This document summarizes the Jubilee anniversaries (70, 60, 50, etc. years of service) of several religious sisters from different congregations. It provides brief descriptions of the sisters' backgrounds, places of service, and current ministries. The sisters celebrated come from the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Sisters of Charity of New York, and Dominican Sisters of Sparkill.
This document summarizes the Jubilee anniversaries (70, 60, 50, etc. years of service) of several religious sisters from different congregations. It provides brief descriptions of the sisters' backgrounds, places of service, and current ministries. The sisters celebrated come from the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Sisters of Charity of New York, and Dominican Sisters of Sparkill.
This document summarizes the Jubilee anniversaries (70, 60, 50, etc. years of service) of several religious sisters from different congregations. It provides brief descriptions of the sisters' backgrounds, places of service, and current ministries. The sisters celebrated come from the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Sisters of Charity of New York, and Dominican Sisters of Sparkill.
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Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, Tarrytown
70 YEARS Sister Filipa Cardoso, R.S.H.M., served on the support staff at Mary- mount Manhattan College in New York City and at Marymount Convent, Tarry- town. She entered the congregation in Portugal, where she was born, making her nal vows in Tarrytown. Now re- tired, she resides at Marymount Convent in Tarrytown. 60 YEARS Sister Edna OConnor, R.S.H.M., resides in Africa, where she ministers in Lusaka, Zambia. She previously taught at schools run by the Religious of the Sa- cred Heart of Mary in the Bronx and Sag Harbor, as well as Arlington, Va. She also did community outreach in Speedwell, Va., and Ahoskie, N.C., before going to Africa. Born in Ireland, she entered the congregation in Tarrytown. Sister Bernadette Crook, R.S.H.M., is an iconographer who since 2003 has been the coordinator of the Ibillin ProjectAn Iconostasis for Peace. The enormous project involved designing and painting an entire iconostasis for a Melkite Catholic Church in Galilee, Is- rael, which was dedicated in November. An iconostasis is a screen on which icons are mounted. They are used primarily in Eastern Orthodox churches. She is also the author of two books, Rooted in Gali- lee and The Ibillin Beatitude Icons: Meditations and Icons. Born in England, she has lived and taught in New York, Virginia, Rome, Zimbabwe and England. Sister Patrick Cunningham, R.S.H.M., a native New Yorker, began her career as a science teacher and high school administrator at Sacred Heart of Mary-run schools in Manhattan, Brook- lyn and Sag Harbor. She then earned her nursing degree and worked at Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital and New York Hospital in the cardiac and intensive care units. She has also served as a registered nurse for the television program All My Children, a position required when chil- dren are in the cast. Sister Angela Maloney, R.S.H.M., assists at Cormaria Retreat House in Sag Harbor. Born in Ireland, she en- tered the congregation in Tarrytown and taught in R.S.H.M. schools in Long Is- land City, Rosedale and Garden City. She also taught for nine years at Marymount School in Cuernevaca, Mexico. Sister Susan Murphy, R.S.H.M., has served both as a teacher and principal at schools in Manhattan, Long Island City, Sag Harbor and Garden City. After retir- ing from teaching, she did pastoral work at St. Benedict Joseph Labre parish in Richmond Hill. Born in New York City, she resides in retirement at Marymount Convent in Tarrytown. Sister Elizabeth Tuohy, R.S.H.M., taught at Mother Butler Memorial High School in the Bronx and at Marymount schools in Tarrytown; Santa Barbara, Calif.; and Kingston, England, where she still serves. Born in Ireland, she entered the congregation in Tarrytown. She holds a masters degree in history. Sister Anne Walsh, R.S.H.M., men- tors student-athletes at Fordham Univer- sity in the Bronx. A life-long educator, holding degrees in English, French, his- tory and religious education, she taught at schools in Manhattan and Brooklyn; Arlington and Richmond, Va.; and Roll- ing Meadows, Ill. She also worked in re- ligious education in Lansing, Mich., and Raleigh, N.C. She was born in Ireland. 50 YEARS Sister Virginia Dorgan, R.S.H.M., is executive director of the Network for Peace through Dialogue in New York City. During a long career in education she taught mathematics in Marymount Schools in Tarrytown and New York City as well as in Rome, Italy, and at schools in Virginia. She served as campus min- ister at Marymount Manhattan College and also worked for Educators for So- cial Responsibility. Born in Washington, D.C., she entered the congregation in Tarrytown. She holds a masters degree in urban affairs. Sister Kathleen Kanet, R.S.H.M., is director of Youth Programs of the Net- work for Peace through Dialogue in New York City. She also directed the Educa- tion Program of the Intercommunity Center for Justice and Peace in New York City. She was a teacher and administra- tor in R.S.H.M schools in Virginia and worked for the Edwin Gould Services for Children and Incarcerated Mothers. She was born in Chicago. Sister Maureen Kelleher, R.S.H.M., currently an attorney specializing in im- migration law at Legal Aid Service of Col- lier County, Fla., holds degrees in English, religious education and law. After teaching in Garden City and the Bronx, she worked for Network, the national Catholic social justice lobby in Washington, D.C. She is a native of New Rochelle. Sister Georgette Lawton, R.S.H.M., serves as eligibility coordinator for Columba Kavanagh House Inc. in New York City, which provides permanent (Continued on next page) CELEbRATINg OuR JubILARIANs Elena Miranda You will lead a life worthy of the Lord and pleasing to Him in every way. You will multiply good works of every sort and grow in the knowledge of God.
