St. Ann's

09/19/2025

The Life Enrichment team led the celebration this week, as our residents with September birthdays celebrated in the reopened central courtyard, revamped thanks to the generosity of donors.
Happy Birthday to each one!

09/05/2025

Fr. Tom Simons, seen here blessing St. Ann's new Joseph's Haven Memory Garden, a project fully funded by generous donors. Thank you to each of them, and residents and family members are now enjoying this fantastic new space.

07/27/2025

Our Carmelite Sisters also celebrated Saints Joachim and Anne this weekend, as patrons of St. Ann's Home.

07/18/2025

Work life is often in flux, and we are searching for an IT Administrator, to serve our residents and staff.
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ST. ANN'S HOME

06/17/2025

Sharing this news from the Franciscan Sisters, with empathy and sadness from the Carmelite Sisters:

LOWELL, MI (06-16-2025) - God called Sister Colleen Ann Nagle, FSE, into eternal life on Saturday, June 14, 2025. This brought to completion a long journey of illness which she had embraced with deep faith. She was very peaceful about the critical turn her health had taken in the last few days,

06/15/2025

The entire staff and our Carmelite Sisters wish dads, grandfathers, and great-grandfathers a happy and blessed day!

06/06/2025

05/11/2025

The Carmelite Sisters and the staff of St. Ann's send warm and embracing wishes for a blessed Mother's Day to all!

05/08/2025

The Carmelite Sisters celebrated in joy with Roman Catholics around the world today, when Pope Leo XIV was introduced; check this text for quotes:

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago, served for two decades in Peru, where he became a bishop and a naturalized citizen, then rose to lead his international religious order. Until the death of his predecessor, Pope Francis, he held one of the most influential Vatican posts, running the office that selects and manages bishops globally.

A member of the Order of St. Augustine, he resembles Francis in his commitment to the poor and migrants, and to meeting people where they are. He told the Vatican’s official news website last year that “the bishop is not supposed to be a little prince sitting in his kingdom.”

“I like him - he was chosen by the Holy Spirit,” said Sister M. Annunciata. "He is young and will be able to travel and thus support the young people at World Youth Day.

“I am so pleased with the prior experience he brings along and believe he will maintain the spirit of his predecessor Pope Francis and keep the Church's Missionary focus on Justice, peace, service,” she continued.

"His choice of a name of course is of great significance. What comes to mind is the words of Christ: 'Thou art Peter and upon this rock I will build my Church'. The words of Christ 'Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in Heaven. The authority of the Pope's office. Just imagine all heaven and earth is united in this moment. Angels and Saints rejoice with us on earth. We have the communion of Saints - the unity of the church is inspirational," Sister said.

Photo from the N Y Times, May 8.

04/21/2025

Bishop Walkowiak released a statement following the news of the Pope’s death:

“We are saddened by the death of our Holy Father, yet it is fitting that his passing from this life occurred in the Jubilee Year of Hope, which he inaugurated. For our hope in eternal life springs from our faith in the risen Lord.

Pope Francis sought to break down barriers and draw people into an encounter with Christ in the Catholic Church. Like Jesus, he served those whom the world often considered outcasts. He challenged priests to be shepherds with the ‘smell of the sheep,’ and constantly reminded us of the dignity of the unborn, migrants and refugees, and prisoners. He was a man of action, ministering to the homeless in Rome, visiting refugee camps, and washing the feet of prisoners. His pastoral heart, use of relatable language, and witness to serving people on the margins stand as an example for all people.

It is a privilege to be among the first bishops appointed by Pope Francis during his pontificate. His leadership and witness have shaped my episcopal priorities and ministry over these past 11 years.

May Pope Francis now rest in eternal peace. Please join me in praying for the repose of his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace. Amen.”

https://grdiocese.org/bishop-walkowiaks-statement-on-the-death-of-pope-francis/

04/17/2025

Our campus, and the Carmelite Sisters, opened Holy Thursday with the joyful voices of students from G. R. Adventist Academy and then moved into the solemnity of the Mass of the Last Supper.
The Sisters will begin the Good Friday Service at 3 p.m. tomorrow.

04/07/2025

A unique event this Saturday - friends, family members and others invited: