September/October 2016 PNN

News Notes
PROVINCE
SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF CARONDELET AND ASSOCIATES ST. LOUIS PROVINCE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2016
Every leaf speaks bliss to me

fluttering from the autumn tree.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE

3
150 YEARS IN
KANSAS CITY
Province News Notes is a

publication of the Sisters of
St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louis
Province. Its purpose is to promote
dialogue and unity within the
St. Louis province and to keep
members informed on those
subjects that promote community
and ministry.
We welcome your submissions!
Submit articles and photos to
Sarah Baker at sbaker@csjsl.org.
**Materials are subject to editing
and will be published at the
discretion of the editor.
STAFF
Jenny Beatrice
Editor
Sister Marilyn Lott reflects

on the 150th anniversary
of the CSJs in Kansas
City, and the Sept. 24
celebratory Mass and
reception.
8-9
FEDERATION
CALL TO ACTION
Read about the
federations efforts to
combat labor trafficking
in collaboration with the
Coalition of Immokalee
Workers.
10-11
50TH JUBILEE
CELEBRATION
We celebrate our
golden jubilarians with
a few photos from their
celebration, honorary
contributions and thank
yous.
CONTENTS
Province Leadership News............................................................................... 3-4
Kansas City: 150th Anniversary............................................................................5
Congregational News...................................................................................... 6-7
Federation Call to Action................................................................................. 8-9
2016 Jubilee................................................................................................... 10-11
Walk with Wisdom...............................................................................................12
Justice...................................................................................................................13
CSJ Life: All Things Vocations.............................................................................14
Sarah Baker
Graphic Design
Archives................................................................................................................15
Madeleine Reilly &

Print Shop Volunteers
Production, printing and mailing
Necrology: Sister Helen Miljour..........................................................................17
Sarah Baker
Jenny Beatrice
Jane Behlmann, CSJ
Jane Gerard, CSJ
Madeleine Reilly
Proofreading
Necrology: Sister Jean Marie Iadevito..............................................................16

CSJ Events & Happenings............................................................................ 18-19
Calendar..............................................................................................................20
ON THE COVER: FALL, LEAVES, FALL

Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away;
Lengthen night and shorten day;
Every leaf speaks bliss to me
Fluttering from the autumn tree.
I shall smile when wreaths of snow
Blossom where the rose should grow;
I shall sing when nights decay
Ushers in a drearier day.
Emily Bront
English novelist and poet best known

for Wuthering Heights.
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September/October 2016 PNN
Province Leadership Team

Celebrating 150 Years in Kansas City
by Sister Marilyn Lott
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet make

the city and the lives of individuals better.
Mayor Sly James, Kansas City, Missouri
In 1866, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelets presence

began in Kansas City when Father Bernard Donnelly
contacted St. Louis and asked to have the sisters come and
teach young women. St. Teresas Academy opened its doors
and shares celebrating 150 years of outstanding education
over the generations. This was only the beginning of our
presence in Kansas City-St. Joseph. Over the next years the
sisters opened schools in St. Joseph and Chillicothe.
The impact of the Sisters of St. Joseph did not stop there.
In 1874, there was growing need for medical care in Kansas
City. Once again, Father Donnelly asked the sisters in
St. Louis for help, and they responded, eventually opening
St. Joseph Hospital. It was under the guidance of
Dr. Griffiths that the first sisters were educated in caring
for the sick. The hospital was purchased in 2015 by Prime
Health Care, and that long tradition of providing quality,
compassionate care lives on.
In 1880, the sisters began St. Marys Orphanage in St.
Joseph and later in Kansas City. By 1916, the College of St.
Teresa was opened and later became Avila College and now
Avila University.
The sisters continue to minister in Kansas City and have a
strong presence in the area. Throughout the years, the sisters
have been doing whatever a women is capable of doing.
There have been over 1,250 sisters serving in the Kansas
City-St. Joseph diocese.
On Sept. 24, sisters, families, friends and associates gathered
in Kansas City to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet presence in the region.
The Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
was only the beginning of the memories shared about
the history of the sisters in Kansas City and the way
each persons life has been impacted by their ministries.
Throughout the reception, many expressed how their
education by the Sisters of St. Joseph has made them who
they are today.
The sisters in attendance at the 150th reception pose

for a photo in the stairwell at the Muehlebach Hotel.
During the reception, at the Muehlebach Tower, Mayor

Sly James presented the CSJs with a proclamation and
graciously thanked the sisters for the years of service and
presence. He talked of how the sisters have not only been
great teachers and healthcare providers, but how they have
also helped bring justice and an understanding of diversity in
relationships. The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet make
the city and the lives of individuals better, he said.
Thank you to the Mission Advancement Office in Kansas
City, and to all the sisters for all they did to plan and carry
out a wonderful celebration of our 150 years in Kansas CitySt. Joseph. Thank you to all who came to celebrate with us.
And, thank you to the 21 sisters living and serving in Kansas
City who carry on our living legacy. Where one of us is, all of
us are.
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CORPORATION & COUNCIL

