Celebrating Jubilee 2026
Read the stories of our sisters and associates who are celebrating milestone anniversaries this year.
Sisters at Sacred Heart Celebrate Jubilee
On May 29, ten sisters who are residents of Sacred Heart in Milwaukee and celebrating milestone anniversaries this year were honored at a Jubilee Mass and reception. Members of the Reception Class of 1961 are show in this photo: (from left) Sisters Julia Rice, Mary Beth Minkel (seated) and Nancy Hansen.
Sisters celebrating a remarkable 70, 75, and 80 years of consecrated life were joined by their sisters, associates, and friends of the community in recognition of their lives of loving service. An album of photos from the Mass and reception is available on our community’s Facebook channel.
Congratulations, sisters! We are so happy to join in honoring you for your Jubilee anniversaries of service as women religious. May God continue to abundantly bless your lives and ministries!
The Jubilee Mass for the entire U.S. Province will be celebrated later this month in St. Joseph Chapel in Milwaukee. All are welcome to the liturgy on Saturday, June 20, at 10:30 a.m. The Mass will also be broadcast live and archived on our congregation’s Ustream channel.
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