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The Power WithinAt Central Catholic/St. Nicholas School and Academy, Principal Sister Gail Trippett, CSJ helps students tap into their God-given gifts to create a better world.
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Healing Lives, Building Futures

Sister Jean Abbott, CSJ restores hope and heals lives through her work at the Center for Survivors of Torture and War Trauma in St. Louis.

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Human TraffickingSister Kathleen

Kelly, CSJ (LA) explores this grave violation of human rights and calls us to make a difference.

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Dear Friends, In this issue of Connections, we explore the ways the CSJ community works to honor the human dignity of all people. Our dignity comes to us because we are created in Gods image and likeness; it is enhanced through right relationships that glorify the gifts of every individual. Sister Gail Trippett, CSJ, principal of Central Catholic/St. Nicholas Elementary School and Academy in North St. Louis, empowers her students by calling forth their gifts in Christs name, a gift that increases tenfold as the students grow to recognize and honor the dignity in others. While education is a way to instill selfworth and promote human dignity, human trafficking is on the rise, continuing to violate human rights around the globe. Sister Kathleen Kelly, CSJ, of the Los Top: Sisters Nancy Corcoran, Patty Clune and Suzanne Wesley. Bottom: Sisters Helen Angeles Province, outlines the facts of this Flemington, Jean Meier, Pat Giljum and Elizabeth Brown. lucrative multi-national business and examines our call as people of faith to end this hope you recognize the gift you are to each of us. As we thank grave violation. Women religious are taking an active role in our loving God for all the blessings given to us, we are most addressing this crime, yet we all are called to be prophetic grateful for each of you. voices to bring about a more just social order. Resources are You are a wonderful part of our lives and our love and offered to help us take action. prayers are with you. In her work as the clinical director of the Center for Survivors of Torture and War Trauma in St. Louis, Sister Province Leadership, Jean Abbott, CSJ sees first-hand how relationships can build or destroy individuals. To help restore the dignity of the survivors, Abbott walks a journey with them as they learn to Elizabeth Brown, CSJ Patty Clune, CSJ heal themselves. While not all children will come to know their gifts, human trafficking will not soon be eradicated and not all survivors Nancy Corcoran, CSJ Helen Flemington, CSJ of torture and war will experience healing, the restoration of human dignity will continue. We, the Community of Joseph, are committed to living our charism and working for right and Pat Giljum, CSJ Jean Meier, CSJ just relationships. As you read these stories about the ways in which the Sisters of St. Joseph honor the giftedness of every person, we Suzanne Wesley, CSJ

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At Central Catholic/St. Nicholas School and Academy, Principal Sister Gail Trippett, CSJ helps students tap into their God-given gifts to create a better world.
by Jeanne Liston Barnes

pon entering Central Catholic/St. Nicholas (CCSN) in North St. Louis, a sign at the front door serves as a reminder that there is more to this school than reading, writing and arithmetic:

Be it known to all who enter that Christ is the reason for this school. He is the unseen but ever present teacher in its classes. He is the model of its faculty and the inspiration for its students.

This may be a common approach to Catholic-centered education, but at CCSN it is the foundation for everything that happens at this uncommon school. Principal S. Gail Trippett, CSJ makes sure this message is permanently woven into the fabric of her students lives.
The school serves over 300 African-American preschoolers through eighth graders, many of whom live in communities experiencing high crime and poverty rates. But within this schools walls, you wont hear the word poor. The first breach to a childs dignity is to teach them they are poor, believes Trippett. If people say the word poor they often think of someone who is not intelligent, not self-activating, doesnt have dreams and wont accomplish much in life. When we label a child as poor that child begins to assume the myth that goes along with that word. A childs sense of dignity begins with the belief that he or she is, indeed, gifted. The way to honor that dignity is to share those gifts with others. Trippett says, We tell our students, You are infinitely gifted by God, and we ask them, What are you going to do with those gifts? The students are challenged to put these words into action. For example, as part of the monthly Saturday programs at CCSN devoted to Christian service, the upper grade students listened to a young man who escaped
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We tell our students You are infinitely gifted by God, and we ask them, What are you going to do with those gifts?
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S. Gail Trippett visits with a group of children in the lower school while they discuss the importance of protecting our environment. Below is a CCSN pledge the children make to each other, their teachers, families and community. Every month a new virtue is added to the pledge.

Respect
I respect myself, I respect you, and I respect all others, and I will show respect. I will be accountable for my actions. I count, you count, and you can count on me, and I will show kindness. I will be honest. I will show responsibility.

from Darfur. He shared his eyewitness account of adults being killed and children left orphaned. He told the students how 25 cents could feed a child in Darfur for one day. Back in the classroom, the students were challenged to find a way they could use their gifts to make a difference in Darfur. The students keyed in on one simple fact: there was a child, maybe their own age, on the other side of the world
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that had lost her parents and needed help. Feeding a child for 25 cents a day made sense to them and they decided raising money was something they could do. One class raised $1,000 selling lemonade from an old time stand. Can you imagine that? boasts Trippett. Yet she describes the students true achievement with even greater pride. They got beyond their differences, set their goals and had the drive and determination to stick with it. Trippett earned a bachelors degree in early childhood education from Spelman College in 1978 and a masters degree in education administration from St. Louis University in 1998. While these degrees certainly qualify her to be an educator and principal, she cannot forget the lessons she received at the knees of her parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles. I come from a long line of educators, tells Trippett. Id hear my family talk about how to reach this child, or that child...They were always trying to figure out what a child needed to succeed, she remembers. But it was her grandmothers words, you never raise your voice to a child, that stuck with her most. Trippett

have it any other way. We have been driving 30 miles each recalls, When I started teaching, my first principal said to way for years to keep our kids in that school, says Samantha me, You are a superior teacher, but I think you need to learn Neal. Thats how important it is to us. Neal, and her how to raise your voice to the children to get their attention. husband, Terrance, have four daughters, two CCSN alumni By the end of her first year, when the principal realized that and two current students. she could maintain control of the class on her own terms, he Many people think that if you go to an all Africanapologized and asked her if she could share her secret with the rest of the staff. It was a testament to Trippetts cool, calm American school, its somehow substandard, says Neal. Central Catholic/St. Nicholas may not be the most up-tomanner that puts everyone at ease and nurtures an environdate, modern, beautiful building, but you have to look beyond ment for learning and growing. the building. Its a loving environment and Sister Gail makes Helping children to grow emotionally is a vital component of the program at CCSN. Trippett believes that the state you feel that anything is possible with enough love. Trippett admits that there are days where she feels like of ones Emotional Quotient (EQ) is just as important as shes swimming upstream. There was a time when we learned ones Intelligence Quotient (IQ). She discovered a movement these life skills from our parents and community. Today, thats in education that supports her beliefs which she has impleall changed. It seems we live in an everything goes society. mented school-wide. The beauty of being a Catholic school is we bring the The Top 20 Training program was developed to help faith element of how Jesus, people awaken the potential God and the power of the God has planted in us all and The beauty of being a Catholic school is we Holy Spirit can make a difis grounded in the 20/80 bring the faith element of how Jesus, God ference in your life, explains rule. Only 20% of our world and the power of the Holy Spirit can make Trippett. When you run population has healthy EQs, up against hurdles that feel a difference in your life. When you run up says Trippett. Its easy to believe when you look around against hurdles that feel insurmountable you insurmountable you can persevere. Theres a phrase we the globe. Just look at the can persevere. Theres a phrase we use: God use: God makes a way out of disputes and problems in our makes a way out of no way. no way. world...families unable to stay Many of the students at together, the rise in violence. ~S. Gail Trippett CCSN come from neighbor People who operate hoods where theyve had to fight for everything. Some from above the line in the top 20 percent are people who are horrendous situations, says Trippett. But the success stories thinking, learning and communicating in highly effective abound. ways. Trippett and her staff teach their students that they Ive had parents come in crying because of their experihave the power to choose to operate above the line in ences at other schools. Their children were making failing any situation. We empower children to create win-win grades and they did not think they could ever succeed in situations, she says. school, she says. Then they start to see a different kid and For example, say a teacher needs to correct a student, cant believe what their child is capable of. These children explains Trippett. That child can take it as, This teacher finally have an opportunity to see there is a different way and is picking on me, this teacher doesnt like me. If thats the as their grades rise, everything changes. response the child chooses then she will feel negatively, act As their EQs become healthier, Trippetts students begin negatively and end up getting exactly what she perceived. On to map out a path for success at CCSN and beyond. About the other hand, if a child chooses to believe this teacher cares about me and is trying to help me be the best person I can be, 99% of our students go on to graduate from high school, says she will respond differently and get a totally different response Trippett, and from that group about 90% graduate from college. With national high school graduation rates in the low from the teacher. 70th percentile, CCSN is clearly bucking the trend. CCSN serves students from 37 zip codes, which means Trippett is keenly aware that what the children are some families travel many miles to attend, but they wouldnt
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learning must be mirrored in their homes. Statistics show that 80% of children in our community (African-American) who start college dont finish if they dont have solid family backgrounds and faith principles guiding and driving their lives, says Trippett. Parental involvement in the lives of the students at CCSN is key to educating the whole child. Teachers try to help whole families come together and grow in their spirituality and understanding of the principles and skills needed to have healthy EQs as well as the integration of that into their faith, she explains. My ultimate dream is to have a team of parents that is well-versed in healthy EQs and can begin to train other parentsa program where they can share their experiences and struggles in parenting along with the wisdom theyve gained, says Trippett.