MAY MINUTES
JUNE MINUTES
JULY MINUTES
Corporation
Accepted
Minutes of Board of Directors of
the Corporation Meeting held
April 12, 2016
March 2016 Financial Statements
Corporation
Accepted
Minutes of Board of Directors of the
Corporation Meeting held
May 10, 2016
May 2016 Financial Statements
Approved
SJID Golf Tournament$1,500
St. Francis Community
Services$1,500
St. Therese Little Flower
Parish$10,000
St. Matthew the Apostle Catholic
Church$1,000
Approved
Fiscal Year 2017 Province Budget
STA Board Candidates
LArche Mobile, Inc.$10,000
DOORWAYS$10,000
Jerusalem Farm$10,000
Corporation
Accepted
Minutes of Board of Directors of
the Corporation Meeting held
June 21, 2016
Unadjusted June 2016 Financial
Statements
Council
Accepted
Minutes of the Province Council
Meetings held April 11-12, 2016
Approved
Workshop Request (1)
Education Requests (1)
PrideFest Donation$100
Updated
Apostolic Visitation
Assembly 2016
Contemplative Dialogue Retreats
PLT Visits
Motherhouse Study Task Force
Sponsorship Task Force
Council
Accepted
Meetings held May 9-10, 2016
Approved
Travel Requests (2)
Motherhouse Administrator
Proposal
Employee Spiritual
Development Program
Senior Ministry Succession
Plan Proposal
Approved
CRSS Fabulous Motown Revue
Dinner Auction$5,000
Hispanic Ministry, Diocese of
KC-St. Joseph$1,000
Karma Thalo Foundation$600
Council
Accepted
Meetings held June 20-21, 2016
Approved
Sabbatical Request (1)
Updated
PLT Sister Visitation List
Employee Ongoing Development
Dan Ward, OSB, Nov. 12, 2016
Event
Updated
PLT Sister Visitation List
PLT Responsibility Chart, 2016-17
Assembly 2016
Cancelled Stamps Going Strong
by Sister Rosemary Brueggen

Recently, I received a printout of our
Please continue saving stamps and
contract at the Regency Stamps & Coin
forwarding them to me at Nazareth
Co., located in the Central West End,
Living Center or the Carondelet
St. Louis, of all the amounts of cancelled Motherhouse. It is not necessary to
stamp revenue weve rendered since
trim the stamps; just tear them off
2009 to the present. It indicates weve
the envelope. When doing so, though,
raised nearly $22,000 for the Peruvian
be sure to leave the perforated edge
missions. We are fortunate to be the only undamaged. Our stamp trimmers will
group that Regency works with.
do the rest.
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Kansas City: 150th Anniversary

KC Profiles
Sister Laverne Mary Aufmuth
by Barbara Roberts, KC Director of Advancement

What is the best piece of advice youve received?
Always expect the unexpected.
If you could address all the people in the world, what
would you say?
Dont be so hard on yourself. Life comes at you hard enough!
How do you prefer to spend your free/spare time?

I spend my time volunteering, reading, walking, assisting
others as needed, making artwork, window shopping, seeing
movies and other useful works.
Whats your current ministry?
I am retired and volunteer.
Where are you from originally?
St. Louis, Missouri.
What has been your favorite place, ministry to serve?
Here in Kansas City, Missouri, at St. Joseph Medical Center,
but I received most of my nursing inspiration from my
service/mission at Nazareth Convent in the 1960s and 70s.
What inspired/motivated you to join the Sisters of
St. Joseph of Carondelet? When did you know you had
made the right decision in joining the CSJ community?
One day out of the blue, I was approached at school by a
Sister Georgia Therese Walsh, and she invited me to think
about religious life. My choice was the Sisters of
St. Joseph of Carondelet because they were approachable
and feminine. I always knew I made the right decision to
choose religious life.
What is the most rewarding part of being a religious
sister?
The CSJ community took on a challenge (me) and taught
me how to use my talents and individuality to form a good
life of service.
When did you arrive in Kansas City?

The first time in the mid-1960s to nurse at St. Joseph
Hospital and then I returned in the early 1970s.
How have you seen the city change over the years?
Like all cities, KC is expanding its limits. When the hospital
moved from 7th and Penn to Linwood and Prospect they
said, Why do you want to move to the cornfields? Then
when we moved to State Line and 435 they said, Why do
you want to move to the forest? Cities change, so must we!
Explain the ministries at which you have served in the
Kansas City area.
I was a nurse at St. Joseph Health Center for 44 years. I
had RN staff positions throughout the hospital except the
nursery unit and emergency department. My last position
was in the PAC unit (pre/post anesthesia surgery). Also, I
am a licensed massage therapist since 1992 and had seated
massage clients for stress management.
How have you seen your ministry having an impact on
this community?
Nursing is a very personal service and you meet people who
are in great need. You do your best to meet their physical,
emotional and spiritual needs and hopefully have a positive
impact.
Why is the CSJs presence in Kansas City important?
The CSJ presence has a long history in Kansas City and it
shows on the faces, stories and actions of the people. Our
legacy is wanted and utilized.
Look for more profiles celebrating the CSJs 150th anniversary
in Kansas city at csjsl.org.

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Congregational News
Meet our New Candidates
by Kim Westerman, congregational communications coordinator

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet have recently welcomed three new candidates to our
congregation! Sally Koch, Tracy Watson and Chizuru Yamada were all able to meet each other and join
a huge delegation of our sisters, associates and partners in ministry at the Sisters of St. Joseph Federation
Event in Orlando, Florida, in July. The three of them come to us from different corners of the worldNew
York, Nebraska and Japanbut they are united in a draw to our charism of love of God and love of
dear neighbor without distinction. We are excited to share each of their stories with you.
SALLY
KOCH
Sally Koch (pronounced
cook) joined our
congregation as a
candidate in May. She
found us in a truly
millennial way: via
Google Search.
About two and a half years ago, Sally was starting to feel
more open to a call to religious life. Id been having a voice
in the back of my head like maybe you could do that, and I
just squashed it down, didnt want to do that, got angry at
God and all that. And, finally, I was like, you know if this is
where Im going to be most fulfilled and my best self, why
am I holding myself back? So Sally began googling to find a
spiritual director.
It was kind of a two-fold thing, she said. I wanted a
spiritual director, but why not get a spiritual director from a
place where I could possibly see myself?
Sally grew up on a small family dairy farm in Nebraska. She,
her parents, two brothers and a sister lived right across from
her grandparents.
It was definitely a lot of community living and teamwork,
she said. Looking back, Ive lived in community my entire
life. That sense of belonging is really deep within me.
After receiving a degree in psychology with a minor in music
from the University of South Dakota, Sally headed for
the coasts to serve. First, she was placed at a LArche house
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in Jacksonville by Catholic Volunteers in Florida, where

she stayed for two years. Then she joined the Vincentian
Service Corps and served in Santa Barbara, California, for
another year. Following her volunteer work, she earned her
masters in pastoral ministry from Santa Clara University in
California. From there, she worked as a program coordinator
for the Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest and then for
United Cerebral Palsy.
An attraction to St. Joseph and the charism of the Sisters of
St. Joseph brought Sally to Los Angeles this summer. After
job searching for two months, one of the sisters she lives in
community with was able to give her a lead to a position as
campus minister and college counselor at St. Josephs High
School in L.A.
I literally couldnt ask for a better position than to be there
because what I felt then and what I hear from other people
is that CSJ charism just oozes out of that school.
TRACY
WATSON
Tracy Watson was
accepted as a candidate
for our congregation in
June. Born in Boston,
she grew up just south of
Albany in Athens, New
York. Setting her apart
from most candidates for
religious life, she is a mother, stepmother and grandmother.
Her twin daughters just graduated from college and her
30-year-old stepson has two children.
Having taught high school social studies for the past