(Colossians 1:10) SERVICE IN CHARITYMount St. Vincent, the longtime motherhouse of the Sisters of Chari- ty of New York, remains a focal point on the cam- pus of the College of Mount St. Vincent in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. Te chapel there is the place where many of todays Sisters of Char- ity jubilarians professed vows as women religious and went forward to serve others in charity. March 22, 2012 18 housing and social services to homeless single adults with a history of substance abuse or mental illness. She was a found- er of Columba Kavanagh House. Born in Honolulu, she entered the congrega- tion in Tarrytown and worked in busi- ness and nance ofces for the R.S.H.M. Eastern American Province, Marymount School of New York and the Partnership for the Homeless. Sister Anna Maria Lionetti, R.S.H.M., co-director of vocation pro- motion for the R.S.H.M. Eastern Ameri- can Province in Tarrytown, is a native New Yorker who spent many years in Rome, where she taught at Istituto Mary- mount and was principal of SantAgnese Scuola. Returning to the United States, she worked at the R.S.H.M. LIFE Cen- ter in Sleepy Hollow. She then went to Mexico, where she lived and served in an 60 YEARS Sister Claudia DeMarco, M.S.C., a native of Conshohocken, Pa., taught in elementary schools in Brooklyn; Phila- delphia and Scranton, Pa.; and New Or- leans, La. She retired in 2005. 50 YEARS Sister Marjorie Connelly, M.S.C., a native of Dumbarton, Scotland, is a reg- istered nurse, who served at Columbus Hospital and Stuyvesant Polyclinic, both in Manhattan. She served the home- Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus less at an Episcopal Church outreach in Manhattan. She served as a massage therapist at Cabrini Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Manhattan. She assisted senior sisters at the St. Philip Mission in Swaziland. She now assists her congregations senior sisters. Sister Lucille Souza, M.S.C., a na- tive of Fall River, Mass., spent the early part of her religious life as a teacher in Brooklyn; Philadelphia and Scranton, Pa.; and in New Jersey. She served at Mother Cabrini High School, Manhat- 75 YEARS Sister Alberta Blase, O.P., was born in Maplewood, Mo. She served at St. Ag- nes Home, Sparkill, 1938-1942; St. Ignatius Nursery, Manhattan, 1942-1952; and Car- dinal McCloskey Home, White Plains, 1952-1957. She served at Dominican Con- vent, Sparkill, 1967-2004. She was also a staff member for one year at the Domini- can House of Studies in Rome, Italy. Now retired, she is the oldest member in the congregation at 96. 60 YEARS Sister Mary Hourigan, O.P., is work- ing in parish ministry in Wolf Point, Mont. She taught at St. Brendans School, the Bronx, 1954-1960, and St. Vito, Ma- maroneck, 1967-1970. She also taught in Albany and Easton, Md. In 1979, Sister Mary went to serve the Native American community in Montana. She served as a teacher at St. Pauls Mission and at two parishes in Montana. She was formerly known as Sister William Marie. Sister Annette Marie Carney, O.P., resides at Siena Hall Inrmary in Sparkill. She also taught at St. Teresas, Woodside. From 1982 to 2001, she was di- rector of religious education at St. Pauls in Valley Cottage. She taught at St. Pauls School, Valley Cottage, 1954-1960, 1970- 1982 and 2001-2005; and St. Pius X, Scars- dale, 1960-1966. Sister Marie ODonnell, O.P., is the president of Msgr. Scanlan High School in the Bronx. She also was prin- cipal there, 1993-2008, and teacher, 1978- 1993. She was principal of Sacred Heart School, Monroe, 1967-1978, and taught at St. Martin of Tours School, the Bronx, 1962-1967. She also taught at St. Pauls School in Norwich. She was formerly known as Sister Ellen Edward. Sister Margaret Carey, O.P., resides at Dominican Convent in Sparkill. She was a teacher, pastoral minister and outreach worker. She served at St. Bren- dans, the Bronx, 1972-1976 and 1987-1988; St. Johns, the Bronx, 1988-1991; St. Eliza- beths, Manhattan, 1983-1985; Jerusalem House of Prayer, Sparkill, 1976-1978; Fran- Dominican Sisters of Sparkill tan, 1978-1986. She was instrumental in the founding of Cabrini Mission Corps and Cabrini Mission Foundation. She served her community as provincial and provincial councilor. 65 YEARS Sister Antonia Lanzone, M.S.C. Sister Barbara Leonardo, M.S.C. Sister Marie Therese Petersen, M.S.C. 70 YEARS Sister Rita Iavarone, M.S.C. 75 YEARS Sister Monica Ste. Marie, O.S.U., taught in the Bronx at Our Lady of Mercy School, 1938-1939; St. Philip Neri, 1939-1940; St. Angela Merici, 1942-1947; and St. Jeromes, 1950-1957. She taught at St. Josephs School in Middletown, 1947-1949. She also served in schools in Malone; Washington, D.C.; and in Mary- land and Delaware. She served in prison ministry at Downstate Correctional Fa- cility in Fishkill, 1980-1982, and for one year at a prison in Delaware. She did ad- ministrative work at Marian Residence in New Rochelle and at Convent of St. Joseph in Malone, 1983-2002. She retired in 2002. 60 YEARS Sister Anne Bunting, O.S.U., lives with her community at St. Teresas in New Rochelle. From 1959 to 1994 she was a member of the history faculty at the College of New Rochelle, and served as dean of students, 1969-1970. She holds Ursuline Nuns, New Rochelle Religious ... (Continued from previous page) ces Shervier Home, the Bronx, 1978-1982; STAR Senior Center, the Bronx, 1985- 1987; and Catholic Home Bureau, Man- hattan, 1992-2003. Sister Margaret also taught at schools in Queens, Hicksville and Fulton. She was formerly known as Sister Margaret Bernard. Sister Theresa Mary McPartland, O.P., is a volunteer at St. John Chrysos- tom School in the Bronx. She also served as a teacher at St. John Chrysostom, 1954- 1959; assistant principal, 1976-1978; and director of development, 2000-2006. She taught at St. Helenas, the Bronx, 1966- 1967, and was principal there, 1978-1984. She taught at Thorpe Secretarial, Man- hattan, 1967-1971, and was principal of St. Anthonys, the Bronx, 1971-1976. From 1984 to 1994 she was administrator of the motherhouse at Dominican Convent in Sparkill. She served on the sisters execu- tive team, 1996-2000. She also taught at schools in Fulton, and in Easton, Md. Sister Anne Foley, O.P., is program director at Thorpe Village in Sparkill. She taught at St. Brendans, the Bronx, 1954-1960. For 13 years beginning in 1961, she served as teacher, principal and in catechetical ministry in the Multan Dio- cese in Pakistan. She served as pastoral minister of Our Lady of the Scapular parish in Manhattan, 1976-1989. She also taught in Hicksville. She was formerly known as Sister Anne Gerard. Sister Nora Healey, O.P., resides at Dominican Convent in Sparkill. She volunteers at Thorpe Senior Center and The Dominican Learning Center, both at the motherhouse. She taught at St. John Chrysostom School, the Bronx, 1954-1962; Sacred Heart, Suffern, 1966-1969; and St. Matthews, Hastings, 1992-1997. She also taught in Brooklyn and Binghamton. She served as a nurse at NYU Medical Center, New York Hospital, Siena Hall Inrmary, as well as Pascack Valley Hos- pital in New Jersey. Sister Nora served as a school nurse and a parish health care worker. From 1997 to 2007 she was an assistant in the congregational develop- ment ofce. She was formerly known as Sister Rita Maureen. Sister Joan Beairsto, O.P., who is a professor and coordinator of the Mas- ters of Teaching Program at St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, has been in- volved in full-time ministry there for 37 years. She earlier taught there, 1968-1972. She taught at St. Theresas, the Bronx, 1954-1955; St. Helenas, the Bronx, 1955- 1958; St. Catherine of Siena, Manhattan, 1964-1965; St. Rose of Lima, Manhattan, 1965-1967; Our Lady of Mt Carmel, Mid- dletown, 1967-1968, and St. Pauls, Valley Cottage, 1968-1972. She held a teaching fellowship at Boston University, 1972- 1974, and was an adjunct professor at Brooklyn College, 1974-1975. She was for- merly known as Sister Joseph Mary. interprovincial community. Sister Mary Alice Young, R.S.H.M., director of advancement for the R.S.H.M. Eastern American Province, began her professional career as a science teach- er and principal at R.S.H.M. schools in Ferguson, Mo.; Rolling Meadows, Ill.; Richmond, Va.; Tarrytown and New York City. She served as general secre- tary of the Institute of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary in Rome for 10 years. Born in Brooklyn, she holds a degree in administration for nonprot corporations. 