Paola Sisters Visit the Mount

The Paola sisters and a number of the Mount Saint Joseph sisters gathered together for this photo. For many of the Paola sisters, it marked their first visit to Maple Mount.

Twenty-two sisters from the Ursulines Sisters of Paola, Kansas, paid a three-day visit to Mount Saint Joseph July 3-5. Before leaving, the sisters posed for this group photo on the dining room courtyard steps.

The sisters from Paola began arriving on Monday night, July 3. Sister Maureen Griner (left) and Sister Ann McGrew are shown welcoming Sister Ann Marie Scherman to Mount Saint Joseph.

Sister Michele Morek welcomes Sister Delores (Dee) Long.

Sister Suzanne Sims gives a warm welcome to Sister Celine Leeker.

Sister Marie Bosco Wathen (2nd from right) welcomed Sisters Susanne Bauer, Kathleen Condry and Raymond Dieckman (left to right) to Mount Saint Joseph. Sister Kathleen is the Superior of the Paola Ursulines.

Sister Annalita Lancaster (r.) chats with Sister Helen Smith.

Sister Jacinta Powers gives Sister Adelaide Bowman a tour of the grounds.

Sister Marietta Wethington (l.) enjoys a lighter moment with Sister Raymond Dieckman.

Sister Marita Greenwell (c.) and Sister Rita Klarer (r.) pose with Sister Angela Marie Fitzpatrick.

Sister Vickie Cravens (2nd from left) and Sister Jacinta (right) gave a tour of the Mount Saint Joseph grounds to (left to right) Mary Ann Kopper, Sister Hildegarde Kocher, and Sister Judith Osthoff.

Sister Rita Redmond was given a tour of the grounds by Sister Marie Bosco.

Sister Beth Akins (left) was joined by Sister Karla Marie Kaelin and Sister Eva Boone as she walked to Mass Tuesday evening.

Sister Martina Rockers (left) prepares to paste small flags onto Sister Eva and Sister Elaine Burke.

Musicians Sister Rita Lavigne (left) and Sister Julie Fecher (right) get together following Mass on Tuesday night as Sister Vickie looks on.

Sister Marie Bosco makes a point as Sisters Emerentia Wiesner, Raymond Dieckman and Mary Agnes, (left to right), listen.

Sister Judith Osthoff (left) and Sister Jean Madeline Peake exchange greetings.

Sister Rita Lavigne was introduced to the organ in the chapel.

Sister Mary Lois Speaks (left) and Sister Michele (2nd from left) are shown seated with Sister Kathleen Condry and Sister Martina Rockers.

Sister Judith Osthoff (left) and Sister Jane Falke visited the Mount Saint Joseph museum.

Sister Agnes Catherine Wiliams, the community's oldest member at 101, welcomes Sister Rita Redmond (center) and Sister Adelaide Bowman to Mount Saint Joseph.

Sister Karla Marie (left) joins Sister Pat Lynch for dinner in the main dining room.

Sister Kathleen Dueber (left) and Sister Jacinta share a moment together before dinner.

Sister Celine Leeker (left) and Sister Betsy Moyer were all smiles as the Bunco games got underway Tuesday night.

Sister Rose Theresa Johnson (left) and Sister Grace Swift both took Bunco playing seriously as the games began.

Sister Angela Marie Fitzpatrick was all set to roll the dice.

Sister Ann Marie Scherman appears to be praying for a good roll of the dice.

Sister Beth Akins (left) and Sister Nancy Murphy check their team scores during one of the spirited Bunco matches Tuesday night.

Sister Celine Leeker (left) appears pleased with her team's score as Sister Jane Miriam Hancock prepares to roll the dice for her team.

Sister Helen Smith says a quick prayer for a good roll of the dice during the Bunco game action Tuesday night.

Sister Marcella Schrant takes a break in the Bunco action to check her team's score.

Sister Marie William Blyth is quite serious as she totals up her team's score in the Bunco game Tuesday night.

Sister Barbara Jean Head visits with Sister Marie William Blyth Wednesday in the courtyard outside the dining room.

Sister Dololita Robinson (left) and Sister Beth Akins share a laugh Wednesday while visiting together in the dining room courtyard.

Before their departure on July 5, Sister Kathleen Condry presented Sister Michele with a gift. As they presented the gift, the sisters sang a parody to My Grandfather's Clock.

Sister Marie Michael Hayden (left), Sister Marita (2nd from left) and Sister Cecelia Joseph Olinger (2nd from right) gathered to say goodbye to Sister Raymond Dieckman (3rd from left) and Sister Pat Lynch.

  

Sister Eva Boone (left) says farewell to Sister Rita Redmond.

Before departing for Paola, Sister Celine Leeker (left) spends a few moments with Sister Mary Lois.

Sister Rita Lavigne (left) says goodbye to Sister Frances Miriam.

Mary Ann Kopper (left), Sister Marietta (2nd from left) and Sister Jane Falke (right) watch as Sister Pat Lynch loads the last suitcase into the trunk prior to departure.

Sister Mary Agnes VonderHaar (foreground) and other sisters wave goodbye to Sister Dee Long (at the wheel) and the last car departing July 5 for Paola, Kansas.