Thursday, September 21, 2023

The Called

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The Called: Sister Jeanne Ambre, SS.C.M.

The Called: Sister Jeanne Ambre, SS.C.M. Hometown: Gary, Indiana Education: Holy Angels Cathedral School in Gary, Indiana, and Andrean High School in Merrillville, Indiana Current Assignment: General Secretary for the Sisters of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Danville

The Called: Sister Barbara Sable, SS.C.M.

The Called: Sister Barbara Sable, SS.C.M. Hometown: Gary, Indiana Education: St. Mark School in Gary, Indiana; Andrean High School, Merrillville, Ind.; BA, Alvernia University, Reading, Pa.; MS, University of Dayton, OH; MSW Loyola University, Chicago, Ill. Current assignment: General Superior of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Danville, Pennsylvania

The Called: Sister Mary Joseph Albright, SCC

The Called: Sister Mary Joseph Albright, SCC Hometown: Nutley, New Jersey Current assignment: Vice President of Mission Integration at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center in Camp Hill

The Called: Sister Maureen Donati, IHM

The Called: Sister Maureen Donati, IHM Hometown: Jim Thorpe, Pa. Education: St. Joseph School in Jim Thorpe, Pa.; Marian Catholic High School in Tamaqua, Pa.; East Stroudsburg University; Immaculata University Current assignment: Elementary school principal at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School in Coal Township

The Called: Sister Mary Anne Bednar, IHM

The Called: Sister Mary Anne Bednar, IHM Hometown: Shamokin, Pa. Education: St. Mary’s, Transfiguration and Our Lady of Lourdes High School in Shamokin; and Villanova University, St. Joseph University in Philadelphia Current Role: High school principal and administrator at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School in Coal Township

The Called: Sister Mary Ann Lawrence, MSC

The Called: Sister Mary Ann Lawrence, MSC Hometown: Hanover, Pa. Education: St. Vincent de Paul School in Hanover, Delone Catholic High School in McSherrystown, college classes as a novice with the Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Current assignment: Good Shepherd Parish in Camp Hill

The Called: Sister Mary Catherine Rose Giacobbe, Er. Dio.

The Called: Sister Mary Catherine Rose Giacobbe, Er. Dio. Hometown: Newark, New Jersey Education: St. Vincent Academy in Newark; Irvington High School; Lyons Technical Institute Assignment: Hermit at the Flower of Carmel Hermitage in Harrisburg

The Called: Sister Mary Vu, SCC

The Called – Sister Mary Vu, SCC Hometown: Saigon, Vietnam Education: Public school in Saigon; Assumption College for Sisters, Mendham, N.J., Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pa. Current Assignment: Inpatient Behavioral Health at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center in Camp Hill

The Called: Sister Lourdes Kennedy, SSJ

Sister Lourdes Kennedy, SSJ Hometown: Born in Scranton, Pa., raised in East Landsdowne, Pa. Education: St. Cyril’s in East Landsdowne, Pa.; West Catholic High School; Chestnut Hill College; Providence College, Boston College Current Assignment: Retired, in residence at St. Philip Convent in Lafayette Hill, Pa. Former Assistant Superintendent of Schools for the Diocese of Harrisburg

The Called: Sister Dina I. Oddis, Er. Dio.

Father Kyle Sahd Hometown: Columbia, Pa. Education: Holy Trinity School in Columbia, Lancaster Catholic High School, Bloomsburg University, St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, and the Pontifical North American College in Rome Current assignment: Pastor of St. Theresa Parish in New Cumberland

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