Community Days 2018

One of the highlights of every summer is Community Days, when the Ursuline Sisters come home to Maple Mount from their various ministries to enjoy time together. Here are some photos from July 11-14, 2018, courtesy of Sister Ruth Gehres.

Sister Betsy Moyer, left, and Sister Martha Keller enjoy some ice cream following the opening of Community Days on the evening of July 11.
Sister Michele Ann Intravia takes a break from checking her messages on July 11.
Sister Michele Morek, left, Sister Ruth Gehres, center, and Sister Karla Kaelin share smiles for a guest photographer.
Sister Larraine Lauter, left, spends time with the newest vowed sister, Sister Stephany Nelson.
July 12 was a day set aside for meetings and reports. Sister Martha Keller was the facilitator for Community Days.
Gathering for discussion were, from left, Sisters Michele Morek, Barbara Jean Head, Helena Fischer and George Mary Hagan.
Sister Mary Matthias Ward gives a report on the Mount Saint Joseph Conference and Retreat Center.
The Sisters from the Lydia community prepared and led the opening prayers for each day. From left are Sisters Stephany Nelson, Barbara Jean Head, Mary Timothy Bland and Betsy Moyer.
Sister Cecelia Joseph Olinger, center, listens to a report, as do Sister Stephany Nelson, left, and Sister Rita Scott.
Sister Maureen O’Neill, left, and Sister Claudia Hayden are all smiles on July 13.
Sister Carol Shively, left, and Sister Pat Rhoten reminisce about their time ministering together in Louisiana.
Sister Angela Fitzpatrick, left, and Sister Emma Ann Munsterman enjoy a meal together in the dining room.
Sister Julia Head, left, Sister Mary Celine Weidenbenner, center, and Sister Judith Nell Riney enjoy their time together on July 13.
Sister Marcella Schrant, left, and Sister Rebecca White take part in a discussion on July 13.
Sister Pam Mueller, left, and Sister Kathleen Kaelin share a laugh in the Saint Angela room of the Conference and Retreat Center.
Classmates Sister Michael Ann Monaghan, left, and Sister Mary Diane Taylor catch up with each other during a break.
Sister Monica Seaton prepares to show her video reflection on the Feast of Saint Angela Merici.
Sister Julia Head, right, and Sister Rita Scott, center, go over an Owensboro map with Sister Angela Fitzpatrick so she can run an errand. Sister Angela lives in Kansas.
Sister Joan Riedley, left, listens to Sister Marcella Schrant during one of the meetings.
Sister Teresa Riley, left, and Sister Rose Karen Johnson enjoy time at their table on July 13.
Old friends Sister Julia Head, left, and Sister Sharon Sullivan enjoy each other’s company.
Sister Martha Keller, left, visits with Sister Laurita Spalding.
Taking a break from their note-taking are, from left, Sisters Margaret Ann Aull, Rosanne Spalding and Mary Timothy Bland.
Gathering in the Motherhouse Chapel are, from left, Sisters Rose Karen Johnson, Sheila Anne Smith and Rosemary Keough.
Sister Emerentia Wiesner, left, and Sister Karla Kaelin are joyful in the chapel.
Sister Marietta Wethington, left, joins Sister Carol Shively on July 14. The two sisters are both proudly from Casey County, Ky.
Sister Sara Marie Gomez, center, gathers with her friends Robert and Orla Lybrook from Farmington, N.M. The couple drove Sister Sara Marie from New Mexico to the Mount and will take her back following her retreat week.

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