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ConnectionsPublished for friends of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet Spring/Summer 2007

Paying it ForwardOur sisters and associateare changing lives!


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ConnectionsSpring/Summer 2007

Connections is published twice a yeathe Sisters of St. Joseph of CarondeleSt. Louis Province. Please send addreschanges and requests for additional c

to Editor, Connections, at the addressbelow or to [email protected]

PROVINCE LEADERSHIPTEAM

Mary Kay Liston, CSJ

Mary Kay Hadican, CSJ

Sandra Straub, CSJ

EDITOR

Jenny Beatrice

CONTRIBUTOR

Development Office

PROOFREADERS

Audrey Olson, CSJ

Charline Sullivan, CSJ

CONTRIBUTINGWRITERS

Jeanne Liston Barnes

DESIGNJB Design

PHOTOGRAPHY

Cover and p. 9, Steve Frazier

Page 1, Aubrey Mar tin

Jubilee Portraits, Bernie Elking Photogra

Back cover, Jenny Beatrice

Connections is printed on recycledusing earth-friendly, soy-based inks

C O N T E N T S

2Conversion of HeartMichelle Piranio, CSJA, embarks on a journey toEl Paso to learn about life at the border and discovers

her power to make a difference.

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News from the Development Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Tributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Around the Province . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

How can YOU Pay it Forward? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Jubilee Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back cover

5 A Scholarship of FriendlinessOver 70 years ago a young orphan girl found her voiceand a life-long friendship at St. Joseph Institute for

the Deaf through her relationship with Anna Rose

Kraus, CSJ.

8 Playing It ForwardPat Giljum, CSJ, brings music and art to life foreducators and students in the St. Louis Archdiocese.

Sisters of Selma: Bearing Witness for ChangeThree Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louis Province, are

featured in Sisters of Selma: Bearing Witness for Change,a new docu-

mentary focusing on the role Catholic nuns played in Alabamas 1965

Selma-to-Montgomery marches. The film documents how six mid-

western nuns, including Rosemary Flanigan, CSJ, Barbara Moore, CSJ

and Roberta Schmidt, CSJ, answered Dr. Martin Luther Kings call and

joined the 1965 civil rights marches, a first for vowed Catholic women

who had never before made so public a political statement. More

information about the documentary can be found at the Sisters of

Selma Web site at http://home.earthlink.net/~sistersofselma/sos.htm.

On the cover, left to right: Barbara Yoffie, coordinator of religious education at St. Clement Parish, and

Pat Giljum, CSJ, director of fine arts for the Catholic Education Office, Archdiocese of St. Louis, at the

54th annual Elementary Schools Song Festival at St. Peters School in Kirkwood, Mo.


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unfold the Spring/Summer 2007 issue ofConnections.

In each feature story you will discover the

simple and profound ways lives have

been touched by living the central

mystery of our faith. e action of one

gospel committed person deeply affects others,

who then continue proclaiming by their lives that the

Lord is Risen!

Province Leadership Team

Mary Kay Liston, CSJ

Mary Kay Hadican, CSJ

Sandra Straub, CSJ

Dear Friends,

is issue ofConnections comes to you in the

most glorious season of Easter/Pentecost when

the church celebrates the Good News that the

Lord is risen and lives among us. It is a message

that finds expression in all of our lives. Countless

women and men communicate this Good News

in simple, routine acts of love and in difficult

hard to understand mysteries of faith filled living.

And each of us experiences the Easter love of

God through the presence of others in our lives.

e same Jesus who urged omas to touch His

glorified wounds and believe so that he could pass

on the Good News is in our midst today.

Because we are a congregation dedicated

to the Gospel message as it is expressed in the

mission of the Church, our members and associates have

a unique opportunity to experience the

infinite ways God is made manifest

today all over the world. We meet

God in clinics, hospitals, senior living

residences and the homes of older persons. We

see divinity in the sparkle of discovery in the students eye

in an Aha! moment. Sometimes it is in the immigrants

success with English, finding employment, surviving

torture that we meet the Risen Lord. For a few of our

members, the face of God is seen in prisoners or ex-of-

fenders who are struggling to become whole again.

Beyond the personal ministerial experiences, we all

live today more aware than at any time in history, that we

are universally connected in the Mystery of Life. We live

only in relation to one another and to all else. We knowthat how we engage the Easter God in our lives has a

profound effect on the whole of humanity.

It is with appreciation of Gods self gift to us that we

From the Province Leadership Team

Connections Spring/Summer 2007

From left to right: Srs. Mary Kay Liston, Sandra Straub and Mary Kay Hadican

seated in the new Heritage Exhibit at Carondelet.


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When Dr. Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz addressed the CSJ community at the Province Symposiumin June 2006 she challenged the sisters and associates to become prophetic women in the

church. (Connections Fall/Winter 2006). With dynamic spirit and conviction, Diaz charted acourse for those who were up for the journey.

Conversion

of Heart

2 Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet

Michelle Piranio, CSJA, was not instantly

convinced that this role as prophet

was one she could fulfill. As I sat inthe assembly that day, she recalls, I

thought, Ive been supporting causes in

our country and around the world. Now

what more is being asked of me? How

are my actions really going to make a

difference? Despite her resistance, the

urge to confront this challenge remained.

A strange thing began to happen inside

me, Piranio says, and I was forced into

putting some integration and discipline

into articulating my worldview.

Her faith in a loving and gracious

God emerged into her belief in a world of

abundancegifted to us by our Creator,

filled with opportunities and possibilities

to allow everyone to realize his or her

purpose within Gods design. What

also emerged was her frustration with

the choices we make that prevent these

possibilities from coming to fruition. I

realized that we in our choices can truly

co-create a world of abundance or can

erect barriers to its birth.

e next step on her journey brought

her to El Paso, Texas, a place where

the choice to erect barriers is a literal

one. With the authorization of the U.S.

government to erect 700 miles of fence

along the U.S./Mexico border, Piranio

felt it was time to explore the issue of

illegal immigration first hand. Piranio,and traveling companion Marilyn Peot,

CSJ, visited Ida Robertine Berresheim,

CSJ, who provides a support system for

women immigrants through her work

at the Centro Mujeres de la Esperanza

(Women of Hope Center) located in the

Paso del Norte Border Region, which

consists of El Paso, Southern New

Mexico, and Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua,

Mexico.

Berresheim is committed to the women

who have come wanting more for them-

selves and their families by crossing the

border and coming to the center. ese

women are marginalized in every way,

Berresheim explains. Most dont speak

by Jenny Beatrice

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Centro Mujeres de la Esper-anza: Building Value, RaisingVoices

The offertory procession at the annual Mass of Solidarity (November 2) at the border fence between

Anapra (Cd. Juarez, Mexico) and the outskirts of El Paso, Texas. Crosses used in the service have names

of those persons who have died crossing the border and the names of women who have been murdered

in Juarez since the early 90s and whose cases remain unsolved.


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English or have more than a grade school

education. e struggles of women and

illegal immigrants converge for those who

come to the center. Many of the women

are not only bound by the deportation

laws but by their lack of power in their

marriages, their society and their culture.

e mission of the center extends

well beyond serving the corporal needs

of these women. It aims to empowerthem through a series of classes, seminars

and presentations on personal growth,

spiritual development, preventative health,

family, community, and skills development.

ey use a holistic approach to help them

recognize their value in their relationships,

in their community, and in the body of

Christ.

e notion of offering these women

such a comprehensive personal develop-

ment program is often misunderstood,even by those who are knowledgeable of

the situation. Berresheim says, When

we apply for grants, we are often asked,

what do you expect the women to

accomplish in one year? ats like asking

a first grader what college they want to

attend! is type of progress is not easily

measured by dollars or statistics but the

payoff is long term. With prophetic vision,

she sees endless possibilities in the women

at the center. She sees them achieving

fullness in their lives as they get in touch

with the power within themselves and

within each other. e challenge today

is to encourage leadership among the

women to find their own values, their own

voices, to stand on their own two feet and

take the next step and to speak out for the

needs of the women in their community.

Berresheim sees speaking out to raiseawareness and squelch misconceptions

about the life of the illegal immigrants as a

key component in finding a just resolution

to the problem. She recognized Piranio

as someone who was willing to become a

part of this process. Michelle came to El

Paso with a tremendous openness to learn

reality and to listen without prejudice.

One of the realities about life in the

Paso del Norte Border

Region came as quite a

surprise to Piranio. El

Paso is separated fromMexico by a thin strip

of water, the Rio Grande River. e

region is fluid and is seen as one area by

the peopleits not like two separate

countries. People cross the border daily

to go to school or to shop at the market.

Once you get to know the people and

communities on both sides, the border

becomes an illusion.

Piranio was expecting the border

zone to be a police state but the atmo-

sphere is friendly and hospitable. In fact,

El Paso is ranked the second safest city ofits size in the nation (pop. 750,000). She

learned that even the Border Patrol shows

compassion for illegal immigrants by

taking up collections of money, food and

other items. Many Hispanic members of

the Border Patrol remain conscious of the

fact that if their parents had not crossed

the border into the United States, they

might be facing the same struggles today.

Ida Robertine Berresheim, CSJ

(left) and Maureen Jerkowski,

OSF (lower left) at one of

their weekly meetings with

the women of Colonia Siglo

Veinte on the outskirts of Cd.

Juarez.


. . .we, in our choices, whetherconscious or not, can truly co-createa world of abundance or can erectbarriers to its birth.

~Michelle Piranio, CSJA

Seeking Truth


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to move forward in creating a better life

rather than spend time and energy trying

to assign blame for current conditions.

Piranio admits that in the past, she

was quick to assign blame and fight to

maintain her position at all cost. But her

experiences with Berreshiem, Peot and

the entire community of the Sisters of

St. Joseph have sparked a change in her

attitude.

e CSJ charism really messed me

up. I can no longer see things in black

and white, right and wrong. I can no

longer hate, categorize or dismiss people.

If we all lived justly where we

are this very day, the whole

world would be just.

~Michelle Piranio, CSJA


Changing Systems, ChangingHearts

It has taken the focus off me and mycomfort in sticking to my position and

has placed it on the needs of others.

She believes the current system is

perpetuated by the drive to promote

self-interests and keep the status-quo.

ere is a fear that Gods abundance is

not enough for all, as if it is a finite pie. Is

God that limited? e challenge as she

sees it is in getting people to overcome

their fear of risking personal comfort and

engaging them to care about others andto trust in Gods goodness.

Piranios experience has convinced

her that it is possible to bring about

change in a system. She believes that the

conversion of systems will come with the

conversion of hearts, one person at a time.

Its not about evil systems that must be

toppled. If we do not successfully create

thinking and caring people, any good

system we create will eventually become

like the ones we perceive are evil. Hersimple plan: If we all lived justly where

we are this very day, the whole world

would be just.

During Piranio and Peots last

afternoon in El Paso, a glorious rainbow

stretched across the Rio Grande and

touched Juarez. Piranio thought about

Gods everlasting covenant with Noah

as she reflected on how much God has

to offer this region and its people. She

recommitted herself to taking action

to co-create a world of abundance for

allfunding causes, supporting educa-

tion, reading and learning about political

systemsbut her greatest promise is

to keep seeking out the stories of those

who struggle to make a better life for

themselves and their families and to

spend my time engaged with them in the

sharing of the heart.y

Poverty is the driving force

behind the surge of illegal immigration.

Piranio was shocked to find that the

poverty divide was visually evident atthe border. You could clearly see the

contrast merely by looking through the

fence. If we were in their situation, we,

too, would leave searching for a better

life. Berresheim agrees. Most of the

U.S. population who live at or above the

middle class level cannot believe these

kinds of conditions exist. Many places

still dont have electricity or water. We

need to raise awareness of the terrible

poverty that causes immigrants to leave

their own countries.

During the trip, Piranio reflected

on Peots worldview: When we are all

willing to listen, all come with a piece of

the truth. Piranio found that listening

to the people one-on-one proved the

most revealing and she found many

common threads in their stories. I

spoke with two people, each living on

opposite sides of the border, a waiter

in El Paso and a sales person at the

market in Juarez. Both spoke of their

hope for the future, particularly in the

education that they were pursuing; of

the pain of the Mexican people who put

all their hope for a better life in crossing

the border only to encounter many

obstacles that prevent it; and of the

physical separation that often happens

in the pursuit of that life. Both wanted

The Great Divide: The view of Cd. Juarez from the fence in El Paso shows the stark difference in the

standard of living between the United States and Mexico.


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PhotocourtesyDenverPost

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A Scholarship of Friendliness

is was not the first time Falsette made the news

in Denver, Colo. In 1933 the Denver Catholic Register

told the Cinderella story about how a little girl with

bright eyes and a friendly smile beamed her way from

a life of hardship into the hearts of the teachers and

students at the St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf (SJID)

in St. Louis, Mo. Five-year old Falsettedeaf, mute and

from a broken homewas brought to SJID by, what the

Register called, a scholarship of friendliness. It was an

intuitive description; Falsette was to receive more than

just an extraordinary educational experienceshe gained

a life-long friend in her teacher and caregiver, Anna Rose

Kraus, CSJ.

e Sisters of St. Joseph have been pioneers of deaf

education since 1837 when

two sisters from Lyon, France

came to America to found

the first school for the deaf west of the Mississippi

River. At the time Falsette came to SJID, the sisters

were vanguards in the field, advancing the auditory-oral

approach as one of the first schools in the world to teach

deaf children to listen, read and speak.

When Falsette arrived at SJID at 901 N. Garrison

Street, Kraus was just beginning her life-long ministry

in deaf education. She remembers the first time she

saw little Graciethe brightest and cutest little girl you

had ever seen. She was so small she walked right under

the table.

A Scholarship of Friendlinessby Jenny Beatrice

In 1949 Grace Falsette was featured in the Denver Post. She was a waitress

at the train depot. Te photo shows her serving a cup of coffee at the counter.

With warm eyes and an engaging smile, she looks like a starlet waiting to be

discovered. Te article quotes Rose Hajeck, Falsettes boss, as saying, Shes about

the best waitress we ever had. Te headline of the article reads, Deafness No

Handicap for Depot Waitress.

Anna Rose Kraus, CSJ,

with students at St.

Joseph Institute for the

Deaf, accepting a gift

from the Observer

magazine in 1956.Below, Kraus today.


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Falsette not only won people over with her charm;

she impressed her teachers with her exceptional intel-

ligence as well. She was a very responsive and fast

learner. As time went on, Falsettes ability as a natural

leader emerged. Kraus recalls, She had very much

controlgood controlover the other students. If you

wanted something to be done, she

would get them all to do it. How she

did it I dont know!

For example, whenever Falsette

wanted to surprise the sisters

she would get everyone to do the

dishes. Kraus fondly remembers

how Falsette helped the sisters with

the chores. We cleaned, so Gracie

cleaned. We cooked, cleaned, taught

and took care of the kids 24 hours

a daythe same person all times

of day for each student. Falsette

stayed at SJID all year long, through

summers and on holidays. She was

really raised by the sisters and in

particular, Kraus. Of all the girlswe had, Gracie was there the longest

and the most constant.

Falsette developed into a

capable young woman and at the

age of 16 she went home to Denver

to attend St. Francis de Sales High

School, another CSJ institution. By the age of 20 she

was on her own, working at the Union Station depot and

living in an apartment. She took care of herself for the

rest of her life.

Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet

First Communion at St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf, 1936: Grace Falsette, Jack Travers,

Bernadine Furtack, Edgar Rehagen and Louise Puleo.

Falsette held a variety of jobs over the years, but the

business she started surely had roots in her years at SJID

She ran her own cleaning company that serviced some

of the Archdiocesan housing buildings in Denver such

as Cathedral Place, Marion Plaza and Holy Family Plaza

where she now resides.

When on retreat at St. Francis Convent in Denver,

Kraus visited Falsette. ey both remember with

laughter one visit when Falsette drove Kraus to Cabrini

Shrine, a winding road in the foothills outside Denver.

One thing the sisters did not teach Falsette was how to

shift gears! Kraus recalls, Grace was driving and the car

was barely moving. I said, Well honey, put it in second

gear and she said, For what? When they got to the top,

Falsette was so nervous that Kraus drove back down. I

couldnt say no, says Kraus, but go-

ing down wasnt nearly as difficult!

