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August
6, 2007
VOL.
45, NO. 14Oakland,
CA
Celebrating Sisters' years of jubilee
| SISTERS
OF ST. JOSEPH OF CARONDELET |
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60
Years |
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Sister Madeline
Clancy, CSJ Birthplace: San Francisco Present Ministry: Human Resources/ Finance Staff at Carondelet Center Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Director of Curriculm, Carondelet High School, Concord |
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Sister Thomas Mary Collins, CSJ Birthplace: Coronado Present Ministry: Retired. Volunteer at Carondelet Center Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, St. Jarlath School, Oakland; St. Patrick School, Oakland; Queen of All Saints School, Concord. Principal/Teacher, St. Joseph School for the Deaf |
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Sister Barbara Cotton,
CSJ Birthplace: San Francisco Present Ministry: Retired Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, Queen of All Saints School, Concord |
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Sister Patricia Anne
Gillligan, CSJ Birthplace: San Francisco Present Ministry: Administrative Assistant/Facilities Coordinator, Carondelet High School, Concord Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, Queen of All Saints School, Concord; Christ the King School, Pleasant Hill. Principal, Queen of All Saints School, Concord. Parish Visitor, St. Catherine of Siena, Martinez. Coordinator of Personnel/Plant, Carondelet High School, Concord. Plant Manager, Carondelet High School, Concord. |
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Sister Jeanne Therese
Haskell, CSJ Birthplace: San Francisco Present Ministry: Retired Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, St. Perpetua School, Lafayette; St. Catherine of Siena School, Martinez. Diretor of Religious Education, St. Catherine of Siena School, Martinez. |
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Sister Roseagnes Haskins,
CSJ Birthplace: Los Angeles Present Ministry: Retired/Volunteer Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, Carondelet High School, Concord |
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Sister Marylouis Markel,
CSJ Birthplace: Santa Ana Present Ministry: Teacher, St. Joseph High School, Lakewood Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, St. Catherine of Siena School, Martinez. Catholic Charities of the East Bay. Coordinator of Religious Education, Christ the King School, Pleasant Hill |
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Sister Dennis Mary McFadden, CSJ Birthplace: Oakland Present Ministry: Teacher, St. Monica High School, Santa Monica Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Deaf Work Teacher, St. Jarlath School, Oakland |
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Sister Patricia Overlock,
CSJ Birthplace: Tucson, AZ Present Ministry: Retired Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, Carondelet High School, Concord |
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Sister Barbara Ring,
CSJ Birthplace: San Francisco Present Ministry: Volunteer, St. Joseph Community, San Francisco Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher/Administrator, St. Catherine of Siena School, Martinez |
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Sister Ruth Anne Saunders,
CSJ Birthplace: San Diego Present Ministry: Volunteer Ministry, Concord Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, St. Catherine of Siena School. Pastoral Associate, St. Anne, Walnut Creek; St. Ignatius of Antioch, Antioch |
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Sister Suzanne Steffen,
CSJ Birthplace: Los Angeles Present Ministry: Advocate for Women & Children Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Founder/Director, A Friendly Place, Oakland. Advocate for women in prison, Office of Detenton Ministry. |
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Sister Patricia Zins,
CSJ Birthplace: Los Angeles Present Ministry: Coordinator/Case Manager, Good Shepherd Center for Homeless Women Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Administrator/Teacher, Christ the King School, Pleasant Hill |
50
Years |
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Sister Dolores Anchondo,
CSJ Birthplace: El Paso, TX Present Ministry: Principal, Academy of Our Lady of Peace, San Deigo, CA Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, Carondelet High School, Concord |
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Sister Joanna Marie
Bramble, CSJ Birthplace: Los Angeles Present Ministry: Deep Ecology Retreats/Development Director, St. Mary’s Center Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, Carondelet High School, Concord. Community Organizer, St. Patrick Parish, Oakland. Co-Director, St. Patrick Center & Outreach Program, Oakland; Jubilee West, Oakland. |
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Sister Judeth Bresllin,
CSJ Birthplace: San Francisco Present Ministry: Village Grandparent, The Children’s Village, Santa Rosa, CA Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Education Therapist/Librarian, Christ the King School, Pleasant Hill |
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Sister Kristin Cholewa,
CSJ Birthplace: Chicago, IL Present Ministry: Conducting spiritual growth workships and renewal days, Southern California Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, Jesuit School of Theology, Berkeley. Dean of Discipline, Carondelet High School, Concord |
