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SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME
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Winter 2013 Volume XX No. 1
Proclaiming God’s Goodness and Provident Care
Sr. Mary Judeen Julier leading a blessing of the hands ceremony at California Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles
Sisters of Notre Dame in Health Care
Throughout the USA, more than 40 Sisters of Notre
Dame from four provinces minister every day to
improve the health of their communities. Sisters of
Notre Dame serve in many facets of health care including:
Nursing
Pharmacy
Hospice
Home Health Care
Nutrition
Mental Health Services
Chaplaincy
Hospital Administration
Outside of the United States, health care is a growing facet of the international congregation’s ministry. This is especially true in India where the SNDs
congregation has four sister doctors, and 26 sister
nurses. The clinics where these women serve see
up to 400 patients each day.
Here in California, we have four sisters dedicated to
health care: two serving as nurses and two as chaplains. In this newsletter, we will be taking a closer
look at the work of these extraordinary women,
and the lives they touch through their ministries.
Message from the Provincial
VISION AND CHALLENGE
is published by the
Development Office
Sisters of Notre Dame,
California Province.
Director of Development
Carmela Anne Burke
Editor
Christiana Thomas
Contributors
Sr. Mary Luellen Boeglin
Carmela Anne Burke
Sr. Mary Anncarla Costello
Sr. Mary Leanne Hubbard
Sr. Mary Judeen Julier
Sr. Mary Angela Lee
Sr. Valerie Marie Roxburgh
Sr. Mary John Shin
Christiana Thomas
Photographers
Sr. Betty Mae Bienlein
Christiana Thomas
Consultants and Research
Sr. Betty Mae Bienlein
Sr. Mary Sheila Fay
Sr. Mary Josanne Furey
Sr. Mary Francelia Klingshirn
Sr. Mary Joan Schlotfeldt
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As we begin this new year, we thought it
might interest our Vision and Challenge readers to learn more about another facet of how
the Notre Dame charism is lived out both
here and in the international congregation of
the Sisters of Notre Dame.
Although most people associate the Sisters of
Notre Dame with education and catechesis
in all its forms, health care has been a part of
by Sr. Mary Anncarla Costello
our Congregation’s ministry since our foundation. Already in 1853 the official Charter of Foundation defined
the purpose of the new congregation as “…the education of girls...
first and foremost…poor and neglected girls. In addition, it is in the
intention of this congregation to take over the care of aged and infirm
persons.”
Fast forward to 2012. Last spring, forty-four Sisters of Notre Dame
from seven countries participated in a conference on health care.
Countries represented were: Brazil, India, Indonesia, Germany, South
Korea, Italy, and the United States, with our own Sister Mary Luellen
Boeglin, Clinical Transplant Coordinator at USC Transplant Center,
representing our province.
The focus of the conference was to bring together Sisters of Notre
Dame involved in health care ministries, to share insights into our
charism and its expression through health care, join in conversations
with other health care providers, and facilitate collaboration and networking opportunities within the congregation.
The sister participants found their time together rich and rewarding.
They wrote a statement expressing how they see their commitment as
Sisters of Notre Dame to the ministry of health care. This statement
reads as follows:
We, the Sisters of Notre Dame in the ministry of health care, witness
to God’s goodness and provident care through the healing ministry of
Jesus. We commit ourselves to:
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respect for the dignity of the human person
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the health of the whole person
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universal access to health care
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preference for those who are poor and marginalized
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unity in our internationality
so that all may have life and have it to the full.
Since you are our partners in mission, enjoy this glimpse into how
we proclaim God’s goodness and provident care through SND health
care ministries here in Southern California.
In Our Lady,
Sr. Mary Anncarla Costello, SND
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Sister Nurses and Sister Chaplains
Sr. Mary Luellen Boeglin
Sr. Mary Angela Lee
Sr. Mary Luellen Boeglin has worked in nursing
for over 30 years, most recently as a Transplant
Nurse for the Kidney Transplant Unit at USC
Hospital where she has spent the last 5 years
serving more than 500 patients by monitoring
their long-term recovery. Sr. Luellen has spent
more than 20 years working with transplant recipients, and is happy to be part of a dedicated team
that is giving people a second chance at living
healthy lives. “I’ve seen so many successful outcomes from organ transplant surgery,” said Sr.
