Vol. VIII No. 1 Spring 2010

Hats Off to Spring Luncheon and Style Show Little Sisters of the Poor Sponsored by the St. Augustine’s Guild St. Augustine’s Home for the Aged 2345 West 86th Street Indianapolis, IN 46260 Wednesday, May 5th, at 11 a.m. Join us Ritz Charles Wishing you a blessed Phone: (317) 872-6420 $40 per person Please join us for Fax: (317) 872-3884 our daily celebration [email protected] Featuring fashions by and joyous Easter Chico’s at Clay Terrace of the Eucharist in Serving the elderly poor in St. Augustine’s Easter is upon us… Christ died and rose for our redemption. Silent auction, raffle, and mystery bags! Indianapolis since 1873 Home chapel. We rejoice with sentiments of peace and hope in the knowledge Please call Lorita Doucette at 317-251-1815 or that Jesus in His humanity and divinity has conquered death. www.littlesistersofthepoor.org Marilyn Lally at 317-846-7090 for details! Mass is at 11 a.m. Jesus offers us his boundless love and eternal life. Monday thru Saturday, All of the Little Sisters and Residents here at St. Augustine’s and at 10:30 a.m. Home take this opportunity to wish you a blessed and joyous on Sundays. Easter. In prayer, we thank God every day for the gift of your Little Sisters of the Poor beg for your support friendship and support in our service to God’s needy elderly. We pray each day Each of you has become a collaborator in the mission of our for the intentions of Home, as well as a true member of our “little family” here at Since 1873, the Little Sisters of the must also raise additional funds for The Little Sisters beg for your support. our friends and Poor at St. Augustine’s Home have special projects or capital improve- For over 130 years, the kindness of St. Augustine’s. cared for more than 5,000 elderly ments to St. Augustine’s Home, with donors like you has enabled us to offer benefactors. May God bless you and all of your loved ones with the persons with minimal financial current needs including: a Home and quality care to thousands Paschal joy and peace of His Risen Son. resources in central Indiana, regardless of elderly in Indiana. The Sisters are of religion or ethnic origin. Today, 11 • $22,000 for new clothes dryers in deeply grateful and we pray daily for Little Sisters work with our staff the Home’s industrial laundry all those who assist us in our mission. About us Sincerely, members and hundreds of volunteers • $20,000 for sewer repairs to provide a loving Home for 96 eld- • $20,000 for a new water main Contributions by MasterCard or erly Residents, in independent apart- • $20,000 to upgrade the Home’s VISA may be made by calling Mission Statement ments, assisted living or nursing units. water softener system St. Augustine’s Home at 317-872- We operate St. Augustine’s as a • $18,000 to remodel the pantry on 6420, ext. 211. As Little Sisters of P.S. The Little Sisters of the Poor is an international congrega- true Home, rather than an institution, 2W, one of the assisted living units the Poor, we care for the tion, with more than 200 Homes around the world, including elderly poor in the spirit of so that our Residents may live in • $12,000 to replace nine pairs of The Little Sisters of the Poor of five Homes in the country of . Two of those Homes were happiness and security for their washers and dryers for use by the Indianapolis is a registered 501(c)3 humble service which we remaining years. Residents public charity. Donations are tax- have received from hit hard by the recent earthquake there. Residents from those To continue to provide quality care • $10,000 for masonry repairs deductible to the maximum extent St. Jeanne Jugan. Homes have been evacuated to the other three Homes in that to the Residents, the Little Sisters • $6,000 to re-stripe parking lots allowed by law. Please remember We welcome the elderly country. Please keep the Little Sisters and Residents in Chile in as we would Jesus Christ must raise $87 per Resident per day to • $6,000 to upgrade the Home’s the Little Sisters of the Poor in your your prayers, and consider making a special contribution supplement government funding. We smoke detectors will and trust. himself and serve them with love and respect until death. through our international website, www.littlesistersofthepoor.org. Little Sisters, Residents, and friends celebrate the of St. Jeanne Jugan!

On Sunday, October 11, 2009, Jeanne Jugan, Mother Foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor, was Canonized in by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI. In Indianapolis, the Little Sisters, Residents, and friends of St. Augustine’s Home celebrated the Canonization of Jeanne Jugan on Sunday, October 25, 2009 with a special Mass, followed by a reception at the Home. His Excellency The Most Reverend Daniel Buechlein, Archbishop of Indianapolis, was the Principal Celebrant. Among the 14 other Concelebrant Priests from the Indianapolis and Lafayette Archdiocese was Reverend Monsignor Joseph Schaedel, Vicar General of the Indianapolis Diocese.

1 - Resident 7 - Residents Don Mary Ann Phelan 1 2 7 8 Dewar and Larry (right) and her McGervey at the daughter Angie reception at the Mass 8 - Resident 2 - Archbishop Catherine Bates Daniel Buechlein and Sister Marie was the Principal Antoinette at Celebrant the Mass

3 - The offertory 9 - Benefactor Russ procession: 3 4 9 10 Desserich and his Volunteer Larry granddaughter Zoe at Kaelin, Sister the reception Marthe, Employee Phyllis Illingworth, 10 - Board member and Resident Mary Ann Wyand Ruth Foree. and volunteer Donna Watzke at the Mass 4 - Sister Marthe, Sister Grace, Sister Elizabeth, and Sister Margaret before the Mass

5 - AJJ member Ellie 11 - Resident Otto Mahaffey and 5 6 11 12 Kraul with AJJ Resident Mary member Gail Pluta at Rose Peyton at the reception the reception 12 - Resident Marge 6 - Archbishop Proffitt, her daughter Buechlein and 14 Patty, her grand- other concelebrant daughter Sydney, priests offered and Sister Marthe at the Mass for the reception St. Jeanne Jugan

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