Something to Think About
“Standing at the threshold of another Advent we hear the invitation of Christ: ‘Come away to a deserted place and rest a while.’ And so we begin our season of growth and expectation – God invites us to a quiet place of reflection and bounty. This Advent, choose some time for silence. Make space within yourself to grow large with the abundance go God’s favor. Make this a time to fill your lungs deeply with God so that you can breathe Christ into the world.”
Caryll Houselander – A Child in Winter
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SUA Junior Academy Drama Club
7:00 pm - Ursuline Center Chapel
4, 11, 18
The Chosen 3:30 pm - Convent Offices
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Sisters/Associates Christmas Party
11:00 am - Convent Offices
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LCWR 100 Days
Ursuline Foundation Day - Prayer/Fasting
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Foundation Day Celebration - Prayer/Lunch
SUA 11:30 a.m.
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Council Meeting
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Convent Offices Staff Christmas Lunch
24 - January 4
Christmas Break - Convent Offices closed
Updated May 2024
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Early Foundation Years Bring First Kindergarten in Toledo
The kindergarten which was opened at this time really deserves a chapter in itself. A kindergarten was unheard of in Toledo in the 1870’s. Mother Amadeus was eager to provide such work for the little ones. She was advised to find some capable young woman and send her away to be trained. It so happened that Rev. W.J. Gibbons of Ravenna, Ohio, Sister Berchman’s brother, had just such a young woman in his school, Mary Cullen.
Realizing her ability and the fact that she had a religious vocation, he advised that she finish her education and receive her special training for kindergarten before entering. All this was accomplished. She graduated from the Ursuline Academy in 1878, and went to New York, where she took her training at the American Kindergarten Normal School, conducted by Miss Emily M. Coe, originator of the celebrated American Kindergarten system. While in New York, Miss Cullen lived with the Madames of the Sacred Heart at Manhattanville.
After her graduation she returned to the Toledo Ursulines to open in 1879 the first kindergarten in the community devoting her talents to its advancement. She excelled not only in kindergarten work but in music, painting, and in teaching dramatics.
Pictures of the 170th Anniversary
Closing Gathering
4045 Indian Road
Toledo, OH 43606
