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Milagros Means Miracle

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warped guardrail still stands from where 20-year-old Tad Jones drove his car o an Alabama country road into a ravine. It was only 3 p.m. but he was coming home from a long shift and he fell asleep at the wheel. His friends rushed over to the Pine Apple Health Clinic to get help from Dr. Roseanne Cook, CSJ. Jones was one of her regular patients when he was a child; she hadnt seen
him in 12 years. He went o the road and colleague, Jane Kelly, CSJ, who clinic in Vredenburgh, 30 miles west of so we got reacquainted, Cook says. She opened her eyes to the extreme poverty Pine Apple. Together, these three women waded knee-deep in the water to help that quietly exists in our own nation. have been a lifeline for thousands of emergency personnel wiggle Jones out Kelly worked as the nurse practioner people in Wilcox County, Ala. forgotten of his car. Surprisingly, he escaped with at the Pine Apple Health Clinic since its by the traditional health care system. minor injuries; she escaped with a case inception in 1980. It was one of numerCook characterizes the conditions of poison ivy. ous clinics established by the Edmondite in the region as third world. Nearly Cooks brand of health care is a Fathers to provide accessible health half the people did not have running rarity in todays world of co-pays and care to the predominately poor African water until the 1990s. The sewage HMOs and she doesnt put a cap on American population in rural Alabama. systems in many homes consist of the care she provides. Sometimes that In 1986, Kelly recruited Cook to become nothing more than a pipe running into means getting her feet wet but she will a part of this outreach ministry. the woods. The long country roads are jump in wherever she is needed. Five years later, Pat Hauser, CSJ peppered with beautiful plantation In 1979 Cook took a leap of faith joined their mission at a rural health homes but take a turn down any namewhen at the age of 40, she less dirt road and youll left her position as biology nd a cluster of houses professor at Fontbonne and trailers with broken University to enter medical windows, leaky roofs, school. She felt a call to peeling paint and unstable deepen her service to the oors. People cant use poor, envisioning herself their walkers because the as a medical missionary oorboards fall out from Caption for photos above Caption for photos aboveCaption for photos aboveCapoverseas. It was her friend tion for photos aboveCaption for photos aboveCaption for photos above under them, Cook says.
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Its not just a one person project down hereits the Sisters of St. Joseph.
Like the home below, most of the houses in Wilcox County are in very poor condition.

Not only do the people of Wilcox County live in homes that are in dire straits, they also suer physically from chronic conditions at early ages. Cancer and stroke are common in people in their 40s while diabetes and high blood pressure are on the rise with 20 year olds. Many have only seen a doctor once or twice in their lifetimes due to the lack of accessible and aordable health care. Sixty ve percent of the patients who visit the clinics are uninsured but are not necessarily unemployed. Cook explains, We have had a lot of people who have always had minimal type jobslow salaries, contract workthat come with minimal reimbursement as well as no insurance. The clinics are not free but no one is turned away for inability to pay. Cook
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has taken her share of okra and yard work as payment from those who cant aord the clinics $12 fee. Not every provider is willing to be so exible. Its a challenge to help people nd the additional services they need, she says. Cook manages a charity fund that helps her ll the voids. She writes checks directly to the people to ensure they get the care they need, whether it is for additional testing, emergency dental care or gas money. We go hand to mouth, just like our people do, she says. If it comes in weve got it to give. But this widows oil fund never seems to run dry. She credits the Holy Spirit for planting the seeds. Its been uncanny. Ill write a check for $500 for someone to get a diagnostic test they couldnt get otherwise and in a couple

of days, a check for nearly the same amount comes in. Most patients are unable to pay for prescriptions or even for the gas to make the trip to the pharmacy. As a result, patients come in with illnesses that have gone untreated. The clinics prescription outreach program is the cornerstone of the services they provide. It enables them to give out free medications at the time of visit. Patients will save up their gas money and drive distances of 50 miles or more to come to the clinic for appointments because it is the only way they can get their prescriptions. Cook says, We often hear the phrase, You are the rst person to make me better because we are the rst to give them the proper medication. An extensive network keeps the

shelves stocked at both clinics, the largest providers of free medication in the area. We give out the most meds because we network with a lot of people, Cook says. Theres a lot out there if you know how to get it. Donations pour in from individuals and organizations across the country but the pharmaceutical companies are their biggest resource. Drug representatives frequent the clinic with a generous supply of samples. Were real nice to the reps, Cook laughs. We dont keep them waiting. The clinics also facilitate the patients enrollment in the drug companies prescription assistance programs. Free medication is available to those who qualify but extensive paperwork is required. Ann Berry was a

full-time nurse at the Pine Apple clinic but now she spends four days a week processing prescription paperwork. Berry says, Sometimes its frustrating but its rewarding to know youve helped one person. One of the greatest threats to the health and welfare of the rural poor is not the lack of insurance or funds to get prescriptionsit is the epidemic lack of medical practioners. All over rural America there are very few doctors, very few clinics, very few hospitals, Cook explains. Cook is one of three doctors that share on call duty at the J. Paul Jones Hospital in Camden. Its the only hospital within 40 milesa minor ER with only 26 beds. Between these responsibilities, her regular hours at

Joyce Gill, clinic patient since 1998, is able to get her prescriptions through the prescription assistance program. If I dont take my medication I cant walkI was lucky to get on the program. Below, jkjakfjdkfjdkl fjkd jfkdj fkdj fklda jfkdjfkdjskfjdkfjdskfjdskljfdsjfkdjfdkjfkdjfkdjfkdjfkdsjfkd

A grateful patient once told Kelly, You are the rst person who actually laid hands on me.