When children leave the classrooms of CCSN, they are equipped with both the academic proficiency and emotional skills to enrich our world and make it a better place for themselves and everyone they encounter. How you treat one person can affect a multitude of people in a lifetime, says Trippett, a firm believer in the ripple effect. Every time you You cant quantify help one person come to a new the value of teaching place, youve helped hundreds. young people the The investment Trippett importance of human and the staff at CCSN make in these children is an investdignity. ment in the future. You cant ~S. Gail Trippett quantify the value of teaching young people the importance of human dignity, says Trippett. It goes along with respect, honoring people where they are, and how God would want every individual in the world treated. But its even more than that. It has to do with the type of society and community we want to create. y

Top 20 Training Staying Above the Line

he model of Top 20 Training began as a pilot program in the late 1990s for incoming freshmen at a Catholic high school in St. Paul, Minn. It soon exploded and the five partners have since trained over 10,000 teachers across the nation. Paul Bernabel, one of the co-founders, describes the principle of Top 20 Training as helping people discover the power of choice to make a positive difference in their lives. Top 20 Training starts from the perspective that God has planted potential in everyone. Bernabel likes to say that he and his team are really only professional reminders of that potential. What we hope to do is help people discover the power within them to make a difference in their lives. That potential is in

everyone but for some reason or other, weve forgotten its there. When you awaken in a human being the power of who they are, that will bubble over and impact everyone else they encounter. One of the foundations of Top 20 Training is the 20 percent/80 percent rule. Operating in the top 20 percent means that you are thinking, learning and communicating in highly effective ways. Bernabel calls that staying above the line. Another concept they teach educators is called the frame model: See, Feel, Do, Get. What this frame suggests is that: The way we see things (our beliefs about situations, other people or ourselves) affects how we feel.

How we feel (our emotions) affects what we do (our behavior or actions). What we do affects what we get (the results). What we get tends to reinforce how we see our beliefs. It all boils down to choice. When we are living below the line, or in the bottom 80 percent, we can choose to do nothing and accept the outcome, or choose to make changes. Or as Bernabel says, We can be a character in someone elses story, or we can be the author of our own story.

For more information on Top 20 Training, visit: http://www.top20training.com

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The participants of the Bosnians womens support group at the Center for Survivors of Torture and War Trauma in St. Louis.

Healing Lives Building Futures

by Jenny Beatrice
S. Jean Abbott (right) celebrates with one of her Bosnian clients who just received her first passport as an American citizen.

or many Americans, September 11, 2001 was the first time terrorism jumped out of the headlines into their homes and hearts. For Sister Jean Abbott, CSJ, that day served as yet another example of how terrorist acts can continue to destroy lives long after the violence subsides. As the clinical director of the Center for Survivors of Torture and War Trauma (CSTWT) in St. Louis, Abbott hit the streets when the news of the attacks broke out to connect with her clients from war-torn Bosnia, knowing that they would be in a state of utter

panic. She recalls, I tried to assure them, Thats in New York, far away from here. We have it under control, and they said

to me, In our country, in our home, it was far awayand it came. Thats what terrorism is, Abbott says, the instillation that you have no ability to control anything. Many of the 9000 survivors in the St. Louis region arrived in America from areas experiencing political and social unrest, carrying with them hidden stories and visible scars that prevent them from living functional and fulfilling lives. Sometimes we dont see the personwe just see the scars that keep them from holding a job or learning English, Abbott says. Think about what would force a person to leave his
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Many of the 9000 survivors in the St. Louis region arrived in America from areas experiencing political and social unrest, carrying with them hidden stories and visible scars that prevent them from living functional and fulfilling lives.
home. It could be war or violence or oppression. The refugees come with this tremendous energy to survive and to find a safe place, but the trauma, the grief of the attack, stays with them and they have to find a way to deal with it. Abbott became aware of this profound grief in the late 1980s when she opened a sanctuary for survivors of Guatemalan refugee camps where hundreds of thousands of people were being kidnapped and massacred. Abbott says, I began to notice something different in the energy of the women who were tortured. After they were finally safe, something seemed to cave in. She saw this same breakdown manifest itself in the violence exhibited by the male survivors. When Abbott witnessed a man beating his wife at the sanctuary, she reminded him he was in a house of non-violence. He went into an altered state and shouted, You dont know what violence is! as he revealed a chest full of electric burn marks. I thought, This guy is going to pay his whole life because hed never dealt with the extreme rage and helplessness about what was done to him, Abbott remembers. That was the beginning. At that time not much was known about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) but Abbott immersed herself in the subject. In the early 1990s she identified other health care professionals who were seeing an increase of refugees suffering from PTSD. She formed a coalition, which grew to become CSTWT, officially incorporated in 2001. The centers mission is to help refugee and immigrant survivors man8 Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet

age their symptoms that make adapting to life in a new culture difficult while facilitating the healing process through holistic mental health services. Just giving someone their first months rent is not going to do the trick, says Abbott. The center speaks to the power of relationship, working to replace cruelty with love. Its a creative instillation of my CSJ values, a way of giving back to people that have been so degraded. Many of the clients have been through unimaginable experiences, such as the Bosnians who suffered in concentration camps, the Somali women who were brutally raped, and the Afghan widows whose husbands and sons were murdered. Abbott strives to see the world from the survivors perspective. I was in Nicaragua for a year and by the eighth or ninth month, I felt the uprooting from my culture and a profound loneliness even though I knew I could go back, she says. So what does a person with no back to go to feel? Everything in their past has been destroyed. CSTWT is a place where survivors can heal from their pasts and form new paths for their futures. The staff provides and coordinates individual and group counseling, integrative therapies, youth programs and support services. Jean built a great place that provides creative skills to help the healing process, says Kristin Bulin, executive director of the center. What we are working toward is strengthening the foundation to keep that piece going. The core staff of seven relies on the extensive network of community partners that help provide translation

services, transportation assistance, social service needs, legal support and guidance, and health services for the clients. Part of my work is therapy, but part of it is fostering a network of compassion, Abbott says. Its like being in the middle of a web of people who have good will. Sometimes I get a call and I dont have one more minute, but Ill respond anyway because people have responded to me when I needed help. Volunteers also respond to fill the centers specialized needs, enabling the center to provide integrated therapies for its clientstherapies that focus on the connection between healing the mind and the body, such as acupressure, hypnotherapy and movement therapy. Separating the mind from the body is a Western model, says Abbott. The research shows that if you dont get the body toned, it cant hold the emotions that go through it. Integrated therapies also offer the clients new ways to cope with everyday events that act as triggers to panic

Left: Another Bosnian client, who recently became an American citizen, fills out her first voter registration card. Below: S. Jean Abbott embraces one of her clients.

attacks. For example, a recent yoga class at the center turned into an exercise in self-control during a tornado warning. When the sirens sounded, the volunteer instructor told her anxious Bosnian students to keep breathing and go downstairs. That was the best exposure therapy we could have done, Abbott recalls. There they were, in a dark basement, surrounded by people who care and doing good things for themselves. Two programs at the center facilitate the healing of children suffering the debilitating effects of PTSD, although they may not have been the direct victims of violence. Sometimes the parents are so traumatized, they cant give their children the relationships they need, says Abbott. These children struggle in school both academically and socially, with truancy and anger management as some of the most common issues. The Open Door after school program provides a place for them to share, learn, create, express and heal. The

International Play Ground performing arts ensemble provides a creative outlet to facilitate healing while educating the public. Middle and high school students develop original scripts and put on annual theater productions. Abbotts long term goal is to open a charter school so that children can have a year of tendering before they get integrated. Abbott calls herself a cheerleader who finds the strength in her clients so they can start to heal themselves. Somebody has to be around to say, did you see what you just did? Thats what the Sisters of St. Joseph did for me. It embarrassed me but it also strengthened me. She sees her work as a symbol of the totality of all the ministries of the Sisters of St. Joseph. Its a symbol for those in needthe sojourner, the homeless, the torturedand how we are facilitating the healing of their souls so they can become whole. Ultimately, Abbotts ministry is a testament to the transforming power of forgiveness and Gods limitless healing

grace. She recalls the moment she witnessed the transformation of a young man from Russia who was degradingly tortured in his teens to serve as an example to rising protesters. Every time I tried to talk with him about his journey, he tried to avoid it, Abbott recalls. Then one day he says, You know I was thinking about the men who did this to me and I feel sorry for them. Theyre trapped in the system just like I was trapped. Dont you feel sorry for them? It was so powerful, she remembers. I looked at him and thought, Honey, youre going to fly. y

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A Tragic Crime and a Grave Violation

by Sister Kathleen Kelly CSJ (LA)

llegal trade in human beings through the use of force, deception, fraud, sale or coercion for the purpose of sexual exploitation or forced labor is one of the most tragic crimes of our time. It is a grave violation against women and children and a breach of their fundamental rights. Most of those trafficked are women and children, girls as young as nine, particularly to be used as sex slaves.

