Sisters’ Fall 2020 Photos
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![Sr. Bernardine Marie’s 4th grade class raises the flag every morning at Mount St. Michael, but raising it for the Veterans’ Day observance was an even greater privilege.](https://cmri.org/storage/cache/2020/12/2021-1-sbm-veterans-day/918713977.jpg)
Sr. Bernardine Marie’s 4th grade class raises the flag every morning at Mount St. Michael, but raising it for the Veterans’ Day observance was an even greater privilege.
Sr. Bernardine Marie’s 4th grade class raises the flag every morning at Mount St. Michael, but raising it for the Veterans’ Day observance was an even greater privilege.
![The novitiate Sisters admire the fountain in Duncan Garden during an afternoon outing to Manito Park in early October.](https://cmri.org/storage/cache/2020/12/2021-1-novices-manito-park/455612157.jpg)
The novitiate Sisters admire the fountain in Duncan Garden during an afternoon outing to Manito Park in early October.
The novitiate Sisters admire the fountain in Duncan Garden during an afternoon outing to Manito Park in early October.
![Sr. Mary Evangeline, Sr. Maria Dolorosa pose with Rev. Mother at the monument where Fr. Sebastian Rasle, missionary to the Abenaki Indians, was killed on August 23, 1724.](https://cmri.org/storage/cache/2020/12/2021-1-revmother-smevang-smdolorosa/2780909046.jpg)
Sr. Mary Evangeline, Sr. Maria Dolorosa pose with Rev. Mother at the monument where Fr. Sebastian Rasle, missionary to the Abenaki Indians, was killed on August 23, 1724.
Sr. Mary Evangeline, Sr. Maria Dolorosa pose with Rev. Mother at the monument where Fr. Sebastian Rasle, missionary to the Abenaki Indians, was killed on August 23, 1724.
![Sr. Maria Dolorosa looks on while children of St. Theresa’s Church (Oakland, Maine) play St. Cecilia’s Musical Chairs on All Saints’ Day.](https://cmri.org/storage/cache/2020/12/2021-1-newhampshire-musicalchairs-allsaints/2271808775.jpg)
Sr. Maria Dolorosa looks on while children of St. Theresa’s Church (Oakland, Maine) play St. Cecilia’s Musical Chairs on All Saints’ Day.
Sr. Maria Dolorosa looks on while children of St. Theresa’s Church (Oakland, Maine) play St. Cecilia’s Musical Chairs on All Saints’ Day.
![Sisters and volunteers gather at the novitiate for instructions before searching the area for our two steers that went missing. The hunt was unsuccessful, but the fugitives (Buddy and Clyde — see inset) were finally located a week later several miles away.](https://cmri.org/storage/cache/2020/12/2021-1-steer-hunt/3082975518.jpg)
Sisters and volunteers gather at the novitiate for instructions before searching the area for our two steers that went missing. The hunt was unsuccessful, but the fugitives (Buddy and Clyde — see inset) were finally located a week later several miles away.
Sisters and volunteers gather at the novitiate for instructions before searching the area for our two steers that went missing. The hunt was unsuccessful, but the fugitives (Buddy and Clyde — see inset) were finally located a week later several miles away.
![A little rain doesn’t stop Sr. Mary Petra (Tacoma, Washington) from taking her students on a nature walk.](https://cmri.org/storage/cache/2020/12/2021-1-tacoma-smpetra-walk-with-children/2227405198.jpg)
A little rain doesn’t stop Sr. Mary Petra (Tacoma, Washington) from taking her students on a nature walk.
A little rain doesn’t stop Sr. Mary Petra (Tacoma, Washington) from taking her students on a nature walk.
![Sister demonstrates just how tall berry plants can grow in a moist environment.](https://cmri.org/storage/cache/2020/12/2021-1-tacoma-smpetra-berries/1284281891.jpg)
Sister demonstrates just how tall berry plants can grow in a moist environment.
Sister demonstrates just how tall berry plants can grow in a moist environment.
![Sr. Philomena Marie gives the students of Holy Guardian Angels School (Olathe, Colorado) a talk on the saint of the day.](https://cmri.org/storage/cache/2020/12/2021-1-olathe-saint-of-the-day/313713820.jpg)
Sr. Philomena Marie gives the students of Holy Guardian Angels School (Olathe, Colorado) a talk on the saint of the day.
Sr. Philomena Marie gives the students of Holy Guardian Angels School (Olathe, Colorado) a talk on the saint of the day.
![Meet Angelina, the newest addition to Holy Guardian Angels Convent in Olathe, Colorado! Here she and Sr. Philomena Marie explore a trail along the river in Delta.](https://cmri.org/storage/cache/2020/12/2021-1-srphilomena-dog/2380398363.jpg)
Meet Angelina, the newest addition to Holy Guardian Angels Convent in Olathe, Colorado! Here she and Sr. Philomena Marie explore a trail along the river in Delta.
