Celebrate Annie Stevens Final Vows— December 5, 2010
Celebrate Co-member Lisa Reynolds — September 21, 2010
Lisa celebrated with Loretto Community, family, and friends at the Denver Center.
Celebrate Mariela Ramirez — Co-membership Celebration — August 28,2010
Celebrate — Elizabeth Deines — Final Vows — August 20, 2010
Liz Deines celebrated her final vows at Loretto Academy in El Paso where she is a high school religion teacher.
Celebrate!—Golden Jubilees
The 2010 Golden Jubilarians celebrate together at Loretto Motherhouse May 23, 2010. The celebrations continued in the local areas with a street dance in St. Louis and a festive Mass and dinner in Denver.
Celebrate!—Barbara Croghan and Donna Mattingly
Leading the Way — Donna Mattingly and Barbara Croghan process into the Church of the Seven Dolors during the Loretto Foundation Day, April 25 joint celebratory Mass in honor of Barbara’s 75th jubilee and Donna ’s final vows ceremony. Serving as candle bearers are Donna’s siblings, Linda, Susan, Lisa and Julita. Following Donna and Barbara, from left, are celebrants Loretto Motherhouse Chaplain Father Irvin Mouser and visiting priest Father Ben Meyer of Denver. The group processed in to the opening strains of “Sing With Your Life,” sung by a large Loretto choir accompanied by Mary Swain on keyboard.
First Hugs of the Day — Donna and Barbara can’t keep from smiling as they share a quick hug after Mass before heading off to a delicious Motherhouse feast in honor of the duo. It was said by those in the know that Barbara had readily agreed to be hugged all day long in honor of her 75th jubilee. “Hugs today. One day only,” Barbara told a line waiting to give hugs.
Alpha and Omega and Me — Elaine Prevallet catches up with Donna and Barbara to congratulate them after Mass. Elaine, who gave the homily, referred to the pair as “the Alpha and Omega” because they represent the beginnings and culmination of a life of ministry in the community.
Renewal of Vows –Barbara holds tight to the microphone as she renews her vows. A large crowd of family, friends and Lorettos gathered with them to mark the festive occasion.
A Commitment to Faith, Community, Justice and Respect —With Cathy Mueller witnessing, Donna signs her name to conclude her final vows ceremony.
Spring Celebration —Butterflies grace the cover of the program for the joint celebration.
Poetry in Motion — JoAnn Gates raises the incense high above the altar at the April 25 celebratory Mass in a liturgical dance at the Preparation of Gifts. Holding the bread and wine are Barbara’s nieces, Linda and Nancy. On the altar is the chalice used by Father Charles Nerinckx.
Another take on the Alpha and Omega — Toddler Virginia Polkinghorn, the youngest visitor and the granddaughter of Barbara‘s niece, may not speak a lot yet, but she managed to speak for all at Mass with her resounding “Yeah” after Elaine’s homily. Perhaps another Loretto in the making!
photos by Peg Jacobs CoL
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Chelsea Collonge Celebrates Co-membership
New Mexico Lorettos gather on the couch before the ceremony begins, with Fr. Rafael Garcia SJ on the right.
Bishop Joe Coutts, Cathy Mueller and the pastor of Holy Rosary Parish walking in at the festival for the feast, or mela, of the Holy Rosary. Cathy, representing Loretto, was invited to walk with Bishop Joe and the pastor.
The people gathered under a tent for the Mass. This is just the half of those gathered, the women. Nasreen wrote that what she liked is that they kept extending the tent as more and more people came adding pieces of the tent and rugs to sit on. Expanding the tent is a welcoming gesture. How do we extend the tent?
At the end of the Mass people came up to offer gifts and to receive blessings from Bishop Joe and Cathy.
Part of establishing a home is to build a garden. We do not know how long we will be there, but we wanted to plant. It is a way to claim being in the space.
Cathy Mueller with Bishop Joe Coutts Bishop of Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Facing the Current —Proposals approved at Assembly 2009
The following proposals were approved at the Loretto Assembly 2009 —
The Loretto Log Cabin Quilt square, part of the Marian County Marion County Quilt Trail, a portion of the “Clothesline of Quilts” trail that runs throughout Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee, was blessed after the Sunday Liturgy, March 22 at the Motherhouse. This is one of the first projects for our Jubilee 2012.
Martha and Leonard Potter who live in Calvary, KY, have worked tirelessly organizing the Marion County section of the Quilt Trail. There was much more interest than they had ever imagined. Martha has been able to persuade several other people in the area to help with the painting and hanging of the squares. Martha asked Nancy Miles from neighboring Raywick to paint the Loretto Square. Nancy began researching 1775-1825 quilt patterns, designs and fabrics, the period when this area of Kentucky was being settled. After painting the solid light and dark colors of each “log” she began to recreate in paint with the help of her daughter Tina Miles Craig the fabric prints she had discovered in her research.
From modest beginnings on the Kentucky frontier in 1812 and up to the present, Loretto is under the guidance of the Holy Spirit with a rich heritage of friendship, simplicity, generosity, hard work, and devotion to education.
