Mercy Sister Mary Jo Kearns said that being a religious sister for 60 years has been a blessing. “I feel so blessed and am so grateful for my vocation and all the people I have met in religious life and in my ministries,” she said.
On Oct. 16, St. Stephen Protomartyr Parish celebrated major milestones at a Mass: its 115th anniversary; the 100th anniversary of the current church edifice, and the 15th anniversary of the founding of its Hispanic ministry that has revitalized the faith community.
Immaculate Conception Parish bid a fond, tearful farewell to the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary June 8 and 9 in a series of Masses and receptions designed to express gratitude for the order’s legacy of service in the parish and its elementary and high schools.