June 15, 2007

Parish to honor retiring Franciscan sister

Sr. M. Timothy Kavanaugh, O.S.F.Franciscan Sister M. Timothy Kavanaugh will retire on June 24 after 60 years of service as a Sister of the Third Order of St. Francis of Oldenburg.

After entering the community on Sept. 7, 1947, she taught at several Catholic schools, including those in Shelbyville and Bedford.

From 1971-86, Sister Timothy served as principal of St. Gabriel the Archangel School in Indianapolis.

After teaching one year at Cardinal Ritter Jr./Sr. High School in Indianapolis, she returned to St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish and continued to minister there.

She presently serves as pastoral associate at the Indianapolis West Deanery parish.

St. Gabriel parishioners will honor Sister Timothy with a Mass of Thanksgiving at 11 a.m. on June 24 at St. Gabriel the Archangel Church, 6000 W. 34th St., in Indianapolis. An open house will follow from noon until 3 p.m.

“Sister Timothy has served St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish and School for 35 years,” said Father Larry Crawford, pastor. “She has brought to the west side of Indianapolis her witness of Christ and the life of St. Francis. Her life and her work have had an impact on the lives of thousands of people for two generations. I hope many people who know her are able to stop in and say ‘Thank you’ to her.” †

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