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Vol. 41, No. 1 ST. SCHOLASTICA MONASTERY, Fort Smith, AR March, 2012 St. Scholastica Monastery Appreciates its Lay Advisory Board Members Financial Advisory Board: Carol Geels Leo Anhalt Bob Meyers Development Advisory Board: Debbie Bentley Tami Danielak Kaye Bernard Tom and Dorothy Caldarera Paul and Theresa Cronan Becky Meyers Sandra Renfrow Vocation Advisory Board: Paul Udouj Jennifer Verkamp Kaye Bernard Janet Fuller Amanda Moore Peggy Brandebura Dorothy Sullivan Deacon John and Mary Burns Brother Francis Kirchner Gloria Trinidad Retreat Center Advisory Board (temporarily suspended while the Center office is being reorganized) Kathryn Birkhead John King Carol Mulhall Karin Hahn Linda McDonough Delores Neumeier Dorothy Sullivan Kay Pope Advisory Boards: Helping the Sisters Accomplish eir Mission Since 1980, when they first convened the Continuing Care Fund Board (now called the Financial Advisory Board), the sisters have been blessed with volunteers using their talents and expertise to assist them in their ministry. Vocation Advisory Board members work to increase outreach and visibility to young women discerning vocations. Development Advisory Board members help the sisters invite those who care about the monastery to join in what they are about and to be a part of their fu- ture. The Financial Advisory Board advises the sisters on investments and use of the continuing care fund, the annual budget, and major maintenance projects. The Retreat Center Advisory Board is temporarily suspended while the retreat center office is reorganizing under the directorship of Kathy Schmelzer, Center Director, and Sisters Madeline Bariola, Rachel Dietz, and Macrina Wiederkehr. In its seven years of service, the board has helped plan retreat programs and schedules, design the center data- base, and coordinate volunteer groups. Retreat Center Advisory Board members and Friends of the Center have helped build the labyrinth and raise money through garage sales and special programs. Most Board members serve for three-year terms. “The best part about the Vocation Advisory board is that it forces the sisters to always keep setting future goals,” Paul Udouj, a Vocation Advisory Board member, said. “In order to recruit a new member of the community the first step we undertook was asking the question ‘Who are we?’ and ‘What do we have to offer?’ For example, after looking at St. Scho- lastica’s history we came up with a pioneering theme. We used this theme based on the past to move our marketing on to the web and break ground in new arenas. I believe working for the sisters has been a wonderful experience as God’s plan mixes with new technology.” Carol Geels, a ‘Scho girl,’ feels blessed to be on the Financial Advisory Board. “It is a way to stay in touch with this lovely group of friends, and possibly be of some help to the Community,” she said. “The numbers here at the Monastery may have dwindled, but the numbers in Heaven are growing – I hope to see them again.” Financial Advisory Board Members: (Standing L to R) Carol Geels, CFO Ravi Thiagarajan, Bob Meyers, and Leo Anhalt. (Seated L to R) Sisters Audrey Becker, Maria DeAngeli, Kimberly Prohaska, Anne Michele Raley, and Elise Forst.
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Vol. 41, No. 1 ST. SCHOLASTICA MONASTERY, Fort Smith, AR March, 2012
St. Scholastica Monastery Appreciates its Lay Advisory Board MembersFinancial Advisory Board:
Carol GeelsLeo AnhaltBob Meyers
Development Advisory Board:Debbie BentleyTami DanielakKaye BernardTom and Dorothy CaldareraPaul and Theresa CronanBecky MeyersSandra Renfrow
Vocation Advisory Board:Paul UdoujJennifer VerkampKaye BernardJanet FullerAmanda MoorePeggy BrandeburaDorothy SullivanDeacon John and Mary BurnsBrother Francis KirchnerGloria Trinidad
Retreat Center Advisory Board (temporarily suspended while the
Center office is being reorganized)Kathryn BirkheadJohn King Carol MulhallKarin HahnLinda McDonoughDelores NeumeierDorothy SullivanKay Pope
Advisory Boards:
Helping the Sisters
Accomplish Their Mission
Since 1980, when they first convened the Continuing Care Fund Board (now called the Financial Advisory Board), the sisters have been blessed with volunteers using their talents and expertise to assist them in their ministry. Vocation Advisory Board members work to increase outreach and visibility to young women discerning vocations. Development Advisory Board members help the sisters invite those who care about the monastery to join in what they are about and to be a part of their fu-ture. The Financial Advisory Board advises the sisters on investments and use of the continuing care fund, the annual budget, and major maintenance projects. The Retreat Center Advisory Board is temporarily suspended while the retreat center office is reorganizing under the directorship of Kathy Schmelzer, Center Director, and Sisters Madeline Bariola, Rachel Dietz, and Macrina Wiederkehr. In its seven years of service, the board has helped plan retreat programs and schedules, design the center data-base, and coordinate volunteer groups. Retreat Center Advisory Board members and Friends of the Center have helped build the labyrinth and raise money through garage sales and special programs. Most Board members serve for three-year terms. “The best part about the Vocation Advisory board is that it forces the sisters to always keep setting future goals,” Paul Udouj, a Vocation Advisory Board member, said. “In order to recruit a new member of the community the first step we undertook was asking the question ‘Who are we?’ and ‘What do we have to offer?’ For example, after looking at St. Scho-lastica’s history we came up with a pioneering theme. We used this theme based on the past to move our marketing on to the web and break ground in new arenas. I believe working for the sisters has been a wonderful experience as God’s plan mixes with new technology.” Carol Geels, a ‘Scho girl,’ feels blessed to be on the Financial Advisory Board. “It is a way to stay in touch with this lovely group of friends, and possibly be of some help to the Community,” she said. “The numbers here at the Monastery may have dwindled, but the numbers in Heaven are growing – I hope to see them again.”
Financial Advisory Board Members: (Standing L to R) Carol Geels, CFO Ravi Thiagarajan, Bob Meyers, and Leo Anhalt. (Seated L to R) Sisters Audrey Becker, Maria DeAngeli, Kimberly Prohaska, Anne Michele Raley, and Elise Forst.
Vol. 41, No. 1 Horizons March, 2012
HorizoNs is published three times a year by the Benedictine sisters of st. scholastica Monastery, P.o. Box 3489, Fort smith, Ar 72913. Phone: 479-783-4147. E-mail:[email protected] Website: www.stscho.org FAX: 479-782-4352. Anyone is welcome to be on the mailing list at no charge.