Luellen. “We continue to work at USC to raise
awareness around the vast need for organ donations.”
Sr. Mary Angela Lee has served as a RN at
Holywood Presbyterian Medical Center since
2008, where she is a nurse in the Mother and
Baby Care Unit. Her primary duties include caring for women and babies in the first few days
after birth, but she also works hard to be a joyful
and helpful part of her care team. Sr. Angela
writes, “Whenever I see the babies having perfect
little toes and fingers I feel awe and praise God
for His omnipotence and Love. I pray every
morning before going to work that Jesus Christ
will minister with His love through me in the
spirit of the sisters of Notre Dame.”
Sr. Mary Jolisa Lazaro, Sr. Mary Luellen Boeglin, and Sarah
Carvaines, MPH, RD, at Notre Dame Center
Sr. Mary Angela Lee and Sr. Mary Karlynn Werth at Notre
Dame Center
Sr. Mary John Shin
Sr. Mary Judeen Julier
Sr. Mary John Shin has served as a chaplain at
Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital since March
2010, when she arrived to volunteer. Since then,
she has become a member of the staff, where she
serves the patients, their families and the staff,
helping to meet their spiritual needs. Prior to
working as a chaplain, Sr. Mary John worked as
a preschool teacher and administrator, but additionally took her free time to volunteer in hospital and convalescent care centers. Sister then
formally studied Pastoral Care at Loyola Marymount, and began her journey toward full-time
chaplaincy during that time. “Before going to
the hospital I pray to God for the guidance of
the Holy Spirit so that Jesus Christ in his love
can minister through me,” said Sr. Mary John.
After serving for many years as a teacher and
a parish minister, Sr. Mary Judeen Julier began
serving at California Hospital Medical Center
in downtown Los Angeles as a chaplain. Sister
is also an active volunteer at Hope Street Family Center, one of the hospital’s Community Benefit Dept. outreach programs, which offers social,
developmen­tal, and educational support to about
1500 low-income residents (children, youth and
parents) of the surrounding community. Sr. Judeen has completed Clinical Pastoral Education
at the UCLA Health System and at VITAS Hospice Care and has been serving as a chaplain for
five years. On the following page, please find “A
Day in the Life of a Chaplain” in which Sr. Judeen
shares more about the ministry of chaplaincy.
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A Day in the Life of a Chaplain
by Sr. Mary Judeen Julier
It is not easy to put a number on the lives a
chaplain touches at California Hospital Medical
Center. Statistics may show that we see about
200 patients each month, however, that figure
does not include the family members of the patients
with whom a chaplain also interacts. Day in and
day out, as chaplain, there are countless interactions
with staff as we collaborate together for the good
of our patients and their spiritual needs. And
almost never does a day go by without some
employee of the hospital bringing some personal spiritual need to the ears and heart of the
chaplain, longing for the spiritual consolation of
sharing a personal concern.
Contrary to what many many people believe,
chaplains do not go room to room at a hospital,
praying with patients or blessing them. The role
of the chaplain is not to ask questions, or give
advice or preach or cheer a person up or share
one’s own experiences and sometimes, not even
to pray. As chaplains we listen to the patient (or
family member) and then make a spiritual
assessment and together with the patient or
family, create a spiritual care plan. This takes
time, so we are not interested in how many
patients we see a day –we are interested in the
quality of our care.
Chaplains are hired not only to give spiritual care
to patients and their families, but also to the staff
of the hospital. Chaplains educate staff, helping
them to provide spiritual care by learning to be
attentive and observant, and also to learn about
various beliefs and spiritualities. But chaplains
also listen to employees to meet their spiritual
needs. Throughout my years as a chaplain, I
have helped coworkers deal with their own grief
and loss, as well as shared their many joys.
Chaplains are companions, trained to make
spiritual assessments which, for patients, are
documented, and help the health care team medical professionals understand how spiritual beliefs influence patients’ treatment decisions and
well-being. It is not assumed that traditional religious beliefs are helpful to all patients. If asked
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Sr. Mary John Shin serves as a Eucharistic Minister during a service at Holywood Presbyterian Hospital
“What gives meaning to your life?” a chaplain
can receive a variety of answers. Can you imagine what conversation would ensue with someone talented in art or with a lover of classical
music or with an elderly person who spends lots
of time working in a beautiful backyard garden?
