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URSULINE A PUBLICATION OF THE URSULINE SISTERS OF LOUISVILLE • WINTER 2018 Benefactor Gifts Help Us Share Our Charism WINTER 2018 MISSION ADVANCEMENT OFFICE ELLEN McKNIGHT Director of Development KIM BRADLEY Coordinator, Database Management/ Donation Processing COMMUNICATIONS/PR OFFICE KATHY WILLIAMS A PUBLICATION OF THE URSULINE SISTERS OF LOUISVILLE Director, Communications/Public Relations DOME Editor, Art Direction and Design 3 From the Leadership Circle DOME CONTRIBUTORS 4-5 Sharing the Charism through Prayer and Presence BAY BALTES ELLEN MCKNIGHT 6-8 Dr. Cindy Crabtree, 2018 Angeline SISTER KATHLEEN NEELY Award Recipient SISTER JANET MARIE PETERWORTH GINNY SCHAEFFER 9 Sister Pat: A Gift to Bellarmine KATHY WILLIAMS 10-11 Celebrating the Year of Ursuline SISTER MARTHA JACOB Congregational Historian 12-13 Cumberland Associates are Connected KAREN HEILERS by the Ursuline Charism Proofreader 14-15 Former Religious is Forever Connected CONTACT US: 16-17 Channeling the Fire Send corrections, changes of Thank You, Donors for Your Generous address and story ideas to: 18-19 Mission Advancement Office Support of the Chapel Preservation Fund 3105 Lexington Road • Louisville, KY 40206 20-21 Peruvian Journal: “Catching” the Charism (502) 212-1750 • Fax (502) 896-3913 Mission Driven–Need Inspired– [email protected] 22-23 Donor Supported www.ursulinesisterslouisville.org 4-23 Donor Lists Like us on Facebook! facebook.com/UrsulinesLouisville Follow us on Twitter! @UrsulineSisters DONATION INFORMATION The Ursuline Sisters of Louisville appreciate the support of those who share their financial resources with us. We make every effort to ensure that you receive the maximum tax credit allowed by law. When making a donation, make your check payable to the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville, and mail to Mission Advancement Office, Ursuline Sisters of Louisville, 3105 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206, or use the enclosed remittance envelope. The check must be processed through the Mission Advancement Office for the Ursuline Sisters to generate the proper documentation you will need for your tax-deductible donation. Ursuline Society and Academy of Education (USAE) is the corporate title under which the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville do business. USAE does not include gifts received for the other corporation, Sacred Heart Schools (SHS), Inc. Gifts for Sacred Heart Academy and other campus schools are received by the SHS Office of Development and used exclusively for the schools and their programs. Cover photography: Pat Pfister FROM THE LEADERSHIP CIRCLE The Gift of Our Charism Christmas is about gifts, isn’t it? It is about God’s gathering. gift of Jesus to the universe. Because of this event, The picture Christians give gifts to each other at Christmas. But carries with it God does not stop with giving the gift of the Son to a command. It us humans; God also gives us, humans, special gifts. carries with it a In the 16th century God gave a special gift to mission. If you Saint Angela Merici of Brescia, Italy. It was the read between gift of loving God in a deep contemplative way…a the lines, maybe way that led her to serve others in whatever way you can see that they needed. In church terms that gift is called a it asks us all to charism. Recently Benedictine Sister Joan Chittister figure out what described charism as “a living passion for whatever dimension of the Ursuline Charism is missing now. dimension of the life of Christ—peace, truth, What dimension can you, our friends and donors, healing, mercy—is missing now; is missing here; is bring to the Ursuline Charism? You are part of our missing in our time; is missing where we are.” charism family, too. Do you see what is missing in your world, in your time, where you are? The Ursulines of Louisville have taken Saint Angela’s gift and made it their own. We use these We have been given this gift, this charism. At this words to express her charism today: “A contemplative Christmas time, let us ask our love of God resulting in an openness and eagerness God to help us walk the roads to serve the needs of others.” That is the gift that we of the world spreading this have tried to give to everyone we’ve served. charism, this gift, to everyone we meet. Wouldn’t that be a At our annual gathering of Sisters and Associates wonderful Christmas gift? last summer, I mentioned that, like any family, we will never live the gift of our charism exactly alike. There will be family resemblances, there will be family traits, there will be certain ways our voices Sister Janet Marie Peterworth, OSU sound alike and certain things we do alike, but we President, Ursuline Sisters of Louisville will never live our charism life exactly alike. And SPECIAL THANKS TO: this is a good thing for our Charism family because Julie McWilliams, Dance Department Chair, Sacred Heart therein lies life and