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SISTER ELIZABETH ANN MONAGHAN, SSJ MARY, March 10, 2011, age 91.
Sister of James and the late John Monaghan; sister-in-law of Ann Monaghan; also survived by nieces, nephews and members of her Congregation, The Sisters of St. Joseph.
Religious, relatives and friends are invited to Viewing followed by Funeral Mass at St. Joseph Villa, 110 West Wissahickon Ave., Flourtown PA 19031. Int. Villa Cem. In lieu of flowers, donations to St. Joseph Villa in Sister's name would be appreciated. KOLLER FUNERAL HOME
Philadelphia Inquirer, March 13, 2011
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Sister Elizabeth Ann Monaghan died on March 10, 2011 at St. Joseph Villa; her life was celebrated in a Mass of Christian Burial at the Villa on March 15. She was buried on that same day in the congregation cemetery, adjoining the Villa.
Sister Elizabeth Ann was born in Glasgow, Scotland on July 13, 1919 to John and Elizabeth (McCaffery) Monaghan, was baptized and given the name Mary Theresa. Her brother Jack was also born in Glasgow, but Jim, the "real American Monaghan", was born after the family had immigrated to the United States in 1924.
The family settled initially in Chester, PA but later moved to West Philadelphia. Liz attended St. Callistus School and West Catholic High School for Girls, from which she graduated in 1938. After graduation, and following a two week stint as baby sitter (for $6.00 a week), Liz attended comptometer school, subsequently finding employment in the Accounts Payable Department at Lit Brothers in Philadelphia.
After working at Lit Brothers for two years, Liz entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in September of 1940. After her novitiate, during her early years of ministry she attended Chestnut Hill College and later graduated from Columbia University with an M. A. in Business Education. Her initial ministries involved elementary education; she served in the dioceses of Allentown and Camden and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Her missions included St. Athanasius, St. Catherine, Allentown, Holy Name, Camden and Visitation, Philadelphia. In 1958, her ministry shifted to secondary education and she served in Cardinal Dougherty H.S., Vineland Catholic, Mc Devitt High School in Philadelphia and Conwell High School, Levittown. In 1973, she moved into the area of administration, becoming Director of Activities at Hallahan High School until the late 1980's.
Retiring from education was not retirement for Liz; she became the first Director of Therapeutic Leisure Programming at St. Joseph Villa in 1986 and remained in this position until 1989, when she moved into education/ business and served as secretary in the Office of Education in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia; in 1990, she served as secretary in the rectory of the Cathedral in Philadelphia. Moving again to education, she became office assistant in the activities office at St. Hubert High School in Philadelphia, where she served until she became a resident at St. Joseph Villa.
Our Constitutions state, "The zeal and ardent desire that directs and enlivens our ministries also leads us to adjust them in a discerning spirit, according to the needs of time and place and resources of our Congregation, but always in favor of what will tend to the glory of God and benefit all people." (25); how very true of Liz: she was, "ready for any good work."
Sister Elizabeth Ann experienced the love of God in the love that her family, her friends and even acquaintances bore her and they, in turn, experienced the love of God in the love she bore them. She was ever practical, and her feet were solidly on the ground, and in her eyes, people were essentially good; life was an adventure worth living. To be in Liz's presence it was easy to understand that life is indeed good; she understood very well that God was in his heaven; all was well with the world.
To quote a line from S. Maureen MacElderry's Remembrance at Liz's Mass of Christian Burial:
Victor Hugo wrote, ‘Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.'
Liz, Thank you for your authenticity, good humor, for remaining young at heart and
for your extraordinary life spent in the love of God and neighbor. You and your
example are a lasting gift to us.
Picture and Obit Credit: http://www.ssjphila.org/remembrance.html
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SISTER ELIZABETH ANN MONAGHAN, SSJ MARY, March 10, 2011, age 91.
Sister of James and the late John Monaghan; sister-in-law of Ann Monaghan; also survived by nieces, nephews and members of her Congregation, The Sisters of St. Joseph.
Religious, relatives and friends are invited to Viewing followed by Funeral Mass at St. Joseph Villa, 110 West Wissahickon Ave., Flourtown PA 19031. Int. Villa Cem. In lieu of flowers, donations to St. Joseph Villa in Sister's name would be appreciated. KOLLER FUNERAL HOME
Philadelphia Inquirer, March 13, 2011
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Sister Elizabeth Ann Monaghan died on March 10, 2011 at St. Joseph Villa; her life was celebrated in a Mass of Christian Burial at the Villa on March 15. She was buried on that same day in the congregation cemetery, adjoining the Villa.
Sister Elizabeth Ann was born in Glasgow, Scotland on July 13, 1919 to John and Elizabeth (McCaffery) Monaghan, was baptized and given the name Mary Theresa. Her brother Jack was also born in Glasgow, but Jim, the "real American Monaghan", was born after the family had immigrated to the United States in 1924.
