Balance in an Age of Excess - Benedictine Sisters of Pittsburgh

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Benedictines
Benedictine Sisters of Pittsburgh
Monastic Women with Discerning Hearts
Balance in an Age of Excess
Fall 2012
St. Benedict Monastery
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
From the Prioress
By: Sister Benita DeMatteis, OSB
Balance in an Age of Excess
– simplicity, stewardship what is really necessary for
happiness and spiritual health?
This is a timely theme for all of us at our monastery because we are seriously trying to simplify
our belongings as individuals and our home as we prepare for our journey to our new monastery.
It is amazing how much one can accumulate over the years.
We live in a materialistic society and age. To resist the sometimes overwhelming images presented
through the media is difficult even for Sisters. Participation in the material world is part of enjoying
life. Things of themselves are not evil. It is our desire for and use of them that is important.
I am really astonished with the amount of new technological material that is quickly available to
us. I have to ask myself if the cell phone I have for my use accomplishes what I need it to do or if an
I-phone or Smartphone would accomplish it in a better way.
Things really do not matter because they are not ours to possess, and yet things do matter because
we need them and they can be used to benefit us and to glorify God. The discussion between need
and want is the important one. The Benedictine approach to things teaches that we are to seek God
in all things, including our possessions, but to be detached from them at the same time. We should
not seek to possess things for which we do not have a continuing and appropriate use.
Simple surroundings foster peace and spiritual openness, while the accumulation of “stuff” can
become a spiritual distraction and a sign of greed. Benedict’s way of simplicity is a life centered on
Christ--flowing from Christ with roots that go deep into the nourishing soil of the Gospels. “Prefer
nothing whatever to Christ,” St. Benedict advises, and “let peace be your quest and aim.”
Centering life on Christ and seeking this peace, is a way to form the foundation of simplicity and
the frame for the five supporting practices that we can draw from the Rule: Moderation, Balance
and Flexibility, Attending to the Present Moment, Generosity of Spirit and Time with God.
These practices guide our relationship with possessions, with God, and with
others to form a framework for living simply. Without balance and stewardship,
we have a clinging attitude toward possessions, and we find ourselves not
only in the world but possessed by it.
May we travel as lightly as a butterfly’s dance in journey.
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Mark Your Calendar
December 26, 2012
Christmas Party at the Monastery
December 31, 2012
New Year’s Eve Peace Vigil
Prayer re: Pertinent Justice Issues
Speaker: Yinka Aganga Williams
Schedule to be announced
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Benedictine Sisters
of Pittsburgh,
continuing 1500 years
of seeking God in
Community,
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and Ministry.
January 15, 2013 through
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Keeping One’s Balance
in an Age of Excess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Serving the Valuable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
A Balance of Spirituality
and Worldly Pressures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Caregiving: Helping to
Bring Balance to Clients
and their Families . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Rejoice! We Have a New Sister!. . . 10
Singing the Everlasting Exultet. . . . . . 11
Sisters begin the Move from
the Ross Monastery to the
Bakerstown Monastery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Bid Farewell to Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
The Benedictine Tradition Lives. . . . 14
ARCHIVAL Echoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
What’s the Question?
Getting it Right. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
BENEDICTINES is a publication of the
Benedictine Sisters of Pittsburgh, PA
for families, friends and benefactors
of the Community.
Editor: Sister Judith Ann Criner, OSB
Editorial Board:
Sisters Janet Barnicle,
Karen Brink,
Roberta Campbell,
Susanne Chenot,
Dolores Conley,
Benita DeMatteis,
Evelyn Dettling,
Susan Merrie English,
Shelly Farabaugh,
Barbara Helder,
Kathleen Mack,
Michael Mack,
Elizabeth Matz,
Bridget Reilly,
Jeanne Ubinger,
Donna Wojtyna
and Mrs. Alison Serey
Table of Contents
The John and JoAnn Rooney
Alumnae Challenge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Mount and Missions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Thank You for
Lighting the Way. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Blessings from
our Benefactors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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Keeping One’s Balance
in an Age of Excess
By: Sister Evelyn Dettling, OSB
Balance is a fascinating, far-reaching concept
to ponder. The word is used as a verb and a
noun in a variety of disciplines including but
not limited to science, medicine, health care,
mathematics, metaphysics, politics, art, music
and spirituality. Balance is a way of life that
brings peace, inner freedom, and joy if one
embraces it wholeheartedly. And it only takes
a lifetime to learn it!
Remember the struggle to get up on two little feet,
gain equilibrium and then totter off on those first
exhilarating steps, only to lose one’s balance, fall, and
get up and start over again. Then there was the heady
delight of learning to ride a bicycle, control roller blades,
or hold a surf board on the pinnacle of a wave – and
what about dancing?
Balance is, of course, much more than maintaining
physical equilibrium and poise. A person’s emotional,
physical and spiritual well-being are greatly enhanced
when all aspects of life such as work, family, friendship,
leisure, solitude and prayer are each given an appropriate
amount of one’s time, attention and energy. Today, living
a balanced life style is an important challenge to be met
each day with thoughtful decisions because it is so easy
to feel overwhelmed by social and economic demands.
Because it is both a practical exercise and a spiritual
discipline, there is no easy answer to the question of
how to live a balanced life and create a state of peace
and harmony for oneself and others. Frank Herbert, an
American novelist, states quite clearly, “There is no secret
to balance. You just have to feel the waves.” Feeling the
waves requires living each moment with awareness of
what is happening and taking the appropriate action
to maintain one’s values and peace in the face of
countervailing forces.
In the sixth century, St. Benedict of Nursia organized
a way of life that focused on balance and order to
overcome the chaos, violence and dislocation of his day.
In his Rule, which has remained relevant for 1500 years,
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Benedict teaches the core Gospel values of love of God,
neighbor, and self; prayer; creative work; simplicity, peace
and justice; and holy leisure. The seventy-two chapters of
the Rule lay out specific ways of living these values, ways
that have been adapted over the centuries so they remain
relevant and effective even today. Benedict wanted more
than the practice of personal, pious religious exercises. He
modeled a way of walking through the world that made the
whole world a better place. He modeled living in reverence
for all people and for all of creation. He reiterated
throughout his Rule such maxims as, “Prefer nothing to
Christ,” “Seek peace and pursue it,” “Do not turn away
when someone needs your love,” “Prefer moderation,”
“Have concern for the sick, the poor, the children, and
the elderly,” “Treat the tools of the monastery as the vessels
of the altar,” and “Do not let the sun go down on your
anger.” He cherished prayer and reflection, meaningful
work and loving, respectful relationships. To live these
precepts is to live a life of balance and harmony with
all creation.
Not everyone is called to embrace vowed Benedictine
monasticism, but Benedictine spirituality has much to
offer to the modern person who is constantly besieged by
excessive demands on one’s time, money and attention.
From Benedict’s bold wisdom, it is possible to build
bridges to a balanced way of living that sustains peace,
inner freedom and harmony. Because each one’s life is
unique, each person determines which bridges are most
needed, life-giving and effective in his or her situation.
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Not everyone is called to embrace vowed Benedictine monasticism,
but Benedictine spirituality has much to offer to the modern person who is constantly
besieged by excessive demands on one’s time, money and attention.
Some bridges that have stood the test of time include:
istening to the Holy Spirit, identifying and
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embracing a core set of values.
■ Distinguishing the difference between one’s wants
and one’s needs with honesty, integrity, and prayer.
■ Recognizing and accepting one’s personal limitations
and boundaries.
■ Using time wisely: one person does not need to do it all.
■ Saying no when it is needed and yes when it is appropriate
without inflicting guilt on oneself or another.
■ Identifying the areas of one’s life that are “in balance”
and those areas that have given way to excess.
■ Being disciplined, flexible, and non-judgmental.
■ Limiting the use of TV, computers, other forms of
technology, in order to have quality time for personal
relationships with family and friends.
■ Working creatively for the common good.
■ Reverencing, reusing, recycling, and renewing the goods
of the earth that have been entrusted to our care.
■ Sharing the world’s limited resources with the people
of the global village.
■ Forgiving others at a personal level so we may move
together toward global peace.
■ Taking time for prayer, quiet relaxation and friendship.
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Living a balanced, simple life style is good not only
for the individual; it is essential for the well-being of the
cosmos. The world’s resources are not meant for a few
individuals or a few nations, they are God-given gifts
for the common good of all peoples and all nations. As
one’s spirituality grows stronger and deeper, it is more
apparent that each person is a part of the fundamental
unity of all being, the web of life. Though the thrust of
the market ethos has fostered competitive individualism,
a major thrust of many religious traditions and indigenous
spiritualties has highlighted the interconnection of all
human beings with each other and with all creation.
Jesus teaches the discernment that is needed to tread
this middle path of balance and harmony, “Be wise
as serpents and innocent (harmless) as doves.” The
challenge, at the beginning of this 21st century, is to take
this ageless wisdom, rooted in the Hebrew and Christian
Scriptures, in the Rule of Benedict, and in the thoughts of
countless mystics, and learn again the practice of balance
so that one’s own life may flourish and the web of life
may be strengthened.
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The mystics and the poets have known this deep
truth for eons. Today even scientists are making it
more apparent that one cannot pluck a flower without
troubling the cosmos. Any effort that is made to create
balance in one’s personal life-- to bring harmony into
relationships – has far reaching effects.
