Ursuline Sister to lead group aimed at collaboration

LOUISVILLE, KY (June 23, 2003) - Ursuline Sister Margaret Ann Hagan has been named coordinator by the Ursuline Society, an organization made up of the nine independent Ursuline congregations in the United States. The coordinator, with the assistance of a three-member steering committee, will develop a vision for and structural details of a model for future Ursuline Society collaboration. In addition, Sister Anne Mary Lochner was elected to the interim leadership planning committee as part of this project.

As coordinator, Sister Margaret Ann will become familiar with the history, culture, tradition and unique spirit of each of the member congregations. She will facilitate interaction among the sisters of the nine communities and design activities that will move member communities to full implementation of the collaboration model.

"Women religious have the ability and responsibility to choose and create our future," said Sister Margaret Ann. "The direction of the Ursuline Society will hopefully encourage the participating congregations to choose life as a model of collaboration that supports the congregations' interdependence."

In addition to the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville, other congregations in the Ursuline Society are Ursuline Sisters of Maple Mount, Ky.; Belleville, Ill.; Paola, Kan.; and Brown County, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Toledo and Youngstown, Ohio.

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