Lynn and and her late husband, Gerry, celebrated their Golden wedding anniversary in December 2014. They have two daughters and one son and are proud of their five grandchildren.
A graduate of Marquette University, Lynn gives much of her time to Holy Spirit Parish, Kimberly, where she has served as a catechist, reader and other volunteer work. She and Gerry were team leaders of Christ Renews His Parish. The couple entered the Associate Relationship with our Community in 2012. For them, the Associate relationship has offered learning and bonding opportunities through the GATHERINGs, Dialogue Group occasions, and Community celebrations.
What was your first step toward considering the Associate Relationship?
After retirement, I wanted to find a way to increase my spiritual relationship with God in a communal setting, so I decided I would do it by attending daily Mass. At daily Mass, I discovered a dedicated group of people who practiced and lived their faith by starting each day in praise of God and by receiving Eucharist. Soon, I forged a bond with my fellow communicants, prayed the rosary with them, shared prayer breakfasts with them, and attended retreats and Bible study with them.
How did you decide the Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Cross was the community to which God was calling you?
One day, I mentioned to Lucy Timmers, a fellow daily communicant, how blessed I was to share such a close relationship with the people at daily Mass. It was she who told me about the Associate Relationship that she enjoys with the Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Cross. I was intrigued with the relationship because I had taught with Sisters Christine Wochos and Ruth Ann LaBine at St. John Nepomucene School in Little Chute, and I knew them to be kind, generous, prayerful, and happy individuals. Somehow, I felt that God was directing me to a Franciscan call.