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A Message From the Prioress
OBLATE NEWS Our spring oblate meetings will be held on Sunday, March 18; Sunday, April 15; and Sunday, May 20. We attend 9:30 Mass as a group and enjoy a presentation, fellowship, and light refreshments following Mass. Our out-of-town oblates are always in our hearts. Several oblates who live far from Fort Smith drive to St. Scholastica on Saturday afternoon, stay overnight at the Center, and head home after the meeting. They sometimes watch DVD’s in the lounge and pop microwave popcorn in the kitchenette. It’s a great opportunity to socialize with other oblates or, if you choose, to enjoy a mini-retreat weekend. To make arrangements for an overnight visit to St. Scholastica, call the Center at (479) 783-1135. At our January meeting, Reverend Rebecca Spooner, a Presbyterian minister who directs a counseling program for clergy, their families, and laypeople involved in church ministry, discussed her call to Benedictine spirituality and the oblate program. Because Benedictine monasticism predates the Reformation, several religious expressions continue to practice Benedictine spirituality. There are Anglican Benedictines and ecumenical Bene-dictine communities where religious and laity live out monastic life together. Rev. Spooner’s talk helped all the oblates to come to a deeper appreication of the universal appeal of Benedictine spirituality.
Dear Friends of St. Scholastica, What would happen if we all chose to begin and continue our Lenten Season with ‘enthusi-
asm’? In the introduction of his book The Cry of the Deer, David Adams gives us his definition of enthusiasm as coming from the Greek words “in God” in the telling of St. Patrick’s enthu-siasm as he saw the presence of God in the universe, in personalities, in work, in the day, in the hour, and in the Word. As we begin our Lent we enter into a deeper awareness of the love of Jesus for us.
Why begin greeting you in this fashion? We have just begun the New Year of 2012 which has brought us into the first few weeks of Lent. Saint Benedict says in chapter 49 of the Rule a monk’s
life should be a continuous Lent. Thinking about those words I began to wonder what a continuous Lent would be in our lives today. I would think he is calling us to a continuous awareness of God’s presence in our daily lives. To live in an awareness/presence of God in a busy and noisy world is a challenge and takes practice. Brother Lawrence says in his little book, Practicing the Presence of God: “to practice the presence of God is to apply one’s spirit to God; it is the vivid recollection that God is present with us.” He tells us that we can accomplish this practice of PRESENCE through imagination or by understanding. Perhaps with the enthusiasm of Saints Patrick, Benedict and Brother Lawrence the practice of presence/awareness of God can be the focus for our Lenten journey that will bring all to the beautiful celebration of Easter. Our journey with REALM continues as we plan for our future. It is comforting to know as we continue to move into the future our sister monasteries are taking the same journey. It is truly a walk in faith as we move for-ward with hope and confidence that what we have begun will come to fruition as we listen to and follow the guid-ance of the Holy Spirit. To all, our friends, benefactors, oblates, and alumnae, who have been so supportive of us here at St. Scholastica Monastery we, the sisters, send each of you our love and gratitude. You are remembered each day in our community prayer and Eucharist. So, as we join together in this Lenten Season may we come to the joyous Paschal Season with the renewed presence and awareness that God is always present in our midst.
Let us remember that HOPE IS THE POWER BEHIND LOVE.
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HONOR ROLL OF BENEFACTORS FOR 2011The Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery thank each of you, our benefactors and volunteers, for your generous support. You are remembered in our love and prayers. The first Monday of each month, a Mass is offered for you and your intentions.
Benefactors listed here supported the Monastery during the year 2011
Herman & Bernice BerkemeyerMike & Pam BerkemeyerKaye BernardJerry & Alice BeshonerBird & BearDarryl Birkenfeld & Joann StarrMarilyn BirkenfeldKathryn BirkheadGene BlackwellTerry BlalockCharles & Frankie BlaschkeKenneth & Stella BlaschkeJohn BlasczykJ.O. & Gloria BlatyKathleen Blessing
Malcolm & Lois BlissGerald (dec.) & Rita BockJim & Dorothy BockJudy Bock & Glenn BrinleyMaurice BockKanyin BodeharrisonBill & Theresa BoekholderLinda BoenLawrence & Shirley Boente
Gracie BollingFred & Cindy BorchertTony & Elizabeth BorgognoniBill & Mary BourneDr. Lori BoydJohn & Peggy BrandeburaEarl Brandt EstateLaura BrewersDavid & Beth BrooksMargaret BrownSuzanne Brown
Fr. Raymond BruckJim & Ann BruningNora BryantJared & Emily BrysonBill & Lucy BuerglerJoe & Connie BulmanskiJulie BurlesonJohn & Mary BurnsRichard & Martha BuschjostMike BushkuhlRaymond & Patricia BussCharlotte CadellJoe CaldareraTom & Dorothy CaldareraCarmen CaldwellKay CalzoneJoe & Anne Marie Candido
Catherine CannatellaJim & Sheila CanupSam & Laurie CarmanCarolyn CarmoucheAgnes CarsonPaul & Magdalen CesareJohn & Pamela ChallinorClyde & Betty ChaneyAnn ChildsChrist the King Church, Fort Smith Norbert CliftonDeborah CoddingtonNick ColeColeman PharmacyCommunity Service ClearinghouseFrances ConnaughtonJohn & Mildred ConnellPeter Paul CooneyCooper Clinic
Gary & Ann CooperBob & Bette CowieAbbie CoxJeanne CoyneNancy CredeurBill & Vicki CrittendenPaul & Theresa CronanWilliam & Marge CrosbyRichard & Madonna CroslandMark & Cindy CrossMary Ann CrossLewis & Laura CrowJerry & Joan CrumlyElijah & Rita CunninghamWilliam & Donna CurryGene & Janette DahlemRon & Tami DanielakBrenda DavisNancy DavisJoan DayRandy DeCanterFrank & Kay DeLorenzoBecky Del RioDeSalvo FamilyMichael & Genevieve DeSalvoThomas & Ida DeSalvoMargaret DeusterCindy Devine & Daniel GravesRocio DiazLarry & Bonnie DiefendorfAmy DietzKeith & Lisa DietzLeo & Sally DilgerDisciples of Christ,Amarillo TXAlisa DixonDanielle DixonJohn & Patricia DolanDominican Sisters, Mountain Home ARKruger & Arleen DonelsonLeo & Barbara DrolshagenJack & Carolyn DuclosDaniel & Patricia DuerrRobert & Helen DumboskiDelma DunnMel & Nancy DupireDavis & Barbara DutyPaul & Pat DuvallMary EalumMilt EarnhartGayle EasterDon & Crystal EastmanEastside Women’s HealthGreg & Betty EckartLeo Eckart (dec.)
