Home parish: St. John the Baptist, Erie

Home parish: Sacred Heart, Erie, PA

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…

Home parish: St. Joseph Cupertino, Ellicott City, MD Sister Carmel Rojek, SSJ, was born in Lackawanna, NY, and graduated from Lackawanna High School. She earned an Associate of Arts degree from Holyoke Community College and a bachelor’s degree in Science from the University of Massachusetts School of Nursing. Sr. Carmel was initially accepted into the…

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…

Home parish: St. Philip, Crossingville, PA Mary DePaul Sabella, SSJ, was born in Crossingville, PA. She attended Crossingville Grade School and received a religious education certificate from Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart in 1952. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph on August 15, 1945, from her home parish, St. Philip in Crossingville, PA,…

Former religious name: Sister Frederick Claire Home parish: St. John the Baptist, Erie, PA

Home parish: St. Stanislaus, Erie, PA