member of Saint Joseph Parish, Central City, retired in 2002 after 30years in the banking industry. As a young woman, she was in the novitiate of the Sisters ofCharity of Nazareth in Bardstown for a short but happy time. The mother of two children, sheis now caring for her elderly mother-in-law and aunt. We are told, “She is very devoted to

her faith…and is quite active in the parish.” Wanda’s contact sistersare Sisters Rose Karen and Rose Theresa Johnson.

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Lela M. Buettman, a member of St. Francis de Sales Parish,Lebanon, Missouri, is a widow and mother of six daughters. “Lee is avery responsible person,” writes one of her references, “involved in parish life and a memberof the Parish Council of Catholic Women.” Another writes: “Lela is eager to help her friendsand neighbors and will go to extraordinary lengths to do so.” Her contact sister is Sister MaryRenée Monaghan, who has been pastoral minister at St. Francis de Sales for nine years.

How appropriate that the first lifetime member we received since becoming co-directors of the associateprogram was Sister Agnes Ijoko, HHCJ. Sister Agnes has been an “adopted Ursuline” since February 1, 2001,when she arrived from Nigeria to live with the sisters at 514 St Ann Street and attend Brescia University.

Although she had a very short time to prepare to come to the United States,Sister Agnes quickly adjusted and made her way into our hearts as well as ourcommunity life. She shared life and prayer with our local community andabsorbed the spirit and charism of Angela. Her frequent visits to themotherhouse resulted in a mutual love and admiration with the sisters there, aswell as a deepening of the Ursuline spirit. She truly became a daughter ofAngela.

As is typical of our relationship with all our associates, our lives wereenriched by Sister Agnes’ presence. She generously shared her Nigerian foods,her Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus’ spirit, history, and customs, her ownspirituality and deep prayer life. It was not unusual for Agnes to gift one of uscelebrating a birthday or feast day with a prayer expressed through dance. Shewas patient with us as she taught us to pray the Sign of the Cross and Doxologyin her native dialect.

Becoming an associate was a natural next step and it was with great delightthat we welcomed sister Agnes Ijoko as a lifetime associate during EveningPrayer in the motherhouse chapel on the evening of December 2, 2004.

Sister Agnes no longer resides in Owensboro. She completed her master’s degree in education in December andis now living with her sisters in the HHCJ community in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She will return to Nigeria in the nearfuture to become director of a new school, where shewill continue to live and share the spirit of AngelaMerici. She left behind a generous portion of her joyfulspirit that will continue to be gift to us for years to come.God bless you, Agnes, and may your “new mother,”Angela, continue to inspire you to take refuge at the feetof Jesus and to instruct others unto justice.

SISTER AGNES IJOKO MAKES LIFETIME COMMITMENTby Sister Marietta Weithington, OSU

Sister Agnes makes her lifetimecommitment as an Ursuline Associateon December 2.

The West Kentucky associates gathered together for a delightful evening on December 12. We all enjoyed ourevening in Sid and Jerry Mason’s home, which was gaily decorated for Christmas. Our group was a nice mix of

sisters and associates, and we were honored to haveco-directors Marian Bennett and Sister Mariettajoining us.

After a tasty potluck dinner, we entered into aprayer/meditation/discussion led by Sister Marietta.She followed the guidelines of Saint Angela, and thefocus was on the deepest desire of our hearts. Thesharing of our thoughts was diversified andmeaningful. One of the areas we shared was ourdesire for peace, both peace in the world and theinward peace which comes from walking in God’sway, as exhibited by Angela. We were blessed, asusual, by the sharing and insight of the sisters and ofMarian, and all left for home with warm hearts, as wealways do after our gatherings.

We want to thank Sister Marietta and Marian forjoining us, and hope they will come again, and wealso thank Sid and Jerry for their continuinghospitality for our meetings.

— Pat Wilson

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A Christmasdinner partyincluding Massfor the UrsulineSisters of MountSaint Joseph andthe UrsulineAssociates ofGraysonCounty washeld onDecember 17,2004, at thehome of Coreenand Erv Moore.Father BrianJohnson ofPeonia, an associate, celebrated the Mass. Everyone had a wonderful time of worship and fellowship.

