Davenport, Iowa – The Congregation of the Humility of Mary (CHM) will celebrate the Jubilees of sisters and associates at a special Mass of celebration at Christ the King Chapel, St. Ambrose University Campus in Davenport, Iowa, on Sunday, June 24 at 2:00 pm. Rev. Msgr. Francis Henricksen will be the principal celebrant at the liturgy. A second celebration will be held at Bishop Drumm Retirement Center, in Johnston, Iowa, on Saturday, September 29 at 9:30 a.m.
Sister Marita Bartholome – 75 Years
Born in Great Falls, MT in 1923, Sr. Marita Bartholome entered the Congregation of the Humility of Mary in 1943 and made her first vows in 1946.
Sr. Marita studied business at Great Falls College in Great Falls, MT and received her BS in business education from Marycrest College in Davenport, IA. She received a BS in library science from the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, MN and an MS in library science from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Sr. Marita’s ministry as a teacher/librarian in Montana included St. Leo High School in Lewistown (1947-1953) and Central Catholic High School in Great Falls (1953-1957). She was the head librarian at Marycrest College in Davenport from 1957-1972 and reference librarian at the Great Falls Public Library in Great Falls from 1973-1996. Sr. Marita volunteered from 1997-2009 setting up the archives in the University of Great Falls library. She is active now in a ministry of prayer and witness and lives at Bishop Drumm Retirement Center in Johnston, IA.
Sister Joanne Di Iulio (Loretta Marie) – 70 Years
Sr. Joanne Di Iulio was born in Silvis, IL. She entered the Congregation of the Humility of Mary in 1948. Her first vows were pronounced in 1951.
Sr. Joanne received her bachelor’s degree in social science from Marycrest College, Davenport, IA and her master’s degree in Spanish from St. Louis University, St. Louis, IL. Her ministry of teaching found her in Iowa at Ottumwa Heights and Walsh High School in Ottumwa, St. Joseph School in Dunlap and Aquinas High School in Fort Madison. She taught at Great Falls High School in Great Falls, MT (1956-1961) and in Illinois at Alleman High School in Rock Island and Black Hawk College in Moline. Sister is currently active in a ministry of prayer and witness. She lives at Bishop Drumm Retirement Center in Johnston, IA.
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