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 Marker dedicated
A highway marker which designates the site of the former St. Joseph Catholic Church in Richmond’s Jackson Ward neighborhood was dedicated Nov. 1, All Saints Day, by Bishop Emeritus Walter F. Sullivan. St. Joseph’s, a black Catholic community in the days of segregation, served African Americans of Richmond until it was closed in 1969 to promote integration. The original congregation began at the all-white St. Peter’s Church in 1879 and grew to 50 members. From left are Clarence Vaughan, a longtime parishioner of St. Joseph’s and was instrumental in getting the plaque; Bishop Sullivan, who presided at the outdoor liturgy; Father Theophile Brown of Mary Mother of the Church Benedictine Abbey, who grew up in the parish and was the first to be ordained a priest from that parish, and Msgr. Walter Barrett, pastor of Holy Rosary parish, Richmond. (Photo by Herman Bates)
 Jubilant news
 Members of the Little Sisters of the Poor who serve at St. Joseph’s Home in Richmond were jubilant Nov. 7 after learning that the Cardinals in Rome had approved the second miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Jeanne Jugan, foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor. Here some of the Sisters are at Mass in the home’s chapel that day after Mother Marcel, superior, shared the news with the residents and guests. Pope Benedict XVI is expected to approve the Cardinals’ action and sign the decree declaring Blessed Jeanne Jugan a saint and announce the date of the canonization ceremony in Rome. The bronze statue of Blessed Jeanne Jugan in the photo, which was crafted in Spain, stands on the grounds of the Richmond home at 1503 Michaels Road.
 5K Eagle Challenge
St. Edward-Epiphany School, Richmond, and sponsor Old Dominion Insulation hosted the second annual “5K Eagle Challenge” October 18 in conjunction with the school’s Fall Fun Festival. The race which included nearly 400 registered participants took runners through a neighborhood course which ended back on the school grounds. Proceeds from the race and Fun Festival will benefit the school.
Sr. Lauretta Posey dies, had taught in Norfolk
Sister Lauretta Posey, a member of the Daughters of Charity who had taught at the former Sacred Heart School in Norfolk, died Oct. 30 at Villa St. Michael, the community’s retirement residence in Emmitsburg, MD.
She was 87 years of age and 67 years of vocation.
The former Mary Regina Posey was born in Greensburg, PA. She graduated from St. Joseph’s High School, Emmitsburg in 1938 and entered the Daughters of Charity in 1940.
After completing the seminary [novitiate] in 1941, Sister Lauretta was sent to St. Dominic School and St. Martin School in Baltimore as a teacher. She then taught at Sacred Heart School in Norfolk from 1944 to 1949.
She taught at various schools in Maryland and Charleston, SC until 1983. After a short stay working in the Archives at St. Joseph’s Provincial House (1983-1984), Sister’s duty changed to pastoral care for her next three assignments. In 1997, Sr. Lauretta served as librarian at St. Joseph’s Provincial House until she retired to Villa St. Michael six years ago.
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