Celebration Held for New Provincial Council

The Provincial Council for the School Sisters of Notre Dame
Central Pacific Province was installed June 13, 2015.
Back (l-r): Sisters Laura Jean Spaeth, Susan Jordan, Kathleen Bauer.
Front (l-r): Sisters Marjorie Klein, Mary Anne Owens, provincial leader,
Anna Marie Reha, Christine Garcia.

Sister Mary Anne Owens Provincial Leader

The School Sisters of Notre Dame Central Pacific Province installed its provincial council June 13, 2015, at St. Mary of the Pines, Chatawa, Miss. Sisters from across the province attended the installation and Mass, which was celebrated by Father James Dougherty of the Diocese of Belleville, Ill.

The provincial council provides leadership for the province. Sister Mary Anne Owens of St. Louis was installed as provincial leader. Six sisters were installed as provincial councilors: Sisters Kathleen Bauer of Bloomington, Minn.; Christine Garcia of Douglas, Ariz.; Susan Jordan of St. Louis; Marjorie Klein of St. Louis; Anna Marie Reha of Gaylord, Minn.; and Laura Jean Spaeth of Jefferson City, Mo. All seven sisters will serve on the provincial council until June 2019.

“The mission of the School Sisters of Notre Dame is to proclaim the good news, directing our entire lives toward that oneness for which Jesus Christ was sent,” said Sister Mary Anne Owens. “The provincial council’s work flows from the shared life and mission of the sisters of the province and it is an honor to serve in this way.”

The School Sisters of Notre Dame Central Pacific Province is part of an international community of women religious whose mission is to proclaim the good news, directing their entire lives toward that oneness for which Jesus Christ was sent. The 1,058 sisters of the Central Pacific Province live and minister in 59 dioceses, 23 states, the U.S. territory of Guam, Italy, Japan and Nepal. They continue the sacred work of their foundress, Blessed Theresa of Jesus Gerhardinger, to transform the world through education, giving special emphasis to women, young people and those who are poor.

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Photos by Sister Mary Kay Gosch