Maureen Glavin, RSCJ, Head of School at the Academy since 2005, will be departing at the end of June. The school community expressed their gratitude to her at two receptions—one May 19 for students and parents, the other June 15 for Board and committee members, colleagues and friends.
Today, on the Feast of the Sacred Heart, St. Philippine Duchesne’s star and bronze plaque on the St. Louis Walk of Fame were unveiled to the cheers of approximately 200 RSCJ, Sacred Heart alumni, families and friends. Mr. Joe Edwards, founder of the Walk of Fame, read the inscription on the plaque, followed by remarks by Sister Sheila Hammond, Provincial of the US and Canada Society of the Sacred Heart, and Sister Maureen Glavin, our Head of School. [remarks] Bill Herbert’s Ragtime trio provided joyous tunes preceding the event. The star and plaque are located at 6241 Delmar on the Loop (in front of United Provisions Grocery). Thanks to all who welcomed our remarkable saint’s story to the public square!
St. Louis Review— ‘Beautiful turnout’ as St. Rose Philippine Duchesne joins Walk of Fame
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Our sympathy and prayers for the family of longtime Academy employee Virginia Orf, who died recently. Virginia was a school staff member for more than half a century, and a boarding employee during her early years.
Of her time at Sacred Heart, Virginia once wrote: “Yes, the years are filled with so many fond memories and the faces and names of so many friends: Religious, children, fellow workers and teachers come to mind when I reminisce. The good times and bad, the joyous and the sad that we have shared. The fun we had together.”
May she rest in peace.
Carol Haggarty, RSCJ, a member of the Academy’s Board of Trustees from 2005–2011, was called home on Sunday, June 18, succumbing in her valiant struggle with cancer. Sister Clare Pratt wrote: “God called Carol home on this Feast of Corpus Christi. Let us thank God for her wonderful faithful life, for her devoted family and friends and for the gentle way our loving God brought her home.”
All are invited to celebrate the Feast of the Sacred Heart with the RSCJ on Friday, June 23. Join in at 11:30 a.m., when St. Philippine Duchesne will be inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame at 6241 Delmar in The Loop. Or, attend a 5 p.m. feast day liturgy in the chapel of Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School (801 S. Spoede Road), and the reception that follows. The Religious of the Sacred Heart welcome all on this day, the unofficial launch of the bicentennial year.
In September 2018 we’ll reach an important milestone—200 years of Sacred Heart education at the Academy of the Sacred Heart! But we aren’t waiting until the fall of 2018 to recognize this noteworthy anniversary. Both the Academy and the Society of the Sacred Heart have planned more than a year’s worth of events to celebrate 200 years since St. Philippine Duchesne carried the mission of Sacred Heart education to America.
To share events that have already occurred and to keep everyone up-to-speed regarding celebratory plans on the horizon, today we launched an Academy Bicentennial website. Whatever you may be wondering about Sacred Heart’s Bicentennial, look for it here.
ASH alumni, return to your alma mater and reconnect with ASH friends! Plan now to attend the upcoming Congé Reunion on Saturday, June 10. Mass at 5 p.m. in the Shrine will be followed by a reception in the historic area and front yard. This year’s reunion classes are those ending in “7” or “2,” and special Honor Classes are 30, 40, 50 and 60 year classes. ALL alums are welcome to this annual party!
Check out the Congé pre-event on the Congé invitation. Mrs. Cannon will present a preview of her soon-to-be published book, “Two Hundred Years: A Legacy of Love and Learning,” in Cribbin Hall.
Four of our Seventh Class students will be participating next month in a summer service project offered by the Network of Sacred Heart Schools. Astrid, Sia, Sahiti and Abby will be going to Sacred Heart Schools in Atherton, Cal., to learn “How Organic School Farms and Gardens Can Help Feed the Planet.” We applaud them for living Goal III—“Schools of the Sacred Heart commit themselves to educate to a social awareness which impels to action”—and look forward to learning about their experience next fall.
Learn more: How Organic School Farms & Gardens Can Help Feed the Planet
Our Pre-Primary students paid tribute to the Blessed Mother with songs and flowers in the Rose Garden before gathering in the Shrine for their Closing ceremony. The class gifted Mrs. Renken and Sister Glavin with candles, and each student was recognized for special gifts and characteristics. Sister Glavin expressed appreciation for the Pre-Primary students’ growth in learning and for what they have brought to the community this year. Happy summer, boys and girls!
Be sure to catch the St. Louis Review story about three pilgrims who walked in the footsteps of St. Philippine, from Mound City to St. Charles, this spring.
The pilgrimage was the topic of Bill McClellan’s May 28 column in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Pilgrims walk among us.
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