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Associates and Sisters Day offers a chance to “Find God in Our Everyday Lives,” welcomes five new Associates

Five women made their commitments as Ursuline Associates on June 17, 2017, and nearly 100 Ursuline Sisters and Associates learned about “Finding God in Our Everyday Lives” during the annual Associates and Sisters Day.

The keynote speaker was Father Ben Brown, a priest of the Archdiocese of Louisville who was taught by Ursuline Sisters in grade school. The afternoon featured a commitment ceremony, a panel discussion, a chance to learn about the sisters celebrating jubilees through a trivia competition, and some wonderful videos and music. The day was held in the gymnasium at Maple Mount.

Below are pictures from the day.

Ursuline Associate Mike Sullivan, from Paducah, Ky., talks with Associate Marian Bennett, coordinator of Ursuline Partnerships, to start the morning.
Ursuline Sister Pam Mueller, center, a member of the Associate Advisory Board, talks with Donna Favors, right, and Karen Wells, both of Owensboro, Ky. The two women made their commitments as associates later in the day.
Owensboro Associates Ron Bornander, Gloria Cecil (second from right), Cindy Bornander and Debbie Lanham, left, share a laugh before the program began.
Ursuline Sisters Mary Timothy Bland, left, and Mary Celine Weidenbenner, center, talk with Kim Haire, of Owensboro. Kim made her commitment later in the day.
Ursuline Sister Barbara Jean Head, left, talks with Ursuline Associate Phyllis Troutman, of Raywick, Ky.
Ursuline Sister Kathleen Dueber, left, chats with Ursuline Associate Mary Ann Stewart, of Osawatomie, Kan.
Memphis Associates George Horishny and his wife Lorna, right, laugh with Ursuline Sister Clara Reid.
Ursuline Sister Helena Fischer, right, shares a smile with Marian Bennett.
Ursuline Associate Nanette Foley, left, of Cleveland, Mo., helps Associate Eileen Locke, of Paola, Kan., find her nametag during registration.
An impromptu Brescia University staff meeting appears to break out prior to the program. From left are Ursuline Sisters Sharon Sullivan and Barbara Jean Head, then new Associate Tina Wolken and Sister Helena Fischer, seated. All four served together at Brescia, but Wolken retired this year.
Ursuline Sister Karla Kaelin, left, visits with Ursuline Associates Joyce York, center, of St. Louis, and Joanne Thompson, of Paola, Kan.
Ursuline Associate Stephanie Render, right, of Caneyville, Ky., chats with Ursuline Sisters Mary Sheila Higdon, center, and Alfreda Malone.
Ursuline Sister Pam Mueller, left, a member of the Ursuline Leadership Council, talks with Father Ben Brown and his driver, Denise Vaught, prior to the program. Father Brown was the keynote speaker.
About 100 Ursuline Sisters and Associates filled the gym at Maple Mount for Associates and Sisters Day.
Father Ben Brown opens his talk leading the singing on “Glory Sing to the Lord,” a song by Joe Wise.
Ursuline Sisters George Mary Hagan, left, and Joan Walz sing along with “Glory Sing to the Lord.”
Father Ben Brown, a priest of the Archdiocese of Louisville, tells humorous stories about the Ursuline Sisters who taught him at St. Columba Elementary School in Louisville.
Ursuline Associates Marilyn Katzer, left, of Greeley, Kan., and Doreen Abbott, right, of Owensboro, Ky., look over the religious books that were free to the taker.
Ursuline Associates Betty Boren, left, of Hopkinsville, Ky., and Pat Wilson, of Murray, Ky., chat during a break. They are both members of the Western Kentucky Associate group.
Ursuline Sister Amelia Stenger, congregational leader of the Ursuline Sisters, tells the participants about a trip to Italy the Ursulines are organizing for April 9-19, 2018.
The five new Ursuline Associates, along with their contact companions, read their commitments during a ceremony in the Motherhouse Chapel.
New Associate Tina Wolken smiles as Sister Sharon Sullivan places her Associate pin on her following her commitment.
New Associate Kim Haire, right, gets a hug from her contact companion, Associate Joan Perry.
Ursuline Sisters rise and read their response to the Ursuline Associates recommitment.
Ursuline Sister Judith Nell Riney, right, a member of the Leadership Council, congratulates Donna Favors on becoming an Associate.
The new Ursuline Associates, in the first row, with their contact companions following the ceremony. From left are Tina Wolken, Kim Haire, Karen Wells, Donna Favors and Susie Westerfield; in the second row are Ursuline Sister Sharon Sullivan, Associate Joan Perry, Associate Debbie Lanham and Ursuline Sister Rosanne Spalding.
The five new Ursuline Associates, all of Owensboro. In front, from left, are Karen Wells and Donna Favors; in the back from left are Kim Haire, Tina Wolken and Susie Westerfield.
These four Ursuline Associates served on a panel in the afternoon in which they each shared an everyday experience that helped them to know that God is active in their life. From left are Judy Sims, of Belton, Ky.; Pauline Goebel, Louisville; Doreen Abbott, Owensboro; and Victor Monaco, of Kansas City, Mo.
Ursuline Associates Stephanie Render, left, and Joyce York speak with Father Ray Clark prior to Mass. Stephanie carried the cross and Joyce was the first lector.
Ursuline Sister Mary Henning selected all the music for the liturgy and played the piano during the commitment ceremony and Mass.
A wonderful mixture of Ursuline Sisters and Associates made a joyful noise during Mass.
Associate Joyce York was the first lector on the weekend of Corpus Christi.
Ursuline Sister Amelia Stenger was the cantor for both the commitment ceremony and for Mass.
Ursuline Associate Elaine Wood was the second lector at Mass.
Father Ray Clark, the presider at Mass, played the guitar during his homily to emphasize being aware of the presence of God in the Eucharist.
Ursuline Associate Carol Hill, of Leitchfield, Ky., reads the intercessions.
Ursuline Associates Martha House, right, and Debbie Lanham hand the offertory gifts to Father Ray Clark.

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