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 Other victims may be forced into forms of work such as domestic servitude or migrant agricultural work. Trafficking of persons has become a $5 to $7 million operation annually and is quickly becoming the most profitable international criminal activity, outpacing the illicit sale of drugs and guns. It is a modern form of slaveryat least 800,000 persons are trafficked annually within or across international borders. Transnational organized crime, specifically human trafficking, is growing in some developing countries and rivaling their GNP. Approximately 50,000 women and children are trafficked into the United States each year. The United States is one of the major trafficking magnets, with New York City being a key point of entry.

Causes of trafficking include the following: Illiteracy and inadequate education and employment opportunities Patriarchy, a major cause of discrimination against women and girls Erosion of traditional family values Racial discrimination The commercialization of sex in media and new technologies The demand in the expanding commercial sex industry has resulted in increased trafficking of young girls. Male attitudes and perception of women as unequal and as objects intensify this demand.

Promise of a Better Life

Poverty and lack of opportunity are the underlying forces that drive human trafficking. Over 515 million youth (primarily girls) live on less than $2 a day and 208 million live on $1 a day. Desperation resulting from these situations motivates many to escape from a life of hopelessness, a dead end future in a slum or a dreary village. Promises of a better life, employment and education cause many to believe those who offer this hope. Parents who see no future for their children accept the words of recruiters who deceive them into letting their children leave. Parents who are desperate may sell their girls to the recruiters. Women and children are kidnapped or coerced.

Poverty and lack of opportunity are the underlying forces that drive human trafficking.
In Our Neighborhoods
Human trafficking occurs everywhere, in our own neighborhoods, even on our doorsteps. This crime is unseen and silent. Individuals are hidden, kept as prisoners and their legal documents taken from them. Usually they cannot speak the language of the country. They have been threatened and frightened and told that their families at home will be killed or harmed if they escape. Trafficked women often are employed in the garment industry, in massage parlors, as farm laborers, in

brothels, even as housekeepers, cooks, dishwashers and in any type of enforced labor. Most often a key to recognizing trafficked persons is the isolation of individuals from any social or personal contact. If they are ill, they are taken to clinics or emergency rooms. They are often allowed to attend church services. If a woman does escape she will most often contact a convent or church. Each of us can be aware of these types of situations and notify a local agency or trafficking hot line, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (888-4287581). You do not have to identify yourselfjust ask that the situation be investigated. A California womans keen insight and commitment to action serves as an example of how we, as informed individuals, can make a difference. The woman noticed a large group of young women who attended her parish church every Sunday. They came together, left together and never interacted with anyone. When the woman approached one of them to welcome her, the young girl pulled back and acted very afraid. After weeks of wondering, the woman, who was knowledgeable and informed about the problem of trafficking, talked with the local police who had also been trained in trafficking. Investigation of the federal authorities resulted in the arrest of the traffickers and the victims were assisted by CAST (Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking), taken to safe homes and rehabilitated.

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As Sisters of St. Joseph, we are called by our charism to be prophetic voices and to engage in action to bring about a more just social order.
U.N. and U.S. Responses
In 2000 the United Nations adopted The Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons. The Protocol included provisions to protect and assist the victims of such trafficking, especially women and children, with full respect for their human rights and to promote full cooperation among countries in order to meet the objectives. All countries of the U.N. were called to establish laws embodying these provisions, and presently, all countries have done so. The United States immediately passed the Victims of Trafficking and Violence and Protection Act which encompasses the prevention of trafficking, the protection of victims, and the prosecution of traffickers. A T-visa allows the victims to remain in the United States and includes provisions for legal representation. Since 2000 individual states have passed legislation that increases services for victims and gives high priority to the criminalization of traffickers.

Prophetic Voices of the Church

Trafficking in human persons violates central teachings of the Catholic Church. It shows contempt for the inherent dignity of the human person and exploits those who live in poverty. The Pastoral Constitution of the Church in the Modern World condemns certain grave offenses against human life. Whatever is opposed to life itself, whatever insults human dignity, such as subhuman living conditions, arbitrary imprisonment, deportation, slavery, prostitution, the selling of women and children, as well as disgraceful working conditions, where people are treated as mere instruments of gain rather than as free and responsible persons: all these things and others like them are infamies indeed. They poison human society and they do more harm to those who practice them than to those who suffer from the injury. Moreover, they are a supreme dishonor to the Creator. (Gaudium et Spes, p. 27) Women religious have taken a leadership role in addressing this crime and have been a powerhouse in keeping this topic on the national and world agendas. In Rome in 2001 the Union of International Superiors pledged the efforts of all their religious communities to work in solidarityto address insistently at every level the abuse and exploitation of women and children with particular attention to the trafficking of women which has become a lucrative multi-national business. In many countries around the world sisters are taking action by

educating themselves and others, backing legislation, setting up safe houses, offering services, volunteering and donating funds to victim assistance organizations, participating in training of law enforcement officers and partnering with organizations that share the goal of ending human trafficking. As Sisters of St. Joseph, we are called by our charism to be prophetic voices and to engage in action to bring about a more just social order. By joining our voices with others and denouncing this egregious violation of human rights, we can network and collaborate to combat human trafficking. Inspired by Jesus mission that all may have life and have it to the full let us work together and with others to eradicate the evil of modern slavery. y

S. Kathleen Kelly, CSJ, a member of the Los Angeles Province, works to educate people on the issue of human trafficking. She is Director of Development at St. Mary's Academy in Inglewood, Calif. and the board chair of Ascension Health System, the nations largest Catholic and non-profit health system. Ascension is co-sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.

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 What Can I Do to Make a Difference?

Educate yourself and others about this tragedy of our times with the following resources:
Read. . .
Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy by Kevin Bales, Published by University of California Press, 1999 Slavery is illegal throughout the world, yet more than twenty-seven million people are still trapped in one of historys oldest social institutions. Kevin Bales disturbing story of contemporary slavery reaches from Pakistans brick kilns and Thailands brothels to various multinational corporations. His investigations reveal how the tragic emergence of a new slavery is inextricably linked to the global economy. congregations and their collaborating organizations to promote awareness, to exchange best practices in advocacy for and empowerment of survivors and to recommend actions that counter human trafficking.

Reflect. . .
Reflect on appropriate Old and New Testament passages to deepen your understanding of this crime against women and children. (For example, read Isaiah 42:22, 58:6, Leviticus 19:29, Joel 3:3,2:7, Proverbs 31:8-9, John 10:10.) Pray for compassion for those who are trafficked for the profit of others and that they experience freedom in the spirit of Jesus.

Surf the Web

U.S. Department of Justice www.usdoj.gov Click on What We Do then Human Trafficking to get information on policies, victims services and how to report trafficking crimes. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime www.unodc.org Click on Human Trafficking to find out about UNODCs response to trafficking in persons. UNODC offers practical help to States, not only helping to draft laws and create comprehensive national anti-trafficking strategies but also assisting with resources to implement them. Freedom Network USA www.freedomnetworkusa.org Freedom Network (USA), which was established in 2001, is a coalition of 25 non-governmental organizations that provides services to, and advocates for the rights of, trafficking survivors in the United States. Stop Trafficking! Anti-Human Trafficking Newsletter http://homepage.mac.com/srjeanschafersds/stoptraffic/ The Stop Trafficking newsletter, edited by Sister Jean Schafer, SDS, serves as a forum for exchange among religious

Meditate. . .
Imagine a young girl who has been traffickedsit with her, talk with her, find out how she feels. Note your feelings and thoughts. Think about Eliza, a 14-year-old who worked cleaning hotel rooms in Mexico. A man approached her parents, telling them about a well-paying job he could get her for doing the same work north of the border. Eliza was eager to go, although her parents were reluctant. Eliza was taken to Orlando, Fla. by a coyote (a people smuggler). She was then told she would have to work as a prostitute until she paid off her debt for her passage out of Mexico. Think about Valentina, a 27-year-old Ukranian psychologist and social worker, who arrived in Israel believing she was going to work as a company representative. Instead, she was taken to an apartment where she was held for two months and forced to work as a prostitute. Eventually, she succeeded in escaping captivity but was then arrested by Israeli authorities for not having proper documents or a visa. Valentina had no idea how or when she would return home. (Amnesty International)

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Around the Province

the monumental renovation of the province motherhouse. As the production evolved, the renovation became the backdrop for the films ultimate purposeto make visible the good work and enduring legacy of the CSJs. TAMBO makes a connection as to how todays sisters in province leadership and in our sponsored institutions are living out the legacy of the congregations founding mothers. Interviews with province leaders, sisters who served at St. Josephs Academy and St. Josephs Institute for the Deaf, as well as sisters residing at Nazareth Living Center, paint a picture of the vibrancy and spirit of the community. These women are charming, funny, and pragmatic as they continue to make tomorrow, says Kearns. Im honored they allowed me to tell their story. While Kearns set out to share the sisters ministries, business acumen and hope-filled perspectives with her audience, she experienced some of her own revelations. I was amazed at how current the sisters are, Kearns says. They are tied into all aspects of daily life, the community and the world. Kearns also learned the value of patience during the six-year process of completing the film. For many years, it felt like the dark days of the soul. But you cant push the river. Sometimes you just have to step back. In the end, the timing was impeccable. Kearns entered TAMBO in the July 2008 St. Louis Filmmakers Festival.

