I enjoy greeting visitors and making them feel comfortable and at home. Many sister volunteers serve away from the motherhouse. Sister Joyce Brophy, a retired teacher and elementary school principal, helps Sister Dorothy Rasche at The Connecting Link in West Terre Haute. I answer the phone, run copies and have done everything from color coordinating maps to meeting people in the office, explains Sister Joyce, who retired in October. I feel my real contri-bution is just being here which allows Sister Dorothy to be free to make more contacts to help people in need of assistance.
Many sisters continue to utilize the skills that they used throughout their ministries.
I am really pleased and excited about bringing all this information into one source. While retirement affords sisters time to pursue other activities and still be of valuable service to others, ill health can sometimes present special challenges as Sister Margaret Ringe recently discovered. Md. I mainly give service to parishioners who are elderly, those who are homebound, those who need a ride and those who would like a visit, says Sister Margaret. I also work with various parish organizations, especially the bereavement group. And I do a little sacristy work.