Dear Friends:
Since the Ursuline Sisters arrived at Maple Mount 152 years ago, we have relied on the kindness of you who support our mission. Wherever we served, neighbors shared food and flowers from their gardens. Families provided transportation for Sisters who didn’t drive. When the Sisters needed help expanding their schools, supporters assisted in the labor or with donations.
Each Thursday night, Catholic Charities of Tell City, Ind., led by Sister Michele Ann Intravia, third from the left, offers a meal called Table of Blessings to those in need. Here she is pictured with her weekly crew from various churches who clean up.
Today, the mission of the Ursuline Sisters still needs the support of you, our friends. We invite you to continue being “Partners in Our Mission” to walk with us into the future.
Our founder, Saint Angela Merici, said in her Last Legacy to her daughters, “If, according to times and circumstances, the need arises to make new rules or do something differently, do it prudently and with good advice.” Adapting to the signs of the times has long been an Ursuline quality. In this chapter of our Ursuline story, we recognize the need to collaborate more fully with long-time friends and to find new partners as well.
While we may not be building new schools or launching new ministries across the country, the Ursuline Sisters continue to share the good news of Jesus with all those we meet. We are messengers of hope in an often fractious and fractured world, and are called to live our mission of hope with every action of our daily lives.
Collaboration permeates so many Ursuline missions. As director of Catholic Charities in Tell City, Ind., Sister Michele Ann Intravia hosts Table of Blessings, a weekly meal prepared by various agencies, with volunteers from a number of churches. “It’s very ecumenical” Sister Michele said.
Sister Jacinta Powers volunteers her time with several Owensboro groups serving those in need, including Just People, which reaches out to those experiencing homelessness and food insecurity. Here she is pictured in August with Andrew and Wild Bill, two men who were living outside.
Sister Vivian Bowles (pictured above) instructs catechists and families at nearby St. Alphonsus Church in the faith formation of their children.
Sister Jacinta Powers serves those who have no permanent homes or who experience food insecurity as a volunteer with Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Owensboro.
These are just a few examples of how people with shared missions – like you – are working side by side with the Ursuline Sisters. When it isn’t possible to be present to support us, your donations to further the Ursuline mission do so much good.
There’s a popular saying that crystallizes what we Ursuline Sisters believe: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
The Ursuline Sisters invite you to go far with us this coming year. Thank you for your financial support, and your continued prayers. Our prayers are always with you.
Your partners in Christ,
Sister Sharon Sullivan Lindsey Kafer
Congregational Leader Director of Mission Advancement
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