CONGREGATION OF THE DIVINE SPIRIT

A Home for Older Americans

Works

MINISTRY  RESUME

Current Ministries

TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATION OF SCHOOLS – ELEMENTARY EDUCATION:

Erie Diocese: St. James School, Erie, PA., and the Elementary Program
of Religious Education in the Parish.

NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATION:

The House of Loreto, Canton, OH., in the Youngstown Diocese.

Since 1956:

The Sisters of the Congregation of the Divine Spirit have engaged in the following Apostolates during various time frames:

EXECUTIVE AND FINANCIAL SECRETARIAL DUTIES:

The Chancery Office, Gannon College, Blessed Sacrament and St. Peter’s Cathedral, all in Erie, PA.

TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATION OF SCHOOLS – ELEMENTARY EDUCATION:

A. Erie: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School, Sacred Heart School, St. Boniface School, St. John School, Gannon College.

B. Girard: St. John School.

C. Kane: St. Callistus School.

D. Youngstown Diocese: Assumption BVM School, Geneva, OH, and the Program of Religious Education in the Parish.

CONFRATERNITY OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE: (Now referred to as
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION) – teaching the students and preparing the Laity to take the Sisters’ places:

A. Erie: Blessed Sacrament, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Our Lady of Peace,Sacred Heart, St. Stephen.

B. Conneaut Lake: Our Lady Queen of Americas, St. Peter (Conneautville), St. Philip (Linesville).

C. Emporium: St. Mark, St. James (Driftwood).

D. Coudersport: St. Eulalia, St. Bibiana (Galeton), Sacred Heart
(Genesee), St. Augustine (Austin), St. Theresa (Shinglehouse) .

E. Fairview: Holy Cross.

F. Kane: St. Callistus and James City.

G. Warren: Holy Redeemer, St. Joseph, St. Clara (Clarendon), St. Paul Center (Saybrook), St. Anthony (Sheffield), St. John (Tidioute)
and Grand Valley, St. Anthony (Tionesta), St. Luke (Youngsville).

CENSUS WORK: Actual taking of Census and Teaching the Techniques of Census-Taking:

A. Erie: Blessed Sacrament, Immaculate Conception, Our Lady of
Mt. Carmel, Our Lady of Peace, St. Boniface, St. James, St. Stephen.

B. Bradford: St. Bernard.

C. Conneaut Lake: Our Lady Queen of Americas, St. Peter (Conneaut- ville), St. Philip (Linesville).

D. Fairview: Holy Cross.

E. Kane: St. Callistus and James City.

F. Warren: Holy Redeemer, St. Joseph, St. Clara (Clarendon), St. Paul Center (Saybrook), St. Anthony (Sheffield), St. John (Tidioute) and Grand Valley, St. Anthony (Tionesta), St. Luke  (Youngsville).

G. Canton, OH.: St. Michael.

H. Geneva, OH.: Assumption BVM.

SPECIAL EDUCATION: Teaching Exceptional  Children, assisting as Researcher,
Social Worker, Teacher and Secretary: Marsalin Institute, Holliston, MA.

OTHER APOSTOLATES:

A. Nursing Duties: Hamot Hospital, St. Mary’s Home,
both in Erie, PA.

B. Dietitian: St.Vincent Hospital, Erie, PA.

C. Child Care: St. Peter Cathedral, Erie, PA.

D. Summer Program: St. Martin Center, Erie, PA.

E. In Canada: Caring for the Invalids for two weeks in the summer at the Shrine of St. Anne de Beaupre.