In great wisdom, Chief Seattle of the Duwamish
Tribe prophesied many years ago: “Humankind has not
woven the web of life. We are but one thread within
it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All
things are bound together. All things connect.”
The poet Rainer Maria Rilke awakens a sense of wonder
about one’s role in relationship to balance in the universe:
In deep nights I dig for you like treasure.
For all I have seen
that clutters the surface of my world
is poor and paltry substitute
for the beauty of you
that has not happened yet.
My hands are bloody from digging.
I lift them, hold them open in the wind,
so they can branch like a tree.
Reaching, these hands would pull you out of the sky
as if you had shattered there,
dashed yourself to pieces in some wild impatience.
What is this I feel falling now,
falling on this parched earth,
softly,
like a spring rain?
Another poet and great spiritual master of the 20th
century Thomas Merton says it all wisely and well in a
single sentence, “Happiness is not a matter of intensity
but of balance and order, rhythm and harmony.”
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Serving the Valuable
By: Sister Jeanne Ubinger, OSB
“We hold a treasure, not made of gold,
in earthen vessels, wealth untold.”
Based on 2 Cor. 4:6-7
The treasure we hold is indeed not made of gold. Far
greater, it is made of flesh and blood – in the image of
God and the likeness of Christ. The treasure we have
received from God is the people our Sisters Alice Rock
and Joann Hothersall serve at the Mercy Intellectual
Disabilities Services (MIDS). A treasure is a precious gift
of persons of great worth – of someone dear for one’s own
sake. These are the kind of people Sisters Alice and Joann
meet every day, when they go forth to their ministry as
counselors with adults who have intellectual disabilities.
There they are greeted with loving looks and smiles that
speak inexpressible feelings of love, appreciation and
gratitude. These come from the clients at the Ross Center
of MIDS.
Mercy Intellectual Disabilities Services, once called
Mercy Behavioral Health or Therapeutic Activity Program,
is part of the Mercy Health System. Its Mission is to
empower individuals and families to overcome barriers
and to lead healthy and successful lives in the community.
The Program was once housed in the former St. Benedict
Academy building and has since relocated on McKnight
Road. The name of the Program has been changed to
Mercy Intellectual Disabilities Services. The excellence
of the program is attested to by the fact that in both
County and State inspections, the Ross Center has been
awarded 100% compliancy for ten years straight – no
recommendations, only commendations.
Sister Alice began to work with Mercy after having
taught in elementary school and having shared in the
administration of the Monastery. She has been a staff
member with Mercy for 19 years, has loved and cared
for many people with severe and profound disabilities,
and has seen some of them pass on to Heaven. Sister Alice
received the highest honor, the Roy Lahet Award, given
for carrying out the mission statement and goals of the
organization. She has also received her 10th and 15th year
certificates and soon will receive one for her 20th year.
Sister Joann formerly taught in elementary school, and
has subsequently worked with persons with disabilities
for 23 years. She joined MIDS after her Monastic
Sister Joann Hothersall
(standing) assists one
of her clients.
Sister Alice Rock (left)
works with one of
her clients.
Profession as a member of the Benedictine Sisters of
Pittsburgh on September 26, 2010. Sister Joann enjoys
her ministry of sharing her love and professional skills
with adults with disabilities, and delights the Sisters
with humorous stories of the loving kindness she witnesses
in various clients. Sister Joann, too, has mourned the loss
of clients.
Both Sisters find their ministry rewarding, challenging,
humbling and gratifying. While the work is sometimes
difficult, it is very satisfying and rewarding, and the
clients provide a wonderful learning experience. The love
and respect of the clients is a great treasure and source
of joy. There is a deep satisfaction in knowing at the end
of each day that the clients have been made to feel loved
and cared about.
Sisters Alice and Joann speak of their clients as having
a childlike simplicity and honesty that wins admiration
and affection. They possess a sense of compassion that
is enviable. They have the ability to sense when someone
is not feeling well, sad, or worried, and to show that
person tender understanding. They are courteous and
deeply respectful of themselves and others.
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A Balance of Spirituality and Worldly Pressures
By: Sister Susanne Chenot, OSB
We are all familiar with these
words of scripture: “Do not lay up
for yourselves an earthly treasure.
Stop worrying over questions like,
what are we to eat, or what are we
to drink, or what are we to wear?
Look at the birds in the sky. They
do not sow or reap; they gather
nothing into barns; yet your heavenly
Father feeds them. Are you not more
important than they?” (Matt. 6)
These words call us to a life of
balance and simplicity. Scripture gives
us wonderful insights on interpreting
daily world events and their impact
on our personal, spiritual, communal
and family lives. Whether we use
the newspaper, internet, radio, etc.,
for our information, the result is
the same – that the God whom we
worship gives us the ability to process
our faith journey by intertwining
spirituality and worldly pressures.
The Rule of Benedict expresses
the need for moderation, balance,
generosity, attending to the present
moment and spending time with
God. These words are a recipe for
living a balanced, wholesome life.
This definition sounds so simple, and
indeed, at one time, it probably was.
These days, however, with so many
“things” at our beck and call, it is
far more difficult to be simply a
“lily in God’s field”.
Being bombarded with the world’s
values can cause us to forget why
we were created in the first place.
One writer, Jane Tomaine, described
herself as the queen of clutter, purveyor
of piles, person of panic, fingerdrummer at red lights, and sprinter
in an overscheduled life. Another
Sister Susanne Chenot (left)
works with one of the parish
staff to respond to the needs
of a parishioner.
Sister Irene Moeller (left) distributes
Thanksgiving loaves of bread to two
parishioners.
writer, Esther de Waal writes that
the desire to possess “will fill up
that inner void which keeps a person
open to the experience of God”. She
says that while material goods are
to be accepted, they are also to be
regarded with detachment.
Living in the present moment is
another area that our world resists.
We are constantly planning and
thinking about what is going to happen
tomorrow, or next week, or next
month. Rarely do we concentrate on
what God is calling us to do through
the many people and situations that
we encounter each day.
Our world today presents us with
so many conflicting scenarios that,
at times, it becomes difficult to stay
atop the bombardment. Sister Irene
Moeller says” “When I have a deep
concern which troubles me, I go to
the Lord. By disciplining my body,
mind and spirit, I find that I am not
in charge of the situation for the
Lord is letting me have the calm to
think clearly. Just letting the presence
of the Lord convert my distractions
to a peace-filled atmosphere helps
me know that listening with my
heart and not just my head will calm
others who seek guidance/answers
from me.” One of her favorite
prayers is: “Lord, help me to know
what to think and what not to think,
what to say and what not to say,
what to do and what not to do.”
In ministering to others, whether
they are elderly, poor, married, single,
homeless, bereaved, sick, lonely or
confused, Benedict reminds us that
we can’t share Christ with others
unless we have emptied ourselves by
living a life of simplicity. Sister Irene
has had many encounters with God’s
people and each day is a challenge.
She visits many parishioners who are
hospitalized or in nursing facilities
or are homebound – some who are
very ill. Sister prays with them and
their families not knowing whether
she will ever see them again. If they
return to their Creator, her next step
is to minister to their families in their
bereavement journey. Being open in
mind and spirit is the only way Sister
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Caregiving: Helping to Bring Balance to Clients and their Families
By: Sister Judith Ann Criner, OSB
Caregiving in today’s society has many connotations
and nuances. There are voluntary caregivers – usually a
family member who assists the ailing family member to
meet their daily needs. There are agencies that provide
care for individuals in their homes to meet those same
daily needs and assist the individual’s goal of remaining
in their home environment.
Sisters Corinne Moeller and Linda Larkman are
two Benedictine Sisters who have given years of their
lives to caregiving in their own families and as part of
professional teams that meet the needs of individuals
who wish to remain in their home environments.
Sister Corinne has provided over 25 years in social
services in northwestern Allegheny County. She has
served as Information, Referral and Outreach Coordinator,
gathered resource materials, arranged center activities,
and referred caller and walk-in consumers to appropriate
agencies to resolve their needs. Sister did countless in-home
registrations for the PORT Authority Bus Pass, ACCESS
and OPT (Older Person’s Transportation) when those
requesting it were unable to come to the Benedictine
Senior Center to sign up.
Outreach was a real extension into the various
municipalities and townships that comprise the
northwestern portion of Allegheny County. When we
speak of balance and simplicity, there is no greater
simplicity than traveling door-to-door to procure a
permit from the township to be canvassed. All of the
twenty townships were covered within the twenty-five
years that Sister Corinne attempted to provide special
services for caregivers and homebound residents. Sister
Corinne states, “I especially liked doing the door-todoor Outreach because I met many former St. Benedict
Academy students and their parents, members of the
Benedictine Senior Center and parishioners from the
Catholic Schools in which our Sisters taught.”
Following the closing of Benedictine Center, Sister
Corinne continued to assist people in need as the
Information, Assistance and Outreach person for
Northern Area Multi-Services in Sharpsburg. Attempting
to fulfill many needs, she hosted outreach events,
Healthy Steps (a program for preventing falls), and
flu shot clinics.
One thing about Sister Corinne is that she never
left “a stone unturned” in her attempt to help those
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Sister Linda Larkman(standing)
enjoys complimenting her
Adult Day Care clients.
Sister Corinne Moeller (right) and a
volunteer load the car with packets
for Outreach visits.
individuals or their caregivers in finding the solution to
their needs and problems.