Also discussed in the chaplain’s visit would be
the question, “What role do your beliefs play in
regaining your health?” and “How can we as
health care team meet your needs?” I have had
patients who want to listen to Country Music
CDs or ask for a sketch pad. Maybe the gardener would feel better if there was a live plant
in the room. Maybe the deeply devoted and traditionally religious Christian or Catholic wants
a Bible or a picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Having conversations about spiritual needs
helps the team understand how patients define
wellness and quality of life. When doctors
have this information (either because they have
the “spiritual” conversation themselves or have
received a spiritual assessment from the chaplain), they gain information needed to make effective diagnosis and treatment.
The chaplain does more than say a prayer or
distribute Holy Communion. The chaplain
helps find out how the patient and/or family
member is really doing -- finding out about feelings and emotions. As the chaplain listens with
an attentive and understanding ear, the chaplain
can lead the patient to go deeper into his or her
own feelings. Conversation with a compassionate
companion can become part of their cure or can
bring healthy well-being in whatever challenge
they are facing.
Sisters of Notre Dame Celebrate Golden
Moments
On October 21, more than 100 donors and
friends of the Sisters of Notre Dame gathered at
Notre Dame Center in Thousand Oaks for a liturgy and lunch to celebrate the California SNDs
50th year as a province. Following a mass celebrated by Fr. Leon Hutton, the group gathered
in the dining room to learn more about the original SND mission to California, and the direction that the sisters hope to take their ministry in
the years to come. To learn more about current
SND ministries, or to help support this vision,
you can visit us online at www.sndca.org.
John and Rosemary Erlinger and Sr. Mary Joann Schlarbaum
S. Mary Karlynn Werth and Sr. Mary
Teresita Keliher
Sr. Mary Teresita Keliher and Fr. Leon Hutton prepare for
the liturgy, admiring the vestments made by Teckla Werth,
mother of Sr. Mary Karlynn Werth
Lawrence Valdivieso, Esq. and friends
Sr. Mary Sheila Fay with her former
student Suzanne Devaney
Associates Laura Busch and Laurent
Vonderweight
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Thank You from the Vocation Office
In my ministry as
Vocation Director, I
have the opportunity
to give talks at a variety of parishes and
Catholic Schools. I
always enjoy these
events and they
often connect me
with people who
had our sisters as
teachers, religious
education instructors, or parish ministers. One of the
by Sr. Valerie Marie Roxburgh
women I met at a
vocation fair at Our Lady of Perpetual Help
in Downey, shares her experience with our
sisters.
It wasn’t until I was older that I could fully
appreciate the blessing of attending St. Matthias
High School in Huntington Park. That is where I
first encountered the Sisters of Notre Dame, especially
Sr. Carlann and Sr. Richardlyn. Both were
excellent teachers who also shared their LOVE
for Christ.
There were days that I would just look at the
sisters in admiration because I could see how happy
they were ministering and teaching us God’s
great love. Being curious about their faith, I would
ask the sisters, “Why did they decided to become
sisters?” Their stories of being called fascinated
me.
Later in life, I joined Our Lady of Perpetual Help’s
religious education team. I was delighted to find
out that the Sisters of Notre Dame taught and
resided in this same parish! I would frequently
hear about their presence in the community and
how much those they served loved them.
Later I was blessed again to participate in another
service event with them during the Christmas
Season, when we all assisted with the Christmas
Party for the Los Angeles Area Ministry Project
(LAMP). This time I took my son and daughter
with me. In talking with my son afterwards about
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this service experience, he shared that his experience
at LAMP was unforgettable. He really enjoyed
being around the kids and helping with the games
at the party. What my children and I took away
from this experience is that there is no better feeling
in the world than the feeling you get after you
have given back what Jesus Christ gave to all of
us, love.
