Vol. 39, No. 1 ST. SCHOLASTICA MONASTERY, Fort Smith, AR February, 2010 Helping Hands from Distant Lands Share Their Talents with the Sisters Jean Daly gets ready for the Bake Sale. At right, (L to R) Sister Richard Walter, Marie Gordon, Sr. Annella Reginelli, Jean Daly, and Sr. Consuella Bauer at afternoon Rosary. Volunteers have been an indispensable asset in the sisters ministries for many years, and occasionally they are blessed with some who offer their services full-time for a period of weeks or even months. This fall, four volunteers came to help--curtis and Erika Soderback from St. Paul, Minnesota, and Jean Daly and Marie Gordon from Leamington Spa, England. Jean and Marie, childhood friends, had often dreamed of making an extended visit to a monastery, and, having recently retired, were able to realize their dream at St. Scholastica. Jean baked for the Bake Sale, helped at the Retreat Center, and visited with the sisters in the infirmary. Marie spent most of her time in the infirmary, visiting and chatting with the sisters, doing their nails and putting cream on their hands and faces. She revived the 4 p.m. Rosary group during her visit. I cannot believe how welcoming everyone has been to us, and I will have such fond memories, Jean said. Both Jean and Marie have joined the Oblate program and hope to return to volunteer next fall. Curtis and Erika, who have made five or six visits to the monastery, some brief and some extended, spent six weeks volunteering in December and January. Curtis enjoys working with maintenance supervisor Ed Elkins and his crew, and Erika, a long-term employee at St. Paul s Monastery, St. Paul, Minnesota, helps in the laundry and the retreat center and monastery kitchens. There s really something special about being on this hill, Curtis said. It s so peaceful and enjoyable. Sister Maria DeAngeli, speaking for the community, said that the sisters loved the peaceful energy of the Soderbacks and the joy and laughter and life of Marie and Jean. I think they ve brought a lot of happiness to the sisters in the infirmary, she said. Curtis and Erika Soderback relax in their home away from home. Below, Sr. Madeline Bariola and Erika put away the Christmas decorations at the Retreat Center.
HONOR ROLL OF BENEFACTORS FOR 2009 A Message From the Prioress As we begin the New Year of 2010 (already into the second month) I think back and ponder over all the events of the past year. One word springs to mind--gratitude. We, as the community of St. Scholastica s, are most grateful to all who have given to us in many and sundry ways. Each and every one of you is remembered daily in our prayers. We are grateful that the monastery roof was completed, although there have been a few recalls to the roofers to return for a few repairs. Work began on the interior walls of the chapel on January 13th. We moved our Worship Space to our community room during work on the north wall. The south wall was not damaged so painters matched the paint as best they could so the entire chapel did not have to be repainted. It was a little congested at times but we managed. February brings another type of GRATITUDE to mind. The gratitude to Jesus as we begin the season of Lent. Lent seems to take on a somber attitude as we recall and journey with Jesus in his sufferings that won our salvation. We enter into this Holy Season with gratitude for Jesus giving of himself for us, with our own resolutions of different fasting and good works. While we make efforts to keep Lent before us daily as St. Benedict tells monastics in his Rule, we also look forward with expectation to Easter, the celebration of the Paschal Mystery. Le us then, this Season of Lent, be faithful to what we have resolved to do as we journey with Jesus in faith, hope, and love, so that we may BE, as St. Augustine says, AN ALLELUIA PEOPLE FROM HEAD TO TOE. Hope is the power behind love. In Loving Memory Oblate Sammie Peters-Long, 92, of Van Buren died Saturday, December 26, 2009. She and her sister owned and operated Sammie s Beauty Shop in Fort Smith for 43 years. She was also a co-owner of John Long s Aviation School and Service in Tulsa, president of St. Boniface Catholic Auxiliary, member of Immaculate Conception Church in Fort Smith, St. Boniface Catholic Daughters Association, and a volunteer at Mercy Crest and St. Edward Mercy Medical Center. She was enrolled in the Oblate program on September 15, 2002. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Long; daughter, Jean Peters Pilch (formerly Sister Mary Hugh); and sister, Rachel Peters. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Stephen H. and Sandy Peters; son-in-law, John Pilch; her sister, Katherine Marsh; three grandchildren; and several nephews and cousins. Vol. 39, No. 1 Several hundred people filled the monastery and its parking lots to overflowing at the St. Scholastica Art Tour October 17. The visitors, many of whom had never been to the monastery, learned about Benedictine history from Sister Pierre (pictured below) and toured the first three floors of the building, stopping to visit with sisters in the infirmary. Many guests chatted with Sister Elise at the information table to learn about our programs and ministries. Horizons February, 2009 Horizons is published three times a year by the Benedictine Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery, P.O. Box 3489, Fort Smith, AR 72913. Phone: 479-783-4147. E-mail:Monastery@stscho.org Website: www.stscho.org FAX: 479-782-4352. Anyone is welcome to be on the mailing list at no charge. Maryanne Meyerriecks...Managing Editor Sister Elise Forst, OSB...Editorial Advisor Calvert McBride...Printers 2 The Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery thank each of you, our benefactors and volunteers, for your generous support. You are remembered in our love and prayers. The first Monday of each month, a Mass is offered for you and your intentions. Benefactors listed here supported the Monastery during the year 2009. Al & Isabel Adams Barbara Adams Carmelita Adams Mary Adams Joe & Margaret Aguzzi Jim & Sandra Ahlert Stephen Ahlert Ronald & Judy Ahlhorn Rosella Aichlmayr Alford s House of Carpets Walter & Lucille Ammon Rick & Mary Anders Bertha Anderson Leo & Barbara Anhalt (31) Area Agency on Aging Ormalene Artho Paul & Catherine Ashour Mary Ashworth Assumption Church, Atkins Alicia Austin Sue Baber Mary Louise Baier Mildred Baillio Larry & Mary Lynn Baker Ray & Nancy Baker Debbie Balicki Ruben & Marietta Baltz Father Leonard Banas John & Jean Banchetti Karen Banks Delores Barber Bariola Estate Julius & Janice Bariola Jo Ann Barr Ben & Susan Barry Josephine Basgall Harrell & Vivian Bates Carolyn Bauer Msgr. Henry Bauer Jerome Bauer Robert Baugh Richard & Norma Jean Beaulieu Frances Beck Hugo & Sharon Beck Marie Beck Dr. Bradley Becker David & Nancy Becker F.A. & Virginia Becker Dennis & Sandra Beebe Mark & Heather Beene Antoinette Beland Ben E. Keith Foods Debbie Bentley Anthony Benz Bernice Bergup Herman & Bernice Berkemeyer John & Sue Berkemeyer Mike & Pam Berkemeyer Ivy & Charlyn Bernard Kaye Bernard Johanna & Sarah Berryman Luigi & Toni Jean Bersani Augusta Best (dec.) Lanny & Rita Bezner Karen Binz Darryl Birkenfeld & Jo Ann Starr Marilyn Birkenfeld Kathryn Birkhead Isabelle Birnbaum Gary & Mary Jeanne Black Thelma Blake Charles & Frankie Blaschke Nellie Brandes Rosa Bray Curtis & Teresa Breeden Debby Brown Margaret Brown Roy & Paulette Brown Larry & Karen Bruce Dick & Jane Brummel Nora Bryant Regina Buergler Joe & Connie Bulmanski John & Mary Burns Norma Burton James Busby Gus Buss Fran Butler Frances Byrd Fred & Charlotte Cadell Tom & Dorothy Caldarera Kay Calzone The sisters in the infirmary went on an outing to Carol Ann Cross Park, accompanied by sisters and staff. Kenneth & Stella Blaschke John & Steve Blasczyk J.O. & Gloria Blaty Lois Bliss Sister Barbara Bock, OSB Olukanyin Bodeharrison William & Theresa Boekholder Linda Boen Lawrence & Shirley Boente Lawrence & Elizabeth Bolte Kathy Bombela Fred & Cindy Borchert Joseph Bottalico L.B. & Elizabeth Boughfman Bill & Mary Bourne Billy Joe & Vernell Bowen Jill Bowerman Marilyn Boyd Dr. John & Peggy Brandebura Cathy Cannatella Joseph & Anne Marie Candido Jim & Sheila Canup John & Therese Canziani Luis & Marie Carcano Sam & Laurie Carman Sean Carrier Agnes Carson Lucy Catina Paul & Magdalen Cesare Clyde & Betty Chaney Clifford & Myrna Chensam Ann Childs Mike & Rita Chisum Sybil Cingolani Mildred Coleman CMR Construction & Roofing Deborah Coddington Clara Combs Commercial Drywall Community Services Clearinghouse Estella Conatser Harry & Louise Conklin Betty Coots Martha Corff Marge Cosby Kay Cowan Bob & Bette Kay Cowie Nancy Credeur Paul & Theresa Cronan Jean Crone Leona Cronin Richard and Madonna Crosland Cindy Cross Lewis & Laura Crow Jerry & Joan Crumly Dr. William & Donna Curry Gene & Janette Dahlem Columbus & Phyllis Dalmut Jean Daly Ron & Tami Danielak Nancy Davis Tony Davis John & Rea DeAngelo George & Debbie degravelle Gwen DeGruccio Frances & Kathleen DeLorenzo Michael & Genevieve DeSalvo Thomas & Ida DeSalvo Margaret Deuster Gerard & Mary Devaney Larry & Bonnie Diefendorf Keith & Lisa Dietz Leo & Sally Dilger Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amarillo, Texas John & Patricia Dolan Kruger & Arleen Donelson Bob Doss Chandler Doss Zachary & Carolyn Duclos Genevieve Duffy Delma Dunn Nancy Dupire Paul & Pat Duvall Mary Ealum Milt Earnhart Don & Crystal Eastman Leo Eckart 3