Heger signs her certificate of profession witnessed by (left to right) Sisters Patty Clune, province leader; Pat Quinn, novice director, Jean Meier, province leader; and Rebecca Holley.

Sister Sarah Heger Professes First Vows

On August 2, Sister Sarah Heger, CSJ professed her first vows as a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet at the Province Motherhouse. So many sisters have said to me, Welcome, said Heger. While I feel like I was welcomed long ago, this was a wonderful celebration of being welcomed into community in a deeper way. As I said in my vow statement, I know (and hope) that it will be a lifetime of deepening and coming to understand. Community is awesome! Heger, who has a bachelors degree in special education from Fontbonne University, is currently teaching at Ripley High School in Ripley, Miss.

CSJ Documentary That All May Be One Released

When Karen Kearns took a trip from her home in California to her native St. Louis to visit her cousin, Sister Joan Lampton, CSJ, she never expected it would be the beginning of a journey, the production of her first film, That All May Be One, (TAMBO) a documentary about the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. During this visit in 2001 Kearns, the associate dean of Cal States University Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication, was inspired to chronicle
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Above, CSJ sisters and associates gave filmmaker Karen Kearns (center) the red carpet treatment at the showing of That All May Be One at the Tivoli Theater in St. Louis on July 23. Left, Kearns with cousin, S. Joan Lampton, CSJ. Lampton says, Karen caught our spirit, our life and our mission. I am very proud of her, and I know my sisters are pleased with the final product.

The film received recognition, in part due to the overwhelming CSJ communitys presence at the screening. As a result, TAMBO is playing at the St. Louis International Film Festival in November. Although Kearns never set out to be a documentary filmmaker, her talent to bring her experience and vision of who the Sisters of Joseph are today is profound. There was something about being together with a bunch of people pulling in the same direction, says Kearns. That All May Be Oneits not only a great title its the way they live, too. For more information about TAMBO, visit www.thatallmaybeone.com.

Sisters, family and co-workers gather outside the Motherhouse in St. Louis to offer a fond farewell to the CSJ Uganda Project Team on June 4. Above, Sisters Monica Lubitz, Jo Ann Geary, Patricia Haire, Marion Weinzapfel and Pat Murphy.

Uganda Project
verything in me wants to not turn my back on them, but to affirm the love of God that has sustained them and brought them and all the people of Acholiland through immense sufferings; to affirm God present in their midst and to be privileged to walk with them, says Sister Marion Weinzapfel, CSJ on serving the people in need in Uganda. On June 4, 2008, the CSJ Uganda Project Team embarked on their journey to share in the ministry of the Archdiocese of Gulu, Uganda. Sisters Patricia Haire (Los Angeles), Jo Ann Geary (St. Louis), Monica Lubitz (St. Paul), Pat Murphy (St. Louis) and Weinzapfel (St. Louis) have ministered toward healing, restoring and deepening family and community relationships as part of the church of Gulu and its ministry among and with the Acholi people. I sensed that I was being told I should not be afraid to say yes, and that the future and hope was for the people of Uganda, says Murphy. After 20 years of war between the Lords Resistance Army (LRA) and the Uganda Peoples Defense Force (UPDF), the Acholi people have been working to re-develop their country. Amnesty, reconciliation and forgiveness are key parts of the fragile peace process which is now in place. These core cultural values of the Acholi people have been tested by the trauma of the recent war and their lives in camps, to which many were sent for their own safety. For me its about connections, its about relationships, its about recognizing needs, says Geary. and so I offer myself and my gifts to be used as the people see fit. Haire and Lubitz returned home from their two-month ministry in Gulu on August 6. While serving in Uganda, they helped the others get settled and interacted with the schools and St. Judes Orphanage. Geary, Murphy and Weinzapfel continue their ministry in Gulu. Murphy teaches math to young women in high school and child mothers, Geary works at the St. Mauritz Health Center and Weinzapfel trains religious leaders in leadership development at the Catechist Training Center. They also tutor and mentor young women in preparation for college entrance exams and studies. Both Geary and Weinzapfel are helping with the building of the St. Louis CSJ ministry dispensary/clinic in Barogal, Uganda as well. To learn more about the experiences of the CSJ Uganda Project Team, visit the blog site, http://csjgulu.blogspot.com.
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May They Live in the Spirit

S. Mary Raymond McMahon, April 11, 2008 S. David Joseph Migliarini, May 6, 2008 S. Rosemary Connell, May 20, 2008 S. Rosarita Allen, June 17, 2008 S. Joyce Buckler, June 19, 2008 S. Rose Celine Tauschek, July 5, 2008 S. Patricia Cramer, August 10, 2008 S. Catherine Beauron, September 26, 2008

News from the Development Office

Dear Friends, Kids say the darndest things. I remember when seven-year-old Kylie stood up in the middle of the math class I was teaching and asked, Sister, what color is dignity? As luck, or grace would have it, the recess bell interrupted my pensive, Hmmm. Out the door she went but her question crawled inside my pocket and never left. Kylie, wherever you are, I want you to know that I have seen the color of dignity. Its red when a teacher notices and encourages a passion for learning. Its purple when health and hospice care are offered to all, no matter what their economy. Its green, when the fragile resources of Earth are not possessed but protected and shared. Its yellow when people and cultures, differences and abilities are named with

acceptance and respect rather than ciphered with silence or disdain. Mostly, I think dignity is clear, like a window that offers a plethora of opportunities to notice, honor, nourish and reconcile life. You, our donors and friends, reflect the myriad of dignity colors. Your friendship and generosity support the Sisters of St. Joseph as we strive to treat all life with dignity because of one simple truthall are made in the remarkable image and likeness of God. Thank you for partnering with us. Together we have the collective power to encourage and protect the dignity of all life. Sincerely,

Sister Barbara Dreher, CSJ Executive Director of Development

Gifts of Appreciated Stock Benefiting Donors

by Frank Cognata, Development Advisor
ast spring, friends of the Sisters of St. Joseph gathered at the Carondelet Motherhouse for the second annual Generosity of Joseph Honors Gala. Sisters, friends and donors celebrated the Eucharist and recognized those who reflect St. Josephs life-altering generosity. This gathering was truly a reflection of the unity of the sisters and their partners in the efforts to bring Christ to others through so many special ministries. We are ordinary women striving to reflect Gods extraordinary love, says S. Barbara Dreher, CSJ. Together with our coworkers and friends we are able to bring compassion, care, empowerment, education and love to thousands of people everyday. It is the contributions that we receive annually that provide the necessary resources for our many special ministries. We have been frequently asked, What is the best way to make a gift that can help the Sisters of St. Joseph and possibly benefit our supporters as well? Of course there are many ways to make a gift, but at this time of so many corporate mergers,
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appreciated stock in a publicly-traded company is often the best choice. The donor will obtain a charitable donation deduction for the full value of the stock as of the date of the gift and will avoid recognizing a capital gain on the stocks appreciation. Further, the donor will not need to obtain a formal appraisal of the stock to secure the charitable deduction, as would be the case with many other types of non-cash gifts. Many shareholders of merged companies are confronting capital gains on the sale of their stock in connection with the mergers. To avoid the taxes associated with these gains, some of these shareholders are considering using their stock to fund charitable gifts that they intend to make in the near future. This is good planning, but these donors should consult their tax advisors and act soon. Ever grateful to our friends and partners, it is our hope that everyone can benefit from the stewardship of their gifts. For more information regarding Gifts of Appreciated Stock or IRA Charitable Rollovers or any other type of planned gift, please contact Elaine Wichmer in the Development Office at 314-678-0330. (Please note this article is for information only. It is not to be considered the rendering of tax, financial, or legal advice. It is the responsibility of the donor to consult with his or her tax, financial, and legal advisors regarding charitable donations.)

Generations turn out for Grandparents Day

Above, front row: Jeff Mueller, Dorothy Buttice, Susie Mueller holding Thomas Mueller and Mary Buttice. Second row: Joanne Buttice, Joe Buttice and Gus Buttice.

he Sisters of St. Joseph welcomed guests at their BreakFEAST in celebration of grandparents and families on September 7 at the Carondelet Motherhouse. This is the second time the CSJ community has hosted this event and more than 95 grandparents, parents, children and friends attended. The morning began with Mass in the Holy Family Chapel, followed by breakfast Mary Jo Ryan and Ronnie Henderson. prepared by the motherhouse chefs. Proceeds from the event help advance the mission and ministries of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. The date for next year's BreakFEAST will be Sunday, September 13, 2009.

