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Prayer partners commissioned

Nine new prayers partners will join the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in the ministry of prayer. Eight women were welcomed at the 20th commissioning ceremony held on Nov. 4, 2007, in Mary of the Angels Chapel.

Front row, from left, Rose Barlow, Marie Kabat, Mary Elizabeth Strasser and Carla Kiesau. Back row, from left, Mary Garves, Elizabeth Brendel, Mary Ann Snapp and Barb Kauphusman.

Rose Barlow is a member of St. Mary’s Parish in Viroqua. She is a kindergarten aide and serves on the Social Concerns Committee.

Elizabeth Brendel, a member of Mary Mother of the Church, works at Viterbo University.

Mary Garves is an active volunteer at Roncalli Newman Parish and works with the Hmong community.

Marie Kabat, a member of Cathedral Parish, volunteers in the ESL program at Western Technical College.

Barbara Kauphusman is a member of Holy Trinity Parish.

Carla Kiesau, a Franciscan Secular Third Order, is a member of St. Patrick’s Parish in Onalaska.

Mary Ann Snapp is an active volunteer at Mary Mother of the Church Parish.

Mary Elizabeth Strasser, a graduate of St. Francis School of Nursing, is a member of St. Patrick’s Parish in Onalaska.

Sara Sprister

Sara Sprister, right, was unable to attend the commissioning ceremony. She is a member of St. Mary’s Parish in Viroqua where she serves as lector and eucharistic minister.

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