I met Sister Val at my parish vocation/ministry
fair. Sister Val and I talked, laughed, and she
shared with me about an up-coming ministry
outreach program she was coordinating called
“Stretch Your Heart.” I did not hesitate to become
part of this week of community outreach. My
teenage daughter came with me and we assisted at
a homeless shelter and community center for low
income families. It was awesome to be with Sister
Val and Sister Shawn for this week. I could see
how God worked through these beautiful ladies. I
saw Christ in them and in their work.
The Sisters of Notre Dame have inspired me so
much and have become an important part of my
life. I have met so many of them and all of them
are on fire for God and want to serve and minister
to all of us. They are in our schools, parishes,
hospitals, jails, shelters, and in everything they
do, they do for God. It is a true blessing to have
them in my life.
I was very touched when I received this letter
from Ruby and grateful to God for my friendship with the family. I will be sharing with
the youth group at Our Lady of Perpetual
Help, which Ruby directs, in late January; so
our connection continues. One of the many
blessings in our life as sisters is the people we
encounter in our ministries.
Thank you for your prayers for vocations in
our Church and the Sisters of Notre Dame.
For more information about religious
vocations: to sponsor a talk at your parish,
or to learn more about religious life, you
can contact Sr. Valerie Marie Roxburgh at
[email protected].
Emmanuel: God With Us
by Sr. Mary Leanne Hubbard
During the weekend of the Third Sunday of
Advent, December 14-17, Sister Mary Leanne
Hubbard and Sister Valerie Marie Roxburgh
traveled to St. Anthony’s Retreat Center at Three
Rivers in the Fresno Diocese to lead a retreat
with the seminarians of Juan Diego House.
Juan Diego House is a formative community
and house of study for those discerning diocesan
priesthood. Sister Mary Regina Robbins is currently on the formation team there with Fr. Jim
Anguiano.
Three Rivers is situated only three miles from
the entrance to Sequoia Kings Canyon National
Park. The retreat center is tucked along a musical river with a view of layers of mountains
in changing shades of greens and purples,
depending on the time of day. The four days
were intermittently misty, foggy, or crystal clear
and cold. There was a blazing fire in the hearth
in the central lodge room where much time was
spent for both contemplation and fellowship.
The seminarians had just finished their fall
terms of study and were ready for both silence
and relaxation.
Sister Regina is currently teaching a Scripture
course with the seminarians preparing to
enter St. John’s Seminary in the near future. For
this reason, the retreat focused on Scriptural
prayer. Each session introduced different forms
of prayer using the Scripture readings from
the rich Advent liturgies of the day, including
the Divine Office and the Mass. Some of these
prayer forms included guided meditation
leading to imaginative prayer, Scriptural mantra,
lectio divina, praying of psalms, and Taize. We
also enjoyed plenty of time for exploration outside during the long afternoons, a treat for the
Angelinos who rarely see the mountains or the
snow. The seminarians entered into the silence
eagerly, and the two sisters came back refreshed
by both the palpable faith and goodness of the
men as well as the mountain air.
Sr. Mary Leanne Hubbard and Sr. Valerie Marie Roxburgh with seminarians at St. Anthony’s Retreat Center
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Donor Recognition
The Sisters of Notre Dame are grateful to our many friends who have made financial donations
to the congregation between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012, including those who wish to remain
anonymous. We also wish to thank our friends and family who made in-kind donations.
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Siham Abu-Khalil
Ms. Anne M. Adams
Carole Adams
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Adams
Gladys Aguilar
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Leila Flores and Joseph
Alcantara
Jean M. Alden
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Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Allan
Mrs. Judy Alsbaugh
Maria and Francisco Alvarez
Margaret Ambrose
Linda and Roger Anderson
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Rose Apel
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Arancon
Sharon Arnett
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Carol Ann and Thomas Bader
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Anne Bansbach
Theresa Baratta
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Barriciello
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Robert B. Bibb
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Anne P. and Richard K.
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Mrs. Jeanne Bleau
Robert A. Bobic, DDS
Virginia G. and Gilbert
Bojorquez
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Maria Brandts-Buys
Ghislaine Brassine TTE
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Brazelton, Sr.
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Breneman, Jr.