25 YEARS Sister Nicoletta Scotti, R.S.H.M., a native of Italy, transferred to the Re- ligious of the Sacred Heart of Mary from an Italian congregation. She stud- ied at Fordham University in the Bronx and then returned to Italy. She resides in Rome and teaches at Scuola Media Statale. a masters degree and doctorate from Fordham University in medieval history. She taught at Blessed Sacrament School in New Rochelle, 1955-1959. She was a representative to the United Nations for the International Catholic Child Bureau, 1988-1997. She was formerly known as Sister Marie de Chantal. Sister Maria Rosa Deiso, O.S.U., taught Spanish at Mount St. Ursula for 40 years, beginning in 1968. She earlier taught at St. Jeromes School, the Bronx, 1956-1964. Following a one-year tertian- ship in Rome, she taught at St. Angela Merici School in the Bronx. She also taught at the Ursuline Academy in Bos- ton for one year. She holds a bachelors degree in Spanish from the College of New Rochelle and a masters in Spanish from Fordham University. She resides with her community in New Rochelle. 70 YEARS Sister Adelaide Thomason, O.S.U. Sister Teresa Weed, O.S.U. CATHOLIC NEW YORK RELIgIOus JubILARIANs March 22, 2012 19 Sister Mary Louise Twomey, O.P., is project manager at Thorpe Village in Sparkill. She taught at St. John Chrysos- tom, the Bronx, 1954-1959, and St. Rose of Lima, Manhattan, 1959-1961. For 25 years, beginning in 1961, she served as a teach- er, supervisor and pastoral worker in the Multan Diocese of Pakistan. She was a pastoral minister at St. Johns parish in the Bronx, 1988-1998. Sister Ursula Joyce, O.P., is execu- tive director of Thorpe Village Inc. in Sparkill. She founded Thorpe Village, a residence for senior citizens, in 1981. She taught at St. Theresas, the Bronx, 1954- 1956; Our Lady of Grace, the Bronx, 1956- 1959; Cathedral High School, Manhattan, 1962-1965; and St. Thomas Aquinas Col- lege, Sparkill, 1965-1972. She served on the executive board of the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill, 1972-1976. She served as a psychologist at St. Agnes Home, Sparkill, 1976-1977, and at Catholic Home Bureau, Manhattan, 1977-1981. She was formerly known as Sister Agnes Richard. Sister Mary Brinn, O.P., is a reme- dial teacher and does secretarial work at St. Benedicts School, the Bronx. For 30 years, beginning in 1974, she taught at her alma mater, Aquinas High School, the Bronx. She taught at St. Agnes, Sparkill, 1955-1956; St. Catherine of Siena, Man- hattan, 1957-1958; St. Ritas, the Bronx, 1958-1962, and at Albertus Magnus High School in Bardonia, 1967-1974. She also taught in Springeld Gardens. She was formerly known as Sister Anne Michael. Sister Joan Bartin, O.P., who is re- tired, offers local community service in Crestwood, Mo. She taught in the St. Louis area. She was a religious education teacher and coordinator and served as campus minister at Washington Univer- sity in St. Louis. Beginning in 1980, she ministered to Native Americans on the Flathead Reservation in Montana. For 29 years, she served as pastoral minister at St. Ignatius and Sacred Heart Missions in Arlee, Mont. She was formerly known as Sister John Louise. Sister Diane Kane, O.P., works for CSJ Care, ministering to the elderly in their homes. A native of St. Louis, Mo., she has spent most of her religious life serving in the Archdiocese of St. Louis as a teacher, pastoral care worker and hos- pital chaplain. From 1972 to 1975, she was formation director in Sparkill, and served as regional director of the Dominican Sis- ters of Sparkill in St. Louis. She was for- merly known as Sister Mary Ellen. Sister Rose Mary Bira, O.P., is cur- rently retired and living in Crestwood, Mo. She served as a teacher, librarian and religious education coordinator at schools and parishes in the Archdiocese of St. Louis. She also taught at a school in Fulton for four years. She was formerly known as Sister Loretto Rose. 70 YEARS Sister Catherine Florence OConnor, O.P. Sister Margaret Thomas Morahan, O.P. Sister Loretta Butler, O.P. Sister Ann Paul Mollman, O.P. 65 YEARS Sister Marion Rita Kennelly, O.P. Sister Patricia Connolly, O.P. Sister Joan Stellern, O.P. Sister Mary Elizabeth Dunne, O.P. Sister Margaret John Dunne, O.P. 75 YEARS Sister Marguerite Chiasson, C.N.D., a native of Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada, served as a teacher in Canada and in Illinois and Vermont from 1932 to 1969. She was bursar of Notre Dame Academy in Staten Island, 1969-1981. Sis- ter Marguerite, who turned 99 on March 1, is retired and residing at Lourdes Health Care Center in Wilton, Conn. 50 YEARS Sister Patricia Corley, C.N.D., has Congregation of Notre Dame, Wilton, Conn. served as president of Notre Dame Acad- emy on Staten Island since 2008. She also serves as a councilor of her religious congregation. In 1964, she began teaching science and math at St. Marys Academy in Providence, R.I., where she later served as principal. She then spent 25 years as a therapist and administrator of several social service agencies, and eventually taught at Rhode Island College. 70 YEARS Sister Anne Scappini, C.N.D. 60 YEARS Sister Padraic Mary McGuinness, O.P., is currently a chaplain at Kateri Residence in Manhattan. She taught at Dominican Sisters of Our Lady of the Springs, Bridgeport, Conn. St. Augustines School, Ossining, and served as director of the Ferrer Lei- sure Club at St. Vincent Ferrer parish in Manhattan. Dominican Sisters of Hope 75 YEARS Sister Ann Mildred Brown, O.P., served her community in congregation administration and as archivist in Fall River, Mass. In Massachusetts, she minis- tered in pastoral care at Morton Hospital, as a library assistant at Bristol Commu- nity College, and taught at schools there. She also taught in Plattsburgh and Cha- teauguay. She resides in Mount Vernon. Sister Rosanne ORourke, O.P., taught at SS. John and Paul School in Larchmont and at Holy Family School in New Rochelle. She was principal at Annunciation School in Tuckahoe, 1959-1965. She taught in New Jersey. She taught religious education classes; spent several summers at a developmental reading center, and volunteered in the Dominican Sisters inrmary. She resides in Mount Vernon. Sister Julie Pintal, O.P., taught at schools in Massachusetts. She served as novice mistress for the Dominican Sis- ters of Fall River. She was religious edu- cation coordinator in Massachusetts. She served on the council of the Dominican Sisters of Fall River; and served as a tu- tor. She holds a bachelors degree from Providence College and a masters de- gree from Rhode Island College. She re- sides in Mount Vernon. 60 YEARS Sister Patricia Catlett, O.P., a regis- tered nurse, ministered with the Domini- can Sisters of the Sick Poor in Ossining, 1958-1960. She ministered with the Sisters of the Sick Poor in Colorado and Ohio. She served in Ohio and Colorado. She worked with the Archdiocesan Housing Committee of Denver, where she con- tinues to live. She earned her nursing degree from Bronx Community College and a bachelors degree from Ohio Do- minican College. Sister Marie DiCamillo, O.P., taught elementary school in Newburgh at St. Mary School, Newburgh, 1967-1970, and Sacred Heart School, 1954-1961, and in Yonkers at Christ the King School, 1961- 1967. She taught in New Jersey and served with the Ofce of Education there. She holds a bachelors degree from Seton Hall and a masters degree from Glass- boro State College. Sister Mary Groves, O.P., was busi- ness teacher and department chair at Our Lady of Lourdes High School in Pough- keepsie for many years. She served there, 1963-1992. She was a part-time secretary to the Marist Brothers in Poughkeepsie, 1972-1987. She taught at Our Lady of Vic- (Continued on next page) Hebrews 6:19 A world-wide community serving on four continents; born 221 years ago in France amidst chaos, transition and revolution.