Dwayne & Anne AckerRichard AcostaArlene Makita AcuñaAl & Isabel AdamsHubert & Rose Marie Adams Mary AdamsStephen AdamsJoe & Margaret AguzziAlison AhlertJim & Sandra AhlertMary AhlertRay & Wilma AhlertRonald & Judith AhlhornRocco & Carol AlagnaJoselle AlbrachtAlford’s House of CarpetsKate AlthoffCharles & Ann AndrusLeo & Barbara AnhaltAnonymous (49)Titus & Diane Ashour FamilyTom & Maria AshourMary AshworthAlicia AustinMargaret BabitzkeMarty & Christy BackyMary Louise BaierSr. Roberta BaileyMildred BaillioLarry & Mary Lynn BakerAnna BaltzJohn & Jean BanchettiDelores BarberBill & Mary Ann BarborekFloyd & Carole BargerJuander BariolaLawrence Bariola EstateNick BariolaTom & Mary BarkhouseDr. Phillip BarlingKatherine Barnhart-ThriftPeggy BarrSarah BarrettTed & Carolyn BartschJosephine BasgallDr. Norma BasingerHarrell & Vivian BatesRobert BaughHarold & Sharon BeckMarie C. BeckDr. Brad BeckerDennis & Sandra BeebeAntoinette BelandMary Lou BennettDebbie BentleyAnthony BenzBernice Bergup
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Louise EckartMary EdelhuberMary EggenCharles & Ramona EhemannBeverly ElamEd & Mary ElkinsLaVerne ElskenMark ElskenMichael & Joanne ElskenFr. Joseph Enderlin (dec.)Josephine EnzenbergerJohn ErmannJean EtochBetty EtzkornJames & Karen EwanEye GroupEyleen FarmerMichael & Laura FarrellDr. Kay FeildFentress MortuaryJudy FergesonAudrey FergusonRita FergusonGregory FernicolaSusan FioriBarbara FittsJohn FladungPatrick FlakeMargaret FlanaganRuth FlanaganJeanette FlemisterDr. Tony FlippinKelly FogartyTom FogartyDonna & Dorothy ForstFred & Joy ForstLouis & Marge ForstTom ForstFort Smith Surgical SupplyAgnes ForteKevin & Judy ForteRick & Sandra FotiLorene FowlerEddie & Mel FrailNancy FrailDr. Gene FranceSharon FranceBeth FritschDick & Kathy FuhrmanJanet FullerAdrian FurstenbergKathy FurstenbergMary Ellen FurstenbergTeresa GallaherSusan GambleJohn & Dolores GangluffJohn Garner Meats, Inc.John & Sandra GassButch & Mary Ann Geels Carol GeelsHarold & Josephine GeelsGary & Betty GeorgePaul & Connie GibsonJoe & Janet GilkerMark & Haymeé GiulianiCharles GoebelFred & Ann Goebel
Mary GoerkeGay GomezMark GoodsonMarie GordonMichael & Debra GosnellLouis & Mary GottsponerPatricia GrabberBernice Grabber-TintesJohn GraceAdolph GramlichNicholas & Joanie GramlichSharon GrantJulius & Else GrebJames & Evelyn GreenJoey & Mary Ellen Greenway
Carol GriesemerJim & Bonnie GrimmiusJoseph & Christine GubanskiJudy GuedonKaren GuineyFred & Sandi GummJoseph & Marilyn GuntherConner & Angela GuskyJohn & Patricia HabberstadDan & Alice HadwinRichard & Karin HahnElaine HallSandra HallTherese HamilCharles & Theresa HamlingDarlene HammerSheryl HamptonHerman & Elena HanggiJanella HarbisonRichard & Joe Ann HargravesDon & Niki HarrisonMargaret HartPatricia HartFr. T.J. HartClem(dec.)& Delores HartmanLucy HartmeierJerry & Jude HasslerCharmaine HaunertMaggie & Beth HawleyJames & Helen HaysHealthSouth Rehab Hospital
Del & Camille HeffleyGary & Donna HerronDr. James HiattPete & Joy HibbardElizabeth HierholzerWilliam & Sue HiggsTerrance HillRobert & Dayna HiltonAgnelia HinsonMike & Mary Ann HiteMark & Delphine HittsonBill & Catherine HochsteinDenis & Judy HoeltingLeona HoeltingJudy Hoelzeman
Theresa HoelzemanMary Louise HoffmanPaul HoffmanHoly Family Church, Nazareth TXCharles & Jean HolmanJim & Mary Jan HooblerDorothy HosfordDavid & Sarah HotzelHarold HowellMichael & Deborah HoytCindy HugKitty HugAnn HuntElizabeth HuntJudith HurtJulie HynesSusan HynesHarold IrlbeckAlice IsgrigFr. Pius IwuBob & Frances JacimoreKathy JarvisDr. Holly JenningsDr. George JohnsonJoe & Jeanette JohnsonRuthie JohnsonJames & Anne Marie JohnstonRebecca JohnstonChester & Susan Jones
Chester & Vivian JonesDr. Greg & Marta JonesJay JonesWalter Jost & Ellie BrennyDr. Conrad KaelinJames & Geraldine KaelinKenneth KaelinRobert & Jo Ann KaleGeraldine KampeterJo KastnerLouise KaufmanKathleen KellerJanice KelleyGraham & Dorothy KentDr. Mohsen KeyashianRose Ann KieneJames & Carolyn KillerlainJohn KingBr. Francis Kirchner, OSBBill KirkSarah KirsopHilda Kleck EstateBethany KnightKnights of Columbus,Altus ARKnights of Columbus, Charleston ARKnights of Columbus, Russellville AR Knights of Columbus, Scranton ARCharles & Mary Alice KnittigEd & Annette KnittigJoseph KnittigLouis KnittigDr. Ronald KnoblochDr. Robert & Elizabeth KnoxChristina KochDennis KochKenneth & Michaella KoldysMsgr. John KordsmeierJulia KovacJerome & Margie KramerAlphonse KuehlerJo Ann Kyral &Joseph MeyersLinda LaineDick & Jo Ann LambertMsgr. Donald LammersCharla LaneDouglas LangeJerry & Judy LangeCurtis & Kay LassiterJudy LawrenceAmanda LaySteve LeaseSr. Antonia Leber, OPJohn & Jane LedingPaul & Jo Ann LehnenBob & Rosetta LensingJunior & Carolyn LensingBetty LesczynskiDr. Luke LewisMichelle LewisGeraldine LindemannRobert & Becky LindemannRita LipinLarry & Jan LipsmeyerBenny & Kay Little
