Here are a few photos from the leadership installation ceremony for the St. Louis Province of the Congregation of Sisters of St. Joseph – Carondelet. Click each thumbnail to see the full image. Most of the photos are 400 pixels maximum dimension although a few are as large as 600 pixels.
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- Marilyn Lott (CSJ) – Province Director through June 2019.
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- Sister Marilyn (CSJ).
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- L-to-R: siblings Linda, Marilyn, and Ron in the CSJ – Carondelet chaptel.
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- Ron & Mary Lott.
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- The Sisters of St. Joseph started in LePuy, France in 1648 making bobbin lace to support themselves.
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- One of the Sisters learned the old craft of making bobbin lace.
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- Ron makes and plays Native American flutes. His quiet, soothing prelude set the tone for the celebration and installation ceremony.
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- The outgoing leadership team served for six years.
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- The new leadership team will serve for five years. Marilyn is the short one in the middle.
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- The new leadership team receives their bobbin lace lockets.
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- R-to-L: Judy, her daughter Mary, and Ron talking after the ceremony.
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- L-to-R: Clayton, Mary, and Linda.
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- Some of the symbolic artifacts displayed as part of the ceremony.
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- Marilyn at her desk in her new office.
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- Part of the courtyard at the CSJ – Carondelet Motherhouse in south St. Louis, MIssouri.
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- One of the many beautiful plants in the CSJ Motherhouse courtyard.
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- The whole group of family and friends (minus me, of course).
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- At the TreeHouse vegetarian/vegan restaurant in St. Louis.
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- The rest of our dinner party with a view to the bar of the TreeHouse restaurant.
Go Marilyn! Great to see everyone gathered for the ceremony.