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Sister Kathleen (Maureen Vincent) Lamia, CSJ Birthplace:Ocean Park Present Ministry: Retired, Volunteer Staff, Carondelet Center, Los Angeles Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher , Queen of All Saints School, Concord |
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Sister Juanita Mary
Meyer, CSJ Birthplace: Cincinnati, OH Present Ministry: Exec. Assist-Associate Provost, University of San Diego Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, Christ the King School, Pleasant Hill |
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Sister Mary Murphy,
CSJ Birthplace:San Francisco Present Ministry: Staff, Villa Maria House of Prayer, Hacienda Heights, CA Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, St. Patrick School, Oakland; Queen of All Saints School, Concord |
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Sister Margaret Mary
(Mary Sean) Murray, CSJ Birthplace: Galway, Ireland Present Ministry: Regional Superior and Spiritual Director, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, Carondelet High School, Concord |
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Sister Mary Agnes (Mary Edwin) Nance, CSJ Birthplace: Torrance Present Ministry: Director of Communications, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, Los Angeles Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, St. Perpetua School, Lafayette |
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Sister Kathleen Marie
(Sharon Marie) O’Shea, CSJ Birthplace: San Francisco Present Ministry: Chaplain, St. Vincent de Paul Society, San Francisco Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, Most Precious Blood School, Concord |
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Sister Helen Vincent
Oswald, CSJ Birthplace: Bakersfield Present Ministry: Patient Visitor, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Tucson, AZ Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, Carondelet High School, Concord |
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Sister Angela Pacheco,
CSJ Birthplace: Los Angeles Present Ministry: Vocation/Formation Ministry Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Director of Religious Education, St. Elizabeth, Oakland |
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Sister Judith Peters,
CSJ Birthplace: Los Angeles Present Ministry: Assistant Principal, St. Genevieve School, Panorama City, CA Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, St. Catherine of Siena School, Martinez |
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Sister Diane Smith,
CSJ Birthplace: San Francisco Present Ministry: Regional Superior, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, St. Catherine of Siena School, Martinez; Carondelet High School, Concord |
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Sister Virginia Stehly,
CSJ Birthplace: Orange Present Ministry: Parish Minister, Good Shepherd, Los Angeles Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, Christ the King School, Pleasant Hill |
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Sister Barbara Anne
Stowasser, CSJ Birthplace: Los Angeles Present Ministry:Patient Representative, St. Joseph Hospital, Orange Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Adminisrator/Teacher, Santa Maria School, Orinda |
25
Years |
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Sister Mary Catherine
Bundon, CSJ Birthplace: San Diego Present Ministry: Dept. Chair/Finance Office Assistant, St. Mary’s Academy, Inglewood, CA. Ministry Dept., Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, Campus Minister, Carondelet High School, Concord |
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Sleeves
rolled up for ministry without excluding the more humble, the less pleasing, the less noticeable. Finally, a face that reflects “Continual Joy of Spirit.” This quiet inner glow of one whose life is one of service. Adapted from writings of Marius Nepper, SJ |
| DOMINICAN
SISTERS OF ADRIAN, MICHIGAN |
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70
Years |
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| Sister Michael Mary
Madden, OP Birthplace: Chicago, IL Present Ministry: Retired. Minister of Prayer and Presence, Adrian, MI Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, St. Louis Bertrand School, Oakland; Bishop O’Dowd High School, Oakland. Assistant Principal, Bishop O’Dowd High School, Oakland |
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| Sister Agnes Helen Rabe,
OP Birthplace: Detroit, MI Present Ministry: Retired. Ministry of Prayer and Presence, Sterling Heights, MI Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, St. Lawrence O’Toole School, Oakland |
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60
Years |
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| Sister Alice Anne Van Acker, OP Birthplace: Wayne, IL Present Ministry: Painting Instructor, Saint Charles, IL Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, St. Louis Bertrand School, Oakland |
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| Sister Patrice Eilers,
OP Birthplace: Seattle, WA Present Ministry: Chaplain, King County Jail, Seattle, WA Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, Assumption School, San Leandro |
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| Sister Loretta Mellon,
