Two Ursuline Sisters celebrate 50th anniversaries in August

Canfield

The Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown will celebrate the golden jubilees of Sisters Therese Ann Rich and Regina Rogers on Sunday at the Motherhouse in Canfield with a 1 p.m. Mass in the chapel and a luncheon to follow in the dining room. Invitations have been issued.

Sister Mary McCormick, general superior of the Ursuline Sisters, recognized the contributions of the two sisters to their religious community. “All Ursuline Sisters rejoice with our Golden Jubilarians, Sister Therese Ann and Sister Regina, and give thanks to God for their gifts,” she said. “Both have served the educational needs of the church as well as served the Ursuline Sisters in leadership.”

Also celebrating jubilees as Ursuline Sisters this year are Sisters Marlene LoGrasso, 60 years; Mary O’Leary, 65 years; and Francis Marie Sopko, 70 years.

The Honorees

Sister Therese Ann serves as the pastoral associate for St. Edward Parish, Youngstown, where she is director of the parish’s religious education and RCIA programs. She is originally from Conneaut and earned her bachelor’s degree in education from Youngstown State University and a master’s in religious studies from John Carroll University.

Sister Regina is a member of the Ursuline Sisters Leadership Team. She retired as an assistant principal at Ursuline High School at the end of the 2016-17 school year but continues to serve at the school as a faculty member.

A Poland native, Sister Regina earned her bachelor’s degree in education from YSU, a master’s in religious education from Catholic University in Washington, D.C., and a master’s degree in administration from the University of Notre Dame.