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CATHOLIC NEW YORK RELIgIOus JubILARIANs tory School, Mount Vernon, 1955-1958, and Christ the King School, Yonkers, 1958-1960. She taught in New Jersey and ministered in Pennsylvania. She holds a bachelors degree from Seton Hall Uni- versity. She lives in Mount Vernon. Sister Patricia Lally, O.P., taught at Our Lady of Fatima School in Scarsdale and at Our Lady of Lourdes High School, Poughkeepsie. She served on retreat teams in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. She taught in Connecticut and served at parishes in New Jersey. She was voca- tion director and formation coordinator for the congregation, and was on staff at Cardinal Spellman Retreat House. From 1979-1990, she served at the Archdiocesan Center for Spiritual Development. She holds a bachelors degree from Seton Hall University and masters degrees from Vil- lanova University and Iona College. Sister Eileen McCabe, O.P., taught in Newburgh at St. Patrick School, 1955- 1960, and Mount St. Mary Academy, Newburgh, 1973-1974. She taught at Our Lady of Lourdes High School, Pough- keepsie, 1974-1982, Cardinal Hayes High School, the Bronx, 1983-1995; and at St. Michael Academy, Manhattan. She taught in Puerto Rico and in New Jer- sey. She holds a bachelors degree from Seton Hall University and a masters de- gree from Catholic University. She lives in Mount Vernon. Sister Frances Whelan, O.P., serves in Harlem with the Little Sisters of the Assumption Family Health Service and Residential Care at the Newburgh Cen- ter of Hope. She served at St. Clares Hospital in Manhattan; and Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the Bronx, 1982-1990. She served at an AIDS resource center and with Dominican Sis- ters Family Health Service, the Bronx. She served at Family Learning Circle, the Bronx, at Mariandale Retreat and Con- ference Center, Ossining, and at Thorpe Family Residence, the Bronx. She holds a bachelors degree in nursing from Col- lege of Mt. St. Vincent, a masters degree Dominican... from Fordham University, and a masters degree from Manhattanville College. She lives in Manhattan. 50 YEARS Sister Margaret Anderson, O.P., is director of guidance at the Academy of Our Lady of Good Counsel in White Plains, a position she has held since 2005. She taught at Our Lady of Victory School, Mount Vernon, 1966-1970; St. Patrick School, Newburgh, 1970-1972, and Guard- ian Angel School, Manhattan, 1972-1978. She was a principal at St. Barnabas School, the Bronx, 1986-1989, and at Ascension School, Manhattan, 1989-1990. She was a principal in New Jersey. She was a social worker with ADAPP in Manhattan, 1991- 1999. She served on her congregations leadership team. She holds a bachelors degree from Mount St. Mary College, a masters degree from Jersey City State, and a masters from Fordham University. She lives in the Bronx. Sister Ann Daniel Belmonte, O.P., taught at Bishop Dunn Memorial School in Newburgh, 1965-1968, 1972-1973; St. Au- gustine School, Larchmont, 1968-1972, St. Ursula School, Mount Vernon, 1973-1977, and St. Mary School, Poughkeepsie, 1977- 1979. She ministered in West Virginia and Virginia. She holds a bachelors degree from Mount St. Mary College, a masters degree from Hunter College, and a mas- ters from Loyola University. Sister Anne Marie Bucher, O.P., serves at Mary Manning Walsh Home and, since 2005, has served the congre- gation as health care consultant. She served as coordinator for the combined formation program of the Dominican Sisters of the Sick Poor and Newburgh Dominicans. She ministered with the Dominican Sisters Family Health Service in Ossining; and with the Dominican Sis- ters Home Health Agency and the Little Sisters of the Assumption. She served in various capacities with the Dominican Sisters of the Sick Poor. She worked in H.I.V. advocacy. She ministered at Calva- ry Hospital, 1999-2005. She holds an as- sociates degree from Mary Rodgers Col- lege, a degree in nursing from Cornell New York Hospital School of Nursing, and a masters degree from Maryknoll School of Theology. Sister Mary Ann Cirillo, O.P., taught at Bishop Dunn Memorial School in Newburgh, 1967-1968, and at SS. John and Paul School, Larchmont, 1968-1969. She taught in schools and served as a pas- toral minister at parishes in New Jersey. She served in Oklahoma, where she now lives. She holds a bachelors degree from Mount St. Mary College, and a masters degree in pastoral ministry. Sister Nancy Erts, O.P., has been a program specialist on the staff of Mari- andale Retreat and Conference Cen- ter in Ossining since 2004. She taught at St. Thomas School, Cornwall, 1966- 1967; and at St. Ursula School in Mount Vernon, 1973-1976. She was formation director for the Dominican Sisters of Newburgh, 1983-1987. She ministered in North Carolina and New Jersey. She served as co-director of the Dominican Novitiate in Manchester, Mo. She did re- treat work at Linwood Spiritual Center, Rhinebeck, and Siena Spirituality Cen- ter, Water Mill. She holds a bachelors degree from Mount St. Mary College, a masters degree from Manhattan Col- lege, and a masters degree from the New York Theological Seminary. She lives in Croton-on-Hudson. Sister Margaret Foster, O.P., taught in the archdiocese at St. Mary School, Poughkeepsie, 1967-1970. She taught, served as a director of religious educa- tion and was a pastoral associate in New Jersey, where she now lives. She holds a bachelors degree and a masters degree from Fordham University. Sister Dorothy Ann Gensur, O.P., taught at Bishop Dunn Memorial School, Newburgh, 1962-1963, 1973-1974), St. Mary School, Newburgh, 1964-1967, St. Thomas School, Cornwall, 1967-1972, and St. Augustine School, Larchmont, 1972- 1973. She taught in New Jersey and Con- necticut and in Puerto Rico. She served as principal in Connecticut. She holds a bachelors degree from Southern Con- necticut State College, and a masters from Providence College. Sister Mary Ella Morrison, O.P., taught at Sacred Heart School, New- burgh, 1966-1969, Mount St. Mary Acad- emy, Newburgh, 1972-1976, St. Ursula School, Mount Vernon, 1977, and at Our Lady of Lourdes High School, Pough- keepsie, 1978-1985. She taught in New Jer- sey and Connecticut. She ministered in various capacities in West Virginia. She holds a bachelors degree from Mount St. Mary College and a masters degree from Providence College. Sister Mary Cecilia Murray, O.P., teaches religion at Mount St. Mary Col- lege. She has taught religion there since 1998. Earlier, she taught music at the col- lege, 1990-1991, and tutored in the HEOP program, 1994-2000. She taught at Bish- op Dunn Memorial School, Newburgh, 1962-1963, 1964-1965, and at Holy Rosary School, Hawthorne, 1965-1966. She taught music and religion at Mount Saint Mary High School, Newburgh, 1966-79. She was a teacher in Connecticut. She was historian for the Dominican Sisters of Newburgh. She holds a bachelors degree from Manhattanville College, a masters degree from Catholic University and from Princeton Theological Seminary, and a doctorate from Drew University. Sister Marianne Watts, O.P., was re- gional coordinator of DARE, the Ofce of Substance Abuse in the Archdiocese of New York, 1983-1987, training program administrator for the National Council on Alcoholism in White Plains, 1987-1993, and founder and administrator of Max- train at The Maxwell Institute, Tuckahoe. She taught elementary school at Bishop Dunn Memorial School, Newburgh, 1962-1963, 1964-1966, and taught English at Mount St. Mary Academy, Newburgh, 1969-1972. She taught in North Carolina, Connecticut and New Jersey. She holds a bachelors degree from the College of New Rochelle, a masters degree from Catholic University, and a masters de- gree from Middlebury College. 