Sister Alice Haigney, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 83 years, died Sept. 11 in Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood.
Sisters of St. Joseph
Sister Julia Veronica Hannon, C.S.J.
Sister Julia Veronica Hannon, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 66 years, died Oct. 5 in Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood.
Where Is Sister Clare?
Dear Editor: I am writing to see if you can help me locate a Sister of St. Joseph. I believe that the motherhouse was located in Brentwood, L.I. The Sister was Sister Clare Joseph, C.S.J., (Eileen Blake). When I knew her, she taught at Blessed Sacrament Elementary School, Cypress Hills, around the years 1956 to the mid ’60s. Her name came up in conversation recently. Family and fellow students were wondering if she can be reached and located.
Tablet TALK: Go Team Mercy Home!
This week’s Tablet TALK invites readers to the Feast of the Assumption in Corona, highlights a Vacation Bible Camp in Whitestone and much, much more.
Sister Kathryn Slevin, C.S.J.
Sister Kathryn Slevin, C.S.J., formerly Sister Agnes Patricia, died June 26, in Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, L.I. A member of the congregation for 56 years, she entered in 1960 from St. Camillus parish, Rockaway Beach.
Sisters’ Garden Project Fulfills Papal Theme
Tucked away on one side of the community’s land on eastern Long Island, the the Sisters of St. Joseph’ garden harvests a healthy crop of vegetables and flowers, as well as houses several animals.
Sisters Continue to Plant Seeds of Hope
When Pope Francis published his encyclical Laudato Si’, about caring for all of God’s creation, members of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, were ecstatic. The pope’s words reinforced something that they have been doing for years at their motherhouse in Brentwood, L.I. Two of the sisters, Mary Lou Buser, and Heather Ganz, who happens to be the youngest member of the Order, maintain and nourish a Garden Ministry that was begun in 1986.
Tablet TALK: Camping Trip for Gravesend Scouts
In this week’s Tablet TALK, find details about a June 28 feast in honor of St. John the Baptist in Far Rockaway, the 25th anniversaryof the Kujenga Program, a trip Gravesend Scouts made to Ten Mile River and more.
Special Needs Program Celebrates Graduation
Students, parents and teachers were filled with joy as 10 students graduated from Catherine Laboure Special Education Program at St. Frances Cabrini Church, Bensonhurst, June 18. As teachers said goodbye to the class of 2015, they were preparing for a change of location next fall.
Tablet TALK: Zumba for Life in Queens Village
This week’s Tablet TALK extends 100th birthday wishes to a pioneer in education, highlights a Queens school doing zumba for charity, invited readers to a senior art show in Williamsburg and much more.
