The wake will take place at Bethany Health Care Center, 93 Bethany Rd., Framingham, Mass. parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews and children of the donor). St. Joseph Convent, Rutland. The not-so-easy part comes down to implementation. degree from The College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee. A. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, MA. Of her congregation, Schneider stated, in the article, that members "learned during the past year this stark truth: We will be without any remaining cash assets before the end of this decade, unless we make very significant changes. May they be at home in Your Presence for time and eternity. Sister Joseph Anna Hine, (Dorothy), 94, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, died in Mont Marie Rehabilitation Center on Holyoke, Mass. The Sisters of St. Joseph of Fall River merged with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield in 1974. She was predeceased by her brothers, Donald and John Farr. Make sure you to see the current floorplan options. She also ministered for many years in the Spanish Apostolate in Holyoke in pastoral work and religious education, as a teacher of homeless children in Falmouth and in Greenhouse Management at New Alchemy Institute, Falmouth. Sister was an Administrator at St. Bridget School, Manchester, Conn. She subsequently served in the Catholic schools of the Bridgeport Diocese as religious educator and librarian. All services for Sr. Helene Michael will take place in St. Joseph Chapel at Mont Marie on Saturday, April 13, 2019. She taught in the Diocese of Worcester in the following schools: St. Louis, Webster, Sacred Heart, Gardner, St. Mary, Milford and St. Peter High School in Worcester. She became a resident of St. Joseph Retirement Residence at Mont Marie in 1992. She retired in West Springfield in 1996. More Info June 30, 2022 . Services for Sr. Judith will take place at Mary Mother of Hope Church, 840 Page Blvd, in Springfield on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. She was graduated from St. Michael High School, Northampton. A wake service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Sr. Patricia was an avid sportswoman, having worked in the Rutland Recreation Department for 18 years prior to entering the Sisters of St. Joseph. As a student who also has a job, he doesn't have a lot of free time. She served her many students with great attention over the years. In addition to her Sisters in Community, Sister is survived by her sister, Annette Cantin and several loving nieces and nephews. in 1941. More Local News to Love Start today for 50% off Expires 3/6/23, Anne-Gerard Flynn | Special to The Republican. Built on the compassionate tradition of our founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph, we have provided outstanding healthcare for over a century. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 10:30. She graduated from Simsbury High School, Conn. It is the northernmost of the two cemeteries in that area. She retired to St. Joseph Senior Residence, Mont Marie in 2007. Sister Eileen taught at St. Jerome High School, Holyoke, St. Peter High School, Worcester, and Sacred Heart High School, Pawtucket, RI early in her career and at Cathedral High School, Springfield from 1954-1980. In the Diocese of Worcester she taught at St. Louis, Webster and St. Mary, Southbridge. from Sr. Michael Parish, Ocean Grove, Mass. . As an educator, she taught for 15 years in elementary schools for the Springfield and Rhode Island dioceses. from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, Mass. Hadley, Marian Kirley of Maryland and several other nieces and nephews and their families. She also served as librarian at St. Mary, Longmeadow and in Developmental Reading at Holy Cross, Springfield and on the staff of the Bureau for Exceptional Children, Pittsfield. Sister earned a BA degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, an advanced certificate of study in pastoral counseling from Emmanuel College, Boston and a certificate in pastoral studies from Catholic Theological Union, Chicago. She received a Masters degree in applied science from American International College, Springfield and a Masters degree in religious education from Boston College. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Rutland, VT. Sister taught in the Diocese of Springfield at Holy Name School, Springfield and Blessed Sacrament and St. Jerome Schools, Holyoke, and in the Diocese of Worcester at St. Joseph School, North Brookfield and St. Peter Marian School, Worcester. She earned a B.A. and M.A. Sister later served on the staff at Mt. She was pastoral assistant at St. Clement Church, Plaquemine, LA and later ministered in Senior Services at St. John the Evangelist Church in Plaquemine where she worked until a few months before her death. Sister Louise Thomas entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Peter Parish, Worcester in 1947. and certification in Clinical Pastoral Education from Danvers State Hospital. from Catholic University of America, Washington, DC. She spent more than half of her 62 years, in the order, teaching at St. Mary's Grammar School, in Westfield, and St. Thomas the Apostle School, in West Springfield. Schneider noted, in her article, that her community transformed its "own infirmary to a licensed, skilled-nursing facility," accessed MassHealth services for the retired sisters and established a retirement account that, to date, has only about one-quarter in funds in terms of the meeting the congregation's needs. She added that the convent, in Milton, is "beautiful.". degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, Mass. She earned an A.B. She was predeceased by her four brothers, Richard Shelvey, Patrick Edward, John Thomas and William Martin Conway; and three sisters, Catherine Teresa Sebasky, and Sisters Mary Patrick, RSM and Mary Joachim, RSM. Mont Marie Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center is proud to introduce our progressive vision for post-acute health care to Hampden County. Completion of the sale, which includes the Mont Marie Health Care Center, is expected this fall. She graduated from St. Joseph High School, North Adams and earned an A.B. She will be waked from 2:30 4:30 with a prayer service at 3:30. She held various staff positions at Mont Marie, Holyoke including assistant director of the Conference Center and director of Companion Ministry. The wake will take place on Thursday, July 28, 2016 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at St. Peter Church, Convent Ave., Rutland. 