Above, top Row left to right: Steve Robben and Ray Harter Jr. Second Row left to right: Mary Alice Robben and Sharon Harter. Third Row: Mary Patricia Robben. Left, Bob Juergens and his granddaughter, Allison Winkeler.

he $700 billion economic bailout bill was passed on Friday, October 3, 2008 which includes a two-year extension of the IRA (Individual Retirement Account) Rollover provision. The provision will be made retroactive to January 1, 2008, and will apply to gifts made from that date through December 31, 2009.

Opportunities for Charitable Giving with IRAs

Provisions Individuals 70 and older are able to make charitable gifts, up to $100,000 annually ($200,000 annually for married couples) from their IRAs. Individuals holding the IRA simply instruct the institution holding their IRA to transfer funds directly to a charity such as the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. Donors do not report the transferred funds as income or take a charitable deduction for the gift.

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Tributes
1958 Golden Jubilarians Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Cowan Ms. Michelle M. Piranio, CSJA Mary Carol Anth, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Richard Eschbacher Mrs. Elizabeth L. Gilbert Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Gronemeyer Mr. & Mrs. William F. Sondermann Fr. Jerry Arono-Ponce Dr. Kathryn W. Sullivan Ida Robertine Berresheim, CSJ Ms. Rose Mary Green Mary Jacinta Blanchard, SHF Mrs. Gloria M. Morrow Carol Brouillette, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. William F. Bullock Mr. & Mrs. William C. Gandolfo Ms. Marcia A. Mueller Marie Charles Buford, CSJ Mr. Edward J. Barni Mrs. Ruth Ann Mitchell Patricia Ann Clement, CSJ Ms. Kimberly A. Dodson Patty Clune, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Gregory J. Mueller Camille Collini, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. McGreevy Blanche Marie Corcoran, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Albert E. Rose Nancy Corcoran, CSJ Ms. Nancy L. Hennessey Mr. Joseph Mongelli Loretta Costa, CSJ Ms. F. Diane Lott Marian Cowan, CSJ Mr. Wallace R. Alford Kathleen Crowley, CSJ Ms. Mary S. Rosenthal Elizabeth Deutsch, CSJ Dr. & Mrs. Walter A. Korfmacher Jacqueline Dillon, CSJ Ms. Pauline F. Price Fiona Duffy Ms. Elizabeth H. Black Mary Laurent Duggan, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Timothy P. Leahy Ann Charles Everett, CSJ Ms. Sharon Everett Francis Regis Feise, CSJ Ms. Ann Hubel
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Thank you for the following gifts made between February 1 and August 1, 2008.

In Honor of

Rosemary Flanigan, CSJ Ms. Lorraine M. Camper Mr. & Mrs. John D. Harris Mrs. Cynthia A. Stasevich Mrs. Toni Walters JoAnn Geary, CSJ Ms. Mary S. Rosenthal Pat Giljum, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Cavato Jacob Giljum Mr. & Mrs. Donald Giljum Patricia Gillespie, CSJ Donna Murray Donna Gunn, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. John J. Bruns Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Genovese Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. Gunn Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Gunn Joan Haas, CSJ Mrs. Valerie A. Burhans Martha Heimer, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. William F. Bullock Ms. Genevieve S. Cleary Mary Concordia Hennessy, CSJ Mr. Lawrence R. Dallas Mr. & Mrs. W. James Enghauser Mrs. Ann M. Geraty Ms. Dorothy H. Hogan Mrs. Mary C. Skewis Carl Hofer Mrs. Carol A. Powers Paula Hofer Mrs. Carol A. Powers Rebecca Holley, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. John J. Bruns Carolyn Hupperts, CSJ Mrs. Lucille Curtin Ms. Geraldine A. Rauch Mr. Richard M. Kacenski Ann Jones, CSJ Ms. Lorraine M. Camper The 2008 Jubilarians Francis Regis Feise, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Frank P. Greco Mrs. Aliceann E. Gruber Mrs. Ethel Sharon Johnson, CSJA Anne Christine Looze, CSJ Ms. Peggy M. Maguire, CSJA Ms. Mary A. Robillard, CSJA Ms. Ann Rotermund

Mr. & Mrs. James E. Sinner Sisters of St. Joseph - 51st Terrace Sisters of St. Joseph - Saint Louis Avenue Sisters of St. Joseph - Our Ladys Community Sisters of St. Joseph - Crittenden Ann Dominic Tassone, CSJ Mary Helen Kane, CSJ Ms. Bernadine Hettinger Mr. & Mrs. James H. Thomas Sarah Ann Mitra, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Walter T. Thome Anna Bridget Kearns, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Gordon B. Hardy, Jr. Ms. F. Diane Lott Carol & John Kohler Mary Kay Liston, CSJ Anna Rose Kraus, CSJ Mr. William M. Merrick Joan Lampton, CSJ Mrs. Geraldine F. Stassi Karen Langhi, CSJ Ms. Toni Jean Bink Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. DiMaggio Mary Kay Liston, CSJ Ms. Patricia A. Lee Rita McCormick, CSJ Ms. Mary Ann Rodriguez Ms. Marianne C. Rohan Rose Marie McKenna, CSJ Ms. Karen Anne Hiatt Mary Catherine OGorman, CSJ Ms. Toni Jean Bink Dr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Blanton Mrs. Mary Gericke Dr. & Mrs. Raymond W. Hellweg Mrs. Grace R. Mazzoni Dr. & Mrs. Harry T. Nomura Mr. & Mrs. Sean OGorman Mr. & Mrs. William F. Sondermann Mrs. Edward J. Tabash Ann Pace, CSJ Ms. Dee A. Harvill Mary Antonia Palumbo, CSJ Mrs. Mary J. Reinhardt Bob Powers Mrs. Carol A. Powers Province Leadership Team Ms. Deborah S. Wilson

Tom & Dottie Reardon Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. Gaughan Marion Renkens, CSJ Ms. F. Diane Lott Vita Marie Rudden, CSJ Mrs. Jean E. Scholz Kathleen Kevin Ryan, CSJ Ms. Susan Klepper, CSJA Charles Schaeffer Mr. & Mrs. James J. Ryan Rose Margaret Schweers, CSJ Mr. Michael J. Rucker Eleanor Sheehan, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. R. Hal Johnson, Jr. Louise Michele Sommer, CSJ Ms. Mary Lu Christiansen Martha Smith, CSJ Ms. Toni Jean Bink

Linda Straub, CSJ Ms. Cindy Costello Ruth Stuckel, CSJ Mrs. Mary Ellen Moreno Kay & Paul Sullivan Ms. Jessie A. Fuller, CSJA Michael Sullivan Dr. Kathryn W. Sullivan Theresa Svehla, RSM Dr. Kathryn W. Sullivan Maryellen Tierney, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Beckring Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Genovese Mr. & Mrs. James Grumich Mrs. Cecelia K. Piekarski Ms. Mary Ellen Smith Karen Conley Tobia Dr. Kathryn W. Sullivan

Jeanne Urschel, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. William B. Christian Margaret Vincent, CSJ Mrs. Mary Ellen Daly Mr. & Mrs. William Wentz Dr. Kathryn W. Sullivan Suzanne Wesley, CSJ Ms. Karen M. Ledbetter Ms .Rosemary Jaclyn Meyer Mrs. Anna L. Millburg Mr. & Mrs. Gregory J. Mueller Norma Wurmlinger Mrs. Patricia Ann Dunn

Wilbur Allaert Mrs. Mary Joy A. Feeney Rosarita Allen, CSJ Catherine Mary Boucher, CSJ James Patrick Corbett, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. DeMarea Mr. & Mrs. Gary R. VanBlarcum Rudolph R. Anaya Mrs. Mary H. Anaya John Anchor Mr. & Mrs. William J. Kemple Mary Annand Association Partnership Program Keisha Avalon Donna Loretto Gunn, CSJ John A. Babich, Jr. Anonymous Greg Baker Mrs. Patricia Ann Dunn Mildred Bakewell Mrs. Joan C. Bland Mildred Baldelli Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Zinselmeyer, Jr. Delores Banden Mary Lillian Baumann, CSJ James Banks Ms. Peggy M. Maguire, CSJA Elizabeth M. Barlow Patricia Ann Giljum, CSJ Nathaniel Battle Mr. & Mrs. Michael Cox Alyce Irene Batty Ms. Toni Jean Bink Edward Beeles Mr. & Mrs. Patrick M. Postal