The family settled initially in Chester, PA but later moved to West Philadelphia. Liz attended St. Callistus School and West Catholic High School for Girls, from which she graduated in 1938. After graduation, and following a two week stint as baby sitter (for $6.00 a week), Liz attended comptometer school, subsequently finding employment in the Accounts Payable Department at Lit Brothers in Philadelphia.
After working at Lit Brothers for two years, Liz entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in September of 1940. After her novitiate, during her early years of ministry she attended Chestnut Hill College and later graduated from Columbia University with an M. A. in Business Education. Her initial ministries involved elementary education; she served in the dioceses of Allentown and Camden and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Her missions included St. Athanasius, St. Catherine, Allentown, Holy Name, Camden and Visitation, Philadelphia. In 1958, her ministry shifted to secondary education and she served in Cardinal Dougherty H.S., Vineland Catholic, Mc Devitt High School in Philadelphia and Conwell High School, Levittown. In 1973, she moved into the area of administration, becoming Director of Activities at Hallahan High School until the late 1980's.
Retiring from education was not retirement for Liz; she became the first Director of Therapeutic Leisure Programming at St. Joseph Villa in 1986 and remained in this position until 1989, when she moved into education/ business and served as secretary in the Office of Education in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia; in 1990, she served as secretary in the rectory of the Cathedral in Philadelphia. Moving again to education, she became office assistant in the activities office at St. Hubert High School in Philadelphia, where she served until she became a resident at St. Joseph Villa.
Our Constitutions state, "The zeal and ardent desire that directs and enlivens our ministries also leads us to adjust them in a discerning spirit, according to the needs of time and place and resources of our Congregation, but always in favor of what will tend to the glory of God and benefit all people." (25); how very true of Liz: she was, "ready for any good work."
Sister Elizabeth Ann experienced the love of God in the love that her family, her friends and even acquaintances bore her and they, in turn, experienced the love of God in the love she bore them. She was ever practical, and her feet were solidly on the ground, and in her eyes, people were essentially good; life was an adventure worth living. To be in Liz's presence it was easy to understand that life is indeed good; she understood very well that God was in his heaven; all was well with the world.
To quote a line from S. Maureen MacElderry's Remembrance at Liz's Mass of Christian Burial:
Victor Hugo wrote, ‘Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.'
Liz, Thank you for your authenticity, good humor, for remaining young at heart and
for your extraordinary life spent in the love of God and neighbor. You and your
example are a lasting gift to us.
Picture and Obit Credit: http://www.ssjphila.org/remembrance.html
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SISTER ELIZABETH ANN MONAGHAN, SSJ MARY, March 10, 2011, age 91.
Sister of James and the late John Monaghan; sister-in-law of Ann Monaghan; also survived by nieces, nephews and members of her Congregation, The Sisters of St. Joseph.
Religious, relatives and friends are invited to Viewing followed by Funeral Mass at St. Joseph Villa, 110 West Wissahickon Ave., Flourtown PA 19031. Int. Villa Cem. In lieu of flowers, donations to St. Joseph Villa in Sister's name would be appreciated. KOLLER FUNERAL HOME
Philadelphia Inquirer, March 13, 2011
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Sister Elizabeth Ann Monaghan died on March 10, 2011 at St. Joseph Villa; her life was celebrated in a Mass of Christian Burial at the Villa on March 15. She was buried on that same day in the congregation cemetery, adjoining the Villa.
Sister Elizabeth Ann was born in Glasgow, Scotland on July 13, 1919 to John and Elizabeth (McCaffery) Monaghan, was baptized and given the name Mary Theresa. Her brother Jack was also born in Glasgow, but Jim, the "real American Monaghan", was born after the family had immigrated to the United States in 1924.
The family settled initially in Chester, PA but later moved to West Philadelphia. Liz attended St. Callistus School and West Catholic High School for Girls, from which she graduated in 1938. After graduation, and following a two week stint as baby sitter (for $6.00 a week), Liz attended comptometer school, subsequently finding employment in the Accounts Payable Department at Lit Brothers in Philadelphia.
After working at Lit Brothers for two years, Liz entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in September of 1940. After her novitiate, during her early years of ministry she attended Chestnut Hill College and later graduated from Columbia University with an M. A. in Business Education. Her initial ministries involved elementary education; she served in the dioceses of Allentown and Camden and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Her missions included St. Athanasius, St. Catherine, Allentown, Holy Name, Camden and Visitation, Philadelphia. In 1958, her ministry shifted to secondary education and she served in Cardinal Dougherty H.S., Vineland Catholic, Mc Devitt High School in Philadelphia and Conwell High School, Levittown. In 1973, she moved into the area of administration, becoming Director of Activities at Hallahan High School until the late 1980's.
Retiring from education was not retirement for Liz; she became the first Director of Therapeutic Leisure Programming at St. Joseph Villa in 1986 and remained in this position until 1989, when she moved into education/ business and served as secretary in the Office of Education in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia; in 1990, she served as secretary in the rectory of the Cathedral in Philadelphia. Moving again to education, she became office assistant in the activities office at St. Hubert High School in Philadelphia, where she served until she became a resident at St. Joseph Villa.