17 years, Tracy loves both teaching and learning. She is
currently pursuing a masters in pastoral studies at
St. Bernards School of Theology and Ministry in Albany,
which she will finish in 2017. My degree program has been
wonderful already, and continues to deepen the various
ministries I have become involved with these past two
years, such as prison ministry and serving as a Eucharistic
minister, she said.
Her studies also helped her discover a call to religious life.
Sisters Kitty Hanley, CSJ and Chris Partisano, CSJ taught
her at St. Bernards, and it was the first time Tracy had
been around Catholic sisters. She experienced an instant
attraction in ways I didnt understand.
Tracy felt pulled to the charism of the Sisters of St. Joseph,
especially the focus on the dear neighbor. The dear neighbor
is really everyone we meet. We are called to step out in faith,
to be uncomfortable in order to meet them where they are.
The world is in need of that, she said.
It felt like God had invited me to consider this opportunity,
Tracy said. Ive come to appreciate that our God of
surprises is also a God of details. All I have to do is trust and
have faith enough to keep taking that next step.
She will be moving into community this month. I am so
appreciative of all the love, prayers and support, she says.
Please continue them!
And, yes, her kids are very supportive.
CHIZURU
YAMADA
Chizuru Yamada grew
up in Hokkaido, the
northern island of
Japan, as an only child.
Compared to her quiet
childhood home, living
in community now with
eight of our sisters in
Tsu, Japan has been a challenge, but a good one. I lived by
myself for many years, and this is my first experience living

with others, she said. Community life is sometimes happy,
sometimes difficult.
After studying chemistry at the University of Tokyo
Agriculture and Technology, Chizuru has led an interesting
life with many different jobs. She has worked as a
recording engineer, a chemical researcher and a Catholic
correspondence course teacher. Her favorite job was as the
editor of a Catholic encyclopedia, which she did for three
years.
She first met two Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet at a
bible study at her church 25 years ago. Later in life, as she
practiced the Ignatian Spirituality Exercises, she heard
God inviting her to become a sister. Answering that call,
she became a candidate one year ago. I admire the sisters
because they are free. While they are part of society, their
hearts and minds are free.
Last year, Chizuru worked as a volunteer librarian at
St. Joseph Joshi Gakuen, our high school in Japan. She
hopes to eventually work as a spiritual director.
Chizuru came to the United States in June to attend
the Sisters of St. Joseph Federation Event in Orlando.
At the event, she said she was moved by the themes
of reconciliation and unity. It does not mean making
everything the same. It means respecting diversity. We are
different from each other. We are important to each other.
So we must have conversation again and again, and we must
listen to another ones voice.
She is now spending three months at Holy Family Center
in Los Angeles improving her English. She sees this
opportunity to travel in the United States as a way for her to
connect with sisters. I want to be a bridge between diverse
cultures and generations, she said. God invited me to be a
bridge between people.
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Federation
Call to Action: Rights for Farm Workers
by Jenny Beatrice, director of communications
A Day in the Life ...

Its lunchtime, eight hours after you made the meal you are
eating as fast as you can before you return to hoisting heavy
buckets of tomatoes onto trucks one after the other under the
smoldering Florida sun. No shade, no bathrooms and no
respect make up your regular working conditions. But you are
luckyyou know others are harassed or treated like captives.
You remember this on your long bus ride back to the empty
parking lot and on your walk home in darkness as you fold
the mere token you earned in your pocket to put food on your
familys table. You are counting on earning the full $20 you were
promised this week.
Slavery in Our Midst
You dont have to go further than your dinner plate to
recognize that we are intrinsically in relationship with
todays farm workers, but you may not be aware that many
are victims of modern-day slavery. Some major American
corporations and businesses are putting the productivity and
profitability of the supply chain ahead of the quality of life
of the worker.
In addition to being paid below living wage for long hours,
farm workers experience deplorable working conditions
such as denial of common workplace protection, sexual
harassment, verbal abuse and wage theft. Some are held
against their will by armed guards as employers hold their
passports and visas; others are promised housing and jobs
only to find themselves in labor camps.
Farm workers deserve fair working conditions and
corporations need to protect their fundamental human
rights. Catholic Social Teaching tells us that the economy
must serve people, not the other way around. If the dignity
of work is to be protected, then the basic rights of workers
must be respected (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops).
Compelled by the Gospel and by our heritage to be
responsive to the dear neighbor without distinction, the
U.S. Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph is harnessing
its collective power for action against the indignity of labor
trafficking in collaboration with the advocacy group, the
Coalition of Immokalee Workers.
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This collaboration began in conjunction with the 2016