Jackie Brewer
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Gerald Broms
Victoria Brown
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Patrick and Cheryl Cable
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Cathcart
St. Peter & St. Paul Catholic
Church
Rev. John Cawley
Mary Joyce Cellner
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Darlyne Chandler
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Lorna and Clifford
Christensen
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Clarizio
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John Crossley
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Cruickshank
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Cunningham
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Gregorio
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Dombrowski
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Donahue
Joaquin Dorado
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Doyle
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Jr.
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Estrada
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Fairfoot
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Fitzpatrick
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Flanders
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Foulkrod
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Freudenberger
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Koretha M. Gabriel
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Gardner
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Godfrey
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Jo Ann Goff
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Gonzales
Blanca Gonzalez
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Gonzalez
Henry J. Gonzalez, MD
Miss Annabelle Gordon
Mary Louise Gordon
Mrs. Marguerite Goyne
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Grasmehr
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Gunderson
Rev. John C Gutting
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Marisa Hakala
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Hamamoto
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Hamilton
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Harris
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Harris
Mary and Jim Harrison
Peggy and Melvin Hassett
Diane and Eric R. Haupt
Ann M. and Dr. E.J. Hawkes
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J
Healy, Jr
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Mary Heck
Ms Mary Anne Hedrick
Judy Karen and John
Hernandez
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Rosann Lora and Joseph H.
Hetherington
Mrs Shirley Heusner
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Caroline Hollenstein
Jennifer and James
Hollenstein
Julie Hollenstein-Szollar
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Hollingshead
Joan C. Horne
Nora Howells
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce E.
Hubbard
Mr. and Mrs.Thomas Hudson
Violeta and Emil Hug
Lois Hurrell
James D. and Barbara
Associates Dennis and Jeanette Longwill and Sr. Mary Rebekah Kennedy
Valenzuela Hurt
Herbert and Arline
Hutchinson
Rev. Leon Hutton
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Johnson
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Marjorie C. Johnson
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Bridget and Daniel Jordan
Eugene D. Jordan
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Anne and James W. Kahle
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Mr Arthur Karma
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Kassabgui
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Mr. Karl Keeling
Julia E. and Anthony Keim
David and Natalie Nan” Kelly”
Erin/Kerry Kelly
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Mr. and Mrs. William Edward
Kelly
Diana Kennedy
Patricia M. Kennedy
Pauline Kennedy
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Kenney
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Kershaw
Mr Robert D Kerslake
Victoria R. and Edward L.
Klein
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Robyn and Mike Knoell
Arthur L. Kobal, D.D.S.
Ms. Nancy P. Kofranek
Terri and Steve Korell
Chester Kozlowski
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Krakowski
Ms. Barbara Kringle-Fabiani
Nancy L. and George Kroll
Thomas B and Thomas E.
Krupa
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Joan La Chance
La Reina High School,
Thousand Oaks
Nancy and Robert LaBelle
Ellen and James Lafrieda
Patti and Grant A. Laney
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Langford
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La Vonne Laughlin
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Lawson
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Patricia and Robert Leamy
Melvin Lebeauf
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Lucia Lee
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Rod LeGate
Denise Legaux
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Ms. Margaret Sharon Ley
Prudiel Libatique
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Liederbach
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Limkemann
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Ruth Maria Lipski
Lindy Lizenbery
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Candace Long
Sean Marie and Gregory
Long
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Notre Dame Academy, Los
Angeles
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Ilona Novak
Ms. Ana Nunez
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Mr. & Mrs. John O’Connor
Rita and Clyde O’Neill
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Oaks
Sharyn Orr
Angela and John Ortiz
Mr. and Mrs. Richard &
Christine Osborne
Donna and Gary Owens
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Sr. Mary Joan Schlotfeldt and Kay Buck, Executive Director of CAST
Ms. Mary Pilar Marcus
Mr Daniel B. Marrah, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Marsolino
Mr. and Mrs. Felix G. Masci
Lillian M. Masters
Michael D. Masterson MD
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Mastright
Dolores M. Mattern
Janet and Richard Maulhardt,
Jr.
Eleanor H. May
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Mc Verry
Marcia McCann
Gloria L. and Donald J.
McDermott
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A.
McDonald
Mary Lou McGee
Ruth M. and Dennis W.
