05/27/09

Seton Legacy of Charity Bicentennial Medal Honorees
by Donata Glassmeyer

(from left to right) Mary Jo Mersmann, director of the Associate Program; Timothy Moller, Chief Financial Officer, and S. Judith Metz, SC, archivist.

Fifty-one women and men from diverse backgrounds were honored with the Seton Legacy of Charity Bicentennial Medal on Saturday, May 23, 2009 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

Three local individuals received the medal. Mary Jo Mersmann, director of the Associate Program of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, Sister Judith Metz, SC, archivist for the Congregation as well as author and Seton scholar, and Timothy Moller, Chief Financial Officer for the Congregation, were honored for emulating “the spirit of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton in their day-to-day ministries,” according to Sister Georgia Kitt, Leadership Councilor for the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati.

Sister Georgia added, “The Medal Award honorees represent a diverse and world-wide group of people who have contributed in a significant way to social services, education, health care, promoting the awareness of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, or spiritual formation in the spirit of the Seton legacy of Charity.”

The Medal Award ceremony is one of the many scheduled events throughout 2009 to celebrate the bicentennial of the arrival of Mother Seton to Emmitsburg and the founding of the Sisters of Charity.

The Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, whose Motherhouse is located in Delhi Township, a western suburb of Cincinnati, is an apostolic Catholic women’s religious community that exists to carry out the Gospel of Jesus Christ through service and prayer in the world. Sisters, using their professional talents as ministers of education, health care, pastoral and social services, currently live and minister in 17 U.S. states and in Guatemala and Mexico. They also sponsor institutions to address education, health care and social service needs, with particular concern for direct service to the poor.

One hundred eighty one Associates join more than 448 Sisters in their mission.

Visit the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati Web site at www.srcharitycinti.org

 

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