Today, Falsette is retired and

lives a simple, happy life with her

dog, Millie. She enjoys walking

Millieand doing puzzles in the

evening with a friend. She still keeps

in touch with Kraus, mostly by letter

but sometimes with the occasional

call. She is grateful for the excep-

tional oral education she received at

SJID but she credits Kraus and her

ongoing support for giving her the

confidence to live an independent life

Kraus has touched many

students lives and made great

strides in deaf education over her65+ year career. After 22 years at

SJID, she was named principal and

then superior. After six years as

superior she was sent to Fontbonne

in 1961 to serve as the assistant to

the president, Mary Alfred Noble,

CSJ. What seemed like a shift away from her passion

actually gave rise to one of her greatest contributions to

deaf educationthe formation of the universitys teacher

training program. Kraus is proud of this legacy. e

Grace Falsette with her dog, Millie, at home

at Holy Family Plaza in Denver.

. . .little Graciethe brightest and cutest

little girl you had ever seen. She was so smal

she walked right under the table.~Anna Rose Kraus, CSJ

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M

adame Speaker When

the House of Representatives

formally elected Rep. Nancy Pelosi

(D-Calif) as the Speaker of the House,

the excitement at SJID was not only for

the first female elected to the high post,

but also for one of Pelosis dedicated

staff members, Michael Tecklenburg.

Tecklenburg, who has served as one of

Pelosis policy advisors for the past three

and a half years, is a proud graduate of St.

Joseph Institute.

I attended St. Joes from second

grade until fifth grade, says Tecklenburg,who wears dual hearing aids and has a

profound hearing loss. My education

there provided me the communication

skills integral to my later academic and

professional pursuits. He went on to be-

come the first deaf graduate of Columbia

Law School in 1989. His passion for public

policy soon led him into government.

With his strong legal background and

commitment to social justice, Mikes wise

counsel is invaluable to me, said House

Speaker Nancy Pelosi. His keen intellectand the vast experience he has gained

in his years of government service have

made him an integral part of my staff.

Im deeply honored to have the

opportunity to ser ve Speaker Pelosi and

be involved in public policy, he says. I

have encouraged individuals who are deaf

or hard of hearing to be involved in public

service. Tecklenburg also has counseled

others with hearing loss to obtain the

services they need on Capitol Hill.

In another congressional office,

Noelle Perese is busy serving as a

legislative correspondent for Rep. Henry

Cuellar (D-Texas). Perese, a 1992 gradu-

ate of SJID who was brought to St. Louis

by her parents when she was four years

old still keeps in regular contact with

some of her teachers. All my needs, in

terms of speech, language development,

and auditory skills were addressed by

the faculty and staff and prepared me for

mainstreaming to public school.

Pereses passion for politics canbe traced directly to SJID. She fondly

remembers the mock presidential elec-

tion at SJID in 1992 when she voted for

Republican George H.W. Bush because

she liked his dog, Millie. Perese gradu-

ated from Smith College in 2005 with a

bachelors degree in government.

Perese now focuses on handling

various communications between Rep.

Cuellars office and his constituents in

Laredo and McAllen, Texas. She does

legislative research on a variety of issues,including disability matters, government

affairs, Social Security and women and

childrens issues.

When asked what advice shed give

to SJID students, Perese doesnt hesitate.

Refuse to accept the limitations others

think they can place on you and set

goals for yourself that you know you can

achieve.y


SJID Grads Pay It Forward in Nations Capitol

SJID graduate Noelle Perese serves as a legisla-

tive correspondent for Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX).

Michael Tecklenburg, a policy advisor for Speaker

of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). Tecklenburg

is former President of the Alexander Graham Bell

Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

program has really prospered and has certainly helped

both Fontbonne and SJID. Today, students earning

degrees in deaf education participate in three different

levels of student teaching experience at SJID.

As SJID celebrates its 170th anniversary this year, it

remains an international leader in auditory-oral educa-

tion. A residential program is still offered and the faculty

and staff are dedicated to providing round-the-clock

care for children, like Falsette, who may have exceptional

needs such as learning difficulties, financial strains or

challenging family situations.

In 1946 a young deaf girl made the papers for

overcoming incredible odds with a smile. Today, SJID

students continue to make news by achieving their goals

and beyond. And each one will have memories of their

Sister Anna Rosethe person who brought forth their

voices, nurtured their spirits, and inspired them to reach

their potentials.y

by Stephanie Stemmler


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efore Pat Giljum, CSJ began kindergarten,her parents gave her the gift of a lifetime

accordion lessons. At 25 cents a lesson,

the Giljums neighbor and music teacher, Mrs.

Joanne Hastey, lit a fire in little Pat that became

her lifes passion. is passion would one day

take her to perform on television, once on Ted

Macks Amateur Hour. And a few years later,

with three girlfriends who called themselves e

Accordionettes, she auditioned for the LawrenceWelk Show. Unfortunately for Mr. Welk, one

member of the quartet had entered the convent

by the time the call back came. But how fortunate

for the Sisters of St. Joseph, as well as hundreds

of art and music educators, and thousands of

children who have passed through the elementary

and secondary schools in the Archdiocese of St.

Louis who have benefited from her passion.

B

fter earning her bachelors degree in music from

Fontbonne and a masters from Wichita State,

Giljum worked as a classroom teacher for several years

and later a music instructor. When Madeline Sophie

Goldkamp, CSJ, retired as the director of fine arts for

the Catholic Education Office, Archdiocese of St. Louis,

Giljum was offered the position. It was the perfect job.Music and art are so life giving, says Giljum. I just

dont know how you can live without them. ey are an

integral part of everything we do; a part of our Catholic

identity and our personal spirituality. How you can

divorce art and music from our Catholic worship?

Ministering in the Catholic Education Office, Giljum

has made significant advances in the art and music educa-

tion of students in the Catholic schools. A belief that

art education develops the whole child guides Giljum.

Today, under her leadership, over 98% of all schools in

the Archdiocese of St. Louis have music specialists and75% have dedicated art teachers. In her 30 years on the

job she has organized a variety of in-service programs for

educators in art, drama, music, and theater. She teaches

a class in childrens liturgy where teachers learn how to

work with their students in cantering, reading the gospel,

and selecting music for liturgical programs. When these

men and women attend her workshops, they leave with

more than great lesson plans; they are smitten with

her enthusiasm. Its contagious and five minutes in her

presence leaves one feeling a bit more cultured with a

deep reverence for the arts. As one teacher, Barbara Yoffie,says, You become a Sister Pat disciple.

Yoffie, coordinator of religious education at St.

Clement Parish in Des Peres, Mo., works with kindergar-

ten through eighth grade students in both the day school

and the parish school of religion programs. She began

her career as an art education teacher and then earned

her masters degree in religious education. Like Giljum,

she knows how intertwined Catholic liturgy is with art

and music.

I prepare the ursday and Friday childrens


by Jeanne Liston Barnes

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with the help of teachers, numerous student festivals

every year for instrumental and jazz bands, and choral

groups. She sits on several boards including the St. LouisSymphony Orchestra Partnership Advisory Board, the

National Pastoral Musicians-Music

Education Board of Directors, Missouri

Music Educators Association Board

of Directors, E. Desmond Lee Fine

Arts Education Collaborative Advisory

Board, Community Music School of

Webster University Advisory Board and

e Contemporary Art Museum Advisory Board. All of

this networking allows her to tap in to opportunities for

students.rough the Des Lee Collaborative and other

grants, we get $150,000 to $200,000 every year. We re-

ceive many free tickets which gives us the opportunity to

expose students to symphony programs, art museum, the

Sheldon, the Sculpture Park, and many other programs.

Looking ahead to next year, Giljum has planned a

performing arts festival at St. Louis Fox eater.

A Night at the Fox will feature student performances

including bands, jazz bands, choruses, a dance group,

and an all elementary school choir as well as a display of

visual arts. e high-caliber performers will be selectedfrom student submissions across the district.

Giljum considers herself blessed. Ive never burnt

out and never get out of bed and think, I dont want to

go to work, she says.

e gift of 25 cent accordion lessons enriched her life

and unleashed a passion so intense it resonates in every-

one she touchesand then again, in everyone they touch.

e children of the Archdiocesan schools of St. Louis

may not know Giljum personally, but they certainly reap

the benefits of her parents gift.y


Barbara Yoffie and Pat Giljum, CSJ admire the childrens artwork at the 54th annual Elementary

Schools Song Festival at St. Peters School in Kirkwood, Mo. This two day festival showcases third and

fourth grade performers at 17 schools in the Archdiocese of St. Louis. .

Music and art are so

life giving. I just dont

know how you can liv

without them.Pat Giljum, CSJ

liturgies and work directly with the teachers and

students on sacramental preparation, says Yoffie.