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Above, Dr. Roseanne Cook, CSJ, reviews patient charts at the end of a busy day. Left, Jane Kelly, CSJ and Cecil Cusson, DHS go through a new batch of donated prescriptions. Cusson is the resident pill popper, spending hours each week removing pills from their foil wrappers so they can be more easily dispensed.

both clinics, nursing home rounds and the occasional house call, Cook puts in 60 hours a week on average. Few doctors will commit to the long hours, low pay and country lifestyle. Some may make an initial commitment, but with looming student
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loans and the lure of a larger paycheck, they leave for the cities after one or two years. Cook recalls, When I came to Pine Apple, the rst thing my patients said to me was, Well how long are you going to stay? She believes that homegrown doctors are the answerpeople who are willing to settle down and plant roots in the community. Jane and I are taking care of the third generation of some families, Cook states proudly. We, too, become a part of their family in a sense, part of the community network. Over the years, Cook has become a beloved gure in the communitythe quintessential small town doctor. Its sort of like when you are watching a movie on TV and everybody in town knows the doctor, says Daisy Harris, the business manager at the Pine Apple clinic. Its a neighborly type thing. But Cook sees herself as just

Providing much-needed dental care remains a challenge. We have wonderful dental equipment all ready to go and no dentist, says Cook. Two fully equipped dental ofces remain empty at both the Pine Apple and Vredengburbh clinics because they cant nd a dentist willing to commit.

another member of the team. I am blessed to have Pat and Jane, who were both seasoned nurses before becoming nurse practionersIts not just a one person project down hereits the Sisters of St. Joseph. The patients may not understand what a Catholic sister is, but these faith-lled people do recognize the love of Christ that is present in the loving care oered by Cook, Kelly and Hauser. A grateful patient once told Kelly, You are the rst person who actually laid hands on me. Inspired by the deep faith of the people who have such joy and hope in the midst of their poverty, Cook believes that we have a lot to learn from the disadvantaged. We think we are in chargethey know Gods in charge. Its the wonderful people, she says. Thats what keeps me there.y

Above, Sue Karbowski had not seen a doctor in over 8 years. Through the prescription outreach program, Cook was able to give her medication on the spot. Dr. Cook was the rst person who gave me medicine that helped me, Karbowksi said. Left, Trina Gulley as been a patient of Cooks for over 20 years. She started coming in high school when the clinic offered sex education classes. We left school but we still learned something! Gulley says.

We often hear the phrase, You are the rst person to make me better because we are the rst to give them the proper medication.
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by Jenny Beatrice

he rst time Eleanor OHearn, CSJ, principal of St. Frances de Sales School in Denver, met nine-year-old Peruvian Milagros Soto, the sister was struck by their instant connection. The moment I met her she just came up and hugged me, OHearn recalls. Its just one of those things you cant explain.
For the young girl that moment was the just beginning of a new life for her and her mother in the United States. Yet only two years later, it was OHearn that took Milagros in her arms as she told the girl her mother had been murdered by her stepfather who then killed himself. Determined to see that Milagros realized the dream for which her mother sacriced her lifea dream tting a girl named Milagros, which is Spanish for miracle. Together, OHearn and Milagros entered into an immigration saga that could only be described as miraculous. In May 2003, Maria Zervas and her daughter came to Denver from Peru in search of a better life. A friend from Peru, Maribel Nunez, was living there with her daughter, who attended
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St. Francis de Sales. Encouraged by Nunez, Zervas enrolled her daughter in the school where Milagros thrived. By the end of her fourth grade year, her broken English had become uent. Her mother worked tirelessly at menial jobs to support her daughters education and her future. Their bright futures darkened when Zervas entered into an abusive marriage in January of 2005. Although neither of them conded in OHearn it was evident that the situation was serious when Zervas appeared at school with visible bruising. Milagros spoke very little of the violence out of respect for her mother. OHearn says, Sometimes she would drop a hint or she would just say, Not good, but nothing I could act upon.

The mother and daughter soon ed to a battered womens shelter. While at the shelter Zervas learned about the Violence Against Women Act, which allows the victims of domestic violence to proceed with their immigration cases without the abusers involvement. Zervas began to gather the evidence and documentation essential to her case. She hoped the situation would improve so the pair returned home, but the danger remained. On the night of August 17, 2005 Zervas sent her daughter to stay with her friend, Nunez, as she so often did when things at home were volatile. Yet this time, she sent her daughter with a bag lled with the documentation that the shelter instructed her to collect. Zervas called her daughter at 9:00 p.m. to tell her that

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everything would be alright. It was the last time Soto would hear her mothers voice; Zervas husband murdered her and then killed himself. The morning after the murder/ suicide, Nunez could not nd a way to tell the girl her mother had died. It was OHearn who informed the girl of her loss. How do you tell a child? You just do. She held Milagros, as the child cried, Ill never hear my mommys voice again. In the midst of this tragic moment, OHearn was aware that Zervas dream for her miracle child was in jeopardy. Orphaned and without legal residency, Milagros risked being sent back to Peru. That same day, OHearn called Catholic Charities Immigration Services, an organization that provides immigration attorneys and accredited counselors for

people in need. She spoke with attorney Penny Gonzales-Soto and within days, Gonzales-Soto agreed to take the case pro-bono. At their rst meeting, GonzalesSoto was surprised to nd that Zervas had already prepared for this moment. Every time the lawyer referred to the documents that would be needed to proceed, Milagros would reply, It think its in the bag. Her mothers preparations allowed them to immediately proceed with the case under the Violence Against Women Act. The magic bag- it contained most every document she needed, says GonzalesSoto. It was a miracleher mother was watching over her. Milagros applied for residency less than 30 days after her mothers death

and was granted permanent legal status in less than one yearvery fast by immigration standards. But for a nine year old girl who just lost her mother, the process proved to be trying at times. OHearn kept Milagros focused on her mothers wishes. Every time something went wrong Milagros would say, I just want to go back to Peru and Id say, Your moms dream was for you to be here to get a good education you should honor your moms choice. OHearn attributes the positive outcome of the case to Gonzales-Sotos quick action and constant support. Connecting with Penny was a miracle in itselfshe kept us right on track and she never got discouraged. To Gonzales-Soto, OHearn was the key to pulling the case together. Had it not been for her, I dont think the case would have gone forward. It was the mutual commitment of these women that this propelled this case forward. We really worked hand in hand to guide that child through every step of the way, says OHearn.
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St. Francis de Sales School Denver, Colorado

A multigenerational institution; currently serving four generations is one family! 100 years celebrated Centennial in 2006 Two sisters at school when it opened in 1906 Two sisters there now 177 sisters have served there Current enrollment: 235 students Students come from all over the Denver metro area and currently represent 46 zip codes Latino population: 83% Students receiving nancial aid: 90%

Colorado & U.S. stats*

Latino population in 2005: 19.5% Latino population in 2001: 17.6% National average of Latino population in 2005: 4.5% *(US Census Bureau stats)

In the end, OHearn will only take credit for making the call that set the immigration process in motion but she is grateful that she was able to make a dierence in Milgros life. OHearn explains, Having years of experience and knowing what it meant to her to be able to stay hereI thank God I was able to get the process going. If you ask OHearn about immigration shell tell you shes not schooled in the matter but in her role as principal at St. Francis de Sales School she is immersed in the issue on a daily basis. OHearn serves a metropolitan school community that is 83% Latino with a high population of immigrants. She doesnt ask who is documented and who is not and she takes pride in oering a safe school and safe community to respond to the needs of the school families. Recently passed immigration legislation in Colorado has created an atmosphere of enforcement rather than reform in the state. Gonzales-Soto says that Catholic Charities has seen the number of removal cases increase accompanied by growing intensity peoples fear. OHearn recognizes this fear in her people at St. Francis de Sales. Things come out in the press and you see the