U.S. Federation event in July, when more than 700 sisters,
associates and partners in mission gathered in Orlando,
Florida. Continuing the anti-trafficking efforts that began
at the 2011 event in St. Louis when the federation focused
on ending sex trafficking in the travel and tourism industry,
Event 2016s action for justice was awareness and advocacy
of labor trafficking and the exploitation of farm workers, in
particular, the Immokalee workers.
The Plight of the Immokalee Workers
Southwest Florida is the states largest region for agricultural
production and the largest farm worker community is in
Immokalee. Most of the 5,000 community members are
primarily Latinos, Mayan Indians and Haitian immigrants.
They work for large agricultural corporations harvesting
tomatoes and other crops for low wages.
In 1993, the Immokalees created the Coalition of
Immokalee Workers (CIW), a worker-based human rights
organization internationally recognized for its achievements
in the fields of social responsibility, human trafficking and
gender-based violence at work. CIW helped pioneer antitrafficking efforts in the United States, in particular with its
Fair Food Program.
Developed in 2011, the program is a unique partnership
between growers, farmers and retail food companies to
ensure humane wages and working conditions for those who
pick fruits and vegetables on participating farms.
The program is funded by an extra penny per pound of

harvested food, money that is used to ensure fair working
conditions.
Call to Action: Wendys Restaurants
Consumers can choose to voice their support for the Fair
Food Program by frequenting partner businesses such as
Taco Bell, McDonalds, Subway, Burger King, Walmart,
Trader Joes and Whole Foods. Despite the many successful
partnerships, Wendys is the largest fast food chain yet to
comply. In fact, Wendys has moved their purchasing to a
tomato grower in Mexico, where a major case of slavery was
uncovered in 2013.
Unfortunately, bad and abusive conditions continue to
persist in the agricultural industry, says Lupe Gonzalo, a
farm worker and now leader in the CIW who shared her
experiences at the federation event. Theres so much left
to be done, but the important thing is to continue working
together as consumers and farm workers, to be able to win
the changes that are necessary in the fields.
With a collaborative multi-pronged approach, the Sisters of
St. Joseph have joined with CIW to encourage Wendys to
commit that penny per pound to protect the rights of the
farm workers. The CIW is calling for a boycott of Wendys.
The federations accompanying strategy is to secure a seat
at the table through corporate shareholder investing, to
participate in a letter-writing campaign, and to encourage
people to engage in direct conversations with local managers
to elicit corporate response.
The writing campaign was launched at the federation event,

with attendees signing postcards to Wendys president and
letters to its board of directors. Event panelist Sister Mary
Ellen Gondeck, CSJ says that the cards and letters serve as
the indicator to let Wendys know there is a boycott that is
impacting their bottom line.
Learn, Reflect, Act
Since the summer event, the St. Louis province has
continued its support of this action in numerous ways.
Staff members attended an in-service based on the
federation event presentation that included education,
reflection and action by participating in the writing
campaign. And, an article about the efforts in the St. Louis
Review led some CSJ representatives to connect with the
Central Reform Congregation to deliver letters and protest
at a local Wendys.
Association Co-director Kay Komotos, CSJA, who
attended the federation event, felt called to get involved by
co-leading the in-service with Communications Director
Jenny Beatrice, as well as attending the protest. At the event,
we saw the faces of those victims of labor trafficking and
we cannot look the other way, says Kay. We cannot be
complacent, we cannot be indifferent. We learn, we reflect
and then we understand the importance of action to work
toward correcting the injustice.
Make your voice be heard! Use the text below to send a
message to Todd Penegor, Wendys president and CEO.
And visit www.csjsl.org for more resources on this action.
CALL TO ACTION: SEND A MESSAGE TO WENDYS

Dear Mr. Penegor,
I urge you to do the right thing and commit Wendys to join the Fair Food Program, which
can provide farmers with increased wages, shade and rest breaks from their grueling work,
support zero tolerance for sexual harassment and prevent enslavement.
Wendys has the opportunity to join other food retailers such as McDonalds, Subway,
Yum! Brands and Burger King to influence fair working conditions and just wages instead
of contributing to conditions that can lead to farm worker slavery.
I urge you to protect the fundamental human rights of the people who work so hard to
put food on our tables.
MAIL TO: Mr. Todd Penegor, President and CEO, The Wendys Company, One Dave
Thomas Blvd, Dublin, OH 43017

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Reception of 1966: On August 6, a special Mass was held in honor of the golden jubilarians as they celebrated
50 years as a Sister of St. Joseph with family and friends in Holy Family Chapel. Pictured are (front, l-r) Sisters
Marilyn Lott, Anne Kelly and Barbara Dreher; (back) Jeanne Janssen, Linda Maser and Mary Fran Johnson.
Sister Barbara Dreher with Sisters Roseanne

Siebert and Catherine Ann Schuermann
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Sister Jeanne Janssen

receives her corsage from
S. Marion Renkens.
Sister Anne Kelly with her

her great-grandnieces.
Each of the
jubilarians (left:
S. Linda Maser)
processed
in carrying
a red rose in
remembrance
of two of their
reception
members who
are deceased:
Sisters Margaret
Hamm and
Annette Moran.
Honorary Contributions
The names listed are those who made contributions in honor of the 2016 jubilarians (5/11 - 9/28).
S. Phyllis Bardenheier
Associates David E. Cassens and Patricia Cassens
Associates Eugene J. Cole and Patricia Cole
A. Dr. Ellen M. Dukes
A. Suellyn Fahey
S. Rosemary Flanigan
A. Susan D. Klepper
S. Patricia Lorenz
S. Jean Paul Selissen

A. Mary G. Sheppard
A. Eileen Stanley
S. Sandra Straub
A. Marnee Torchia
S. Jeanne Urschel
S. Barbara Louise Volk
For more on the

2016 jubilarians
and to make a
donation in honor
of a sister,
visit csjsl.org.
Share your
memories of the
jubilarians on
our Facebook
page at
facebook.com/
csjsl.
Thank You
From S. Mary Frances Johnson
I am extremely grateful and overwhelmed by the Masses,
prayers, good wishes, thanks, gifts and presence of so many
of you at our Golden Jubilee celebration on August 6. Most
of my family had never been to St. Louis and had never
experienced a CSJ celebration. They too were overwhelmed.
I wish I could write personal notes to each of you, but I dont
think I will live long enough to get the job done. Just know
that the whole experience was so affirming for me and gave
me the energy to keep on keeping on!
From S. Anne Kelly
Thank you for all of your remembrances given for my 50th
Jubilee. I deeply appreciate it.
From S. Barbara Dreher

A heartfelt thank you to all who sent jubilee cards, wishes,
prayers, notecards, donations to the Mission Advancement
Office, our missions and so much more. Mostly, thanks for
your always-there support. Together we are more!
From S. Jeanne Janssen
The psalmist prays, better one day in your courts than
a thousand spent elsewhere. I feel this daily as I live
my vocation as a CSJ, and the words were beautifully
illuminated through all the golden facets of our jubilee
celebration on August 6. I am deeply grateful to you, my
community, family, and friends for the many ways you were
present on this memorable day, at this exquisite celebration,
and throughout the 50 years leading to it.

