About the photo: Armchair Tour video recording session at Union Station Park, near the 1908 Race Riot monument. From left, T'ena Haile, Robert Blackwell, and Dominican Sister Rosemary McGuire.
Collaborative public event hosted by Ursuline, Franciscan, and Dominican Sisters
Registration open through Nov. 1.
Springfield, Ill.— Panelists have been chosen for the Nov. 7 “Springfield Sisters’ Armchair Tour,” an evening of storytelling and inspiring conversation hosted by the Ursuline, Franciscan, and Dominican Sisters, who have been transforming generations in Springfield since the arrival of the Ursuline Sisters 167 years ago, in 1857.
Ursuline panelists are Sisters Peggy Moore and Rita Ann Bregenhorn, both Springfield natives, and Mary Anne Stremsterfer, who taught at the Ursuline-sponsored Springfield College in Illinois.
Franciscan panelists are Sister Jomary Trstensky, one-time president of the Hospital Sisters Health System, and Brian Blasco, the Franciscan Sisters communication director and archivist.
Representing the Dominicans are Sister Kathleen Anne Tait, the congregation’s director of mission advancement, and Vicki Schmidt, a Springfield Dominican associate and a spiritual director.
Register by November 1
Join the sisters at 7:00 p.m., Thursday November 7, 2024, in Aquinas Center at Sacred Heart Convent, 1237 W. Monroe St., Springfield, IL 62704. The event is free and includes refreshments. Space is limited, so registration is required at springfieldop.org/events. For questions call Sister Beth Murphy, OP, 217-787-0481.
The Springfield Sisters’ Armchair Tour will provide guests an opportunity to reflect on the impact of the sisters’ ministries, to hear how they continue to influence the life of the city today, and to learn how they are moving into the future.
