Four Sisters celebrate their Silver Jubilee.
On Saturday, May 17, Sister Teresa Elizabeth Stutz, Sister Sarah Cathleen Yungwirth, Sister Celeste Boda and Sister Robin Lynn Evans of the Sisters of St. Benedict in Ferdinand, Indian celebrated their Silver Jubilee (twenty-fifth anniversary) of Monastic Profession at Monastery Immaculate Conception.

From Kalamazoo, Michigan, Sister Teresa Elizabeth Stutz holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and a Master’s degree in Pastoral Studies, including liturgy and scripture. She has served in many different positions at the monastery through the years, including vocational ministry and at Family Scholar House. She currently serves as Director of Liturgy at Monastery Immaculate Conception.
Sister Sarah Cathleen Yungwirth is from Hagerstown, Maryland, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education, a Master’s degree in Learning and Behavior Disorders, and a Master’s Degree in Theology with a specialization in Pastoral Ministry. She taught for many years at St. Raphael School and St. Patrick School, and has served as Associate Director for Vocations for the Archdiocese of Louisville. She presently serves as the Director of Children’s Ministry for a local parish. In her own words, she was attracted to this community by “the love and joy the Sisters shared with each other while being so prayerful at the same time. They played with their whole hearts, prayed with their whole hearts, and loved with their whole hearts.”
From Rush City, Minnesota, Sister Celeste Boda holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, a Master’s degree in Liberal Studies, a Master’s degree in Canon Law, a licentiate in Canon Law, and a law degree from Hamline University School of Law. She served in the Minnesota Army National Guard, 204th Medical Battalion, 47th Infantry Division, rising to become a Medical Service Corp Officer and retiring as a Captain. After working various accounting jobs for 25 years, Sister Celeste spent over six years working on the Marriage Tribunal. She returned to legal work as a Judicial Assistant for the Tribunal Diocese of Owensboro. Today, she manages Central Purchasing for the monastery and serves in our Archives.
Sister Robin Lynn Evans came to Ferdinand by way of another religious community. She has served in the monastery’s hydroponic garden, and continues to maintain the monastery gardens as well as serving in the bakery.