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Shes touched the hearts of many people through her simplicity.

expression on their faces and you know theres trouble. Or somebodys lling out papers and theres tears streaming down their face. You know they are dealing with something far beyond my reach but at least my empathy is there and I can support them that way. The school provides signicant nancial support to the families as well90% receive nancial aid. The majority of the people are the working poor, living from paycheck to paycheck. OHearn takes their struggles to heart. I feel the poverty when they come in and pay the tuition. Some will come in and pay half. Some will come in and it will be change. I dont care as long as they make the eort. OHearn makes the eort on behalf of the families to secure grants from numerous organizations and foundations. Their largest source for funding is Seeds of Hope Charitable Trust, whose mission is to make Catholic education available to Denvers children living in economically disadvantaged areas. Milagros is a recipient of a Seeds of Hope scholarship and one of the ways she shows her gratitude by telling her story at funding events. Im not the only person that has gone through this but not everybody has the opportunities that I had, Milagros says. OHearn has seen the eects this gratitude has had on others. Shes touched the hearts of many people through her simplicity, she says. At the end of her testimony, Milagros says, I know that I want to fulll my mothers wishes and succeed here in the United States. Many people have been inspired to give after hearing her story, some directly to support her future dreams. One family pledged to pay for her high school education; another donor provided funds to enable her to travel to see family in Peru. She took the trip this past summer and reconnected with her biological father and her maternal grandmother. She also visited her mothers grave. Today, Milagros lives with Nunez and her daughter Camile. (Milagros father granted legal custody to Nunez). OHearn continues to be closely

~Eleanor OHearn, CSJ

involved with her care. For Milagros, the girl who represents miracles to those who know her and her story, the true miracle springs from the strong love, faith and devotion that her mother expressed to her through her sacrice. My mother was the miracle of my life, says Milagros, she didnt forget about me.y

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While many people blamed its demise on the Hilary factor in reality the proposed reform eort fell to erce opposition from the insurance industry, the business community, many in the medical community as well as ideological conservatives. Moreover, many segments of the American public were turned against the Clinton plan by Harry and Louise, the ctitious couple who opined nightly during prime time about what they stood to lose if everyone in the US would be insured access to basic health care services. In the post-Clinton years, all eorts at comprehensive reform have been abandoned in lieu of incremental reforms that have been left up to the market. One result among many has been a steady increase in the number of uninsured persons until today more than 40 million Americans are uninsured and therefore without access to needed, basic health care services. As a result of the failures of past reform eorts what we have today in the United States is a health care system that
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THOSE PEOPLE
ver the past several decades I have grown weary listening to politicians make promises to do something to x the badly broken American health care system. The last serious yet failed attempt came in 1994 during the Clinton years.
by S. Jean deBlois, CSJ
is a contradiction in terms. On the one hand, many people have access not only to basic health care services but also to high-tech, innovative medical procedures that in many cases could be characterized as frivolous and unnecessary. On the other hand, millions of Americans have no ability to pay for even the most basic of services such as prescription drugs and immunizations for their children. About ve months ago I was giving a talk on bioethics to people in a fairly auent Catholic parish. In my presentation I referred to the consistent teaching of the Catholic Church on the fundamental human right, grounded in the dignity of the person, to access a comprehensive, basic level of health care services. Thus, argues Catholic teaching, society has an obligation to respond to this right by insuring access to health care for all persons regardless of their economic status. In light of this, I questioned whether it is morally defensible to commit large amounts of public resources to the development

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of medical interventions and technologies that would never be available to persons without health insurance. A man in the front row looked at me and said with a good amount of disdain, Oh Sister, those people can get care anytime they want in any emergency room in the area. Many in the audience nodded their approval of his sentiment. Of course, there were none of those people in the room to explain to the man what being uninsured means. For example, there was no one in the room that could tell this man and his supporters that more than 9 million children are among those people. There was no one present that could explain that people of all ethnic backgrounds and all income brackets are among the uninsured. No one was there to make clear to him that many of the uninsured are fully employed but work in jobs where the employer is not willing or is unable to provide health insurance for workers. No one in the room could help him understand that many of those people are recent college graduates who, because of their age, are no longer covered by their parents health insurance and because they are in low paying, rst time/full time jobs cannot aord the cost of coverage for single young adults. No one was there to speak up for workers in companies that have fallen on hard times and have been forced to down-size and cut previously generous health benets, especially to workers with pre-existing health conditions. There was no voice in the room to speak on behalf of those millions of workers who dont make enough to pay for private health insurance but who make too much to qualify for Medicaid.1 And no one was present to help this man and his supporters grasp the consequences of being uninsured. No one was there to tell him that people without health insurance often delay or simply go without needed care. He did not hear from anyone in the room that persons who are uninsured often receive care, when they can get it, which is of lower quality than that received by insured persons. No voice in the room cried out on behalf of the estimated 18,000 people that die every year because they simply cannot get the care they need when they need it.2 We are approaching yet another presidential election in 2008. Most of the candidates have something to say about reforming American health care. But none of them are
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. . .today more than 40 million Americans are uninsured and therefore without access to needed, basic health care services.

arguing that reform should be based on the fundamental assertion that access to comprehensive, basic health care services is a human right grounded in the dignity of the person. All seem to approach the question of reform from the perspective that health care is a commodity that should be regulated by market forces. In my judgment, none of the candidates is taking seriously the needs and concerns of those people because those people have no one to speak convincingly for them in the public forum. In Matthews account of Jesus farewell discourse we read the following: Then the King will say to those on His right, Come, you who are blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited me in; naked, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to me. Then the righteous will answer Him, Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you, or thirsty, and give you something to drink? And when did we see you a stranger, and invite you in, or naked, and clothe you? When did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you? The King will answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of mine, even the least of them, you did it to me. Arent the hungry, naked, imprisoned and sick persons of whom Jesus speaks those people? Isnt our call as followers of Jesus to be the voice of those people in the looming debate over health care reform?y

