St. Matthias Church Recognizes SSND
St. Matthias Roman Catholic Church held a special mass of recognition to honor the School Sisters of Notre Dame on Sunday, September 21. The order of nuns has staffed St. Matthias School on Catalpa Avenue since 1910. Among the sisters pictured outside the church eight currently live/work at St. Matthias. Last Sunday's event, which included a luncheon following the mass, was sponsored by the St. Matthias Centennial Committee. Shown in photo: Sr. Luianne Spiess, Sr. Theresa Torsone, Sr. Mary Serafone, Sr. Bernadette Alfieri, Sr. Marie Anna Moltz, Sr. Joan Marie Backes, Sr. Margaret Marie O'Brien, Sr. Earl Mary Moores, Sr. Eileen Denny, Sr. Madeline Keller, Sr. Nancy Gilchriest, Sr. Margaret Forsyth, Sr. Janice Algie, St. Katherine Lawless, Sr. Maureen Ulatowski, Sr. Regine Marie Bruder, Sr. Mary Shawn Kavanaugh, Sr. Patricia Hammond and Sr. Carlann Buscemi. Not pictured: Sr. Claire Bonneau, Sr. Mary Vitoline Wolf and Sr. Ruth Stahl. (photo: Milady Lopez)