Archive for November 2019
Profiles in Ministry: Sister Kathleen McDonnell, SND
I became interested in adult literacy as a ministry when I looked for an alternative to high school teaching. At Al-Anon Family Group meetings, a program where friends and family members share their experiences and learn how to apply the principles of the Al‑Anon program to their individual situations, many women said since joining the…
Read MoreProfiles in Ministry: Sister Mary Luann Bender, SND
Sister Mary Luann Bender, SND, serves as the Mission and Ministry Coordinator at St. Charles Community (SCC) for over 40 years on behalf of the Sisters of Notre Dame. Both her parents and several family members have been residents of St. Charles Community. In reflecting on her ministry at St. Charles, she says, “Truly, my…
Read MoreProfiles in Ministry: Sister Joyanne Sullivan, SND
I have been teaching myself how to paint for the last 15 years. I began when I was invited, by someone I met when I led a senior ministry program at Sacred Heart Church, to join a class at a Ventura area Senior Center art class. She asked me to join her and the class…
Read MoreProfiles in Ministry: Sister Dean Pfahler, SND
Ever since I got my first pair of glasses at age 12, I knew I had been missing way too much. Distinguishing one leaf from another on trees was just the first eye-opener. From then on, life became one revelation after another. I didn’t want anything to elude me: not the intricacies of the natural…
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