Cardinal Joseph Tobin, C.Ss.R., Archbishop of Newark, sends his prayerful congratulations to the priests and religious celebrating their Jubilees this year.

25 Years

Dominican Nuns of Summit

Sister Maureen of the Eucharist, OP

 Date of Entrance:

November 2, 1997

Date of First Profession:

June 6, 1999

College/Seminary:

University of Detroit; Detroit, Michigan  (B.A.)

Assignments:

Extern sister

Holy Family Sisters of the Needy

Sister Damian Nwafor, HFSN                       

50 Years

Sisters of St. Dominic-Caldwell

Sister Luella Ramm, OP

Date of Entrance:

September 8, 1974

College/Seminary:

Caldwell University, Caldwell, NJ (BA, elementary education with sociology minor)

Advanced degree(s) and institution(s):
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN (MS, administration)

Assignments:

Edmund Rice Christian Brothers

Brother Robert Benedict McDonough, CFC

Date of Ordination:

September 5, 1974

College/Seminary:

BA Iona University 1978, New Rochelle, New York

Advanced degree(s) and institution(s):

MA Manhattan College 1982 Bronx, New York

MS Ed Fordham University 1986 Bronx, New York

Assignments:

Saint Cecilia School East Harlem, NY;

Saint Lucy School East Harlem, NY;

Blessed Sacrament HS New Rochelle, NY;

Rice HS, Harlem, NY; Saint Lucy School East Harlem, NY;

Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame HS Miami, FL;

Catholic Memorial HS Boston, MA;

Saint Patrick School Roxbury, MA,

Los Hermanos Bonita Springs, FL;

Mission-Frère Harlem, NY,

Bergen Catholic HS Oradell, NJ

Sisters of Charity

Sister Maryanne Campeotto, SC

Date of Entrance:

September 14, 1974      

College:

College of St. Elizabeth, Convent Station, NJ – (B.A. – Education)

Advanced degree(s) and institution(s):

Immaculate Conception Seminary, Darlington, NJ – (MDIV – Theology & Pastoral Ministry)

Fordham University, Bronx, NY – (M.S.W. – Social Work)

Assignments:

Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth, Convent Station, NJ – Leadership Councilor

St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Paterson, NJ – Vice President Mission

St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Paterson, NJ – Director, Hospitality & Customer Care

Clinical Therapist, Private Practice, Clifton, NJ,  

St. Thomas the Apostle School, Bloomfield, NJ – School Councilor

St. Peter’s High Schools & Elementary, New Brunswick, NJ – School Councilor

Catholic Family & Community Services, Paterson, NJ – Clinical Therapist & Adoption Coordinator

St. Joseph’s Hospital/Medical Center, Paterson, NJ – Oncology Social Worker

Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth, Convent Station, NJ – Office of Vocation Promotion

Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ – Campus Minister & Adjunct Prof.

St. Vincent Academy, Newark, NJ – Rel. Studies Teacher & Dept. Chair

East Orange Catholic High School, East Orange, NJ – Rel. Studies Teacher

Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy

Sister Mary Celine Comfort Echewa, DMMM

60 Years

Edmund Rice Christian Brothers

Brother John E Flaherty CFC

Date of Ordination:

July 4, 1964

College/Seminary:

BA Iona University New Rochelle NY

Advanced degree(s) and institution(s):

MAT Purdue University, Lafayette, IN

Assignments:

Essex Catholic High School, Newark NJ

Cardinal Farley Military Academy Rhinecliff  NY

Monsignor Farrell HS – Staten Island NY

Notre Dame – Bishop Gibbons HS – Schenectady NY

Blessed Sacrament – St Gabriel HS – New Rochelle NY

Catholic Memorial School – West Roxbury MA

Brunswick Community College – Supply NC

Mount Sion Community – Elizabeth NJ

Hudson County Community College – Jersey City NJ

Benedictine Sisters             

Sister Philomena Fleck, O.S.B.

Date of Entrance: 

September 8, 1964

College/Seminary:

Seton Hall University

Advanced degree(s) and institution(s):

Masters Degree in Theology from LaSalle University 1976

N J Principal Certification 

Assignments:

St. Joseph Religious Education, New Paltz, NY

Paterson Catholic Regional High School, Paterson, NJ

Reverend George A. Brown Memorial School, Sparta, NJ

St. Joseph School, Maplewood, NJ

Bender Memorial Academy, Elizabeth, NJ

Sister Rosemary Kenny, O.S.B.

Date of Entrance:

September 8, 1964

College/Seminary:

Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ

Advanced degree(s) and institution(s):

 Assignments:

Sacred Heart School, Elizabeth, NJ

St. Henry School, Bayonne, NJ

Bender Memorial Academy, Elizabeth, NJ

St. Anthony School, Elizabeth, NJ

Our Lady of Guadalupe Academy, Elizabeth, NJ

Felician Sisters

Sister Mary Alicia Adametz, CSSF

Date of Entrance:                             

September 8, 1964

Date of Final Profession:            

August 7, 1971

College:                                                    

B.A. Elementary Education, Felician College, Lodi, NJ

M.A. Business Education, Rider College, Lawrenceville, NJ

Assignments:   

Haiti Collaborative/ Advisory Committee
Organization: Felician Sisters Immaculate Conception Convent
Lodi, New Jersey

Administrative Assistant to Provincial Council

Our Lady of Hope Province

Beaver Falls, PA

Schools

Saint Mary, Reading, PA

Saint Mary, Williamstown, NJ

Saint Anthony HS, Jersey City, NJ

Immaculate Conception HS, Lodi, NJ – Teacher

Immaculate Conception HS, Lodi, NJ – Principal/President

Saint Hedwig HS, Wilmington, DE

Leadership in Religious Community

Provincial Councilor 1990-2001

Immaculate Conception Provincial Convent, Lodi, NJ                                   

Sister Mary Alice Buczko, CSSF

Date of Entrance:                             

October 4, 1964

Date of First Profession:             

August 6, 1966

Date of Final Profession:            

August 7, 1971

College:                                                    

B.A. Elementary Education, Felician College, Lodi, NJ

Assignments:                                       

Medical Driver, Assistant Sacristan, Receptionist

Immaculate Conception Convent, Lodi, NJ

Schools

Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mahwah, NJ

Our Lady of Czestohowa, Jersey City, NJ

Saint Ann, Jersey City, NJ

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Bayonne, NJ

Saint Hedwig School, Trenton, NJ

Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Southampton, PA

Holy Cross School, Dover, DE

Our Lady of Grace Orphanage, Newark, DE

Saint Thomas More School, Washington, DC

Passaic Catholic Regional School, Passaic, NJ

Saint Mary School, Williamstown, NJ

Healthcare

Staff Member of Our Lady of Lourdes Care Center, Lodi, NJ

Retreat Ministry

Saint Francis Retreat Center, Mount Arlington, NJ

Healthcare

Staff Member of Our Lady of Lourdes Care Center, Lodi, NJ

Sister Mary Laverne Cholewa, CSSF

Date of Entrance:

June 29, 1964

Date of First Profession:

August 6, 1966

Date of Final Profession:

August 7, 1971

Degrees:

B.A. Elementary Education, Felician College, Lodi, NJ

M.A. Reading, Saint Peter’s College, Jersey City, NJ

Assignments:

Receptionist Immaculate Conception Convent, Lodi, NJ

Schools

Saint Stanislaus, Garfield, NJ

Saint Theresa, Linden, NJ

Saint Francis de Sales, Lodi, NJ

Saint Auguste, Union City, NJ – LIBRARIAN

Saint Laurentius School, Philadelphia, PA

Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Southampton, PA

Holy Cross School, Trenton, NJ

Saint Bridget School, Glassboro, NJ

Saint Joseph School, Camden, NJ

Saint Matthew School, Virginia Beach, VA

Saint Hedwig School, Trenton, NJ

Saint Paul School, Prospect Park, NJ

Saint Anthony HS, Jersey City, NJ, Reading Specialist

Felician College (now Felician University), Lodi, NJ, Professional Tutor

Sister Mary Fides Milwicz, CSSF

Date of Entrance:

June 29, 1964

Date of First Profession:

August 6, 1966

Date of Final Profession:

August 5, 1972

College: R.T. X-Ray Technician

B.S. Administration and Education, Manhattanville College, NY

M.S. Health Administration, St Joseph College, Philadelphia

Assignments:

Finance Manager

Immaculate Conception Convent, Lodi, NJ

Schools

Saint Hedwig School, Wilmington, DE

Holy Rosary School, Baltimore, MD

Felician College, Lodi, NJ, (now Felician University) administrative assistant in registrar’s office and development office

Healthcare

Saint Joseph Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Social Work

Ministry of Caring, Wilmington, DE, administrative assistant

Sister Lucille Marie Bruno, CSSF

Date of Entrance:

September 8, 1954

Date of Final Profession:

August 27, 1962

College:

B.S. Elementary Education, Seton Hall University

Assignments:   

Resident Our Lady of Lourdes Care Center

Schools:

Saint Adalbert, Elizabeth, NJ

Saint Valentine, Bloomfield, NJ

Saint Anthony, Jersey City, NJ

Our Lady of Czestochowa, Jersey City, NJ

Saint Ann, Jersey City, NJ

Saint Theresa, Linden, NJ

Saint Stanislaus, Garfield, NJ

Holy Rosary, Baltimore, MD                      

Saint Thomas More, Washington, DC

Saint Joseph, Camden, NJ                           

Saint Stanislaus, Sayreville, NJ

Immaculate Conception, Spotswood, NJ

Our Lady of Good Counsel, Southampton, PA

Saint Hedwig School, Trenton, NJ

Sacred Heart School, South Amboy, NJ

Holy Cross School, Dover, DE

Saint Mary School, Reading, PA

Saint Paul School, Prospect Park, NJ

Religious Education

Saint Theresa, Summit, NJ

Sisters of Charity

Sister Roseann Mazzeo, SC

Date of Entrance:

September 6, 1964       

College:

College of St. Elizabeth, Convent Station, NJ (B.A. – Sociology)

Advanced degree(s) and institution(s):

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ (M.S.W. – Social Work)

Assignments:

Women Rising, Inc., Jersey City, NJ – Executive Director

St. Mary’s Hospital, Passaic, NJ, – VP – Strategic Planning & Bus. Development

St. Vincent Hospital, Staten Island, NY, – Development Director

Northern Province, Jersey City, NJ, – Assist. Provincial

Christ Hospital, Jersey City, NJ, – Director, Community Mental Health Ctr. and Program Evaluation

College of St. Elizabeth, Convent Station, NJ, – PT Faculty

Jersey City Board of Education, NJ – Non-Public Schools Title Dir.