McGovern
Eileen McGrath
Jeannine and Dr. Gary
McGuigan
Florence and Tom McInally
Monica and Richard McKay
Maureen and Michael
McKenna
Kathleen and Dan
McLaughlin
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
McMaster
Vicki and Kevin McNamara
Mrs. Frances McNamee
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Medina
Thelma and Arthur Mendoza
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Jane Meros
Rosemary and Ronald J.
Meyer
Gloria and Patrick J. Miele
Regina and Anthony Migler
Cathleen and Mark Miller
Mary J. Miller
Risjar and Lingke and Ardi
Moeis
Christina and John Monahan
Marion Mongan
Karen and Paul Montagna
Esther and Gilbert Montano
Julia Montgomery
Barbara Moody
Ms. Kathleen Hartnagel
Moohr
Delana M. Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jack
Moore
Karen Moore
Nereida and Antonio Morales
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher
Morris
Paul P. Mousel
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Moy
Mr. Richard A. Mueller
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Mulenburg
Ms. Molly Mulqueen
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Murphy
Jean Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. Laurence
Murray
Susan and Brian Murrieta
Mr. and Mrs. Maximilian
Paetzold
Nicolina Pallotta
Rosina Pallotta
Roger Papet
Martha Parke
Eve Parker
Mr. and Mrs. Francis X.
Parrone
Bernardine Pasino
Bartolome M. Pastor, Jr
Sandra and Thomas Hamers
Pavick
Mr. and Mrs. James Peerson
Consuelo C. Perez
Christina and Joanne Perkins
Barbara and Robert Pesci
Nick Petrisca
Silvia and Albert Pichardo
Ms. Mary Lou Pickerell
Concetta Piro
Linda Marie Piscitelli
Marian E. Power
Mr. Peter Prado
Mr. and Mrs. Harold K.
Prukop
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Rita and Gerry Raffee
Raskob Foundation for
Catholic Activities
Dorothy and Lawrence J.
Ratto
Jeanine and Ronald Redell
Rosemary and Joseph
Redmond
Mr. Raymond Reinmann
Rose M. and Marek Relich
Mary Alice and Michael
Reyburn
Daryl Reynolds
Mr. and Mrs. John Rezzo
Mary and Donald Ricci
Dorothy Ann and James J.
Richards
Vincent Ridge
Mary and Larry Riggs
Mr. Kenneth J. Riley
Carolyn and Samuel Rinaldi
Caren Okray and Richard
Paul Rios
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rivoli
Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Roche
Rita and Sheila Rock
Ruth Rodriguez
Sheryl Ann and Patrick J.
Rogers
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rogers
Mary C. and Ronald R. Roling
Jane L. Rollingson
Ms. Vanessa Romano
Ms. Helen Ronan
Colette and Keith Rosenkranz
Joanne and Wilford Ross
Barbara Esther and Francis
Roth
George R. Roxburgh
Ida and William Rubin
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Rumble
Florita Ruskin
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ruskin
Angelica Russi
Laurel and Wally Rutledge
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Deacon & Mrs. Thomas
Sabol
Robert J. Salcido, Ph.D.
Teresita and Tony Sales
Barbara and Jose Sanchez
Crisanta Judy and Jess
Sanchez
Robert and Janis Sanchez
Ms. Billy Marie Sanders
Leonard Sanders
Irene Sandfry
Ms. Claudia M. Santos
Corazon B. and Reynaldo R.
Santos
Cynthia and Douglas Sassen
Jacqueline and Kurt Sauter
Ms. Victoria Sawtelle
Maureen and James Scanlon
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Schank
Marianne M. and Jeffrey T.
Schlarbaum
Mr. John Schlarbaum
Lynne and Thomas
Schlarbaum
St. Jude The Apostle School
Kathryn Schrillo
Rick Schroeder
Barbara H. and Richard
Schumacher
Rose Lee Schumacher
Mr. and Mrs. John Schweppe
German Scipioni
Susan K. Screbant
Robert S. and Carole Scuderi
Mark Ferraro
Lucy P. and Hae Won Seo
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Setka
Lisa and Robert Shaw
Mr. and Mrs. John Sheehan
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Shelley
Kathleen Regis Sheridan
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Simmons
Mrs. Dorothy Sinclair
Debbie Sinding
Sisters of Notre Dame
Covington
Sisters of Providence
May Slago
Judy and John Smith
Patricia A. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Smock
Heather M. Snyder
SOAR
Fay and Tonny Soesanto
Bridgid and Brian Soriano
Dorothy and Mario J.