— Coreen Moore

Celebrating in Grayson County were, from left, Jody Ziegler, Sister Annalita Lancaster, MarianBennett, Teen Robinette, Sister Clarence Marie Luckett, Stella McClure, Mary Jo Dodson, Joyce Carter,Sister Jean Richard Stukenholtz, Judy Warren, Carol Hill, Father Brian Johnson, Sister AudreyRektenwald, MSBT, Sister Ruth Mattingly, Catherine Gawarecki, Sister Marietta Wethington, ChrisGeary, Coreen Moore.

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The Hancock County associates got together for asocial gathering on January 28 at Isabel Crenshaw’shome, followed by a delicious meal at The Patiorestaurant in Cannelton, Indiana. Sister MariettaWethington led the group in a short prayer and thegroup pondered the dilemma of peace in our lives andour times. In the photo at right are, front row: SisterMarietta, Shirlene Quinn, Shirley Hagman. Back row:Isabel Crenshaw, Maxine Beavin, Mary Ann Schilling.

On Thursday, November 18, 32 associates and sisters met at the Briarpatch Restaurant in Owensboro to enjoyan Advent get-together. After Father Joe Mills said a blessing prayer, we enjoyed our evening meal. CoordinatorBernadette Howard then led the group in a prayer service in preparation for Advent. Sister Marietta Wethingtonread the Scripture, and Marian Bennett read reflection questions for us to share. The group also spent timeplanning programs for the coming months. Father Leonard Alvey offered a prayer to close the meeting. Our next gathering will be Thursday, March 17, at 5:30 p.m., in the small dining room at Brescia University.The program, centering on “The Year of the Eucharist,” will include a video presentation and reflection led bySister Marietta. A month before the meeting, all Owensboro-area associates will receive either an e-mail (forthose of you who have e-mail) or a letter. Our telephone committee will call to remind everyone a week or sobefore the gathering.

Twelve Radcliff and Elizabethtown associates met at St. Christopher Church in Radcliff on Saturday,November 13. After a delicious meal and prayer service, Sister George Mary Hagan gave a presentation on“God’s Gifts in Later Life.”

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Don and Maxine Hobbs,Catherine Bockhold,Diane Wilson, Beatrice Barnes,Rebecca Leonard, Mike and PatSullivan, Larry and Jane Denton

16 Y16 Y16 Y16 Y16 Yearsearsearsearsears Kevin Karl14 Y14 Y14 Y14 Y14 Yearsearsearsearsears Carolyn Miller11 Y11 Y11 Y11 Y11 Yearsearsearsearsears Fr. Conran Runnebaum10 Y10 Y10 Y10 Y10 Yearsearsearsearsears Anna Lesousky6 Y6 Y6 Y6 Y6 Yearsearsearsearsears Audrey Durbin4 Y4 Y4 Y4 Y4 Yearsearsearsearsears Patricia Jamett, Jolanda Moraga,

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20 Y20 Y20 Y20 Y20 Yearsearsearsearsears Gertrude Tyrala, Therese Allen,Laura Smith

18 Y18 Y18 Y18 Y18 Yearsearsearsearsears Fr. Ed Bradley, Fr. John Vaughan,Bonnie Marks, Anna Dye, AdrianBumpus

17 Y17 Y17 Y17 Y17 Yearsearsearsearsears John and Ann Hancock, Gail Funk,Bobby Joe and Betty Christian,Brenda Sauer, Claudette Ford,Bob and Marty Darst, Ada Bader,Irvin Hancock, Cecilia Curtis,Nancy Richards, June Townsend

11 Y11 Y11 Y11 Y11 Yearsearsearsearsears Ann Hayden8 Y8 Y8 Y8 Y8 Yearsearsearsearsears Lorna Horishny, Isabelle King,

Phil and Velma Dees, Lena Dees6 Y6 Y6 Y6 Y6 Yearsearsearsearsears Larry and Jean Dowdy5 Y5 Y5 Y5 Y5 Yearsearsearsearsears Rev. Bill Moore4 Y4 Y4 Y4 Y4 Yearsearsearsearsears Dolores Polson, Arleen Naglich,

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Connie Del Muro19 Y19 Y19 Y19 Y19 Yearsearsearsearsears Midge Palm, Joan McKinnon,