All Saints, Jersey City, NJ, – Parish Social Worker

Sister Cecilia McManus, SC

Date of Entrance:

September 6, 1964                         

College:

William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ (B.S. N. – Nursing)

Advanced degree(s) and institution(s):

Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ (M.S.N. – Nursing)

Assignments:

Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth, Convent Station, NJ – Assist. General Superior

Seton Center / Catholic Charities, Princess Anne, MD – Director

Rural Migrant Ministries, Princess Anne, MD – Adult Nurse Practitioner

Rhodell Health Center, Rhodell, WV – Adult Nurse Practitioner

St. Elizabeth Hospital, Elizabeth, NJ – Nurse

Caranavi, Bolivia, – Nurse

East Orange General Hospital, East Orange, NJ – Nurse

St. Mary’s Hospital, Passaic, NJ – LPN

Sister Dianne Moore, SC

Date of Entrance:

September 6, 1964       

College:

St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing, Paterson, NJ – (R.N. – Nursing)

Advanced degree(s) and institution(s):

University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT – (B.S. – Gerontology)

Assignments:

Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth, Convent Station, NJ – Motherhouse Nurse

Haiti Ministry, Haiti – Nurse

Seton Center / Catholic Charities, Princess Anne, MD – Community Outreach

Rural Migrant Ministries, Princess Anne, MD – Nurse-Outreach Program

St. Vincent Nursing Home, Montclair, NJ, – Nurse

St. Anne Villa, Convent Station, NJ – Director of Nursing

North Jersey Training School, Totowa, NJ – Nurse

United Hospital Medical Center, Newark, NJ – Nurse

All Souls Hospital, Morristown, NJ – Nurse

Sister Mary Patricia Hooper, SC

Date of Entrance:

September 6, 1964                   

College:

College of St. Elizabeth, Convent Station, NJ (B.A. – English)

Advanced degree(s) and institution(s):

Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ (M.A. – Education)

Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ (B.S. – Nursing)

Assignments:

Sister of Charity of St. Elizabeth, Convent Station, NJ – Motherhouse Nurse

McAuley Hall, Plainfield, NJ – Restorative Therapy Coordinator

Linden Public School System, Linden, NJ – School Nurse

St. Anne Villa, Convent Station, NJ – Nurse

Straight & Narrow, Inc., Paterson, NJ – Nurse

St. Joseph Hospital, Paterson, NJ – Nurse

Marylawn of the Oranges, South Orange, NJ, – English Teacher

St. Mary Elementary School, Elizabeth, NJ – Teacher

Sister Marcella Nolan, SC

Carmelites

Reverend Hilary Milton, O.Carm.

Date of entrance:

Professed 1957, and ordained in 1963 

College:

M.A. in Pastoral Counseling from St. John University in Brooklyn, NY

M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, NJ.

Assignments:

Colegio Nuestra Senora Del Carmen and Nuestra Senora Del Carmen Parish in Miraflores, Lima, Peru

St. Joseph Parish in Bogota, NJ

St. John Parish, Leonia, NJ

St. Anastasia Parish, Teaneck, NJ

St. Joseph Parish, Demarest, NJ

St. Cecilia Parish, Englewood, NJ

Reverend Joseph O’Brien, O.Carm.

Date of entrance:

Professed vows in 1957, and ordained 1963

Assignments:

Santiago, Chile, at Sto. Cura De Ars Parish

St. Cecilia Parish, Englewood, NJ

St. Patrick Parish in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

St. Joseph Parish, Bogota, NJ

Most Blessed Sacrament Parish, Franklin Lakes, NJ

St. Therese Parish, Cresskill, NJ

Director of Carmelite Missions

Sisters of Saint Joseph of Peace

Sister Harriet Hamilton, CSJP

70 Years

Dominican Nuns of Summit

Sister Mary Agnes of the Infant Jesus, O.P. (Baudo)

Date of Entrance:

September 12, 1952

First Profession: 

July 10, 1954

School:

St. Mary’s Business School in Buffalo, New York

Assignments:

Novice Mistress

Bursar (Treasurer)

Sacristan

Vestiarian Dept.

Kitchen Dept.

Computer duties

Benedictine Sisters

Sister Germaine Fritz, O.S.B.

Date of Ordination or Entrance:

July 11, 1954

College/Seminary:

Seton Hall University, Newark, NJ – BS in Education

Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ – Principal Certification

Advanced degree(s) and institution(s):

New York University, New York, NY – MA in Music

Assignments:

Our Lady of the Lake, Lake Mohawk, NJ

St. Michael’s School, Cranford, NJ

Blessed Sacrament School, Elizabeth, NJ

Benedictine Academy, Elizabeth, NJ

Paterson Catholic Regional High School, Paterson, NJ

Prioress of the Benedictine Sisters, St. Walburga Monastery, Elizabeth, NJ

Benedictine Academy, President, Elizabeth, NJ

Sister Gabrielle Keenen, O.S.B.