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Dick & Sue LitzingerJacqueline LobbDennis & Bea LockErnest & Dana LockLogan County Glass & MirrorBetsy LongPatty Jo LongLisa LoPortoBob & Cathy LorenzPatricia LucyStephanie MackeyDavid & Gilda MacksamJeanne MaddenDr. Jack MagnessTroy & Vicki MahanVirginia MaisJames & Angela MalikCurtis & Vera MannMarkham Restaurant SupplyBarbara MartinSarah MasonMary Joyce MausJane MayJerry & Sharon MazzantiLarry & Cindy McAlisterMarie McCannRichard & Bernice McCauleyCynthia McCordRobert & Linda McCormackJoan McCoyJanet McCullochLinda McDonoughAnn McElmurryPatty McGannRynette McGeeJudy McGrathBarbara McGuyerSandra McKeeMary McKeownFr. David McKillin, OSBMarjorie McLainSandra McLaughlinDavid McMahonBetsy McNeilArturo & Raquel MeadeGlen & Emily MebruerMediSav Homecare PharmacyMercy Clinic RehabBrad & Brenda MeyerFred & Maryanne Meyerriecks
Julie MeyerriecksBob & Becky MeyersGreg MeyersJohn B. MeyersBarbara MichaelJohn & Mary MillerJerome & Mary MindenLeo ModaffMariano & Cheryl MontagninoAmanda MooreJames & Laura MooreJim & Pat MooreWarren & Arlyne MoreyRonnie & Regina MoyerCarol MulhallClaire MullerDr. Richard MurphyDr. Michael MuylaertAndrew NahlenT.J. & Mary Ann NahlenTony NahlenNational Family PharmacyNational Religious Retirement OfficeMary NelsonJohn & Phyllis NeubauerDelores NeumeierTed & Jo Ella NewburyHank & Marcia NickoBarbara NoonenMarie NunnLee & Sherry NuttMax & Juanita NuttHerman & Mary OberkoetterTammy O’BrienBob & Jennie O’ConnorTerry OlsenJim & Penny OswaldFr. John OswaldMsgr. Richard OswaldPaul OwensbyLinda ParksWilliam(dec.)&Margaret ParksMary PeckIg & Brenda PereiraElizabeth PetersonQuy & Mai PhamPatricia PhillipsHenry & Charlotte PiazzaIrma PittroffAntonia PluggeShirley PluggeRosemary Plunkett-StithKay PopeDr. James & Patsy PostStephen & Linda PrescottKyle & Jennifer PriestPro Med Cooper ClinicRuth ProchaskaDon & Janet ProctorProject CompassionJane PurtleJane QuinnLaurie RaffelKristy RaganWeldon RameyDr. Stephen Rappeport
Imelda ReberMichael & Anne ReederMary ReidleTommy ReinhartTony & Rosemary ReithReligious Sisters of Mercy, Fort Smith ARSandra RenfrowDan & Roberta RichardsonVirginia RickettsBuddy & Marilyn RiedmuellerJohn & Lillie RifeLarry & Joyce RingwaldJ.D. & Beth RobertsKristin RobertsonFloyd & Sue RobisonIsabel RodriguezOrlan & Joan RoperCissy RoseLarry & Evelyn RossiKathy RoyalClara Jane RubarthDwight & Ruth RuelleLaurine Ruleau (dec.)Madeline RumkerSacred Heart of Mary Church, Barling Sacred Heart of Mary Women’s Society, BarlingSt. Edward Mercy Medical CenterSt. Leo Altar Society, HartfordSt. John Altar Society, RussellvilleSt. John Church, RussellvilleSt. Joseph Church, ParisSt. Mary Altar Society, St. VincentSt. Paul Episcopal Church, FayettevilleSt. Scholastica Alumnae Assoc.St. Vincent MorriltonMary Lou SandersBarbara SaxJohn & Theresa ScherreyTony & Claudia ScherreyLeon & Martha Nell SchillingGerald SchlabachKathy SchmelzerAmbrose & Mary SchmitzAndy & Sue SchmitzClete & Linda SchmitzDenis & Phyllis SchmitzLawrence & Theresa SchmitzLeonard Schmitz (dec.)Dan & Ethel SchmuckerJoseph & Inez SchmuckiLinda SchneiderVicki SchneiderLawrence & Lu Jane SchriverElmer SchroederRobert & Becky SchroederBarbara Schuchart (dec.)Lisa SchulteDavid Schwartz FarmLucille Schwind
Eileen ScottPatricia SeiboldPatrick SeiboldJ.J. & Johnette SeiterLouis & Janie SeiterNina Ruth SeligShirley SenkoLeo & Debbie SharumPatricia ShawJames SheaAnne ShieldsThomas & Sherry ShircliffJack SidlerBenita SiebenmorgenDavid & Brenda SiebenmorgenHilda SiebenmorgenRichard & Paula SiebenmorgenGary & Kate SimmonsEd & Rose SmetankaGayle SmithJerry & Margaret SmithKay SmithRalph & Cheryl SmithRob & Diana SmithSnell Prosthetic & Orthotic LabMary Ann SoerriesJane SparkmanBeth SparksJerry & Elizabeth SparksLewis & Anne SparksSparks Patient Financial ServicesDr. Thomas & Paulette SpiveyLouise SponerRebecca SpoonerBuddy & Linda SpradlinCurtis & Pam SpriggsDiana SquibbLinda StarlingDr. Richard StatonMerley & Judy StausMike & Donna StecDr. Eric SteinDolores StemperEvelyn StengelMichael & Jennifer StevensRita StickerSusie StokesAlex & Sue StreettMary StreteskyJames & Julia Ann StricherzSubiaco Abbey, Subiaco Dorothy SullivanJoseph & Joyce TaylorThomas & Mary Ann TaylorKathryn TeepleJoey TetreaultVirginia ThennesRavi & Anna ThiagarajanLawrence & Rose ThummelMike & Cindy ToneyGloria TranJohn & Quenna TranDr. Neill Treece
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Gloria TrinidadTrinity Junior High School, Fort Smith ARJudy TurnerAlfred TwenterGloria TrinidadDr. John UdoujPaul UdoujDanny UerlingAlbert & Mary UlmerMark UrbanAnn ValentiRosann VaughnGertrude VaughtJennifer VerkampLou & Carole VitaleBuddy & Theresa VoglerDebra VorsterFrank & Betty VorsterGregory & Rebecca VorsterJoseph & Martha VorsterFrances WahlFred & Jean WalterJohn WalterNancy WalterRichard & Shari WalterSherry WardJames & Joanna WardeinVirginia WardenPat & Vicki WardlawJerry & Julie WarrenAl & Kay WarzechaMike & Laurie WegmanBob & Ruth WehrerCharles & Mary Ann WeisenfelsCharlotte WeisenfelsDorothy WeisenfelsLona WeisenfelsEvangeline WernerWestern AR Anesthesia Assoc.Western AR Tennis Assoc.Christine WewerLawrence & Louise (dec.) WewersJoe WewersLenea WheelerPatrick & Christine WheelerLillian WhiteJohn & Madeline WhitneyWiederkehr FamilyFlorence WiederkehrPatricia WiederkehrAnn WigginsWilliam & Mary Lou WillmannDaniel & Kelly WilsonMichael & Erika WimberlyLizbeth WinfordRobert & Penny WinsettRichard & Nancy WintersHelen WolfJoia WolfeDr. Michael WolfeJosephine WoodMona WootenFr. Paul Worm
