Sisters Currently Ministering in Kentucky
Archdiocese of Louisville
Elizabethtown
Sr. Michael Marie Friedman - Principal, St. James School
Louisville
Sr. Margaret Marie Greenwell - Receptionist, Senior Visitor Center
Sr. Michele Ann Intravia - Manager of Operations, Sister Visitor Center
Sr. Kathleen Kaelin - Therapist/Spiritual Guide, Center for Sacred Psychology
Sr. Larraine Lauter - Social Responsibilty Minister, Church of the Epiphany
Sr. Amanda Rose Mahoney - Outreach to the Elderly
Sr. Emma Anne Munsterman - Director of Holistic Center, Jewish Hospital Medical Center NE
Sr. Maureen O'Neill - Caseworker, Sister Visitor Center
Sr. Joan Riedley - Parish Minister, Mary Queen of Peace Parish
Sr. Grace Simpson - Caseworker, Sister Visitor Center
Marion County
Sr. Mary Lois Speaks - Partnership/Ursuline Outreach, Spiritual Direction/Faith Development
Diocese of Owensboro
Benton
Sr. Teresa Riley - Outreach
Caneyville
Sr. Clarence Marie Luckett - Religious Presence
Central City
Sr. Michael Ann Monaghan - Family Ministry
Fordsville
Sr. Marie Michael Hayden - Pastoral Associate and DRE, St. John the Baptist Parish
Greenville
Sr. Rose Karen Johnson - Pastoral Associate, St. Joseph Catholic Center
Sr. Rose Theresa Johnson - Pastoral Associate, St. Joseph Catholic Center
Henderson
Sr. Laurita Spalding - Teacher, Holy Name School
Leitchfield
Sr. Anne Michelle Mudd - Head Teacher, St. Paul School
McQuady
Sr. Mary Agnes VonderHaar - Religious Presence/ Outreach to the Elderly
Sr. Joan Walz - Religious Presence/ Outreach to the Elderly
Owensboro
Sr. Beth Akins - Director of Faith Formation, St. Alphonsus Parish
Sr. Margaret Ann Aull - Coordinator of Pastoral Care, Immaculate Parish
Sr. Mary Timothy Bland - Teacher, Owensboro Catholic Elementary School K-3
Sr. Joseph Angela Boone - Consultant for Finance and Administrative Team, Catholic Pastoral Center
Sr. Elaine Burke - Administrative Assistant, Brescia University & Coordinating Team Member for SDI, Mount Saint Joseph Conference and Retreat Center
Sr. Cheryl Clemons - Vice President for Academic Affairs/Academic Dean, Brescia University
Sr. Marie Joseph Coomes - Senior Companion, Audubon Area Community Services, Inc.
Sr. Kathleen Dueber - Councilor, Mount Saint Joseph
Sr. Helena Fischer - Registrar, Brescia University
Sr. Claudia Hayden - Staff Nurse, Mount Saint Joseph Villa
Sr. Barbara Jean Head - Senior Accountant, Brescia University
Sr. Julia Head - Assistant Congregational Leader, Mount Saint Joseph
Sr. Mary Henning - Associate Professor of Music, Brescia University
Sr. Mary Sheila Higdon - Coordinator of Formation (Ursuline Partnerships), Mount Saint Joseph
Sr. Martha Keller - Director of Vocational Ministry, Mount Saint Joseph
Sr. Rosemary Keough - Hispanic Ministry, Centro Latino Center
Sr. Mary McDermott - Receptionist, Mount Saint Joseph Conference and Retreat Center
Sr. Ann McGrew - Director, Mount Saint Joseph Conference and Retreat Center
Sr. Michele Morek - Director of Career Services and
Grants Coordinator, Brescia University
Sr. Susan Mary Mudd - Administrative Assistant, School of Business, Brescia University
Sr. Pam Mueller - Director of Campus Ministry, Brescia University
Sr. Nancy Murphy - Councilor, Mount Saint Joseph
Sr. Rose Marita O'Bryan - Director of Contemporary Women Program, Brescia University & Director of Mission Effectiveness, Mount Saint Joseph
Sr. Marian Powers - Postmaster, Mount Saint Joseph
Sr. Rose Jean Powers - Bookstore Attendant/ Sacristan, Brescia University
Sr. Judith Nell Riney - Director of Library Services, Brescia University
Sr. Rita Scott - Councilor/Plant Administrator, Mount Saint Joseph
Sr. Monica Seaton - Teacher, Owensboro Treatment Center
Sr. Roseanne Spalding - Pastoral Associate/DRE, Precious Blood Parish
Sr. Amelia Stenger - Director of Development, Mount Saint Joseph
Sr. Sharon Sullivan - Congregational Leader, Mount Saint Joseph
Sr. Mary Diane Taylor -Chair of the Division of Fine Arts, Brescia University
Sr. Marietta Wethington - Staff, Mount Saint Joseph Conference
and Retreat Center and Pastoral Care Assistant, Saint Joseph Villa
Sr. Fran Wilhelm - Director, Centro Latino Center
Paducah
Sr. Mary Jude Cecil - Religious Presence
Union County
Sr. Alicia Coomes - Director of Liturgy, St.
