Celebrating Our Congregational Feast Day Today!

SOLEMNITY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY December 8, 2021 Please join The Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, as we celebrate Our Congregational Feast Day Today! We invite you to take a quiet moment to reflect…  Standing in our Sacred Heart Chapel, at Villa Maria House of Studies, our Motherhouse, …

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Sister Mary Lorraine Holzman, IHM

Sister Mary Lorraine Holzman died on November 17, 2021 in Camilla Hall.  Sister was in the 55th year of her religious life. Lorraine Eleanor Holzman was born on July 17, 1948 in Wilkes-Barre, PA.  Her parents Frank and Pauline (Stone) Holzman raised their family in St. Ann Parish in Emmaus, PA.  Lorraine attended St. Ann …

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Sister Maureen Lawrence McDermott, IHM

Sister Maureen Lawrence McDermott died on November 17, 2021 in Bryn Mawr Hospital.  Sister was in the 42nd year of her religious life. Margie Anne McDermott was born on July 2, 1956 in Philadelphia, PA.  Her parents Lawrence J. and Margaret (Cannon) McDermott raised their family initially St. Gabriel Parish in South Philadelphia and later …

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Sister Marita Donald Toland, IHM

Sister Marita Donald Toland died on November 5, 2021 in Camilla Hall.  Sister was in the 70th year of her religious life. Mary Patricia Toland was born on January 26, 1934.  Her parents Donald Joseph and Mary Elizabeth (Ford) Toland.  Patricia and her brother Donald grew up in Most Blessed Sacrament Parish in Philadelphia. Patricia …

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Sister Marita Patrick Devlin, IHM

Sister Marita Patrick Devlin died on November 15, 2021 in Camilla Hall. Sister was in the 73rd year of her religious life. Mary Theresa Devlin was born on September 8, 1930. Her parents Patrick and Mary (Taylor) Devlin raised their family in St. Joseph Parish in Ashland, PA. Mary Theresa attended St. Joseph Elementary School …

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Sister M. Claire Hutchinson, IHM

Sister Claire Hutchinson, formerly Sister Agnes Cecilia, IHM died in Camilla Hall on November 2, 2021 after a long life of loving service.  Sister Claire died in the 76th year of her religious life. Sister Claire’s parents Earl and Frances (Coll) Hutchinson raised their family in St. Andrew Parish in Newtown, PA.  Sister Claire attended …

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Founders’ Day, November 10, 2021 – Celebrating the 175th Anniversary

In her book, Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary 1845-1967, Mother Maria Alma Ryan recounts:               On the morning of November 10, 1845 the three women (Mary Maxis, Charlotte Martha Schaaf, and Therese Renauld) met in the Church to attend Holy Mass celebrated by Father Gillet for the guidance of the project so …

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