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Sr. Joan Bland’s Passing
Our dear EPS foundress, Sr. Joan Bland, SND, passed away Sunday, June 29, 2008 at 9:45 a.m. Sr. Joan would have celebrated her 91st birthday on Monday, June 30th. How appropriate that on the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, that Sr. Joan would go to our good God. Her youngest sister, Ginny, had been sitting with her for several days before she died.
We do not know any of the arrangements at this time, but we will send out e-mails when the details are finalized. We would appreciate it if you would spread the word to others in the EPS community whose e-mail address we may not have.
EPS has lost our foundress, whose vision made it possible for over 2,700 lay leaders to be educated in their faith. And, these lay leaders in turn, have given back in service to their parishes and dioceses throughout the 30 years of our history. Sr. Joan will be sorely missed by all who love her.
As our 30th anniversary will be celebrated this fall, we would love to collect your favorite memories, stories or photos of Sr. Joan. Please send them via e-mail by July 15th to Diana Snider at sniderd@trinitydc.edu.
On behalf of the EPS community, I thank you for your prayers on behalf of Sr. Joan, her family, and her beloved Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. Your prayers have been a source of inspiration and comfort.
Dr. Maggie McCarty
EPS President_________________________________
EPS instructor Thomas Stehle
named Director of Music
for Papal Liturgy
Longtime EPS instructor Thomas Stehle has been named the director of music for the Papal Liturgy, which will take place April 17 during Pope Benedict XVI’s
visit to the Archdiocese of Washington. The liturgy will be celebrated at the new National’s baseball stadium.
“It’s a tremendous honor, and I feel that it’s a tremendous responsibility,” Stehle told the Catholic Standard newspaper. Stehle is a longtime liturgy instructor for EPS, and was one of the presenters at the 2006 Standing on the Shoulders of Giants symposium, “Whither Worship: Roman Catholic Liturgy 40 Years after Vatican II.”
Stehle will direct a 250-voice Papal Mass Choir, along with additional ethnic choirs, for a total of about 550 voices, as well as a pianist, organist and a 25-piece orchestra, according to the Standard article.
Stehle, who serves as pastoral associate for liturgy and music at Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Potomac, said the liturgy's music will highlight the rich cultural heritage of the archdiocese.
EPS President Margaret McCarty, right, and past president Sr. Mary Ann Cook, SND, join Archbishop Donald Wuerl and Archbishop Pietro Sambi, Papal Nuncio to the United States at the annual benefit for St. Luke's Institute, a treatment facility for clergy, religious and others involved in parish ministry.
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EPS is pleased to announce the appointment
of Dr. Margaret Wilson McCarty as its third president,
effective February 12, 2007.
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June 12, 2006
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