36 Lower Westfield Road, Holyoke, MA 01040, For more than a century, Mont Marie has provided the Holyoke area with the finest short-term and long-term care services, and today, we continue to build on the strong bedrock of compassionate care founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph. degree in education from the College of St. Joseph the Provider, Rutland. She also served at Montessori School of the Angels in Westport, MA. She is predeceased by her two brothers, Reid and David. Sister taught at Bishop Feehan High School in Attleboro, Mass., and taught and served as Dean of Students at Bishop Keough High School in Pawtucket, RI. The parish was merged by the diocese, in 2010, with St. Mary Parish, in East Springfield, where the combined congregations now worship at the renamed Mary, Mother of Hope Parish. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Sister was a faculty member in the Biology Department at The College of Our Lady of the Elms for her entire teaching career. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be in Mont Marie Cemetery. She served on the staff at the College of Our Lady of the Elms and as Pastoral Minister at Our Lady of the Lake Parish, Southwick, Mass. She was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings, two brothers and three sisters. She taught in the business departments at Bennington Catholic High School, St. Joseph College and Southern Vermont College in Bennington. Sister received her elementary and secondary education at Sacred Heart Academy, Worcester. Sister Dominica ministered to her community as cook for many years in St. Michael Convent, Brattleboro; St. Francis Convent, Bennington; St. Charles Convent, Bellows Falls and Mt. In the Diocese of Springfield she taught at St. Mary High School, Westfield; and St. Jerome High School, Holyoke as well as serving as librarian at St. Marys and Holyoke Catholic High School. Sister Annmarie Sanders, of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, and a Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, said congregations pooling retirement resources is a "trend throughout the whole country.". degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, Mass. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. St. Joseph Academy in Rutland, Vermont; St. Charles, Bellows Falls; Sacred Heart and St. Francis de Sales in Bennington, Vermont. degree from the College of St. Joseph the Provider, Rutland, VT and an M.A. Sister earned a BA degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee and a M.Ed. Sister St. Louis entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of LePuy in Fall River, Mass. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 1:30 pm. In addition to her Sisters in Community, she is survived by her beloved nieces and nephews. She graduated from Marianhill Central Catholic High School, Southbridge, Mass. She also served as clerk/receptionist at the Tri-Valley Elder Care Center, Uxbridge, Mass. Sister Mary entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from Sacred Heart Parish, Holyoke, Mass. If a donor answers "yes" to any high-risk question on his Medical History Questionnaire, the donor is . In her viewpoint article, published last spring in The Republican and on Masslive.com, in conjunction with a series on the economic plight of the SSJs written by Cori Urban, Schneider outlined a number of causal factors for this situation faced by diocesan Sisters, like the SSJs, who worked for decades in parish schools. She was graduated from Sacred Heart High School and earned an A.B. She will be waked from 9:30 a.m.to 10:30 a.m. with a prayer service at 10:00 a.m. from Assumption College, Worcester, Mass. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, and an M.A. Sister Catherine Hayes (Catherine Edmund), Sister Lucille Bertrand (Marie du Bon Pasteur), Sister Anna Marie Kane (Sr. Christina James), Sister Teresa Moran (Sister Francis Anna), Sister Eileen Joseph Christopher (Beverly), Sister Mary Rose Lyons (Sr. Raymond Maria), Sister Janice Molloy (Sr. Elizabeth James), Sister Eleanor Dooley (Sr. Maria Assumpta), Sister Theresa Murtha, (Sr. Mary Catherine), Sister Mary Ellen Murphy (Sr. Stephen Maria), Sister Eileen ONeill, (Sr. Maria Martin), Sister Dianne Lee Roncarati (Sr. Walter Theresa), Sister Ruth Virginia Quinn, (Margaret Mary), Sister Mary Frances Honnen (Sr. James Francis), Sister James Bernard Laughnane (Genevieve), Sister Patricia Francis Sharron (Lillian), Sister Margaret Henry Blicharz (Veronica Rose), Sister Mary Frances Lavelle (Sr. Agnes Philippa), Sister Elizabeth Molloy, (James Gertrude), Please note: Because of the poor weather predictions for, Sister Elizabeth M. Sullivan (Mary Timothy), Sister Cecilia James Mahoney (Catherine D.), Sister Marguerite Blackburn (Jean Frances), Sister Norma A. MacDonald, (Mildred Joseph). Sister Margaret James McGrath, (Marguerite), 88, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield in her 68th year, died in Holyoke, Mass. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee; a M.S. from Assumption College, Worcester and an M.A. She was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings Joseph Gallant and Dorina Bernard. "Even with the retired Sisters moving from the building, we will have 70 Sisters living on the property, either in the health care center, or in the HUD-supported housing," Schneider said. A native of Milford, Mass., she was the daughter of Edward and Grace (Byrnes) Belforti. degree from Assumption College, Worcester. The move still means more than half of the congregation will continue to live within a 15-mile radius of the property. In Western Massachusetts they started out in Springfield in 1883. She also served in the Diocesan Schools Office of Communication. There are also two other vacant buildings on the property that the congregation, which is in talks with developers, hopes to turn into a source of revenue, possibly as additional affordable housing for seniors. Sister Annette taught at St. Jean Baptiste, St. Roch, and Blessed Sacrament Schools in Fall River; St. Louis de France, Swansea; St. Josephs, New Bedford; St. Thereses, New Bedford; and also at St. Joseph Montessori School, Fall River. She earned a B.A. All services for Sr. Cecilia James will take place in St. Joseph Chapel at Mont Marie on Saturday, January 21, 2017. and M.A. Among Sister Stellas teaching assignments in Vermont were St. Francis de Sales, Bennington; St. Charles, Bellows Falls; St. Michaels, Brattleboro; St. Marys, Fair Haven; St. Peters and Mt. The Sisters of St. Joseph's are working on making masks for the Holyoke Healthcare Community at Mont Marie. Sister Kathleen entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from Blessed Sacrament Parish, Holyoke. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, an M.A. Teaching assignments for Sr. Madeline included both St. Joseph Grammar and High School in Pittsfield, St. Joseph Grammar School, North Adams, and Cathedral High School, Springfield. The Sisters of St. Joseph Our Ministries Find a Sister Prayer Request 500 Club Join Our Community Ways to Give Newsletter Witness 2021 Share the joy of our Sisters engaged in ministry in this latest issue of our newsletter! She was graduated from Sacred Heart High School, Holyoke and earned her A.B. Sister Mary Lou entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Jerome Parish, Holyoke in 1946. degree from Rivier College in Nashua, NH. Sister Cecile taught in the Diocese of Fall River at St. Jean Baptiste and Blessed Sacrament Schools, Fall River and St. Michael School, Swansea, Mass. There is a junior college on the grounds, as well as a private academy," Kenney said. Sister Ann taught for a year at Bishop McVinney Catholic Elementary School, Providence, RI before working as director and counselor for Project Respond at CARE in Providence. from Rhode Island College in Providence RI. She also studied debate coaching at Marquette University. Sister Roberta entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Michaels Cathedral Parish, Springfield in 1952. For many years she was an instructor at St. Joseph Prep and St. Joseph Teachers' Institute in Fall River. The wake will take place at Mont Marie, Holyoke on Tuesday, June 16 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. with a prayer service at 3:30 p.m. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be in Mont Marie Cemetery, Holyoke. She became a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield in 2001 when the two communities merged. She earned an A.B. Sister Sheila entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Rutland from Christ the King Parish, Rutland in 1960 and became a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield in 2001 when the two Communities merged. She also served at Jericho in Holyoke, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Springfield and The Open Window, Chicopee. In addition to her Sisters in Community, she is survived by her brother Edward Kane of California. In addition to her Sisters in Community, she is survived by many friends. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Sister Joseph Anne's teaching assignments were at St. Mary High School, Milford, MA, where she taught modern languages, and the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, MA, where she was a member of the Modern Language Department. degree from College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee and a Masters degree in French Literature from Assumption College, Worcester. A native of Pawtucket, RI, she was the daughter of Edward and Roberta (Wood) Campbell. She was predeceased by her sister Rita Jette. from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, Mass. Sister Emily entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Mary Parish, Westfield. She will be waked from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. with a prayer service at 10:00 a.m. She was graduated from St. Michael High School, Northampton and earned a B.A. HOLYOKE - More than 60 years ago, Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield Alice Kenney, Loretta Scarlett and Helene Michael Nihill, all now well educated women in their 80s, took vows of poverty,. The other cemetery is that of the Calvary Cemetery of the Sisters of Providence. and M.A. The Sisters of Saint Joseph have a long history in Holyoke. Sister Mary Anne taught in the Diocese of Springfield in Holy Family School, Our Lady of Hope School, and St. Matthew School, Springfield; Holy Rosary School and Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Holyoke; St. Thomas School, West Springfield; St. Mary School, Westfield, and Annunciation School, Northampton.