(L to R) Sisters Gabriel Brandt, Richard Walter, and Columba Moseley and visitor Iris Hightower bring Rowdy, a therapy dog, to see Sister Herbert Huber in the Infirmary. Mary Edelhuber Ed & Mary Elkins Anne Marie Ellison LaVerne Elsken Linda Elsken Mark Elsken Father Joseph Enderlin Environmental Protection Associates Betty Etzkorn Dolores Etzkorn Estate John & Candy Etzkorn Daniel & Michele Evans Berniece Evers Jerry & Phyllis Ewing Mary Faltus Anthony & Louise Farris Audrey Ferguson Rita Ferguson Ruth Findley Margaret Fitzpatrick Margaret Flanagan Ruth Flanagan Cynthia Fontenot-Harp & Ken Harp Clara Forst (dec.) Clara Forst Family Donna & Dorothy Forst Fred & Joy Forst Louis & Marge Forst Tom Forst Kevin & Judy Forte Steve & Tina Foster Lorene Fowler Jacqueline Franck Helen Rose Franken Maria Frantz Beth Frazier Ben & Ann Frietsche Terry & Jill Frisbie Beth Fritsch Dick & Kathy Fuhrman Janet Fuller Adrian & Anna Furstenberg Kathy Furstenberg Leo & Mildred Furstenberg Susan Gabbard Susan Gamble John & Dolores Gangluff Livia Garcia Pat Garms John Garner Meats John & Sandy Gass Tom & Laurie Gassman Carol Geels Harold & Josephine Geels Alma Gipson Girl Scouts, St. Joseph, Fayetteville, AR Marcetta Gordon Marie Gordon Margaret Gourley Gene Grabber John Grabber Patricia Grabber Bernice Grabber-Tintes Adolph Gramlich John & Gertie Gramlich Nick & Joanie Gramlich Stephen & Lynda Gramlich Sharon Grant Julius & Else Greb James & Evelyn Green Carol Griesemer Larry & Mary Jane Grinstead Joseph & Christine Gubanski Judy Guedon Karen Guiney Frank & Ann Gunderman Harold & Willette Gunderman Joseph & Marilyn Gunther John & Patricia Habberstad Dan & Alice Hadwin Richard & Karin Hahn Joe & Mary Ann Halcisak Sandra Hall Joseph Hamel Charles & Theresa Hamling Darlene Hammer Herman Hanggi Ben & Barbara Hardcastle Henry & Ramona Harder Neil & Judy Harmon Don & Jane Harrison Father T.J. Hart Josie Hartman William & Claire Hartmann Lucy Hartmeier Rosemary Harvel Jerry & Jude Hassler Charmaine Haunert Charles & Lindy Hayden James & Helen Hays Ida Heinrich Jacob Hendershot Jerry & Wincie Hendricks Roger & Vickie Hensley Marjorie Herrig Gary & Donna Herron Bill & Agnes Hess Pete & Joy Hibbard Elizabeth Hierholzer Sister Kathleen Higgins Terrance & Janice Hill Agnelia Hinson Mark & Delphine Hittson Rebecca Hodges Denis Hoelting N.A. & Mary Hoelting Viola Hoelting Judy Hoelzeman Therese Hoelzeman Mary Louise Hoffman Paul Hoffman Charles & Jean Holman Holmes Erection, Inc. Margaret Holt Holy Redeemer Christian Mothers Society, Clarksville, AR Jim & Mary Jan Hoobler Wilburn & Betty Hoover Marjorie Horinek Dot Hosford David & Sarah Hotzel Michael & Deborah Hoyt Gene & Louise Huber Hug Chevrolet Frank & Kitty Hug Ethelreda Hughes (dec.) John Hum Ann Hunt Judith Hurt Immaculate Conception Church, Fort Smith, AR Alice Isgrig Robert & Frances Jacimore Elizabeth Jansen Kathy Jarvis Charles & Therese Jenkins Donna Johnson Dr. George Johnson Dr. Greg & Marta Jones Jay Jones Scott & Amber Jones Margie Joyce Dr. Robert & Jo Ann Kale Lothar & Eldeen Karl Jo Kastner Louise Kaufman Kathleen Keller Patricia Kennedy Graham & Dorothy Kent Alberta, Mary Lou, & Rose Ann Kiene Kincaid Coach Lines Lucille King John King Margaret Kirby Brother Francis Kirchner,OSB Bill & Dorothy Kirk Hilda Kleck John & Constance Klug Bethany Knight Charleston, AR Conway, AR Fort Smith, AR Nazareth, TX Russellville, AR Ed & Annette Knittig Joseph Knittig Tim & Heather Knittig Bobby & Beth Knox Gilbert & Doris Koch J.P. (dec.) & Christina Koch Jute & Eileen Koch Kenneth & Michaella Koldys Joyce Koozer Mary Kordsmeier Julia Kovac Mike & Katie Krall James & Carmelita Kremers Trenna Kremers David & Connie Krites Jane Krone Alphonse Kuehler Linda Noe Laine Dick & Jo Ann Lambert Ginger Lambert Dolores Land Helen Lang Mary Lange Barbara Langlois Chris & Cindy Larson Gerald & Rosella Lasater James Lazzari Marceline Lazzari Mary Jane Leding Rosemary Lelemsis Agatha Lensing Carolyn Lensing F. & Adelaide Lentz W.L. & Geraldine Lindemann Marian Lindquist Julie Lineberry Benny & Kay Little Leona Little Dennis & Beatrice Lock Ernest & Dana Lock Paul & Phyllis Londino T.C. & Angela Long Bob & Cathy Lorenz Jeffrey & Joelle Lowder Patricia Lucy Mr. & Mrs. James Luyet Raymond & Betty Luyet Anna Mabry Troy & Vicki Mahan Dolores Mahoney Virginia Mais James & Angela Malik Vera Mann Cody Manning Jana Martin Marty & Diane Mayer Emma Mayes (dec.) Bob & Ann Mazzanti Jerry & Sharon Mazzanti Joe Mazzanti Marie McCann Anne Marie McCauley Bernice McCauley William & Barbara McConnell Joan McCoy Linda McDonough Ann McElmurry Geraldine McFarland Patty McGann Judy McGrath Mark McGregor Tom McHale Mary McKeown Father David McKillin, OSB Betsy McNeil Rebecca Meadows Jim & Debbie Medley Marie Mentrup Alvin & Carol Meyer Bob & Becky Meyers Greg Meyers John & Anna Marie Meyers Joseph Meyers & Jo Ann Kyral Mary Michele Mark & Sherry Miles Millar, Inc. Carl & Bea Miller Mary Miller Jeanette Mobley Gene & Frances Moir Amanda Moore James & Laura Moore Jim & Patricia Moore Judith Moran Diana Moreno Elena Moreno-Keegan Warren & Arlyne Morey Johnny & Barbara Morris Ronnie & Regina Moyer Maria Mulligan Bill Murray Nahlen Family Trust Andrew Nahlen Leonard Nahlen Theresa Nahlen T.J. & Mary Ann Nahlen Tony Nahlen National Religious Retirement Office John & Marie Needham John & Phyllis Neubauer Delores Neumeier Mark Nichols Angela Norris Dianne Norris Marie Nunn Lee & Sherry Nutt Max & Juanita Nutt Herman & Mary