Sister Linda Larkman is new to Benedictine life having
made her final monastic profession on May 12, 2012.
However, her ministry in caregiving, like Sister Corinne’s,
extends over many decades. She says, “Due to the illness
of a parent, a sibling and a great aunt, I became a caregiver
early on in life. However, as with many life experiences,
I quickly saw how the Lord allowed me to use my own
experiences to offer growth and support to others in their
role as a caregiver and then opened up for me a ministry
where I can be a caregiver to others. I personally have
found that while care giving is not always the easiest
of tasks, being a caregiver is life giving. It is also very
humbling to one – it has gifted me with a deeper and
stronger desire to surrender my life daily to God’s ways
and to try and live a more simplistic way of life and being.”
Taking these life lessons to heart, Sister Linda’s
ministry is one of service as a care giver to those in
various stages of dementia, persons dealing with various
illnesses or rehabbing from surgery. She states that
“partnering with a person as their caregiver has been
and continues to be a life-giving experience. I have
learned so much from each person I have encountered
and hope that I have offered to them something they
most needed to find at that moment. I truly believe our
paths have crossed for God’s specific reason.”
These two Sisters endeavor each day to bring the
peace and spiritual enrichment found in Benedictine life
and spirituality into the homes and lives of those with
whom they minister. Both of them agree that they receive
balance in their own lives by taking the time to “rest
their souls in daily prayer – communal and private”.
Serving the Valuable
Continued from page 7
According to Sisters Alice and Joann, their clients
are helpful to each other, lending a hand, helping to
carry, holding a door, and they possess a great sense of
humor and enjoy the humor in others’ remarks, looks
or actions. There is nothing artificial or complicated
about their clients – they are so real! And frank! Their
minds are not cluttered with worries, competition, or
trivia. They trust easily, seeing the best in people. They
are sensitive to their surroundings and delight in simple
beauty. They are trustworthy, reliable, steady, and enjoy
what they do.
The Center at Ross has a home-like atmosphere;
the staff and clients are closely knit and like a family.
Although there is the normal rubbing of elbows, there
is a sense of mutual care and understanding. Recently,
Sister Alice began a Spiritual assembly group that meets
once a month for a religious experience. Her first session
that focused on the life of St. Benedict was well received.
Parents and clients are very grateful for all the staff
does with and for the clients. The expression of gratitude
for the loving care their children are receiving is a
message of affirmation. Parents from the past whose
children have died continue to keep in touch and express
appreciation.
From the author’s personal experience of working
with precious people like these, it is obvious that they are
very close to God. It is awesome to perceive the uncanny
awareness of and trust in God which they have, and
that we can only envy. Truly it is evident to see why this
ministry is so loved, for there is great joy in serving and
working with these people who are treasured gifts. The
Kingdom of Heaven is like them.
A Balance of Spirituality and Worldly Pressures
Continued from page 7
Irene finds to draw them closer to
God in the midst of grief.
One of the biggest challenges she
faces is the person or persons who
are homeless. Getting a telephone call
from “Mary and Joe” or a personal
visit from “Susan and Larry on a
Friday afternoon asking for lodging
because they have been sleeping in
the Point State Park in Pittsburgh or
in their car in all types of weather –
moving from place to place to avoid
being told to “move on” is heartrending. Sister says, “I return all my
voice messages, not knowing what I
will say or how I will aid the caller.
I pray for guidance.”
Her greatest joy is to network
with the St. Teresa of Avila ParishSt. Vincent de Paul Society (Perrysville).
Together they pray and work to find
immediate and longtime solutions. It
is often a lengthy venture with ups
and downs until permanent housing
is realized. Meanwhile Sister Irene
thinks of the homeless often and
prays for them and all the anonymous
donors who provide monetary
assistance and in-kind services.
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Sister Susanne Chenot has similar
experiences in her work at St. John the
Baptist Parish in Scottdale. Frequently,
calls come in from someone who is
having his/her electricity turned off,
or the rent is due.
These calls are forwarded to a
member of St. John the BaptistSt. Vincent de Paul Society (Scottdale)
who checks out the veracity of the
requests. Sister Susanne then ministers
to the callers the best she can with
the funds available. There is often
net-working among the Catholic
Churches in the Scottdale, Everson,
and Connellsville area.
Requests come in all the
time to have a sick or stressed
individual put on the Parish Prayer
Chain. These requests can become
conversations, requiring a listening
ear and a patient countenance.
Parishioners, who attend Bible
Study Classes, besides appreciating
the opportunity to discuss Scripture,
have a unique opportunity for
getting to know each other. It is
heartwarming to watch them get
excited over a scripture passage they
have read. The latest series on “Peace
and Social Justice” was warmly
received. These classes also offer a
great opportunity for fellowship and
the members often share their joys and
sorrows as the evening winds down.
As people cross Sister Irene’s and
Sister Susanne’s paths, they are often
loaded down with “baggage” caused
by worldly pressures. They are
looking for a fellow traveler who will
sit down on the roadside of life and
share a “tidbit” of consolation – thus
easing their load.
In order to minister to them
during this respite encounter, the
Sisters hands have to be free of all
unnecessary possessions to embrace
them; their minds have to be clear and
focused on God to listen attentively to
them; their hearts have to be empty
of all unnecessary relationships to
love them as they are.
Putting their lives at the Lord’s
disposal makes each of them a
partner in God’s plan for themselves
and others.
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Rejoice! We Have a New Sister!
Rejoice! We have a new Sister. For the Benedictine
Sisters of Pittsburgh, Saturday, May 12, 2012, was a day
to celebrate and remember because Sister Linda Larkman
made her profession of perpetual monastic vows at
Vespers which is our daily Evening Prayer of Praise.
In making monastic vows, Sister Linda promised to live
the precepts of the Rule of St. Benedict—a life devoted
to prayer, community, and ministry to others.
In the presence of the Benedictine Sisters,
Oblates – associate members of the
community – and friends, Sister Benita, our
Prioress, received Sister Linda’s vows and
presented her with the ring that is sign and
symbol of her perpetual commitment as a
vowed member of this monastic Community.
Sister Linda, originally from Cleveland, Ohio, came
to the Benedictines of Pittsburgh in February, 2008 to
discern if this way of life was truly what she desired. She
brought with her a wide and rich array of experiences
in prayer, work and ministry within the church and the
non-profit world.
During the time of discernment and preparation
leading to her profession of perpetual monastic vows,
Sister Linda studied the Rule of St. Benedict, the history
and customs of the Sisters, and Benedictine Spirituality.
She joined the Sisters in their daily common prayer
and served as the Site Supervisor and Activity Director
with the Easter Seals Adult Day program. After this
intense period of study, work and prayer, Sister Linda
believed that she was called to commit her life totally
to God through living the Benedictine way of life. The
Sister Linda Larkman
signs her Perpetual
Monastic Vow
Formula.
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Sister Linda (left) receives the blessing of Sister Benita DeMatteis, Prioress.
Sisters joyously welcomed her into the Community as a
perpetually vowed member.
On Saturday evening July 21, Sister Linda, accompanied
by some of her Benedictine Sisters, returned to the Cleveland
area to celebrate her perpetual monastic profession with
family and friends. At the invitation of Reverend Wally
Hyclak, her friend and former co-worker, she renewed
her vows during the celebration of the Eucharistic
Liturgy in the parish of St. Mary’s of the Falls in Olmsted
Falls, Ohio. This was a splendid opportunity to give
witness in a parish community to the power of consecrated
life – alive and well today.
Sister Benita, Prioress, places the profession
ring on Sister Linda’s finger.
Singing the Everlasting Exultet
By: Sister Judith Ann Criner, OSB
“Rejoice, heavenly powers! Sing, choirs of angels!
Exult, all creation around God’s throne!
Jesus Christ, our King, is risen!
Sound the trumpet of salvation!”
(From the Exultet – The Easter Proclamation)
Sister Mary Catherine Stana loved to sing. She loved
nothing more than singing the Exultet for the Easter
Vigil. Singing was a part of her heritage. It came to her
naturally. Her Father’s family all loved to sing and they
sang often for Church, for fun and to continue to carry
on their ethnic heritage.
Mary Catherine was born as an only child to mother
of Irish heritage (Mary Horgan) and a father of Slovenian
heritage (Andrew Stana) in Hazelwood, PA. This suburb
of Pittsburgh was a base for many steel workers and
their families. Growing up in this close-knit neighborhood,
Mary Catherine became a part of her neighborhood and
St. Stephens, her parish church.
She came to know the Benedictine Sisters when she
attended St. Benedict Academy High School as an aspirant
at the age of 13. She entered the Benedictine Sisters of
Pittsburgh in 1958 as a senior in high school. Since this
was in the time prior to Vatican II, Mary Catherine
became immersed in the Latin breviary, Gregorian chant
and the monastic horarium (schedule) of the day.
As a novice, Mary Catherine received the religious
name of Sister Marian. Several years after her final
profession in 1963, she returned to her birth name of
Mary Catherine.
Her professional life centered on her education in
mathematics and biology. Even though Sister Mary
Catherine was born into a bustling section of Pittsburgh,
she came to love and appreciate nature. Whether she
focused on people, animals, birds, reptiles or plants,
Sister had a genuine interest in their life cycle and their
place in creation. Her last three plants were named
“holly, tree and sunny”. She said that she named them
for their visual characteristics and talked to them often.