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Jean deBlois, CSJ is an assistant professor of systematic theology and the director of the Masters program in Health Care Mission at Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, MO. She also serves as sponsor liaison to Ascension Health, the largest Catholic and nonprot health system in the nation. The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louis Province, is one of Ascension Healths sponsor organizations. CONNECTIONS FALL WINTER 2007 P

News from the Development Office

BARBARA DREHER, CSJ

Executive Director, Province Development Ofce

FROM THE DESK OF

New Opportunities for Charitable Giving with

he days of pension plans seem to lessen as time passes. It is common place that over the past twenty years many individuals have established Individual Retirement Accounts in order that they may receive income during their later years of life. Of course, the population is aging and we are living longer. Many individuals have preferred to build their IRAs until needed. However, legislation mandates that anyone with an IRA must begin withdrawing funds at the age of 70. Withdrawal of these funds oftentimes impacts the amount of taxes that must be paid by an individual. In order to avoid paying taxes on this income, legislation allows an opportunity for these individuals for the year 2007. During this calendar year individuals may transfer a designated amount of their mandated IRA withdrawal directly to a charity, such as the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, which will avoid any tax consequences.

IRAs
is completely tax-free.

directly to the charity such as the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.

This transaction, nicknamed the IRA Charitable Rollover,

In contrast to the two-step process described above, the person does not report the transferred funds as income nor does the donor take a charitable deduction for the gift. Non-itemizers and those whose charitable deductions are subject to limitations will now nd lifetime IRA gifts more attractive.

Lifetime Charitable Gifts Are Another Option

If an individual transfers IRA funds to a charity such as the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, the person may also receive lifetime income by establishing a charitable gift annuity.

Prior to New Legislation for 2007

On-Death Planning

Before the new tax law, making charitable gifts with IRAs was always a two-step process.

A person would withdraw funds from the IRA account,

and then transfer the withdrawn funds to the charity. The person would report the IRA withdrawal as income and pay taxes on the income. A charitable deduction for the gift was available only if the person itemized. And even if the person did itemize, the deduction might be subject to federal or state limitations and, therefore, not enough to oset the reported income.

Giving through an IRA also has other benets to those who are trying to reduce any potential tax consequences of their estate at the time of their death. Specically, IRAs make ideal on-death charitable gifts. By designating a charity, such as the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, as beneciary of an IRA to receive the balance, or a part of the IRA at an individuals death, the IRA will avoid both income and estate taxation. This is an opportunity for individuals planning for the succession and disposition of their estates. The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet have been extremely blessed over the years with the generosity of so many friends who have partnered in the mission and ministries of the sisters. This partnership has enabled the sisters to bring dignity to those in need, care for those longing compassion, education to those desiring wisdom, justice to those treated unjustly, leadership to those with potential to be empowered. For more information, regarding IRA Charitable Rollover or any other type of planned gift, please contact Elaine Wichmer in the Development Oce at 314-678-0330.

New Legislation

The new tax law simplies matters and provides for a better tax result for many individuals.

It allows donors 70 and older to make charitable gifts,

up to $100,000 annually ($200,000 annually for married couples) from their IRAs in one step. The person simply instructs the institution holding the IRA to transfer funds

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Tributes
In Hono of
Mary Angela Abood, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. James A. Peniston Margaret Andrews Dr. Kathryn W. Sullivan Laverne Mary Aufmuth, CSJ Dr. Sue A. Bergmeier Mrs. Elizabeth J. Livers Mary Bede Baeten, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Matyska Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Preis Mary Seraphine Balwinski, CSJ Ms. Gail M. Ives Cyril Berger Mr. & Mrs. Edward R. Kastner Ida Robertine Berresheim, CSJ Ms. Rose Mary Green Mr. & Mrs. Nick Beulick Mr. & Mrs. Rodney J. Kettelkamp Philomena Bouckaert Mr. & Mrs. Philip E. Bouckaert Regina Catherine Brandt, CSJ Mrs. Mary Anne Wieczorek Marie Charles Buford, CSJ Mrs. Marilyn F. Koncen Ms. Marilyn M. Lamb Mrs. Henrietta B. Osterholt Clare Anne Burke, CSJ Mrs. Jan Henderson Kathleen M. Carroll, CSJ Mrs. Dorothy Burkard Ann Chamblin, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. David W. Fitzgerald Camille Collini, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. McGreevy James Patrick Corbett, CSJ Ms. Alice M. OLeary Mr. & Mrs. Gene E. Steinke Blanche Marie Corcoran, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Albert E. Rose Marian Cowan, CSJ Mr. Wallace R. Alford Mary Elizabeth Crotty Mathews Mrs. Mary Jo Hopkins N. Elizabeth Deutsch, CSJ Rev. Aloysius A. Forst Dr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Johans Mrs. Marilyn F. Koncen Dr. & Mrs. Walter A. Korfmacher Dr. Joseph J. Lauber Catherine Durr, CSJ Mrs. Anna Lynn Durr Mr. & Mrs. Leo K. Ives Ms. Rosalinda M. Rosemann Ms. Monica W. Shieh

Thank you for the following gifts made between March 1, 2007 and August 15, 2007.

Evelyn Drumm Dr. Kathryn W. Sullivan Virginia Ann Fannin, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Farrell Joseph Farinella Mr. & Mrs. Paul H. Deters Joan Galli, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Gary P. Becker Mr. & Mrs. Daniel T. Fagan Suzanne Giblin, CSJ Ms. Mary S. Rosenthal Nancy Giljum Mr. Brent J. Williams Donna Loretto Gunn, CSJ Mrs. Gertrude D. Barbee Ms. Jacqueline C. Beulick Mr. & Mrs. James J. Compas Mr. & Mrs. William J. Compas Ms. Marie V. Ganninger Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. Gunn Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Gunn Mrs. Janet R. Jokisch Mr. & Mrs. Ken Noser Mrs. Jane F. Ritter Mr. & Mrs. George Roman Mr. & Mrs. James E. Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Thedinger Joan Haas, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Anderson Tony Hancock Dr. Kathryn W. Sullivan The Honorable Judge Philip D. Heagney Mr. Richard F. Moran Ellen Hucker, CSJ Mrs. Charlotte W. Wright Sister Immaculata (CSJ of St. Augustine, FL) Mr. & Mrs. Richard R. Valenta The 2007 Jubilarians Mr. & Mrs. Carl Artman Mrs. Anna J. Atteln Ms. Barbara Atteln Mary Seraphine Balwinski, CSJ Ms. Elizabeth A. Barrow Mary Philip Bieg, CSJ Ms. Lorraine M. Camper Patricia L. Demuth, CSJA Mr. Joseph B. Dierker Ms. Florence N. Dusselier Betty Eich, CSJA Mr. & Mrs. Ronald B. Gagnepain Mrs. Elizabeth L. Gilbert Joy Gilder, CSJ Mrs. Hazel Hacker Hanco Insulation, Inc.

