A convent is not an easy thing to close. In the past two months I have reported on the transition of the Immaculate Heart Community to Mason Pointe Care Center. In this blog I look at the convent itself and ask — what happened to everything in it after the Sisters moved? To answer that…
“Good Shepherd Arts Center is very energizing, comfortable and friendly. I found the center last year when I was meeting friends next door. I had arrived early and saw paper cranes hanging in the window of the arts center. The cranes drew me in. I have been coming to art openings and buying art here…
Lutheran Senior Services held a transformation ceremony to officially welcome Sisters of the Immaculate Heart Community to Mason Pointe Care Center in west county St. Louis. The joyful event was held January 16, 2019. Sisters and Mission Partners from the Province Center attended the ceremony, along with senior staff from Mason Pointe and Lutheran Senior…
A first of year dialogue with Sr. Sharon O’Grady gives us plenty to think about as we head into 2019 with Planet Earth needing our attention and positive actions. Sr. Sharon is especially concerned about water and how our excessive use of plastic is destroying its quality. She is also deeply saddened that people’s continued…
Sisters made front page news in the St. Louis Post Dispatch on Christmas Eve when the paper reported on their move from Immaculate Heart to Mason Pointe Care Center. The move to Mason Pointe went off without a hitch. Sr. Josephine Fritz said, “I am so grateful it went smoothly. I had been praying for the…
Lizzie Cody becomes the new Director of the Office of Mission Effectiveness on January 1, 2019. She succeeds Melinda Stricklen, who will retire December 30, 2018, after 42 years of service with Good Shepherd. Lizzie has been working with Melinda and Sr. Barbara Beasley on the Mission Effectiveness team since 2009. Lizzie met Melinda at…