One visitor at her wake stated that he first met Sister
Mary Catherine in her biology lab talking to a large
white rabbit. Since the high school where she taught
biology was closing, Sister had to find a new home for
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Sister Mary Catherine Stana, OSB
1941– 2012
the rabbit. She was overheard
reassuring the rabbit that the
family who were coming to get
it was caring and that she was
sure the rabbit would have a good life with them.
As much as Sister loved nature, she was most
interested in people. With an Irish twinkle in her eye
and a welcoming smile, Mary Catherine welcomed all –
stranger and friend into her presence. Former students
remember her classes, but they remember even more the
time she would take to give them a listening ear.
Her ability to “be present to others” was very useful
when she became the Executive Director of the Benedictine
Senior Center from 1985 until 2002. Under her direction,
the Center and the Adult Day Care grew into one of the
prized locations under the Allegheny Department of Aging.
Sister Mary Catherine’s last ministry was as driver
and companion to Sisters that needed assistance going
to doctor appointments or shopping. Her compassion
and care was evident as she scheduled appointments
according to which Sister needed a front seat or a stop at
a store for some shopping. Many times, the passengers
would find themselves treated to breakfast, lunch or an
ice cream cone.
Throughout her life, Sister had a love for liturgy and
liturgical music. She enjoyed studying the evolution of
the liturgy in the Benedictine Sisters and shared that
interest with others. Besides the Easter Proclamation –
Exultet – Sister Mary Catherine relished participating
in the Schola (Sisters’ Choir) on Sundays and Feastdays.
When needed, she would assist in directing other
Schola members.
However, as the end of May, 2012, came and Sister
Mary Catherine was packing her suitcase for her “dream
of a lifetime trip to Ireland”, she became ill. Following
surgery, Sister was diagnosed with fourth stage renal
cancer. With chemotherapy being unsuccessful, Sister
Mary Catherine went into the arms of her Risen Christ
on August 14, 2012.
The attendance of her many cousins from the Stana and
Horgan families for her funeral was evidence of Sister
Mary Catherine’s love not only for her Benedictine Sisters
but for each family member. She played an instrumental
role in “keeping her clan together” and being a loving
support and listening ear for each of them.
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Bid Farewell to Campus
The long halls of St Benedict
Monastery reverberated with laughter
and delighted squeals, “Oh, I can’t
believe it’s you,” as long lost class
mates met at one of the four
Alumnae Farewell Visits hosted by
the Benedictine Sisters of Pittsburgh
and the St. Benedict Academy
Alumnae/Faculty Task Force.
During the four successive visits:
March 31 (classes 1970-1986);
April 21 (classes 1964-1969); May 5
(classes 1956-1963); and June 2
(classes 1935-1955), more than 700
Alumnae returned to their high
school campus. They came from all
over the state of Pennsylvania and
from all around the greater Pittsburgh
area. Some traveled from out of state:
Florida and Michigan, Ohio and
Oregon, New Jersey and South
Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia,
Indiana and Arizona, Maryland and
Texas, New York, Delaware, and
Nevada. One ventured from Ontario,
Canada.
Some came alone; mothers and
daughters, aunts and nieces, groups
of siblings came together. Some came
on a day that was most convenient
even if meant not coming with
their class. Because once was not
enough, some came back two or
three times! All were welcomed
with wide open arms.
They came back after so many
years because of the strong bonds
forged among classmates and between
teachers and students at St. Benedict
Academy. In 1935 when St. Benedict
Academy first opened its doors on
Perrysville Avenue, it was located in
the monastery and it remained there
until 1949. Because of increasing
enrollment, the new building opened
in 1950. It was on this campus that
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the Benedictine Sisters continued
providing a first rate education for
6000+ young women for 50 years
(1935-1985) until the economy and
diminishing enrollment forced the
academy to close its doors in 1985.
Catherine Schatzel of the class
of ‘41 and others from the classes of
’42 to ‘49 returned to the monastery
eager to see their old classrooms
which had been located on the 2nd
and 3rd floors in the south wing and
in the basement of the monastery.
Everything looked much different
because when the school moved out,
the nuns spread out! Classrooms were
changed into additional bedrooms
and living and work spaces for the
Sisters.
Students from 1950 to 1985 were
very curious to glimpse the “forbidden,
cloistered reaches of the monastery
that lay beyond the chapel.” Students
from the 50’s to the 80’s were not
permitted to go beyond the monastery
chapel although, at the April Visit,
one woman admitted that she and
her friend sneaked up to the second
floor when they were sophomores
and prayed that they could get down
the back stairs and out the door
before someone found them wandering
around. They made it!
The classes of 1935 to 1939 actually
had two representatives present at
each of the Alumnae Farewell visits.
In fact, after graduating, these two
young women stayed on at the
monastery – Sister Mary Damian
Thaner ‘35 and Sister Carolyn
Kunzler ‘37.
Each visit was unique, each was
delightful, and each brought joy
and happiness to the alumnae, the
lay teachers, and the Sisters. The
March Alumnae Farewell Visit was
Best friends forever, Micki Stack Cloonan ’69
and Sandy Darcangelis Zak ‘69
the largest, the most vociferous, and
mischievous as the youngest alumnae
delighted in touring the monastery,
hitherto unknown to them, and
reveled in finding their lockers and
homerooms in the “real and only
academy building.” April showers did
not deter the alumnae from coming
and enjoying their time together. In
May and June, the women came early
and stayed late. They truly engaged
each other in conversation, catching
up on the many years that had passed
and planning for future get-togethers.
And as in days of yore, a cigarette
appeared in St. Benedict’s hand after
each visit except the one in June!
All the alumnae expressed a desire
to visit the new monastery and are
looking forward to that event which
is already in the early planning
stages. But first, the new St. Benedict
Monastery must be built on a high
and lovely hill in Bakerstown, PA.
The Alumnae Farewell Visits
were planned and executed with the
assistance from the Alumnae/Faculty
Task Force. Our gratitude to:
Micki Stack Cloonan ’69, Chair
Patricia Petrocelly-Cox ‘68
JoAnn Marty Davis ‘75
Sister Benita DeMatteis ‘56 (Faculty)
Sister Evelyn Dettling ’54 (Faculty)
Nancy Harris Donovan ‘67
Gretchen Fay (Faculty)
Sister Mary Agnes Gmuer ‘56
Sister Irene Moeller ’56 (Faculty)
Sister Judith Nero (Faculty)
Julie Connolly Petricini ‘78
Patricia Steubgen-Way ‘66
Sandy Darcangelis Zak ‘69
Sisters begin the Move from the Ross Monastery
to the Bakerstown Monastery
By: Sister Karen Brink, OSB
Walking up the gravel lined hill on June 18, 2012,
for the groundbreaking of our new monastery was a
moment of mixed emotions for me! When I got to the
top of the hill and saw about thirty members of the
Community and many invited guests gathered, all I
could think was, “It really is going to happen!” We are
going to have a new home on the top of this marvelous
hill in a quiet neighborhood in Bakerstown, PA! We
talked about what was and what will be! The red barn
was going to be razed and the chicken coop torn down…
and on a recent visit to the site we noted that those
two buildings are already gone and in their places are
backhoes and mounds of moved land and other filler
type material. A trailer/office is set up at the bottom of
the hill and the large tree at the entrance has been cut
down. Sister Michael Mack is beginning to work her
magic with fresh new cuttings.
The view from the top of the hill is breathtaking as
we are surrounded by lush and large trees on all sides.
I tried to picture the excavation of the earth being done,
turning a horse pasture into a “school of the Lord’s
service.” Meanwhile back at the present monastery,
Sisters are “downsizing” as many of our brothers, sisters
and friends in transition are also doing. “What should
I take”? “Do I really need this”? “Where will I put
that”? These are all questions that come to mind as the
Community prepares for “the move of a lifetime.”
And while soil is turned and possessions are sorted,
one thing remains constant: U.I.O.G.D…”That in all
things God may be glorified!”
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Lives
The Benedictine Tradition
A capital campaign, The Benedictine
Tradition Lives, has been launched
to raise the additional $4 million
needed to complete the building of
the new monastery on Bakerstown
Road in Richland Township.
The Sisters’ Office of Community
Advancement reported that $1,525,219
had been raised as of August 21, 2012.
Campaign volunteers are confident
that with support from Saint Benedict
Academy (SBA) alumnae, other
community and philanthropic leaders,
and friends and families of the Sisters,
dollars will exceed the halfway point
by the end of the year and total
success will be achieved before the
Sisters move into their new home.
Everyone who receives Benedictines
will be given an opportunity to
support the project and to be counted
among those journeying with the
Sisters through this significant time
in their history.
John and JoAnn Rooney, SBA ’56,
who serve as Honorary Campaign
Chairs, provided the Sisters with the
first lead gift to support the project
and the Sisters’ vision for the future.
Mrs. Rooney said, “The Benedictine
Sisters of Pittsburgh were and
continue to be my mentors, my role
models, and my teachers. They will
always be my friends and part of my
life. John and I are eager to support
the Sisters by participating in this
important fundraising effort. We
want to help them because they help
and serve so many others!”