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A NEW PROGRAM
LAUNCHING OCTOBER 15
Today and into the Future
Reconnect, renew and reflect on what it means to live the CSJ charism today and in the future.
Walk with Wisdom is a six-module curriculum
designed to invite sisters, associates and partners to
reconnect, renew and reflect on what it means to live
the CSJ charism and mission individually and
communally today and into the future.
In the context of prayer, facilitated conversations and
reflective exercises, committed small groups
explore topics such as stereotypes, listening and conflict
through the lens of unity and reconciliation, modeling
how we can walk in with wisdom in community and in
the world.
Why Walk with Wisdom?
Walk with Wisdom is a program to help the Joseph
Family explore its charism and mission. It provides
a model process for deeper conversations involving
charism, world view, stereotypes and conflict while
offering a common reflective experience across the
congregation.
Who is Walk with Wisdom for?

Sisters, ACOF and partners in mission, in groups of six
to 10, whose members are committed to experiencing
the entire program as a small community.
Whats involved?
Each of the six sessions invites participants to prayer,
video and discussion and reflective activities facilitated
by a group member.
How long will it take?
Each session takes two to three hours to complete.
Typically, groups complete all six sessions in 6 to 12
months, depending on the size of the group, the content
and frequency of the meetings and the direction of the
facilitator.
Where do I get the materials? Is there a cost?
The facilitator guide and videos are available at no cost
on the program website, walkwithwisdom.org.
Learn More, Register & Get FREE Course Materials

@ www.walkwithwisdom.org
IM READY TO WALK WITH WISDOM.
HOW DO I BEGIN?
Gather a group and visit www.walkwithwisdom.org
for FREE materials.
OR CONTACT
Sister Mary Flick, CSJ at mflick@csjsl.org or
314.678.0305
Program developed and sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louis Province
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Justice
A Cheat Sheet on Corporate Political Spending
by Sister Barbaba Jennings, coordinator
Midwest Coalition of Responsible Investment
What is political spending?

When a company directly contributes to a federal or state
candidates campaign, it must list the candidate and the
amount given. (Most companies give to both Democratic
and Republican candidates, federal and state.)
Why? Because the Supreme Court decision Citizens United
vs Federal Election Commission (2010) says that gifts to
Political Action Committees (PACs) are free speech but the
amounts must be reported to the public.
Examples: In this election cycle, Boeing has directly
contributed $3.8 million, Exxon Mobil: $1.4 million, and
Monsanto: $724,139.
What is a SuperPac?
A SuperPac is a very large political action committee,
sometimes called a 527, that raises money and then
indirectly contributes money to candidates or to political
action committees like the Democratic/Republican
Governors Association, Citizens for Climate Action, or
NRA. A SuperPac can accept unlimited donations; they can
work in close proximity to political campaigns but are not
allowed to coordinate advertising. Often the groups then in
turn can contribute to the 501(c)(4) civic leagues or social
welfare organizations for campaigns.
How much money do public corporations spend on
lobbying legislators?
No one knows. Sometimes corporations dont even know.
What is dark money?
Dark money is money that corporations pay to civic leagues
or social welfare organizations (501(c)(4)) or nonprofits
such as American Exchange Legislative Council (ALEC), or
to for-profits such as the Chamber of Commerce, National
Association of Manufacturers, etc. These groups do not need
to disclose what they spend on lobbying federal legislators.
They do not even have to disclose these lobbying expenses to
their board members or to the member company.
Example: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has spent $18

million in this election cycle, but most of their members do
not know to which candidates, which issues, which
501(c)(4)/nonprofits, etc.
How much do corporations pay to their lobbyists directly
employed?
These are usually disclosed. Examples of expenditures in
2016: Boeing: $2.8 million, Exxon Mobil: $1.5 million,
Monsanto: $578,554.
Ive heard of the Koch Brothers. Who are they?
Charles and David Koch are billionaires of the oil industry.
They have founded and supported numerous right-wing
501(c)(4) organizations like Americans for Prosperity,
American Energy Alliance, National Right to Work
Committee, Tea Party Patriots, etc. These groups lobby
legislators, buy election media, etc.
Which companies are transparent on their political
spending and lobbying?
According to the Center for Political Accountability (2015
report), heres the ranking of some companies from best to
worst (disclosure grade of political spending out of 100):
Monsanto: 94.3
Hershey: 90
Conoco Phillips: 87.1
Wells Fargo: 87.1
Ameren Corp: 85.7
Boeing: 84.3
Express Scripts: 84.3
Target: 84.3
Kellogg: 81.4
Starbucks: 77.1
AT&T: 72.9
Emerson Electric: 54.3
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc: 21.4
There are 57 companies that disclose 0.0 of political
spending including Berkshire Hathaway, Netflix and
Ralph Lauren.

