Month: March 2019

Whenever anyone mentions Anne Sheehan’s name it is always with the comment: “What a lovely sister.” So we come together with our sisters, associates and Anne’s loving family to celebrate her life as a Sister of St. Joseph for seventy five years. Anne’s loveliness stems from her deep faith and dependence on God whose love companioned her throughout her life. Anne was born in Brooklyn to Mary Margaret and James…

We are all here to celebrate the life of a sister of the neighborhood who spent sixty years of her sixty six years as a Sister of St. Joseph ministering to and with the people here at Transfiguration and she loved each and every one. Kathryn Margaret Walsh was born in Brooklyn to Kathryn and Paul and grew up in St. Francis of Assisi Parish. She attended Bishop McDonnell High…

This liturgy isa celebration of God’s unconditional love, and a celebration of the life of S. Maryann Rogers, Sister Mary Theodora, a Sister of St. Joseph for almost seventy five years. Born to Claire and William, Maryann grew up In St. Joachim and Anne’s parish in Queens. She attended the Juniorate of the Sisters of St. Joseph and upon graduation entered the congregation. Maryann earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Italian…

This is my prayer: that your love may increase. Today we celebrate the life of Dorothy Marie Schnell who lived her life enabling others to discover God’s unconditional love in their lives. Born to Marie and George, Dorothy grew up with her brothers, John and George, here today, and Walter, who shares eternal life with her now, in St. Stanislaus in Maspeth and attended Bishop McDonnell High School. Upon graduation,…