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    Karen Garifo wrote a new post, Remembering Sister Suzanne Lesniewski, OSF 4 days, 20 hours ago

    Sister Suzanne Lesniewski was born in Chicago on February 15, 1937, the daughter of Pearl (Januchowski) and Harry Lesniewski. After attending SS. Peter and Paul Grade School in Chicago, Suzanne went to high school […]

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    Karen Garifo wrote a new post, Remembering Sister Verene Girmscheid, OSF 1 week, 4 days ago

    In the midst of a dark and quiet winter’s night, our beloved Sister Verene Alvina Girmscheid, followed the heavenly star that would lead her home to God. Born on January 6, 1935, she became the very b […]

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    Karen Garifo wrote a new post, Remembering Sister Vivian Whitehead, OSF 1 month, 3 weeks ago

    “Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while and leave footprints on our heart, and we are never, ever the same.” Flavia Weedn

     Leaving footprints in our world epitomizes the life […]

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    Karen Garifo wrote a new post, Remembering Sister Carlene Howell, OSF 2 months, 3 weeks ago

    Sister Mary Carlene Howell was born in Chicago, Illinois, on June 12, 1934, to Frances (Fisher) and Gilbert Howell. She was Baptized, Gwendolyn and given the name Mary Carlene upon her entrance to the novitiate of […]

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    Karen Garifo wrote a new post, Sister Carlene Howell, OSF Mass 2 months, 3 weeks ago

    To view Sister Carlene’s service, download and extract the video from the zip file.

    Link to file:

    When you click the link, you will see a box to Download the file.
    Once downloaded you will be able extract […]

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    Karen Garifo wrote a new post, The Feast of St. Francis 4 months ago

    On a beautiful fall day, honoring the Feast of St. Francis, the Sisters of St. Francis handed out apples to the students at the University of St. Francis.

      

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    Karen Garifo wrote a new post, Prayer for Peace 5 months, 4 weeks ago

    AS FRANCISCANS DEDICATED TO MAKING PEACE, LET US PRAY:
    God of love and peace,
                we hold the people of Ukraine in our hearts
                during these horrible days of war.
    We join with all the peo […]

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    Karen Garifo wrote a new post, Job Opportunity – Part-time Musician 6 months ago

    We have an opening for a part-time musician at Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home in Joliet, Illinois for our 4 p.m. Mass on Saturday and 3-4 times during the week.

    Applicants should be proficient on the […]

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    Karen Garifo wrote a new post, Reflections for Memorial Service for Sisters Who Died During COVID: 2020-2022 6 months, 1 week ago

    Reflection for Memorial Service for Sisters Who Died During COVID: 2020-2022
    August 2, 2022
    Jeanne Bessette, OSF

    We have so much to celebrate together today:

    The feast of Our Lady of the Angels celebrated […]

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    Karen Garifo wrote a new post, Remembering Sister Patricia Wagner, OSF 6 months, 2 weeks ago

    So many of our sisters came to know us during grade school. Patricia Ann Wagner felt drawn to
    being a teacher, a Franciscan sister and a musician while she was a student at St. Pascal School in
    Chicago in the […]

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    Karen Garifo wrote a new post, Collaborative Statement Calls for End to Gun Violence 8 months, 1 week ago

    Collaborative Statement Calls
    for End to Gun Violence
    May 2022
    The undersigned communities represent over 23,000 Catholic women religious, associates, and partners in mission in over 30 states.

    Today, we are […]

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    Karen Garifo wrote a new post, Remembering Sister Margaret Ann Zimmerman, OSF 9 months ago

    On the morning of April 28, 2022, surrounded by our sisters and members of her family, Sister Margaret Ann Zimmerman peacefully passed from this life into eternal life. Confident in the promises made to her by […]

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    Karen Garifo wrote a new post, Save The Date 10 months ago

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    Karen Garifo wrote a new post, Remembering Sister Carol Jander, OSF 10 months ago

    Sister Carol Jander was born at St. Anne’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, to Phyllis Anne Wene and Paul John Jander on July 18, 1938. Carol is the oldest of 4 children, the big sister to three brothers, Tom, Dan a […]

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    Karen Garifo wrote a new post, Remembering Sister Therese Tusek, OSF 11 months ago

    Our Sister Therese M. Tusek was born on a farm in Lockport, Illinois, on September 23, 1928, the youngest daughter of Anthony and Julia (Kufner) Tusek. She followed sisters Julia, Verna, Helen and Ann, and […]

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    Karen Garifo wrote a new post, Remembering Sister Jacqueline Hirsch, OSF 11 months ago

    Sister Jacqueline Hirsch (Ellen Marie) died at Our Lady of Angels on December 9, 2021. A native of Joliet, Illinois, Sister Jacqueline was one of four children born to the late Alfred and Marie (Gorshe) Hirsch […]

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    Karen Garifo wrote a new post, Remembering Sister Bernadine Hasse, OSF 11 months ago

    Bernadine Janette Hasse was born in Joliet, Illinois, on March 6, 1929, the third of nine children, to the late Robert and Marie (Grill) Hasse. She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers Robert […]

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    Karen Garifo wrote a new post, Remembering Sister Margaret Ann Lanagan, OSF 11 months ago

    Margaret Ann Lanagan was born in Amarillo, Texas, on December 26, 1939, to the late Oleta (Camp) ad Maurice C. Lanagan. The oldest of eight children, Ann’s brothers and sisters are Thomas (Donna);Marjorie; the l […]

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    Karen Garifo wrote a new post, Remembering Sister Elaine R. Schneider, OSF 1 year, 3 months ago

    Elaine Rose Schneider was born in Columbus, Ohio, to Marie (Reidelbach) and Charles Schneider on December 23, 1926. She was raised in a large blended family with one blood sister, Adrienne, and two stepsisters, […]

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    Karen Garifo wrote a new post, Sister Deborah Gaughan Makes Profession 4 years, 7 months ago

    On April 28, 2018, the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate celebrated the perpetual vows of Sister Deborah Gaughan.  She becomes the 1,256 perpetual professed member of the Congregation. Sister Deborah […]

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