Janie Walther, hospitality/community relations specialist for the Mount Saint Joseph Retreat Ministry, hands a door prize to one of the winners at “Fall into Fun – A Cancer Survivor Celebration” for cancer survivors and their loved ones who have been affected by cancer, held at Maple Mount on Sept. 27. COURTESY OF MOUNT SAINT JOSEPH
Mount Saint Joseph hosts multiple opportunities, initiatives, to reconnect and recharge
Several ladies from Immaculate Parish in Owensboro got together for “Friends and Fun” at the Mount on Oct. 13. They brought their own favorite card games. From left are Beverly Rudy, Nancy Smith, Marsha Bell, Becky Dant, Donna Tate, and Donna Pickrell. COURTESY OF MOUNT SAINT JOSEPH
BY MOUNT SAINT JOSEPH STAFF, SPECIAL TO THE WESTERN KENTUCKY CATHOLIC
Mount Saint Joseph, home of the motherhouse of the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph, hosted several events for different members of the community in recent weeks.
More than 20 people came to Maple Mount on Sept. 27, 2021, for “Fall into Fun – A Cancer Survivor Celebration” for cancer survivors and their loved ones who have been affected by cancer. The participants gathered in the Mount Saint Joseph Auditorium to enjoy lunch, socializing and learning about the latest resources available to them. Sr. Cheryl Clemons, OSU, talked to the participants about the history of the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph.
The “Day of Peace and Renewal for Police Officers” for police officers held two days earlier on Sept. 25, 2021, brought a smaller group, but it was an important first step, said Dcn. Ken Bennett, who has been an Owensboro Police officer for 34 years and a deacon for the Diocese of Owensboro for four years.
“With everything going on in the country, from Covid to the protests of the last year and a half, it seemed appropriate to recalibrate and reconnect with our purpose,” Bennett said. “I think the people who came were pleased with what they heard. It helped to reconnect us with what we’re here for – to be advocates on behalf of crime victims.”
Participating in the Sept. 25 “Day of Peace and Renewal for Police Officers” at Mount Saint Joseph are (left to right) Officer Joshua Bennett; his father, Officer Ken Bennett; and Rev. Mike Humble, one of the speakers for the day. Rev. Humble is from Logan County, Ky., where he has been a chaplain and special deputy for more than 40 years. COURTESY OF MOUNT SAINT JOSEPH
And at last, the “Friends, Fun and Bunco at the Mount” event was able to happen again on Oct. 13, 2021. About 25 people came to the Mount Saint Joseph Auditorium in Maple Mount from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. to play bunco or their own games. One group stayed at the same table and played cards, while the others kept switching tables depending on whether they had won that round of bunco. Participants were happy to play games, win door prizes, and partake of a box lunch. The Mount provided a spacious building, lunch, snacks, and door prizes. The first “Friends and Fun” event took place on Jan. 29, 2020, and was a hit, with more than 30 women in attendance. The COVID-19 pandemic has postponed similar gatherings until now.
The Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph are located in Maple Mount, Ky. Learn more at ursulinesmsj.org.
Originally printed in the November 2021 issue of The Western Kentucky Catholic.
