Courtesy Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
Of the 29 Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, celebrating jubilees this year, six taught at the former parish school at St. Clement I in Lansdowne. Their brief biographies follow.
Sister Laurine Haley
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Sister Laurine graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education and received her master’s degree in elementary school counseling from the University of New Hampshire.
She served St. Clement I as a guidance counselor from 1972-73 and as director of religious education from 1973-78.
Sister Laurine has also ministered in Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Hampshire and Washington, D.C. She currently serves as a prayer minister at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.
Sister Eugene Francis Keaveney
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Sister Eugene Francis, who is celebrating her 70th jubilee, graduated from Saint Mary-of- the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education and earned her master’s degree in education from Rivier University in New Hampshire.
She served as principal at St. Clement I from 1960-66.
Sister Eugene Francis, who now serves as a prayer minister at Saint Mary-of-the-
Woods, has also ministered in Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C.
Sister Winifred Mary Sullivan
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Sister Winifred Mary, who is celebrating her 70th jubilee, graduated from Saint Mary-of- the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education; she earned her master’s degree in education from the University of St. Louis.
She taught at St. Clement I from 1950-52.
Sister Winifred Mary has also served in Indiana, Illinois and Missouri.
She now ministers in residential services at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.
Sister Mary Ann Phelan
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Sister Mary Ann, who is celebrating her 60th jubilee, returned home to serve as principal of St. Clement I from 1973-78.
Sister Mary Ann has also ministered in Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C.
Today, she serves as a sign language instructor at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and volunteers at Providence Spirituality and Conference Center at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.
Sister Claire Hanson
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Sister Claire, who is celebrating her 50th jubilee, graduated from Indiana State University with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. She earned a master’s degree in elementary early childhood education from Lesley University in Cambridge, Mass.
She taught at St. Clement I from 1975-76.
Sister Claire has also ministered in Washington, D.C., New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Illinois. She now serves on the staff at St. Agnes School in Arlington, Mass., and as a home health care provider at Peace of Mind Inc. in Jamaica Plain, Mass.
Sister Kathleen Leonard
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She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and received her licentiate in clinical psychology from Gregorian University, Rome.
Sister Kathleen, who is celebrating her 50th jubilee, taught at St. Clement I from 1970-71.
Sister Kathleen has also ministered in Massachusetts, Indiana and Washington, D.C. She currently ministers as a therapist and consultant in Wakefield, Mass.
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