Helen WrenDorothy WrightJennifer WrightJudy WrightJim & Julie YandellWalker (dec.)& Madonna YoungDonald ZaloudekFrank & Gail ZanoffEd & Mary ZimmerOtto & Patricia ZimmermanMildred ZinserFloyd & Nancy ZornesJames & Delphine Zydzik
IN MEMORY OFBarbara AdamsJudy Wright
Lawrence & Lucy AdamsJon & Patricia Adams
C. Ray Baker, Jr.Antoinette BelandDorothy Hosford
Donald BaltzAnna Baltz
Tom BannisterScott & Stephanie MazzantiSean & Jennifer Sammons
Jeremy BarlowMaurice Bock
Sr. Consuella BauerAnonymousLarry & Mary Lynn BakerPatsy BaskinJane BaxterBen & Susan BerryBilly & Vernell BowenMarilyn BoydDick & Jane BrummelJoe & Connie BulmanskiTom & Margaret BulmanskiRaymond & Patricia BussJane CalvertCatholic Women’s UnionMary CauldwellElizabeth Ann CorriganRobert & Bette Kay CowieColumbus & Phyllis DalmutLinda FiddlerMary Ann GeelsMark GoodsonBernice Grabber-TintesMarilyn GuntherJames (dec.) & Linda HallCharles & Theresa HamlingJudy Hoelzeman & Al SchneiderLee & Betty HooverAnne HorneCher HorwedelJoe Don & Susie KoenigsederWilliam & Mary Rita KoenigsederCecilia Krallman (dec.)Lorene Kremer
Gerald & Rosella LasaterJohn & Roselyn LayesJohn & Jane LedingRosemary LelemsisBill & Nancy LensingCarolyn LensingCharles & Agatha LensingMary LongleyJames & Jo Ann LutzMary MaestriGeorge & Joan MangelsdorfJohn & Janis MayesRozanne McCormickNancy McDowellJudy McGrathCatherine McVayMarie MentrupTony NahlenKay PopeMatthew & Betty PostPatricia PresleySt. Scholastica Alumnae AssociationMildred SchlutermanDan & Ethel SchmuckerLawrence & Lu Jane SchriverEd & Lona SeiterJanie ShelbyBenita SiebenmorgenGary & Kate SimmonsJoseph & Barbara SmithDorothy SullivanJoseph & Joyce TaylorBetty TuckerRobert & Patricia WanslowCharles & Mary Ann WeisenfelsLawrence & Millie WewersKatherine WilletteMichael & Erika WimberlyDonald & Bonnie Woeltje
Linus BauerRonald & Judith AhlhornJoe & Connie BulmanskiGeorge & Joan MangelsdorfJudy McGrath
Betty BeckerCharles & Jean Holman
John T. Beggs, Jr.Rose Beggs
Philomena BelvedresiRosemary ReginelliRobert & Penny Winsett
Mary Lillian BeringLou Anne Walker
Srs. Herman Joseph & Anita BerkemeyerBuddy & Marilyn Riedmueller
Frances BerryBill & Lucy BuerglerMike & Mary CogbillWilliam & Mary CooperMike & June DeWittDon & Bettye Fields
Donald & Marilyn FosterJack & Louanna GreenDavid & Joyce LawsMike & Donna Stec
Sr. Carmen BeshonerJerry & Alice BeshonerJulie EckartJane Price
Sr. Josella BirkenfeldGary, Deneil, & Katy CockrellNeil & Judy HarmonJerry & Julie WarrenVelma Warren
Earl BrandtMargaret Parks
Sr. Lioba BruckFr. Raymond Bruck
John CardenasJohn DallasBrian & Janie KoesyJames & Cynthia Wallace
Joyce CarpenterVonda Rooks
Sr. Josetta & Cesira Zucconi CatalaniRosemary CatalaniDennis ChapmanMarie Chapman
Judy CingolaniBilly Cingolani
Sr. Patrick CingolaniCatholic Women’s UnionCarol MeyerLeo & Margaret OlbertsDonald & Janet ProctorBuddy & Marilyn RiedmuellerJames Shea
Mildred Farrell CooperBill & Mary CooperWilliam Cooper
Rosie CortesiMary Faltus
Mike CrimmonsMaurice Bock
Josephine DeSalvoPauline Barker
Sister Therese volunteers with the Literacy Council and Habitat
for Humanity.
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Beta Sigma Phi, Conway ARBridge Club, Conway ARHarry & Rhonda DunavantDonna & Patricia HartAlvin & Betty Jo LockMaureen McCammondMr. & Mrs. Bob NutterSharon RogersGary & Patricia TipleyShirley TreadwayTrisha Wood
Catherine DumboskiRobert Dumboski
Edward & Marie EckartLinda Starling
Sr. Simon EdelhuberKatherine Guy-Pendleton
Marianne EhemannGenevieve Lemley
Sr. Mary Jane FladungMarge Quinn
Beuford & Ruby FontenotKenneth & Cynthia Fontenot Harp
Clara ForstAnonymous
Harry John & Elizabeth FoxCeleste Fox
Sr. Florentine FredrickLawrence & Lu Schriver
Anna FurstenbergAnonymousJames & Joan BusbyDoris FritschieHenry & Marilyn HicksJames HughesKenneth & Delilah HughesMichael & Susan JohnsonCarolyn KetterPeggy KonertE.H. & Carolyn LensingBetty TuckerJ.C. & Patsy VaughanJoseph & Martha Vorster
Susan GabbardMichael & Renee BeloteWilliam & Margaret MurrayLinda Spradlin
Sr. Fidelis Marie GarafaloLuigi & Toni Bersani
Sr. Sabina Gillespie & Gillespie FamilyCharles & Ramona Ehemann
Sr. Gertrude GrabberAlice Kuehler
Irene & Mary GramlichAdolph Gramlich
Sr. Winifred GriesemerGertrude Noll
Sr. Michaella HanggiHerman & Elena Hanggi
Jane HarrisonBetty EtzkornJames & Laura Moore
Ashli HittsonMark & Delphine Hittson
Sr. Norbert HoeltingGary, Deneil, & Katy CockrellNeil & Judy HarmonDenis & Judy HoeltingLucille JohnsonLaRessa Stell
Mary Ruth HollowellRichard & Joe Ann Hargraves
Maude Cain HoweJay & Mary Ann Hollowell
Rosemary HurleyGeorge & Carole BeattieSue PlattnerJane SandersBetty Sternberg (dec.)