Date of Entrance:

January 6, 1954

College/Seminary:

Benedictine Hospital School of Nursing, Kingston NY – Nursing Diploma

Seton Hall University, Newark, NJ – BSN in Nursing

Advanced degree(s) and institution(s):

St. John’s University, Queens, NY – MS in Education

Assignments :

Mount St. Mary’s College

Benedictine Hospital, Kingston, NY

Sisters of St. Dominic-Caldwell

Sister deMontfort Kinchellagh, OP

Date of Entrance:

February 2, 1955

College/Seminary:

Caldwell University, Caldwell, NJ (BA, English with education minor)

Advanced degree(s) and institution(s):
Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ (MA, administration and supervision)

Assignments:

St. Mary School, Rahway, NJ, teacher

St. Brigid School, North Bergen, NJ, teacher

St. Mary School, Rutherford, NJ, teacher

Lacordaire Academy, Upper Montclair, NJ, community supervisor and teacher

Archdiocese of Newark, Newark, NJ, assistant supervisor for Hudson County schools

Lacordaire Academy, Upper Montclair, NJ, teacher

St. Philip the Apostle School, Clifton, NJ, principal

Sisters of St. Dominic, Caldwell, NJ, leadership counselor for ministry

Lacordaire Academy, Upper Montclair, NJ, dean of students, recruitment, and alumnae relations

Lacordaire Academy, Upper Montclair, NJ, principal

Mount St. Dominic Academy, Caldwell, NJ, director of alumnae

Sisters of St. Dominic, Caldwell, NJ, St. Catherine Convent administrative assistant

Sisters of St. Dominic, Caldwell, NJ, Commission of Global Issues chair and justice promotor

Sister Danelle McCarthy, OP

Date of Entrance:

August 15, 1954

College/Seminary:

Caldwell University, Caldwell, NJ (BA, history with elementary education minor)

Advanced degree(s) and institution(s):
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN (MA, American history)

Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ (MA, pastoral ministry)

Assignments:

Christ the King School, Hillside, NJ, teacher

St. Mary School, Wharton, NJ, teacher

Blessed Sacrament School, Bridgeport, CT, teacher

St. Catherine School, Mobile, AL, teacher

St. Raphael School, Livingston, NJ, principal

Lacordaire Academy, Upper Montclair, NJ, teacher

Holy Spirit School, Asbury Park, NJ, teacher

St. John the Baptist School, Jersey City, NJ, principal

St. Dominic Academy, Jersey City, NJ, assistant development director

St. Aedan School, Jersey City, NJ, principal

St. Francis de Sales School, Marsh Harbor, Abaco, Bahamas, principal

St. Dominic Academy, Jersey City, NJ, registrar and teacher

Aquinas Academy, Livingston, NJ, volunteer

Sisters of St. Dominic, Caldwell, NJ, St. Catherine Convent coordinator

Sisters of St. Dominic, Caldwell, NJ, justice promoter

Sister Gerarda Panek, OP

Date of Entrance:

February 2, 1955

College/Seminary:

Caldwell University, Caldwell, NJ (BA, art with English minor)

Advanced degree(s) and institution(s):
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN (MA, art)

Assignments:

St. John the Baptist School, Jersey City, NJ, teacher

St. John the Apostle School, Clark, NJ, teacher

St. John the Baptist School, Jersey City, NJ, teacher

Union Catholic High School, Scotch Plains, NJ, art teacher

St. Dominic Academy, Jersey City, NJ, art teacher

Mount Saint Dominic Academy, Caldwell, NJ, art teacher

Caldwell College, Caldwell, NJ, graphic designer

Sisters of St. Dominic, Caldwell, NJ, public relations and assistant communications director

Archdiocese of Newark, Catholic Community Services, graphic designer

Sisters of St. Dominic, Caldwell, NJ, graphic designer

Sister Patrice Werner, OP

Date of Entrance:

August 15, 1954

College/Seminary:

Caldwell University, Caldwell, NJ (BA, French with English minor)

Advanced degree(s) and institution(s):
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec (MA, French)

New York University, New York, NY (PhD, French)

Assignments:

St. John School, Clark, NJ, teacher

St. Aloysius School, Caldwell, NJ, teacher

St. Margaret School, Bayou La Batre, AL, teacher

St. Dominic Academy, Jersey City, NJ, teacher

Mount Saint Dominic Academy, Caldwell, NJ, teacher

Caldwell University, Caldwell, NJ: president, academic dean, Foreign Languages Department chair and French professor, director of concurrent curriculum

Sisters of St. Dominic, Caldwell, NJ, Mission Effectiveness Committee

Sisters of St. Dominic, Caldwell, NJ, prioress

Felician Sisters

Sister Mary Antonelle Chunka

Date of Entrance to Order:

September 8, 1954

Date of First Profession:

August 27, 1962

Date of Perpetual Profession:

August 27, 1962

College:

B.S., Elementary Education, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ

M.A., Communications, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN

Ph.D., Educational Leadership, Fairleigh Dickinson University, NJ

Assignments:

Prison Ministry, Essex County Jail, Newark, NJ

Education:

Saint Stanislaus School, Garfield, NJ;

Saint Adalbert School, Elizabeth, NJ;

Saint Theresa School, Cresskill, NJ

Saint Anthony High School in Jersey City, NJ; faculty member, principal

Felician College, Lodi, NJ professor

Provincial Councilor and Provincial Minister, former Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Province, Lodi, NJ

