The ministries of the Sisters of St. Joseph make a difference in people's lives.
Jerry, a self-employed carpenter and remodeler told us how he was diagnosed with colon cancer not long after his wife was laid off from her job in 2009.
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Fortunately, Jerry called St. Mary’s Health Clinics, and he received the surgery and cancer treatments he needed – all at no cost to him.
Today Jerry tells us that he finished the final chemotherapy treatments for the cancer two months ago. He recently had a colonoscopy, which found no traces of cancer. His oncologist told him he has only a 10 percent chance of the cancer recurring.
Jerry is back at work remodeling houses. He wants us all to know, “I cannot tell you how thankful I am to St. Mary’s Health Clinics.” | Alice, a bright and energetic woman from China, has much to say about her experience with Learning in Style, the Sisters' English Language Learning school.
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My name is Alice. I’m from China. My family moved to New York when I was 19. We lived in Chinatown. There wasn’t a need for English in New York, but without English I felt trapped in Chinatown. When I had the opportunity to come to Minnesota I seized it because I knew I would be able to go to school. It was my turn.
When I first started attending Learning In Style, I didn’t have the skills or confidence to speak English and barely opened my mouth. I didn’t know how to use a computer or type. Learning English feels like I got to open the door I was trapped behind and go out into the world. I still feel my life expanding. |
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I am very, very thankful to be a part of this school. I begged Sister Agnes to let me volunteer at the school. Everything started from here, and I wanted to give back. Now, I take every Friday morning off from work to help support the school.
Every day I thank all the angels – the teachers, the volunteers, the donors, the Sisters of St. Joseph – that make this school possible. You can count on me to pay it forward. |
