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Candidates become new Oblates
by Sister Brenda Engleman On Sunday, October 15, three women and a man become Oblates of the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, Indiana. Sister Barbara Lynn Schmitz, prioress, officiated at this ceremony. The new Oblates are Lisa and Bill Muller from Evansville, Indiana; Faye Bilskie from Vincennes, Indiana; and Robin Dugan from Newburgh, Indiana. […]
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Donor: ‘Sister kind of saved me from myself’
Rich Risemas believes two things saved him – basketball and the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand. Benedictine sisters taught him throughout his grade school years from 1951-1959 at St. Benedict Cathedral School in Evansville, Indiana, and he later returned to teach for 12 years at the school under the leadership of Sister Karlene Sensmeier, […]
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Ferdinand three to attend Oblate Congress in Rome
The 4th World Congress of Benedictine Oblates will take place from November 4 – 10 at the Salesianum just outside Rome. The international planning team represents 50 countries with monasteries that have Oblates. After days of discussion throughout this last year, the team developed the following theme: A WAY FORWARD- THE BENEDICTINE COMMUNITY IN MOVEMENT […]
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Sister Mary Emma wins Chamber award
Sister Mary Emma Jochum was recently honored with the Citizen Award at the 16th annual Perry County Chamber of Commerce Business Awards ceremony in Tell City, Indiana. She was cited for her decades of community involvement, and for her extensive and rich Perry County history. Sister Mary Emma, who recently retired after 24 years as […]
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Women of the Rule aid ministries
The annual awards luncheon of the Women of the Rule is a fulfilling day, as the 96-member group gets the satisfaction of seeing how their donated dollars help the Sisters of St. Benedict and their varied ministries. Jenny Schmitt, a four-year member from Evansville, Indiana, aptly articulated the feeling in her closing remarks at the […]
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In Memoriam: Sister Mary Alice Schnur, OSB
Sister Mary Alice Schnur, 94, of the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, died at 7:05 p.m. on Saturday, August 19, 2017, in the monastery’s Hildegard Health Center. Sister Mary Alice was born October 5, 1922, in Cypress, Indiana, the second of eight children born to George P. and Alice E. (Heuke) Schnur. She entered […]
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Engagement Excellence Award Received
Staff in Hildegard Health Center of Ferdinand recently received an Engagement Excellence Award from the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society. Good Samaritan manages the Ferdinand facility, which is located in Monastery Immaculate Conception. This award recognizes the commitment to caring of Hildegard employees. Like Northwood Retirement Community, which is owned by Good Samaritan, Hildegard staff […]
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Sisters of St. Benedict accept woman into novitiate
The Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, Indiana, accepted Postulant Roxanne Higgins into the novitiate, the second stage of incorporation into the religious community, during a simple ceremony on Wednesday, July 26. During the ceremony, she received her title of Sister Roxanne Cassandra. Sister Roxanne Cassandra, from Kingston, Jamaica, is the 34-year-old daughter of Webster […]
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Four Benedictine Sisters Celebrate 50th Jubilee
Four Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, Indiana, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their monastic profession on Saturday, August 5, 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 the monastery. The jubilarians, Sister Linda […]