 You
can find Sisters of St. Joseph just about anywhere. We
were founded to discover where the need was greatest. We
were to go there with love of God and love of neighbor
without distinction. For over 350 years, that’s what we
have been doing, and it must be effective, for you can now
find us in 57 countries. The Springfield Congregation and
our lay associates serve in schools and prisons, protest
war and advocate nonviolent means of peacemaking, and work
with and for justice. We do so joyfully.
The SSJ
Springfield Congregation is part of a Federation of
all the Sisters of St. Joseph in the United States which
includes over 7,000 members of 23 congregations.
Visit their web site at:
http://www.sistersofsaintjosephfederation.org.
Golden Jubilee - September
2008
A group of fifteen Sisters of St.
Joseph of Springfield celebrated their Golden Jubilee
September 14 with a Mass and private reception at Mont
Marie. The ceremony included a renewal of vows to live
simply and to work for a more just society, to love deeply
in uniting neighbor with neighbor and neighbor with God,
and to listen reverently to God's voice within each person
and particle of the universe.
The Sisters celebrating their fifty
years of religious life included:
 Sister
Jean Bostley, (Sister Margaret Gerald) a native of
Greenfield, Mass., entered from Holy Trinity Parish in
Greenfield. She taught in several Catholic schools in
Massachusetts, including Annunciation in Florence, Sacred
Heart Academy in Worcester and St. Thomas in West
Springfield. She also worked as librarian at St. Joseph
Central High School in Pittsfield and currently serves as
Executive Director of the Catholic Library
Association. Sister lives in Pittsfield.
 Sister
Mary Cadigan (Sister Joseph Mary) was born in Holyoke
and entered the Congregation from Sacred Heart Parish,
Holyoke. Sister ministered in the health field, working as
a registered nurse at Providence and Holyoke Hospitals.
She currently serves in the Mont Marie Health Care Center
in Holyoke.
 Sister
Mary Patricia Carr (Sister Lawrence Margaret)
was born in Boston and entered from Holy Name Parish in
Springfield. Sister taught at two elementary schools in
Rhode Island including Sacred Heart, Pawtucket and St.
Lucy’s, Middletown. She also taught in several schools in
Massachusetts including Holy Trinity, Greenfield, St.
Michael’s, Northampton, St. Mary’s, Longmeadow and Blessed
Sacrament in Holyoke. She also worked in Pastoral Care at
Providence Hospital in Holyoke and currently does clinical
social work in Springfield, where she now resides.
 Sister
Gloria Corriveau (Sister Veronica Emile) was born in
Southbridge, Mass. and entered religious life from Sacred
Heart Parish in Southbridge. Sister had a lengthy teaching
career at several schools in Massachusetts: St. Louis in
Webster, Sacred Heart in Gardner where she taught and
later served as principal, St. Joseph’s in North Adams,
Our Lady of Hope in Springfield, St. Bernadette’s in
Northborough and Our Lady of the Valley in Uxbridge, where
she was a teacher and a principal. She presently
ministers as driver and aid to the retired Sisters at Mont
Marie. Sister resides in Whitinsville, Mass.
 Sister
Patricia Curran (Sister Dorothy John) a native of
Southbridge, Mass., entered the Community from St. Mary’s
in Southbridge. Her ministries include teaching at St.
Joseph School in North Brookfield and Sacred Heart in
Gardner, where she was later principal. She also served
as principal at Annunciation School in Florence and Our
Lady’s School in Sulpher, La. Sister also taught in
Puerto Rico and South Korea, worked as librarian at
Blessed Sacrament in Holyoke and did Pastoral Care at Our
Lady of the Rosary in Hadley. In addition, she worked as
a Licensed Practical Nurse at Farren Hospital in
Greenfield and Mont Marie Health Care Center in Holyoke.
She is currently manager of the gift shop at Mont Marie
and lives in Chicopee.
 Sister
Mary Duffy (Sister Dolores Francis) entered the
Congregation from Sacred Heart Parish in Pawtucket, RI,
where she was born. Sister’s ministries included teaching
at Blessed Sacrament in Holyoke, St. Charles in
Pittsfield, St. Lucy in Middletown, RI and Our Lady of
Hope in Springfield. She was also Coordinator of
Religious Education at St. Anne Parish in Chicopee and
Immaculate Conception Parish in Granby. She also served as
Associate Director of the Office of Religious Ed for the Worcester
Diocese, and for Blessed Sacrament Parish in Worcester.
She is currently Chaplain/Director of Pastoral Care at
Madonna Manor Long Term Nursing Home in North Attleboro,
Mass.
 Sister
Mary Louise Gillon (Sister James Regina) was born in
Holyoke, Mass and entered the Sisters of St. Joseph from
Sacred Heart Parish. She taught at St. Mary High School in
Westfield, and Holyoke Catholic High. Sister also served
as Pastoral Minister and Religious Education Coordinator
at St. Mary Parish in Haydenville and was Director of the
Office of Pastoral Ministry in Springfield. She is
currently Director of Pastoral Care at the Mont Marie
Health Care Center and Retirement Community.
