Carol Hill, of Leitchfield, Ky., Sister Marie Joseph Coomes, Owensboro, and Elaine Wood of Barlow, Ky., share a laugh before the program began.

Debbie Walker, of Louisville, talks with Sister Francis Louise Johnson during a break. Debbie made her lifetime commitment.

Ed Cecil, of Owensboro, chats with Sister Mary Lois Speaks, of Raywick, who completed her term on the Associate Advisory Board.

The past and present directors of the Associate program were recognized, and the crowd lifted their hands as they sang “Standing on the Shoulders.”

Past and Present Directors from left to right are Marian Bennett, Sister Fran Wilhelm, Sister Mary Lois Speaks, Sister Elaine Burke, Sister Marie Bosco Wathen, Sister Marita Greenwell, Cecilia McEldowney, and Sister Marietta Wethington.

Gloria Adams, left, of Hawesville, Ky., and Sister Clara Reid, of Albuquerque, N.M., visit in the gymnasium. Gloria made her lifetime commitment.

Sheila Clark, left, of Owensboro, and Sister Marietta Wethington laugh before the program began.

Sister Ann McGrew, left, tries to keep cool with a fan as Carolyn Butler, of Owensboro, smiles. Carolyn made her lifetime commitment and Sister Ann was her contact sister.

Sister Barbara Jean Head chats with Pat Wilson, of New Concord, Ky., during a break.

Sister Clarence Marie Luckett, left, of Caneyville, Ky., visits with Jean Gutierrez, of Clarkson, Ky., before the program.

Sister Michele Morek, congregational leader, speaks into the microphone while giving the presentation “Scrapbooks, Lighthouses, and Spaceships.”

Sister Rose Marita O’Bryan enjoys a break in the action with Shirley Hagman of Hawesville, Ky.

Sister Barbara Jean Head and Sister Mary Lois Speaks coax a smile out of Paul Parker, of Cleaton, Ky. Paul made his temporary commitment.