Bill InsullKay Insull
Sr. Jerome JacobBarbara Wilson
John KeetonJon & Patricia Adams
Hilda KleckJohn & Jane LedingBob & Rosetta Lensing
Sr. Camilla KrallmanLinda Donberger
Sr. Rosetta KuettelShaun & Teresa Clark
Sr. Cordelia LangeJerry & Judy Lange
Paul & Fay LaudadioBill & Margaret Parks
Gertrude LawlerEugene & Janette DahlemMary Edelhuber
Mr. & Mrs. William A. LedingCecilia Sloat
Judy LlenhardtBob & Cathy Lorenz
Sr. Martha LoranRay & Rita Mooney
Sr. Antonia LutzAnonymous
Ann LuxBarbara FittsAdrienne GosnellSandra HallGilbert & Doris KochCatherine McVayEd & Lona Seiter
Sr. Vivian LuyetCynthia BatesHarrell & Vivian BatesRita BellinghausenFrank, Theresa, & Scott BlairJohn & Peggy BrandeburaJohn & Mary BurnsJennie DavisRobert & Helen DumboskiJames & Helen HaysBobby & Carolyn HopkinsJoyce JonesWilliam & Mary KoenigsederJohn & Jane LedingRosemary LelemsisCarolyn LensingDennis & Bea LockJames & Jo Ann LutzBob & Dorothy PateGeraldine RamboTony & Rosemary ReithEd & Lona SeiterJ.D. & Margaret ShamburgerRobert & Theresa TylerCackie UpchurchPatricia WillemsDolores Zajac
Sr. Concetta MazzantiJack & Regina Howarth
Sharon MellarMaurice Bock
Ann MeyersRay & Wilma AhlertLeo & Barbara AnhaltArkansas Bankers Assoc.
Joan BaldwinBankcorp SouthColby & Courtney BelandBercher Tire ServiceWilliam & Theresa BoekholderHarold & Nancy BoernerJohn & Peggy BrandeburaJim & Kathleen CargillMike & Mary CogbillBryant CranfordLeo & Lucy CretnikColumbus & Phyllis DalmutNick & Deanna DolloffMont & Ann EcholsCarl & Sandra FriddleGene & Charlotte HatwigImmaculate Conception Choir, Fort Smith ARMike & Susan JohnsGeorge & Kathleen JohnsonGilbert & Doris KochKenneth & Susan LivingstonScott & Cresta LivingstonBetty McCaffreyShaun McCaffreyPat & Susan NolteRick & Donna NolteLee & Sherry NuttTony & Rosemary ReithCraig & Mary Jo RivaldoCatherine RossPatricia SalmanCarolyn SchaufeleKenneth & Patricia SchlagLawrence Schluterman & Schwartz, Ltd.Ed & Lona SeiterJ.J. & Johnette SeiterPatrick & Mary ShieldsSam (dec.) & Sharon SicardGeorge & Emily StrassleJohn UdoujJerry & Kim VestStephen VicaryWelsco, Inc.Denis & Molly WewersJoseph WewersMartha WomackRebecca Yarbrough
Theresa NahlenPhyllis Childers
Margaret NewmanJoseph & Martha Vorster
Julia OswaldJim Oswald
Sr. Adelma PabstMary Ann HarringtonDolores KrewetEarl & Vickie PabstJohn & Velma PabstRaymond Stoecklein
William ParksJames & Diane KirkpatrickJoy Parks
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Annalisa PedenMary Totaro
Sr. Xavier PeronaMary AdamsFrank & Charlotte AllenAndria BersiNora BryantJim & Sheila CanupDaniel & Margaret ChristmanDenise DearienLucil HadenJudith KooymanJohn & Jane LedingJames & Jo Ann LutzLouis & Patricia PeronaJeff & Mary Totaro
Sr. Celine PintarPat & Vicki Wardlaw
Wilfred & Jo PluggeRobert & Dayna Hilton
Patricia PricePatrick & Elaine Lynch
Pauline RaleyLindy & Nguyen Hayden
John RobbinsAntoinette BelandDorothy Hosford
Sr. Frederick RufenerFrank, Theresa, & Scott Blair
Sr. Rosemary RufenerFrank, Theresa, & Scott BlairDorothy Martinous
Sr. Marietta SchroederTodd & Joelle Lowder
Jerome SeiterMary Edelhuber
Sr. Annene SiebenmorgenCharlotte Siebenmorgen
Doris SiebenmorgenJoseph & Martha Vorster
Sr. Hermana SiebenmorgenFrank, Theresa, & Scott BlairGene & Pauline BoernerBrendis & Brendis, Inc., Omaha NE
Richard & Mary Louise CliftThomas & Laurie GassmanGerald HaileyVirginia HallVernon & Freda HarnessCher HorwedelAnn HuntCharles KieftJohn & Jane LedingRosemary LelemsisJames & Jo Ann LutzOlan & Mary MencerRobert & Katrinka MondyRaymond & Joan MyersGlenn & Bridget NelsonGaines & Diane NortonGaines Norton III & Jennifer WeilGary & Nancy RobinsonCharles & Carol ShellnutBarbara & Donna SiebenmorgenFred SiebenmorgenJoe & Margaret SiebenmorgenJoseph & Martha VorsterFrances WalterPat & Vicki WardlawCharles & Mary Ann WeisenfelsHarold & Anita Wewers
Sisters Who Taught at Sacred Heart School, Verona MOEd & Sally Welters
Sisters Who Taught at Holy Rosary School, StuttgartTommy Reinhart
Sisters Who Taught at St. Ignatius School, ScrantonWilliam Naegle
Pauline SmithRichard & Joe Ann Hargraves
Sr. Stephen SmrekerPat & Vicki Wardlaw
Sr. Leonella SpankeRose Anna Spanke
Louis SwopeMarilyn Swope
Shirley TeagueJerry & Wincie Hendricks
Michael ThennesVirginia Thennes
Sr. Celestine UptmoorGeraldine McFarland
Elizabeth WaddellRay & Wilma Ahlert
Sr. Marian WalbeJames & Sandra AhlertJosephine Basgall
Rosemary WeilAnonymous
Harold Wewers & Sr. Mary Ruth WewersRay & Wilma Ahlert
Louise WewersDick & Jane BrummelKathleen CameronColumbus & Phyllis DalmutCarolyn KetterRose Anna KieneMary MaestriKenneth & Sharon SiebenmorgenEd & Lona SeiterPaul & Benita StevensLarry & Millie Wewers
Marie WilsonRay & Wilma Ahlert
Sr. Maurus WittDave & Diana Tetreault
Fred WoeltjeMildred Buddenberg
Srs. Callista & Florence YuttermanDavid & Margaret CrawfordMildred ZaloudekRobert & Helen Dumboski
Sr. Francisca ZiegelDwight & Suzanne Cramer
IN HONOR OFMary AdeniyiKanyin Bodeharrison
Sr. Rose AshourTamara Oberbeck
Ben & Linda Beland, Leon & Marcia Beland, and Louis, Jr. & Trisha BelandAntoinette BelandDorothy Hosford
Keith BirkenfeldGary, Deneil, & Katy CockrellNeil & Judy Harmon
Sr. Rose Maria BirkenfeldGeraldine Kampeter Jerry & Julie WarrenVelma Warren
Sr. Barbara BockJudy Bock & Glenn BrinleyThelma KrausTamara Oberbeck
Sr. Frances Anne BraddockAnonymousLawrence & Rose Thummel
Sr. Gabriel BrandtAntoinette BelandBetty EtzkornKaren EwanRose GiorgiDorothy HosfordHilda HoytFrances McCaig
William (dec.) & Margaret ParksSandra RenfrowMark & Lisa SimpsonBetty Kay SpruellFred & Jean WalterLizbeth WinfordFrances WalterJosephine Wood
Eric ChapmanMarie Chapman
Sr. Madeline CliftonFrank, Theresa, & Scott Blair
Sr. Maria DeAngeliKaye Bernard
Sr. Marie Rose DeSalvoCarl & Bea Miller
Sr. Rachel DietzPat Fellner
Sr. Christine EckartAnonymousJeanne CoyneTom & Rosemary RolniakMark & Lisa SimpsonFrances WalterLenea Wheeler
Stephanie FerrariAntoinette BelandDorothy Hosford
Sr. Elise ForstKaye BernardRosemary Plunkett-Stith
Dick & Kathy FuhrmanLizbeth Winford
Sr. Anne HeimKathleen Stinchcomb
Mr. & Mrs. Dick HendrixRichard & Joe Ann Hargraves
Estella HiltonRobert & Dayna Hilton
Sr. Miriam HoffmanLouise Beck
Catherine HomerJeanette MobleySr. Herbert HuberTherese Hoelzeman
Sr. DeChantal HylandBill & Alice Stuff
Sr. Rachel DietzSuzanne McGraw
Betty EtzkornLorraine Tate
JubilariansMary AdamsBernice BergupDick & Jane BrummelNora BryantCarol GriesemerLothar & Eldeen Karl
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ANNUAL REPORT September 1, 2010 - August 31, 2011
Total Revenues, Gains & Other Support $2,858,152 Total Expenses & Losses $2,117,926
Net Change in Assets $ 740,226
Using $600,000 from our continuing care fund, the monastery was able to balance the operating budget, thanks to the generosity of our benefactors.
