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Saturday, 09 August 2014 19:00

Novices to profess vows; postulants to be received into novitiate

ALTON — Bishop Thomas John Paprocki will be the main celebrant as the Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George will celebrate the profession of first vows and reception into the novitiate of several sisters during holy Mass at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14. Mass will be celebrated at St. Francis Convent Chapel, 1 Franciscan Way, Alton. Two novices will make their first profession of vows and two postulants will be received into the novitiate.  

FSGM-NovicesThe novices who will make their first profession are Sister M. Gemma Kissel, daughter of Thomas L. and Patricia Kissel of Edgewood, Ky.; and Sister M. Immanuela Pineiro, daughter of Erilieta A. Pineiro and Gil Valenzuela of Bergenfield, N.J.

The postulants who will be received into the novitiate and receive their new religious names are C. Marie Keller (Sister M. Pieta), daughter of Philip R. Keller and Cynthia A. Janson of Cincinnati, Ohio; and Cristina Lopez (Sister Maria Teresita) daughter of José A. and Aline S. Lopez of Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada.

A reception for the sisters will take place from 2 to 4:30 p.m. in the Perpetual Help Center directly down the hall from the Convent Chapel.

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