We continue to make our way through the 150th jubilee year. April brought many activities for sisters and students.

Stella Niagara—1914—April 14th, Easter Tuesday, was radiant with beauty, natural and supernatural. Rt. Rev. Bishop Colton and fifteen priests honored us with their presence. The singing of the priests together with that of the sisters was magnificent and added greatly to the celebration. Three extra cars brought about 250 visitors. Three ladies from St. Ann’s parish, Buffalo, offered their services to help us serve the guests.

1918—April 21st — our 15-year-old convert, Nina Rose Bitmead, who was received into the Church on April 7th, made her First Holy Communion. [This young lady later entered the community and was professed as S. M. Hilda.]

Sacred Heart, Columbus—1942—Lessons in “First Aid” through the Red Cross were begun here on Saturday, April 18. Classes were held in the Commercial Classrooms. All of our sisters attended these classes as well as our sisters from St. Peter’s Convent and the Dominican Sisters from St. Francis School and Holy Name School.

Clare Hall, Amherst—4/29/96—Sister Theresio Setyowati made her presentation to her English class at the University of Buffalo. An original skit was called for. Sister Theresio chose the “Peace Prayer of St. Francis.” She began with a lighted candle in front; she passed out paper mache doves, symbolizing peace, then she reverently recited the prayer. Later she said shyly, “Nearly everyone was crying. Even the teacher had tears in her eyes.”

Elizabeth House, Eggertsville—4/27/96— “Building Communities of Salt and Light,” with John Carr as speaker, was the theme of a workshop at Christ the King Seminary. Carr is secretary to the U.S. Bishops’ Department of Social Development and World Peace. His keynote address stressed concerns of how to restore life in a fragmented, individualistic society in which the “trivialization of politics” sabotages the nation’s common good and concern for the marginalized. Carr invited parish team and ministry leaders to become and foster “communities of light and salt” as they endeavor to integrate the social mission of justice in all aspects of parish community--life of worship, outreach, education, and life. Sister Patrice attended this day of informative talk and discussion.