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Women in Ministry Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown Winter/Spring 2014 Newsletter Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown 4250 Shields Rd. Canfield, Ohio 44406 NON-PROFIT ORG U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 332 YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO Address Service Requested Water With Blessings Has Blessed Us, Too Isn’t it amazing how ideas can blossom into the wonderful and unexpected? That’s what’s happened to us with the Water With Blessings project. Sister Norma Raupple (standing at center above) learned of the program from its founder, Sister Larraine Lauter, an Ursuline Sister from Kentucky (standing at left), at the North American Ursuline Convocation last July. It inspired Sister Norma so much that in December she led a team to the U.S.-Mexico border with filtration systems for families who have terrible H20. At $60 apiece, these were bought with gifts from our Associates, family, friends and the team. 250 families now have clean water, and Sister Norma and the team shared a strong faith experience. Four of the young women (at left) volunteered with us previously and continue to be involved, some as Companions in Mission. For more on this story and additional photos, visit our blog at theursulines.org. Above, Sister Larraine teaches “Water Women” how to use the filtration systems.