Deborah Gaughan to become
Sister Deborah on August 8, 2010
  

The Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate are happy to announce the reception of Ms. Deborah Gaughan into their novitiate program. Ms.Gaughan has spent the past year as an affiliate of the Congregation and will officially be received as a novice on August 8, 2010, during Vespers at Our Lady of Angels Chapel in Joliet.

Ms. Gaughan is the fourth of six children born to Patrick and Lorraine Gaughan of Island Lake, IL. She earned a BS in Psychology from Edgewood College, Madison, WI in 1992. She has lived the past year as an affiliate with a group of Joliet Franciscan Sisters where she has prayed, studied, and attended community events, while still maintaining her regular job.

After the novitiate ceremony, Ms. Gaughan will become Sister Deborah and travel to the Common Franciscan Novitiate in St. Louis, Missouri. She will begin her first canonical year as a novice with a group of women from other Franciscan Congregations.

The Joliet Franciscans have been celebrating the 145th anniversary of the founding of their congregation in 1865. A special exhibit is being hosted at the Joliet Area Historical Museum called "145 Years: Serving God, Serving Community." The exhibit features both widely known and little known facts pulled from the rich history of the Joliet Franciscans. The Museum is located at 204 Ottawa Street in Joliet.


 

Reminder:  Visit our exhibit at the Joliet Area Historical Museum in Downtown Joliet.  Please visit their website for more information by pressing the link below.


      
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