Oberkoetter Bob & Jennie O Connor Terry Olsen James & Penny Oswald Father John Oswald Msgr. Richard Oswald Our Lady of Peace Monastery, Columbia, MO Earl & Vickie Pabst Lois Pacello Panera Bread Bobby & Dorothy Pate Paul s Bakery James & Jackie Peel Ig & Brenda Pereira Carol Phillips Patricia Phillips Henry & Charlotte Piazza Randy & Martha Pieroni John & Berta Pilkington Ben & Catherine Pinter Irma Pittroff Joseph Plant Roman & Antonia Plugge Shirley Plugge Daniel Plunkett Kay Pope Dr. James & Pat Post Matthew & Betty Post Patricia Presley Patricia Price Kyle & Jennifer Priest Prohaska Family Prohaska Family Trust Robert & Pamela Raible Pauline Raley Ronald Raley Dick & Joyce Ratcliff Raymond James & Assoc. Imelda Reber Pam Reed Rita Rehm Tommy Reinhart Jennifer Reis Drew Releford Sandra Renfrow Anthony & Carol Reuter Wilson Reynolds Trust Kristen Ricketts Virginia Ricketts Larry & Joyce Ringwald Anne Roberts Jean Rockenhaus (dec.) Bill & Jean Ann Roddy James & Joan Rodemann Louise Rogers Wallace & Elizabeth Rolniak Orlan & Joan Roper Larry & Evelyn Rossi Pete & Jeanette Rossi Clara Jane Rubarth Dwight & Ruth Ruelle Laurine Ruleau Kevin & Madeline Rumker Coy & Linda Rush Sacred Heart Church, Charleston, AR St. Boniface Church, Fort Smith, AR St. John Church, Russellville, AR St. John s Altar Society, Russellville, AR St. Scholastica Alumnae Ramon & Carol Saldana Mary Lou Sanders Pam Sarnat Kevin & Mary Sayre James & Christine Schalk John & Theresa Scherrey Leon & Martha Nell Schilling Michael & Linda Schluterman Mildred Schluterman Ambrose & Mary Schmitz Andrew & Sue Schmitz Cletus & Linda Schmitz Lawrence & Terry Schmitz Leonard Schmitz Dan & Evelyn Schmucker Joe & Inez Schmuki Dr. Bruce & Georgia Schratz Raymond & Mary Jane Schreiber Lawrence & Lu Jane Schriver Elmer Schroeder Robert & Becky Schroeder Barbara Schuchart Jerry & Maryann Schuster David Schwartz Farm Lucille Schwind Eileen Scott Helen Seibold Patricia Seibold Patrick Seibold Louis & Janie Seiter Frederick & Marilyn Senko Leo & Debbie Sharum Lorene Sharum Frank & Theresa Shaw James Shea Wesley & Sandra Shelley Benita Siebenmorgen Mr. & Mrs. David Siebenmorgen Hilda Siebenmorgen Joe & Margaret Siebenmorgen Lawrence Siebenmorgen Richard & Paula Siebenmorgen Gary & Katie Simmons Lloyd & Judy Sims Sisters of Mercy, Barling Sisters of Mercy, Fort Smith Sisters of Mercy, Little Rock Leslie & Barbara Skews Ed & Rose Smetanka Billy & Jo Ann Smith Gayle Smith Janet Smith Jerry & Margaret Smith John & Kay Smith Mike & Suzy Smith Pauline Smith Penny Smith Richard & Barbara Snow Curtis & Erika Soderbeck Marc & Dolores Soucy Thomas & Paulette Spivey Louise Sponer Rebecca Spooner Buddy & Linda Spradlin Linda Starling Mary Stehle Robert & Barbara Stelle Evelyn Stengel Kenny & Pat Stengel Benita Stevens Kathleen Stinchcomb Raymond Stoecklein Howard & Joan (dec.) Stone Jennie Lee Stoner Steven & Ruth Stovall Margaret Stowe Alex & Sue Streett James & Von Strobel Subiaco Abbey, Subiaco, AR Pearl Suitt Dorothy Sullivan Tankersley Food Service Joe & Joyce Taylor Thomas & Mary Ann Taylor Dave & Diana Tetreault Mary Jo Tetreault Virginia Thennes Ravi and Anna Thiagarajan Elizabeth Thines Thomas Electric 4 5
Sister Dolores Vincent Bauer, Formation Director, studied at St. John s University, Collegeville, Minn. this fall. Diane Thompson Time Lines Time Tours Jeffrey & Mary Totaro John & Quenna Tran Son & Gloria Tran Trinity Junior High School Robert & Debbie Turner Alfred Twenter Julie Udouj Paul Udouj Danny Uerling Albert & Mary Ulmer Dale Vance Rosann Vaughn Burl & Gertrude Vaught Leon & Mary Lou Veitenheimer Sal & Laura Vilardo James & Eugenia Villegas Buddy & Theresa Vogler Bernard & Tina Von Hatten Jo Ann Vonder Heide Gregory & Rebecca Vorster Joe & Martha Vorster Craig & Rita Vrabel Vincent & Cecilia Wagnon Frances Wahl Ann Walker Lou Anne Walker Frances Walter Fred & Jean Walter John & Mary Walter Richard & Shari Walter Sherry Ward Virginia Warden Pat & Vicki Wardlaw Charles & Nancy Warren Velma Warren Joe & Lynn Wasson Mike & Laurie Wegman Charles & Mary Ann Weisenfels Charlotte Weisenfels Mike & Carmelita Weisenfels Welcome Neighbor Tour Jimmy & Cindy Welliver D.H. & Marsha Wells Joyce Wells Edward & Sally Welters Jennifer Wene Evangeline Werner Christine Wewer Deborah Wewers Joe Wewers Lawrence & Louise Wewers Lenea Wheeler Margaret Wheeler Pat & Christine Wheeler John & Madeline Whitney Al & Linda Wiederkehr Lou Wiederkehr Ann Wiggins Dean Wilhelm Douglas & Alice Wilhelm Mary Wilhelm Matthew Williams W.J. & Mary Lou Willmann Michael & Erika Wimberly Lizbeth Winford Edward Winkelmann Robert & Penny Winsett Rita Woetovech Greg & Katy Wolf Helen Wolf Joia Wolfe Josephine Wood Father Paul Worm Judy Wright Marilyn Yocum Walker & Madonna Young Dolores Zajac Mary Zimmer Mildred Zinser Floyd & Nancy Zornes Anna Baltz John T. Beggs, Jr. Rose Beggs Sister Anita Berkemeyer Frances Beck Harold & Sharon Beck Robert Beck Herman & Bernice Berkemeyer John & Mamie Berkemeyer Michael & Pamela Berkemeyer Raymond & Patricia Berkemeyer Van & Nancy Berkemeyer Bill & Mary Bourne Phillip & Margaret DeSalvo Louise Dold Cindy Ellis Louis & Mary Gottsponer Charles & Patricia Granberry Joseph & Marilyn Gunther Charles & Theresa Hamling Don & Jane Harrison Alan & Margie Holman Louise Kaufman James & Jo Ann Lutz Patrick & Elaine Lynch Bernard & Mary Joyce Maus James & Julie Palmer James & Paula Patton Rita Rehm Buddy & Marilyn Riedmueller Lorene Riedmueller Robert & Margaret Riedmueller Louise Sponer Ronnie & Teresa Stell Mary Stiefvater Edwin & Pat Stout Elizabeth Thines Helen Ward Mildred Zinser Lorene Cash Catalani & Winsett Families Robert & Penny Winsett Cesira Zucconi Calalani Rosemary Catalani Sister Josetta Catalani Rosemary Catalani Robert & Penny Winsett Josie Clifton Janice Killian Leo & Pauline Corrotto Bob & Cathy Lorenz Dennis Anthony DeSalvo Bobby & Patti DeSalvo Patricia Ann Dolci Pete & Constance Dolci Agnes Doss Sue Baber Bob Doss Linda Peters Edward & Marie Eckart Linda Starling Father Placidus Eckart Raymond & Phillis Simon Dolores Etzkorn Harry & Mary Beshoner Ann Duerr Leo & Mildred Furstenberg Mary Ellen Furstenberg Joe & June Lyons Earl & Frances Wooten Felix & Wilhelmine Fetsch & Joe & Dorothy Lange Jerry & Judy Lange Sister Eleanora Fritchie Ralph & Rebecca Terwelp Margaret Koch Fritsche Children of George & Margie Fritsche Gottsponer & Kaufman Families Leo & Beth Kaufman Sister Gertrude Grabber Clarence Bertrand Shirley Graham Joan Stavig Mary Harvey Father Warren Harvey Marie Highter Leo & Beth Kaufman Sister Norbert Hoelting Sam & Margie Albracht Wendell & Karen Albracht Leo & Barbara Anhalt Ormalene Artho Don & Mary Louise Baier Larry & Mary Lynn Baker Kaye Bernard Marilyn Birkenfeld Frank & Theresa Blair Norma Burton Janie Calvert Columbus & Phyllis Dalmut Dominic & Dorothy Doherty Sarah Doherty Benita Essler Marcus & Berniece Evers Carleen Falleur Linda Fiddler Barbara Friga Adrian & Anna Furstenberg Carrie Patsy Garms Bernice Grabber-Tintes Linda Graham Dan & Alice Hadwin Antonette Hall Patricia Harder Don & Jane Harrison Margaret Hart Clem & Delores Hartman Helen Henry Bill & Agnes Hess Cecil & Norita Hoelting Christina Hoelting (dec.) Clyde & Bea Hoelting Denis Hoelting Elsie Hoelting Floyd & Jo Ellen Hoelting Jim & Sondee Hoelting Keith Hoelting Leona Hoelting N.A. & Mary Hoelting Ronnie Hoelting Tom & Raelene Hoelting Judy Hoelzeman & Al Schneider Therese Hoelzeman Wilburn & Elizabeth Hoover Charles & Cecilia Horn Ann Horne David & Sarah Hotzel Bobby & Holly Hudspeth Raymond & Kimberly Huseman Mary Jiles Donna Johnson Thomas & Carmelita Karacic Gilbert & Doris Koch William & Mary Koenigseder Walter & Betty Lu Kreutzer Jane Krone Alphonse Kuehler Jerry & Judy Lange Barbara Langlois Gerald & Rosella Lasater Clare Laune Janelle Lazzo Rosemary Lelemsis Bill & Nancy Lensing Carolyn Lensing Charles & Agatha Lensing Rosemary Liddicoatt Jack & Patricia Lucy James & Jo Ann Lutz Mary Maestri James & Angela Malik Jana Martin Tim & Dottie Massanelli Emma Mayes (dec.) Betty McCaffrey Ann McElmurry Catherine McVay Marie Mentrup Dorothy Miller James & Laura Moore Felix & Monica Mote Don & Delores Neumeier Our Lady of Peace Monastery, Columbia, MO Kay Pope Matthew & Betty Post Ed & Leola Ramaekers R.M. & Joyce Ratcliff Anton & Rosemary Reith Virginia Ricketts Vonda Rooks Laurine Ruleau Mary Lou Sanders Edwin Schacher Repairing the water damage and repainting the Chapel is expected to take several weeks. Mary Lou Schmucker Darlene Schulte Kenny & Cince Schulte Ed & Lona Seiter Gayle Smith Billy & Emily Soller Linda Spradlin Dorothy Sullivan Joseph & Joyce Taylor Jonnita Terbieten Betty Tucker Catherine Upchurch Burl & Gertrude Vaught Lou Anne Walker David & Dorothea Westmoreland Lawrence & Mildred Wewers Rebecca Wiederkehr & Lee Potts Douglas & Alice Wilhelm Mr. & Mrs. Wilhelm Mildred Zinser Mr. & Mrs. Henry Huber & Mr. & Mrs. Louis Schouweiler Gene & Louise Huber Madonna Komp James & Linda Hall Dorothy Kenzel Mildred Komp Sister Teresina Lazzari Barbara Lazzari Sister Charlene Lindeman Leonard Nahlen Mr. & Mrs. Leland Longley Mary Longley Sister Antonia Lutz Oliver & Claudia McVay & Herman & Agatha Neihouse Catherine McVay Rosemary Sharum Meyers Rosemary Rader Sister Dismas Mixon Charles & Nancy Warren Clara Forst IN MEMORY OF Margaret Bertrand Clara Forst Family Bill Insull Dorothy Molumby Clarence Bertrand Gene & Charlotte Hatwig Kay Insull Edward Adams Sister Josella Birkenfeld Pamela Hudson Dick & Jane Brummel Jerry Warren Sister Jerome Jacobs R.E. Kaemmerling Mary Magdalene Koch Sister Jane Frances Brockman Barbara Wilson Kenneth & Karen Kennedy Naegle Lucy Adams Ormalene Artho Carolyn Ketter William Naegle Jon & Patricia Adams Iyahnula Barbour Alan Joyce Ronnie & Kathy King Margie Joyce Felix & Monica Mote Dorothy Koch Julia Oswald Gail Albracht Sister Carmen Beshoner Loretta Koch James Oswald Barbara Jumper Sam & Margie Albracht Julie Eckart Charles & Shawnee Lux Paul & Lynne Von Kanel Janie Price Sister Adelma Pabst Kim Leveque All my teachers Sister Lioba Bruck David & Jule Rogers Family Nora Ellen Klinefelter Tommy Reinhart Father Raymond Bruck James Sutton James Klinefelter Frances Buergler Mary Ann Harrington Donald Baltz Regina Buergler Thelma Kraus 6 7