We have tried to include all benefactors in 2011. If your name was overlooked or improperly printed, please accept our apologies and contact us to correct the error.
Development OfficeSt. Scholastica Monastery
P.O. Box 3489, Fort Smith, Arkansas 72913
Sr. Corinne LangeJerry & Judy Lange
Betty LewisRichard & Joe Ann Hargraves
Sr. Andrea LoranRay & Rita Mooney
Sharon McGannonPatricia Plettner
Sr. Valeria MoellersAnonymous
Sr. Therese MorenoSal & Laura Vilardo
Sr. Josita NahlenGene & Inez CiechanowskiKevin & Madeline Rumker
Sr. Alice O’BrienFrancis & Mary BirkenfeldRobin EggertMaureen GrayJudith HurtCynthia LaursenBettie Lesczynski
Judy McGrathJerry & Julie WarrenVelma Warren
Dan & Stephanie PojeAntoinette BelandDorothy Hosford
Mrs. J.R. PoppRichard & Joe Ann Hargraves
Sr. Elizabeth RossiGene & Inez Ciechanowski
Sr. Rosalie RuesewaldPamela Litton
Sr. Cabrini SchmitzAntoinette BelandDorothy Hosford
Srs. Barbara, Stephanie, & Regina SchroederTodd & Joelle Lowder
H.P., Jr. & Karen Schultz and Harold & Mary Ruth SchultzAntoinette Beland
Dorothy Hosford
Sr. Hermana Siebenmorgen (dec.)Henry & Ramona HarderTherese HoelzemanAnn HuntBuddy & Theresa VoglerFrances WalterPat & Vicki WardlawHarold & Anita Wewers
Sisters of St. ScholasticaKaye BernardBob & Ann Mazzanti
Sisters from Our Lady of Peace Monastery, Columbia MOBarbara Michael
Sr. Jovita StengelEdward & Marilyn BlakeKenneth & Stella BlaschkePatti Ford
Elliot Claire SwannLou Anne Walker
Ray, Jr. & Louise TerryAntoinette BelandDorothy Hosford
Jack & Clarine TerweyJulie EckartJane Price
Sr. Dolorita ThompsonMr. & Mrs. Darrell Hoffman
Gary & Julie UdoujHenry & Linda UdoujDorothy Martinous
David & Marge VoloskyAntoinette BelandDorothy Hosford
Sr. Pierre VosterDavid & Joan Busby
Sr. Richard WalterFrances McCaigMargaret Parks
Sr. Katharine WewerGerard & Mary Devaney
REVENUES
EXPENSESinstitutional
$357,157 - 17%
Lay Employees$977,644 - 46%
sisters’ Personaland Medical
$279,701 - 13%
Housing$343,683 - 16%
investment Fees$84,051 - 4%
Unrealized Losson investments$13,741 - 1%
Community Ministries
$61,949 - 3%
sisters’
Contributed Benefits
$578,541 - 20%
Auxiliary income$106,181 - 4%
investment income$1,147,708 - 40%
CommunityMinistries
366,174 - 13%
Donations & Gifts$659,548 - 23%
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Sister Hermana Siebenmorgen, OSB, a retired teacher and principal, entered into eternal life on November 22, 2011 at the age of 94. She was born on September 6, 1917 in Morrison Bluff, AR to Anton and Anna Siebenmorgen. She entered St. Scholastica Convent in 1933 and made her monastic profession on June 24, 1936. She earned her B.S. in Education at Mount St. Scholastica College, Atchison, KS in 1961, and did graduate study in Library Science at Conway and Little Rock. She taught for 57 years at Holy Redeemer School, Clarksville; St. Boniface School, Fort Smith; St. Mary School, Lake Village and the last 34 years as teacher and principal of St. Edward School, Little Rock. She retired to the monastery in 1993 and assisted her community in many different ways. She was preceded in death by her parents; four sisters, Ida Hunt, Helen Wewers, Louise Mikijanis, and Antonia Standley; and four brothers, Leo, Lawrence, Steven, and Edward. She is survived by one sister, Martha Vorster, Fort Smith; one brother, Fred Siebenmorgen, Fort Smith; nieces and nephews, and the members of her religious community. The Funeral Mass was held on November 25 at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. David McKillin presiding followed by interment in the monastery cemetery.
Sister Vivian Luyet, OSB, former principal of St. Boniface School and administrator of St. Joseph’s Home, North Little Rock, entered into eternal life on December 1 at the age of 93. She was born on August 23, 1918 in Conway, AR to Lee and Eugenia Moix Luyet. She entered St. Scholastica Convent in 1934 and made her monastic profession on June 24, 1937. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Mount St. Scholastica College, Atchison, KS in 1958 and her Master’s Degree in Education at Creighton University, Omaha, NE. in 1964. She taught at St. Winand School, McGehee; Immaculate Conception School, Moberly, MO; St. Meinrad School, Prairie View; St. Ignatius School, Scranton; and St. Benedict School, Subiaco. She served as principal of St. Boniface School, Fort Smith, from 1964-1993. Upon her retirement from teaching she served as administrator of St. Joseph’s Home from 1993-1997 and continued helping with hospitality for groups until 2008. After retiring to the monastery, she continued to help staff the monastery gift shop until a few weeks before her death.