70 YEARS Sister Mary Lorraine Beckes, O.P. Sister Catherine Mary OBrien, O.P Sisters of St. John the Baptist, Te Bronx 60 YEARS Sister Bernardine Symionow, S.S.M.I., was administrator of the St. Joseph Adult Care Home in Sloatsburg, 2001-2011. She spent ve years as a gen- eral councilor in Rome and served for many years as a nurse. Sister Clare Holak, S.S.M.I., serves in the payroll department at Summit Park Hospital and Nursing Care Center, Pomona. She was a teacher at St. Marys Academy, Sloatsburg, and at elementary Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate schools in Buffalo and Rochester; and in Illinois, Michigan and Ohio. She also worked in religious education in the archdiocese; as a director of religious education in New Jersey; and in Catho- lic Family and Community Services in Paterson, N.J. 70 YEARS Sister Thomas Hrynewich, S.S.M.I. Sister Longine Gawrylow, S.S.M.I. Sister Juliette Chicorli, S.S.M.I. (Continued from previous page) 75 YEARS Sister Placid Zinicola, C.S.JB., was a member of the rst graduating class of St. John Villa Academy on Staten Is- land, where she would go on to teach for 61 years after entering the Sisters of St. John the Baptist. She also held positions of leadership in her religious communi- ty. She taught at another high school in New Jersey and at Alphonsus College in Woodcliff Lake, N.J. She holds a masters in education from Seton Hall University. Last August, she retired to Mount St. John Convent in Purchase. Sister Helen Guerrieri, C.S.JB., was also a member of the rst graduating class of St. John Villa Academy on Staten Island and joined the faculty there soon after entering the Sisters of St. John the Baptist. In 1944, Sister Helen was mis- sioned to Chile, where she served as a teacher and principal of an elementary school and a vocational high school. When she returned to New York, she was March 22, 2012 20 CATHOLIC NEW YORK RELIgIOus JubILARIANs stationed at St. James School in Manhat- tan; and then at the communitys school in Gladstone, N.J., where she was prin- cipal of the elementary school and held leadership positions in the community. She then returned to teach at St. John Villa Academy High School until her re- tirement, completing a total of 46 years there. In August, she moved to Mount St. John Convent in Purchase. 60 YEARS Sister Marie Antoinette Cafero, C.S.JB., was missioned to Zambia, Africa, after her rst profession. She returned to New York to serve the elderly at Provi- dence Rest Nursing Home, 1956-1961. She also did parish service in Brooklyn, Long Island and Cairo, N.Y. She taught kinder- garten for many years at Our Lady of Lo- reto School in Manhattan and St. Lucys School in Newark, N.J., before retirement. Sister Philomena Marie De Mar- tino, C.S.JB., assisted the aged at Provi- dence Rest Nursing Home in the Bronx for 57 years until her retirement in 2010. As a oor supervisor, she was known for the rapport she developed with ad- ministrators and staff, fellow sisters and residents alike. Many nursing home resi- dents remember her for her untiring care and concern. 50 YEARS Sister Josefa Marie Curcio, C.S.JB., now assistant principal for the primary grades at St. Raymonds School in the Bronx, began teaching at St. Dominics Convent, the Bronx in 1964. She taught in the communitys elementary school in New Jersey before she became principal of St. James School in Manhattan, 1980- 1995. She was principal of St. Dominics School in the Bronx, 1995-2011. In addi- tion, she has served as local superior, a member of the sisters leadership team and director of junior professed sisters. Sister Regina McTiernan, C.S.JB., began teaching at the communitys school in Gladstone, N.J., in 1964. She also taught elementary school in Plaineld, N.J., for ve years and at St. Dominics School in the Bronx, 1970-1972. Return- ing to New Jersey in 1974, Sister Regina has served as a director of religious edu- cation since 1976. She now serves as DRE at St. Josephs parish in Newton, N.J. 25 YEARS Sister Teresita Mission, C.S.JB., is now serving in the Pastoral Care Depart- ment at Providence Rest Nursing Home in the Bronx. In 1989, she assisted with residents in the care of the religious community at its convent at Alphonsus Manor in Cairo, N.Y. She then was sent to the Philippines to minister to children there until she returned in 2007. Sister Gracy Puramadathil, C.S.JB., began teaching in Bangalore, India, in 1989. In 2007, she came to New York to teach in the child day care program at Mount St. John Convent in Purchase. Sister Virgincita Seville, C.S.JB., re- ceived her novitiate training in Italy and served as an educator in the Philippines. She then was transferred to Mexico, where she worked with parishioners and children. In l999, she came to America and began assisting at Providence Rest Child Day Care in the Bronx and at St. Dominics School there. She served as the lead teacher at Mount St. John Convent in Purchase, 2001-2006. She was then sent to teach at St. Fortunatas Convent in Brooklyn for two years. Since 2008, Sister Virgincita has been responsible for the daily operations of Providence Rest Child Day Care in the Bronx. 65 YEARS Sister Damian Marie Cameola, C.S.JB. Sister Placid Baglino, C.S.JB. 55 YEARS Sister Loretta Marie Florio, C.S.JB. March 22, 2012 21 CATHOLIC NEW YORK RELIgIOus JubILARIANs 50 YEARS Sister Angela Marie Verdi, C.S.A.C., has taught in New York and New Jersey, where she also was a vice principal. From 1985 to 1988, she taught at Immaculate Conception School, the Bronx. She then returned to New Jersey, where she has since taught. She served as secretary of the second and fth pro- vincial chapters. Sister Grace Gabrielle OBrien, C.S.A.C., taught from 1963 until 1970, when she became nancial administra- tor at Harriman College. From 1978 to 1984 she was assistant academic dean at Iona College. She was assistant director of Diocesan Ministerial Development S ister Mary Ellen OBoyles rst event as execu- tive secretary of the Archdiocesan Council of Women Religious (ACWR) certainly holds a lot of promise. More than 100 religious sisters have signed up to attend Planning for the Future: Alternatives to Recon- guration, a daylong confer- ence being offered March 22 at Dominican Convent in Sparkill by Father Dan Ward, O.S.B., and attorney Donna Miller, who serve on the staff of the Resource Center for Religious Institutes in Wash- ington, D.C. Conference planning was already under way when Sis- ter Mary Ellen began in her new part-time position Sisters of the Catholic Apostolate (Pallottines) Center in the Archdiocese of Newark, N.J., and then was a parish administrator in Cranford, N.J. From 1991 to 1993 she was part of the sisters formation and adult education team. From 1995 to 1999 she was circulation manager of Catholic New York. She was a general councilor, serving in Italy, 2001-2007. She recent- ly has been instrumental in creating a province Web page. Sister Michele Ruggiero, C.S.A.C., served as a teacher and principal from 1963 until 1975, when she began serv- ing as vocation director and postulant director until 1982. She was modera- tor of Holy Rosary Academy in Union City, N.J., for ve years. She then went to Rome, Italy, to study the charism of St. Vincent Pallotti. She was the forma- tion coordinator of the Cenacle, 1991- 1995. She then was a director of religious education before serving as provincial, 1996-2005. In 2006, she began her apos- tolate in Hispanic outreach. 60 YEARS Sister Carmel Therese Favazzo, C.S.A.C., has served as postulant direc- tor, provincial moderator and as region- al councilor. She was president of Harri- man College, 1972-1979. She served later as a teacher and principal for 13 years. She was co-coordinator of mission in- tegration for two years and then served as moderator of Holy Rosary Villa. She continued to do vocations and mission integration work and has been director of UAC since 1998. Sister Clement Pagliari, C.S.A.C., has served as a teacher in several ele- mentary and high schools. In 1976 she started a 10-year tenure at Harriman College. She was moderator of St. Pat- ricks Villa, 1976-1978. She also served as a delegate to the provincial chapter. Sister Gema Possebon, C.S.A.C., ar- rived from Brazil in 1956 and has served as a hospital volunteer. Before retiring to Queen of Apostles Convent in 1980, she served the other sisters and guests of St. Patricks Villa in Harriman as a driver. Collaboration Is Key for New ACWR Executive Secretary Feb. 1. She succeeded Sister Rose Vermette, R.C.D., who left the post so she could fully devote herself to her responsibilities as president of the Sisters of Our Lady of Christian Doctrine. Its no secret that the needs being faced by re- ligious congregations today are far different than when their foundresses were