JEFFERSON — District Deputy Michael Furst recently presented Knights of Columbus Council 16839 with the following awards: 2021 Operation L.A.M.B. Award of Excellence for reaching 102% of the 2021 Goal, Membership Award 125%-149% of Quota, and Recognition Award for Charity Council - Division 1.
— Patrick Hession, correspondent
SAINT MARY-OF-THE-WOODS, Indiana — Sister Marilyn Baker, a Sister of Providence with ties to the Diocese of Charlotte, is celebrating her 60th jubilee anniversary this year.
Born in New Delhi, India, Sister Marilyn entered the congregation on Sept. 15, 1962, from St. Patrick Parish in Fayetteville, N.C. She professed perpetual vows on Dec. 28, 1970, taking the name Sister Ann Cecile.
During her time in the Charlotte diocese, she ministered as a teacher at St. Patrick School in Charlotte from 1972 to 1973. She has also ministered in Massachusetts, Maryland, Washington, D.C., Indianapolis and Taiwan.
The Sisters of Providence, a congregation of 214 women religious are devoted to creating a more just and hope-filled world through prayer, education, service and advocacy.
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin founded the Sisters of Providence at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in 1840. Today, Sisters of Providence minister in 13 states, the District of Columbia and Asia, through works of love, mercy and justice.
Learn more at www.sistersofprovidence.org.