Jubilarians

Formerly Sr. Ann Charles Home Parish:     St. Venantius, Rouseville, PA Entered Sisters of St. Joseph:     1965 Final Profession:   1972  When she was a senior in high school, Sister Nancy Prenatt felt a call to serve God and God’s people, but she fought the notion of entering the convent. After graduation, she was trained by the…

Formerly Sister Rosemary Home Parish:     St. Ann, Erie Entered Sisters of St. Joseph:   1960 Final Profession:  1968  From her earliest memories, Sr. Mary Herrmann felt a strong desire to be a Sister. When she started school with the Sisters of St. Joseph, she knew more specifically that she wanted to be a Sister of St.…

Home Parish:     Holy Rosary, Johnsonburg, PA Entered Sisters of St. Joseph:     1955 Final Profession: 1961 When I was in first grade at Holy Rosary School and throughout the years there, I had always felt a call to the convent. I was drawn to the Sisters, and I did not want to attend public school, but…

Home Parish:     St. George, ErieEntered Sisters of St. Joseph: 1955 Final Profession: 1961 Sister Andre Feulner recalls being influenced by Maryknoll magazine while in college.  She felt a missionary call and went to the Sisters of St. Joseph, who were closer to home. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1955 from St. George Parish…

Home Parish:     Holy Family, Erie Entered Sisters of St. Joseph:     1955 Final Profession: 1961  Sister Maria Assumpta Ruza says she knew since second grade at Holy Family School that she wanted to be a Sister. The prayerfulness of the Franciscan Sisters in the school always impressed her, and one of the Sisters told her that…

Formerly Sister Mary Anthony Home Parish:     Our Mother of Perpetual Help, Bradford, PA Entered Sisters of St. Joseph:     1955 Final Profession: 1961  Sister Josephine DePetro recognized a call to religious life while in the eighth grade when Fr. Daniel Lord told her that she had a vocation. She pushed it aside, but prayed for guidance…

Home Parish:     Immaculate Conception, Johnstown, PA Entered Sisters of St. Joseph:     1951 Final Profession:    1956  It was during a high school vocational talk when Sr. Stephanie heard that God may be calling her. She discerned this thought for about a year and a half, and then realized she was being called to a life of…

Home Parish: St. Andrew, ErieEntered Sisters of St. Joseph:     1950Final Profession:    1956 Encouraged by her 10th-grade religion teacher to do something special during Lent, a young Mary Rita Kuhn began attending daily Mass as often as possible. Today, Sr. Mary Rita Kuhn credits that prayer time and the examples set by the Sisters of St.…

Formerly Sister AgathaHome Parish: St. John the Evangelist, Girard, PAEntered Sisters of St. Joseph: 1951Final Profession: 1956 Sister Marjorie Adams became acquainted with religious life while living and studying at Villa Maria College. The spirit and spirituality of the Sisters of St. Joseph, exemplified by joy, dedication, and concern for others, led her to discern…