Just as the 12-year-old girl finished placing a midnight blue velvet bow in her long auburn hair, the doorbell rang. For weeks, she had looked forward to seeing her cousins. With glee, she ran through the house to welcome her…
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“Cleanliness is next to Godliness.” I’ve heard that one for years. I need to know though, what’s the catchy saying for “clutterliness?” (Is that even a word?) In “BTP” times (Before The Pandemic), clutter could easily be blamed on our…
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St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care-Bucyrus Campus, 2450 W. North Ave., doubled as a mini mask-making factory on May 13th. Staff members joined forces to make 700 masks, addressing the urgent need to stem the spread of COVID-19. Staffers volunteered…
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The not-so-good-at-grocery-shopping gene was passed down to me through my father. It’s a fact. One Sunday morning after church, my mother was preparing breakfast and requested my father’s help. Could he do a quick errand? Would he mind going to…
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St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care has been very busy since mid-March when our temporary closure began to protect our children and adult clients from the novel coronavirus. Over the past two months, we’ve worked every day to prepare for…
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May 4, 2020 “Patience is a virtue.” I don’t understand why people quote that statement as a way to help someone with their impatience. Who’s thinking lofty thoughts about being virtuous when only seconds away from an emotional meltdown? Navigating…
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April 27, 2020 This past week, I visited St. Ann Center to drop off something for a staff member. It felt good to be back, and yet, it was as if I had arrived at a ghost town, without the…
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April 20, 2020 Dear St. Ann Center Family, “This too shall pass.” In light of all that is happening in our world today, these words have often come to my mind. Another way of expressing that thought could be, “nothing…
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Gloria Miller’s creativity is well known around St. Ann Center. The Bucyrus Campus special events director often uses her flair at work. She donated a stunning original couture gown to last summer’s gala auction, created beautiful tablescapes for the inaugural…
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The impact of the coronavirus has challenged us all to come up with creative solutions to life-and-death problems. The Archdiocese of Milwaukee and the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi, of which St. Ann Center is a corporate ministry, recently…
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