Robert D. German, an attorney
and partner at Sherrard, German
and Kelly P.C., serves as Campaign
Chair and says, “I have known of the
good work of the Benedictine Sisters
of Pittsburgh since the late 1960’s
when I attended North Catholic
High School and became familiar
with St. Benedict Academy. Since
the closing of the Academy, the
work of the Sisters has evolved to
address the changing needs of the
community. The good work provided
to those in need has been a source
of inspiration to me. I am committed
to supporting them. ”
Robert D. German
“The implications of this move
are momentous for us and for those
involved in our lives. It enables us to
continue the 1500 year Benedictine
tradition of seeking God in prayer,
community, and ministry. The
moment we stepped foot on the
property, we knew it was a sacred
space and our hearts told us that this
is where God is sending us,” stated
Sister Benita DeMatteis, Prioress.
“So many loyal and generous friends
and volunteers are helping to make
our vision of living our tradition in a
Artist’s rendering of the Bakerstown Monastery for
the Benedictine Sisters of Pittsburgh
Alison Serey serves as director of the Office of Community Advancement and manager of The Benedictine
Tradition Lives campaign, and Carl E. Meirose, Senior Consultant with American City Bureau, Inc serves as
campaign counsel. For information on campaign commemorative and other giving opportunities, please contact
Alison Serey or Sister Evelyn Dettling in the Office of Community Advancement at 412.931.8968.
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ARCHIVAL Echoes
How a Holster Could Balance
a Benedictine Sister’s Life?
Pen and pencil
holder was worn
on the Sister’s
belt under the
scapular.
By: Sisters Judith Ann Criner, OSB
smaller, more efficient monastery in
a new location a reality. We are truly
blessed and grateful. Words cannot
adequately express our appreciation.”
Other members of the The
Benedictine Tradition Lives Steering
Committee include John M. Lally,
CPA, Vice Chair and Audit and
Procedures Task Force Chair;
Virginia I. Cook, Esq., SBA ‘69,
Vice Chair; David E. Massaro,
Advanced Gifts Division Chair;
and Mark V. Matera, Major Gifts
Division Chair.
Additional volunteer leaders
assisting with various aspects of the
campaign include Micki Cloonan,
SBA ’69, SBA Alumnae Task Force
Chair; Rosemary McLaughlin,
SBA ’67, Donor Recognition Chair;
and Janice Lane Palko, SBA ’78,
Communications Task Force Chair.
A complete listing of all campaign
volunteers can be found on the
Sisters’ Web site, www.osbpgh.org.
All campaign benefactors and
volunteers will be recognized in a
special book designed in the style of
the Illuminated Books of old. “We
are pleased and excited that Nicholas
Parrendo, owner of Hunt Stained
Glass Studio, and his daughter,
Celeste, SBA ’72, will design and
make the book a beautiful work
of art,” announced Sister Evelyn
Dettling, Development Associate
in the Office of Community
Advancement. Upon completion, it
will be placed on permanent, public
display at the new monastery.”
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Balance has always been a part of the
Benedictine lifestyle and tradition since its
earliest times. St. Benedict promoted balance
in work, prayer and leisure as the measure
of a “good religious”. Even though the Roman
Empire was using all the conveniences of that
day, the nuns and monks were counseled to
maintain the desire to keep life simple – to
live according to the work of their hands.
The Rule of St. Benedict places balance in
life as a priority – whether one lives in the
6th century or the 21st century.
As we focus on the spread of modernity into all the crevices of our
lives, it becomes apparent that even the items of the 20th century can
look totally outmoded by today’s standards. Things that were highly
valued as late as the 1960s can be seen as outmoded and “archival”.
One item that struck me as very useful for the Sister-educator in
the 20th century was the holster that she wore on her belt (cincture).
The holster contained her pen and her pencil. Any teacher knows that
having a pen or pencil handy was and is important in the classroom.
Since the Benedictine Sister’s habit did not include readily available
pockets, it was necessary to provide ways to keep the necessities close
at hand. The handkerchief was kept up your sleeve and the pen and
pencil were located in your holster. The pen was the most precious
item since it needed to be filled with ink and was not considered a
disposable item.
When you consider how readily available pens are today, you
might think that it was not necessary to carry one around with you.
However, a Sister did not have many possessions. In keeping with
balance and simplicity, each Lent a Sister listed each and every item
that she possessed. This was to help her realize that she might be
accumulating too many possessions and provide her the time to reflect
upon what was necessary and what was surplus. In the late 1960s
when the BIC pens were used, the accumulation of more than five
by a Sister was a surplus.
Today’s use of computers has made pen and pencil usage secondary.
The principal of balance, however, remains primary. Too much
computer usage can be equated with too many pens and pencils.
A balance in life and possessions is still a primary focus for all of us.
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What’s the Question? Getting it Right…
By: Carl E. Meirose
“What do the Benedictine Sisters of
Pittsburgh do?” That is an oft-heard
but woefully inadequate question in
the case of the Benedictine Sisters.
We re-formulate the question to what
we feel it should be: “Who are the
Benedictine Sisters?”
The re-formulation points to the important distinction
between members of a monastic community, which is
what the Benedictine Sisters of Pittsburgh are, and those
of an apostolic religious order for whom the first question
about “doing” is entirely appropriate.
Members of a monastic community are women
religious who dedicate their lives to prayer, community
and a diversity of ministries that flow from their prayer
and community life as they listen to the Spirit to do
ministry according to their talents and the needs of the
People of God. This means that they can engage in a
variety of ministries that surface in the area of their
monastery and beyond.
For the ordinary Catholic, members of a monastic
community are not as easily characterized as members
of an apostolic religious community which was founded
for a single or defined purpose, e.g., caring for the sick,
teaching, etc. Monastics must constantly discern their
ministry. A woman who enters a congregation with a
defined ministerial focus, e.g., education or healthcare,
knows she will do ministry within the framework of that
purpose. In contrast, a woman who enters a Benedictine
monastic community can be trained as a lawyer, college
professor, social worker, artist, etc. Hence, there is no
one sound bite to answer the question about what the
Benedictine Sisters of Pittsburgh do.
As the only monastic community of religious women
in Pittsburgh, the Sisters’ prayer life and community life
should inform the ministries of the diocese if the bishop
truly understands what a jewel the Benedictines are in the
life of the diocese. Through their participation in the two
official prayers of the Church, the Liturgy of the Hours
and the Eucharistic liturgy, on a daily basis, they can
discern needs of the people and respond to them. This is
what the Benedictine Sisters have been doing since their
founding. Hence, they have taken in the stranger, worked
with the poor, educated young women at St. Benedict
Academy, become religious education directors in a
parish, etc., etc.
This diversity in ministry can frustrate those who want
a simple answer to the question of what the Benedictine
Sisters do. In actuality their diversity in ministry is a
hallmark of the Sisters and should be celebrated. It should
motivate donors because it points to the Sisters’ ability
to respond to ever new and challenging situations where
people are in need. The Benedictine Sisters of Pittsburgh
have met and responded to those challenges in the past
and they will continue to meet and respond to new
challenges in their new location.
Mr. Meirose, Senior Consultant with American City
Bureau, Inc., (ACB), serves as campaign counsel to the
Sisters, their development staff and campaign volunteers.
ACB is the nation’s oldest fundraising firm specializing in
capital campaign direction.
Congratulations to Marilyn and Ray Villee of Glenshaw, PA, for winning the 70/30 Benedictine
Bonanza 2012 jackpot of $9,197! Sister Jeanne Ubinger (far left) presented them with their
check at St. Benedict Monastery in Pittsburgh. 70% of the Bonanza proceeds help to support
the Sisters and their many ministries in Southwestern PA and areas in Southeastern Kentucky.
Special blessings to all Bonanza participants!
Eric Ubinger receives from Sister Evelyn Dettling the Kinect
X-Box 360 which his mother Anna Mae Ubinger won as the
second prize for the Benedictine 70/30 Bonanza 2012. The
game box, donated by Larry Udy of Hollywood, CA, is a gift
for Anna Mae’s eight year old grandson.
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The John and JoAnn Rooney Alumnae Challenge
By: Alison Serey
John and JoAnn Wallace Rooney, SBA ’56, issued
a bold challenge to the Alumnae Task Force and all
St. Benedict Academy (SBA) alumnae: “We have
given and pledged a total of $500,000 to support the
Benedictine Sisters of Pittsburgh, and we challenge all
St. Benedict Academy alumnae to collectively match this
total to further assist the Sisters in their efforts to build
a new monastery.”
Task force members had already embraced three
responsibilities – to plan activities providing opportunities
for alumnae to bid farewell to the alma mater, to assist
with fundraising to help realize the $4 million campaign
goal, and to plan an all-class reunion following the
Sisters’ transition to their new home – so they didn’t
hesitate to step up to the plate. After discussing various
options, it was determined that organizing a St. Benedict
Academy Alumnae Phonathon would be a great way to
bring alumnae together and the most efficient way to
meet the challenge.
Every alumna will be called by a classmate and/or
Sister and given an opportunity to participate in this
one-time, SBA Phonathon. “The way I see it, the Phonathon
and making my gift are marvelous ways to express my
gratitude for the education the Sisters gave me and for
their continuing friendship and prayers,” said Micki
Stack Cloonan, SBA ’69. “Besides that,” she continued,
“the opportunity to see friends and to talk with other
SBA Lassies will be a lot of fun.”
