Sister Brigid Kelliher, OSB, 83, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, died unexpectedly on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 in Kansas City, Mo.
Sister Brigid was born to John Daniel and Mary Ellen Kelleth Kelliher on Nov. 9, 1928, and baptized Mary Catherine at Assumption Church, Topeka. The family moved to Red Cloud, Neb., where she lived until she entered the Mount community in 1947. Sister Brigid made monastic profession in 1948. She earned a bachelor's degree in English from Mount St. Scholastica College and taught until 1977 in many schools staffed by her Benedictine community including schools in the Kansas City area and in St. Joseph, Mo. She studied at Creighton University and in 1980 received a master's degree in pastoral ministry. She was active in religious education and in parish and hospital ministry until she became secretary and hospitality minister in 1994 at Sophia Center, the Mount's spirituality center.
Sister Brigid is survived by her brother Charles and his wife Jeannine, by her nephews Michael and Timothy and their families, all of Kearney, Neb., by cousins, and by her religious community.
Mass of Resurrection will be offered at Mount St. Scholastica at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. The vigil service will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25 in the monastery chapel.
Memorial Card for Sister Brigid
"I have loved you with an everlasting love."
Jeremiah 31:3
Sister Brigid Kelliher was born in Topeka, Kansas, to John Daniel and Mary Ellen Kellett Kelliher. Early in her life, her family moved to Red Cloud, Nebraska, the home place she always claimed. Sister Brigid entered Mount St. Scholastica in 1947 and made monastic profession in 1948. She received her B.A. in English from Mount St. Scholastica College and taught in numerous schools until 1977. She received an M.A in pastoral ministry in 1980 from Creighton University. Active in the religious education of young people and adults, Sister Brigid served in parish and hospital ministry until 1994 when she began work at Sophia Center as secretary and hospitality minister. Those who came to Sophia knew her welcoming presence and her concern for their comfort and welfare. Tenacious and questioning, she never tired of learning. She appreciated the gifts of others and invited their participation in the spiritual ministry of Sophia Center. She was faithful to prayer and the spirit of the Rule, devoted to her brother and his family, as well as to her many college prayer partners and friends, and loving to guests and community members. Let us remember her in grateful prayer.
Sister Brigid was born to John Daniel and Mary Ellen Kelleth Kelliher on Nov. 9, 1928, and baptized Mary Catherine at Assumption Church, Topeka. The family moved to Red Cloud, Neb., where she lived until she entered the Mount community in 1947. Sister Brigid made monastic profession in 1948. She earned a bachelor's degree in English from Mount St. Scholastica College and taught until 1977 in many schools staffed by her Benedictine community including schools in the Kansas City area and in St. Joseph, Mo. She studied at Creighton University and in 1980 received a master's degree in pastoral ministry. She was active in religious education and in parish and hospital ministry until she became secretary and hospitality minister in 1994 at Sophia Center, the Mount's spirituality center.
Sister Brigid is survived by her brother Charles and his wife Jeannine, by her nephews Michael and Timothy and their families, all of Kearney, Neb., by cousins, and by her religious community.
Mass of Resurrection will be offered at Mount St. Scholastica at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. The vigil service will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25 in the monastery chapel.
Memorial Card for Sister Brigid
"I have loved you with an everlasting love."
Jeremiah 31:3
Sister Brigid Kelliher was born in Topeka, Kansas, to John Daniel and Mary Ellen Kellett Kelliher. Early in her life, her family moved to Red Cloud, Nebraska, the home place she always claimed. Sister Brigid entered Mount St. Scholastica in 1947 and made monastic profession in 1948. She received her B.A. in English from Mount St. Scholastica College and taught in numerous schools until 1977. She received an M.A in pastoral ministry in 1980 from Creighton University. Active in the religious education of young people and adults, Sister Brigid served in parish and hospital ministry until 1994 when she began work at Sophia Center as secretary and hospitality minister. Those who came to Sophia knew her welcoming presence and her concern for their comfort and welfare. Tenacious and questioning, she never tired of learning. She appreciated the gifts of others and invited their participation in the spiritual ministry of Sophia Center. She was faithful to prayer and the spirit of the Rule, devoted to her brother and his family, as well as to her many college prayer partners and friends, and loving to guests and community members. Let us remember her in grateful prayer.