The Promise Outreach ministry (for youth), Jersey City, NJ

Our Lady of the Lake High School (now Pope John XXIII High School,

Sparta, NJ

CCD, Religious Education, Immaculate Conception Parish, Spotswood, NJ
 

Sister Mary Adrianna Gorski, CSSF

Date of Entrance to Order:

September 8, 1954

Date of First Profession                 

August 27, 1956

Date of Perpetual Profession:

August 27, 1962

College:

B.S., Elementary Education, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ

M.A., Elementary Counseling, Villanova University, Villanova, PA

Assignments:   

Immaculate Conception Convent, Lodi, NJ

Saint Stanislaus School, Garfield, NJ;

Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Bayonne, NJ.

Saint Theresa School, Linden, NJ.

Saint Michael School, Lyndhurst, NJ.

Sacred Heart School, Irvington, NJ;

Saint Joseph School, Demarest, N.J.

Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Mahwah, N.J.

Saint Mary School, Closter, N.J.

Saint Stephen School in Perth Amboy, N.J.;

Saint Bridget School in Glassboro, N.J.  PRINCIPAL

Saint James School in Basking Ridge, N.J. PRINCIPAL

Holy Spirit School in New Castle, DE PRINCIPAL

Sacred Heart School in South Amboy, N.J;

Saint Stanislaus School in Sayreville, N.J.

Saint Margaret School in Seat Pleasant, MD.

Sister Mary Lorene Pivinski, CSSF

Date of Entrance:

September 8, 1954

Date of First Profession:

August 27, 1956

Date of Final Profession:

August 27, 1962

College:

BA in Elementary Ed, Felician College, Lodi, NJ

M.A. Reading, William Paterson College, Wayne, NJ

Assignments:   

Education

Immaculate Conception Convent, Lodi, NJ

Saint Adalbert, Elizabeth, NJ

Saint Valentine, Bloomfield, NJ

Saint Mary, Closter, NJ

Saint Joseph, Demarest, NJ – Teaching Principal

Saint Hedwig, Trenton, NJ

Saint Joseph, Camden, NJ

Saint Margaret, Seat Pleasant,  MD

Saint Paul, Prospect Park, NJ

Claremont Academy, Claremont, VA

Saint John Kanty, Clifton, NJ – Principal

Leadership of Religious Community

Provincial Councilor, Lodi, NJ

Local Minister of Infirmary, Lodi, NJ

Ministry to Immigrants, West Park, NY

Sister Mary Michaelita Wiechetek, CSSF

Date of Entrance to Order:

September 8, 1954

Date of First Profession:

August 27, 1956

Date of Perpetual Profession:

August 27, 1962

College:

A.A. Immaculate Conception Junior College, Lodi, NJ

B.S., Business Education, College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY

M.A. Business Education, Rider College, Trenton, NJ

Ph.D., Educational Leadership, Fairleigh Dickinson University, NJ

Assignments:

Immaculate Conception Convent, Lodi, New Jersey

Our Lady of Czestochowa School, Jersey City, NJ

Saint Casimir School, Newark, NJ

Saint Margaret School, Seat Pleasant, MD

Saint Joseph High School, Camden, NJ

Saint Hedwig High School, Wilmington, DE Teacher, Principal

Saint Thomas Aquinas High School, Edison, NJ

Diocese of Metuchen, Iselin, NJ Secretary to Bishop

Diocese of Metuchen, Iselin, NJ Chancellor and Secretary to Bishop

Diocese of Metuchen, Piscataway, NJ Administrative Assistant to Bishop Emeritus

Diocese of Metuchen, Piscataway, NJ   Archival responsibilities

Sisters of Charity

Sister Margaret Killough, SC

Date of Entrance:

September 6, 1954                

College:

College of St. Elizabeth, Convent Station (B.S. – Bus. Administration)

Advanced degree(s) and institution(s):

The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC (M.A. Bus. Education)

Assignments:

St. Vincent Academy, Newark, NJ, – Finance Director

St. Vincent Academy, Newark, NJ, – Administrative Team

St. Vincent Academy, Newark, NJ, – Teacher

St. James High School, Newark, NJ, – Teacher

Immaculate Conception High School, Montclair, NJ, – Teacher

Holy Cross School, Harrison, NJ, – Teacher

St. Mary of the Assumption School, Morristown, NJ, – Teacher

Sister Mary Morley, SC

Date of Entrance:

September 6, 1954       

College:

College of St. Elizabeth, Convent Station, NJ (B.A. – French)

Advanced degree(s) and institution(s):

University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN (M.A. – French)

Assignments:

Maris Stella, Harvey Cedars, NJ – Administrator

Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth, Generalate, Convent Station, NJ, – Coordinator for Sponsorship & Mission & Charism Services

Sisters of Charity of Elizabeth Northern Province, Jersey City, NJ, – Provincial Superior

Academy of St. Aloysius High School, Jersey City, NJ, Principal

Academy of St. Aloysius High School, Jersey City, NJ, Teacher

St. Mary High School, Jersey City, NJ, – Teacher

Sister Mary Ellen Verdon, SC

Date of Entrance:

September 6, 1954

College:

St. Raphael School of Nursing, New Haven, CT (R.N.)

