Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston Connecting Neighbor with Neighbor and Neighbor with God VOL 22 #1 Fall 2013 Office of Mission Advancement www.csjboston.org Fiscal Year 2013 Advancement Giving Report Our donors and other giving resources have supported Wills & Estates our semiannual appeals and have given enthusiastically from Donors remembered the Congregation through their July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. The Congregation of the Wills & Estates during Fiscal Year 2013. We received Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston received $1 million in gifts $33,840 designated for our Elderly & Infirm sisters. and 9,533 donations from donors, grants, foundations and We also received a non-restricted donation of $11,000. Wills & Estates as Partners in Ministry. These generous gifts Bequests strengthen our ability to respond to the enable us to support the work we do daily to meet the needs of needs of others, and are another vital, oftentimes, our neighbors and provide for our elderly and infirm sisters. future source of revenue for the sisters. We thank the Ministry is at the core of our mission, and your ongoing families and friends of those who remembered us and financial support complements our efforts daily. became Partners in Ministry because they honored the planned giving wishes of their loved ones. We will be encouraging our donors to consider this future giving opportunity by becoming one of our Partners in Ministry in the months ahead through planned giving. Ministry Donations Donations to the following ministries are received by the Office of Mission Advancement: Casserly Appeals, Collections for Retired Religious House, The Literacy Connection, St. Joseph Retreat and Other Donations Center and The Women’s Table. These ministries We received 2,503 donations to the General Fund through our received donations and grants for daily operations that appeals totaling $339,892. During the Fall 2012 and Spring support programs and events. Each of these ministries 2013 Appeal, 321 donations were made to Elderly & Infirm, fulfills its daily mission and fundraises whenever and totaling $18,917. The collections for Retired Religious totaled wherever there is an opportunity. $348,884. These two collections are from parishioners, locally Casserly House raised $60,737 through small events, through the Church, and nationally, and are vital to all Sisters grants, a newsletter, and donations. These gifts fund of St. Joseph of Boston. Other donations totaling $10,850 were the newsletter, its adult literacy and summer camp applied to Retreats & Spiritual Programs, Human Trafficking, programs. These funds also provide for various the Holy Spirit Garden and the Motherhouse chapel in expenses throughout the year. Brighton, MA. In kind donations totaled $5,402. The Literacy Connection received $36,500 in grants and $25,034 through the generosity of donors, some of which were given because of Connecting. St. Joseph Retreat Center received $15,111 in donations, some of which were restricted to various areas of the facility for improvements. The Women’s Table received $10,905 in grants and donations. These ministries provide direct services to the “dear neighbor” through the Congregation and the financial support of donors. Card Programs We are always mindful that your donations can Donor contributions and support through our card programs change lives. We, therefore, extend our heartfelt thanks continued to grow again this fiscal year as our Pass Us Along to all of our donors, as we are truly blessed by your promotion has caught on and new donors are taking advantage generosity. † of these programs. 6,255 donations were made through the card programs totaling $92,971. These important donations honor the living and pay tribute to those who have passed away. Donor generosity is a vital part of how we provide for our retired and elderly & infirm sisters. Family and friends thoughtfully request that when a family member or friend of Sister of St. Joseph has died donations be sent to the Congregation in their memory. Just over 900 donations were received totaling $37,333 through the In Lieu of Flowers option. 