Alumnae Weekend May 13-15, 2016

About 150 alumnae of Mount Saint Joseph Academy along with guests came to Maple Mount on May 15 for the 2016 Alumnae Weekend. After a business meeting in the morning, class photos were taken and the alums were able to share Mass together in the Motherhouse Chapel, with Father Ray Goetz presiding.

Following Mass, the annual banquet was held in the gymnasium, where Patricia Sherron Ringswald, A’44, and Stephanie Warren, A’73, were honored with the Maple Leaf Award. Every year since 2000, at least two graduates of Mount Saint Joseph Academy or Junior College have received the award given to those who “personify the values of their Mount Saint Joseph education in contributions to their local faith communities, civic communities, and/or Mount Saint Joseph.”

Here are some photos from the day.

Sister Sharon Sullivan, left, congregational leader of the Ursuline Sisters, jokes with Carolyn Sue Cecil, A’73, president of the Mount Saint Joseph Alumnae Association, before Mass. Looking on are Marian Bennett, center, coordinator of Ursuline Partnerships; Elaine McCarty Glenn, A’66, the cross bearer; and Leslie Miller Riney, A’76, who carried in the lectionary.
The musicians for Mass were, from left, Sister Rosemary Keough, A’56, playing the flute; Tina Weber Smith, A’74, on the piano; Carolyn Sue Cecil, A’73, on the flute and Sister Catherine Marie Lauterwasser, A’55, the cantor.
Father Ray Goetz, chaplain at Mount Saint Joseph, reads the opening prayer for the feast of Pentecost. During his homily he equated Pentecost with the apostles facing graduation day without knowing they were in school.
Leslie Miller Riney, A’76, delivers the first reading from Genesis.
Renee Mayhew Shoemaker, A’76, was the lector for the second reading from the Acts of the Apostles.
The Motherhouse Chapel was full, with extra chairs added in the back to handle the group gathered.
Anna Mattingly, A’66, reads the intercessions.
Peggy Murphy McCarty, left, and Lucy Cecil Adams, both of the class of 1956, prepare to bring the gifts to the altar.
Four Murphy siblings attended the reunion. From left are Sister Nancy Murphy, A’59; Mary Murphy Riney, A’66; Peggy Murphy McCarty, A’56 and Sally Murphy Buford, A’64.
Sister Karla Kaelin, A’63, shares a laugh with Susan Thomas Allgeier, A’66 in the gymnasium prior to the banquet.
The gymnasium was full for the banquet, as about 150 alumnae and their families attended the reunion.
Paula Chandler Gray A’73, Alumnae Association treasurer, is always known for her interesting hat choices. Here she sports an early Christmas look.
The 20 members of the class of 1966 who returned for their 50th reunion stand to be acknowledged during the roll call.
Dottie Horlander Steinmetz, A’41, waves to the audience as she’s recognized as the most senior graduate at the reunion, 75 years after she graduated from the Academy.
Joan Sherron Hofman, A’51, reads the nomination of her sister, Patricia Sherron Ringswald, A’44, for the 2016 Maple Leaf Award. Joan Hofman won the award in 2006.
Patricia Sherron Ringswald, A’44, left, listens to her sister read her nomination for the Maple Leaf Award as her niece Melanie Phipps records the moment with her phone. Dorothy Payne Krumpelman, A’46, right, the 2010 Maple Leaf Award winner, looks on.
Stephanie Warren, A’73, right, vice president of the Alumnae Association, hands Patricia Sherron Ringswald, A’44, the Maple Leaf Award, as Joan Sherron Hofman, A’51, her sister’s nominator, joins them. Moments later, Warren would also win the award.
Paula Chandler Gray, A’73, treasurer of the Alumnae Association, reads a compilation of four nominations that Stephanie Warren received for the Maple Leaf Award.
Stephanie Warren, A’73, fights back tears as she listens to her nomination for the Maple Leaf Award, as her classmate Rose Turnquist Mann, right, looks on.
Stephanie Warren, A’73, second from right, is surrounded by the rest of the Alumnae Association officers to receive her Maple Leaf Award. From left are Paula Chandler Gray, A’73, treasurer; Kathy Ford Young, A’70, secretary; Warren, vice president; and Carolyn Sue Cecil, A’73, president.
Stephanie Warren, center, is joined by her brother John Warren and her friend Sue Batman following the ceremony.
The Sherron sisters pose for a photo following the ceremony. From left are Patricia Sherron Ringswald, Joan Sherron Hofman and Rose Sherron Strickland, A’45.