growth and variety and color School for the Arts and Nutcracker dancers: and branches and newness and excitement and...on On the cover: and on. Clara – Harper Hawkins, Nutcracker – Emmy Hamilton (and our very own Sister Janet Peterworth) The picture that the dancers hold up on the On page 2 and 3: cover of this Dome is a replica of the small card that Sugar Plum Fairy – Gracie Carrigan each Sister and Associate received at our summer Prince/Cavalier – David Loring Photography: Pat Pfister DOME | WINTER 2018 3 Sharing the Charism through Prayer and Presence L to R: Sisters Dolores Hudson, Mary Lee Hansen, Loretta Guenther, Raymunda Orth and Rose Ann Muller praying in the chapel at Nazareth Home-Clifton. BY KATHY WILLIAMS Ursuline Sisters of Louisville are called by their their ministry of prayer and presence quite fulfilling. charism to be contemplatives in action. As the Sisters Recently, they have been taking turns sitting with age, the inevitable trials and physical diminishment of a resident, Anna, who is “on her way to Heaven,” as growing old are accompanied by rich gifts and graces, Sister Dolores Hudson shared. “We don’t want in large part because of the gift of their charism. anyone to pass from this life alone. It’s part of being Indeed, old age is not a negative to the Sisters; an Ursuline.” rather, it can awaken a new ministry of prayer and The Sisters are the unofficial greeters in the dining presence with rich blessings and rewards. The hall, and they recognize every person’s birthday at Sisters who reside at Nazareth Home-Clifton find Nazareth Home-Clifton. Their ministry is not limited OUR GIFTS FROM DONORS: July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018 Wanda Abell Patricia Atkins Bob and Marilyn Beam Frank and Rita Blateri Dorothy Breckel Suzanne Hodes Burns Marian and Joe Ackerman B B & T Insurance Jerry and Katherine Bean Lawrence and Jan Lisa Ann Breit Theresa and Tom Elaine Adams Services Charlie and Jane Beard Bloemer, Jr. Elaine R. Breitenstein Burnside Karen and Robert Adams Bernard Baas Dorothy Bearden Dorothy Bloom Paul J. Brezovec Anne L. Burnstein Mary Adams Deborah Bagnato Arthur Beaulieu Paul P. Bogovich Jerry and Joy Bricking Ann Burton Theresa Adams Mary Bailey Vernita Beaulieu Ronald and Suzanne Bona James Briner Donna J. Burton Richard Adrio Michael Bajura Paul A. Becilla Hatem John and Linda Brissette Estate of Rev. John J. Martha and Detlef Alle Richard and Rita Bajura Mary Earle Becker Charles and Elizabeth Ronald R. Britt Butler Bonifer Harrietta Allen Crump Baker Bob and Mary Sue Becker Suellen Brogan Patricia W. Butler Witt Boone and Family Linda Allgeier Jean M. Baker Amy Beckham Vennie Brotzge Theresa Butler Karen S. Borders Mildred Allgeier Virginia and Karl Baker Kristen Beckmann Della Brown Shelby Byerley Mary Lee Borders Jerry and Lora Altstadt Mr. and Mrs. John Balbach Richard Bedan Dorothy Brown Margaret Byers Doug and Sue Borders Alan and Mary Ann Frank J. Balint, Jr. Ann Bell Frank and Sarah Brown Mary Cabela Bosse Funeral Home Anderson Raymond Balint Craig Benhase Mary Brown Alma Jean Campbell Mary Catherine Bowers James and Susan Andriot Carolina C. Banta Marsha and James Richard E. Brown Gerald P. Campbell Bernard and Mary Anonymous John Barrett Bennett Rochelle Brown Ann Canaday Bowling, Jr. Al and Judi Anthony Richard Barrett Martha Benningfield Anna Browning Meghan Caplan Jane M. Bowling Tania and Robert Anton Linda Barry Doris A. Bensley Mary Lee Broyles Phillip and Lynndee Caput Mary F. Boyce Brad and Deborah Page Barry Ruth Bensley Helen Bube Barbara S. Carpenter Elsie Boyd Armbruster Timothy Barry John and Betty Bentz Gwen Buckman Walton and Monica Rose M. Boyle Carpenter Anthony and Julia Sister Cabrini Bartolo, SL Thao Bianco John and Jeanette Buege William G. Boyle Catherine M. Carrico Armstrong John and Yvonne Basil Linda Bills Mark and Amy Buehler Mary Glen Bradbury Eugene and Delores Carta Connie Armstrong Carol Bauer Beverly Bisig Earl Buehner Ruth Ann Bradshaw Mary Catherine Carver Dr. Joe Franklin Arterberry Nora Bayer Martha Blair Mary Burch Norman and Diana Bray Doris Cascino Jack Ashworth Harold Bayerl Mary Blasi Jo Ann Burke 4 WINTER 2018 | DOME MINISTRY OF PRAYER AND PRESENCE to residents either—nurses, aides and other staff come to them for prayers. Sister Raymunda Orth said that they are often told, “We depend on your prayers.” They pray for an individual Ursuline Sister each night, and their days are full with morning rosary, Mass, and afternoon and evening prayer. The Sisters pray for friends, family and Associates. They respond to all prayer requests that come to the Ursuline Sisters. They also manage to squeeze in activities with other residents in between their prayer sessions! Clockwise: Prayer request reply card, Sister Mary Lee Hansen with rosary, As Henri Nouwen said, Sister Mary Brendan Conlon, Sisters “Have you ever thought that Rose Ann Muller and Raymunda Orth coming of age might also be the hold hands as they pray in the garden.