Every celebration is special. We look for ways to

enhance the liturgical celebration through music

and seasonal decorations.

She keeps her finger on the pulse of art

education by facilitating an art workshop for

elementary teachers each year. Yoffie and three

area art teachers present a hands-on workshop

where teachers actually do the projects them-

selves before taking eight new lessons back to

their classrooms. e projects are fun and

exciting and we use a variety of media, Yoffie

explains. ey help the students to think

outside the box and let their creative juices flow.

Working with Giljum has made Yoffie, and so many

other teachers, better educators, keeping them excited

about their work. She has improved the quality of boththe art and music programs in the Archdiocese by her

persistence and dedication to the fine arts curriculum.

Always there to help, she provides the leadership and

vision teachers need to implement a fine arts curriculum

in their schools.

If Giljum is the catalyst that keeps the art and music

curriculum fresh in the Archdiocesan schools, the teachers

are the lifeline to the hearts and minds of the children

they teach. Not every student will become a great musician

or painter, but each one will garner an appreciation of the

arts from their exposure to these educators.And according to Giljum, these men and women are

the best. I cant say enough about these teachers. ey

are my motivation. e curriculum for music and artit

all comes from working with them, she says. ey are

always there for me; they never worry about time. ey

give constantly. I value my teachers because I get life from

them.

Giljum likes to recall something John Paul II said

about Catholic schools: Our schools are a gift to our

church and to our nation. For her, the entire process

is a gift.Parents give us their greatest and most important

gift to these teachers, she says. I was thinking about

that at a student music festival in February. And I said to

the audience: ese are the gifts these teachers give. Your

children are the gift that you have given. Both give freely.

Both give caringly. And then you see them perform and

its like the whole gift is opening up.

Making certain that the exposure to art and music

continues to grow and thrive in the school system keeps

Giljum a very busy woman. She plans or orchestrates,


12/2410 Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet

Juur 2007 sister jubilarians, 40 in all, have been living their perpetual com-mitments and responding to the needs of Gods people one day at atime for 2,445 years. ey continue to serve the dear neighbor

without distinction in the spirit of the beatitudes with generous and

courageous love. ey serve because they passionately believe in

continuing the mission of Jesus by praying, healing, teaching,

loving and forgiving. ey serve in response to Gods un-

conditional love in your name because in the end, we

are all one in God.

e ministries of the jubilarians are wide ranging.

ey care for the elderly, teach our children,

promote justice, serve the needy, work in

healthcare, offer spiritual direction andwitness through the ministry of prayer.

ese are only a sampling of the min-

istries our sisters engage in, but the

foundation that runs through them

all is the mission to preserve the

dignity of all our dear neighbors.

Please join us in praying in

gratitude for these remarkable

women.



lee 20072,445 years of serving Gods people


14/24Sisters of St. Joseph of CarondeletP

This year the Province Development Office is introduc-ing a new event, e Generosity of Joseph HonorsGala, to be held on June 9 at Carondelet. In the following

interview, Executive Director of Development Barbara

Dreher, CSJ shares the news about this new venture.

Q. How does the Gala relate to the goals and mission

of the Province Development Office?

A. e mission of our Province Development Office is tosupport the mission and ministries of the Sisters of St.

Joseph of Carondelet. We do so in great part because of

our generous friends and donors. anks

to the remarkable achieve-

ments of the development

office under the leadership

of former Executive Direc-

tor Mary Ann Nestel, CSJ, I

believe we are at a point and

possibility of growing some-

thing new. is gala buildsupon the great success of the

Pasta Dinner Auction and

transforms it into another way

to raise awareness about who

we are and what we do as Sisters

of St. Joseph. is gala is also an

opportunity to acknowledge what

Josephs generosity looks like today

by honoring people whose values

and actions reflect the values of the

Sisters of St. Joseph.

Q. rough the Gala, what do you hope people dis-

cover about how the Sisters of St. Joseph live out their

mission?

A. Joseph was an ordinary man who quietly practiced

life-altering generosity. Heres a young man who said yes

when taking on a pregnant woman was a social taboo.

He listened to his dream and spent his life protecting

and nurturing Gods Word so that we may all be one.

e Sisters of St. Joseph were founded by women who

listened to their dreams. We are ordinary women quietly

practicing this life-altering generosity that unites, heals,

serves and defends all persons without distinction. By

recognizing individuals and organizations that honor

these values, we strengthen the relationships with our

current partners while reaching out to people who may

not be aware of what we do for and with them.

Q. What are the details?A. Local donors and the attendees from the past three

years of pasta dinners were invited to this

St. Louis event, along with other CSJ

friends and supporters. We will begin

the evening with Eucharist followed by

cocktails and hors doeuvres. During

the cocktail hour, guests will have the

opportunity to bid on a variety of

creative baskets, many of which will

be designed by our sisters, such as

e South Will Rise Again or Gota Light? A fantastic surf and turf

dinner will be served by candle-

light followed by the presentation

of the 2007 Generosity of Joseph

honors.

Q. Who will be honored at

the Gala?

A. e Generosity of Joseph

Honors were created to

publicly acknowledge and celebrateindividuals or organizations whose generosity positively

influences and contributes to the betterment of society

and to encourage one another through their example.

ose chosen to receive a Generosity of Joseph honor

emulate one or more of these qualities set forth in our

constitution: heals and reconciles, serves others without

distinction, recognizes and defends the human dignity of

all, cares for creation and promotes justice with a par-

ticular concern for the poor. We are pleased to announce

our 2007 honorees: the Hon. Judge Philip Heagney and

F D

B D, CSJExecutive Director, Province Development Office




Michelle Schiller-Baker. Both are motivated by gospel

values and serve those most in need. Both live and work

in such a manner that injustices are exposed, hope is

given, justice promoted, human dignity is defended and

opportunities for change and growth are designed and

advocated.

Hon. Judge Philip D. Heagney, Circuit Judge, 22nd

Judicial Circuit of MissouriJudge Philip D. Heagneyserves as a judge in the 22nd Circuit Court of Missouri.

As a former police officer and now as judge, he serves in

a manner that respects all and practices law that does not

honor prejudice in any way. Judge Heagney was the first

judge to give women the opportunity to choose participa-

tion in the Center for Women in Transition rather than

serve a jail sentence. He believes that human beings

are capable of change and growth and practices what he

believes in his role as judge.

Michelle Schiller-Baker, Founder/Executive Directorof St. Marthas HallFor nearly 25 years, Michelle

Schiller-Baker has helped women and their children heal

from the wounds of spousal abuse and empower them to

change the course of their lives. She is the founder of St.

Marthas Hall, an emergency shelter for abused women

and their children. Its mission is to help battered wom-

en and their children break the cycle of violence in their

lives. St. Marthas Hall operates the Kathy J. Weinman

Shelter for St. Louis County. Her childrens program

serves as a model for centers nationwide.

Q. How can people continue to cultivate the generosity

of Joseph in their lives?

e galas honorees who live, practice and witness the

mission serve as examples of how the generosity of Jo-

seph is changing lives. I hope that through their example,

people will begin to recognize our mission in their own

experiences. We pray that the generosity of Joseph will

grow in the lives of our friends and supporters and in the

lives of those whom they touch.y


Charitable GivingGift Annuities benefit the donorand the recipient

You may be one of those baby boomers who isembarking upon a new journey. Your children arefinished with school, the mortgage on the house is paid,and the goals of retirement are becoming a reality. Most

individuals tend to reflect on the past as they plan for the

future. It is in gratitude that many individuals include

charities, such as the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet,

St. Louis Province, in their plans. Options that have

benefited individuals and their favorite charities are gift

annuities.

What are Gift Annuities?

If you are like many indi-

viduals who own appreciated

securities and personal resi-

dences, you are tired of living

at the mercy of the fluctuating

stock and real estate markets.

You recognize that if you sold

your appreciated assets you

would face a high capital gain

tax. Also, you want to make

investments that are secure

today and in the future. Or

perhaps the return on yourcertificate of deposit does

not meet your daily financial

needs.

ere is a solution, a plan that provides you with fixed

income for life, avoids partial capital gain tax, gives a

higher return than a certificate of deposit and leaves a

lasting legacy to charity. is plan is a charitable gift

annuity.

