January 14-16

Sister Mary Eucharista and Sr. Mary Joanna attended Focus Conference 2011 in  Denver CO.  Pictures in Gallery

Gallery updated with pictures from Mother Kathryn Joseph and Sr. Margarite Marie's trip to Rome.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

New Christmas Newsletter available here

November

Mother Kathryn Joseph,SMMC and Sr. Margarite Marie,SMMC  travel to Rome for to honor Cardinal Burke. This trip was made possible by generous funding from some friends in St. Louis of Sr. Margarite.   Before entering our community, Sr. Margarite (Valerie Stringer)  was the sacristan at the St. Louis Basilica Cathedral. See Gallery for more pictures.

October 21-24

Sisters participate in National Assembly of the CMSWR, Belleville, Illinois

More pictures here.

Sept. 9

  The video of Bishop Cupich's installation is available on our site here.  We recommend advancing it to the homily.  Pictures are here. 

October  9

 



More pictures in Gallery

Diocesan Mary Day Immaculate Heart Retreat Center

1:00 p.m. Procession, Consecration and Crowning -Rosary Garden
1:30 p.m. Reception -Dining Room
Presiding:  Most Reverend  Blase J. Cupich, S.T.D.

October 7

Investiture ceremony: Students at St. Charles become Sodalists 

Fr. Tom Connolly with the new members.

Sept. 28

Catechetical  Evening of Prayer Series
Fr. Darrin Connall
First, Second and Third Commandments

Sept. 5

   Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral followed by a picture with our new bishop.

                                             (Special thanks to Jerry Rolwes of Valley Chapel Photography)

September 3

Thousands gather to welcome the new bishop of Spokane

          Installation of Bishop Blase Cupich

Deacon John Ruscheinsky, director of the Immaculate Heart Retreat Center was deacon at the Mass.

Archbishop Pietro Sambi, Deacon John and newly-installed Bishop Blase Cupich

September 2

Vespers at the Cathedral on the vigil of the Installation of Bishop Cupich.  Just a few pictures . . .

          Archbishop Pietro Sambi

Bishop Cupich enters the Cathedral.

Mother Kathryn Joseph greets our new bishop.

               Bishop Cupich processing out, followed by Archbishop Brunett.

     Bishop Blase J. Cupich will be installed as the new bishop of the diocese of Spokane.  Some of the sisters were able to meet the new bishop briefly when Bishop Skylstad brought him to see the Retreat Center.

August 22

         4 postulants have become novices!   Please pray for them.

Sr. Natalia Juzyn will be known as Sr. John Paul.  Sr. Valerie Stringer will be known as Sr. Margarite Marie.   Sr. Tara Peters will be know as Sr. Paschalina Maria. Sr. Drisana Spratt will be known as Sr. Maria Faustina.

Bishop Skylstad and Fr. Darrin Connall, (Diocesan Liaison) with Mother Kathryn Joseph and the new novices.

The Feast of the Queenship of Mary.

More pictures in gallery.

August 6-8

Kansas - Midwest Catholic Family Conference -  August 8
7:00-7:45 PM  talk by Mother Kathryn Joseph, SMMC
"Journey to Rome from Sedevacantism"

Mother Kathryn Joseph is pictured here with Teresa Tomeo who also gave a talk at the Conference.

Some of our sisters participated in the 11th Annual Midwest Catholic Family Conference. Pictured above are three SMMC sisters with Sr. Maria Christi, OSB and Sr. Mary Clare,OSB.  These are Olivetan Benedictines from Holy Angels Convent in Jonesboro, Arkansas. 

Together with two sisters of the Holy Cross from Detroit, Sr. Maria Pacis and Sr. Maria Helena, (pictured to the left) the sisters  oversaw the children's program during the conference.

July 8-11

  Sr. Teresa Christe is helping out with the MIY Camp at the Powell Butte Retreat Center near Bend, Oregon.

May

Natalia enters. 

 Natalia as a postulant.

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