Jubilarians 2008: The jubilee year celebrates the anniversary of a sister's entering the community - their 25th, 50th and 60th years. This milestone is a time to remember friends, celebrate history and mark lives of faithfulness and service to God.
JUBILEE 2008
The 2008 Jubilarians celebrated their Jubilee during the Closing Mass of the 125th Anniversary Year on September 28, 2008. From left, Diamond Jubilarians Jane Abell, OP, Blanche Gothia, OP, Therese Marie Morales, OP and Golden Jubilarians Carletta LaCour, OP, Mary Magdalen Hanel, OP and Julie Marie Greig, OP.
Golden Jubilees
Sisters celebrating their 50th anniversary jubilees in 2008:
Julie Marie Greig, OP
Background • Born and raised in Port Arthur, Texas, one of four children • Attended St. Mary Grade School and graduated from Bishop Byrne (St. Mary Campus), Port Arthur, Texas • Entered the Dominican Sisters on September 8, 1958 • Made her Final Profession on June 8, 1965
Ministry • Presently - Chaplain at Ben Taub Hospital • 1998-2004 - Formation/Vocation Director for Dominican Sisters of Houston • 1992-1998 - Associate Director of Holy Family Retreat Center in Beaumont, Texas • Teaching career included teaching first grade and serving as principal at Dominican Elementary School in Galveston, Texas and Central Catholic School in Port Arthur, Texas
Education • B.A. - Sacred Heart Dominican College, Houston • Masters in Pastoral Studies, Aquinas Institute, St. Louis, Missouri • Clinical Pastoral Education, Ben Taub Hospital, Houston
Mary Magdalen Hanel, OP
• Born in Cameron, Texas and raised in Cameron and Houston, Texas, one of seven children • Attended St. Anthony Grade School in Cameron and Assumption Grade School in Houston, Texas and graduated from St. Agnes Academy, Houston • Entered the Dominican Sisters on June 8, 1958 • Made her Final Profession on June 8, 1965
Ministry
• Presently - Archivist for the Dominican Sisters and part-time religion teacher at Our Lady of Fatima School in Texas City and St. Francis Assisi School in Houston • Her teaching ministry includes teaching primary grades and Montessori education and served as Principal of St. Patrick School in Lufkin, Texas
Education • B.A. - Sacred Heart Dominican College, Houston • MRE - Theology, University of St. Thomas, Houston • Montessori Education, Montessori International Conferences, Mexico and Germany • Spalding Reading Workshops, Houston
Carletta LaCour, OP
Background
• Born and raised in Beaumont, Texas, oldest of five children, (sister is Thomas Ann LaCour, OP) • Baptismal Name: Carolyn LaCour • Attended St. Anne Grade School and graduated from St. Anthony High School in Beaumont, Texas • Entered the Dominican Sisters on September 8, 1958 • Made her Final Profession on June 8, 1965
Ministry • Presently - Coordinator of Hospitality at Dojminican Sisters Motherhouse and T'ai Chi Chih Instructor • 1996-2001 - Associate Director of Holy Family Retreat Center • Education ministry included primary grades, Montessori education and service as principal at St. Austin School in Austin, Texas and St. Mary School, Houston
Education • B.A. - Sacred Heart Dominican College, Houston • Montessori Institute, Houston • Sabbatical, Sparkhill, Houston • Theology Preparation, University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas and Aquinas Institute, St. Louis, Missouri • T'ai Chi Chih training, Glasco, New York and San Diego, California • Spiritual Direction Certificate, Cenacle Retreat Center, Houston
Diamond Jubilees
The Diamond Jubilee celebrates 60 years since entering. These sisters celebrate their Jubilee in 2008:
Jane Abell, OP
Background • Born and raised in Texas, one of four children • Graduated from St. Vincent Academy, Shreveport, Louisiana • Entered the Dominican Sisters on June 25, 1948 • Made Final Profession August 15, 1955
Ministry • Presently - involved in Office of Justice, Peace and Care of Creation Ministry for the Congregation • Formerly served as Promoter of Justice and Peace for the Congregation • 1978-1986 - served as Prioress of the Congregation • Campus Ministry at University of Houston • Education ministry in several high schools
Education • B.S. - Sacred Heart Dominican College, Houston, Texas • M.A. - University of Texas • M.A. - University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana • Theology Studies at Catholic University of America, Washington, DC • Spanish Studies, OLLU, San Antonio • Many workshops in New Cosmology of the Universe
Blanche Gothia, OP
Background • Born and raised in Port Arthur, Texas, one of two children • Attended St. Mary Grade School and graduated from St. Mary High School, Port Arthur, Texas • Entered the Dominican Sisters on September 24, 1948 • Made her final profession on August 15, 1955
Ministry • Presently - working in Archives and Library at Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament Motherhouse, Houston • Coordinator of Media at St. Agnes Academy and Librarian at Mt. Carmel High School, Houston • Ministry of teaching in grade school for many years and Principal at St. Anthony Cathedral School in Beaumont, TX
The 2008 year also commemorates the jubilee year of Mary Peters Tremonte, OP, in memoriam.
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Jubilee Prayer
God of Mercy,
In your eternal Wisdom, you called your servant, Dominic, to set off on a journey of faith as itinerant pilgrim and preacher of grace. With your Word of gentle Truth in his heart and on his lips, Dominic invited the first sisters and brothers to join him in a life of contemplative obedience in the service of the holy preaching.
As we commemorate this Jubilee, we ask you to breathe the Spirit of the risen Christ once again into our hearts and minds. Re-create us, so that we might faithfully and joyfully proclaim the gospel of peace, through the same Christ, our Lord. Amen.
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