Sisters at Noon Praise in the Community Room Chapel while Chapel is being repaired. James & Jo Ann Lutz Earl & Vickie Pabst Merley & Judy Staus Raymond Stoecklein Don & Jeanette Utlaut Sister Teresa Pachlhofer Mary Reidle Rob Ricketts Gary & Margaret Roberts & Sister Helen Schneider John Roberts Sister Clarine Rockenhaus Iyahnula Barbour Fritz & Rose Ruesewald Pamela Litton Sister Frederick Rufener Lois Pacello Sister Rosemary Rufener Dorothy Martinous Lois Pacello Sister Maurine Schmucker & teachers in Stuttgart Tommy Reinhart Roy Sessions Noel & Laurie Sagullo Sister Annene Siebenmorgen Charlotte Siebenmorgen Joan Stone Harry & Mary Beshoner Hermina Udouj Mr. & Mrs. Bill Baker Harold & Nancy Boerner William & Lucy Buergler LaVerne Elsken Jimmie & Linda Lincks Joe & Elizabeth Plunkett Kathy Schluterman Stephen & Linda Selig Leslie Smith Janet Udouj & Neal Beaton Jim & Linda Udouj Mary Sue Whitelaw Medelise Vache James Lazzari Sister Irene Verkamp Mike & Donna Stec Family Sister Scholastica Vogelpohl Margie Joyce Helen Wren Peter Vorster Cindy Devine Josephine Enzenberger Sam Forst Celeste Fox Harry Fox Adrian & Anna Furstenberg Mary Ellen Furstenberg Bentley & Debbie Henderson Henry & Marilyn Hicks Janice Hughes Jim & Ethel Hughes Frank & Jo Nell Janecek Lucille King David & Rosemary Kraft Bridget Nelson Chris & Beverly Shively Betty Tucker Tom Van Henderson Patsy Vaughn Donna Vorster Frank & Elizabeth Vorster Joseph & Martha Vorster Michael & Diane Watson Michael Willems Patricia Wagner Bill & Margaret Parks Sister Elaine Walbe Jim & Patti Adams Sister Columba Walter Lillian Stensland Josephine Werner Frances Byrd Sister Benita Wewers Iyahnula Barbour Cher Horwedel Sister Mary Ruth Wewers Sister Josepha Wilhelm Mary Ann Halcisak Sister Maurus Witt Rita Cook Dave & Diana Tetreault Sisters Callista & Florence Yutterman David & Margaret Crawford Sister Francisca Ziegel Dwight & Suzanne Cramer IN HONOR OF All St. Boniface Sisters Henry & Ramona Harder All the Sisters Tom Shircliff Ray Baker Antoinette Beland Dot Hosford Sister Consuella Bauer Linda Fiddler Phillip Moore St. Scholastica Alumnae Gloria Standifird La Ressa Stell Bergup Sisters Gilda Macksam Sister Frances Anne Braddock Larry & Rose Thummel Sister Gabriel Brandt Jane Brummel Hilda Hoyt Lothar & Eldeen Karl William & Margaret Parks Sister Patrick Cingolani Leo & Margaret Olberts Buddy & Theresa Vogler Helen Wren Sister Madeline Clifton Sister Maria DeAngeli Dorothy Sullivan Sister Marie Rose DeSalvo Thomas & Ida DeSalvo Sisters Hilary Decker & Rachel Dietz Joyce Taylor Father Hilary Filiatreau,OSB John & Anna Marie Meyers Sister Elise Forst Kim Leveque Susan Gabbard Bill Murray Sister Norbert Hoelting (dec.) La Ressa Stell Sister dechantal Hyland Kenneth & Michaella Koldys Sister Agatha Knittig Sister Cordelia Lange Jerry & Judy Lange Sister Andrea Loran Kenneth & Stella Blaschke Ray & Rita Mooney Sister Vivian Luyet Dennis & Bea Lock Patricia Willems Donald &Mildred Zaloudek Sister Therese Moreno Sal & Laura Vilardo Josephine Mundo Dick & Kathy Fuhrman Sisters Josita Nahlen & Elizabeth Rossi Albert & Patricia Buford Gene & Inez Ciechanowski Father Ernest Hardesty Charles & Nancy Warren Sister Cabrini Schmitz Agnes Carson Therese Hoelzeman James & Laura Moore Patricia Shaw La Ressa Stell Sherry Ward Nancy Winters Sister Barbara Schroeder Sisters Personal & Medical $346,339 7% Sister Leonella Spanke Rose Anna Spanke Betty Rotert decreased substantially due to the economic crisis. 8 9 Housing $340,366 7% Lay Employees $983,314 21% Unrealized Loss on Investments $68,781 1% Alice Isgrig Mark Miles Sister Regina Schroeder Sister Jo Ann Senko Donald & Mildred Zaloudek Sister Hermana Siebenmorgen Alice Isgrig Mark Miles Buddy & Theresa Vogler Elizabeth Sparks Sarah Hartz Jerry Sparks ANNUAL REPORT September 1, 2008 - August 31, 2009 EXPENSES Institutional $228,560 5% Community Ministries $61,219 1% Realized Loss on Investments $2,713,669 58% Mike Stec Mike & Donna Stec Family Clarine Terwey Julie Eckart Janie Price Cackie Upchurch Sister Pierre Vorster Ann Cooper Tom Shircliff Sandra Wagner Dr. Robert & Jo Ann Kale Sister Marian Walbe Josephine Basgall Community Ministries $344,724 15% Sisters Contributed Benefits $577,734 25% REVENUES Auxiliary Income $60,170 3% Total Revenues, Gains & Other Support $2,269,853 Total Expenses & Losses $4,742,268 Net Change in Assets $-2,472,415 Columbus & Phyllis Dalmut Henry & Ramona Harder Sister Richard Walter Mary Ann Cross Hilda Hoyt William & Margaret Parks Lillian Stensland John & Mary Walter Nancy Walter Josephine Wood Ann Whalen Agnelia Hinson Sister Macrina Wiederkehr Terry & Jill Frisbie We have tried to include all benefactors in 2009. If your name was overlooked or improperly printed, please accept our apologies and contact us to correct the error. Development Office St. Scholastica Monastery P.O. Box 3489, Fort Smith, Arkansas 72913 Telephone: (479) 783-4147 E-mail: elise@stscho.org Donations & Gifts $414,675 18% Investment Income $872,550 39% Using $670,000 from our continuing care fund, the monastery was able to balance the operating budget, thanks to the generosity of our benefactors. However, the value of our investment portfolio
