Benedictine Sisters 150th Celebration

Oct. 13, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . This Sunday, SPP Parish will play host to a regional celebration for the 150th Celebration of the Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica of Atchison. A special Eucharist Mass at Sts. Peter and Paul Church will be held at 1PM, followed by a reception and lunch for the sisters to be held after Mass in the Parish Hall . Visiting with the sisters throughout the remainder of the afternoon will follow. This day in Seneca is the third of three special regional days being held during the year-long celebration, which began Nov. 11, 2012, marking the beginning of the 150th year of the Benedictine Sisters’ presence in Atchison. Sts. Peter and Paul Parish was the first mission of the sisters outside of Atchison and the sisters have served here from 1876 until 2010.

Many sisters came by bus to Seneca as part of their 150th celebration at Sts. Peter and Paul Parish and school with a Mass this afternoon and followup meal and reception and afternoon of visiting in the parish center. (For an enlarged view click on the picture.)

Prelude to the Mass. The Sisters sang ” How Can I Keep From Singing”

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Entrance and Opening Hymn: ” O God Beyond All Praising”

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Sister stays in the Narthex and hands out ” The Celebration of the Eucharist” Booklets to those entering Church and attending the Mass.

Sister counts out hosts for the Preparation of the Gifts during Mass.

Presentation of a Reading

Responsorial Psalm 98

Presentation of a Reading: Sister Mary Beth Niehues

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The Sisters carried the book up the center aisle for the reading of the Gospel.

Gospel Acclamation and Reading

Sister Mary Ethel Burley gives a reading.

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Beginning of the Preparation of the Gifts. All sing “We Come To Your Feast” led by the Sister’s Choir.

Sister presents the altar cloth

Sister presents the Hosts.

Sister presents the wine.

Presentation of Gifts.

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Offertory

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Consecration

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Giving the Sign of Peace

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Communion

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Sister Anne Shepard, O.S.B., Prioress gives a Reflection of those Sisters who taught at Sts. Peter and Paul School.

Fr. Arul thanks the Sisters for teaching at Sts. Peter & Paul School.

One of the Sts. Peter & Paul students presented the Sisters with a large envelope full of thank you notes, from the current students, for teaching in our school.