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In this Issue:
In Loving Memory
Catholic Sisters Week Food Drive
BayCare Receives Award
Fr. Pamfilo da Magliano
CARE in Brazil
Storms in Bolivia
Sister's Legacy Request
April Birthday List
St. Elizabeth Mission Society
Easter Mass Cards
Cards for Jubilarians
Send Us Your News
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In Loving Memory of
Sr. Mary Angela DiCara, OSF
By Sr. Elaine Cote, OSF
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How do you summarize the life of a woman well-lived for more than 93 years on this earth?
I suppose I should start at the beginning. Sr. Mary Angela’s obituary tells us she was born on Oct. 22, 1930, to a fairly large, loving, Italian family. Her childhood was a happy one. The obituary will also tell you the place of her birth, the schools she attended and graduated from, etc. Sr. Mary Angela was already a teacher when she entered the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany.
When Sr. Mary Angela was in college, she was studying to become a nurse. One day during her training, she went to the children’s section to read them a story. When she finished, a little child came up to her, gave her a big and said, “I LIKE YOU!” From that moment on, Sr. Mary Angela changed from nursing to teaching.
Sr. Mary Angela was a woman of her own convictions. She would never sacrifice her values to just agree with someone. She was also very competitive in a good sense of the word. She never stopped learning.
She loved her hobbies – playing cards – if possible 8 days out of 7. She was an avid reader, especially of Lillian Braun’s Cat Mystery stories and, of course, her Sudoku puzzles and Bingo!
Sr. Mary Angela kept connected to her family through their weekly phone calls. All of us feel we know the DiCara family from all of the photos Peggy and others sent. We all saw them at least once and sometimes twice.
To sum up Mary Angela’s life, she loved her God, her family, her religious community, friends and simply loved her life and all who were part of it.
“When through one woman, a little more love and goodness, a little more light and truth comes into the world, that woman’s life had meaning.” – Alfred Delph, S.J.
And you are that woman, Mary!
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Catholic Sisters Week Food Drive | |
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Our Catholic Sisters Week Food Drive to benefit the St. Bonaventure University Food Pantry was an overwhelming success!
In addition to a very heavy box of food, we raised more than $500 in cash.
Mike Waseda, Assistant Director of the university’s Franciscan Center for Social Concern, said they are thrilled and thankful for the generous donations.
He added that, this year, they have seen a greater need than in previous years but have also seen an increase in donations. The food pantry started in 2019 after it became obvious that food insecurity was an issue on college campuses.
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BayCare has been awarded the 2024 Top Workplaces USA award by Energage and USA Today, ranking in the top 100 companies nationwide with 2,500 employees or more.
"Earning the Top Workplaces USA award is a reflection of our dedicated team's commitment to providing high-quality, compassionate care in our community," said BayCare President and CEO Stephanie Conners. "This recognition underscores our ongoing efforts to ensure our team members feel valued and heard. It affirms our belief that when we listen to and invest in our team members, the entire community benefits.”
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This year is the 200th anniversary of the birth of the founder of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, Fr. Pamfilo da Magliano.
The St. Elizabeth Motherhouse and Congregational Office staffs are working together to put together a celebration for the entire congregation to mark the day.
We’ll be giving you details of the celebration soon but, in the meantime, save the date: April 22.
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Last week, many of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany met at the Admirable Mother Convent in Annapolis, Brazil, for the second module of the C.A.R.E. (Conversational Approach to Relational Effectiveness) training.
The program, which involves the entire congregation, seeks to empower and help us walk deeply; share with each other; and live authentically in community.
The advisors are psychologists Dr. Ted Dunn and Dr. Beth Lipsmeyer Dunn.
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Strong thunderstorms with heavy hail hit La Paz, Bolivia, last week. Sisters Elvira and Maria are doing fine. They are asking for prayers for residents of La Paz affected by the storm and flooding. | |
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For Catholic Sisters Week, Sisters in St. Elizabeth Motherhouse and the surrounding area were asked what they hope their legacy would be.
Now, we would like to include all the Sisters in that project.
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As an example of what we’re looking for, here’s what Sister Eleanor Berrett and Sister Gladys Sharkey said. | |
If you would like to be included in this project, which will be shared in this newsletter, please email anne.holliday@fsallegany.org. She can have them translated into Portuguese or Spanish so please don’t let that keep you from participating. | |
St. Elizabeth Mission Society
Easter Mass Cards
By: Laura Whitford, St. Elizabeth Mission Society
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Send your special prayer blessings to friends or loved ones this Easter with Mass enrollment cards from St. Elizabeth Mission Society. As members of the Mission Society, their intentions will be remembered at Easter Sunday Mass and in other Masses celebrated throughout the Easter season in the Motherhouse Chapel. They will also share in the prayers and good works of our Sisters in Bolivia, Brazil, Jamaica, Mozambique and the United States.
As a sponsored ministry of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, the St. Elizabeth Mission Society shares in its spiritual aims, one of which is to advance the awareness of God's love. Donations given for the cards are used to support the ministries of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany and their Associates who work to educate, heal, clothe, and feed those who are experiencing poverty in Bolivia, Brazil, Jamaica, Mozambique and the United States.
Easter cards, as well as various other enrollment cards, can be ordered online at https://www.franciscanhope.org/shop/ or you can call the Mission Society office at (716) 373-1130 or e-mail the staff at StEliz.Office.Manager@FSAllegany.org. Easter cards are also available in the Mission Society office. Please note that, in an effort to use our card inventory we currently have, we did not make a new card design this year.
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Cards for Jubilarians
By Laura Whitford, St. Elizabeth Mission Society
Help the Jubilee Sisters "celebrate their journey" with a special Jubilee Mass enrollment card from the St. Elizabeth Mission Society. As members of the Mission Society, their intentions will be remembered at Masses celebrated throughout the year in the Motherhouse Chapel. As always, they will also share in the prayers and good works of our Sisters in Bolivia, Brazil, Jamaica, Mozambique and the United States.
As a sponsored ministry of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, the St. Elizabeth Mission Society shares in its spiritual aims, one of which is to advance the awareness of God's love. Donations given for the cards are used to support the ministries of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany and their Associates who work to educate, heal, clothe, feed and be present for those who are experiencing poverty in Bolivia, Brazil, Jamaica, Mozambique and the United States.
Jubilee cards, as well as various other enrollment cards, can be ordered online at https://www.franciscanhope.org/shop/ or you can call the Mission Society office at (716) 373-1130 or e-mail the staff at StEliz.Office.Manager@FSAllegany.org for more information about ordering the enrollment cards. Jubilee cards will also be available in the Mission Society office.
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We Want to Hear From You! | |
We would love to include more news from Brazil, Bolivia, Jamaica and Mozambique in our newsletter. If you have any pictures, tidbits of information or bigger stories you’d like to share please email them to FSA Communications Coordinator Anne Holliday anne.holliday@fsallegany.org. If you have any questions about whether it’s something that could or should go in this newsletter, you can ask Anne about that, too. But she’ll probably say, “Yes, send it.” 😊
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Newsletter Content Submission Deadline:
April 8th Publication: Due 12:00pm EST - April 5th
April 22nd Publication: Due 12:00pm EST - April 19th
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