Continued next page

GIFT ANNUITIE

CHARITABL

EGIVING


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If you establish a gift annuity with the Sisters of

St. Joseph of Carondelet you can transfer cash or ap-

preciated assets in exchange for our promise to pay you a

fixed income for your life. e income can be quite high

depending on your age, and a portion of your income

stream may even be tax-free. Best of all, you will receive

a charitable deduction for the value of your future gift.

Gift Annuity Options

ere are excellent options for establishing a charitable

gift annuity. For current income, you may transfer cash

in order to receive income payment beginning as early

as this year. Perhaps you are not ready to begin receiving

income until a fixed retirement date. You may establish a

deferred gift annuity, take your charitable deduction nowand then plan to receive payments at a designated future

date.

Example of a Gift Annuity Donor

Sarah purchased stock many years ago for $2,000. e

stock appreciated substantially to $20,000. Sarah was

nearing retirement and seeking a secure source of future

income. Because of the fluctuating markets, she desired

to sell her stock. However, she wanted to avoid paying

high capital gain taxes. As an active volunteer with us,

she hoped to make a significant gift this year. Sarah calledour development office and discovered that she could

transfer her stock in exchange for almost 8% fixed annu-

ity payments, based on her age. Sarah could begin receiv-

ing income now, take a current charitable deduction and

avoid capital gain tax on the gift. Best of all, a portion of

her income would be tax-free. Sarah decided to transfer

her appreciated stock in exchange for a gift annuity and

was delighted with the resulting fixed lifetime payments.

Example of a Deferred Gift Annuity Donor

Tom, a laborer with a local construction firm, recently

sold a two family rental and was looking to invest the

$30,000 cash proceeds from the sale. He enjoyed the

challenge and responsibility of his job and was not ready

to retire, but was interested in investment options that

would provide income for the future when he retired.

Tom was educated by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Caron-delet and wanted to show his gratitude for the education

he received from them. Tom knew that a deferred gift

annuity would meet his goals. Tom could fund a deferred

gift annuity and receive an immediate charitable tax

deduction. He could begin taking income payments at a

fixed date in the future or be flexible with his retirement

date. Tom decided to set up the deferred gift annuity and

received an immediate charitable tax deduction.y

For a free confidential proposal or more information

regarding your estate planning options, please contactElaine Wichmer in our development office at

314.678.0330.


F D B D, CSJ, NN

Sisters of St. Josephof Carondelet

19th Annual

See you there!

Monday, September 24, 2007

YourDRIVE will make

the difference!

Norman K. Probstein GolfCourse at Forest Park



Helen Alwes, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. James H. BudkeMr. & Mrs. Jerry D. Rice

Laverne Mary Aufmuth, CSJDr. Sue A. Bergmeier

Phyllis H. Bardenheier, CSJMrs. Joan G. Steffen

Julia & Cyril BergerMr. & Mrs. Edward R. KastnerLoretta Beyer, CSJ

Mr. Niles J. DelfosseRegina Catherine Brandt, CSJ

Mrs. Mary Anne WieczorekKathleen M. Carroll, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. Reynold J. BurkardAnn Chamblin, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. David W. FitzgeraldFrances Virginia Cholet, CSJ

Mrs. Alice R. Lancastere Congregational Leadership Team

Sisters of St. Joseph - Our Ladys

CommunityLoretta Costa, CSJ

Dr. & Mrs. Earnest C. AtkinsMs. Margaret C. BairdMr. & Mrs. James A. Peniston

Father Cornelius Curtin, SJMr. & Mrs. Roy J. Murphy

Olive Louise Dallavis, CSJMr. & Mrs. William F. Waris

Mariann DeBuck, CSJMr. & Mrs. Donald G. DeBuck

N. Elizabeth Deutsch, CSJMrs. Louise Ammatelli

Dr. & Mrs. Walter A. KorfmacherColette Marie Doering, CSJ

Ms. Teresa J. HouseTeresa Maria Eagan, CSJ

Mrs. M. Suzanne EaganGene & Mary Jane Eichhorn

Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. WalkenbachAnn Charles Everett, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. BaxMs. Sharon Everett

Rose Marie FalcaMr. & Mrs. omas W. Harber

Janet Mary Feager, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. Bernard A. MeyerPatricia Ann Flavin, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. James A. RohlederHelen Flemington, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph E. NolkeNancy Folkl, CSJ

Mrs. Mary Ruth RyanMary Louise Gagnon, CSJMr. & Mrs. Bert C. Gagnon

Donna Loretto Gunn, CSJMr. & Mrs. George Roman

Mary Albina Gussin, CSJ

Mrs. Joan E. CycholMary Grace Heiner, CSJ

Mrs. Mary Ellen DalyMrs. Mary Jane Eldridge

Loretta Hennekes, CSJMr. & Mrs. omas P. Hennekes

James Lorene Hogan, CSJMr. & Mrs. William K. Childress

Ellen Hucker, CSJMr. & Mrs. Richard E. Guerin

Jeanne Janssen, CSJMr. & Mrs. David E. Parker

Mary Sharon Jones, CSJMrs. Marilyn F. Koncen

e 2007 JubilariansRegina Catherine Brandt, CSJPatricia Ann Flavin, CSJMary Concordia Hennessy, CSJDr. Celeste J. RossmillerDorothy Scheidler, CSJMary Naomi Treml, CSJ

Frances Kane, CSJMrs. Jacqueline Conger

Ed KastMr. & Mrs. Edward R. Kastner

Ella Kaster, CSJMr. & Mrs. omas D. MatthiesDr. & Mrs. William G. Weber

Alice KeohaneDr. Kathryn W. Sullivan

Pauline Komrska, CSJMrs. Pamela DeBarr

Mary Alexandra Kuhn, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. Raymond J. KuhnJoan E. Lampton, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. Michael T. StassiKaren Langhi, CSJ

Mrs. Pamela DeBarrMarie Louise Lemon, CSJ

Mrs. Audrey M. SchmittMary Kay Liston, CSJDr. Maryanne Lachat

Frances Maher, CSJDr. Sue A. Bergmeier

Kathleen Mlinar, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. Emery W. DorowMary A. Moeller, CSJ

Mrs. Margaret M. VillarJoe & Ruth Moise

Mr. & Mrs. Walter J. KubeBonnie Ann Murray, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. BusiekJohn & Joyce Nash

Mr. & Mrs. Maurice RileyMary Ann Nestel, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. Paul G. LorenziniMartha Niemann, CSJ

Mrs. Frances W. MurphyMr. & Mrs. James C. SelfMrs. Eugenia Sullivan-MoleyMr. & Mrs. Charles J. UhlrichMr. Austin E. Van Buskirk

Mary Alfred Noble, CSJMary Rita Essert, CSJMs. Diana L. Burnson

Eleanor OHearn, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. Bernard A. MeyerKathleen Ann OMalley, CSJ

Mrs. Mary Ruth RyanOur Lady of Lourdes - Class of 1956

Mr. Nelson Burton, Jr.Mr. John C. Carleton

Joyce Peck, CSJMr. & Mrs. Robert J. Hubbes

Carol Jean Peterson, CSJMr. & Mrs. Emery W. Dorow

Mary Ann Potts, CSJMrs. Mary Margaret Birch

In honor of . . .

Tank you for the following gifts made between September 16, 2006and February 28, 2007.

