Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania, Ohio

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Vocations

Several professed Sisters serve as members of our Vocation Awareness Team. Each member brings to the team her belief in our community and her enthusiasm for attracting new members. Together we meet to decide our policies and activities as we consider current trends and implications in vocation ministry. Our current members work with Sr. Geraldine Nowak, OSF, our Vocation Minister.
They are:

Sr. Pam Nosbusch, OSF is originally from Tennessee. Pam is a younger member of our community, so she brings the understanding of entering a community in the 1990’s. Pam is a great musician, computer whiz, and enjoys parish ministry.

Sr. Ann Lorette Piekarz, OSF is from Michigan. She loves little children and has served them as a first grade teacher for many years. Ann Lorette also loves creation and is very mindful of ecological preservation. Currently, she continues to enjoy her first graders at a Catholic elementary school in Northwest, OH.

Sr. Jordan Schaefer, OSF grew up in a resort city on Lake Erie in Northwest, OH. Jordan is an educator and has done that ministry in different venues. She has served as a teacher and principal in elementary schools. Her love for justice and peace took her to minister in Tanzania, Africa. She currently ministers as the Director of Mission Integration in one of our long term care facilities.

Sr. Kateri Theriault, OSF came to the community from Minnesota . Kateri has ministered in several capacities: Assistant Diocesan Vocation Director, Ministry Consultant, Community Leadership, Teacher, and Catholic Charities Adoption Agent. She enjoys her current role of Mission Integration Director at one of our continuing care retirement centers in central OH.

Sister Mary Ann Szydlowski entered from St. Stanislaus Parish in Wyandotte, Mich. She spent 25 years in the Health Care Ministry as an R.N. ministering in hospitals in Texas, Detroit, Michigan and Sandusky, Ohio. Presently her ministry is at Sophia Center in Sylvania, Ohio as a Licensed Massage Therapist and a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist.

Sr. Judith Ann Zielinski, OSF is from Michigan. She has a love and creative flair for communications, written and visual. That has taken her to Hollywood, CA to produce visuals. Currently, she travels the world to produce and direct values and faith visuals. Her office is in South Bend, IN. She also works with many women’s and men’s communities. Judy has first hand knowledge of trends in religious vocations through her current ministry.