 Sister
Kathleen Imbruno (Sister Alfred Theresa) is a native
of Milford, Mass and entered the Congregation from Sacred
Heart of Jesus Parish in Milford. Sister taught at St.
Catherine Academy in Newport, RI, Sacred Heart High School
in Pawtucket and Bishop Keough in North Smithfield,
RI. She also served as principal at Immaculate Conception
School in Holyoke and was Professor of Spanish and French
at Elms College in Chicopee. She then worked as
Coordinator of Membership and Association at Mont Marie
and currently is a member of the SSJ Leadership Team. Sr.
Kathleen lives in Holyoke.
 Sister
Margaret Kenney (Sister Marie James) was born in
Newport, RI and entered the Congregation from St. Joseph
Parish in Newport. Her long career in education includes
teaching at St. Mary’s in Milford, Mass, Immaculate
Conception in Easthampton, St. Joseph’s in Pittsfield, and
Our Lady of Hope in Springfield. She also served as
principal at Notre Dame Middle School in Pittsfield.
Sister currently teaches at the Holyoke Alternative
Program and resides in Springfield.
 Sister
Paula Misitano (Sister Vincent Anne) was born in
Springfield, Mass and entered the Sisters of St. Joseph
from Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Springfield. Sister
Paula’s ministries included teaching at Sacred Heart in
Gardner, Mass, Immaculate Conception in Easthampton, Holy
Name, Springfield, St. Joseph in Cherry Valley, Mass,
Sacred Heart, Pittsfield, and St. Mary Junior-Senior High,
Milford. She also worked as secretary at Sacred Heart
Parish in Milford, Cathedral High in Springfield, Mother
of Sorrows Passionist Retreat House in W. Springfield, St.
Mary Parish, Northampton and the Diocesan Office of
Pastoral Ministry. Sister Paula also served as secretary
to the President of the SSJ Congregation and worked in
religious education at several parishes. She is currently
Executive Secretary at the Mont Marie Health Care Center
and lives in Holyoke.
 Sister
Eileen Murphy (Sister Henry Mary) a native of Newport,
RI, entered the Congregation from St. Augustin Parish in
Newport. Sister taught at Elms College, Chicopee, Holyoke
Catholic High School and Cathedral High School in
Springfield. She currently volunteers at the Elms and the
Department of Corrections Day Reporting in
Springfield. She resides in Springfield.
 Sister
Miriam Francis Predom (Lucretia Mae) was born in
Ludlow, Vermont and entered the Sisters of St. Joseph from
the Church of the Annunciation in Ludlow. Sister was
employed by the College of St. Joseph and also served on
the Board of Trustees to both the College and Mount St.
Joseph Academy. She also served on the Leadership Council
and was President of the Sisters of St. Joseph of
Rutland. (The Rutland community has since merged with the
SSJ Springfield Congregation.) Sister also co-founded
Clementwood Spiritual Life in Rutland. She is currently
semi-retired and living in Rutland.
 Sister
Patricia Rahaim (Sister Paul Marie) is a native of
Worcester and entered the Congregation from Our Lady of
Mercy Parish in Worcester. Her teaching ministries
included several schools in Massachusetts: St. Louis in
Webster, Sacred Heart Academy, Worcester, St. Mary in
Milford and Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro. She also
taught at St. Catherine Academy in Newport, Rhode Island
and Bishop Keough High in Pawtucket, RI and served as
Academic Vice Principal at St. Raphael Academy in
Pawtucket. She is currently Technology Chair at St. Mary
Academy in East Providence, where she lives.
 Sister
Simone Rodrigues (Sister Marguerite Sacre Coeur) was
born in New Bedford, Mass. and entered the community from
St. Joseph Parish in New Bedford. Sister’s teaching
assignments included Blessed Sacrament in Fall River, St.
Michael’s in Swansea and St. Theresa and St. Joseph, both
in New Bedford. Sister also coordinated religious
education at St. Joseph Parish in Vinton, Louisiana, St.
Peter Parish in Worcester and St. Francis Xavier Parish in
Acushnet, Mass. and was a staff member at the Oblate
Retreat House in Hudson, New Hampshire. She is currently
secretary to the president at St. Francis Xavier School in
Acushnet and lives in New Bedford.
Sister
Madeline Tiberii (Sister Rita Francis) is a native of
Worcester, Mass. and entered from St. Joseph Parish in
Charlton City, Mass. Sister’s career in education included
teaching at Cathedral High in Springfield, St. Joseph
Grammar School in Pittsfield and St. Joseph High School in
Pittsfield where she later served in administration. She
also worked in pastoral ministry and religious education
at St. Peter and Paul Parish in Norwich, Conn. and Campion
Renewal Center in Weston, Mass. Sister also spent some
time as an administrator at a girls secondary school in
Tanzania. She lives in Gloucester, Mass where she works in
Retreat Ministry at the Eastern Point Retreat House.
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