Tributes


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e Province Leadership TeamKathleen Eiler, CSJLinda Markway, CSJHelen Oates, CSJ

John QuirkeDr. Kathryn W. Sullivan

Michael Regan

Dr. Kathryn W. SullivanMary Rocheleau, CSJ

Mr. Joseph C. RocheleauAnn Schorfeide, CSJ

Mrs. Yvonne S. Ornelas-RiosRose Margaret Schweers, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. Edward H. SchweersMr. Michael J. Rucker

Eleanor Agnes Sheehan, CSJ

AnonymousMary Shryock, CSJ

Mr. William J. SonnemakerRuth Stroble

Dr. & Mrs. Mark F. StrobleMaryellen Tierney, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. FinneyKaren Tobia

Dr. Kathryn W. SullivanMaryhelen VanDyke

Mr. & Mrs. Bryan P. WilkersonIrene Weinzirl

Dr. Kathryn W. SullivanRose Mary Willett, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. AndersonJeanene Yackey, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Evans

Leonard AlbersDr. Kathryn W. Sullivan

Donald AndersonElla J. Kaster, CSJ

Magdalen AndersonMr. & Mrs. omas J. Crowell

Mary Roberta Badsing, CSJMr. Edward J. BadsingMs. Judith C. BaumhartMrs. Narcissa T. CummingsMs. Jacqueline F. DuponMr. & Mrs. Albert J. FalaszMr. & Mrs. Erich KnoepfleMr. & Mrs. Robert J. MaderMs. Anne M. TimlinMr. & Mrs. Martin J. Timlin

Mildred BakewellMrs. Joan C. Bland

Mary Leona Battle, CSJDr. & Mrs. Dennis DusekMs. Laura Rose Huelsing

Gary BatzMrs. Sally Ann Batz

Joy BauersMr. & Mrs. Charles R. Svoboda

Robert BealDr. Kathryn W. Sullivan

Angela Marie Becker, CSJMr. James E. Mackey

Virginia L. Beckley

Ms. Mildred E. MaulhardtMrs. Mary Ann Wheatley

John BegMrs. Velma Beg

Oscar Bennett Jr.Mrs. Dorothy G. Bennett

Alice B. BensonDr. & Mrs. Keith J. Abercrombie

Henrietta Bequette

Ms. Virginia L. PaulMary Helen Best, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. Charles CollinsEleanor Bianco

Mr. Valerio BiancoJane J. Brady

Mr. John T. BradyKathryn Mary Brady, CSJ

Mr. John T. BradyMary Brand

Mr. Larry H. BeishirMargaret Ann Brennan, CSJ

Mrs. Patricia S. EggmannMs. Mary Jean Szepanski

Collette M. BroderickMr. James A. Broderick

Mary Wilma Broughton, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. Leo T. Broughton, Sr.Barbara BrownMr. & Mrs. Lawrence A. Gamache

Juanita BurchMs. Toni Jean Bink

Joseph B. BurgessMrs. Eulalia C. Burgess

Anne Ambrose Butkovitch, CSJMr. & Mrs. John B. Mink

Charles ByfordMrs. Irene Stamm

Alvin Van CampMs. eresa M. Vanden Heuvel

Bert CampbellMr. & Mrs. Bernard J. Mulcahy

Jerry & Nell CarriganMrs. Regina A. Howard

Mary Michael Chapman, CSJMr. & Mrs. Edwin G. Eigel, Jr.

Joseph CiapciakMr. & Mrs. John Lochner, Jr.

Frank Timothy ClarkMrs. Anna C. Newman

Matthew ClarkMary Carol Anth, CSJMs. Donna K. Lane

Ann Pace, CSJMary Agnes Puricelli, CSJRita Marie Schmitz, CSJ

Agnes M. ConnellyMr. & Mrs. Todd R. Anderson

Louise Gertrude Coron, CSJMr. & Mrs. Edwin G. Eigel, Jr.

Agnes M. ConnellyMr. & Mrs. omas J. BahlingerMr. Stephen W. Baker

Ms. Peggy J. FurgersonMr. & Mrs. Gary A. Ortmann

Jerry CoosemanMr. & Mrs. Herman Meyer

Florence Alexius Cordia, CSJMrs. Margaret DickeyMr. & Mrs. Lloyd E. Polk

Mary F. CoronMr. Henry C. Coron

Steve Cowell

Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. KeatingAnne Cutler

Mrs. Ruth S. DoyleDenise Dalton

Mrs. Rita P. GarciaMarcia Ann Daume, CSJ

Mrs. Jane Q. HenseMr. & Mrs. Robert J. Novack

Margaret DevereuxMr. & Mrs. Gerald D. Twitchell

Christopher DollardMr. & Mrs. James A. Miller

John Doohan

Mrs. Mary C. DoohanRoy F. DrakeMrs. Marcella E. Drake

Charles J. DusselierMs. Florence N. Dusselier

Elaine EbelingMr. John J. Ebeling

Harold EngelkeDr. Kathryn W. Sullivan

Eschbacher Family MembersMr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Eschbacher

Nable FarrehMr. & Mrs. William W. Dorsam

Edward J. FergusonMr. & Mrs. Daniel J. EichhornMrs. Alberta A IffrigMr. Gary E. MannisiMr. & Mrs. Louis Schweiss

Hanna FerrellMs. Nancy Ferrell

Elizabeth Joseph Fitzpatrick, CSJMrs. Bessie F. ORourkeMs. Mary A. O Rourke

Donald Martin FlahertyMrs. Karen A. Ballantyne

In memory of . . .


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Anna Helena Flanagan, CSJMr. & Mrs. Edwin G. Eigel, Jr.

Maureen FlaniganDr. Kathryn W. Sullivan

Henry M. FlauausMrs. Madelin Flauaus

Alex Flemington

Mr. & Mrs. William M. TarnowGrace Flemington

Mr. & Mrs. William M. TarnowWilliam G. Foley

Mrs. Jeannine J. FoleyLillian Folk

Ms. Ellen L. BoyneMr. & Mrs. Robert C. Purk

Marvin W. Foote

Ms. Natasha ShaferLorraine A. Ford

Dr. Donald F. FordAlice Patrice Fox, CSJ

Ms. Mary Jean SzepanskiMary Franklin, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. BollReverend Martin Froeshel

Mrs. Mary E. GordonLaura Gainesin

Mr. & Mrs. Roy J. MurphyMyra Gannon, CSJ

Mr. eodore M. CrowleyVirginia OMalley Gartland

Mr. Arthur V. GartlandArline J. Del Gaudio

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis C. Benassi

Monique Gearye Honorable William A. Geary, Jr.Madison N. Gerber

Mr. & Mrs. Roy J. MurphyRichard Gerondale

St. Josephs Academy Faculty & StaffMary Alice Gessel

Mr. Robert W. GesselMary Virginia Gibbons, CSJ

Ms. Doris J. GibbonsMr. & Mrs. Neal P. GibbonsMrs. Gertrude E. JonesMs. Marjorie KenneyMs. Carollee LangDr. & Mrs. John D. LauerMr. & Mrs. John F. LonerganMrs. Margaret M. RaabSSM Health Care - St. Louis

Yvonne GilbertCol. (Ret.) Donald E. Gilbert

William P. GillespieMrs. Mary S. Kelly

Mary Macrina Gilligan, CSJMr. Orville H. Chalfant

Mildred A. GirardMrs. Peggy J. ActisCentaurus Little League, Lafayette, CO

Ms. Susan J. ChambersMs. Maryann CristanteMr. & Mrs. Nicholas V. DeGennaroMr. & Mrs. Gilbert N. DreilingMr. & Mrs. Charles L. EfurdMr. & Mrs. Matthew J. GirardMrs. Lillian HindmanMr. & Mrs. Donald W. MartinsonMs. Stacy OhlssonMr. & Mrs. David A. PownerMs. Leah R. RossMs. Natasha ShaferMr. & Mrs. Fred K. SternburgMr. Kenneth J. TornvallMs. Katherine S. Walker

Charles Glatz, Sr.

Mrs. Mary E. GordonFrances Goffstein

Mr. & Mrs. Patrick R. GunnAnn Goldasich

Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. PierleCeline Gorman, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph TokosMargaret Granquist

Mr. Wilford A. GranquistMargaret Grazda

Dr. Kathryn W. SullivanDavid Marie Hallinan, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. Donald G. WeidmanCarl Harmon

Mrs. Isabel A. SchlosserAurelia Hausner

Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. OConnor, Jr.

George HendelMrs. Mary C. HendelLarry E. Hertlein

Mrs. Barbara J. HertleinAgnes Josephine Hickey, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. Philip JohnsonMary Margaret Higgins, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. omas R. WilkesLorraine C. Holmes

Mr. & Mrs. Richard I. LeeWilliam Hrdlicka

Mrs. Elvira M. HrdlickaMary Hughes, CSJ

Ms. Susan E. MottolaAnna Jane ODonnell, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. James A. SchulteShirley Jochems

Mrs. Mary E. GordonRodney D. Jones

Mrs. Kathryn M. JonesRoberta Joseph Sutton, CSJ

Mrs. Patsy C. HurstMichael Kalinoski

Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. KalinoskiHilda C. Kane

Ms. F. Constance ClusmanMr. & Mrs. William J. Craanen

Mr. Paul J. KaneMr. & Mrs. Michael J. KerkmanMr. & Mrs. Dennis J. MillerMr. & Mrs. Paul H. PiotrowskiMr. & Mrs. Richard J. TitulaerMr. & Mrs. Mark Vetter

Anne Gregory Kelly, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. HughesMs. Joan HulfordMs. Barbara L. Linomaz

Mary Patrick Kelly, CSJMr. & Mrs. Edwin G. Eigel, Jr.

