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| Ursuline Sisters Celebrate Their Jubilees LOUISVILLE, Ky (February 24, 2010) - This year 18 Ursuline Sisters of Louisville mark a special anniversary in their years of religious service. Five of those sisters are celebrating their diamond anniversaries, meaning 75 years of teaching Christian Living through their ministries. The sisters honored this year have a combined 1,145 years of service! In the coming months, you'll learn more about their ministries here on the website, through the OURS and Dome publications, and through our on-line social networks. Join with us as the entire Ursuline community extends their support and congratulations to the 2010 Jubilarians: Celebrating 75 Years - Investment Year: 1935 Sr. Juliana Corby - Sr. Vera Del Grande - Sr. Vivian Dreisbach Sr. Rosaire Miltenberger - Sr. Margaret Mary Schwartz Celebrating 70 Years - Investment Year: 1940 Sr. Mary Carmelita Grantz - Sr. Patricia Lowman Sr. Mary Denise Roberts Celebrating 60 Years - Investment Year: 1950 Sr. Martha Buser - Sr. Assumpta Devine - Sr. Thomasita Hayes Sr. Colette Kraemer - Sr. Rosemary Nevy - Sr. Mary Denis West Celebrating 50 Years - Investment Year 1960 Sr. Sara Delaney - Sr. Rita Dressman Sr. Kathleen Neely - Sr. Sue Scharfenberger  |
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Ursuline Arts Center Ribbon Cutting Ceremony LOUISVILLE, Ky (January 14, 2010) – The lights dimmed and the stage was set for the ribbon cutting ceremony in celebration of the Ursuline Arts Center opening on the evening of January 14, 2010 after an 18-month renovation and expansion. As the crowd of donors and arts patrons gathered in the concession area, the Sacred Heart Academy Madrigal Choir descended the staircase singing “welcome here as we open our doors.” Sister Martha Jacob, member of the Ursuline Leadership, gave the opening prayer offering thanks to all the actors, singers, and artists. Then in a style fit for the stage, the curtain was drawn back to reveal central figures in the renovation process, including the members of the Ursuline Leadership, behind the red ribbon. After a dramatic drum roll the ribbon was cut and the new facility was officially opened.  Sisters Lynn Jarrell, Rita Dressman, Ruth Ann Haunz, and Marth Jacob (far right) celebrate the opening of the Ursuline Arts Center by cutting the ribbon.  |
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Marian Home Move LOUISVILLE, Ky (January 11, 2010) - During the first full week of January 2010, Marian Home residents moved to Mercy Sacred Heart Village (MSHV). The Ursuline Sisters and Marian Home staff organized the move in the months leading up to the week long endeavor. As part of the emotional undertaking, they provided a prayer service for each Ursuline Sister and lay resident who left in honor of their time together. Once at Mercy Sacred Heart Village, a room was set aside to help each new resident through the admissions process. At the same time, movers were packing up their old rooms at Marian Home and moving all their furniture, clothing, and additional items into new rooms at MSHV. In total, 57 rooms were moved from Monday, January 4, and Friday, January 8. On Monday, January 11, four Ursuline Sisters from the Motherhouse also made the move and joined the other sisters now living at MSHV in what was dubbed the "Marian Community." As of this writing, about 40 Ursuline Sisters are living in the Marian Community at Mercy Sacred Heart Village. Despite the massive undertaking of moving and closing down a nursing facility such as Marian Home, Administrator Kim Thieneman said things went extremely smooth without any major problems. “There were little things that happened like needing to find a coat or extra warm clothes at the last minute, but, overall, it went really well," Thieneman said. "I think everybody worked well together, but we are like family. We know how to work together.”  |
30th Anniversary Card Party a Success! LOUISVILLE, Ky (November 30, 2009) - More than 300 people filled the Sacred Heart Gym on Saturday, November 28, to take part in the 30th anniversary of the “Ursuline Sisters’ Card Party: A Day of Family Fun and Games.” The event featured hundreds of raffle prizes, a white elephant sale, concessions, and, for the first time, a children’s area. The Card Party is an opportunity for the community to give back to the sisters who have spent their lives in ministry working with the poor, providing spiritual guidance, educating children, and much more. All proceeds from the Card Party are used for the care and needs of the senior Ursuline Sisters. Sister Laurana Burke won one of the top prizes. She walked away with a basket of donated gift certificates worth a whopping $400. Volunteer Mary Ann Dalton, who spent weeks hand painting the complimentary glass table prizes given out at the Card Party, won the 50/50 cash pot worth more than $500!  Volunteer Mary Ann Dalton (center) was in shock when she learned her name had been drawn for the 50/50 cash pot prize. Congratulations to all the winners who left with one or more of the hundreds of prizes, and many thanks to all the volunteers who made this important and fun event possible! |
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Answering the Call: Sister Professes Temporary Vows LOUISVILLE, Ky (November 16, 2009) – Sister Katherine Corbett professed vows for three years in the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville on Saturday, November 14, during a Eucharistic Liturgy at 4:00 p.m. in the Motherhouse Chapel on Lexington Road, Louisville. Her profession of vows came after three years in initial formation. The Ursuline Sisters of Louisville make four vows: the traditional ones of religious life: poverty, chastity and obedience, and a fourth vow, teaching Christian Living.  Sister Katherine officially and publicly requests to enter the congregation. (View more photos by clicking the below button.) “It was Sister Katherine who set this into motion by saying yes to God’s invitation,” said Sister Sarah Stauble as she addressed to the crowd during the ceremony. “Katherine, we welcome you into our hearts and into our congregation.” More than 130 people, Ursuline Sisters and Associates, family, and friends, witnessed her profession. The crowd was than invited to attend a dinner in the Ursuline Motherhouse dinning room in celebration of the important day. Sister Katherine is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Corbett of Bardstown, Kentucky, and has a sister and a brother. She is a registered nurse presently working in home health care and will continue to work in Louisville as an Ursuline Sister. Formerly she ministered for some years at Marian Home, a nursing facility operated by the Ursuline Sisters.  |
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