playing a major role in establishing the systems of Catholic education, health care and social service for which the women religious of this country became famous. Many reli- gious congregations are getting smaller in number, with few younger women entering religious life. Each congregation is looking at and planning for its future...You choose a road for the future, said Sister Mary Ellen, a member of the Sisters of Charity of New York for 55 years. There are more than 60 religious congregations whose leaders belong to ACWR. Sister Mary Ellen said she is looking forward to coordinating member- ship activities, corresponding with members and advertising and advocating for the efforts of ACWR and its member congregations. Thats a powerful group of women to have stand behind an issue, offer support and to share skills and resources, she said. The conferences eight-member executive council, along with the vicars for religious, met with Cardi- nal Dolan March 6. Sister Mary Ellen said the sisters shared their ideas with the Cardinal and expressed a willingness to be of service to the archdiocese. Most recently, Sister Mary Ellen served as secre- tary to the president of the Sisters of Charity of New York, under Sister Dorothy Metz, S.C., from 2003 until last year. That position gave her a close-up view of the many demanding projects with which the congregations leadership becomes involved. (Continued on Page 37) March 22, 2012 22 Maryknoll Sisters, Ossining 75 YEARS Sister Mary Elizabeth Keyser, M.M., resides in retirement at the Mary- knoll Center in Ossining. Born in Phila- delphia, she was initially assigned to cat- echetical work at the historic San Juan Bautista Mission in California. She later served at Maryknolls Bethany Convent in Ossining, followed by nearly 10 years as a school principal in Cochabamba, Bo- livia, and 33 years as a religious educa- tion instructor and pastoral care worker in Chile. Sister Joan Marie Peltier, M.M., re- tired at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Ossining, served in Bolivia for more than 30 years, providing pastoral care and re- ligious instruction, as well as teaching in various mission schools. She was a pas- toral associate at several Catholic com- munities in Breckenridge, Tex., 1975-1995, and worked with the handicapped in St. Louis, Mo., 1986-1990. She was born in Milwaukee, Wis. Sister Marie Corinne Rost, M.M., born in Jefferson City, Mo., served for nearly 50 years as a music teacher and administrator at Maryknoll Convent School in Kownloontong, Hong Kong. She holds a bachelors degree in music from Manhattanville College. She is re- tired and resides at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Ossining. 60 YEARS Sister Katherine Byrne, M.M., from Baton Rouge, La., began her long mis- sionary ministry in Hong Kong, work- ing in medical clinics and the Maryknoll Hospital in Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon, from 1957 to 1971. She then served for three years as director of health services at the Maryknoll Center, Ossining, followed by ve years at Bethlehem University in Is- rael. She returned to Hong Kong in 1976, serving as director of nursing for Caritas Medical Center until 1979. She is now re- tired and living at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Ossining. Sister Janet Catherine Carroll, M.M., serves on the board of directors of the American Society of Missiology, of which she was president, 1984-1985. She also sits on the advisory committee for Orbis Books Inc. She spent her rst 16 years in pastoral and administrative work in Taiwan. She then worked as the advis- er to the Holy See, Association of South- east Asian Nations, (ASEAN) States and China Observer at the United Nations, 1979-1985. She was then appointed execu- tive director of the U.S. Catholic China Bureau, a position she held until 2003. Sister Joan Frances Delaney, M.M., born in Yonkers, is a well-known missi- ologist and ecumenist. She served with Maryknoll Sisters in Hong Kong for more than 20 years as a college professor, teaching education and sociology at col- leges and universities. She later served seven years as executive secretary for SEDOS, an organization dedicated to research and increased understanding of global mission, in Rome, followed by three years as representative of the Vati- can Congregation for Christian Unity to the World Council of Churches, Geneva, Switzerland. She now lives at the Mary- knoll Sisters Retirement Residence in Monrovia, Calif. Sister Virginia Fabella, M.M., is a well-respected theologian, writer and editor of various publications. Born in Manila, Philippines, she is a graduate of San Francisco Theological Seminary with a doctorate in ministry and womens studies. She was initially assigned to her home city as a high school religion, math and English teacher. She later taught in Bolivia, Peru and the Philippines. In 1988 she was appointed dean of the Institute of Formation and Religious Studies in Quezon City, Philippines. Sister Virginia served as director of Maryknoll Sisters Mission Institute in Ossining and sec- retary of the Ecumenical Association of Third World Theologians in the Philip- pines. She lives at the Maryknoll Sisters Residence at Jala Jala, Rizal, Philippines. Sister Jeanne Houlihan, M.M., serves in the Development Department at Maryknoll Sisters Center in Ossining. She was rst assigned to Hong Kong in 1955, where she taught at Maryknoll Con- vent School. She later served as princi- pal of the secondary section of Mary- knoll Convent School, 1974-1985. She also served as supervisor of the Maryknoll Convent Schools elementary school section, and as chairperson of the Mary- knoll Convent School Foundation. Born in St. Louis, Mo., she holds a masters degree in education administration from St. Louis University. Sister Eleanor Killion, M.M., works in pastoral ministry and religious educa- tion at parishes in Honolulu, and Kailua, Hawaii. Initially assigned to Bolivia, she served as a teacher, principal and pastoral ministry leader there for nearly 20 years. From 1982 to 1987, she worked in the Sec- retariat ofce at Maryknoll Sisters Cen- ter in Ossining, followed by three years in pastoral ministry in Panama. In 1998, Sister Eleanor was assigned to Hawaii. She was born in Easton, Minn. Sister Dorothy McGowan, M.M., is assigned to East Timor, where she is engaging in pastoral ministry and com- munity health education. Born in New York City, she served from 1955 to 1957 in the ofces of Maryknolls Field Afar magazine and in the Maryknoll Treasury Department. She was then assigned to the Philippines, where she worked for 17 years, rst as a high school teacher, then as department chair and dean of stu- dents at Maryknoll College, Quezon City. She returned to Ossining in 1974, serving on the Sisters central governing board. In 1979, she was assigned to Indonesia, where for 11 years, she worked with a community health program. Sister Maria Rosa Nakayama, M.M., born in Tokyo, Japan, served with Mary- knoll Sisters in her native land for nearly all of her religious life. Her rst seven years were spent in pastoral ministry in Kyoto and Isa Sai-in. In 1963, she moved to Yokkaichi, where she was an educa- tor, teaching religion and then serving as assistant principal and administrator of Maryknoll Girls School until 2003. She retired to the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Ossining in 2008. Sister Dolores Ritter, M.M., from Dresden, Kan., began her service in 1955, providing nursing care to patients at the Maryknoll Tuberculosis Sanatorium in Monrovia, Calif. In 1972, she was as- signed to the Marshall Islands, where she worked in public health for 11 years. After a year serving in the Development Department at Maryknoll Sisters Center in Ossining, and six years in family min- istry in Kansas, she was assigned to Ha- waii, where she did pastoral ministry and social services from 1989 until her retire- ment in 2008 to the Maryknoll Sisters residence in Monrovia, Calif. Sister Gloria Maria Ruiz, M.M., be- gan her ministry in 1960 at Chang Hua Hospital in Taiwan, and shortly after at Maryknoll Hospital in Hong Kong. In 1972 she was appointed community health planner-coordinator at a health center in Kowloontsai, Hong Kong, where she served for 13 years. In 1975, she was as- signed to Indonesia, where she worked at a hospital laboratory in Bandung. She returned to the Maryknoll Sisters Center in 1982, returning to Hong Kong in 1987 to work in pastoral counseling at Queen Elizabeth Hospital until 1994. She then worked four years at the Maryknoll Sis- ters Center, followed by three years in El Sisters of Charity of New York 75 YEARS Sister Mary Ellis S.C., formerly Sis- ter Mary Bernadette, retired as librarian/ media coordinator of Mount St. Vincent Convent, the Bronx. She began her ser- vice as a primary school teacher at Visita- tion School, the Bronx. Other ministries included: St. Lawrence Academy, Holy Trinity and Our Lady of Good Counsel, Manhattan; St. Agatha Home and St. Pat- rick Villa, Nanuet; and St. Francis of As- sisi, Mount Kisco. She served in several positions at St. Vincents Hospital, Harri- son, before joining the library staff at St. Elizabeth Seton Academy, the Bronx. 