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Sister Rachel Geracitano makes Final Profession
Article by Jessica Able for The Record Sister Rachel Lynn Geracitano will make her final monastic profession as a member of the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, Ind., on Oct. 13 at 1 p.m. at Monastery Immaculate Conception Church in Ferdinand. Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz will preside. Sister Geracitano, a native of Louisville and […]
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In Memoriam: Sister Rosemary Dauby
Sister Rosemary Dauby, 66, of Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, Indiana, died at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 10, 2018, at Columbus Regional Health in Columbus, Indiana. Sister Rosemary was born on December 4, 1951, in Jeffersonville, Indiana, the fifth of nine children of Edward and Hettie (Peters) Dauby. She entered the Sisters of St. […]
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Service to Sisterhood: Clair’s Story
The rest of your life can wait. God can’t. “Two short years ago, my addiction to success was greater than my addiction to God— and it was running me to the ground. I constantly heard from God, the thirst so similar to that which St. Teresa of Calcutta experienced: “I thirst”. Everywhere I went, I […]
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June Quilt Raffle Winners
The Monthly Quilt Raffle winners for June are: #1 – Ticket No. 0388 Dani Gogel from Cloverdale, IN#2 – Ticket No. 0540 Jenna Sinkhorn from Owasso, OK#3 – Ticket No. 0555 Wayne Render from Greenwood, IN#4 – Ticket No. 0505 Christopher Jones from Floyds Knobs, IN Indiana Gaming License #145548
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Nine Ferdinand Benedictines to Celebrate 50th Jubilee
Nine Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, Indiana, will celebrate the 50thanniversary of their monastic profession on Saturday, June 2, at Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand. The Jubilee Mass will be at 1 p.m. EDT in the monastery church. A reception for family and friends will follow in Monastery Event Hall. The jubilarians, Sister Ann […]
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Quilts and the Art of Quilting
One of the biggest draws for many socials in the Southern Indiana area is the opportunity to win a handmade quilt. It has been no different for the Sisters of St. Benedict summer socials which are held every five years. Sister Leona Schlachter coordinated the quilt-making efforts for the most recent summer social, which was […]
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The Call of Community
Ever since her early days at Celestine Elementary School, while loving to learn from some teachers that were excellent role models for her, Sister Jill Reuber wanted to be a teacher, too. She never wavered from that goal through her Dubois Middle School, Northeast Dubois High School, and college years. Along the way, she felt […]
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Trilogy holds groundbreaking ceremony
Trilogy Health Services held a groundbreaking ceremony March 9 on the site of the new location for their current health campus, Scenic Hills Care Center, in Ferdinand. The new public nursing facility will be located at the corner of St. Benedict Drive and East 5th Street, on property leased directly from the Sisters of St. […]
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Monastery Gift Shop: the ministry behind the ministry
Monastery Gift Shop, formerly For Heaven’s Sake, has been meeting the needs of customers in the Southern Indiana area for over 21 years and online for over 17 years. It is a ministry of the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, Indiana, and serves to help support the needs of the sisters and their ministries. […]
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IU honors Sister Theresita, 97, with Excellence Award
Sister Theresita Schenk, 97, a Sister of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, received a most deserved honor after she watched the Indiana University ChoralFest perform a concert on February 9 in Monastery Immaculate Conception Church in Ferdinand. The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music presented her with the Jacobs Dean’s Excellence Award, given in recognition of […]