Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney helped the North American Province of the Sisters of Christian Charity celebrate the jubilees of 14 sisters, marking significant milestones in their religious lives, during a Mass he presided over on Aug. 21 at their Motherhouse in Mendham, N.J.
During the Mass at the Mallinckrodt Convent chapel, the Sisters of Christian Charity also marked 176 years since the founding of the congregation in Germany, on the anniversary date of when Blessed Pauline von Mallinckrodt established the Sisters of Christian Charity with three other women on Aug. 21, 1849.
The Jubilarian sisters were Sister Marcella Riggin, 80 years; Sister Elsa Moore, 75 years; Sister Mary Lawrence Cassidy and Sister Romaine Niemeyer, 70 years; Sister Mary Veronica Kulsar, Sister Mary Julius Dashner, and Sister Margaret Dincher, 65 years; Sister Marlene Weitzel, Sister Mary Ripp, Sister Carol Makravitz, and Sister Esther Falzone, 60 years; Sister Mary Theresa Wojcicki, 50 years; Sister Geralyn Schmidt, 40 years; and Sister Ann Marie Paul, 25 years.
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Several priests concelebrated the Mass with Bishop Sweeney. Among them were Father Jerome Borski and Father Joseph Voltaggio, Benedictines from St. Mary’s Abbey in Morristown, N.J., who minister to the Sisters of Christian Charity community.
The Sisters of Christian Charity is a congregation of vowed women religious responding to God’s call to bring the love of Christ to the world. Inspired by the life of Pauline von Mallinckrodt, the sisters work in various ministries, including education, healthcare, pastoral work, retreat and spiritual centers, and social work.
Sisters of Christian Charity celebrate Jubilees, 176th anniversary in Mendham