Spensiero
Maribeth and Gregg
Spensiero
Dr. and Mrs. Russell Spoto
Lorena and John Springer
Rev Jarlath Dolan and Norm
Lamarra
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Staines
Holly and William Steven
Standefer
Barbara and Daniel Staples
Mrs. Jean Stark
Ms. Lavonne T. Starkey
Mr and Mrs Robert Stein
Sydney Frances Stein
Ms. Ann Storc
Kathleen Succa
Miss Dorothy Sullivan
Helen M. Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Sullivan
Nora Szechy
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T.C.M., Inc., Canyon Country
Ardell L. Taylor
Cecilia Terminel
Mary and Jerry Tessendorf
Emma Tezanos
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Theobald
Joan and Jerome A. Thomas
Barbara Tillman
Pauline and Michael Timoney
Mr. and Mrs. Bruno Tonin
Yvonne Torrence
Gloria and John Tracy
Gene F. and Eugenia G.
Traverse
Margaret and Douglas
Trombly
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USCC Bishops
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Lawrence Valdivieso
Jane S. Valentin
Mr. and Mrs. John Van Ruiten
Mrs. Jacquelyn Veigel
Verizon
Mrs. Susan Vigo
Marie, Vickie and Hortens
Villalobos
Martha Judith Villegas
Mrs. Anna Vinet
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Viray
Sr. Julie Marie Arriaga explains the SND Corporate Stance against Human Trafficking at the LA Metro Task Force Walk for Freedom
Lenore and Carl Virzi
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Herbert A. Wachsman
Frank B Wahl
Ms. Pat Wallace
Rita and Robert Walter
Mrs. Elizabeth D. Waltman
Catherine M. and A. Robert
Weaver
Jessie L. Weddle
Judith and William Weldon
Bernardine Westmoreland
Dona Whitaker Trust
Terry Whittlinger
Yonan and Yonan Rev. Trust
Wilbur
Mr. Frank R Williams
Dr. Jon H Williams
Mr. & Mrs. Allen Wisniewski
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Withers
Joseph and Irene Woodall
Kath Wurts
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Ms. Hyeon Sook Yang
Paula Yermasek
Mary Ann and James A.
Young
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Gaetano and Carolina Zanfini
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Sisters of Notre Dame Share in
LA Freedom Walk
Sisters of Notre Dame and Friends at the LA Freedom Walk
January 19, four SNDs, Sr. Julie Marie Arriaga, Sr. Betty
Mae Bienlein, Sr. Shirley Marie McGovern, and Sr. Mary
Joan Schlotfeldt, and friends Lucy Garcia and Fran
Morley joined hundreds of concerned citizens in the
2013 Los Angeles Freedom Walk to promote awareness
of human trafficking. Several students from La Reina
also joined the walk, working to raise awareness both
in Los Angeles and within their own student body. The
Saturday morning event was coordinated by the LA
Metro Task Force Against Human Trafficking, and was
attended by other non profit organizations dedicated
to fighting human trafficking. Walkers carried signs
through a three-mile course, and engaged passersby with information on how to identify and report
suspicious activity.
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Mission Update
For the last five years, the parishoners
at St. Julie Parish in Newbury Park have
made a special commitment to help fund
the Sisters of Notre Dame mission in
Uganda. In January, Sr. Antoinette Marie
Moon attended masses at St. Julie Parish
to let the congregation know specifically
which improvements the donations have
funded, including: building construction
and improvement, tables and chairs,
improvements to farm land, addition of
farm animals, new public latrines, and
countless micro-finance loans.
The sisters in Uganda were most excited
to share the success stories of the students
that they have served, including one of
their former students who had gone on to
study to be a CPA. He recently received
his final test scores with the news that he
had the highest score out of 300 people
who took the exam.
To join St. Julie Parish in supporting our
mission to Uganda, please return the
enclosed remit envelope with your intentions.