August 13, 2010

Jubilee correction

Providence Sister Rose Marita Riordan recently celebrated her 70th jubilee of profession at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.

A native of Chicago, Sister Rose Marita ministers on the residential services staff at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.

She entered the congregation on Jan. 5, 1939, and professed her perpetual vows on Aug. 15, 1947.

Sister Rose Marita earned a bachelor’s degree in education at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and master’s degree in education at Indiana State University.

In Indianapolis, she taught at the former St. John School from 1941-47 and served as the principal of the former St. Bridget School from 1954-60.

Elsewhere in the archdiocese, Sister Rose Marita taught at the former Annunciation School in Brazil in 1976 and the former St. Anne School in New Castle in 1976.

At Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, she ministered on the infirmary staff from 1970-71, as the infirmary administrator from

1971-76, as a counselor for the congregation’s Sacred Heart Province from 1976-77 and on the Woods Day Care/Pre-School staff from 1991 until 2006.

She also ministered at Catholic schools in California, North Carolina, Washington, D.C., and New Hampshire.

Sister Rose Marita’s name was incorrect in a July 30 story about the Providence sisters who recently celebrated their 70th jubilee of profession. (The Web version of the story has been corrected) †

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