Brendan KirbyMrs. Marian E. Kirby

eodore Mark KitchinMrs. Cleo J. Pindel

William KitslaarJean Frances Haug, CSJMs. Rita M. ImmelMs. Mary Kathryn Palumbo

Ms. Mary J. ReinhardtJeanette Kramer Kleese

Mr. & Mrs. omas W. CampbellJohn Knauf

Mrs. Marian KnaufBob Knickerbocker

Mrs. Maribel L. KnickerbockerBernard Kreul

Dr. eresa L. JeevanjeeJoselita Maria Kujak, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. MaderJessie Kulage, CSJ

Ms. Rose D. Phelan

Larry KurowskiMr. & Mrs. Richard J. CutakFrances Celine Leahy, CSJ

Mr. George B. CollinsEllen Michael Leary, CSJ

Mrs. Dolores M. StollhansBill Leif

Mr. & Mrs. John R. WattsDaniel T. Leonard

Mr. John T. LeonardGenevieve M. Leonard

Mr. John T. LeonardJohn J. Leonard

Mrs. Sallie D. LeonardJohn Lester

Ms. Margaret WashingtonEleanor Lesyna

Anonymouse Linck Family

Ms. Janet M. LinckBill Locke

Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. SvobodaHarold J. Lohman

Mrs. Barbara A. Lohman


Gifts received September 16, 2006

through February 28, 2007.


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Shirley MackeyMr. James E. Mackey

Charles Maheromas & Madonna Kuciejczyk-

KernanMolly Maloy

Mr. Larry E. BolfingHenry Makarewicz

omas & Madonna Kuciejczyk-Kernan

Catherine MartinMr. & Mrs. John Lochner, Jr.

Doris Marie Mattingly, CSJMr. John A. Mattingly

Edward McDermottMr. & Mrs. Robert C. Huels, Sr.

Mary Aurelia McDonald, CSJDr. & Mrs. Stanley R. Michalski

Mary James McDonald, CSJDr. & Mrs. Stanley R. Michalski

Lois McFallMr. & Mrs. Timothy Sevcik

Joe McGee, Jr.Mrs. Anne McGee

Dr. Frank McGloneMrs. Alanna KimmelMr. Larry J. Manion

Patricia McHale, CSJ

Ms. Marjorie C. ShinnMary Xavier McTigue, CSJ

Mr. Carl C. Beck, Jr.Estelle Medcalf

Mrs. Rose Marie Behnen

Frances MitchellMs. M. Susan RooneyClara Francis Mongin, CSJ

Mr. Charles E. MathysMary Ursula Mott, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. Sidney P. MottCollen Mulcahy

Mr. & Mrs. Sean F. MulcahyAnne Agatha Muser, CSJ

Ms. Mary Anne AltmanMr. & Mrs. Igino P. CairaMr. & Mrs. David A. DierksMr. & Mrs. Robert MuserDr. & Mrs. Edwin H. Schmidt IIIMr. P. Scott SchmidtMs. Barbara A. Steck

Mary Carmel Najjar, CSJMs. Margaret O. BlandMr. & Mrs. Robert H. Stansfield

Mary Alfred Noble, CSJMs. Helene E. BartonMr. & Mrs. Hugh J. HarringtonMr. & Mrs. William V. HollenbeckMr. & Mrs. Claude B. MartinDr. & Mrs. Robert J. OConnorMrs. Henrietta B. Osterholt

Miss Claire T. RoachMrs. Audrey J. SteinfeldMrs. Marie A. Zucchero

Catherine Nolanomas & Madonna Kuciejczyk-

KernanCatherine OBoyle

Mr. & Mrs. Roy J. MurphyElizabeth Ogilvie, CSJ

Dr. Janet BurdetteMs. Anna C. LeverichMr. & Mrs. John C. Ogilvie

John P. OGormanMrs. John P. OGorman

Barbara OLearyMr. & Mrs. Bernard J. Mulcahy

Ed OLearyMr. & Mrs. Bernard J. Mulcahy

Rosemary OMalley, CSJMrs. Frances Aiello

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph F. AielloAncient Order of Hiberians

Divsion # 32Rev. Daniel J. AyersMr. & Mrs. Robert A. BellMs. Joan BourkeMr. & Mrs. Philip M. BoyleMr. & Mrs. Frank J. CahillMr. & Mrs. James P. CahillMr. & Mrs. Jerome J. CahillMs. Grace I. CarlsonMs. Leona A. CastellanoMr. & Mrs. James P. Cushing

Mr. & Mrs. William C. DotsonAngelyn Dries, OSFMrs. Edmonia C. EllebrechtMrs. Dorothy E. ElliottMrs. Eleanor J. EngerMs. Mary M. GreenMs. Barbara M. GriffinMr. & Mrs. Francis GriffinMr. & Mrs. Clay E. HalstonMs. Barbara J. HedrichMs. Kathleen A. HigginsMs. Lucille M. HofmeisterDr. & Mrs. Patrick C. HoganMrs. Mary JacksonMs. Celeste M. KloudMrs. Lucille LaFramboiseMs. Rita LawlessMr. & Mrs. James M. LynchMr. Dennis A. MahoneyMr. & Mrs. John J. McLaughlinMr. & Mrs. Garrett C. MeadeMr. & Mrs. John E. OMalleyMr. & Mrs. Joseph P. OMalleyMr. & Mrs. Herman J. PaciniMr. & Mrs. Algert S. PaliakasMr. & Mrs. Joseph T. Porter

Ms. Mary T. RathslagMr. & Mrs. Phillip R. RendoneMs. Martha E. SchermannMs. Cecile M. SegravesMr. & Mrs. William D. SmithMs. Catherine H. SteinkoetterMrs. Sylvia C. ompsonMs. Margaret S. TullyMs. Della L. WagenerMr. & Mrs. George C. Zimmerman

Margaret PalazzoloMrs. Patricia Ann Dunn

Erv & Millie PeotMs. Michelle M. Piranio

Eileen PfeiferMs. Margaret A. Schylling

Genevieve PilchMr. & Mrs. Richard J. Szumski

Cleo J. PindelMr. & Mrs. Mark M. Bauman

Harriet Koutsoumpas, CSJTerry & Marilyn LeeMs. Katherine Jo McCarthyMr. & Mrs. Lawrence P. NashMr. & Mrs. Joseph E. NolkeMr. & Mrs. K.F. & R.D Schmidt

Teresa PolitoMary Ann Donovan, CSJ

Brian PollihanMr. & Mrs. Michael J. Pollihan

Roger PollihanMr. & Mrs. Michael J. Pollihan

Mary Evarista Quigley, CSJ

Mrs. eresa M. MuellerStephen F. RaabMrs. Margaret M. Raab

Grace Marie Rahn, CSJMrs. Mary W. Willi

William RatledgeMr. & Mrs. John H. Veidt

Tom & Dottie ReardonMr. & Mrs. Michael P. Gaughan

Timothy ReichertMr. & Mrs. Stephen T. Hunsicker

Margaret RenderMr. & Mrs. Michael J. Hayes

Mary Severine Riegel, CSJMr. & Mrs. Carl E. Brehob

Sally Ann RiordanMr. Joseph G. Riordan

Francis E. RobeliaMrs. Margaret H. Kreye

Francis Borgia Robillard, CSJMrs. Ellen J. Lyman

Adele RoettgerMr. David A. Clark

Eugene RogersDr. Kathryn W. Sullivan


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Jack RonchetteMr. & Mrs. Wayne E. Fick

Clara Pat RotermundMr. & Mrs. Harold W. DuchekMiss E. Josephine Rodgers

Ruth Marie Ryan, CSJJeanne M. Ryan-Wanner

Rosaline Salome, CSJMrs. Ellen M. McCoy

Marie C. SchaperAnonymous

Robert SchillingerMrs. Rita Schillinger

Rosina Clare Schmidt, CSJMs. Florence Flugaur

Julius Schoendienst

Mr. Albert F. SchoendienstMary Schoendienst

Mr. Albert F. SchoendienstVelma Schroeder

Mrs. Mary Ann CarmodyWalter F. Singleton

Mrs. eresa SingletonJoe Slanovich

Mrs. Josephine SlanovichJohn R. Slattery

Mrs. Stephanie T. SlatteryCarl J. Smith

Mrs. Frances P. SmithEnola Smits

Jean Marie Iadevito, CSJelma Jean Sparks

Mr. Charles L. Sparks

Ed StammMrs. Irene StammMary Adelaide Stanton, CSJ

Dr. & Mrs. John C. StantonRaymond George Stauder

Ms. Suzanne J. StauderSusan Stein, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. Wilfred W. SteinOscar W. Stuber, Jr.