OP Birthplace: Jasonville, IN Present Ministry: “Celebrate Life” Ministry, Saint Clair Shores, MI Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, St. Louis Bertrand School, Oakland |
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| Sister Madelene Rowden,
OP Birthplace: Oakland Present Ministry: Retired. Ministry of Prayer and Presence, Seattle, WA Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, St. Peter Martyr School, Pittsburg |
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50
Years |
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| Sister Victoria Dalesandro,
OP Birthplace: Los Angeles Present Ministry: Counselor, St. Mary Medical Center, Apple Valley, CA Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, All Saints School, Hayward; St. Lawrence O’Toole School, Oakland |
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| Sister Bernitha Glombowski, OP Birthplace: Port Huron, MI Present Ministry: Retired. Minister of Prayer and Presence, Roseville, MI Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, St. Louis Bertrand School, Oakland |
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| Sister Monica Kim, OP Birthplace: Sinweejo, North Korea Present Ministry: Retired. Minister of Prayer and Presence, Adrian, MI Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, All Saints School, Hayward. |
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| Sister Frances Lombaer,
OP Birthplace: Chicago, IL Present Ministry: Clinic Assistant, Dominican Life Center, Adrian, MI Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, St. Lawrency O’Toole School, Oakland. Provincial Administrator, Holy Cross Province, Oakland |
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| Sister Evelyn Inez Montez,
OP Birthplace: Hayward Present Ministry: RCIA Ministry, St. Joseph the Worker, Berkeley Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Pastoral Associate, Adult Faith Formation Coordinator, St. Joseph the Worker, Berkeley |
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Seek Truth, |
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| DOMINICAN SISTERS |
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80
Years |
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Sister Antoninus Tucci, OP Birthplace: Avellion, Italy Present Ministry: Retired Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, St. Leander School, San Leandro; St. Michael School, Livermore |
75
Years |
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Sister Eleanor Beardsley,
OP Birthplace: San Francisco Present Ministry: Retired Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, St. Cyril School, Oakland; St. Michael School, Livermore; St. Leander School, San Leandro |
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Sister Martha Perez,
OP Birthplace: Jalisco, Mexico Present Ministry: Retired Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, St. Mary School, San Leandro; Holy Rosary School, Antioch. Parish Ministry, St. Michael, Livermore |
70
Years |
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Sister Theophane Lewis,
OP Birthplace: Vallejo Present Ministry: Prayer Apostolate, Our Lady of Lordes Convent, San Rafael Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, St. Michael School, Livermore |
60
Years |
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Sister Judith Vaughan,
OP Birthplace: Los Angeles Present Ministry: Prayer Apostolate, Our Lady of Lordes Convent, San Rafael Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, St. Michael School, Livermore |
50
Years |
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Sister
Adele Gerlach, OP Birthplace: Tennessee Present Ministry: Pastoral associate, St. Vincent Ferrer,Vallejo Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Teacher, St. Cyril School, Oakland |
40
Years |
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Sister
Jane Ferdon, OP Birthplace: San Francisco Present Ministry: Adjunct Faculty, Jesuit School of Theology, Berkeley Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Staff, Jesuit Community, Jesuit School of Theology, Berkeley |
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Four Pillars of Dominican Life St. Dominic called this four-fold
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| DOMINICAN SISTERS OF OAKFORD |
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70
Years |
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| Sister Dolores Renkel,
OP Birthplace: Schweinheim, Germany Present Ministry: Intercessory prayer Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Secretary to the Regional Prioress. Grounds manager, Regional Center, San Leandro. Piano teacher |
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50
Years |
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| Sister Rosalia Steinbach,
OP Birthplace: Aschaffenburg, Germany Present Ministry: Community Service and Regional Bursar, San Leandro Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Domestic work, St. Albert, Oakland |
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| MISSIONARY SISTERS OF THE |
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25
Years |
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Sister Januaria Beleno,
MSSS Birthplace:Colombia Present Ministry: Congregational Superior. Work for Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Brentwood Past Service in the Oakland Diocese: Youth Ministry. Pastoral Ministry |
