Vocation volunteers are asked to help with the vocation ministry by contacting women at different levels of interest in religious life. These efforts are referred to as vocation opportunities.
Vocation Staff, Sisters of St. Benedict, Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, Indiana
These directories give the history of the Catholic parishes in Harrison County, Indiana. The Ferdinand Benedictines were the first teachers at St. Joseph School, 1953: Sisters Mary John Roehl, Mary Raymond Obert (Beech Grove), Wilfrieda Effing (Beech Grove) (all deceased). In 1993, the following Ferdinand Benedictines worked at the Parish and school: Sisters Ann Marie Howard, Linda Bittner, Joyce Marie Newton.
This paper gives some affirming historical insights into the sisters teaching in the public schools of Indiana. An undated list of public schools in which the Ferdiand Benedictines taught is also in this file.
These are yearbooks from Sacred Heart Model School. Ferdinand Benedictines have served on the staff since the year 2000. Sister Mary Joyce Trimble died in May, 2007, before the school year ended. She was a member of the Middle School staff for 8 years.
Precious Blood Parish was founded in 1954. 25th Anniversary book (1984) has photo of Sr. Annelle Libs on pages 8, 11, 25. The 1989 Directly includes photo of Sr. Ida Otto as a parishioner.
Records of sisters' involvement in St. Boniface Parish and West-Side Catholic (St. Agnes, St. Boniface, Sacred Heart parishes), 1987-1989, 1994-1995, 1998-1999.
One of the newspaper clippings indicates that Sr. Mary Matthew Baehl taught at St. Anthony of Padua School in Clarksville, as language arts teacher for at least the 1978-79 school year. The photo of the fire at the convent is from 1952, there is no connecting information to the fire, convent, and Ferdinand Benedictines.
Chronicles, Sisters of St. Benedict, Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, Indiana
Notre Dame Academy was founded in 2004. Sister Catherine Duenne, O.S.B. joined the staff in 2005. Sister Catherine lived at St. Helen's Parish in a home rented by the Ferdinand Benedictines.
Chronicles, Sisters of St. Benedict, Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, Indiana
This file reflect the activities of Ferdinand Benedictines who served in ministry at St. Joseph Parish, Jasper, Indiana: Mary Sharon Hoen, Ann Marie Howard, Mary Agnes Sermersheim, Jackie Kissel, Michelle Mohr, Mary Jane Kiesel. The chronicles of the mission houses where these sisters lived are contained in other files.
Chronicles, Sisters of St. Benedict, Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, Indiana
This history reflect the activities of a Ferdinand Benedictine, Sister Mary Ann Hartlage, who served on the ministry team for St. Francis Xavier Parish in Falmouth, KY from 1980-1981.
Chronicles, Sisters of St. Benedict, Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, Indiana
This ministry history reflect the activities of a Ferdinand Benedictine, Sister Mary Sarah Briggeman in her music ministry for St. Boniface Parish in Evansville, for the Diocese of Owensboro, KY, and Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Decatur, Illinois.
Chronicles, Sisters of St. Benedict, Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, Indiana
This history reflect the activities of Sister Mary Sharon Hoehn, OSB; Sr. Mary Sharon was appointed as Religious Education Coordinator for the Jasper Deanery by Bishop Liebold in 1969. The file contains newspaper articles about speakers and training programs, programs for various courses offered by the Center for training teachers of religious education, and photos.
Ministry, Sisters of St. Benedict, Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, Indiana
This history reflects the ministry of Sister Jackie Kissel at the Recycling Center in Rockport, IN. She served as Director of Referral Services for the Recycling Center from 1977-1981.
Chronicles, Sisters of St. Benedict, Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, Indiana
This ministry history reflects the activities of Sister Diane Fischer, who served as Pastoral Associate at Holy Angels Parish in New Harmony, IN. She lived at the Poseyville, IN mission house and at the Mt. Vernon, IN mission house while serving in this ministry. The chronicles of those two mission houses are in separate files.
Chronicles, Sisters of St. Benedict, Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdiand, Indiana
This history reflect the activities of a Ferdinand Benedictine, Sister Laverne Scheller. in her ministry at the Breckenridge Job Corps, Earl Clements Learning Center in Morganfield, Kentucky, between 1979 and 1995. The file does not reflect annual chronicles of the mission.
Chronicles, Sisters of St. Benedict, Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, Indiana
This ministry history reflect the activities of Sister Norma Fultz, who served at Ball State University as Educational Resources Librarian and Associate Professor of Library Service.
Chronicles, Sisters of St. Benedict, Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, Indiana
This ministry history reflects the activities of individual Ferdinand Benedictines. Sisters Jeanette Adler (1987-2000), Agnes Weinzapfel (1976-1984), Mary Cuthbert Seng (1976-1981), and Diane Fischer (1976-1980) were staff members at Pine Ridge Elementary School.
Chronicles, Sisters of St. Benedict, Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, Indiana
Sister Mary Terence Knapp, O.S.B., became the first pastor administration of Holy Name Parish, Bloomfield, in 1983. This appointment was the first of its kind in the Diocese of Evansville. Sister Elaine Knapp, O.S.B., lived with Sister Mary Terence.