Mrs. Laverne M. Harris HKW Architects Dr. & Mrs. Theodore Klingen Knights of Columbus Santa Cruz Council #1215 Mrs. Shirley A. Lloyd Mr. & Mrs. John Louis Rev. Patrick M. Lyons The Marian Foundation David Joseph Migliarini, CSJ Ms. Shirley Milligan Mrs. Flora L. Mundy Mr. John C. Nelson Ms. Mary I. Northway Mrs. Bess M. Pasqual Mary Norbertine Peters, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. James R. Raupp Mr. Frank J. Rolla Schaeer Electric Company Inc. Sisters of St. Joseph Our Ladys Community Sisters of St. Joseph Brookside Community Sisters of St. Joseph Holy Family Community Sisters of St. Joseph Crittenden Community Sisters of St. Joseph Charmwood Community Miss Audrey L. Sullivan Mr. Michael T. Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. Vincent P. Ventimiglia Mrs. Margaret A. Weinand Mary Wommer, CSJA Mrs. Mildred E. Zolg Richard & Kathleen Kellett Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Hadican Pauline Komrska, CSJ Mrs. Joan C. Suellentrop Joan E. Lampton, CSJ Mrs. Geraldine F. Stassi Mary Laurentine Lorenz, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. James E. Sinner Linda Marie Lully, CSJ Mrs. Marguerite Bussey Mrs. Jane M. Eubanks John & Elizabeth Mahacek Mr. & Mrs. John A. Mahacek Claude & Kay Martin Mr. & Mrs. Dennis M. Cuddihee Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Ganninger, Jr. Ellen Martin Dr. Kathryn W. Sullivan
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Jeanne McGovern, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Wayne W. Reed Mr. & Mrs. Ray Spindler Miss Mary Jane Waldron Judith Ann Miller, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Michael Strycker Sarah Miller Mrs. Theresa R. Forthman Mary Adelaide Moeller, CSJ Rev. Edward Rice Thomas Moore Dr. Kathryn W. Sullivan Marian Niemann, CSJ Mrs. George Burdis Audrey Olson, CSJ Mrs. Anna J. Merkle Miss Claire T. Roach Ms. Barbara E. Wetzel Kathleen Ann OMalley, CSJ Ms. Leona A. Castellano Mrs. Ann Stegman Ms. Catherine H. Steinkoetter Ms. Della L. Wagener Justine Ostini, CSJ St. John the Evangelist Catholic School Elizabeth Peplow, CSJ Lt. Col. (Ret.) & Mrs. Wallace A. Bryans Mr. & Mrs. Gary G. Hutti Mr. & Mrs. Edward V. Peters

Ruth Margaret Raupp, CSJ Dr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Blanton Mr. & Mrs. Gene W. Broadbear Mrs. Maribell L. Knickerbocker Mrs. Marilyn F. Koncen Mrs. Henrietta B. Osterholt Mr. & Mrs. William J. Raupp Mr. & Mrs. James E. Sinner Mrs. Audrey J. Steinfeld Kathleen Regan, CSJ Dr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Fritzlen Vita Marie Rudden, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Theodore R. Kogut Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Puleo Kathleen Kevin Ryan, CSJ Mrs. Shirley E. Connors Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Farrell Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Gaggiano Mr. & Mrs. James A. Smalley Jean Fontbonne Sandweg, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. John B. Gray Rose Margaret Schweers, CSJ Mr. Brian J. Mulherin Mr. Michael J. Rucker John Kenneth Scott, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Ronald D. Ball Teresa Shea, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Gerald M. Holden Eleanor Agnes Sheehan, CSJ Anonymous

Mary Shryock, CSJ Mrs. Anna J. Merkle Ms. Barbara E. Wetzel Sisters of St. Joseph Serving St. Teresas Academy & Avila University Mrs. Regina A. Howard Clara Vincent Slatinsky, CSJ Mrs. Marguerite Bussey Mr. & Mrs. Daniel W. Clark Mrs. Jane M. Eubanks The Honorable Judge & Mrs. Donald Stohr Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Limbaugh Florence Van Sistine Mr. Donald Van Sistine George Antoinette Vander Loop, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence P. Zancanella Margaret Vincent, CSJ Ms. Charlotte M. Byrnes Edith Vogel, CSJ Ms. Joan C. Billing Maria Joseph Walsh, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Preis Suzanne Wesley, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Gregory J. Mueller Jeanene Yackey, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Yackey Teresa John Zilch, CSJ Mrs. Anna J. Merkle Ms. Barbara E. Wetzel

In Memory of
Dolores Jean Baccala Adams Mr. Thomas E. Adams Mary Adelaide, CSJ Dr. & Mrs. John C. Stanton Arlene Alessandrelli Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Wichmer Beth M. Allison Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Friend Rudolph Anaya Mrs. Mary H. Anaya William R. Anaya Mrs. Mary H. Anaya Donata Marie Anderson, CSJ St. Lukes Class of 1957 Eleanor Andrasko Mr. Michael A. Andrasko Joseph J. Antonacci Mr. Sam N. Antonacci Reverend Loran Aubuchon, CP Mr. & Mrs. Leonard H. Aubuchon Dorothy Jean Baccala Mr. Thomas E. Adams Nicholas F. Baccala Mr. & Mrs. John Belfonte Mr. & Mrs. Victor Caruso Mr. & Mrs. Sal Cilia Mr. & Mrs. Nick Conforti

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Mr. & Mrs. John Distefano, Jr. Jacqueline Filardo Rosanel Gulotta Mr. & Mrs. Leo F. Halloran Mary Ann Lagas Loretta F. Masucci Marian Niemann, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Migliazzo Martha Niemann, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Nuccio Ms. Geraldine Quarrato Mary Anne Smith, CSJ Mr. Frank Sorrentino Mr. Jay Tutorino Mr. & Mrs. Salvatore E. Valenti Mary Roberta Badsing, CSJ Mrs. Gloria Bluj Virginia Baker, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. John M. Lengyel Geraldine Baker, CSJ Mrs. Angeline E. Oldani Mary E. Ballard Mr. Ray E. Ballard Adeline Barwe Peggy M. Maguire, CSJA Olivia Basler Mrs. Dorothy J. Schenkel