2 CONNECTING Office of Mission Advancement From the President Mission Statement The Office of Mission Advancement s I write this article, we are still in a World Series moment of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston here in Boston. Though the rolling parade is over, the magic fully supports the mission and of the season remains. As Sisters of St. Joseph, we also feel ministries of the sisters. We raise like we are in our own special moment as we begin a year funds to support all present and future of celebrating 140 years of presence and dedicated service to the Church ministries and to continue the legacy of A the community. and people of Boston. We also provide funds through There are numerous reasons to mark an anniversary such as this, donor generosity to care for our elderly and perhaps the most significant reason is the thousands of students, and infirm sisters. All donations enable families, parishioners, co-workers, clergy, and donors, like yourself, the Congregation to strengthen its to whom we are deeply grateful. In our Constitution we state, “We mission of unity and reconciliation acknowledge humbly and gratefully that from those to whom we among the people it serves. minister we receive more than we give, indeed, in full measure and flowing over.” It is this relationship we celebrate during this 140th year – Connecting is published a relationship that is at the heart of all we are and do. semi-annually by the Office of Mission Advancement of the It is our hope that this year will be one of contemplative listening as Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston. to how God is inviting us into the future, along with some celebrating. So many of you have written to us of your memories of our presence Margaret L. Sullivan, CSJ throughout the Greater Boston area and beyond as educators, nurses, Council Liaison pastoral associates, spiritual directors, hospital chaplains, and social Carol Mack workers. Thank you, also, for the special donations celebrating our 140 Director years. Your gifts continue to be used to provide for medical care for our Cheryl Duggan infirm sisters and assist in supporting those sisters who are actively Coordinator engaged in the mission of the Congregation through their volunteer Mary Black, CSJ work and ministries. Consultant We are exceedingly grateful to you, our donors, whose generosity Joanne Gallagher, CSJ allows us to continue to seek new ways to be about serving and Director of Communication forwarding the mission of Jesus. Darlene Rogers Graphic Designer Claire Archambault, CSJ Proofreader Rosemary Brennan, CSJ President We do not share, rent or sell our donor list. The Office of Mission Advancement makes every effort to list accurately all information from donors who have given to the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston during the year. If you find inaccurate information or want to notify us of a change of address, please call us at 617-746-2114. Front Cover image: Sister Mary Black greeting donors on Donor Day 2013. See story on page 9. Pictured L-R: Sister Patty Clune of the Sisters of St. Joseph of St. Louis receives a Larry Back Cover: Sister Marie Patrice Carr Lucchino-inscribed baseball from Sister Rosemary Brennan.. The baseball was given as a greeting donors on Donor Day 2013. consolation prize to the loser of a friendly World Series wager. The loser donated $101 (the age of Fenway Park) to the winner’s charity of choice. Bakhita House, a shelter for victims of trafficking, was the charity selectetd by Boston CSJs. Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston 3 From the Office of Mission Advancement would like to introduce myself to you. I am Carol Mack, the new Director of Mission Advancement for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston. I look forward to corresponding with Iand meeting many of you. I come with many years of experience in the field of advancement and a passion to help the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston fulfill their mission. I am especially pleased to be joining the sisters and associates during this, the 140th anniversary celebration year. As I learn about the work of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston, I continue to be amazed. There seems to be no corner of the greater Boston area that has not been touched by the sisters’ love and service to the “dear neighbor” Pictured L-R: Sister Rosemary Brennan, President, during the last 140 years. As individual sisters Sister Peggy Sullivan, CSJ Liaison to Mission and as a community, there is a firm, generous, and Advancement and Carol Mack, Director of the Office of ongoing commitment to connecting “neighbor Mission Advancement. Pictured R: Sisters, associates, and friends at the CSJ 140th celebration. with neighbor and neighbor with God” – a vibrant contemporary and inspiring example of living true Gospel values. In this issue, you will read the profiles of some I am so gratified to see the out-pouring of of these “vibrant” sisters along with dedicated support that you, our loyal donors, have shown. similarly vibrant lay people. Please know that THANK YOU! Your response to appeals, your your generosity is vital and appreciated. Your support of the ministries and your affirmation of contribution supports our sisters and their the sisters is a tribute to the spirit of the Gospel ongoing ministry. It also provides for the dignified that lives in your own hearts. professional care of our aging and infirm sisters I have always loved autumn in New England. whose lives have been selflessly dedicated to It is such a beautiful time as the most brilliant God’s work on earth.