Advanced degree(s) and institution(s):

Catholic University of America, Washington, DC (B.S.N.)

Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ (M.S.N.)

Assignments:

St. Raphael Hospital, New Haven, CT – Nurse

Caranavi, Bolivia, – Nurse

St. Anne Villa, Convent Station, NJ, – Director of Nursing Services

Essex County Hospital Center, NJ – Nurse, Clinical Specialist

Sisters of Saint Joseph of Peace

Sister Helen Blendermann, CSJP

Date of entrance:

March 19, 1954

College/Seminary:

Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ Immaculate Heart, Los Angeles, CA; University of San Francisco; Notre Dame University

Advanced degree(s) and institution(s):

BS Education – Seton Hall University; MA Education – Immaculate Heart; MA Theology – University of San Francisco; MSA Science of Administration – Notre Dame University

Assignments:

Taught at St Anne’s, Fairlawn, NJ

Our Lady of Peace, Fords, NJ

St. Genevieve High School, Van Nuys, CA

Mater Dolorosa Parish, San Francisco, CA  

Principal – Mater Dolorosa School, San Francisco, CA

Holy Rosary, Edgewater, NJ

St. Peter Apostle Parish, River Edge, NJ

St. Michael’s, Palisades Park, NJ

St. Mary’s, Closter, NJ

Province Treasurer – Shalom Center, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Sister Joan Davis, CSJP

Date of Entrance:           

March 19, 1954

College/Seminary:

Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ

Advanced degree(s) and institution(s):

BS Education – Seton Hall University;

Assignments:

St. Luke’s, Hohokus, NJ

Our Lady of Mercy, Whippany, NJ

St. Genevieve’s, Van Nuys, CA

Annunciation, Paramus, NJ

Immaculate Heart Academy, Washington Township, NJ

Sister Margaret Jane Kling, CSJP

Date of Entrance:           

March 19, 1954

College/Seminary:

St. Louis University, MO, Columbia University Teachers College, New York, NY; New York University.

Advanced degree(s) and institution(s):

BSN Nursing – St. Louis University; MSN Nursing – Columbia University Teachers College; MPA Health Administration – New York University.

Assignments:

Teacher  – St. Luke’s, HoHoKus, NJ; St. Anne’s, Fairlawn, NJ

Medical – Holy Name Medical Center, Teaneck, NJ

Administrator, President  – St. James Hospital, Newark, NJ  

Vice Provincial, Administration, Director of Ministry and Province Council

Member, Asst. Province Leader – St. Joseph’s Province 

Social Justice – Network, Washington, DC; Advocacy Work Third World Mission Services Project, New York, NY.

Health Services – El Salvador Mission/Jesuit Refugee Service; Christ House, Washington, DC;

Volunteer Teacher – English – Suchitoto, El Salvador 

Health Services for the Sisters

75 Years

Sisters of St. Dominic-Caldwell

Sister Christine Coakley, OP

Date of Entrance:

September 8, 1949

College/Seminary:

Caldwell University, Caldwell, NJ (BA, social studies with education minor)

Advanced degree(s) and institution(s):

Villanova University, Villanova, PA (MA, administration/supervision)

Assignments:

St. Michael School, Union, NJ, teacher

St. Theresa School, Paterson, NJ, principal

Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament, East Orange, NJ, principal

St. Cassian School, Upper Montclair, NJ, teacher

Archdiocese of Newark, School Office, assistant superintendent

St. Catherine of Siena School, Cedar Grove, NJ, principal

Immaculate Conception High School, Montclair, NJ, guidance counselor

St. Denis School, Manasquan, NJ, principal

Essex County Educational Services, ESL/home school teacher

St. Thomas the Apostle School, Bloomfield, NJ, religion coordinator

Visiting Nurses Association, Manasquan, NJ, volunteer

Sister Mary John Kearney, OP

Date of Entrance:

September 8, 1949

College/Seminary (include city/state):

Caldwell University, Caldwell, NJ (BA, social studies with elementary education minor)

Advanced degree(s) and institution(s):
Catholic University, Washington, DC (MA, elementary education/guidance)
Columbia University, Teachers College, New York, NY (Ed.M, curriculum and instruction)

Assignments:

St. Mary School, Rutherford, teacher

Lacordaire Academy, Upper Montclair, NJ, teacher

St. Cassian School, Montclair, NJ, principal

Lacordaire Academy, Upper Montclair, NJ, principal

St. Philomena School, Livingston, NJ, principal

Caldwell College, Caldwell, NJ: Education Department chair, professor emerita, associate professor, assistant professor, director of field experience and certification officer

Caldwell University, Caldwell, NJ, Education Department supervisor

Sister Bettyanne Schultz, OP

Date of Entrance:

September 8, 1949

College/Seminary (include city/state):

Caldwell University, Caldwell, NJ (BA, social studies with elementary education minor)

Advanced degree(s) and institution(s):
Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI (MA, American history/political science)

Assignments:

St. Mary School, Rutherford, NJ, teacher

St. Catherine of Siena School, Mobile, AL, teacher

St. Virgil School, Morris Plains, NJ, teacher

St. Catherine of Siena School, Mobile, AL, teacher

St. Brigid School, North Bergen, NJ, principal

St. Catherine of Siena School, Mobile, AL, principal and teacher

St. Mary School, Wharton, NJ, teacher

St. Philip the Apostle School, Clifton, NJ, teacher

St. Dominic Academy, Jersey City, NJ, teacher

St. John the Baptist School, Jersey City, NJ, teacher

St. Dominic Academy, Jersey City, NJ, principal

Lacordaire Academy, Upper Montclair, NJ, teacher

St. Dominic Academy, Jersey City, NJ, teacher

Felician Sisters

Sister Mary Elaine Lechert, CSSF

Date of Entrance:                 

July 2, 1949

Date of First Profession:             

August 13, 1951

Date of Final Profession:            

August 13, 1957

College:                                                    

BS in Elementary Education, Seton Hall University

MA Counseling, Seton Hall University

Certification in working with Elderly, Montclair State College

Certification in Aging Religious, College Misericordia, Dallas, PA

Assignments:

Immaculate Conception Central Convent, Lodi, NJ

Chauffeur, Receptionist, Assigned Duties

Our Lady of Lourdes Convent, Lodi, NJ

Chauffeur, Assigned Duties

Sacred Heart School, Irvington, NJ teacher

Sacred Heart Cathedral School, Newark, NJ Principal

Immaculate Heart School, Mahwah, NJ

Saint Anthony School, Jersey City, NJ

Saint Anne School, Jersey City, NJ

Our Lady of Grace Home for Children, Newark, DEL CHILD CARE

Holy Rosary School, Baltimore, MD 1

Saint James School, Basking Ridge, NJ PRINCIPAL

Saint Stanislaus School, Sayreville, NJ

Saint Thomas More School, Washington, DC

Sacred Heart School, South Amboy, NJ

Saint Hedwig School, Wilmington, DE

Saint Laurentius School, Philadelphia, PA

Saint Joseph School, Camden, NJ

Holy Rosary School, Passaic, NJ

Saint Hedwig School, Trenton, NJ

Sister Irene Marie Sarnecki

Date of Entrance:                 

July 2, 1949

Date of First Profession:             

August 13, 1951

Date of Final Profession:            

August 13, 1957

College:                                                    

BS in Elementary Education, Seton Hall University

MA Religious Education, Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary,

Philadelphia, PA

Assignments:                                         I

Immaculate Conception Convent, Lodi, NJ

Ministry of suffering

Saint Francis De Sales School, Lodi, NJ PRINCIPAL

Saint Adalbert School, Elizabeth, NJ TEACHER

Saint Anthony School, Jersey City, NJ PRINCIPAL

Our Lady of Mt Carmel School, Bayonne, NJ

Sacred Heart School, Irvington, NJ

Saint Stanislaus School, Garfield, NJ

Saint Theresa School, Linden, NJ

 Saint Laurentius School, Philadelphia, PA

Our Lady of Grace Home for Children, Child Care

Saint Hedwig School, Trenton, NJ

Holy Cross School, Trenton, NJ               

Saint Hedwig School, Wilmington, DEL

Saint Joseph School, Camden, NJ PRINCIPAL

Holy Cross School, Dover, DE

Sacred Heart School, South Amboy, NJ

Holy Rosary School, Passaic, NJ

Sisters of Charity

Sister Mary Lou Hayden, SC

Date of Entrance:

June 24, 1949                    

College:

College of St. Elizabeth, Convent Station, NJ (B.S. – Education)

 Assignments:

St. Patrick/Assumption/ All Saints, Jersey City, NJ, – Volunteer

Assumption/ All Saints School, Jersey City, NJ, – Co-Principal

All Saints School, Jersey City, NJ, – Principal

All Saints School, Jersey City, NJ, – Teacher

St. Joseph School, Newark, NJ, – Teacher

Immaculate Conception School, Darlington, NJ, – Teacher

St. Paul of the Cross School, Jersey City, NJ, – Teacher

Sister Clare Mary Roden, SC

Date of Entrance:

October 2, 1949                                

College/Seminary:

College of St. Elizabeth, Convent Station, NJ (B.A. – English)

Advanced degree(s) and institution(s):

University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN (M.A. – English)

Assignments:

St. Joseph Home for the Elderly, Totowa, NJ, – Volunteer

St. James Parish, Totowa, NJ, – Director of Religious Education

Annunciation Parish, Wayne, NJ, – Director of Religious Education

Paramus Catholic High School, Paramus, NJ, – Teacher

Sisters of Charity of Elizabeth, Western Province, – Supervisor of Schools

St. John High School, Paterson, NJ, – Teacher

Sacred Heart Academy, Hoboken, NJ, – Teacher

St. Bridget School, Jersey City, NJ, – Teacher

St. Joseph High School, Paterson, NJ, – Teacher

St. Antoninus School, Newark, NJ, – Teacher

Sister Dorothy Sheahan, SC

Date of Entrance:

October 2, 1949              

College:

St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO (B.S.)