Mary Leona Battle, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Matthew E. Wright Bill Baumann Mrs. Dorothy J. Schenkel Dorothy Baumann Mary Lillian Baumann, CSJ William Bell Mrs. Marion V. Bell Ed Benton Patricia Ann Giljum, CSJ Mary Helen Best, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Raymond T. Crevis Je Blake Ms. Toni Jean Bink Eileen Blaney Mr. & Mrs. Jon P. Kolb Mary L. Boulay Mrs. Angeline E. Oldani Kathryn Mary Brady, CSJ Mr. John T. Brady Reverend Dr. Herbert A. Brethauer Mrs. Shirley O. Brethauer Celeste Brewer Mr. William A. Rosswog Dorothy E. Brice Mr. Stanley J. Brice

Marion Bridgeford Joan Elizabeth Tolle, CSJ Mary Briggs Mr. & Mrs. Michael Cox Ida Brinkman Rose Marie McKenna, CSJ Bill Brockman CSJ Association Partnership Program Sisters of St. Joseph - 1445 Jackson Lane George C. Broniec Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Broniec Mary Wilma Broughton, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Leo T. Broughton, Sr. The Bubb Family Mrs. Catherine A. Grunz Louis W. Buckowitz Mrs. Georgia M. Buckowitz Vincent DePaul Burgho, CSJ Mr. William A. Rosswog Mark Butkovich Mrs. Matthew S. Butkovich Marie Carnaghi Mrs. Ida Galli Marie Castelli Ruth Stuckel, CSJ Anthony J. Chappie Mrs. Lorraine M. Chappie Bernice Chenot Mrs. Jane M. Mark Ronald Moen Christy Mrs. Viriginia L. Christy Jane Clark Mary Ann Nestel, CSJ Mary Collie Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. McNeil Juanita Collins Ms. Lu Westho James & LaVerne Connelly Anna Margaret Kern, CSJ Arland Cooseman Mrs. Mary Ann Cooseman Florence Alexius Cordia, CSJ Ms. Catherine A. Politte Mr. & Mrs. Mark Saxon John Coyne Mrs. Lilian D. Coyne Maureen Ann Dalpini Mr. Victor M. Dalpini Mary DeBlase Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Batliner Mrs. Viriginia L. Christy Ms. Julie A. Copenhaver Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. DeBlase Mr. & Mrs. Michael H. Divan Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Harlow Mr. & Mrs. Brad Istas Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Kelly Dr. Maurice F. Perll Mr. & Mrs. Stephen S. Saluto Mr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Samlow Mr. & Mrs. Mario Scaglia

Donna DeMars Patricia Ann Giljum, CSJ Bill Dickson Joan Elizabeth Tolle, CSJ George Dolson Mrs. Margaret E. Pepper Evelyn Drumm Dr. Kathryn W. Sullivan Helen Duner Mary Paulette Gladis, CSJ Michael Duner Mary Paulette Gladis, CSJ Richard Duner Mrs. Helen Duner Mary Paulette Gladis, CSJ Walter Duner Mrs. Helen Duner Helen Patrice Dunn, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Georgas Rose Dunn Ms. Mary G. Sheppard Dorothy Ebbesmeyer, CSJ Ms. Rose Mary Green Clarence Eiler Mrs. Hildegarde Eiler Mary K. Eiler Mrs. Hildegarde Eiler Sissy Eveld Mr. & Mrs. James C. Knop Mary Aniceta Farrell, CSJ Mrs. Ann W. Stuart Hanna Ferrell Ms. Nancy Ferrell Kathleen J. Friedrich Mr. Edward J. Friederich William P. Finley Incarnate Word Parish ~ Respect Life Apostolate Reggie Finnegan Mrs. Eileen E. Hoppenrath Antonia M. Frandeka Mr. & Mrs. Dominic S. Bisesi Cornelia Dooly Frank Mr. William B. Hyland Toby Franke Mr. & Mrs. Paul Beckmann Rosemary Frederich Mr. & Mrs. George A. Schulte Fred Fuller Mrs. Audrey J. Fuller Mary Gagan Mrs. Judy Wierciak Richard Galli Mrs. Angeline E. Oldani Joseph Gallinaro Ms. Adelina M. Emmi Virginia A. Gartland Mr. Arthur V. Gartland Rena Gay Mr. Cliord A. Gay

Rose L. Gegg Mr. & Mrs. William C. Gegg John Joseph George Mr. & Mrs. James M. Ojile Daniel Gerau Mr. & Mrs. Walter M. Gerau Rosemary Gewinner Ms. Linda M. Mendel Mary Virginia Gibbons, CSJ Ms. Margaret Gergurich Mrs. Jeanne C. Seavoy Frances Gillespie Mr. & Mrs. Donald G Etling Mr. & Mrs. Dick Mantia Mr. & Mrs. F. Wm. McCalpin Mrs. Esther M. Turner Francis & Mary Gilreath Ms. Theresa A. Gilreath Don Flanigan Mrs. Toni Walters Laura Goedeker Mr. & Mrs. Clement P. Donnelly Julia M. Goetzinger Mr. & Mrs. Bruce D. Banta Mr. & Mrs. Neil D. Barton Ms. Bonita L. Childers Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Denzio Mr. & Mrs. James P. Jordan Ms. Martha J. Loudermilk Mr. & Mrs. Gerald L. McKeand Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Mervar Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Russell Roberts Mr. Raymond J. Roembke, Sr. Mrs. Elizabeth Stumpf Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Tremain Charlie Hanten Mrs. Donna J. Hagan Thomas Joseph Herkon, Sr. Ann Albrecht, CSJ Rita Hesse, CSJ Mrs. Ruth Wilson Josephine Hickey, CSJ Mr. Sam N. Antonacci Richard Hilboldt Teresa Maria Eagan, CSJ Wilma Hise Lilac Beauty Shop Francis Hofkes Mrs. Isabel A. Schlosser Dr. Alan S. Holtz Dr. & Mrs. John D. Lauer Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Schmelzle Kyle Horvat Marion Renkens, CSJ Mary Hughes, CSJ Xavier Schermerhorn, OSB
Gifts received March 1, 2007 through August 15, 2007. CONNECTIONS FALL WINTER 2007

