June 2019 News Update

Sister Ramona Miller attended the UISG meeting in Rome, and is shown in a photo collage on page 3 of the LCWR June newsletter, which you can view at: https://lcwr.org/sites/default/files/publications/files/lcwr_newsletter_-june_2019.pdf…

Sister Baptiste Fish, a Franciscan Sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rochester, MN, died at Assisi Heights May 30, 2019.    Shirley Elaine Fish was born January…

Sister Michon Welsh, a Franciscan Sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rochester, MN, died at Assisi Heights on May 23, 2019. Mary Ellen Welsh was born May…

Earth Day – April 22, 2019 – Tree Planting at Assisi Heights was covered in local newscasts: https://www.kimt.com/content/news/Sisters-of-Saint-Francis-plant-tree-on-Earth-Day-508922641.html https://kttc.com/news/2019/04/22/sisters-of-saint-francis-plant-tree-on-earth-day/ Blessing the earth as the tree is planted. Sisters gather in…

Sister Lorna Helter, 102, a Franciscan Sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rochester, MN, died at Assisi Heights May 4, 2019.    Mary Elizabeth Helter was born…

On Sunday, April 28, 2019, five individuals were received as Cojourners with the Sisters of Saint Francis, Rochester, MN. Shown below, from left to right, are new Cojourners: Carolyn Isaak,…

The Palestrina Choir performed in Lourdes Chapel at Assisi Heights on Friday morning, April 26, 2019. The Palestrina Choir started in the 1890’s and became the resident choir of St.…

To celebrate Earth Day, April 22, 2019, the Sisters of Saint Francis planted a new tree at Assisi Heights. One of the goals of Assisi Heights’ Woodland Stewardship Plan from…

For the Cities Tour, C-SPAN visited Rochester, MN, and spent a brief time interviewing Sister Ramona. Here is the interview: https://www.c-span.org/video/?459221-1/sisters-st-francis   

Sister Jennifer Corbett has a personal connection with this event… her mother was raised in France. Sister Jennifer remembers, as a child, reading a book about the building of Notre…