Sister Brigid Kelliher, OSB, 83, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, died unexpectedly on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 in Kansas City, Mo.
Sister Brigid was born to John Daniel and Mary Ellen Kelleth Kelliher on Nov. 9, 1928, and baptized Mary Catherine at Assumption Church, Topeka. The family moved to Red Cloud, Neb., where she lived until she entered the Mount community in 1947. Sister Brigid made monastic profession in 1948. She earned a bachelor's degree in English from Mount St. Scholastica College and taught until 1977 in many schools staffed by her Benedictine community including schools in the Kansas City area and in St. Joseph, Mo. She studied at Creighton University and in 1980 received a master's degree in pastoral ministry. She was active in religious education and in parish and hospital ministry until she became secretary and hospitality minister in 1994 at Sophia Center, the Mount's spirituality center.
Sister Brigid is survived by her brother Charles and his wife Jeannine, by her nephews Michael and Timothy and their families, all of Kearney, Neb., by cousins, and by her religious community.
Mass of Resurrection will be offered at Mount St. Scholastica at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. The vigil service will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25 in the monastery chapel.
Memorial Card for Sister Brigid
"I have loved you with an everlasting love."
Jeremiah 31:3
Sister Brigid Kelliher was born in Topeka, Kansas, to John Daniel and Mary Ellen Kellett Kelliher. Early in her life, her family moved to Red Cloud, Nebraska, the home place she always claimed. Sister Brigid entered Mount St. Scholastica in 1947 and made monastic profession in 1948. She received her B.A. in English from Mount St. Scholastica College and taught in numerous schools until 1977. She received an M.A in pastoral ministry in 1980 from Creighton University. Active in the religious education of young people and adults, Sister Brigid served in parish and hospital ministry until 1994 when she began work at Sophia Center as secretary and hospitality minister. Those who came to Sophia knew her welcoming presence and her concern for their comfort and welfare. Tenacious and questioning, she never tired of learning. She appreciated the gifts of others and invited their participation in the spiritual ministry of Sophia Center. She was faithful to prayer and the spirit of the Rule, devoted to her brother and his family, as well as to her many college prayer partners and friends, and loving to guests and community members. Let us remember her in grateful prayer.
Sister Brigid was born to John Daniel and Mary Ellen Kelleth Kelliher on Nov. 9, 1928, and baptized Mary Catherine at Assumption Church, Topeka. The family moved to Red Cloud, Neb., where she lived until she entered the Mount community in 1947. Sister Brigid made monastic profession in 1948. She earned a bachelor's degree in English from Mount St. Scholastica College and taught until 1977 in many schools staffed by her Benedictine community including schools in the Kansas City area and in St. Joseph, Mo. She studied at Creighton University and in 1980 received a master's degree in pastoral ministry. She was active in religious education and in parish and hospital ministry until she became secretary and hospitality minister in 1994 at Sophia Center, the Mount's spirituality center.
Sister Brigid is survived by her brother Charles and his wife Jeannine, by her nephews Michael and Timothy and their families, all of Kearney, Neb., by cousins, and by her religious community.
Mass of Resurrection will be offered at Mount St. Scholastica at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. The vigil service will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25 in the monastery chapel.
Memorial Card for Sister Brigid
"I have loved you with an everlasting love."
Jeremiah 31:3
Sister Brigid Kelliher was born in Topeka, Kansas, to John Daniel and Mary Ellen Kellett Kelliher. Early in her life, her family moved to Red Cloud, Nebraska, the home place she always claimed. Sister Brigid entered Mount St. Scholastica in 1947 and made monastic profession in 1948. She received her B.A. in English from Mount St. Scholastica College and taught in numerous schools until 1977. She received an M.A in pastoral ministry in 1980 from Creighton University. Active in the religious education of young people and adults, Sister Brigid served in parish and hospital ministry until 1994 when she began work at Sophia Center as secretary and hospitality minister. Those who came to Sophia knew her welcoming presence and her concern for their comfort and welfare. Tenacious and questioning, she never tired of learning. She appreciated the gifts of others and invited their participation in the spiritual ministry of Sophia Center. She was faithful to prayer and the spirit of the Rule, devoted to her brother and his family, as well as to her many college prayer partners and friends, and loving to guests and community members. Let us remember her in grateful prayer.
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