Sisters and Associates hold a prayer service in Paola cemetery

Ursuline Sisters and Associates visited the former Motherhouse of the Ursuline Sisters of Paola, Kan., on June 4, 2022, to have a prayer service in the cemetery. The former convent is now home to Arista Recovery, a substance abuse treatment facility. The Sisters and Associates received a tour of the facility before heading to the cemetery, where most of the Ursuline Sisters of Paola are buried. The Ursulines of Paola merged with Mount Saint Joseph in 2008.

Here are some photos from the day.

Ursuline Sisters and Associates arrive at Arista Recovery, in what once was the rotunda of the Paola convent.
Associates and Sisters gather in the former Wicker Room at the convent for a photo. Seated from left are Associate Joanne Thompson, Sister Michele Morek, Associate Karen Feehan, Associate Mary Ann Stewart, and Sister Angela Fitzpatrick; standing from left are Associates Janice Arth, Jean Vanderheiden, Pam Knudson, Nanette Foley, Renee Schultz and Carol O'Keefe.
The angels welcome visitors to the Paola cemetery.
Associate Pam Knudson, left, Associate Janice Arth, center, and Sister Michele Morek visit at the grave of Sister Mildred Katzer, the last Ursuline buried in the cemetery in 2019.
The prayer service in the cemetery included, from left, Associate Nanette Foley, Sister Angela Fitzpatrick, Associate Carol O'Keefe and Associate Janice Arth.
Associate Mary Ann Stewart visits graves in the cemetery.