Our Constitutions state, "The zeal and ardent desire that directs and enlivens our ministries also leads us to adjust them in a discerning spirit, according to the needs of time and place and resources of our Congregation, but always in favor of what will tend to the glory of God and benefit all people." (25); how very true of Liz: she was, "ready for any good work."
Sister Elizabeth Ann experienced the love of God in the love that her family, her friends and even acquaintances bore her and they, in turn, experienced the love of God in the love she bore them. She was ever practical, and her feet were solidly on the ground, and in her eyes, people were essentially good; life was an adventure worth living. To be in Liz's presence it was easy to understand that life is indeed good; she understood very well that God was in his heaven; all was well with the world.
To quote a line from S. Maureen MacElderry's Remembrance at Liz's Mass of Christian Burial:
Victor Hugo wrote, ‘Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.'
Liz, Thank you for your authenticity, good humor, for remaining young at heart and
for your extraordinary life spent in the love of God and neighbor. You and your
example are a lasting gift to us.
Picture and Obit Credit: http://www.ssjphila.org/remembrance.html
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SISTER ELIZABETH ANN MONAGHAN, SSJ MARY, March 10, 2011, age 91.
Sister of James and the late John Monaghan; sister-in-law of Ann Monaghan; also survived by nieces, nephews and members of her Congregation, The Sisters of St. Joseph.
Religious, relatives and friends are invited to Viewing followed by Funeral Mass at St. Joseph Villa, 110 West Wissahickon Ave., Flourtown PA 19031. Int. Villa Cem. In lieu of flowers, donations to St. Joseph Villa in Sister's name would be appreciated. KOLLER FUNERAL HOME
Philadelphia Inquirer, March 13, 2011
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Sister Elizabeth Ann Monaghan died on March 10, 2011 at St. Joseph Villa; her life was celebrated in a Mass of Christian Burial at the Villa on March 15. She was buried on that same day in the congregation cemetery, adjoining the Villa.
Sister Elizabeth Ann was born in Glasgow, Scotland on July 13, 1919 to John and Elizabeth (McCaffery) Monaghan, was baptized and given the name Mary Theresa. Her brother Jack was also born in Glasgow, but Jim, the "real American Monaghan", was born after the family had immigrated to the United States in 1924.
The family settled initially in Chester, PA but later moved to West Philadelphia. Liz attended St. Callistus School and West Catholic High School for Girls, from which she graduated in 1938. After graduation, and following a two week stint as baby sitter (for $6.00 a week), Liz attended comptometer school, subsequently finding employment in the Accounts Payable Department at Lit Brothers in Philadelphia.
After working at Lit Brothers for two years, Liz entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in September of 1940. After her novitiate, during her early years of ministry she attended Chestnut Hill College and later graduated from Columbia University with an M. A. in Business Education. Her initial ministries involved elementary education; she served in the dioceses of Allentown and Camden and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Her missions included St. Athanasius, St. Catherine, Allentown, Holy Name, Camden and Visitation, Philadelphia. In 1958, her ministry shifted to secondary education and she served in Cardinal Dougherty H.S., Vineland Catholic, Mc Devitt High School in Philadelphia and Conwell High School, Levittown. In 1973, she moved into the area of administration, becoming Director of Activities at Hallahan High School until the late 1980's.
Retiring from education was not retirement for Liz; she became the first Director of Therapeutic Leisure Programming at St. Joseph Villa in 1986 and remained in this position until 1989, when she moved into education/ business and served as secretary in the Office of Education in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia; in 1990, she served as secretary in the rectory of the Cathedral in Philadelphia. Moving again to education, she became office assistant in the activities office at St. Hubert High School in Philadelphia, where she served until she became a resident at St. Joseph Villa.
Our Constitutions state, "The zeal and ardent desire that directs and enlivens our ministries also leads us to adjust them in a discerning spirit, according to the needs of time and place and resources of our Congregation, but always in favor of what will tend to the glory of God and benefit all people." (25); how very true of Liz: she was, "ready for any good work."
Sister Elizabeth Ann experienced the love of God in the love that her family, her friends and even acquaintances bore her and they, in turn, experienced the love of God in the love she bore them. She was ever practical, and her feet were solidly on the ground, and in her eyes, people were essentially good; life was an adventure worth living. To be in Liz's presence it was easy to understand that life is indeed good; she understood very well that God was in his heaven; all was well with the world.
To quote a line from S. Maureen MacElderry's Remembrance at Liz's Mass of Christian Burial:
Victor Hugo wrote, ‘Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.'
Liz, Thank you for your authenticity, good humor, for remaining young at heart and
for your extraordinary life spent in the love of God and neighbor. You and your
example are a lasting gift to us.
Picture and Obit Credit: http://www.ssjphila.org/remembrance.html
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