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What It Means to Be a Saint

by Sister Sarah Heger
On Sept. 4, Mother Teresa was canonized a saint. Saint Mother Teresa is

known world wide for her work serving those who are poor in Calcutta,
India. She founded a religious community, the Missionaries of Charity,
that continues her work in areas of need around the globe including here
in St. Louis. The phrase, Im no Mother Teresa, is a commonly used
phrase meaning basically that the person is not as selfless and generous as
Mother Teresa was.
As the date of canonization drew near, however, criticism abounded.
Some stated that Saint Mother Teresa offered only rudimentary care to
patients and could have done more. Others believe the attention she drew
to herself and her fame took away from the greater issues at hand. Some
argued that Saint Mother Teresas attention to piety could have been
tempered by more relational approaches.
Its ironic to me that the things Saint Mother Teresa is most known for
are also the things most criticized. Isnt that always the case? Our greatest
virtues also have a shadow side. Its part of being human.
I was at first a bit unsettled by all the critiques wondering if, in fact,
canonization was in order. However, I think it is exactly the reminder
we need at this time. Saints are human, too. So often we put saints on
a pedestal, raising them to some level of holiness we will never attain.
But, the reminders that even the saints have flaws and foibles, and suffer
from shortcomings and shortsightedness, make it possible for me to keep
striving for sainthood.
I can be impatient and stubborn. I can see first what could be rather than
celebrating what is. I am learning to get good at saying, Im sorry. I am no
Mother Teresa, but I do have gifts that God continues to grow in me for
the good of Gods plan.
I am far from perfect. But, Saint Mother Teresa got there.
Why not me?
ON COMMUNITY...
When You Give Your Heart Away
by S. Clare Bass
It never goes quite as planned.
All of a sudden, one day you realize
You are changed forever.
That a piece of your heart
Has been given away.
But really it was an exchange.
In the sharing of daily life
It happened slowly over time.
As you were sharing stories,
Laughing, praying, cooking,
And doing all those things
That are necessary.
It happened.
Your heart was ripe for sharing
The entire time.
It finally met a match.
Co mmunity. S p i r i tua l i ty. Jus ti c e .

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Archives
Meeting Our Ancestors
Profile of an early sister who died

in the month of September
by Sister Jane Behlmann
Sister Athanasia Dunneback died at Nazareth

Convent, St. Louis, Missouri, on September
18, 1957, in the 83rd year of her age and the
54th of her religious life.
Sister Athanasia was a member of
the General Council under Reverend
Mother Mary Agnes Rossiter from
1923 to 1929. She was born in
Marquette, Michigan, February 15,
1875, attended St. Joseph's Academy
there, and was an active member of
the Sodality of Our Lady in St. Peter's
Cathedral parish. For a few years,
she taught in the public schools of
Marquette County.
Sister Athanasia was missioned at St.
Joseph's Academy, St. Louis, from 1913 to
1918; at St. Teresa's Academy, Kansas City, from
1918 to 1923; and at St. Joseph's Academy, Green
Bay, from 1929 to 1935, where she was both principal and
superior. A pioneer member of the faculty of Fontbonne
College in 1923, as an instructor of physics and chemistry,
and later as director of the department of chemistry, Sister
Athanasia planned the chemistry laboratories for the Science
building, which was then being constructed. She taught
at Fontbonne from 1923 to 1929 and again from 1935 to
1948, after which she retired to Nazareth.
Sister Athanasia received a Bachelor of Science degree from
the Catholic University of America, and later she was one
of the first Sisters of St. Joseph to study at the University
of Missouri, where she received the degree of

Master of Science. Her work in research
greatly impressed the chemistry faculty at
the University of Missouri and, for years
afterwards, when other Sisters attended
the classes, they were greeted with the
question, "How is Sister Athanasia?"
Sister Athanasia was a strict, discerning,
and understanding teacher. Her wide
cultural background and her continued
interest in current world affairs of both
Church and State gave to her classes
a value which her former students still
talk about. May her soul rest in peace.
[Necrology Report]
Sister Mary Athanasia [Frances] was the
daughter of Josephine Diedam and Francis J.
Dunnebacky of Westphalia, Germany. She entered
at Carondelet on March 19, 1901 from St. Peter
Cathedral Parish in Marquette, MI. She received the habit
on October 15, 1901 and made first profession on October 15,
1903. Her final profession was made on August 15, 1909.
Sister received her Bachelors degree from Catholic University in
Washington, D.C. in 1918 and her masters degree in chemistry
from the University of Missouri, Columbia in 1928.
Pictured: Sister Mary Athanasia Dunnebacke
A remembrance of my Seventieth Anniversary
December 8, 1935.
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The Hand of God Shall Hold You
Sister Jean Marie Iadevito, CSJ

(S. John Christine)
January 27, 1940 - August 14, 2016
Amazing, gifted, creative, private, and so wise.
Sister Jean Iadevito was a prayerful woman; an advocate

for womens education and independence, a good friend,
a gourmet cook, and a writer of both prose and poetry.
Jean loved nature, was an avid reader, and above all, she was
an artist.
Jean was born January 27, 1940, in St. Louis, the first child
of Joseph and Mafalda (Baccala) Iadevito. Two brothers, Joe
and Nick, arrived later. Her father had been a shepherd in
Italy, coming to the United States at age 18 with his own
father who died after they arrived here.
Jean went to St. Agnes Grade School and to Rosati-Kain
High School. I was able to have four years of art there,
which was amazing. Really the education in that school
was tremendous. Jean also attended Fontbonne for about
three years, entering the Sisters of St. Joseph on September
15, 1961. She received the habit and the name Sister John
Christine on August 6, 1962. S. Francis Rita Voivedich
writes, I remember her soft laugh and her gentleness. Her
artistic abilities were a great gift and when she shared them
we were all so enriched.
Her bachelors degree in fine arts/English was from
Fontbonne College (1966). She earned a masters in art from
the University of Notre Dame (1971).
S. Jean taught junior high at St. Mary on the Hill, Augusta,
Georgia (1966-1968). Moving into secondary education,
she ministered at Academy of Our Lady, Peoria, Illinois
(1968-1973); St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Florissant,
Missouri (1973-1974); and St. Teresas Academy, Kansas
City, Missouri (1974-1988).
Taking a sabbatical in 1988, she attended Holy Names
College in Oakland, California, earning a masters in creation
spirituality (1989). I think I got in tune with myself there
as an artist. I am an artist and that part of me is really the
best part of me ... I am a creative person who can just keep
moving around and seeing all of life.
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Sister Jean next responded to the call to be a presence at