Preparations are already underway. SBA alumnae who
graduated between 1935 and 1950 are being telephoned
by Sisters at the Monastery, many of whom are also
SBA alumna. A Phonathon Team Captain from each
class that graduated between 1951 and 1985 will recruit
several classmates to serve as team members charged
with calling their classmates from the office of Howard
Hanna in Wexford sometime between mid-January and
mid-March 2013. “All 4000 alumnae will be called or
receive a letter with a request to meet the challenge and
support the Sisters,” reported Nancy Harris Donavan,
SBA ’67 and task force member. “I’m pleased to serve as
Team Captain for my class, and look forward to a fun
evening seeing and talking with classmates!”
To volunteer or make a pledge, call Alison or Sister
Evelyn in the Office of Community Advancement at
412-931-8968.
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By: Sister Susan Merrie English, OSB
Less is more. It seems counter intuitive
until you live it as a principle. As a
young woman, long before I entered
the Benedictines, I took a road trip to
Alaska with my family. We traveled on a
dime – camping along the way, cooking
our own food outdoors and spending as
little as possible for showers and laundry.
Our budget was tight, our food was simple,
our clothing was basic and yet we had the
best time of our lives. I have often looked
back at that trip and marveled at how little
it took to be happy and to feel fulfilled.
Now in religious life, I have some of the
same experiences. As Sisters, we live a
simple life keeping all our possessions in
a small bedroom called a monastic cell.
We spend little, dress in donated clothing,
take advantage of free recreation, and eat
simply. A party with the Benedictines is
more about relationships and community
than elegant food, expensive treats and
fancy decorations. Our decorations are
homemade and presents may be a candy
bar or something “re-gifted”. Here at the
monastery, I once again marvel that for a
satisfying life, less really is more.
As our Sisters continue living the
“less is more” principle, they have been
actively serving and reaching out to others.
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The Benedictines for Peace committee
which includes Sisters Susanne Chenot,
Linda Larkman, Joann Hothersall,
Evelyn Dettling and Susan Merrie
English, hosted Dr. Shirley Yinka Aganga
Williams for dinner in August. Yinka was
one of the immigrants interviewed for
the DVD entitled We Are All Immigrants.
Sisters Susan Merrie and Susanne served
on the committee of PATH to Justice that
produced the DVD. Yinka is the Executive
Director of AJAPO, an acronym for
Acculturation for Justice, Access & Peace
Outreach. AJAPO’s mission is to provide
a continuum of care which empowers
African and Afro-Caribbean refugees and
immigrants to become self-sufficient and
integrated into the greater Pittsburgh
community. Yinka will be the main speaker
at the annual New Year’s Peace Vigil that
will be held at the Benedictine Monastery
on December 31, 2012.
Sister Alice Rock received recognition
for her volunteer work in service of the
handicapped in August from TRY, a special
needs non-profit organization. According
to their website, TRY’s mission is “to provide
therapeutic recreational programs to
mentally and/or physically handicapped
youth and adults. A second focus is
being an important network to the
families, primarily parents, of individuals
with handicaps. These families receive
information and referrals, as well as
emotional support from the organization.”
Sister Barbara Helder has been
assigned to home care ministry for her
parents. They needed full-time help
after her father suffered a stroke. Sister
Barbara stays involved with the liturgical
and secretarial needs of the community
by returning for visits and working long
distance from home.
Sister Beth Carrender and Sister
Amy Westbrook are living on our
Appalachian mission in Phelps, Kentucky.
They both minister at the St. Francis Assisi
School in Pikeville, Kentucky. Sister Beth
is the principal and Sister Amy teaches
kindergarten. In addition to her duties as
principal, Sister Beth continues her ministry
as pastoral associate at Jesus of the
Mountain Catholic Mission in Phelps.
Sr Corinne Moeller continues her
work with the Allegheny County Area
Agency on Aging. She was first working
part-time as an Outreach worker in the
Ross Township area, distributing information
on the Allegheny County Area on Aging
services and the Senior Center Services
provided through Northern Area MultiServices in Sharpsburg. During June and
July 2012, Sister Corinne accompanied the
Home Delivered Meals volunteers from the
Country North Kitchen in Wexford and
the McKnight Kitchen in Berkeley Hills on
their routes to distribute information on
the Landmark@Home medical and nonmedical in-home services for the homebound. Recently, she “partially retired”
to work on projects in the monastery but
continues as a “per diem” aide through
Northern Area Multi-Services for their
September through November Flu Clinics
throughout Allegheny County.
Basket Creations by Sister Donna
Wojtyna is offering basketry and sculpting
classes for all age groups, and Sister
Dolores Conley is offering art classes
at St. Athanasius Parish Education and
Community Center in West View this fall.
The Center was established to provide
an outlet for fellowship for parishioners
as well as residents of West View and
the surrounding community. The Center
offers many programs and activities along
with joy, fellowship, enrichment and good
times. For more information and to sign
up for classes with Sister Donna and Sister
Dolores, contact coordinator Patrice Mikec
at www.sapecc.org or call 412-931-6633.
Both Sister Donna and Sister Dolores
assisted with the summer parish festival
and can attest to the joyful spirit of the
community. 412) 931
Sister Elizabeth Matz and Sister
Dolores Conley accompanied Sister
Shelly Farabaugh to Ohio Wesleyan
University to attend a conference on Radical
Gospel Living: Monasticism Today sponsored
by their Chaplain’s office. Sister Shelly
presented a workshop on Forgiveness:
The Heart of Community Conversion. The
Sisters learned that many young people
are trying to live the principles of monastic
community, prayer, and service in the inner
city or in other places of need. The topics
of ancient monasticism and the modern
monastic life were addressed by Sister Joan
Chittister in the opening talk and by Shane
Claiborne in the closing presentation.
Sister Evelyn Dettling traveled to Tulsa,
Oklahoma to attend the August Council
meeting of the Federation of St. Scholastica.
Sister Evelyn is a monastery elected council
member for the years 2010 to 2014. The
Federation is composed of 20 houses of
Benedictine women. More information
about the Federation is available at
www.federationofsaintscholastica.org.
Sister Florence Lynch was featured
in the newsletter for the corporation that
owns Chateau Perry Apartments where
she is a maintenance worker. The article
complimented Sister for her 40 years of
religious life and for her work with Angels
in Overalls. Sister Florence also ministers
as a weekend Chaplain at Magee Hospital
and was installed as Chaplain for all the
divisions of the Ladies Ancient Order of
the Hibernians of Allegheny County. The
Hibernians in Pittsburgh do a variety of
charitable community works. Division
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Eucharistic Congress held in Dublin,
Ireland in June.
Sister Georgine Schweers ministers
as site manager at Center North – a senior
center which is part of NAMS, the Northern
Area Multi-Service agency in Sharpsburg.
Center North is located in Allison Park
about five miles from our new monastery
site in Richland Township. It is open
Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m.
until 1:30 p.m. Activities include Bingo, a
mother-daughter knitting class, exercise
class, card games, dominoes, Wii bowling,
and trips to various places. Once a month
Center North sponsors a Sunday Brunch
with guest speakers.
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Sister Judith Nero works in the Office
of Community Advancement where she
serves on the Alumnae Faculty Task Force
of the Capital Campaign. She also serves
on the monastery vocation committee
and hosts women discerning membership
in consecrated life. In June, Sister Judith
attended the annual planning meeting
of Pittsburgh Religious Vocation Council
and in August she spoke with people of
St. Peter’s Parish on the North Side about
inviting women and men to consider
consecrated life in community.
Sister Linda Larkman is serving as
a caregiver with BrightStar home health
services. She will provide basic health care
and companioning for persons in need of
someone to be with them due to illness or
disability. Throughout the year, Sister Linda
will be taking classes to receive her CPE
(Clinical Pastoral Education) certification.
In addition, Sister Linda will serve our
community as secretary where she will
use many of her skills from her business
background.
Sister Mary Agnes Gmuer has
been filling in at the monastery infirmary
while we are in the process of hiring and
orientating nursing aides. Sister expects to
continue filling in on an emergency basis.
Sister Mary Christine Carlin
continues to minister using her nursing
skills both in her position at Community
Life and with helping care for a
temporarily disabled brother. In her work
at Community Life she is part of the team
that provides comprehensive health and
social services to frail, elderly adults so
they can continue to live in their homes.
This model of care is known nationally
as PACE, or Program of All-Inclusive Care
for the Elderly. Sister Mary Christine
was particularly attracted to this health
care agency due to their vision of being
a bridge between, and resource to
traditional and new forms of health care,
and their intention of being a model
provider of integrated acute and long-term
geriatric care that is person-centered.
Sister Norma Weigand and Sister
Jeanne Ubinger traveled with the
Weigand family to Mt. Tabor Benedictine
Monastery near Martin, Kentucky for the
silver jubilee of Sister Kathleen Weigand in
August. Sister Kathleen is the sibling of our
Sister Norma. The event was made even
more special when a representative from
every Weigand sibling was present.
Sister Susan Merrie English was
the lead and had her picture taken for
an article in the Post-Gazette in August
entitled Life Coaches Define Their Own
Growing Profession. This opportunity
presented itself when Merriam-Webster’s
Collegiate Dictionary announced it was
adding the term “life coach” to its pages,
along with about 100 other words added
as part of its annual update. The article
also featured Tom Volkar, a colleague with
Sister Susan in the Pittsburgh Coaches
Association where she is a Past President
and Dr. Michael Forlenza, the Assistant
Dean who has responsibility for the
Professional Coach Certification Program
at Duquesne University where Sister
Susan is employed as a director and
faculty member.