Dr. Bob Pfeiler18 Y18 Y18 Y18 Y18 Yearsearsearsearsears Mary Ann Childs17 Y17 Y17 Y17 Y17 Yearsearsearsearsears Margaret Stenger16 Y16 Y16 Y16 Y16 Yearsearsearsearsears Paul Kordenbrock,

Christopher Walls15 Y15 Y15 Y15 Y15 Yearsearsearsearsears Jeanne Lamastus

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13 Y13 Y13 Y13 Y13 Yearsearsearsearsears Shirley Eckert, Helen Pfeiffer,Sandra Jull, Rita Summers, PhilomenaBollinger, Francis and Jean Steffen,Therese Lawson, Wilma Howard,Dorothy Clark, Camilla Frey

11 Y11 Y11 Y11 Y11 Yearsearsearsearsears Clarence and Anna Mae Kaiser,Sr. Jeannette Touchet, SEC, Sr. AnnMiddlebrooks, SEC, Georgann Stuck

8 Y8 Y8 Y8 Y8 Yearsearsearsearsears Mary Jo Johnson, Mike and Meg Synk,George Horishny, Michael Lemm, LarryLynch, Jr.

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10 Rose Archuleta12 Velma Dees14 Mary Costello, Darlene Sapp15 Diane Hayden16 Joan McKinnon18 Mike Sullivan, Camilla Frey19 Carolyn Butler20 Angelina Glomb21 Fr. Leonard Alvey, Marcy Bufalini23 Carlene Braun24 Catherine Roddy25 Jodie Fulkerson, June Townsend,

Marcella Critchelow26 Bea Porter

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6 Mary Trittschuh, MarianBennett, Mary Jo Dodson,Violet Hamilton

8 Sue Donahue, Wanda Gibson9 Fr. Brian Johnson, Doris Kolb-

Hopkins14 Lucille Weidenbenner15 Fr. Richard White, CFC,

Laura Smith16 Claudette Ford17 Terry Barnes21 Jerry Frey22 Mildred McDowell24 Fr. Ed Bradley, Carolyn Head25 Fr. Brian Roby,

Rev. Patricia Dawkins27 Edna Marnell28 Dr. Bob Pfeiler, Michael Lemm

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Henry Whitechurch25 Kevin Karl, Rose Mary Egli26 Sr. Agnes Ijoko, HHCJ28 Sharon Rose29 Jean Bertram

Sisters learn English after their final vows. Sister Michele,our congregational leader, is very open to the idea. Howblessed we would be to welcome an Ursuline Sister fromMexico into our hearts and homes. The acceptance I felt from all the sisters really helpedme feel welcome and accepted. Their hospitality andencouragement freed me to try to speak the language. Itmust be similar for others who are in the United Statesand struggle with English. After this experience I am a different person — maybenothing anyone can see immediately, but deep down I amchanged. This experience has challenged me to do more.I have recently begun volunteering at La Plaza helping adults“fine-tune” their English. The truth is, they are teachingme Spanish. I love it! He terminado! (I am finished!)

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Ursuline Sisters in Mexico hosted the North AmericanUrsuline Formation/Vocation Conference in Guadalajara,November 11-15, 2004. This gathering was more than aprofessional conference focusing on formation andvocation ministries. It also gave participants variedexperiences of Mexico’s people and culture. The opening ritual was beautiful and inspiring. The sisters,in native dress, recognizing the sacredness in eachperson, placed a handmade string of flowers, like a lei,around the neck of each of the visiting Ursulines. Thisexpressed welcome, with the hope of building bondsleading us to greater intimacy and unity as UrsulineSisters. Flowers represented joy and celebration.

The ritual also incorporated prayer used by theindigenous people. We blessed the four corners of theearth and placed one of the four elements (air, water, fire,and earth) in each corner to form a cross. The crucifix inthe center signified that Christ is the center of our livesand the fulfillment of the universe. Christ would guide usduring the conference, and Saint Angela would give uslight and unite us as sisters. We prayed in recognition ofthe harmony in others, God, all creation, and ourselves. Over all, I am so grateful for this experience. Ittouched me in many ways. The rituals were moving, theexperiences challenged me, and the sisters were beautifulreligious women. Before we left, we spoke of the need tocontinue such experiences and invited our UrsulineSisters of Mexico to come and be with us. MexicanProvincial Sister Adriana is interested in having her young

by Sister Pam Mueller, OSU

Enjoying a break in Guadalajara are a group of Ursulines fromMexico and the United States during the North American UrsulineFormation/Vocation Conference. Sister Pam Mueller is fourth from left.