St. Joseph Interprovincial Novitiate in Denver, Colorado.
There, she had the opportunity to concentrate on her
creative talent. She also did volunteer work at CHARG
Resource Center and the Gathering Place. After her time
at the Interprovincial Novitiate, S. Jean decided she liked
Denver and found employment where she had previously
volunteered, at CHARG, which is a day center for the
chronically, mentally ill. I make lunch for them and I get
food for them and so basically I hang around with them and
talk with them, said S. Jean.
The Gathering Place serves women and children. In addition
to being employed by the Gathering Place itself, she was also
employed by the Community College of Denver to teach at
the Gathering Place where the emphasis on education, over
time, became specifically GED work. I am a great believer
in education for women because I believe that in educating a
woman you are educating generations ...
S. Marion Weinzapfel, who lived with S. Jean, shared,
She was so talented in art. Our house was a mini museum.
Our kitchen had this huge celery picture surrounded by
... [Hope to see it again]was it tiny people? And, in the
living room we had a painting of columns inspired by Utahs
wind carved sandstone that morphed into images of the
mothers of the disappeared ... She loved everything having
to do with the new Universe story and read profusely.
In 2014, due to failing health, she moved to Nazareth Living
Center.
It has been an inspiration and my joy to live in the room
next to Jean during her time here with us ... I feel her
prayers and her warm smile from her place of peace and
contentment, said Sister Roberta Houlihan.
Helen Oates, CSJ
The Hand of God Shall Hold You
Sister Helen Miljour, CSJ

(S. Mary Alvina)
January 17, 1930 - August 14, 2016
Caring, joyful, prayer-filled woman
On January 17, 1930, George and Alvina (Everard) Miljour

of Perkins, Michigan, welcomed their 10th child, a daughter,
who was born at home. Their completed family would have
seven daughters and five sons. As they were old enough,
the children worked summer jobs to help support the large
family.
Helen met the Sisters of St. Joseph in first grade when two
sisters came from Negaunee to teach catechism. In her
sophomore year of high school, she transferred to a school
staffed by our sisters, St. Paul in Negaunee. A junior year
retreat drew her to the conviction that she would become a
sister. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph on September
15, 1948, and received the habit and the name Sister Mary
Alvina, March 19, 1949.
S. Helen taught primary grades at Most Holy Rosary (1951)
and St. Luke the Evangelist (1953), both in St. Louis.
In 1961, she received her bachelors degree in mathematics
from Fontbonne College, becoming then teacher/head of
the math department at Most Blessed Sacrament
(St. Louis). Teaching algebra at St. Thomas Aquinas High
in Florissant (1962-1963) was next. What I remember with
joy about S. Helen Miljour was her love of the students [at
St. Thomas Aquinas] and her wonderful good humor.
It seems that no problem was too big to resolve and, in the
end, find some way to laugh about, said S. Ida Berresheim.
After six years teaching math at St. Francis de Sales,
Denver, she spent a year earning a masters in physics from
the University of Wisconsin (1970). Teaching physics,
advanced algebra and advanced geometry at St. Joseph
in Atlanta, Georgia, followed. In Atlanta, S. Helen had a
unique opportunity: I had always wanted to know what
went on under that hood of a car. So she took classes in
the evening a class in brake work auto electricity
auto servicing it was wonderful. I loved doing different
things In all, she took 220 (real) hours of auto classes.
She received an education specialist degree in science

education from the University of Northern Colorado in
Greeley (1993). During the next three years she taught
science in grades 1, 2, 3, and 6 at St. Elizabeth School,
and evening classes at Avila College: physics, physical
science, home repair, and auto technology, both in Kansas
City, Missouri. She lived at St. Elizabeth House of Prayer
where she began her ministry of spiritual direction as
a staff member and then as director. Next, she was the
assistant administrator at St. Joseph Convent in Marquette,
Michigan. In Ishpeming, Michigan, she was a retreat director
at Tri-Parish Center, then staff member at the Shantivanam
House of Prayer, Easton, Kansas. She studied at Holy
Names Center in Spokane, Washington, in 1982, and then
served as campus minister at Catholic Student CenterNorthern Michigan University, Marquette.
The year 1984 found her at Still Water House of Prayer
in Stillwater, Minnesota as a staff member. In 1987, she
ministered on the staff at the Sisters of St. Francis in
Independence, Missouri. Having experienced a massage
while on a retreat, S. Helen recognized massage as a
wonderful tool to help refresh the body while refreshing the
spirit during retreat. She worked on certification and earned
her license as a massage therapist in Kansas City. There she
ministered at Avila (Foyle Hall, 1991-1996); the Massage
Therapy Training Institute, director (1994-1996); and at the
Emmaus Community, spiritual direction (1999-2008). She
met the needs of spiritual direction, massage, therapeutic
massage and energy therapy as needed.
Failing health brought her to the ministry of prayer and
presence at Nazareth Living Center (2008). In Sister
Marilyn Peots homily at Helens funeral, she said, One
thing we do know: She knew and lived her call. She was real.
She was a lover. She was a contemplative.

