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This is an article that was published in the Diocese of Erie’s Faith Life Magazine regarding our Sisters leaving the diocese of Erie, PA. Our Community was founded in Erie, Pennsylvania and after many years of having a presence there we are sad to leave our “home town.”

Four of our Sisters attended the Memorial Mass for Mother Angelica at St. Peter’s Church in Canton, Ohio. Pictured from left to right are Sr. Ann, Sr. Jeanne, Sr. Marilee, and Sr. Marianne.

May is Mary’s month.  Please beg Our Lady to watch over our Religious Community and this Home dedicated to her.  Pray often for us:  Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.  Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.  Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for […]

Five religious communities of women serving in the Diocese of Youngstown were invited to the Hamilton Forum meeting for October at St. Michael’s Church in Canton on Thursday, October 11.  Representatives from each Community told those gathered about the history of each religious family and of their involvement within the diocese.  The Poor Clares of […]

Sister Ann McGovern and Sister Marilee Heuer represented the Community at Franciscan University in Steubanville, Ohio on October 12th.  Along with approximately 75 religious communities from around the country, the Sisters set up an attractive display and spent the day talking with many young women about the Congregation and religious life. Not only students, professors […]

Saturday, October 6th, Sister Janet and Sister Marilee drove  with Dr. Ray Guarendi to Cleveland to tape segments for his program, Living Right With Dr. Ray which will air on EWTN during this coming season.  Some of the Loreto family also came to be part of the audience:  Miss Peg Ferguson, Mrs. Harry Wagner, Mrs. […]

This past summer we found ourselves with a problem we had been trying to anticipate but knew we could never adequately solve:  our hospital beds were wearing out with no replacement parts available.  When this last happened almost 30 years ago, we called Mercy Medical Center and they provided used beds for us.  These served […]

When the call came from the Youngstown Diocese for a rally for freedom of religion and conscience, the Community sent four Sisters to represent the Congregation and Miss “Peg” Ferguson represented the residents of the House of Loreto.   Bishop Murry was the keynote speaker.  There were over 500 people in the plaza area behind […]

There is more to moving a Community of Sisters than the physical changing of addresses.   Since a religious Community is a canonical entity, in our case under the jurisdiction of our Bishop, it was necessary to obtain the blessing of the Bishop of Erie and the acceptance of the Bishop of Youngstown to make our […]