MMMMMAAAAAY THEY REST IN PEAY THEY REST IN PEAY THEY REST IN PEAY THEY REST IN PEAY THEY REST IN PEACE . . .CE . . .CE . . .CE . . .CE . . .Associate RRRRROBEROBEROBEROBEROBERTTTTT J. R J. R J. R J. R J. RIORDIORDIORDIORDIORDANANANANAN, 76, of Affton (St. Louis), Missouri, died December 8, 2004, fromcomplications following hip surgery. A lifetime associate since 1990, Bob was a graduate of Seven HolyFounders Grade School and Affton High School. He and his wife, Pat (also an Ursuline associate), weregreat friends of the Ursuline Sisters, especially Sisters Charles Asa and Agnes Catherine Williams. Bobalways enjoyed visiting the Mount, where he entertained everyone with great enthusiasm. In hisretirement, operated a printing business — Riordan Printing — from the basement of his home.

Expressions of sympathy may be sent to Pat at 6758 Aliceton Ave., St. Louis, MO 63123.

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Associate FFFFFAAAAATHERTHERTHERTHERTHER R R R R ROBEROBEROBEROBEROBERTTTTT S S S S SCHUMACHUMACHUMACHUMACHUMACHERCHERCHERCHERCHER,,,,, 80, died January 16, 2005, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Hehad been a priest of the Springfield-Cape Girardeau Diocese for 55 years. He spent 12 years as a highschool teacher, after which he began parish ministry. He especially enjoyed leading retreats andconducted several of the Ursulines at Mount Saint Joseph. His obituary describes him as anoutspoken pacifist and civil rights advocate who supported justice for children and women victims ofdomestic violence. He also enjoyed golf, canoeing, and hiking until Parkinson’s disease restricted hisactivities. His good friend, Sister Elaine Byrne, was among those with him at his death. Father Bob issurvived by a sister, Mary Alsip, of San Mateo, California, and a brother, Leonard, of Cape Girardeau.

Associate FFFFFLORENCELORENCELORENCELORENCELORENCE L L L L LANHAMANHAMANHAMANHAMANHAM G G G G GRRRRROWMANOWMANOWMANOWMANOWMAN, 81, who died recently, lived in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. A native ofOwensboro, Florence attended Mount Saint Joseph Junior College in the early 1940s and was a postulant and novice atMount Saint Joseph from 1948-50. Her religious name was Sister Miriam Theresa. While living in the Washington, D.C.,area, she earned a doctorate from The Catholic University of America. She became an Ursuline associate in 1984 and madeher lifetime commitment in 1987.

EVENTS AT MOUNT SAINT JOSEPH CONFERENCE AND RETREAT CENTERMarch 15-16: The Spirituality of Being a Catechist, directed by Bill HuebschMarch 18-19: Changing My Life from the Inside Out (Losing Weight—Gaining Life)April 22-24: Come to the Water: Learning from the Samaritan Woman,

A Women’s Retreat with Sister Cheryl Clemons, OSUApril 27-May 1: Awash in the Light of Tabor, directed by Sister Lucy Zientek, CDPJuly 17-24: Centering Prayer Retreat with Father Carl Arico and Jean Johnson

SPECIAL EVENTSApril 23 Shining Like Stars: Eco-Spirituality and Eco-Justice, with Sisters Joanne Buckman

and Anne Marie Diederich, Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland. We invite our associatesto join us in this day of ongoing formation for the sisters. (More information to come!)

July 9 Associates/Sisters Day at Mount Saint Joseph. Featured speaker: Sister MargaretAnn Hagan, OSU, “Saint Angela and the Eucharist”

September 11 MOUNT SAINT JOSEPH PICNIC — mark your calendars now. Come and join ourpicnic volunteers!

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UPCOMING ASSOCIATE MEETINGS

March (date to be announced) Bowling GreenMarch 5 MemphisMarch 17 Owensboro — Brescia University Dining Hall, 5:15 p.m.May 16-23 New Mexico visits by Sister Marietta and Marian: Gallup,

Albuquerque, Farmington, and who knows where else???Stay tuned for more information!

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