Davenport, IA – The Congregation of the Humility of Mary (CHM) will celebrate the Jubilees of CHM sisters and associates at a special Mass of celebration at St. Paul the Apostle, Davenport, Iowa, on Sunday June 25, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. at Christ the King Chapel, St. Ambrose University, 508 S. Locust St., Davenport, Iowa. Bishop Thomas Zinkula will be the principal celebrant at the liturgy.
Celebrating their Jubilees in 2017 are:
Sister Ruth Morris – 80 Years
Sr. Ruth Morris was born in South Dakota. She entered the Congregation of the Humility of Mary in 1937. Her first vows were pronounced in 1941.
Sr. Ruth received a bachelor’s degree in science from Marycrest College in Davenport, Iowa, and a master’s in science from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She served as a teacher in Iowa at Lenihan High School in Marshalltown and Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa. She also taught at St. Leo High School in Lewistown, Montana(1955-58), Bourgade High School in Phoenix, Arizona, and Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. Sr. Ruth taught at a girls’ high school as a Peace Corp volunteer in Ghana, Africa, and taught at the Rainbow Literacy Center in Canton, Mississippi. She is now retired and lives in Johnston, Iowa, at Bishop Drumm Retirement Center where she continues to minister through prayer and witness.
CHM Associate Mary C. Rickl – 25 Years
A long-time resident of Lewistown, Montana, Mary C. Rickl has been a an associate of the Congregation of the Humility of Mary for 25 years. CHM Associates are men and women of all faiths that are called to live the CHM mission without vows and within the context of their contemporary lives. They choose to deepen their baptismal call through prayer, service and community in the spirit of the founders of the Congregation. The purpose is mutual enrichment and sharing of energy, insight and inspiration.
To learn more about the Congregation of the Humility of Mary visit their Web site at www.chmiowa.org
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