Sister Susanne Chenot facilitated
the viewing and discussion of the DVD
“We Are All Immigrants” with the
Benedictine Oblates in April. This DVD is
a collection of interviews with presentday immigrants living in the Pittsburgh
area who tell their stories. After viewing
the DVD, the Oblates recalled their own
immigrant stories. Lynn Cullen, a local
radio show host, conducted the interviews
and created the narrative. Dr. Dennis
Woytek from Duquesne University was
the videographer. Dennis has received
a number of Telly Awards for his work
including one for this documentary. The
DVD originated in the mind of Sister Susan
Merrie English, and the impetus which
carried it forward came from a group of
women religious called PATH to Justice.
The committee has been working on the
issue of human trafficking and as well as
advocating for immigration reform.
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Partners of St. Benedict,
Thank You for Lighting the Way…
MESSAGE FROM THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT
Serious planning began in 2009, but discussions about building a new
monastery began long before that. This year, the vision becomes a reality.
The Benedictine Sisters of Pittsburgh closed on the sale of their Perrysville
Avenue property on May 29, and on June 18, broke ground for their new
home in Richland Township.
Contributions
All the while the Sisters have been, and continue to be, steadfast in
advancing their mission: continuing the Benedictine tradition of seeking
God in community, prayer and ministry. The Gospel teachings and words
of wisdom found in the Rule of St. Benedict are embedded in their daily
life, their Community ministries, and in each of their personal ministries.
All practices and ministries reflect Gospel values and a deep spirituality,
a spirit of sincere and generous hospitality, and a passion for promoting
peace and justice for all to witness. Today, they are fifty-one monastic
women, individually and collectively radiating God’s peace and love.
n Mail Appeals
n General Mail
n Newsletter
n Spiritual Bouquets
n Wills & Bequests:
Ministries & Support of Sisters
New Monastery
n Restricted Gifts:
Greene County Mission
Retired Sisters
New Monastery
n In-Kind Gifts
$ 176,849
$
46,338
$4,259
$
4,375
So, onward they go, living in the moment while at the same time
moving into the future. And all along the way they are praising God,
serving those in need, giving thanks for each other, their benefactors,
alumni, oblates, friends and relatives – giving thanks for YOU, a Partner
of St. Benedict actively engaged in lighting the way and thereby ensuring
that The Benedictine Tradition Lives.
TOTAL $ 1,042,229
$
$
1,393
204,536
$
$
$
$
3,500
48,482
541,904
10,593
Alison Serey
Director
For descriptions of the Sisters’ ministries,
please visit our website, www.osbpgh.org.
Use of Contributions
Gifts and pledges received through June 30, 2012 to support the building of the
new monastery was $1,487,388. The goal is to raise $4 million by this time next year.
To inquire about campaign giving opportunities, contact the Office of Community
Advancement at 412.931.8970.
Campaign benefactors will be recognized in a special book designed in the general style
of the old illuminated books which will be on public display at the new monastery.
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n Ministries & Support of Sisters
n Restricted Expenditures:
Greene County Mission
Retired Sisters
New Monastery
n Management & Fundraising
$
128,341
$
$
$
$
3,500
48,482
591,054
270,852
TOTAL
$1,042,229
Our Blessings for 2011-2012
Blessings from our Benefactors July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012
The Benedictine Sisters of Pittsburgh depend on the generosity of those
who support their mission by prayer, good will and financial assistance.
They give thanks for all who participate as partners in helping them to
make their mission statement a reality: Continuing 1500 years of seeking
God in community, prayer and ministry.
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Estate Plans include the
Anonymous (4)
Joseph Demeter
Donna & Michael Finley
Carol Ann Hance
Richard & the late Mary McLaughlin
Jeanne & the late Albert Miller
Mary T. Miller
Rita V. Morasco
Kathleen Y. Nardina
Marlese Robinson
John & JoAnn Rooney
Mary Elizabeth Smith
Diann Westrick, MD
Alberta M. Watson
Estate of Lois Ann Berner
Estate of Margaret M. Bokan
Estate of Marie Z. Gaetner
Estate of Alice H. Gremy
Estate of Wilbur V. Hunt
Estate of Jean Klein
Estate of Nicholas L. Liguori
Estate of John B. McDowell
Estate of Mary Snyder
Estate of Norbert R. Sosinski
Estate of Mary Stofan
Estate of Susan Tait
Estate of Valentine Wajert
ST. WALBURGA SOCIETY
$5,000 +
A. C. Dellovade, Inc.,
Armand C. Dellovade
Aguglia Sisters
Allegheny Plywood Co.,
Matt & Don Huber
Sean M. & Lacey Bannon
Benedictine Society,
Archabbot Douglas Nowicki, OSB
Virginia I. Cook
Keren A. Crawford
Richard & Debra Efkeman
Shirlee English
Carole M. Filtz
Frank B. Fuhrer
Robert & Anne German
John & Kiera Lally
Massaro Properties LLC,
David E. Massaro
Mark & Barbara Matera
National Religious Retirement Office
PNC Financial Services Group,
Andrea Carelli
John & JoAnn Rooney
Cheryl L. Rosato, DMD
J. Patrick & Alison Serey
Dr. Christopher A. & Barbara Troianos
Alberta M. Watson
BENEDICTINE SOCIETY
$1,000 - $4,999
Anonymous (4)
Doris J. Bates
Patricia A. Bernhardy
The late Phil Bohn
Stephen & Carole Botos
Michael J. Conroy
Jann Curti
Eichner Family Farms,
Ron & Cheri Eichner
Gretchen Marie Fay
Lawrence & Carol Gaus
Highmark, Inc.,
Matching Gifts Program
John Horn
Thomas & Sussan Jackson
Stanley & Helen Kasakevics
Joseph F. & Frances Kemper
Lawrence & Elizabeth Krutko
Francis & Kathleen Lacny
Alex Landefeld
Charles Levak
Marc & Patricia Ann Liebman
Mary Ann Linhart
Edward & Alice Marotta
Regina Mae McCormick
Richard McLaughlin
Jack & Donna Miller
Robert Monfort
Michael & Alice Moran
William & Patricia Niederst
Brother Terence O’Rourke
Paul & Judith Purta
R & V Associates, Vincent C. Deluzio
Anthony & Josephine Rapp
Tom Harbin & Marian Saffer
Grace Ann Slavinsky
Edward & Nancy Snyder
Stephens Family Charitable Fund
Stevens Carpet One,
Ed & Becky Stevens
William & Mary Louise Stumpf
Mary Jane Swany
Ronald & Catherine Tisch
Gilbert J. Wagner
Diann Westrick, MD
Windows, Doors & More, Inc.,
Jeff & Stacey Reese
Stanley F. Wojtyna
Walter & Mary Margaret Zuck
ST. SCHOLASTICA SOCIETY
$500 - $999
William H. & Madeline T. Bird
Robert & Marsha Callaro
Jonathan & Pamela Clark
Richard & Lorraine Conley
Reuben & Constance Cooley
James & JoAnn Davis
Sylvia A. DeMarco
Ronald & Nancy Donovan
Clifford & Teresa Dunn
William H. & Charlotte E. Erneste
John A. Fiesta
Eric Filo
Janet Lee Gorda
Kurt F. & Margaret A. Hunkele
Marian L. Jamison
Gerard D. & Nancy L. Klein
Ronald & Carolyn Kozik
Edward & Gloria Krall
Mary T. Lackner
A. Gregory & Rosemary Lintner
Mark & Natalie Metz
Rita V. Morasco
Rita Murtha
Lois A. Nixon
Edmund & Janice Lane Palko
Pittsburgh Techinal Staffing
Association, Keith Hamilton
Mercedes P. Rafferty & Family
Kathleen Knoth & Marian Saffer
G. Frederick & Mary Alice Schott
Patricia A. Schubert
Tony & Mary Scodwell
Henry & M. Adelaide Smith
Dr. Leonard & Kathy Stept
Charles & Edythe Vandyke
Dr. Philip & Dr. Sarah Wildenhain
Charles & Mary Ellen Winek
Carol A. Zehfuss
ADELGUNDA FELDMAN
SOCIETY
$138 - $499
Anonymous (3)
Theresa Allen
Jean Marie Amend
Meredith J. Anderson
Ted Anthony
James & Patricia Baker
Michael & Michelle Balfe
Charles & Vicki Bauroth
Denis & Jean Bedel
Richard & Marylou Beemer
Randy & Terri Bodnar
Thomas & Theresa Bogacki
Susan B. Bogan
Mary Catherine Bradley
Joseph & Alice Brashear
Carole Brennan, Ed.D
Bernard & Barbara Brill
John & Estelle Brogan
Barbara Ann Brooks
Ellen Marie Brosnan
Steven & Jenifer Bublak
Daniel & Jayne Cahill
Edward C. Campeau
William & Michele Carey
William & Patricia Kablach Casano
Thomas & Eleanor Cheetham
Sister Susanne Chenot, OSB
Louise J. Chiappini
Stanley & Nancy Cieslak
Robert & Janet Colville
Thomas & Kathryn Couvreur
Dr. Gerard & Helga Criner
Richard & Sharon Dandrea
William & Carol Darney
James & Elizabeth Datovech
William & Elizabeth Davis
Sister Evelyn Dettling, OSB
Donald & Linda Dietz
Geraldine F. Donahue
Margaret S. Drury
The Dunn Family
Regis & Lorraine Farrell
Bernice M. Fischer
Thomas & Helen Fitzpatrick
Richard Flinn
Rose Foerster
FourM Consulting, Inc.,
Audra Johnson