Baldor MotorsMr. & Mrs. John R. BarryFontbonne University Human

Service ClubFontbonne University Behavioral

Science DepartmentMr. & Mrs. Lawrence H. HopeMr. Paul R. Stuber

Mary Elvira Sullivan, CSJMr. & Mrs. Arthur S. Littlefield

Virginia F. SvobodaMr. Robert B. Svoboda

William J. TarnowMr. & Mrs. William M. Tarnow

Rev. Msgr. Arthur TigheMr. & Mrs. Robert L. Bennett

Marion TooheyMr. & Mrs. Patrick R. Gunn

Aida B. UmaliMr. Reuel M. Umali

Florence VandeverMs. Toni Jean Bink

Helen Marie Volpo

Mr. John J. VolpoAlvin Van CampMs. eresa M. Vanden Heuvel

Anne Agnes von Steiger, CSJMr. & Mrs. David P. DilleMr. & Mrs. Kenneth Sanford

Ethel WaltonMrs. Katherine J. Liston

Ste. Marie Warner, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. GildayMarguerite T. Wefel

Mr. & Mrs. James M. BaileyNorma R. Wesley

Mrs. Joan B. WesleyJewel H. White

Mr. John P. White, Sr.Mary Gerard Wightman, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. Gerard T. WightmanRobert F. Wightman

Ms. Heather BondMr. & Mrs. Michael R. CabanoMs. Iris L. DayMr. & Mrs. Douglas M. HeithoffMs. Kathleen W. LawlerNational Restaurant AssociationEducational Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. PizarekReal Estate Investment Partners, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Gerard T. WightmanMr. & Mrs. Richard C. Wion

Joan M. WittbrodtBrig. Gen. (Ret.) Edwin S. Wittbrodt

Dorothy Wright

Mr. & Mrs. Herman MeyerHarvard Yancy

Mary Ann Donovan, CSJGeorge Zitek

Mrs. Gladys E. ZitekEdward G. Zurweller

Mr. & Mrs. Turner V. Reid III

Circle of CarondeletNew Members

Dorothy M. BallaAdelaide BarnesVirginia Rose BelloHelen M. Boyle

Evelyn M. BushellAlice E. DefnetRichard D. & Anne EganRaymond J. & Agnes M. FitzgeraldJulia A. FoxWilliam C. & Jeanne GeggReverend John J. GhioMatilda B. GrallJoseph F. & Catherine E. HendelVincent B. HoffmanGustav T. & Virginia B. HolmenElinor V. JonesHilda C. KaneBill and Nan Mary KantorBruno A. & Rose Mary LanghiRuth E. LebeauJohn T. & Genevieve M. LeonardHelen A. LeonasKay LeuschnerBernadette V. ManningEileen A. PfeiferRosaline T. PonderStephen & Margaret RaabMary M. ReeserHelen M. RehmGrace H. RichardsonCeleste J. Rossmiller

Catherine T. SabourinReverend Monsignor Leo Sullivan

The Province Development Office

has made every effort to ensure the

tributes are properly recognized and

correctly spelled. To make a dona-

tion, request memorial envelopes orreport a correction on our tributes

listing, please contact our office at

314.678.0327.


Gifts received September 16, 2006

through February 28, 2007.


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Ann Strizek, CSJ Hero of HealthcareAnn Strizek, CSJ was chosen as one of Kansas Citys

Heroes of Healthcare for 2007 by

Ingrams, Kansas City Business Maga-

zine. Each year, Ingrams recognizes

those who exemplify patient-focused

healthcare, putting the sake of the

patient or hospital before profit,

promotion or recognition.

As a social worker on the telemetry floor of St. Marys

Medical Center in Blue Springs, Mo., Strizek conducts

social assessments to determine patients post-hospital

care, which may include therapy or home health services.

She previously served as a pastoral minister at St. Joseph

Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo.

Strizek feels her background as a chaplain enhances

her ability to form relationships. As a chaplain, you pro-

vide emotional and spiritual support for the people with

whom you are involved, she says. As a social worker and

case manager, the basic thing you do is establish a sense

of trust. Sometimes we have people who are in need of

therapy when they leave the hospital, but they dont want

to go. Its a matter of encouraging them to take that step.*

Suzanne Giblin, CSJ Honored by CardinalRitter Senior ServicesSuzanne Giblin, CSJ was honored

as the Mission Person of the Year

by Cardinal Ritter Senior Services

(CRSS) in St. Louis. CRSS provides

services to improve the quality of life

for senior adults by promoting and

providing social, health, and housing

programs and services in Missouri. Giblin has served as

the pastoral care associate at Cardinal Carberry Senior

Living Center in St. Louis, Mo. since 2003.

In PublicationJean deBlois, CSJ is the co-author

ofHealth Care Ethics: A Catholic

eological Analysis: Fifth Edition

(Georgetown University Press, 2006)

with Benedict Ashley, OP and Kevin

ORourke, OP. e authors address

controversial topics while affirming

the Churchs teachings. DeBlois is

assistant professor of systematic

theology and director of the master

of arts in health care mission program

at Aquinas Institute of eology in

St. Louis, Mo.

Nancy Corcoran, CSJ is the author

ofSecrets of Prayer: A Multifaith

Guide to Creating Personal Prayer in

Your Life (Skylight Paths Publishing,

2007). Since 2000 Corcoran has

served as the director of grass/roots,

a non-profit organization in the great-

er Boston area that serves as a catalyst

for conversations, connections, and

consciousness, ultimately enabling

the building of spiritual communities.

Membership is open to women of all

faith traditions and spiritualities, and

involves a commitment to contribute

to the organization through participa-

tion, volunteer work, and/or monetary support.

Often, women are on the periphery of society,Corcoran says. With consciousness, the periphery

becomes the cutting edge. In a historical moment, crying

for compassion, grass/roots creates spaces for women to

articulate their journey toward wholeness. Our mission

is to support women becoming such ethical agents of

change.

*Excerpts are printed with permission by Ingrams Kansa

City Business Magazine.

Around the Province

May ey Live in the Spirit

S. Rosaline M. Salome, October 20, 2006

S. Anne Gregory Kelly, October 20, 2006

S. Anne Agatha Muser, November 30, 2006

S. Florence Alexius Cordia, December 2, 2006

S. Mary Virginia Gibbons, December 28, 2006

S. Mary Leona Battle, February 3, 2007

S. Mary Alfred Noble, February 11, 2007

S. Rose Sullivan, March 8, 2007

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PAY IT FORWARD

can be a part of the work of the

sisters through your generosity of

But for those up for their own

ask yourselves. . .

How can I be a CATALYST FOR CHANGE

in my neighborhood, in my country, in

my world?

How can I USE MY GIFTS for the

worship and glory of God?

How can I work to PROTECTthe

dignity of all people?

Finally, How can I

continue to

PAY IT FORWARDso that

all may be one?

time,money

andspirit.

For more information about the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and their ministries, visit our Web site at: www.csjsl.org.

s youve seen from the stories in this issue ofConnections,the Sisters of St. Joseph continue to serve the dear neighbor,

and the dear neighbor continues to pay it forward by living out

the CSJ mission, working to form loving relationships with God,

community, Church, society, and all creation.

A

You, too,

prophetic journeys


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6400 Minnesota Avenue

Saint Louis, MO 63111-2899

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See story and photos of all

2007 Jubilarians on pages 10 and 11

elow, bottom: S. Jeanene Yackey (50 year).

elow: S. Liz Peplow (50 year) with family

nd friends.

Left center: Srs. John Kenneth Scott and

George Antoinette Vander Loop (both 50

year). Left: Srs. Kathleen Kevin Ryan and

Marilyn Miller (both 60 year).Center:

S. Donna Loretto Gunn (50 year) with family

and friends.

Below, bottom: Srs.

Laverne Mary Aufm

and Catherine Durr

50 year). Below: S. E

Vogel, (60 year).

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