She was preceded in death by her parents; four sisters, Catherine Dumboski, Christine Massery, Mary Freyalden-hoven, and Monica Hamling; and eight brothers, Maurice, Emil, Leo, Paul, George, Albert, Joseph, and Eugene. She is survived by nieces and nephews and the members of her religious community. Fr. Gregory Luyet, Sister Vivian’s great-nephew, presided over her funeral on December 3 at St. Scholastica Monastery. Sister Mary Linus Oberkoetter, OSB, 89, of St. Scholastica Monastery entered into eternal life on January 1, 2012. Born Rosemary Frances Oberkoetter, she took the name Sister Mary Linus when she entered the novitiate, and made her monastic profession in 1955. During her career, she taught in St. Mary School, Lake Village; and St. Mary School, McGehee; served as a prefect in St. Scholastica Academy; did office work in St. Joseph Hospital, Boonville, MO; and served in various positions in the monastery, including chauffeuring and working in the greenhouses and print shop. She was preceded in death by her parents, Herman and Clara Oberkoetter, and a sister, Sister Hermana Oberkoetter, OSB of St. Joseph Monastery, Tulsa, OK. She is survived by one sister, Mary Oberkoetter, and one brother, Herman Oberkoet-ter, of Ozark; and her religious community. Her funeral Mass was celebrated on January 4 with Rev. David McKillin, OSB, presiding; followed by burial in the monastery cemetery. Memorials in memory of these sisters may be made to St. Scholastica Monastery Continuing Care Fund, P.O. Box 3489, Fort Smith, AR 72913. Oblate Marcetta Gordon passed away November 30, 2010. She was born October 9, 1922, and made her oblation while living in Little Rock, on October 21, 1990. In later life she moved, first to Anchorage, Alaska; then to Sand Point, Idaho, where she lived at the time of her death. Marcetta was an accomplished artist whose painting of the crucifixion is displayed in an Episcopal church in Sand Point. She is survived by one son, Bruce Newbold, of Anchorage, Alaska; one daughter, Donna Hamblin, of Sand Point, Idaho; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild.
In Loving Memory
A Farewell Blessing to the Prejean Family by Sister Louise Sharum Soon several frequently heard sentences at Hesychia House of Prayer will no longer be possible; namely, “Tell David,” or ”Ask David,” or “David, can this be repaired?” Reason? David Prejean plans to retire in early May and will be moving to Tennessee with his wife, Karen. He has worked at Hesychia as Maintenance Manager since June 1985, which is twenty-seven of the House of Prayer’s thirty-one years of existence. During that time he built one of the hermitages himself, and has dealt with almost every conceiv-able problem involving every aspect of the buildings, land, machinery, cattle, and technology including the geothermal system and computers. The oft-repeated maxim “No one is indispensable” just may be dis-proved with David Prejean’s retirement. He and Karen will be missed, not only because of the many abilities David brought to his service at Hesychia, but also because of the way they were an integral part of the prayer life of the house. The gift they have been to Hesychia will live on in the hearts of all who have known them.
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Women’s Vocation Discernment Weekend Experience On January 13-14, twenty-seven high school and college women and representatives from different religious orders active in the Diocese of Little Rock met at St. John’s Center for a diocesan-sponsored women’s vocation retreat. The retreat was first envisioned by a group of women who wanted their daughters and other young women to have the opportunity to learn more about religious life. After icebreakers led by the participants, Sister Joan Pytlik, DC, Minister to Religious for the Diocese, spoke on “The Art of Listening to God.” Breaking into small groups, the young women practiced Lectio Divina, reflecting on and praying Psalm 139: “LORD, you have probed me, you know me: you know when I sit and stand; you understand my thoughts from afar. My travels and my rest you mark; with all my ways you are familiar.” Sisters Barbara Bock and Alice O’Brien represented St. Scholastica Monastery at the retreat. Sister Alice talked about her vocation in a presentation, “Hearing God’s Call Within Life Calls.” Sister Barbara shared St. Scholastica’s commu-nity charism and mission. Other presentations focused on defining a religious vocation and the steps involved in becoming a member of a religious community. Each participating religious community hosted display tables and presented slide shows during break time from prayer, reflection, sharing, singing, and attending presentations. Msgr. Scott Friend, Diocesan Vocation Director, cel-ebrated the Closing Mass. Fr. Eric Pohlmeier gave presenta-tions on Lectio Divina and other topics. “It was a fun loving, delightful group of women, who are very much alive and spiritual,” Sisters Barbara and Alice said, “both a gift and hope for the future of the Church in what-ever life path they choose; religious, lay, married or single life”. Sister Kimberly, vocation director said, “This first women’s experience for the Diocese of Little Rock, is a step in the right direction for any seeker and we are happy to have been a part of the experience.”
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News Briefs On January 17-18, Sister Joan Pytlik, DC, Minister for Religious in the diocese, visited and met with the community.
On February 2-8, Sister Maria DeAngeli at-tended the Benedictine Prioresses Confer-ence at Immaculata Convent, Norfolk, Ne-braska.
On February 20, Sister Kimberly Pro-haska presented a Vocation Day and gave a tour to Subiaco students.
On February 28-March 2 Sisters Kim-berly Prohaska and Barbara Bock attended the Heartland Benedictine Vocation Confer-ence at Assumption Abbey, Ava, MO.
Come to our giantRetreat Center Garage Sale
Saturday, March 177:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.Save some green on
St. Patrick’s Day!
The Social Awareness Committee, composed of Sisters Alice O’Brien, Anne Michele Raley, Catherine Markey, Barbara Bock, oblate Kathy Jarvis, and Sister Rosalie Ruesewald, chair, has been busy.
In mid-November members visited Watertown, South Da-kota to see the Multicultural Center at Mother of God Monastery and the Keeler Women’s Center in Kanas City, Kansas, a ministry of the Benedictine Sisters in Atchison. Committee members witnessed the deep commitment of these two communities to their mission of join-ing with women and immigrants in their quest for justice.
Committee members and other sisters have been studying conversational Spanish with oblate Haymée Giuliani, and using it as they join in birthdays, weddings, baptisms, quinceñeras, and posa-das with our immigrant neighbors.
For the past ten years, the bell is tolled for two minutes in the evening whenever a prisoner is executed in the United States. On February 6, sisters and Justpeace members saw a presentation on capital punishment by Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ. The sisters welcomed Tom Navin, Director of Catholic Charities in Little Rock, to speak on Faithful Citizen-ship on March 6. Committee members also join with other groups as they visit the Juvenile Detention Center and the Crisis Center for Women. Finally, sisters continue their witness--”Diplomacy, Not War”--at Creekmore Park on the first Sunday of each month.
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