In Memory of

Gloria Benavides Mr. & Mrs. James A. Miller Mary Helen Best, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. John E. Best, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Raymond T. Crevis Robert P. Bettlach Mrs. Theresa R. Forthman Ray Bilotti Ms. Theresa M. Vanden Heuvel Joseph Pat Biondo Mrs. Lucy Biondo Saleema Mansour Black Ms. Isabelle Mansour Mary Carmelyn Bommarito, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Bommarito Mrs. Sam S. Bommarito Sam S. Bommarito Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Bommarito Mrs. Sam S. Bommarito Kathryn D. Bookstaver Mary Lillian Baumann, CSJ Francis Borgia Robillard, CSJ Ms. Mary A. Robillard, CSJA Virginia T. Bouckaert Mr. & Mrs. Francis J. Sauer Sisters of St. Joseph - Ringer Road Grace Boyer Mr. Kenneth W. Bayer Kathryn Mary Brady, CSJ Mr. John T. Brady Mr. & Mrs. David L. Dunlap, Jr. Jane J. Brady Mr. John T. Brady Edward R. Brandel Rita Marie Schmitz, CSJ

Thomas Breitenstein Bonnie Ann Murray, CSJ Jack Brown Mrs. Frances K. Johnston Patricia O. Brown Anonymous Joyce Buckler, CSJ Ms. Claudia Anderson Ms. Eula Marie Benson Dr. Arnold G. Brody Mr. & Mrs. John M. Christensen Ms. Mary Jane Crowley Mr. & Mrs. Walter A. Donius Margaret Gregg, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Gregory E. Heller Dr. & Mrs. Raymond W. Hellweg Mr. & Mrs. Larry Laurent Ms. Myrtle B. Laurent Mrs. Gloria J. McDowell Ms. Carla J. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Edgar R. Politte Mr. & Mrs. Joseph T. Porter Mr. & Mrs. James A. Rohleder Mr. & Mrs. James E. Sinner Mrs. Christine E. Soland Ms. Patricia A. Travers Mrs. Patricia A. Treacy Mr. & Mrs. Luis Tumialan Mrs. Mildred E. Zolg Dorothy Burmeister Mary Sharon Jones, CSJ

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June 2008 Donor Receptions

early 200 friends attended the June 2008 CSJ Donor Receptions held at the Carondelet Motherhouse. Four receptions were held to honor and thank donors for their generosity and continued support of the Sisters of St. Joseph.

Top photo: Monica and Dennis Golden, president of Fontbonne University, with Mary and Don Goeke. Above, Gary Behrman spends a moment with S. Barbara Dreher, CSJ.

S. Barbara Dreher with the Capelle family at the June l receptionBruce and Michelle with children Benjamin (in dads arms), Emily, Andrew and Evan. Bruce Capelle is an architect with Trivers, the firm that worked on the renovation of the motherhouse. 20 Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet

Kirk Burns Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Burns Edwin Bud Burns Mr. & Mrs. Herman C. Meyer Anne Ambrose Butkovich, CSJ Ms. Barbara E. Laurie Helen M. Campbell Mr. Thomas W. Campbell Thomas P. Carroll Connie Heun, CSJ Ms. Mary Lou Pleiman Ms. Mary G. Sheppard, CSJA William C. Casey Mr. & Mrs. Lenly G. Weathers Robert Cicotte Ms. Louise A. Garavaglia Mrs. Roseann Nolte Mary Joe Clune Association Partnership Program Mrs. Jo Ann Axtell Barackman Insurance Agency Ms. Connie M. Clune Ms. Helen E. Clune Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Clune Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Clune Mr. & Mrs. Matteo A. Coco Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Compton Mr. & Mrs. Terrence Dunn Mr. & Mrs. John Frey Mr. & Mrs. John H. Henke Mr. & Mrs. Daniel T. Hogerty J. M. Fahey Construction Company Mr. & Mrs. Robald L. Jurgeson Mr. & Mrs. James T. Kehoe, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Kendall J. Kremer Mr. & Mrs. Wesley P. Kurre Mr. & Mrs. Terrence J. Lillis Medaille II Associate Group Jean Vianney Mindak, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth M. Ostrom Marjorie Quin, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. John E. Redmond Drs. Lawrence & Jane Rues Ms. Mary G. Sheppard, CSJA Sisters of St. Joseph Ms. Mary Ellen Smith St. Teresas Academy Mrs. Janet Stephenson Mr. & Mrs. Randall J. Stiles Ms. Mary Clare Tallman Mr. & Mrs. Tony Tighe Ms. Patricia Walsh Mr. & Mrs. John M. Warren Bruce Condit Mrs. Jo Ann Condit Rosemary Connell, CSJ Ms. Marian F. Lavelle Dr. Ellen Lissant Tens F. Consodine Ms. Monica F. Consodine

Emmet Cook Mrs. Regina E. Cook Alphonses Cornelius Mrs. Regina M. Bellon Debbie Corrigan Mr. & Mrs. Clement P. Donnelly Thomas Curran Mr. & Mrs. Larry A. Osmundson Joseph DAquisto Mr. & Mrs. Paul Cramin Carol Dawson Nazareth Living Center Joe Decaro Mrs. Sally Decaro Agnes DePew Mrs. Frances J. Wurm Mary Alice Doehring Mr. & Mrs. Clement P. Donnelly Albert Doerhoff Sisters of St. Joseph - Bancroft Robert E. Dolan Mrs. Theresa R. Forthman William E. Dolan Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Williams Mary Daniel Downey, CSJ Mr. Robert J. Learmont Virginia Dugger, CSJ Mrs. Susan F. Fagan Mrs. Judy M. Liermann Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Mazzola Helen Patrice Dunn, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Georgas Christy Dunnaway Donna Loretto Gunn, CSJ Elaine Ebeling Mr. John J. Ebeling Audrey Echelmeyer James Patrick Corbett, CSJ Jean Vianney Mindak, CSJ Joseph Eck, Jr. Mary Lillian Baumann, CSJ Kenneth J. Eiler Sisters of St. Joseph - Madison Street St. Josephs Academy Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Williams Ms. Jeanne K. Wilson Edward B. Eisenhardt Mrs. Edward B. Eisenhardt Mary Grace Elder Mr. & Mrs. John Behl Donald Erbs Mr. & Mrs. Walter J. Kube Mary Ann Fahey, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Dougherty Ms. Angela M. Drabik Mr. & Mrs. William R. McAuliffe Richard J. Dinsmore, P.C., L.L.O Robert Fank Mrs. Margaret L. Fank

ENEROSITY
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Saturday, May 2, 2009 Mark your calendars!

Joseph Fawcett Mrs. Rita F. Martine Betty L. Feldmann Mrs. Patricia A. Kohlberg Mr. & Mrs. Eugene O. Voss Betty Feely Ms. Elizabeth A. Feely Hanna Ferrell Ms. Nancy Ferrell Jim Finnegan Mrs. Virginia M. Finnegan Flora M. Fiorella Ms. Toni Jean Bink Anna Louise Fisher Mr. Richard J. Fisher Charles Fleming Mr. & Mrs. James T. Evans, Sr. Grace & Alex Flemington Mr. & Mrs. William M. Tarnow Lillian Forman Mary Catherine OGorman, CSJ Frank A. Forst, Jr. St. Josephs Academy Alumnae Rev. Hillman T. Frazier Donna Loretto Gunn, CSJ Michael J. Furey Ms. Toni Jean Bink Helen Galanos Nazareth Living Center Richard Galli Mrs. Ida Galli Virginia OMalley Gartland Mr. Arthur V. Gartland Daniel Gerau Mr. & Mrs. Walter M. Gerau Mary Virginia Gibbons, CSJ Ms. Marjorie Kenney Mary & Francis Gilreath Ms. Theresa A. Gilreath Jerome Gleich, MD Ms. Regina C. Sanguinette Jeffrey Grellner Mr. & Mrs. Norman W. Kohler Lawrence F. Glynn Mr. William B. Hyland

ONORS ALA 2009

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Angelo Gravagna Mrs. Jennie Gravagna Richard A. Grellner Mr. & Mrs. Norman W. Kohler Alma Hammerschmidt, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. David L. Dunlap, Jr. Mary Ann Hanneke Sisters of St. Joseph - Bancroft Robert Harrison Mr. & Mrs. Albert W. Sevcik Patricia Hartog Mr. Robert N. Hartog Andrew T. Hassler Dr. & Mrs. James M. Oleskevich, CSJAs Jean Frances Haug, CSJ Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Michael Benney Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Haug Mrs. Patricia A. Kohlberg Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Spillane Mr. & Mrs. Albert B. Stanger Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Tamborski Mrs. Johanna A. Taylor Mr. & Mrs. James R. Toebe Richard James Hayes Sisters of St. Joseph - Chancellorsville J. Harold Hayob Mr. Charles Robert Hayob Nonnie Hayob Mr. Charles Robert Hayob Glenn Hehner Sisters of St. Joseph - Newstead Neil J. Helle Ms. Deborah A. Oates Patricia L. Hellwig Mr. & Mrs. Norman W. Kohler Sisters of St. Joseph - Brentwood Community Catherine Henkey Mr. & Mrs. Norman W. Kohler Graham Hereford Association Partnership Program Sisters of St. Joseph - Madison Street Agatha Joseph Hesse, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. James Reilly Marie Vanden Heuvel Ms. Theresa M. Vanden Heuvel Tom & Betty Higgins Ms. Ann Higgins Ahner Rose Hilton Mr. & Mrs. Clement P. Donnelly Frank J. Hines, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas R. Daniels Eileen Hoelscher Teresa Maria Eagan, CSJ