Meet Angelina, the newest addition to Holy Guardian Angels Convent in Olathe, Colorado! Here she and Sr. Philomena Marie explore a trail along the river in Delta.
![Is Sr Mary Imelda carving a small pumpkin? No, it’s a huge tomato!](https://cmri.org/storage/cache/2020/12/2021-1-smimelda-tomato/981977513.jpg)
Is Sr Mary Imelda carving a small pumpkin? No, it’s a huge tomato!
Is Sr Mary Imelda carving a small pumpkin? No, it’s a huge tomato!
![In accordance with a decree of Pope Leo XIII, the Sisters and parishioners recited the Rosary in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament exposed daily throughout the month of October.](https://cmri.org/storage/cache/2020/12/2021-1-rosary-for-covid/4007309520.jpg)
In accordance with a decree of Pope Leo XIII, the Sisters and parishioners recited the Rosary in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament exposed daily throughout the month of October.
In accordance with a decree of Pope Leo XIII, the Sisters and parishioners recited the Rosary in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament exposed daily throughout the month of October.
![Sr. Mary Teresita gives a math lesson to the third graders of St. Philomena’s Academy in Middleville, Michigan.](https://cmri.org/storage/cache/2020/12/2021-1-smteresita-math/3808017425.jpg)
Sr. Mary Teresita gives a math lesson to the third graders of St. Philomena’s Academy in Middleville, Michigan.
Sr. Mary Teresita gives a math lesson to the third graders of St. Philomena’s Academy in Middleville, Michigan.
![Sr. Mary Evangeline can’t wait to play the pipe organ being installed at St. Theresa’s Church.](https://cmri.org/storage/cache/2020/12/2021-1-pipe-organ/2282864716.jpg)
Sr. Mary Evangeline can’t wait to play the pipe organ being installed at St. Theresa’s Church.
Sr. Mary Evangeline can’t wait to play the pipe organ being installed at St. Theresa’s Church.
![During her annual visit to our mission in New Hampshire, Reverend Mother Mary Agnes gave a morning of conferences on Our Lady of Fatima to the children.](https://cmri.org/storage/cache/2020/12/2021-1-revmother-olfatima-talk/1956781384.jpg)
During her annual visit to our mission in New Hampshire, Reverend Mother Mary Agnes gave a morning of conferences on Our Lady of Fatima to the children.
During her annual visit to our mission in New Hampshire, Reverend Mother Mary Agnes gave a morning of conferences on Our Lady of Fatima to the children.
![How many pumpkin pies can you make out of a 75-pound pumpkin? Sister Mary Antoinette chops up a monster of a pumpkin from the novitiate garden.](https://cmri.org/storage/cache/2020/12/2021-1-smantoinette-pumpkin/1619571556.jpg)
How many pumpkin pies can you make out of a 75-pound pumpkin? Sister Mary Antoinette chops up a monster of a pumpkin from the novitiate garden.
How many pumpkin pies can you make out of a 75-pound pumpkin? Sister Mary Antoinette chops up a monster of a pumpkin from the novitiate garden.
![Girls of Most Holy Rosary Church (Middleville, Michigan) were excited to take part in the first Children of Mary Sodality advancement ceremony in their parish.](https://cmri.org/storage/cache/2020/12/2021-1a-middleville-sodality/1112660397.jpg)
Girls of Most Holy Rosary Church (Middleville, Michigan) were excited to take part in the first Children of Mary Sodality advancement ceremony in their parish.
Girls of Most Holy Rosary Church (Middleville, Michigan) were excited to take part in the first Children of Mary Sodality advancement ceremony in their parish.
![On the 100th anniversary of the blessing of Lourdes Grotto at Mount St. Michael, the Sisters at MIQ Parish made a “pilgrimage” to the original statue to pray the Rosary. After the statue was vandalized in 2009, and the missing pieces found, a parishioner at MIQ Parish restored it, and now lovingly keeps it to await a new grotto of its own.](https://cmri.org/storage/cache/2020/12/2021-1-lourdes-statue-city-of-mary/693585908.jpg)
On the 100th anniversary of the blessing of Lourdes Grotto at Mount St. Michael, the Sisters at MIQ Parish made a “pilgrimage” to the original statue to pray the Rosary. After the statue was vandalized in 2009, and the missing pieces found, a parishioner at MIQ Parish restored it, and now lovingly keeps it to await a new grotto of its own.
On the 100th anniversary of the blessing of Lourdes Grotto at Mount St. Michael, the Sisters at MIQ Parish made a “pilgrimage” to the original statue to pray the Rosary. After the statue was vandalized in 2009, and the missing pieces found, a parishioner at MIQ Parish restored it, and now lovingly keeps it to await a new grotto of its own.