LINCOLN (SNR) – Sister Mary Chiara of the School Sisters of Christ the King made her first profession of vows July 31 in Our Lady of the Coronation Chapel at Villa Regina Motherhouse in Lincoln.
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Bishop Robert Finn was the main celebrant of the Mass during which she made her first commitment to the Lord, receiving the blue veil of the professed Sisters and a ring, signifying her spousal relationship with Christ the King.
Sister Mary Chiara is the daughter of Mike and Mary Middendorf of Gretna. She is a graduate of Scotus Central Catholic High School and attended Benedictine College before entering the community. This fall, Sister Mary Chiara will team teach in a second-grade classroom at St. Teresa School in Lincoln.
The School Sisters of Christ the King also rejoiced as Sister Teresa Marie, Sister Peter Marie and Sister Marie Amata professed their perpetual vows Aug. 1, consecrating themselves to Christ, during a Mass celebrated by Bishop James D. Conley at the Cathedral of the Risen Christ in Lincoln.
Sister Teresa Marie is the daughter of Charlie and Sue Wozny of St. Isidore Parish in Columbus. She is a graduate of Scotus Central Catholic High School and attended Benedictine College for one and a half years, where she was involved in campus ministry and Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS). Sister Teresa Marie will teach the second grade at St. Teresa School in Lincoln.
Sister Peter Marie is the daughter of Mark and Julie Lewandowski of Ascension Parish in Overland Park, Kan. She is a graduate of Blue Valley High School and attended University of Nebraska-Lincoln where she was involved in the Newman Center and FOCUS. Sister Peter Marie will continue to teach first grade at St. James School in Crete this year.
Sister Marie Amata is the daughter of Lorraine D’Amico and the late Joseph D’Amico of Immaculate Conception Parish in St. Albans, Vt. Prior to entering the School Sisters of Christ the King she graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in psychology and earned a master’s in public health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Sister Marie Amata will continue teaching fifth and sixth grades at St. James School in Crete this school year.
Founded in 1976 by Bishop Glennon P. Flavin, the School Sisters of Christ the King serve in Catholic education for the Diocese of Lincoln.