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Albert & Regina Holley Ms. Mary Ellen Naylor Bobbie Gafney Hormberg Ms. Julia F. Nelson Ms. Patricia J. Scherer Maura Dowling Houlihan Ms. Janice L. Scheurer Austin Hoy Association Partnership Program Mary Ann Huebner Ms. Rose Marie Fitzsimmons Mary Ann Huesmann, CSJ Mr. Emil J. Huesmann Mary Hughes, CSJ Xavier Schermerhorn, O.S.B. Joseph H. Hulser St. Josephs Academy Alumnae Joe Hutjins Ms. Theresa M. Vanden Heuvel Cecilio Iglasias Mrs. Yolanda Downey Anthony Ingolia Patricia Ann Flavin, CSJ Charlie Issacs Mr. & Mrs. Eugene O. Voss Rosemary Jacobson Ms. Theresa M. Vanden Heuvel William F. James Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Williams Karen L. Johnson Col. Thomas W. Johnson, Retired Jeanette Johnson Nazareth Living Center Charles Jokisch, Jr. Mrs. Janet R. Messig Helen Julich Mrs. Sylvia Nagl Gladys A. Kalt Sarah Ann Mitra, CSJ The Kane Daughters Mrs. Marcia E. Bequette Rita Kennedy Mr. & Mrs. James Wheeler Ruth Kern Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Belloli Ann Catherine Kessen, CSJ Ms. Antoinette OConnell, CSJA Brendan Kirby Mrs. Marian E. Kirby Henry & Olivia Klaes Mrs. Donna Kasza Rose Augusta Klaas, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Kemper Alice Kleba Ms. Mary Margaret Kleba Marlene Kocken Ms. Theresa M. Vanden Heuvel Helen Koehnemann Mr. Harold G. Koehnemann
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Reverend James Komrska Karen Langhi, CSJ Harriet Koutsoumpas, CSJ Mr. William Togias Bernice E. Kracke Mr. & Mrs. Michael K. Cronin Joselita Marie Kujak, CSJ Mrs. Delores Baumgartner Ben Kweskin Ms. Shirley J. Kweskin Larry LaBoube Catherine Ann Schuermann, CSJ Ms. Kathryn A. Wertman Lois Lanigan Ms. Patricia M. Lanigan Frances L. Laramie Mr. & Mrs. John E. Mosher Michelle M. Lawson Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Carmody Bill Layton Dr. & Mrs. Robert S. Yoselevsky Nan Lazio, OP Association Partnership Program Mr. Roger G. Kaestner, CSJA Olga Ledon Mr. Alfred B. Ledon Eleanore E. Leiwe Mr. Gregory K. Murphy Dr. & Mrs. Mark F. Stroble Josie Lillis Mr. & Mrs. Terrence J. Lillis Spencer Lindsey Mr. & Mrs. Dan A. Casey Christiana Lippert, CSJ Mr. Norbert P. Schott Concetta Lo Porto Sisters of St. Joseph - Chancellorsville Frances Lohman Mr. & Mrs. Albert W. Sevcik Mary C. Lynch Barbara Dreher, CSJ Margaret Lynch, CSJ St. John the Evangelist Catholic School Marie Madden St. Josephs Academy Alumnae Jill Marie Maddock Mrs. Betty M. Maddock William J. Maddock Mrs. Betty M. Maddock Nadine Madison Association Partnership Program Mary Lillian Baumann, CSJ Dorothy M. Manda Sisters of St. Joseph - Jackson Agnes Mansour Ms. Isabelle Mansour Florence V. Mantych Ms. Mildred Vogel

Margaret Pearl Markowitz Jane Kappus, CSJ James Martine Mrs. Rita F. Martine M. Anselma Matte, CSJ Ms. Sandra Lee Carlyon Helen E. Maurer Mr. Robert J. Maurer Adele McAnany Ms. Donna M. Short Marilyn McElroy Association Partnership Program Claire McGovern Association Partnership Program Mary Raymond McMahon, CSJ Babbitts Inc. Mrs. Jane M. Eubanks Ms. Janine M. Fleischman Mr. & Mrs. Edward A. Gabrisch, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James T. Garren Ms. Mary Jo Mason Mr. Louis Mulherin, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James P. Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Vierling Ms. Angela M. Walsh Mary T. McMurray Ms. June B. Helbling William J. McNamara, Sr. St. Josephs Academy Loretta E. Meade-Tamme Ms. Michaela Witcher Arthur Meirink Sarah Ann Mitra, CSJ Dorothea Merrick Mr. William M. Merrick Dennis W. Merritt Nazareth Living Center Francis Bud Messig Donna Loretto Gunn, CSJ David Joseph Migliarini, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Jon W. Carlson Mr. & Mrs. Claude B. Martin Peter & Rosemary Menk Ms. Antoinette OConnell, CSJA Mrs. Mary J. Reinhardt Ms. Helen Clare Sillstrop Mrs. Beverly Spindler Francis Mitchell Mrs. Margaret Klevorn Mary Kathleen Mitchell, CSJ Ms. Margaret M. Mitchell Mrs. Mary Carol Mitchell Frances Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. George A. Schulte Frank Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. George A. Schulte Bud Monroe Ms. Peggy M. Maguire, CSJA Ms. Mary G. Sheppard, CSJA

James Moody Mrs. Betty Moody Mary Ursula Mott, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Sidney P. Mott Mary Helen Mroczkrowski, OSF Ed & Lorraine R. Mooney Audrey Mulrooney Mr. & Mrs. E. Richard Asquith Mr. & Mrs. James L. Hayes Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Hoffmann Ms. Sue Macpherson Mr. & Mrs. William McLaurine, III Ms. Helene L. Rich Mr. & Mrs. Bruce A. Schrama Mrs. Suzanne M. Sheehan Ms. Vivian Smith Ms. Eileen Sullivan Marie M. Murphy James Patrick Corbett, CSJ Irene Narekiewicz Mr. & Mrs. Albert W. Sevcik Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Sevcik George Nolke Association Partnership Program Greda L. Novak Mr. Warren J. Novak Irene Nowak Mr. & Mrs. James A. Miller Mrs. Sarah Josephine Miller Comfort Nwabuzo Rose Stephen Cento, CSJ M. Rosalie Nys, CSJ Mrs. Rosalie M. Alstadt Margaret Andrea Oberle, CSJ Mrs. Margaret E. Pepper Elizabeth Ogilvie, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Theodore R. McClure, Jr. Lucile OGorman, CSJ Mrs. Marguerite M. Allan Michael Therese Bauer, CSJ Dr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Blanton Rev. Don G. Brinkman Wallace D. Brown, M.D. Ms. Kathleen Chensweth Mr. & Mrs. David E. Coverstone CSJ Care Mr. & Mrs. Dennis M. Cuddihee Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Cusumano Mr. & Mrs. Glenn M. Feiste Mr. & Mrs. Wayne E. Fick Mr. & Mrs. Glenn D. Fisher Patricia Ann Giljum, CSJ Mrs. Elizabeth A. Glickert Mr. & Mrs. James F. Goldkamp Dr. & Mrs. John J. Griffin

S. Patty Clune shares a snack with golfers Brian Wolf and Ryan White from Lockton Companies, LLC.

CSJ 20th Annual Golf Tournament

ore than 130 golfers participated in the 20th annual golf tournament on Monday, September 22, 2008 at the Norman K. Probstein Golf Course in Forest Park. Proceeds from the Winners of the 2008 event support the mission and ministries of Heavenly Open Golf Ball Drop the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.
Below, students from St. Josephs Academy volunteered at this years tournament. First Prize: $5,000 Ball #212 Mary Alexandra Kuhn, CSJ, St. Louis, MO* Second Prize: $3,000 Ball #148 Peter Dunphy, Issaquah, WA Third Prize: $2,000 Ball #121 Leah Long, Charlotte, NC *Ball purchased by Alexander Kuhn, brother of S. Mary Alexandra

Gifts received February 1, 2008 through August 1, 2008.