OBLATE CORNER This fall, the Oblate program took on an international flavor as Sister Magdalen welcomed our two English volunteers, Jean Daly and Marie Gordon, to the Oblate Program. Marie and Jean join Haymée Guiliani, a native of Mexico, to give us three Oblates with international backgrounds. Haymée, who teaches Spanish at Trinity Junior High School, has been offering Spanish classes to the sisters every Friday afternoon after school. Eighteen sisters and a few friends of the sisters are studying Spanish conversation, and small groups of sisters can frequently be found practicing their new language skills before class. Groups from Ann McElmurry (R) and her conference roommate, Mary Ann Latona, at the monastery at Monte Cassino the monastery are getting to know the Hispanic community through atlast October. tending Hispanic Masses at area parishes and participating in their cultural celebrations. Oblate Ann McElmurry, an Arkansas native who lives in Little Rock, had the opportunity to meet with 230 other Oblates from all over the world at the Second World Benedictine Congress in Rome, Italy last October. The dream and vision of the congress, The Religious Challenges of Today -- the Benedictine Answer, was carried out in daily liturgical prayer, conferences and group discussions. Each day, the Oblates attended Mass, Lauds, Vespers and Compline, and each day priest-delegates from different countries celebrated the liturgies. Two additional prayer vigils -- one ecumenical and one interreligious -- were held during the congress. Although many presentations were led by Benedictine priests and sisters, delegates also attended a panel discussion presided over by a Hindu nun, a Shiite Muslim scholar and a Buddhist monk who shared insights on their forms of contemplative prayer. Group discussions allowed participants to continue to process Oblate the insights they had learned and apply them to their lives. Pope Benedict XVI greeted the oblates at an auprayer dience Oct. 4. Ann was particularly inspired by the Vietnamese Oblates who were unable to purchase the Rule of BeneO Loving God, I ask your blessing this day dict or the Benedictine medal under communist rule. on all the Oblates of St. Benedict, and those They downloaded the Rule on computer and cast their with whom we are affiliated. Help us to become own molds of the medal. people of prayer and peace. Though scatthe language differences seemed unimportant tered for and wide, help us to be together in as the Oblates prayed, studied, and toured Subiaco and the spirit of your love. Give us hearts wide Monte Cassino together. We shared many Pentecost moments, Ann said during her presentation at the Ocenough to embrace each other as well as tober Oblate meeting. those whose lives we touch. Enable us to To better serve our Oblates, whether they live listen and to learn from each other and those locally or a distance away, we would like to establish an around us each day. May we be models in our Oblate Board. The Board will give input on future prohomes, neighborhoods, and communities grams and outside activities the Oblates can participate of wise stewardship, dignified human labor, in as a group, as well as share ideas about how we can sacred leisure, and reverence for all living best reach Oblates who live far from the monastery or things. Above all, O God, may our presence who are homebound. Call Sister Magdalen if you would among others be a constant witness of justice, like to volunteer to serve on the Board. compassion, and hope to all. AMEN. Our upcoming Oblate meetings will follow the - Adapted from AIM Prayer by a Duluth, Minnesota Oblate 9:30 Sunday Mass on February 15, March 15, April 26, and May 17. Be sure to check our website, www.stscho. org, for daily Mass readings and monastery news. 10 Hope What Isn t YET "Hope is always about what isn't," I say. And then, weaving its way through my accusations, silently and gently squeezing in, just in time, YET falls from Heaven and slips into place. This word finds its way through a small space between our tightly clasped hands. It adds itself, completing and changing the meaning, filling our hearts with truth, and overflowing them with hope. In that instant I say and know the truth: Hope is not about what isn't. Hope is always about what isn't yet. - Dierdra D. Riggs I love this quote from Deidra D. Riggs. As I read her words it describes for me just where we are with vocation ministry. The heart of vocation ministry