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Do
you have a special intention?
Would you like others to join with you in prayer?
Is
there sickness in your family?
Have
you recently suffered the loss of a loved one?
Are
you celebrating a joyful event or favor in your life?
Each
day our Sisters at Mont Marie gather at noonday prayer for
your intentions. They
would be happy and privileged to share your
intentions at this special time of their day.
"Prayer is our awareness of God
and our awareness of the rest of the universe.
Prayer is our commitment to each person and particle of
creation. It is our driving force in making the
stranger a neighbor, in uniting neighbor with neighbor and
neighbor with God." Sr. Mary M. Shea
Your requests are welcomed at our e-mail:
pam@ssjspringfield.org
In Memoriam
Please
join us in prayer for these recently deceased
members
of our Congregation:
 Sister
Elizabeth Anna Kane, 87,
beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield
in her 69th year, died in Mont Marie Health Care Center,
Holyoke, Massachusetts on July 7, 2008. A native of
Worcester, she was the daughter of Michael and Elizabeth
(Foley) Kane. Sister entered the Congregation from St.
Joseph Parish, Auburn, Mass. She was graduated from St.
Peter High School, Worcester and earned an A.B. degree
from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, Mass.
Sister
ministered in the Diocese of Springfield as a teacher at
St. Joseph School, North Adams; St. Matthew School, Indian
Orchard, and Sacred Heart School and Central Catholic
School, both in Pittsfield. She also taught in the
Diocese of Worcester at Sacred Heart Academy, Worcester;
St. Louis School, Webster, and St. Mary School,
Southbridge. She served as parish minister at St.
Bartholomew Parish, Bondsville and St. Paul Parish,
Springfield. Sister was the secretary for the Holy Family
League of Charity of Springfield for several years.
 Sister
Julia McGrath, 82, (also
known as Sr. Teresa Edward), beloved member of the Sisters
of St. Joseph of Springfield in her 63rd year, died in
Mont Marie Health Care Center, Holyoke, MA on Friday,
April, 11, 2008. A native of Northampton, MA, she was the
daughter of the late Edward and Julia (White) McGrath.
Sister entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield
from St. Mary Parish, Northampton. She was graduated from
St. Michael High School, Northampton and earned a B.A.
from the College of Our Lady of the Elms and M.A.T. from
St. Michael College, Winooski, Vt.
Sister taught in
the Diocese of Springfield at St Joseph High School, North
Adams; Pittsfield Central Catholic, Pittsfield and St.
Agnes School, Dalton. She taught in the Providence
Diocese at St. Joseph School, Newport, RI and in the
Worcester Diocese at St. Peter School, Worcester. She
served many years in Williamstown, Mass. in Parish
Ministry, including as a companion to the elderly at St.
Raphael/ St. Patrick Parishes.
 Sister
Charles Joseph Carr,
(Mary E. Carr), 94, beloved member of the Sisters of St.
Joseph of Springfield in her 76th year, died in Warwick,
R.I. on March 29, 2008. Born in Cumberland, R.I., she was
the daughter of Charles and Florence (Giles) Carr. Sister
entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from
Sacred Heart Parish, Pawtucket, R.I. She graduated from
Sacred Heart High School, Pawtucket and earned an A.B.
degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms in
Chicopee, MA.
Sister taught in
the Diocese of Providence, R.I. in St. Joseph School,
Newport for 28 years and in St. Francis School, Hillsgrove
for 31 years. Since 1994 she has served at St. Francis
School as a teacher’s aide.
 Sister
Grace Mary Klenchik
(Ruth), 81, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph
of Springfield in her 63rd year, died on February 1, 2008
in Mont Marie Health Care Center in Holyoke, MA . She was
born in Binghamton, NY, the daughter of John and Mary (Maliswaski)
Klenchik. Sister entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of
Rutland, Vermont from St. Mary Parish, Binghamton, NY; she
became a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of
Springfield when the Congregations merged in 2001. Sister
was graduated from St. Patrick’s High School, Binghamton.
She earned a B.S. degree from the College of St. Joseph,
Rutland, VT. She also studied at Cardinal Stritch College,
Milwaukee, WI and Gonzaga University, Seattle, WA.
Sister
ministered in the Diocese of Burlington as a teacher in
Rutland at Mt. St. Joseph School, St. Peter School, and
Christ the King School; in Fair Haven at St. Mary School;
in Bennington at St. Francis de Sales School, and in White
River Junction at St. Anthony Parish. She also served on
the staff of the College of St. Joseph, in Rutland. In
addition, Sister served as Director of Formation for the
Congregation from 1989-1995. Most recently, she has
ministered as Pastoral Assistant at St. John the Baptist
Parish in North Bennington.
 Sister
Catherine Doherty, (formerly Sr. Rita Maurice),
80, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph in her
59th year, died on Monday, January 21, 2008 in Mont Marie
Health Care Center, Holyoke, Massachusetts. Born in
Springfield, she was the daughter of Donald and Catherine
(Morrison) Doherty.
Sister entered
the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from Our Lady of
Hope Parish, Springfield. She was graduated from Cathedral
High School in 1946. She earned an A.B. degree from the
College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, Mass.
Among Sister’s
teaching assignments were the following schools: in
Holyoke, Holy Rosary; Springfield, Holy Family; West
Springfield, St. Thomas and in Northampton, St. Mary. She
served for eight years in Parish Ministry at Our Lady of
LaSalette Parish, Sulphur, Louisiana. From 1984 until 2002
she was a member of the staff of Alumnae Library, College
of Our Lady of the Elms. She became a resident of St.
Joseph Residence, Mont Marie in 2002.
For a more
complete complete
list of deceased members of our Congregation, please
click here.
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