Mary Ann Husemann, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. William F. Bullock Cecilio Iglasias Mrs. Yolanda Downey John A. Janson Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas R. Daniels Mary Anne Jennings Anonymous Annie Johnson Dr. Kathryn W. Sullivan Richard Johnson Dr. Kathryn W. Sullivan Carl J. Jokerst, Sr. Mrs. Carl J. Jokerst, Sr. Charles Jokisch Mrs. Janet R. Jokisch Janet Kahle Mr. & Mrs. Winston M. Miller Bernard Kanri Sisters of St. Joseph Meda Katsulas Ms. Mildred Vogel Genevieve Kaucher Mrs. Mary C. Hendel Mr. & Mrs. Dean L. Olson Gertrude Kellner Ms. Sue C. Kellner Kathleen OMalley, CSJ Magdalene Kettner Mrs. Isabel A. Schlosser Daniel Kiely Dr. Kathryn W. Sullivan Anna C. Kiger Ms. Michaela Witcher Rose Augusta Klaas, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Kemper Robert Kleba Mr. & Mrs. Robert Heinrich Anne Klug Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Cutak Vivian L. Knipp Mr. Vernon P. Knipp Dr. William Koehler Mary Ann Donovan, CSJ James A. Koetting Mrs. Dolores B. Koetting Adeline Kohne Joan Elizabeth Tolle, CSJ Joseph J. Kreye Mrs. Margaret H. Kreye Joselita Marie Kujak, CSJ Mrs. Delores Baumgartner Erwin H. Lampe Ms. Mildred Vogel Lois A. Lanigan Ms. Patricia M. Lanigan Julia Mat Lanny Mr. William B. Hyland Deborah Lavall Mr. & Mrs. Paul Beckmann
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Delores Lawrence Mr. & Mrs. Albert W. Sevcik Barbara Lipson Sisters of St. Joseph - Chancellorsville Drive Mary C. Loris Mr. & Mrs. Daniel P. Winkelmann, Jr. Martha Fetters Lynn Ms. Toni Jean Bink Shirley Mackey Mr. James E. Mackey Rosalyn Madden Ms. Juanita M. Thomas Arlene Magoc Nu Alpha Phi Sorority John & Elizabeth Mahacek Mr. & Mrs. John A. Mahacek Raymond Mahacek Mr. & Mrs. John A. Mahacek Fred Mason Mrs. Rita H. Mason Jake R. Mathews Mr. & Mrs. Edwin L. Fowler, Jr. John Mathews Donna Loretto Gunn, CSJ M. Anselma Matte, CSJ Ms. Sandra Lee Carlyon Elizabeth McCarey Mr. Eugene J. McCarey Mary Aurelia McDonald, CSJ Most Rev. Andrew J. McDonald Mary James McDonald, CSJ Most Rev. Andrew J. McDonald John Joseph McLaughlin, III Anonymous Catherine McMahon, CSJ Mrs. Mary E. McMahon Thomas Marie McMahon, CSJ Mrs. Mary E. McMahon Patricia McNerney Mr. & Mrs. Bernard J. Mulcahy Jeanne Messey The Children of Jeanne S. Meesey Amy Metger Mr. & Mrs. Marvin R. Cooke Marilyn Miller, CSJ Ms. Helene E. Barton Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence H. Baumstark Mr. & Mrs. Fred Clement Mrs. Shirley E. Connors Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Conrad Mr. Bruce W. Halliday Mr. & Mrs. Winston M. Miller Mrs. Charlotte W. Wright Linda Valentine Mittina Ms. Laverne H. Duvall Annette Moran, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Jerome F. Berger Mr. & Mrs. William J. Brady Mr. & Mrs. Howard S. Elkin Ms. Mary Ferguson

Rev. Msgr. Joseph D Harrington Mr. & Mrs. Donald A. Martin Mr. & Mrs. K. C. Martin Michelle M. Piranio, CSJA Ms. Cheryl Schaefer Patricia Sheridan, CSJA Sisters of St. Joseph - Bancroft Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Steed Mark A. Ziegelman & Ms. Karen Pahuski Jane Mosbacher Mr. & Mrs. James D. Prendergast Mary Ursula Mott, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Sidney P. Mott Shirley Wildhaber Mueller Ms. Laverne H. Duvall J. Patrick Mulligan Mary Ann Mulligan, CSJ Eileen Munich Mr. & Mrs. Albert W. Sevcik Adin A. Nellis Mrs. Nancy J. Nellis Edward Nestor Winifred Adelsberger, CSJ Cecelia Nestor Mrs. Johanna A. Taylor Laverne Neul Mr. & Mrs. Philip H. Lawler Mr. Milton C. Neul Mr. & Mrs. Donald L. Speck Mr. & Mrs. Alvin L Swock Gay Nickerson Mary Carol Anth, CSJ Mary Alfred Noble, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence H. Baumstark Mrs. Marjorie Belknap Mrs. Joanne Strathearn Mary Obermayr Josephine Breiner, CSJ Mary Ostermeyer Bev & Beth Brickey Harry OConnor Mrs. Marcella I. OConnor Elizabeth Obilvie, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Theodore R. McClure, Jr. Elisabeth Oliver Mr. Roy E. Oliver Ann Olson Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Sawilchik Rachel OMeara, CSJ Ms. Anne P. Campshure Mrs. Ruth A. Erker Mr. & Mrs. Michael Leary Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. OMeara Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Rebholz, Jr. Mr. Donald Van Sistine Blanche OReilly Mr. Albert F. Schoendienst James Patrick OReilly Mr. Albert F. Schoendienst Robert J. OReilly Mrs. Joan G. Steen OReilly

Concetta Frances Palazzolo Barbara Dreher, CSJ Jay Parrick Mrs. Johanna A. Taylor Cecelia Paszkiewicz Mr. & Mrs. Walter J. Kube Mary Norbertine Peters, CSJ Ms. Mary J. Reinhardt Francis Phannenstiel Mr. & Mrs. John R. Watts Mary Evarista Quigley, CSJ Mrs. Theresa M. Mueller Allillo J. Rancillio Mrs. Angeline E. Oldani William A. Reed Mrs. ViVienne C. Reed Mary Reznick Mrs. Jacqueline Conger Bettie Ritter Mr. & Mrs. Paul Beckmann Frances Borgia Robillard, CSJ Mrs. Lucille Castillo Joseph G. Rodriguez Ms. Mary Ann Rodriguez Ann C. Rogers Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Rogers Lawrence E. Rogers Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Rogers Kay Rohlo Carondelet Community Betterment Federation Daniel Rohne Mrs. Margaret Rohne Charles W. Royer Anonymous Jane Salmon, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Billy R. Yates Marion Lee Savona Mrs. Viriginia L. Christy Audrey C. Shelling Sisters of St. Joseph - Bancroft Avenue John Schlichter Mr. & Mrs. Bernard J. Mulcahy Mary Schmidt Mrs. Mary C. Hendel Mary Schrader Mary Ellen Jones, CSJ Mrs. Schranz Dr. Kathryn W. Sullivan Mary Leonissa Schwartz, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Russell J. Campbell Robert M. Sears Mrs. Donna J. Hagan Helen Shoultz Sisters of St. Joseph - Jackson Lane Reverend Anthony Siebert Ms. Carol Seligman Sisters of St. Joseph - Jackson Lane Dorothy Jean Sievers Mr. John J. Sievers