S. Helen Oates
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CSJ EVENTS & HAPPENINGS

Le Puy
CSJ GOVERNMENT EVENTS

ST. LOUIS PROVINCE &
CONGREGATIONAL DATES
2016
FALL SECTIONAL
Oct. 1-2 & Oct. 8-9
PRESENTATION: DAN WARD, OSB
Nov. 12 at 9 am
Carondelet Motherhouse
Founders Day
THE ARRIVAL
2017
PROVINCE SPECIAL CHAPTER
Jan. 6-8
SPRING SECTIONAL
Feb. 25-26 & March 4-5
EXTRAORDINARY
CONGREGATIONAL CHAPTER
April 21-25
Airport Hilton, St. Louis
PROVINCE ASSEMBLY
July 28-30
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Parish
St. Louis
October 15
Lauds at 10 a.m.,
followed by brunch
Holy Family Chapel
RSVP by Oct. 7
Register for both events at

314-481-8800 or
motherhousersvp@csjsl.org.
COMMUNAL
PRAYER SERIES
SUNDAYS AT 2 P.M.
OCT 16 DEC 18
HOLY FAMILY CHAPEL
Sisters, associates and those
interested in the Sisters of
St. Joseph spirit and spirituality are
invited to a series of communal
prayers. Come to one, a few or all
of these opportunities for prayer.
A social will be held after prayer
to meet and talk to one another.
FALL SECTIONAL
Oct. 7-8 & Oct. 14-15
2018
SPRING SECTIONAL
Feb. 24-25 & March 10-11
PROVINCE CHAPTER SESSION I
April 12-14
Location TBD
PROVINCE CHAPTER SESSION II
Replaces Assembly
July 26-28
Location TBD
PROVINCE CHAPTER SESSION III
Chapter of Elections
Dec. 6-9
Location TBD
2019
CONGREGATIONAL CHAPTER
July St. Louis
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ALL SOULS DAY

EUCHARISTIC
CELEBRATION
Wednesday, Nov. 2
11 a.m.
Holy Family Chapel
In Celebration of All Souls, the
Sisters of St. Joseph will remember
your deceased loved ones at the
Eucharistic Celebration.
Lunch will follow.
RSVP on or before Oct. 28 to
314-678-0326 or qkelley@csjsl.org.
SAVE THE DATES

2017 KANSAS CITY EVENTS
Sunday, March 5
Benefactor Mass & Reception
Wednesday, March 22
CSJ Dining to Donate
April 1
Linger Over Breakfast
Live Until You Die:
Aging and Caregiving
October 14
Linger Over Breakfast
Whos Listening?
LEARN MORE AND VIEW OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS AT CSJSL.ORG.
SAVE THE DATES
KANSAS CITY
OCT 15
ST. LOUIS
OCT 29
Celebrate autumn with an evening of wine,

chocolate, hors doeuvres and live music
at our beautiful historical motherhouse.
St. Teresa of Avila

with Sister Ruth Stuckel
Ebb and Flow

with Sister Kate Filla
THURSDAY, OCT 13 6-8 P.M.
9-11 a.m.
9-11 a.m.
Whitfield Center,
Avila University
Offering: $15
Register by Oct. 24
to 314-678-0307 or
mrenkens@csjsl.org.
Visit csjsl.org to register for

tickets and more information.
$30 per person

Register at csjsl.org.
Offering: $16
Log Cabin Chronicles

Presented by Sister Mary McGlone
The Log Cabin Chronicles series will focus on learning

more about the other CSJ provinces and vice-provinces.
All events will held at the Carondelet Motherhouse in St. Louis.
About ST. PAUL PROVINCE
About LOS ANGELES PROVINCE
Continental breakfast with presentation at 10 a.m.

in St. Josephs Hall. RSVP by Oct. 28
Continental Breakfast with presentation at 10 a.m.

in St. Josephs Hall. RSVP by Jan. 16
About ALBANY PROVINCE
About VICE-PROVINCES
Mass in Holy Family Chapel, followed by

presentation in St. Josephs Hall and dinner
in the dining room. RSVP by Dec. 1
Continental Breakfast with presentation at 10 a.m.

in St. Josephs Hall. RSVP by Feb. 13
Saturday, Nov. 5
9-11 a.m.
Thursday, Dec. 8
3:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 21
9-11 a.m.
Saturday, Feb. 18
9-11 a.m.
RSVP to the motherhouse at 314-481-8800 or motherhousersvp@csjsl.org.

Look for more information and reminders to follow.

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LEADERSHIP CALENDAR
October
4-6
Heartland Federation Mtg. (All)
7
Nazareth Joint Ministry Committee (LS)
10
SJA Golf Tournament (LS)
11
Chapter Planning Committee Conference Call

(MML, RS)
13
LCWR Breakfast (ML, RS, LS)
13
Wine & Chocolate Event (MML, ML, RS)
14
Mission Integration Committee (MML)
15
CSJ Founders Day Celebration (All)
15
Fontbonne Board Mtg. (MML)
18
PCRI Mtg. (MML)
20-21 Council/Corporation Mtgs. (All)
22
Together in Faith: Jack Gladstone (MML)
25-27 LCWR Region X Mtg. (All)
31
Missouri Bishops & Major Superiors Mtg.
(MML, RS, LS)
November
1-6
LCWR, Albany Federation (ML, RS)
5-6
Associate Board Mtg. (LS)
9
Kansas City Board Mtg. (ML)
10
Sponsorship Mtg., Carondelet (MML, ML, RS, LS)
12
Dan Ward, OSB (MML, ML, RS, LS)
16
Investment Managers Mtg. (All)
19
Government Committee Mtg. (LS)
20
Associate Celebration, Ongoing Commitment
(RS, LS)
27
Advent Vespers (ML, RS, LS)
28
Agenda Committee (MF, LS)
December
4-7
CLG Meeting, Carondelet (All)
8
LCWR Breakfast (RS, LS)
8-9
Avila Board Mtg. (RS)
11
Terry Barber Concert (ML, LS)
14
Dept. Head Mtg. (MML, ML, RS, LS)
15
Province Office Christmas Party (All)
JACK GLADSTONE
Oneness with Earth Concert
Cultural Bridge Building
through Narrative and Song
Jack Gladstone is Montanas
Troubadour, one of Native Americas
premier lyric storysmiths
An enrolled citizen of the Blackfeet
Nation, Jack illustrates American Indian
culture through a mosaic of music, lyric
poetry, and spoken word narrative.
Learn more at www.csjsl.org.
Sat, Oct. 22 at 6:00 p.m.

NEXT ISSUE: November/December PNN & Directory Changes
Submission Deadline: Nov. 10 Publication Date: Dec. 1
For a complete PNN schedule, visit Members Only at www.csjsl.org.
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Necrology: Sister Helen Miljour..........................................................................17

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