Mary Michelle Naber, SCN: Join us as we thank God for the life of Sister Mary Michelle Naber, who died at 2:05 p.m. Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, at Nazareth Home in Louisville. May she rest in God’s eternal peace!
- The funeral arrangements for Sister Mary Michelle are as follows:
There will be no wake - Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 3, in St. Vincent de Paul Church
- Burial will follow in the Nazareth Cemetery
- Services will be streamed live at nazareth.org/live.
To view a memorial video and full obituary for Sister Mary Michelle Naber, click here.
Sisters Visiting: The Western Province welcomes SCNs Clementia Xalxo, Josephine Kisku, and Lisa Perekkatt for a month-long visit to the Nazareth Motherhouse Campus.
They will arrive on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at the Louisville airport on United 3678 from Newark at 11:33 a.m. They depart from Kentucky on Thursday, Nov. 6. Please pray for their safe travels and an enjoyable experience.
Stop Trafficking: The October issue of Stop Trafficking, a newsletter co-sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, highlights the increasing use of “deepfakes” to exploit. To read the October issue, click here.
Corporate Voice: Individuals are invited to urge FIFA, UEAF, and all national federations and teams to suspend Israel from participating in the World Cup until it ends all attacks on civilians in Gaza. To take action, click here. International action is available.
Province Newsletters: September newsletters from the Bangalore and Patna Provinces are available below.
Recycled Greeting Cards: SCNs Paschal Fernicola, Betty Vannucci and Sarah Ferriell are making recyclable greeting cards for donations to support missions in India. The Sisters need unused, clean envelopes of various sizes. If you have any to spare, please send any donations to the Sister Services Department at Nazareth. Thank you for supporting this ministry.
REMINDERS
Nazareth Mission Committee Yard Sale — Oct. 3: The Nazareth Mission Committee is organizing a yard and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 3, inside Crimmins Hall. This will be open to the public. Employees who would like to donate items to the yard sale can do so by dropping them off to the room behind the switchboard between Sept. 22-24. Absolutely no clothing items will be accepted. All items must be in a box when dropped off.
50th Anniversary Celebration of SCNs — Oct. 5: All Sisters are invited to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of religious life for SCNs Marcy Navarro and Linda Soltis on
Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. in St. Vincent Church. A dinner will follow in the Motherhouse dining room. If you plan to attend the dinner in the Motherhouse dining room and do not normally eat there, please contact either Sister Linda or Sister Marcy, who will inform Food Service.
Botswana 25th Jubilee — Oct. 25: With joy and deep gratitude, the Central Leadership Team, together with the Botswana SCNs, is pleased to share that the Botswana Mission will be celebrating its 25th Silver Jubilee on Oct. 25, 2025, at Thapelong Mission in Kanye. Archbishop Frank Atese Nubuasah, SVD, will be the celebrant. To view the invitation, click here.
Click and See Zoom Sessions: The Office of Charity Connections is launching an exciting new venture: Click and See!
Click and See is an online version of the Come and See program, a time to learn about religious life and connect with women religious. Via Zoom, we will meet monthly with young women interested in religious life. Each meeting will cover a topic related to religious life, with different Sisters leading the conversation.
Click and See will be advertised in Vocation publications and in Catholic media in the United States and Belize. As an online program, we hope to attract women from different locations and diverse backgrounds.
We need your help! If you know of someone from your ministry, family, church, or other organization who might be interested, please reach out to them and invite them to attend a session. Alternatively, you can share their name with the Office of Charity Connections, and we will contact them.
We ask for your prayers for a successful endeavor!
PRAYER LIST
Prayer Requests:
- Dr. H.C. Kottoor, brother of Philo Kottoor, SCN
- John Whittaker, nephew of Ann Whittaker, SCN and Grace Mary Whittaker, SCN (dec).
- Danny Heintzman, cousin of Elaine Rhodes, SCNA
- Rebekah Welch, granddaughter of SCNA Candidate Elaine Dickerson
- Sandy Haynes, Nazareth employee
- Michael Foster, friend of Kacie and Anthony Emmerson
Prayers for the Deceased:
- Michael Wheeler, friend of Marian Stenken, SCN
- Thomas “Tipp” Harris, friend of Tess Browne, SCN
- Marie Turley, friend of Tess Browne, SCN
Notes of Thanks:
- “Much appreciation and gratitude to all who wrote, called, emailed or texted to offer sympathy, prayers and support for my two nephews. Both unexpectedly going to God.”
— Marlene Lehmkuhl, SCN
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