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SISTER REGINA ROGERS
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SISTER THERESE ANN RICH
The Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown will celebrate the golden jubilees of Sisters - Therese Ann Rich and Regina Rogers - on Aug. 6 at their Canfield Motherhouse with 1 p.m. Mass in the chapel and a luncheon to follow in the dining room. Invitations have been issued.
Sister Therese Ann Rich is active in many ministries. She serves as the Pastoral Associate for St. Edward Parish in Youngstown, where she is director of the parish’s religious education and RCIA programs, as well as coordinator of bereavement ministry and parish outreach, including online outreach. She also participates with the Ursuline Sisters’ Ministry to the Incarcerated, writing inmates at the Ohio State Penitentiary in Hubbard and helping prepare them for sacraments. As a Social Media Specialist, Sister Therese Ann assists in online outreach for the Diocese of Youngstown, area parishes and the Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown. She also works with the Sisters’ Young Adult Outreach Ministry.
Her previous ministries including working as an educator at several schools in the Youngstown Diocese and as the director of religious education at St. Charles Parish in Boardman, and Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Aurora. She has served on the Ursuline Sisters’ leadership team and as executive director of The Ursuline Center, the Sisters’ education and wellness facility in Canfield.
Sister Therese Ann earned her Bachelor of Science in Education from Youngstown State University and Master of Arts in Religious Studies from John Carroll University, Cleveland. She also holds numerous professional certifications. She is originally from Conneaut.
“My life as a religious sister has given me incredible opportunities to grow in spirituality and in my relationship with God,” said Sister Therese Ann. “I have had the opportunity to serve in various ministries and to receive so much from those that I serve. They really call me to a deeper and more authentic living of the Gospel. And I’ve gotten to know so many wonderful Sisters with whom I have shared prayer, community and ministry. They have inspired me, challenged me and supported me in so many ways.”
Sister Regina Rogers is a member of the Ursuline Sisters Leadership Team, ministering as a community councilor. Additionally, she ministers at Ursuline High School in Youngstown, which was founded by the Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown in 1905. She retired as an assistant principal at the end of the 2016-2017 school year but continues to serve at the school as a faculty member.
Since 1973, Sister Regina has been an educator and/or served as an administrator at Ursuline with only a few breaks to pursue other ministries. In addition to ministering as an instructor at St. Patrick School in Youngstown, prior to joining UHS, Sister Regina served as the director of religious education for St. Joseph Parish in Canton, from 1980-1982 and as general superior of the Ursuline Sisters from 2002-2008.
Sister Regina earned her Bachelor of Science in Education from YSU, a Master of Arts in Religious Education from Catholic University of America, Washington D.C., and a Master of Science in Administration from the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind. She holds several professional certifications. She is a Poland native.
“To be part of the Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown for 50 years has been a gift and blessing from our loving God,” said Sister Regina. “I am indebted beyond measure to the Sisters with whom I have shared community life, prayer and ministry. They are, in the truest sense, my Sisters.”
Sister Mary McCormick, general superior of the Ursuline Sisters, recognized the contributions of Sisters Therese Ann and Regina 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. We trust God’s providence to continue to bless them with health and vibrancy in ministry.”
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 Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown are Catholic nuns who, since 1874, have developed vital and vibrant ministries to meet critical needs of people in northeast Ohio.
For more on the Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown, visit www.theursulines.org.