Francis Borgia in Sturgis,
St. Ambrose in Henshaw,
and St. William in Marion
Whitesville
Sr. Karla Kaelin - Parish Religious Education Program/DRE, St. Mary of the Woods Parish
Sr. Suzanne Sims - Principal, St. Mary of the Woods School (K-8)
Sr. Mary Celine Weidenbenner - Teacher, Mary Carrico Memorial School
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Ecclesial or Church Ministry:
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Other ministries include: Catholic Pastoral Center of the Owensboro Diocese (Owensboro),
St. Alphonsus (Maple Mount), and St. Anthony (Hardinsburg).
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Education:
Brescia University was founded by the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph in 1950. Its origins are in Mount Saint Joseph Junior College for Women, established at Maple Mount, Kentucky, in 1925. Between 1925 and 1950, coeducational extension courses in Owensboro led to the creation of a second campus and, after 1949, consolidation of the two campuses at the present site of Brescia University . In 1951, Brescia began operating as a four-year College.
An independently supported, Catholic, coeducational institution, Brescia now offers undergraduate and graduate course work for career preparation firmly rooted in the liberal arts. Brescia was approved by the Southern Association of Colleges and Universities for a status change in December 1997. On June 1, 1998, Brescia College became Brescia University .
Owensboro Catholic Schools, Owensboro, Ky.
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Other schools include: Holy Name School (Henderson) and St. Paul School (Leitchfield).
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Outreach:
Audubon Area is one of the premier human/family and community services agencies in Kentucky. Audubon's central office is located in Owensboro, Kentucky, a known historic rivertown on the banks of the Ohio River.
Audubon Area primarily serves 34 Western Kentucky counties, from the Ohio River to the Kentucky-Tennessee border and from Mammoth Cave to the Mississippi River. One of its Counseling Services programs, however, the Kentucky Intensive Services Program (KISP) serves all Kentucky counties except three northern ones.
The programs providing service include Child Care Assistance, Community Services Block Grant, Counseling Services, Green River Intra-County Transit System (GRITS), Head Start, Kentucky Works, Lincolnshire, Senior Service Corps, and Weatherization.
Sister Fran Wilhelm has been helping Hispanic migrant workers for more than 10 years. A New Mexico native, she is a member of the Mount St. Joseph Ursulines of Maple Mount and directs Centro Latino, a resource for Hispanic families living in the region. Workers counted 845 Hispanics in Daviess County for the 2000 census, but that likely represented only year-round residents. Sister Fran estimates that about 1,000 Hispanics live in Daviess County, with about 2,000 in the seven-county region. City officials and advocates say the number may jump to several thousand during the growing season.
The staff at Centro Latino doesn't ask if they are here legally because that isn't relative to the mission. The Centro Latino staff sometimes finds health care resources out of the region. The 100 or so Hispanic families the center serves depend on the Centro Latino staff and a few others who volunteer to interpret for them. A staff member also goes to the hospital with pregnant women to interpret during births, Sister Fran said. And Sister Rosemary Keough makes two trips a day to Sebree to take women to prenatal care clinics.
The Church of Epiphany in Louisville, Ky., has a strong social justice and liturgist base. They offer many different social justice organizations. The Ursulines have taken part in the hispanic ministry.
Latino concerns subcommittee attempts to address needs of Hispanic migrant farm community in the Archdiocese. This group meets monthly.
Catholic Charities of Louisville, Inc. is the largest, private human services agency operated by the Archdiocese. The Archdiocese of Louisville comprises twenty-four counties in Central Kentucky and serves a population of approximately 1.1. million. Catholic Charities of Louisville, Inc., a member of Catholic Charities USA and part of the Catholic Church in Central Kentucky, provides service for people in need, advocates for justice in social structures, and calls the entire Church and other people of good will to do the same.
Currently, we have sisters involved in the Sister Visitor Center and outreach to the elderly. The Sister Visitor Center is an emergency assistance program that provides assistance with the most basic of human needs: food, clothes, assistance with rent, utilities, medicines, furniture etc.
Sister Visitor Center:
- Provides emergency aid with rent, utility bills, prescriptions, medical supplies
- Visits sick, elderly, and handicapped persons, and families in need
- Distributes food, personal hygiene supplies, furniture and clothing to people in crisis situations
- Provides transportation to city and state agencies, medical appointments, and shopping
- Assists people in obtaining help from public agencies
- Participates and collaborates with other agencies, i.e. distributing Winterhelp and FEMA funds
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Body, Mind, and Spirit:
Serving at Mount Saint Joseph
Sisters serve in many departments at Mount Saint Joseph and the Community.
Areas where sisters currently work: leadership, mission advancement, business and finance, vocations, archives, community coordinator, treasurer, liturgist, sacristan, hospitality and switchboard, St. Joseph Villa, Mount Saint Joseph Care Team, Mount Saint Joseph Conference and Retreat Center, powerhouse of Prayer, Quilt Club, and transportation.
Religious Presence
Sisters engage in a variety of ministries according to the wishes of that person/agency who has requested her.
Areas with sisters currently ministering: Ohio County, Paducah, Caneyville, St. Bartholomew, Hodgenville, Benton.
Family Ministry
Sisters who engage in this type of ministry are caring for a relative who is ill or unable to care for themselves.