60 YEARS Sister Wilda Asfour, S.C., formerly Sister Michael Regina, retired in 2007. She began her career as a teacher in 1954 at St. Gabriels School, and then taught at SS. Peter and Paul, both in the Bronx; St. John the Baptist, Brooklyn, and St. Marys, Wappingers Falls. After earning her masters in education in guidance, she devoted the rest of her ministry to counseling, starting a primary drug pre- vention program at York Catholic High School, York, Pa., 1969-1978, and a par- enting program at St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, 19792003. Sister Margaret C. Kelly, S.C., for- merly Sister Mary Rita, began her edu- cation ministry at St. Gregory the Great, Harrison, then taught at St. Peters, Staten Island; Cardinal Spellman High School, the Bronx; and Iona Prep, New Rochelle. From 1991 to 1999 she served on the con- gregations leadership council. After re- ceiving her certicate in Clinical Pasto- ral Experience, she served as chaplain at St. Joseph Medical Center, Yonkers, until her retirement in 2008. Sister Miriam Jude Trank, S.C., is director of student activities at St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School, Staten Island. A lifelong educator, she began her ministry at Visitation School, the Bronx, in 1954. She also taught at St. Josephs, Yonkers; Ascension, Manhattan; St. Barnabas, the Bronx; and Blessed Sacrament and St. Marys, both on Staten Island, as well at St. Joseph by-the-Sea. She was assistant principal at St. Barnabas for nearly a de- cade and has held numerous administra- tive positions at St. Josephs. Sister Anne Marie Walsh, S.C., for- merly Sister Mary Immaculata, began her ministry as a nurse at Holy Family Hos- pital, Brooklyn, in 1954. She then worked at St. Vincents Hospital, Manhattan, and, beginning in 1960, served as a nurse at St. Josephs Hospital, Yonkers, for almost 25 years. She then worked in hospitals pub- lic relations department for two decades before retiring in 2004. 70 YEARS Sister Anna T. Golden, S.C. 65 YEARS Sister Claire Marian Barton, S.C. 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Bishop Josu Iriondo, Vicar Its Parishes, Priests, Deacons, Religious and Faithful Offer Prayers and Congratulations to His Eminence Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan Abraham House Christ the King Immaculate Conception Our Lady of Victory Our Savior Sacred Heart St. Angela Medici St. Anselm St. Anthony of Padua St. Athanasius St. Augustine St. Crispins Friary St. Francis of Assisi St. Jerome St. John Chrysostom St. Joseph St. Luke St. Margaret St. Pius V St. Rita of Cascia St. Roch St. Simon Stock St. Thomas Aquinas SS. Peter and Paul 75 YEARS Sister Madelyn Kortendick, O.P., a native of Milwaukee, served at two schools in the archdiocese. She was a teacher at Corpus Christi School, Man- hattan, 1969-1974, and at Our Lady of Refuge, the Bronx, 1957-1960, where she was principal, 1978-1981. She also taught in Chicago, and served in Milwaukee and in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. She now resides at St. Dominics Villa in Hazel Green, Wis. 60 YEARS Sister Joan Crampton, O.P., a na- tive of Omaha, Neb., taught at two Bronx schools: Our Lady of Mercy, 1986-1997, and Our Lady of Refuge, 1983- 1984. She was formerly known as Sister Mary Jacques. She also taught in the District of Columbia and in New Jersey, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Florida, Ne- braska, Oklahoma and Colorado. She is residing at St. Dominics Villa in Hazel Green, Wis. Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, Wis. 50 YEARS Sister Mary Ann Carroll, O.P., a na- tive of Chicago, has served as prioress of St. Dominics Villa in Hazel Green, Wis., since 2010. In the archdiocese, she was principal of Our Lady of Refuge School, the Bronx, 1988-1991, and taught at St. Elizabeths in Manhattan, 1991-1992. She taught in Minnesota, Wyoming and Wis- consin, where she also did pastoral min- istry and held community leadership po- sitions. She was formerly known as Sister Marie Richarde. Sister Carolyn Wildrick, O.P., a native of Monona, Wis., taught at two schools in the Bronx: Our Lady of Mercy, 1990-1993, and Our Lady of Refuge, 1985-1990. Sister Carolyn taught and served as a principal at schools in Wisconsin, where she also served as a hospital chaplain. Formerly known as Sister Theodora, she is currently ministering in family care. 70 YEARS Sister Leopold Kaufmann, O.P. Sister Mary Ann Smith, M.M., works in the Maryknoll Ofce of Global Con- cerns and with End Child Prostitution, Pornography and Trafcking USA (EC- PAT), an international childrens advo- cacy network. Born in Archibald, Pa., she began her missionary career in the Philippines in 1960, serving as a teach- er in Baguio and Quezon City, and as a maintenance supervisor in Santo Tomas. From 1973 to 1976, she served at the Di- ocesan Adult Training Center in Baguio, fostering adult education and commu- nity development. Sister Joan Toomey, M.M., is a spe- cial projects assistant in the Treasury De- partment at the Maryknoll Sisters Center. She had been director of congregational services at the center, 1995-2003. Born in New Orleans, La., she rst served at the Maryknoll Society in Ossining while earning her bachelors degree at Mary- knoll Teachers College. She taught high school math and science in Los Angeles, 1960-1962, and Oahu, Hawaii, 1962-1969, followed by 17 years in Maryknolls De- velopment Department in Ossining. In 1987, she was missioned to Hong Kong. Sister Agnes Christine Welscher, M.M., who retired in 1998, continues to do outreach work in several local par- ishes. She lives at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Ossining. A native of Brooklyn, she served locally as religious education coordinator of St. Columbanus parish in Cortlandt Manor and religious education director at St. Patricks parish, Armonk, 1977-1984, before providing support ser- vices at Maryknoll Sisters Center. She spent her rst ve years with Maryknoll teaching at a school in Chicagos China- town, and was assigned to Hong Kong in 1965, where she served as assistant prin- cipal and then principal in Maryknoll schools in Kowloontong and Chai Wan. Sister Marcelline Yurkovic, M.M., spent most of her religious life serving Bolivia. She was the executive secretary of the Department of Family for the Bo- livian Conference of Bishops in La Paz, 1987-2005. She also served as coordinator of the Archdiocesan Family Life Center, 1979-1982, and as co-secretary of the Bo- livian Bishops Conference, from 1974- 1979, both in La Paz. She was also part of the pastoral team for a parish in La Paz in 1973, and served in Cochabamba, Rib- eralta and Santa Ana, Bolivia, 1961-1972. She was born in Pottsville, Pa. 70 YEARS Sister Mary Powers, M.M. Sister Edith Rietz, M.M. Sister Pauline Sticka, M.M. Sister Edith Rietz, M.M. Sister Joan Uhlen, M.M. Sister Margaret Rose Winkelman, M.M. CATHOLIC NEW YORK RELIgIOus JubILARIANs March 22, 2012 24 60 YEARS Sister Elizabeth Loomis, S.H.C.J., formerly known as Mother Christopher Mary, was a teacher at St. Elizabeths, Manhattan; Holy Child Academy, Suf- fern, and in Old Westbury. She spent 30 years in formation work and spiri- tual ministries in Louisiana, Nigeria and Rome. She now serves at the San Diego Spiritual Center in California. 