Advanced degree(s) and institution(s):

Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA (M.S. – Medical-Surgical Nursing)

New York University, New York, NY (Ph.D. – Nursing Education)

Assignments:

San Miguel Residence, Bronx, NY, – Councilor

Mt. St. Joseph Children’s Center, Totowa, NJ, – Administrator

St. Barnabas Hospital, Livingston, NJ, – Nursing Education Director

St. Anne Villa, Convent Station, NJ, – Administrator

Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY, – Director of Nursing

St. Joseph Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, – Staff Nursing, ICU

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, – Assoc. Dean

St. Elizabeth Hospital, Elizabeth, NJ, – Staff Nurse, ICU/Instructor/Director, Nurse Services

St. Paul School, Clifton, NJ, – Teacher

Holy Cross School, Harrison, NJ, – Teacher

Sister Mary Jo Ward, SC

Date of Entrance:

June 24, 1949  

College:

College of St. Elizabeth, Convent Station, NJ (B.S. – Education)

Assignments:

O’Driscoll, Bahamas, Ciciola, MD Office, West Orange, NJ – Office Staff

Public School No. 38, Jersey City, NJ – Teacher, Basic Skills

St. Patrick School, Jersey City, NJ – Teacher Title1, Reading

St. Mary Residence, Newark, NJ – Administrator

St. Charles Borromeo School, Newark, NJ – Teacher

St. Peter’s School, Jersey City, NJ – Teacher

St. Mary School, Dumont, NJ – Teacher

Sister Mary Lou Hayden, SC

 Date of Entrance:

June 24, 1949

College:

College of St. Elizabeth, Convent Station, NJ (B.S. – Education)

Assignments:

St. Patrick/Assumption/ All Saints, Jersey City, NJ, – Volunteer

Assumption/ All Saints School, Jersey City, NJ, – Co-Principal

All Saints School, Jersey City, NJ, – Principal

All Saints School, Jersey City, NJ, – Teacher

St. Joseph School, Newark, NJ, – Teacher

Immaculate Conception School, Darlington, NJ, – Teacher

St. Paul of the Cross School, Jersey City, NJ, – Teacher

Sisters of Saint Joseph of Peace

Sister Eleanor Maragliano, CSJP

80 Years

Sisters of St. Dominic-Caldwell

Sister Elizabeth Francis Brisson, OP

Date of Entrance:

August 30, 1944

College/Seminary:
Caldwell University, Caldwell, NJ (BA, English with a minor in education)

Assignments:

St. Michael School, Union, NJ, teacher

St. Venantius School, Orange, NJ, teacher

St. Paul School, Irvington, NJ, teacher

Holy Spirit School, Asbury Park, NJ, teacher

Our Lady of Peace School, New Providence, NJ, principal

St. Elizabeth School, Linden, NJ, teacher

St. Mary School, Rutherford, NJ, principal

St. John the Baptist School, Jersey City, NJ, assistant principal and teacher

Siena Village, Wayne, NJ, social service director

Sisters of Charity

Sister Lawrence Mahon, SC

Date of Entrance:

September 8, 1944                         

College:

College of St. Elizabeth, Convent Station, NJ (B.S. Education)

Advanced degree(s) and institution(s):

St. Peter’s College, Jersey City (M.A.  Administration & Supervision)

Assignments:

St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ, – Patient Advocate

St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ, – Vice Pres. for Mission

St. Mary High School, Jersey City, NJ, – Math Teacher

Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth, NJ, – Fund Development

St. Joseph Regional High School, Montvale, NJ, – Math Teacher

Paramus Catholic High School, Paramus, NJ, Principal

St. Michael’s High School, Union City, NJ, – Math Teacher

St. Peter’s High School, New Brunswick, NJ, – Math Teacher

St. Joseph High School, Jersey City, NJ, – Math Teacher

Sister Anita William O’Neill, SC

Date of Entrance:

March 24, 1944               

College:

College of St. Elizabeth, Convent Station, NJ (B.S. – Education)

Advanced degree(s) and institution(s):

Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ (M.A. English)

Immaculate Conception Seminary, Darlington, NJ (M.A. – Pastoral Ministry)

Assignments:

St. Vincent Nursing Home, Montclair, NJ, – Chaplain

Caritas Community, Jersey City, NJ, – Administrator

Preakness Hospital, Wayne, NJ, – Chaplain

Diocese of Paterson, NJ, – Cursillo

Bayley Ellard High School, Madison, NJ, – Teacher

St. John High School, Paterson, NJ, – Teacher

St. Mary School, Jersey City, NJ, – Teacher

St. Joseph High School, Paterson, NJ, – Teacher

St. Aloysius School, Jersey City, NJ, – Teacher

St. Columba School, Newark, NJ, – Teacher

Sisters of Saint Joseph of Peace

Sister Anne Croghan, CSJP

Date of Entrance:

February 2, 1944

College/Seminary:

Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ; St. Joseph College, West Hartford, CT

Advanced degree(s) and institution(s):

BS and MA Education – Seton Hall University; MA Pastoral Ministry – St. Joseph College

Assignments:

St. James School, Penns Grove, NJ

Our Lady of Mercy, Whippany, NJ

Barbara Givernaud Orphanage, North Bergen, NJ

St. Genevieve’s School, Van Nuys, CA

St. Joseph’s Village, Rockleigh, NJ

Holy Cross School, Wayne, NJ

St. Joseph’s, Medford, NJ

St. Margaret’s, Little Ferry, NJ

St. Rose of Lima, East Hanover, NJ

St. James, Newark, NJ

Principal – Most Holy Name, Garfield, NJ         

Pastoral Associate – Holy Rosary Parish, Edgewater, NJ