Christopher & Sally Fullman
Robert & Mary Linda Gariano
Ann Gavaler
Matthew & Barbara Gmuer
Paula M. Good
Carroll A. Gorman
Edward & Nancy Gorski
Mary E. Hartung
Christine A. Hartung
Rich Havas
Ronald & Maryann Heid
Herman J. Hittner
Mark Joseph Hovan
William & Mary Lynn Howard
Nancy A. Huckestein
Eleanor R. Hudek
Brian & Regina Hurley
John & Marge Huxtable
Lee Ann Johnston
William & Mildred Johnston
Barbara Ann Joos
Thomas & Elaine Jorden
K. A. Hamilton & Associates,
Keith Hamilton
Robert & Carol Kahler
Joseph A. & Jean D. Katarincic
Kelly-Rielly-Nell-Barna Associates
Inc, William W. Rielly
Joseph James Kilheeney
Catherine Mary Kimmel
Bill & Mary Ann King
Robert Kirschner
Michael & Erin Klems
Al & Madelyn Kline
Chester & Judith Konitsney
Dorothy Kotsenas
Janet R. Kreuer
Louis & Rose Marie Kuemmerle
Sister Carolyn Kunzler, OSB
James J. Leeper
Jenifer S. Lehmeier
Richard & Elizabeth Leland
Patricia Liehr
Charles A. Linhart
Sister Christine Makowski, OSB
Sister Julie Makowski, OSB
Vince Makowski
Patrick & Gayle Manning
Lewis & Patricia Mastrobuono
Robert & Mary Louise Matoka
Trevor & Kathleen Matthews
Martin & Kristine McAndrew
John & Kim McCann
Joseph & Patrice McCarthy
Marie Joan McDermott
James & Gail McKevitt
William & Donna Melnick
Rev. David C. Menegay
Jeanne Miller
William J. Miller
Marie H. Miniotas
John & Betty Moraca
Dorothy Morin
Charles & Mary Ann Mura
Tim Murphy
Robert & Virginia Muth
Charles & Judy Newland
Joseph & Rita Nowak
Gerald & Bridget O’Brien
Sister Wilfrid Palladino, OSB
David & Georgetta Paluselli
Nicholas J. Parrendo
Anne Pascasio
Ann Marie Peters
Edward & Bernadette Piwowar
Michael & Nancy Poore
Mary R. Price
Richard J. Prostko
Francis Pusateri
Suellen Quinn
Douglas & Marcella Reed
Gloria Reilly
Michael & Cindy Reilly
Kathryn J. Remaly
Barbara Jo Rendine
Patrick & Sandra Rey
Daniel & Joan Reynolds
Eugene & Jo Anne Riley
Margaret M. Ripple
Judith A. Robertson
Denise Rodgers
Roenigk Family Foundation
Vincent T. & Mary Ann Rooney
Mary Louise Roos
Theresa F. Rose
Angela M. Russo
Saint Benedict Academy
Class of 1961
Saint Benedict Academy
Class of 1971
Annette Salinetro
Raymond & Regina Seiler
Walter & Bernadine Sekula
Margaret J. Shaffer
Norma Jean Simmons
Mary Elizabeth Smith
Alfred Soltesz
Charlotte L. Stefanics
Richard S. Stempak
Christopher & Diane Stephany
David & Donna Stewart
Raymond & Georgeann Stinger
Kenneth & Sharon Stover
Alice Sypolt
Donald & Barbara Tate
Virginia L. Trovato
Sister Jeanne Ubinger, OSB
Larry Udy
Virginia Vesco
Christine Vigna
Gregory & Pamela Walkauskas
Thomas & Kim Ward
Barbara Weidenhof
Harriet M. Weiss
Nancy Welfer
William & Judith Wenning
John & Joan Wersing
Bernadine T. Wild
Nancy Zapolski
Thomas & Carol Zugates
FOUNDERS SOCIETY
$1 - $137
Anonymous (4)
Shirley Abatta
Robert & Christine Abel
Margaret Abt
Norma M. Aceves
Florence W. Ackerman
George & Mary Noreen Ackerman
Edward & JoAnn Adamchik
Joseph & Barbara Adams
Martin & Lucille Adams
Katharine Adams
Joseph & Patricia Aguglia
Robert L. Aguglia
Bill & Diane Aguglia
Kathy Albecker
Gertrude Albert
Adelaide Albright
Robert & Kathleen Aleva
Samuel & Anne Alioto
Ronald & Janet Allison
John & Frances Amer
Dennis J. Ammer
Al & Judy Amrhein
Kathleen Andyjohn
Thomas & Betty Antal
Diane M. Antonette
Joseph S. Armstrong, III
Catherine E. Artman
Cecilia D. Astarb
Phyllis Ann Atkinson
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John & Michelle Aubele
Carol Augustine
Autumn Distributions LLC,
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Anthony F. & C. Michaela Babicka
Marlene A. Babik
John & Theresa Bachman
John & Joyce Bachman
William & Marie Bachman
Kathleen Badaracco
Russell & Linda Baer
Rita M. Bagnato
William J. Bahney
Carole A. Baierl
William & Mary Bailey
William & Cynthia Bair
Donna Baker
Paula M. Baker
Sandy Baker
Donna Baker
Anthony & Mary Baldacchino
Joseph & Barbara Balestreire
Paulette J. Balogh
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Margaret Banazek
Judith Bandemer
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Paul & Mary Kay Barnhart
Edward & Holly Barr
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Rose M. Behe
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Delphine Bell
Bella Ria’s Restaurant,
Richard Bagnato
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Patricia Bennett
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George & Donna Bodnar
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Lucinda Boehke
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Charlotte B. Bogner
Yvonne C. Bogut
Betsy A. Bohatch
Wayne & Carolyn Bohy
Christopher & Torianne Boland
Jean Boleky
Dennis & Angel Boles
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George & Joan Bope
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Leo & Bonnell Borres
Patricia Borza
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Mary Anne Boslet
Ernestine Boss
J. Raymond & Kathleen Bouch
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June Boyle
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Robert & Georgine Brown
Chad & Pat Brown
Mabel Eileen Brown
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Rose M. Brunner
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John & Lorraine Buerkle
Raymond & Jeanne Bukauskas
George Bummer
Robert & Rosemary Bundy
Joseph & Marcia Burchick, Sr.
William & Lydia Burgunder
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Margaret Cammarata
Daniel & Liselotte Camp
Elizabeth Campbell
Kathleen Campbell
Donna Campbell
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Laross C. Campbell
Irene M. Cannizzaro
Mary Canny
Raymond & Rebecca Canty
Ruth C. Capo
Anna Mae Caracciolo
Angela C. Cardone
Andrea J. Carelli
Eileen E. Carey
Margaret LaVerne Caringola
Timothy & Signe Carlos
Angelo Carpentieri
Genevieve P. Carr
James & Kathleen Carrick
Richard & Sandra Carroll
Theresa R. Carter
Frances Casciotti
Brad Caton
Joseph & Marianne Caufield
Mildred Cavanaugh
Charles & Clare Caye
William & Judy Celik
Ann Theresa Cenkner
Christopher & Elaine Cervas
Gerald E. & Barbara Chait
Y. P. Vivian Chan
Roddy & Rebecca Charlton
Gary & Elaine Chegas
Glenn & Rachel Chenot
Bill Cherup
Matthew & June Chionchio
Kathy Chipko & Helen Francis
Nancy C. Chistolini
Robert & Patricia Chlosta
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David & Patricia Chopski
Don & Catherine Ciccone
Elaine V. Cinker
Constance L. Clark
Rita Clarke
Edwin & Kathryn Clarke
Mary Jo Clarke
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Michele Cloonan
Victor Coccimiglio
Johanna Cocheres
Russell Coe
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Denise Colbert
William & Karen Cole
Francesca Colecchia
Louis & Dorothy Colombo
Mary Elizabeth Colombo
Duane & Mary Gertrude Combs
Stephanie D. Condric
Mary A. Conley
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Dolores Conley
Thomas & Kathleen Mary Conley
Walter & Mary Patricia Conlon
Thomas & Betty Conners
Joan A. Connolly
Barbara Connolly
Catherine A. Conroy
Suzanne Conroy
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James & Patricia Crawford
William & Linda Crawford
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Laurette I. Cribbins
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Emile R. Criner
Emeric & Rosemarie Criscella
Margaret A. Critchlow
Patricia C. Croke
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Margie A. Darbut
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Anna & Hilda Dax
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Dorothy Day
Cindy & Jose DeAlmeida
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Mark & Christina Degonish
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Silvis & Margaret DeLuca
Lola DeMaci
Rose DeMichele
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Mark B. Devlin
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Mary Fran Dilla
David & Mary Anne Dille
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William & Nancy DiRocco
Patricia Ditmore
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Marion A. Donas
Betty R. Donovan
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Lorraine Dorsch
Edward F. Dougherty
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Norma Dreier
Lorraine M. Dreves
Ruth E. Driggs
Edwin & Patricia Driscoll
Hildegard Droter
Lorraine M. Duda
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Mary Jane K. Dunlap
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