is an everyday hope for what isn t yet. The reality of a religious calling may seem as distant and remote as ever, and it may seem as if the numbers of those seeking a possible vocation as a religious is still at what many call a crisis stage, but for me and my sisters, it is more than that it s about what isn t yet. As one who envisions religious life with eager passion there are glimmers of hope all around us-those who connect with the sisters of St. Scholastica on a variety of levels. Many come to us seeking respite, spiritual guidance, prayer and a connection with God that sometimes ordinary everyday life cannot provide. This holds true for the women who come to our monastic doors seeking the God who calls. Those who come to visit us carry with them the Hope for what Isn t Yet but may very well be one day. For those who are still searching we invite you to come and see what our life is like and if God is blessing you with hope in our way of life. Please meet some of the women who have attended our Come and See experiences in recent months. These and many other vocation inquirers give us hope. Let s keep hope as a truth, a trust and a friend for all time. - Sister Kimberly Rose Prohaska, OSB, Vocation Director of St. Scholastica Monastery Consider Your Call St. Scholastica Monastery Monastic Experience July 8-12, 2010 This retreat weekend is open to young Catholic women between the ages of 18-45 who want to learn about Benedictine life. There will be times for prayer, ministry, getting to know the Sisters and participating in monastic life. For more information, contact our Vocation Director: Sister Kimberly Rose Prohaska, OSB St. Scholastica Monastery P.O. Box 3489 Fort Smith, Arkansas 72913 (479) 783-4147 vocationdirector@stscho.org 11
CALENDAR OF EVENTS AND RETREAT SCHEDULE February 13 Caregivers Day of Recollection February 19-21 Thomas Merton on Lent St. Scholastica Monastery 1301 South Albert Pike P.O. Box 3489 Fort Smith, AR 72913-3489 Monastery@stscho.org Return service requested Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage Paid Fort Smith, AR Permit: No. 429 Feb. 27-Mar. 6 Mar. 19-21 April 1-4 Apr. 15-May 10 Take Home Retreat Heart of the Hunter Triduum Retreat Calligraphy Classes AM: Italic Calligraphy PM: Uncial Calligraphy Apr. 30-May 2 June 12 Centering Prayer Prologue of St. Benedict For more information, call (479) 783-1135, e-mail retreats@stscho.org or visit www.stscho.org Read the large print edition of Horizons in PDF format on http://www.stscho.org/horizons.html NEWS BRIEFS On October 8-13, Sisters Kimberly Prohaska and Alice O Brien attended the National Benedictine Vocation Directors Conference in Collegeville, Minnesota. Sister Maria DeAngeli attended the Resource Center for Religious Institutes Conference in Atlanta, Georgia October 20-23. Sister Maria DeAngeli made her annual visit to St. Benedict Monastery, Canyon, Texas, where two of our sisters are working to found an independent Benedictine monastery. Sister Rachel Dietz attended additional training for the Spiritual Director Formation Program at Red Plains Monastery, Piedmont, Oklahoma November 20-21. St. Scholastica Retreat Center held a very well-attended Silent Directed Retreat, based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, January 7-11. 40 people made the retreat and 10 spiritual directors-- priests, laypeople, and sisters--assisted. On January 28-February 3, Sister Maria DeAngeli attended the Conference of Benedictine Prioresses at Our Lady of Grace Monastery, Beech Grove, Indiana. Justpeace is continuing its monthly witness at the southeastern corner of Creekmore Park on the first Sunday of each month from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. to pray for diplomatic solutions in the war-torn countries of Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Holy Land. Our monthly film and lecture series continues on the second Monday of each month, 7 p.m. in the monastery chapter room. On February 8 we will show Posada, portraying the struggles of three young men who, as teenagers, left their homes in Central America and were detained for months by U.S. immigration officials. They compare their struggles to Las Posadas, the Mexican retelling of the Christmas story of Joseph and Mary s search for shelter. We will also show films on March 8, April 12, and May 10. On January 11 we were honored to host Climatologist Robert McAfee who brought the Repower Arkansas Road Show to an enthusiastic group of sisters and community members. The sisters have been attending Hispanic Masses at local churches and were guests at the Posada in St. Jude Thaddeus Church, Waldron. We are grateful to everyone who helped the sisters sponsor a young student at Subiaco Academy whose scholarship, although generous, is not enough to cover his educational expenses. We still need to raise $1,000 more for the current academic year. If you would like to help this worthy student, please contact Sister Maria De Angeli. 12