“Everyone in my family was a New York City cop or a firefighter, the golden jubilarian recalled, laughing. Brother Reis serves as executive director of Tides Family Services, an agency with several offices throughout the Ocean State. “As a young girl, I wanted to be a sister.įor Christian Brother Michael Reis, ministering in child welfare has brought many rewards. Luke School in Barrington earlier in her career, and currently tutors an English-as-a-Second Language student. Brother Fountain, who taught at the former Sacred Heart Academy in Central Falls for several years, and later served in New Hampshire and in England, said it always gave him great satisfaction to witness the progress his students had made during the school year.Ĭross and Passion Sister Anne Harrington, celebrating 60 years of religious life, served as a library assistant at The Prout School and in hospital ministry at South County Hospital. “I gave my heart and soul to teaching because I loved it so much,” he remarked. Anne, inspired him to answer God’s call to serve in the classroom by their example of being excellent and dedicated teachers. Sacred Heart Brother Roger Fountain, also celebrating his 50th anniversary in religious life, recalled that his early teachers, the Daughters of the Holy Spirit and the Sisters of St. Chretienne Sister Jacqueline Dickey, director of the Office for Religious. “Sharing the life of Jesus is the foundation of everything we do in our Christian and Catholic lives,” Bishop Tobin emphasized, noting that while the jubilarians enjoyed a variety of different ministries, they all shared a common goal to bring the faithful closer to God.įollowing the homily, jubilarians were led in the renewal of vows by St. “Thank you and thank God for your dedicated service to the church,” he began. Tobin expressed his gratitude on behalf of the diocese to the religious for their commitment to serving God’s people. On Sunday, Sister Little joined religious priests, brothers and sisters celebrating milestone anniversaries for the annual Religious Jubilee Celebration held at the Cathedral of SS. Mary Academy-Bay View in East Providence. Joseph School, Pawtucket, and as an archivist at St. Now an archivist for the Sisters of Mercy based in New Hampshire, Sister Little served in the Diocese of Providence as a teacher at Mercymount School, Cumberland, and at St. Michael still meet regularly to continue friendships that have endured for decades. She added that the sisters developed a close-knit community at the schools, and noted that members of her graduating class at St. “I found them to be very friendly,” Sister Little continued. To view more photos, please click here“It was the example that I saw from the sisters,” the golden jubilarian recalled, adding that she was instructed by the Sisters of Mercy at the former St. PROVIDENCE – When Mercy Sister Eleanor Little was a young student, she was always impressed by teachers whose love and dedication inspired her to answer God’s call to religious life.
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