Aloysia Joseph Soland, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Russell J. Campbell Marguerite Zilch Spellmeyer Mr. & Mrs. James L. Martine, Jr. Sallie Sterling Peggy M. Maguire, CSJA Raymond Stevison Ms. Suzanne J. Stauder Martha M. Stickel Mr. & Mrs. David Forbes George Stoner Ms. M. Agneda Stoner Margot Stricker Mr. & Mrs. Clement P. Donnelly Rose Daria Sullivan, CSJ Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. William R. Diepenbrock, Jr. Rev. Mr. Edward C. Fronick Mrs. Helen Harper Ms. Louise Naumann Mr. & Mrs. Edward H. Schulte St. Thomas of Aquinas, Class of 1957 Janet M. Sullivan, CSJA Lisa Taylor Mr. & Mrs. John R. Watts Sister Theodosia, CSJ (trying to locate full name) Mr. Adolph M. Rotermund Ina Uhlrich CSJ Association Partnership Program Eugene & Patricia Cole, CSJAs Martha Neimann, CSJ Marian Niemann, CSJ Mary Ann Smith, CSJ Louise A. Venegoni Mrs. Angeline E. Oldani Joseph & Peggy Vielhaber Ms. Elizabeth M. Gerber Mary Helen Volk, CSJ Ms. Judith C. Baumhart Mrs. Gloria Bluj Ms. Jacqueline F. Dupon Ms. Ann E. Engstrom Ms. Virginia M. Osberg Mr. & Mrs. Steven M. Salata Ms. Mary S. Wilson Antonia Vorwerk Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas R. Daniels William Ward, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Michael Cox Paul Wetzel Mrs. Theresa R. Forthman Dorothy Wertman Catherine Ann Schuermann, CSJ Norman R. Wesley Mrs. Joan B. Wesley Wanda West Karen Langhi, CSJ Hurbert E. White Mrs. Joann L. White

Stanley Wierciak Patricia Ann Giljum, CSJ Robert Wightman Mr. & Mrs. William C. Bonney Irene Wiljeck Mr. & Mrs. Albert W. Sevcik Russell H. Williams II Anonymous Patricia Wilson Mary Paulette Gladis, CSJ Charles E. Wren Mary Denis Curran, CSJ Reverend Jules G. Yalley, CM Mr. & Mrs. Clement P. Donnelly Louise Zehnle Carondelet Community Betterment Federation Ms. Mildred Vogel Gene Zolg Mrs. Mildred E. Zolg Lynda J. Zolg Mrs. Mildred E. Zolg John Zupon Mrs. Mildred D. Zupon

Gifts received March 1, 2007 through August 15, 2007.

The Province Development Ofce has made every effort to ensure the tributes are properly recognized and correctly spelled. To make a donation, request memorial envelopes or report a correction on our tributes listing, please contact our ofce at 314.678.0327.

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Around the Province

Elizabeth Ney Selected as CSJ Congregational Leader
Elizabeth Ney, CSJ is one of ve women selected to serve on the Congregational Leadership Team of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. About 200 elected delegates from ve provinces (Albany, Hawaii, Los Angeles St. Louis and St. Paul) and two vice-provinces ( Japan and Peru) made the selections at the 27th Congregational Chapter in St. Paul in July 2007. The Congregation numbers more that 1600 vowed sisters and associates. Ney has over 25 years of experience in health care administration and currently serves as the executive director of the St. Joseph Foundation in Augusta, Georgia. Most of my former ministries have been challenges, and this ministry as a servant leader will be no dierent! As I prepare to leave Augusta, I am looking forward to working with my sisters and associates to plan our future, she says.

May They Live in the Spirit

S. Dorothy Ebbesmeyer, April 22, 2007 S. Mary Helen Volk, May 23, 2007 S. Mary Jerome Mullligan, May 5, 2007 S. Mary Norbertine Peters, June 3, 2007 S. Annette Moran, July 8, 2007 S. Marilyn Miller, July 28, 2007 S. Rachel OMeara, August 4, 2007 S. Mary Caritas Gnitowski, August 15, 2007 S. Frances Kane, September 21, 2007 S. Mary Laurentine Lorenz, September 30 2007 S. Celese Marie Harrington, October 18, 2007

Margaret Gregg Attends Whitehouse Roundtable on Homelessness

In July, Margaret Gregg, CSJ the homeless concerns coordinator for the county of Santa Clara, Calif., participated in the White House Compassion in Action Roundtable to discuss ending homelessness through partnerships. The roundtable, comprised of 100 government ocials, policymakers, foundation ocials, philanthropists and faith-based community leaders, explored ways to combat homelessness and promoted private/public partnerships. Gregg says, The most important point I came away with is that the communities where government and private partnerships are strong make the best progress in combating homelessness. This event is a part of a monthly roundtable series created by the Oce of Faith Based Community Initiatives to encourage local governments and corporations to support faith based groups that serve the poor and needy.

To Christ, On Death
Opening to thunder Sun and lightening grace That spills out of all my inward being I will not run from stones and scrapes and scars that speak of wrestling with an incarnate God. Not closed and drawn small but open wide eyes seeing, ears hearing arms reaching wide, cross-wide to love the world Only then will I be shaped enough for the nal openness to dark, for the reluctant oering up of so loved self and world to a nal, total grasp of grace Becoming nally Me. Given back, most beautiful in Thee.
~Poem by S. Annette Moran

S. Annette Moran Honored by Carroll College

Annette Moran, CSJ, PhD. died on July 8, 2007 after an 11-year battle with cancer but not without knowing the respect and aection the Carroll College community held for her, their much loved professor. At their 2007 commencement ceremony, Moran was conferred the Carroll College Outstanding Teaching Award, and received a heartfelt standing ovation. Moran came to Carroll College in Helena, Mont. in 1996 and during her years there she was a beloved and respected professor, advisor, counselor and spiritual advisor. Mary Kay Hadican, CSJ says, She was an empowering, self-eacing teacher and her gentle pervading spirit touched all who knew her.
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