Dennis Chitwood, Jeanne Place and Rick Hayes enjoy the weather on the veranda in the clubhouse at the Norman K. Probstein Golf Course in Forest Park. Connections Fall/Winter 2008 23

Pray with us. . .share a meal. . .grow in awareness of the cost of discipleship. . .be in solidarity with those without abundance.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009, Holy Family Chapel
Guests are invited for individual prayer and vespers 4-7:30pm A simple meal will be served in our dining room 5:15-6:30pm Admission is free. Donations for the meal accepted. For more information call 314-678-0327 or visit www.csjsl.org
Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. Gunn Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Gunn Ms. Mary E. Heitert Ms. June B. Helbling Dr. & Mrs. Raymond W. Hellweg Mary Concordia Hennessy, CSJ Mrs. Cecile A. Herold Mrs. Mary M. Jennings Mrs. Judith E. Kienzle Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Killius Mr. & Mrs. Robert Laschober Ms. Eileen M. Lawrence Ms. Helen V. Mannion Mr. & Mrs. Claude B. Martin Sarah Ann Mitra, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Elmer C. Mittler Ms. Annie Nolfo Dr. & Mrs. Harry T. Nomura Dr. & Mrs. Roy Nomura Ms. Pauline M. Norwood Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Paster Ms. Michelle M. Piranio, CSJA Ms. Rosemary Pitlyk Ms. Janet Postlewait Mary Agnes Puricelli, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Reznikov Mrs. Dorothy J. Schenkel Mr. & Mrs. Harold J. Schroeder Mr. & Mrs. Stephen A. Shaw Ms. Viola C. Shaw Ms. Mary G. Sheppard, CSJA Ms. Patricia Sheridan, CSJA Ms. Marie C. Sherman Sisters of St. Joseph - Chancellorsville Drive Sisters of St. Joseph - Nottingham Avenue Sisters of St. Joseph - Bancroft Avenue
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Sisters of St. Joseph- Brentwood Community Ms. Ruth M. Stoker Mr. & Mrs. Francis A. Stroble Mrs. Edward J. Tabash Mrs. Dolores A. Van Osdol Mrs. Anna E. Wagner Ms. Joan P. Ward Mrs. Virginia Kiefer Weber Mrs. Rosemary Ward Wellington Mrs. Joan B. Wesley Dr. Harry M. Oldham, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William J. Kemple Jeanne OMalley Mrs. Frances K. Johnston Blanch OReilly Mr. Albert F. Schoendienst James P. OReilly Mr. Albert F. Schoendienst Darrell Osseck Mrs. Frances J. Wurm Ann Paruck CSJ Care Edwin Allan Paul Frances Virginia Cholet, CSJ John Petry Mr. & Mrs. Eugene O. Voss Dorothy M. Pirnie Ms. Genevieve S. Cleary Joseph Pitsl Mrs. Agnes S. Stark Pat Popp Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Egan Shirley A. Potts Mr. Henry L. Potts Josephine Prebil Mr. & Mrs. Rodney J. Kettelkamp

Michael R. Przybyski Jean Frances Haug, CSJ Lucille G. Raemdonck Ms. Patricia Sheridan, CSJA Joyce F. Rasp Sarah Ann Mitra, CSJ Marilyn A. Reagan Nazareth Living Center Ernie Reda Mrs. Carmela M. Reda Genevieve T. Reedy Mr. & Mrs. Wayne E. Fick Ms. Mary Jane Mueller Leo A. Reinwald Nazareth Living Center Mary Clarissa Rene, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Dominic S. Bisesi Kenneth Ringel Ms. Mary Ringel Alvin Roberson Nazareth Living Center Mary Rocheleau, CSJ Ms. Mary M. Egan Mr. & Mrs. Jerome H. Quigley Mr. Joseph C. Rocheleau Dorothy Rogatschmig Nazareth Living Center Jacqueline Rohloff Ms. Christine A. Rohloff Josephine Ruggeri St. Josephs Academy Helen Rung Margaret Schmidt, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. John Walker Susan M. Ruskusky Dr. John L. Ruskusky Irwin Ruzicka Mr. Lawrence J. Ruzicka Ruth Marie Ryan, CSJ Jeanne M. Ryan-Wanner Carl Saale Sisters of St. Joseph Mario Salvador Mrs. Isabelle A. Salvador Bernard J. Sanders Patricia Ann Giljum, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Walter J. Kube Irene Sanders Jerry Sandweg Mrs. Jacqueline Conger Mrs. Marilyn Sandweg Sisters of St. Joseph - Newstead Ave. Gerald Schaeffer Mrs. Phyllis M. Schaeffer Richard Schenkel Mrs. Dorothy J. Schenkel Norman H. Scheppers Mrs. Eleanor Scheppers

Carl Schilligo Patricia Ann Flavin, CSJ Paul J. Schmitt Mrs. Audrey M. Schmitt Evelyn Schmitz CSJ Care Richard Schneider Association Partnership Program Edward Schulz Nazareth Living Center Bill Schwartz Maryellen Tierney, CSJ Dorothea Bauer Schweiger Ms. Toni Jean Bink Elizabeth Selissen Catherine Mary Boucher, CSJ James Patrick Corbett, CSJ Margaret Gregg, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Konop Paul Edwin Ed Shortal Jr. Mrs. Johanna A. Taylor Mary Ann Simien Donna Loretto Gunn, CSJ Victor V. Simonetti Mr. & Mrs. Nick Zerillo Betty Skiadas Mr. & Mrs. Herman C. Meyer Alec Slepitza Sisters of St. Joseph - Brentwood Community Linda J. Slusher Mr. & Mrs. Walter J. Kube Alma L. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Larry L. Craven Gene R. Smith Ed & Lorraine R. Mooney John Joseph Smith Marie Charles Buford, CSJ Mrs. Anna K. Herbst Dr. Joseph A. Smith Mrs. Julia G. Smith Margaret R. Smith Mrs. Johanna A. Taylor Wanda Smith Mrs. Anna K. Herbst William B. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Larry L. Craven Mary Martha Dierks Solomon Ms. Toni Jean Bink Thelma J. Sparks Mr. Charles L. Sparks Jack Spence Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet Dorothy Louise Spesia Mary Catherine OGorman, CSJ Sisters of St. Joseph - Chancellorsville Drive Mary Adelaide Stanton, CSJ Dr. & Mrs. John C. Stanton

David C. Stark Sr. Nazareth Living Center Becky Stepusen Kathleen Kevin Ryan, CSJ Dorothy A. Surowitz Mrs. Helen Duffner William Tarnow Mr. & Mrs. William M. Tarnow Rose Celine Tauschek, CSJ Ms. Carol A. Geshel Ms. Marie C. Hilgers Anne Christine Looze, CSJ Ms. Bernadine Torznik Mr. & Mrs. Albert E. Vandenplas, Jr. Mary K. Tausen Ms. Toni Jean Bink Lea Anne Telthorst Ms. Jane L. Condon Mr. Thomas Cunniff Ms. Christine Heinsz Mr. & Mrs. Marvin E. Mueller Ms. Virginia C. Steck Mrs. Elizabeth S. Telthorst Helen Templin Patricia Ann Giljum, CSJ Mary Paulette Gladis, CSJ Lena Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Michael Cox Raymond Topolski Mr. & Mrs. Russell H. Hinrichs Marguerite Tornovish, CSJ Mr. J. Russell Bley, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William A. Tornovish, Sr. Donald Tryk Mr. & Mrs. James M. Quinlan Sophie Tuskenis Ms. Rosemary Tomljenovic Rosie Tutory Ms. Catherine A. Politte Dolores Vale Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Giebe Angelo Venegoni Mrs. Josephine C. Ruggeri Barbara Verheyen, CSJ Dr. Alexandra Guliano, CSJA James Wakeland Edith Vogel, CSJ Frances (Pat) Walker CSJ Care Juliana Marie Feld, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Eugene O. Voss Bud Walsh Frances Virginia Cholet, CSJ Ed Walsh Ed & Lorraine R. Mooney Bill Waris Mrs. Patricia A. Waris Louis Vander Wegen Ms. Theresa M. Vanden Heuvel

Irene M. Weinzirl Dr. Kathryn W. Sullivan Arlita Ann Tippy Wertz Betty Leiwe, CSJ Robert F. Westerheide Mary Rebecca Eichhorn, CSJ Jewel H. White Mr. John P. White, Sr. Paul M. Wilhite Mr. & Mrs. David J. Murnan Alan Williamson Mr. & Mrs. Clement P. Donnelly Clarence P. Wilson, Jr. Mrs. Ruth Shy Wilson Vernon R. Winter Mr. & Mrs. Dennis C. Benassi Harold Winter Mrs. Frances B. Winter Joan M. Wittbrodt Brig. Gen. Edwin S. Wittbrodt, USAF Retired Judy Wright Mr. & Mrs. Herman C. Meyer Louise V. Zarinelli Ms. Louise A. Garavaglia Mrs. Roseann Nolte Mrs. Josephine C. Ruggeri M. Angelica Zarinelli, ASCJ Ms. Louise A. Garavaglia Dolores M. Ziegler Mr. & Mrs. James A. Miller Hamdia Zimic Nazareth Living Center Beth Zito Mrs. Roseann Nolte
Gifts received February 1, 2008 through August 1, 2008.

The Province Development Office has made every effort to ensure the tributes are properly recognized and correctly spelled. To make a donation, request memorial envelopes or report a correction on our tributes listing, please contact our office at 314.678.0327.

Above, crowd gathers on the veranda to watch the Heavenly Open Golf Ball Drop.

Supporting the mission & ministries of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.
Above left, tournament emcee Tim Thompson. Above right, S. Barbara Dreher, CSJ, executive director of development, flew in on a Vespa.

20th Annual CSJ Golf Tournament

September 22, 2008 Norman K. Probstein Golf Course in Forest Park
More photos inside.

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