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Sister Delores Adelman
Growing up on a farm in Gervais, Delores Adelman couldn’t have envisioned the path that ultimately brought her to the Sisters of St….
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Sister Adele Marie Altenhofen
Sister Adele Marie Altenhofen’s ministry has included work as a teacher, principal and Motherhouse administrator. She is currently serving as the president of Sisters of…
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Sister Ellen Therese Berger
In my senior year in high school I decided it would be a good idea to start reading the Bible. I went to…
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Sister Theresa Ann Bunker
Sr. Theresa Ann Bunker: In her own words I was born November 5, 1933. My birth was to take place at our home…
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Sister Julie Doan
Everything is a gift from God I was born and raised in South Vietnam in a family of ten. I was taught by…
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Sister Thuy Doan
I was born and grew up in Vietnam. My family came to the U.S. as political refugees in 2002. I have been asked…
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Sister Michael Francine Duncan
The first Sister of St. Mary of Oregon I met was Sr. Joyce Barsotti. She was hosting an evening retreat, “Come and See,”…
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Sister Ruth Frank
Many people inspired me to consider religious life: my parents; my aunts, Sr. Marcine Frank, SSMO, and Sr. Ruth Frank, OSB; my great…
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Sister Marie Bernadette George
My family lived in Holy Cross Parish and it was in the sixth grade that I first thought about becoming a Sister. Sr….
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Sister Marianne Giesel
I have no recollections from my youth of wanting to be a Sister. I have no knowledge that people were praying that I…
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Sister Sara Goggin
Sister Sara Goggin is the daughter of John and Dorothy (Doggett) Goggin. She was born in Townsend, Montana. She first encountered the spirit…
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Sister Alison Green
I’ve always been fascinated by sisters and nuns. When I was a kid I thought, “They have the best job: they have the…
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Sister Juana Gutierrez
I am Sr. Juana Gutierrez, the fourth child of Rafael Gutierrez and Rosa Mares. I have three brothers and six sisters, whom I…
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Sister Theresa Hathaway
In her own words Until I was 16, I never had any desire whatsoever to become a Sister. I always dressed up in…
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Sister Elma Heesacker
In her own words: Sr. Elma Heesacker I remember hearing the call to religious life at a very early age. I had transferred…
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Sister Charlene Herinckx
How is it that I entered the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon? You could say I slipped in the back door when…
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Sister Catherine Hertel
I was born in Hillsboro, Ore. in 1941, the fourth girl to farmers Ray and Agnes Hertel. Our family got bigger and bigger…
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Sister Denise Klaas
Somewhat like St. Paul, I got knocked off my horse on my way to a career in music performance and a happily married…
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Sister Patricia Marie Landin
One day at Providence Medical Center, where I ministered as a chaplain, one of the nurses said: “I want Sister Patricia Marie to…
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Sister Marilyn LeDoux
Sister Marilyn LeDoux: In her own words During Lent of my eighth grade at St. John the Baptist School in Milwaukie, Oregon, we…
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Sister Patricia Lulay
I am from a family of nine brothers and sisters. We grew up surrounded with women religious and priests at our family gatherings….
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Sister John Therese Miller
My pathway toward the goal of following the Lord was not always rose-strewn, but I believe that our loving God has accompanied me…
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Sister M. Juliana Monti
Sr. M. Juliana Monti was a 2013 Jubilarian of the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon. For the majority of Sister’s 49 years…
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Sister Diana Jean Neumayer
When asked about her call to religious life, Sister Diana Jean Neumayer commented, “I drove by the Motherhouse building of the Sisters of…
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Sister Anna Nguyen
I was born in Vietnam, and I grew up in a big happy Catholic family with nine brothers and two sisters. I have…
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Sister Theresa Lan Nguyen
I was born in what was then South Vietnam. When I was a child, I had many opportunities to practice and grow up…
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Sister Marcella Parrish
Sr. Marcella Parrish: In her own words When I was four, my family moved into town from a logging camp. We had been…
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Sister Josephine Pelster
Josephine Pelster was born the fifth of nine children to Norbert and Louise (Unger) Pelster of Vernonia, Oregon. Her faith-filled parents frequently prayed…
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Sister Rosina Pham
Looking back on all the countless graces I have received from our Lord, I am amazed that day after day I am continuing…
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Sister Thanh Pham
I was born and raised in a Catholic family. When I was 13, my family migrated from Vietnam to the US to reunite…
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Sister Janet Slingerland
Sister Janet Slingerland (Sister Stephen) was born and raised in Portland. The oldest of three children, she entered the Sisters of St. Mary…
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Sister Angeline Sohler
Reflecting on vocation as I go into my 69th year in religious life, I recognize that God’s call comes at various times and…
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Sister Barbara Rose Sohler
I persevere in religious life because of my desire and love for God. This strong desire to be close to God has always…
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Sister Elizabeth Sohler
I was born in North Plains, Oregon, and attended a nearby one-room public school with about 15 students. Our parish, St. Edward’s in…
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Sister Rita Rose Stohosky
Recently a poster was put up in our Convent with the following message. “God and I make a great team. I know where…
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Sister Agnes Marie Vandecoevering
God is so good, oh so good to me. I had two very religious parents. At night we said the rosary and litany of…
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Sister Anne Vandecoevering
God is so good, oh so good to me. I had two very religious parents. At night we said the rosary and litany of…
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Sister Clare Vandecoevering
God is so good, oh so good to me. I had two very religious parents. At night we said the rosary and litany of…
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Sister M. Juanita Villarreal
How is it that I persevere in my religious vocation and in living in a convent with many Sisters? First, perseverance is a…
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Sister Krista Von Borstel
A life is a tremendous gift and I want to make the most of it for God I’m Sister Krista von Borstel, I…
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Sister Rita Watkins
How did I, a little girl from North Dakota, arrive at the doorsteps of the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon? God led…
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