Celebrating 140 Years of Ministry Beginning Sept. 18, 2014
Spirit, Vision and Presence
Dear Friends,
There is an old song that talks about the “Lazy days of summer.” But here
at the Ursuline Motherhouse, the summer has been anything but lazy. We are
in the midst of transition and all that transition entails.
In this issue you will see some of the faces and places of transition: the
Sisters who will serve in Leadership for the next six years, new leaders at the
Ursuline Preschool and Kindergarten, a new leader for The Ursuline Center,
From
and pictures of our newly renovated swimming pool.
Sister Mary McCormick
As part of the process of electing a new leadership team, the Sisters set a
General Superior
directional statement for the next six years. In part, it reads that the Ursuline
Sisters of Youngstown will promote holistic living, develop our legacy, enrich spirituality,
expand our network of relations, practice respectful communications, strengthen mission
integration, promote visible solidarity and support gender equality.
We will be working with all of our colleagues and friends to embody this vision over the
next six years.
In our immediate future, we mark 140 years of service to God’s People in the greater
Youngstown area. On September 18, 1874, five Ursuline Sisters came from Cleveland to
St. Columba Parish to teach in the school. Fr. Patrick Brown was pastor at St. Columba in
those days. His sister, Sister Angela Brown, was a Cleveland Ursuline and came with four
others to begin a new foundation. God’s Blessings have been with us all these years.
We pledge to continue to serve God’s People here, especially those most in need.
Our New Leadership Team
2014-2020 Leadership Team. From left are Sisters
Norma Raupple, Councilor, Mary McCormick,
General Superior, and Regina Rogers and Patricia
McNicholas, Councilors.
Photo by Tony Mancino.
On June 1, Sister Mary McCormick was
installed as our 21st General Superior. Her
councilors are Sisters Regina Rogers, Patricia
McNicholas and Norma Raupple. This team will
lead until 2020 and implement a new Directional
Statement developed by our entire community.
Sister Mary is Professor of Theology and
Academic Dean at St. Mary Seminary in
Cleveland, Sister Regina is Assistant Principal
and a Religion Instructor at Ursuline High
School, and Sister Patricia is Senior Development
Officer for Beatitude House, where Sister Norma
is Hispanic Outreach/Education Coordinator.