50 YEARS Sister Marlene Brownett, S.H.C.J., formerly known as Mother Mary Magdalen, was a teacher at Holy Child Academy, Suffern, for nine years and principal for two years. After ministries in Summit, N.J., and in Rome, she lived in New York City, caring for her sister who had been secretary to Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. She now lives at Marian Woods, Hartsdale, and works for the cause for Archbishop Sheens canonization. Sister Margaret Crowley, S.H.C.J., formerly known as Mother Mary Mark, Society of the Holy Child Jesus, American Province is a native New Yorker who served on the boards of several Holy Child schools in the New York City area. Her minis- tries were in Massachusetts, Illinois and Washington, D.C. She was provin- cial superior, 1989-1993, and is now on the staff of St. Lukes Institute, Silver Spring, Md. Sister Barbara Linen, S.H.C.J., for- merly known as Mother Mary St. Kevin, taught at St. Elizabeths, Manhattan, and in Old Westbury. She served in Loui- siana, Nigeria and in Rome, where she was a member of the Societys leader- ship team. She teaches theology at Iona College and Felician College, in Lodi, N.J. Sister Ann Murray, S.H.C.J., for- merly known as Mother Mary Ann, taught for nine years at St. Elizabeths, Manhattan. She served as a counselor for New York Catholic Charities and the Riverdale Mental Health Clinic. She now counsels in Port Chester and lives in Rye. 75 YEARS Brother Christopher Dardis, F.S.C., a native New Yorker, served as director of the department of education at Man- hattan College in Riverdale, 1986-2000, and chairman of the department of edu- cation there, 1970-1986. He served as superintendent of schools in the Arch- diocese of New York, 1966-1970, and director of curriculum for the archdio- cese, 1963-1966. He taught in the Bronx at Cardinal Spellman High School, 1961- 1963. He was principal at St. Nicholas of Tolentine, the Bronx, 1953-1958. He also served in Albany, Brooklyn and in New Jersey. He retired in 2000. 60 YEARS Brother Dominic Gisondo, F.S.C., has been a teacher at St. Peters High School on Staten Island since 2003. He taught at St. Bernard Day School, Man- hattan, 1964-1965; St. Raymonds High School for Boys, the Bronx, 1962-1964; and Sacred Heart School in Manhattan, 1956-1962. He also served in Buffalo and in New Jersey. He was born in Ozone Park. Brother John Muller, F.S.C., was a longtime assistant professor at Man- hattan College in the Bronx, where he taught government and politics, 1968- 2003. He taught in the Bronx at Cardinal Spellman High School, 1966-1968; and in Manhattan at Good Shepherd School, 1959-1961 and Ascension, 1956-1959. He served as part-time assistant princi- pal at Resurrection School, the Bronx, 2003-2006. The Queens native retired in 2006. Brother David Van Hollebeke, F.S.C., a native of Detroit, Mich., was a professor at Manhattan College, 1999- 2005, and worked in admissions there, 1971-1999. He taught at Holy Name School in Manhattan, 1960-1961, and 60 YEARS Brother Leo Shea, F.M.S., a native of Lawrence, Mass., teaches in the Focus Program at Mount St. Michael Academy in the Bronx and resides at the Marist Brothers community in Pelham. He was provincial and vice provincial of the Brothers former Esopus Province. He was president and director of guidance at Our Lady of Lourdes High School in Poughkeepsie and a guidance coun- selor at John A. Coleman Catholic High School in Hurley. In 1986, he was one of the founding brothers of St. Francis El- ementary School in Pleebo, Liberia, and served as its principal. He was also the rst president of Guadalupe Regional Middle School in Brownsville, Tex. He Sacred Heart School, Manhattan, 1956- 1960. He also served in Brooklyn and Lincolndale, and in New Jersey and New Mexico. He retired in 2005. 50 YEARS Brother Brian Carty, F.S.C., is prin- cipal and founder of De La Salle Acad- emy in Manhattan. He has served there since 1984. He also served as principal at Msgr. William R. Kelly School in Manhattan, 1969-1972, and taught there, 1966-1969. He served in Lincolndale and in New Mexico. Brother Robert Deary, F.S.C., has taught at St. Raymonds High School for Boys in the Bronx since 2002. He also served at Sacred Heart Elementary School in the Bronx, 1968-1970, and St. Marys in Yonkers, 1966-1968. He served in Michigan and on St. Vincents Island. Brother Thomas Egan, F.S.C., is a programmer at the Data Systems Cen- ter at the New York Catholic Center in Manhattan, a position he has held since 1995. He earlier served as a computer programmer at the Data Systems Cen- ter in Yonkers, 1986-1995 and 1979-1985. He also served in Rhode Island, Illinois and in Ethiopia. He was born in Provi- dence, R.I. Brother Raymond Meagher, F.S.C., a Manhattan native, has served on the faculty at Manhattan College since 1993. He was principal at St. Raymonds High School in the Bronx, 1988-1993, and taught there, 1981-1988. He also served at St. Peters Boys High School on Staten Island, 1966-1969. He served in Lincoln- dale. 70 YEARS Brother John Perry, F.S.C. 40 YEARS Brother Les Luker, F.S.C. holds two masters degrees: in English from Seton Hall University and in coun- seling from Manhattan College. 50
YEARS Brother David Cooney, F.M.S., a native of Flushing, is director of pasto- ral care at the Brothers retirement resi- dence at Mount St. Michael Academy in the Bronx, where he resides in the Brothers Champagnat Hall Community. He previously taught special education to the developmentally disabled in the Diocese of Brooklyn. He also taught at Sacred Heart School in the Bronx. He was one of the founding brothers of St. Francis Elementary School in Pleebo, Li- beria, where he also served as principal. Brothers of the Christian Schools Marist Brothers He was a pastoral associate and worked with the homeless in Wheeling, W. Va. He holds a masters degree in rehabili- tation and counseling for the disabled from Columbia University. Brother Gerald Doherty, F.M.S., a native of the Bronx, is a guidance coun- selor at Mount St. Michael Academy in the Bronx and resides at a Marist Brothers community in Manhattan. He also served as a guidance counselor at St. Agnes Boys High School in Man- hattan. He served as vocation director of the Brothers former Poughkeepsie Province. He taught at high schools in Lawrence, Mass., and Chicago. He holds a masters degree in history from Man- hattan College. Brother Anthony Iazzetti, F.M.S., a native of the Bronx, resides at the Brothers Champagnat Hall Commu- nity in the Bronx. He served as presi- dent and principal of Mount St. Michael Academy in the Bronx. He was princi- pal of Marist High School in Eugene, Ore.; Marist High School in Chicago; and Msgr. Pace High School in Miami, Fla. He also taught at a high school in Trumbull, Conn. He received a masters in administration from the University of Notre Dame. Brother Michael Laratonda, F.M.S., a native of Lawrence, Mass., does re- treat ministry in Queensbury, where he resides. He was a teacher and assistant principal at Union Catholic High School in Scotch Plains, N.J. He holds masters degrees in communication arts from the University of Notre Dame and in indi- vidual counseling from Seton Hall Uni- versity. 25 YEARS Brother Benjamin Consigli, F.M.S., a native of Queens, is serving as pro- vincial of the Brothers U.S. Province in Bayonne, N.J. He has also served as vice provincial of the Brothers former Esopus Province and director of edu- cation of the U.S. Province. He was a teacher and assistant principal of Arch- bishop Molloy High School in Queens, and principal of St. Josephs Academy in Brownsville, Tex. He received a masters degree in history from Rutgers Univer- sity and a professional diploma in edu- cation administration from St. Johns University. Brother Stephen Milan, F.M.S., a native of Bayonne, N.J., is director of the Marist Brothers Holy Rosary Young Adult Community in Esopus, where he resides in the Brothers Community. He has served as vocation director for the Marist Brothers Province. He was principal, assistant principal and guid- ance counselor at Sacred Heart School in the Bronx. He served as a guidance counselor at Our Lady of Good Counsel School in Newark, N.J. CATHOLIC NEW YORK RELIgIOus JubILARIANs
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