Quote for the Week of August 18, 2008:
"Enjoy together that holy gladness of heart which
I foretold you will undoubtedly come to you."
Angela Merici

Click here for "A Weekly Reflection: At The Feet of Jesus Christ "

In The News:
Campus Smokestack Comes Down

The Ursuline Campus smokestack was demolished in a most unusual way. A demolition ball was attached to a special twin-bladed helicopter which then swung the ball into the tall building. The ball slowly chipped away at the smokestack until it was nearly three-fourths of the way gone. The bottom portion will be removed using land equipment.

The smokestack and maintenance shop it sat on were taken down to make way for a new gym as part of the Ursuline Campus Schools' construction project. The demolition of the smokestack was funded by the Ursuline Sisters.

The building was once used to heat the Motherhouse and several more buildings on campus and was later used as a maintenance shop. The helicopter used to take down the smokestack is one of only 23 in the world and can carry up to 6,000 pounds of weight. To see more photos from the demolition click here.


The Ursuline Campus Smokestack is demolished

To see Fox 41's coverage of the demolition click here and go to their news clips on the home page.

Balloon Glow & Race A Success!

For two days the Ursuline Campus was filled with people celebrating
the Sisters' 150th anniversary. On Friday, August 1 hundreds of people attended a concert on our front lawn and stuck around to watch a balloon glow that was parred down because of weather.


Crowds Enjoy The Food During the Friday Evening Concert

The next day early risers got a rare treat. They watched as 14 balloons lifted off from the Sacred Heart Hockey Field while some of the crowd who stayed behind actually got a chance to go up in a tethered balloon. To read more about the event and see more pictures from the events click here.

See the event from a balloonist's point of view. Click here for photos from the air.

Balloons Take Flight for the Saturday Morning Race

Getting Ready for the "Main Event"

The balloon glow didn't take place until Friday night, but several balloons were already lighting up the campus early Friday morning. Four balloonists volunteered their time to do some live shots with local television station, WAVE-TV.

Balloon Pilot Scott McClinton airs his special
football shape balloon on the Ursuline Campus
in the early morning hours of August 1

Balloons stand by during live interviews

Our special thanks to the following for taking part in the very early morning promotion:
Scott McClinton, Balloonist (Shape Balloon)
Roy Stinson, Kentucky Telco Federal Credit Union
Bill Smith, Kentucky National Guard
Stuart Crawford, Crawford Balloons
David Troutman, Balloonists' Coordinator

Balloon Pilot Roy Stinson talks with
WAVE-TV reporter Elizabeth Donatelli

For more on the event scroll down. For more photos from Friday morning's live "hits" click here

Three of our Sisters featured their ministries during the news segments. Each ministry addresses the needs of those who are underprivileged or who have other important needs. To learn more about our ministry in Peru click here, to learn more about A.B.L.E. Families click here and to learn more about Christian Help click here.

Sister Anne Mary Lochner passes "the flame" to
Sister Rita Dressman during the transitional ritual ceremony.


Each person was asked to symbolically share the need to stoke and protect the flame with their own candle lit from the new Leadership Team's candles.

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Local Woman Receives Angeline Award

“There is something deeper in Mary Ann that makes her deserve this honor. It’s simply who she is to the core of her being.”
~Sister Ruth Ann Haunz

Mary Ann Kopp Hubbs exemplies a life lived with a contemplative love of God and a resulting openness and eagerness to serve the needs of others, was chosen as this year's winner of the Angeline Award. She received her award on Monday, July 28th in a special ceremony at the Motherhouse Chapel. To read more about the celebration, attended by more than a 120 people, click here

2008 Jubilarians Share 600 Years of Combined Service
Meet the nine women who have served communities in Kentucky, Maryland, South Carolina and Nebraska. Click here to learn more about their ministries and the work they've dedicated their lives to doing.

This Year's Ursuline Sister Jubilarians: Back Row (from left to right) Sisters Jean Anne Zappa, Georgine Grabenstein, Lelia Kirchner, Terence Schmitt; Front Row (left to right) Sisters Thelma Sheehan, Elissa Adams, Esther Fehringer, Laurana Burke, Blanche Spriggs

Sister Yuli is an Ursuline Sister who is from Peru and continues our mission there with the help of Sisters Sue Scharfenberger and Kathleen Neely. She visited Louisville and her fellow Sisters, getting to know those she already felt so close to. Sister Yuli recently returned to Peru. Click here for her thoughts on her time in Louisville.

Sister Yuli spends time with local children

Unique Summer Program For Appalachian Children
Some West Virginia children are taking part in summer programs sponsored by A.B.L.E. Families (affirming, believing, learning, empowering). The group is headed by Ursuline Sister Janet Marie Peterworth. Our Sisters attended a concert on June 27 put on by the children who just learned to play the dulcimer and harp during a music camp. To see photos and learn more about this important ministry and how you can help, click here.


Several children demonstrate their new skills on the lap dulcimer

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150th Anniversary Celebrations:
The Ursuline Sisters attended a reunion in Cumberland for Maryland and West Virginia alumnae, Associates, family and friends on Sunday, June 29. More than one hundred people attended the Mass and reception. For pictures and a story on the event click here.

Stain glass of Saint Angela, the foundress of the Ursulines, hangs in
Ss. Peter and Paul Church in Cumberland, Maryland

Social Concerns: Taking on Torture

More than two dozen people, including Ursuline Sisters and area residents, took part in a one hour prayer vigil at the Motherhouse Chapel on Saturday, June 28 to express the religious community's resolve to end torture.

It was also meant to provide a reminder of the shame of torture as government policy and about the role of religious people in speaking out on this issue. 

The event was part of a nationwide demonstration during the month of June, which is torture awareness month. A Kentucky Sister founded the organization that helped organize the vigils and demonstrations across the country. To learn more about her story click here.

Opening Event for the 150th Anniversary Celebrations

Ursuline Associate Inducted Into Hall of Fame

Ursuline Associate Ruby Hyde was honored for her work within the community during a special ceremony at the Presbyterian Community Center. Learn more about her work and what it means to become an Ursuline Associate by clicking here.

Ursuline Sisters Work to Protect the Environment

In March, the Vatican released a list of new sins for modern times. Among them, damaging or polluting the environment. And, the Ursuline Sisters are already doing their part to ensure a clean and protected environment in Louisville, Kentucky and across the U.S. To learn more about their efforts click here.

Two Ursuline Sisters Join Protesters in Frankfort

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