Jubilarian 2023 - Sister Mary Ann Fisher

Sister Mary Ann was born in Beech Grove, Indiana. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in 1952 and was received into the novitiate in 1953 as Sister Ann Miriam. She earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Fontbonne College in 1962. Sister Mary Ann has also studied at different universities throughout the country, enhancing her ministry experiences.

Sister Mary Ann began her ministry in Missouri, teaching at Saints John and James Grade School in 1955. She moved to Hawaii in the 1962, and taught grade school at Christ the King, St. Anthony, and St. Theresa. In the 1970s, she returned to Missouri and served as pastoral minister at Holy Name Parish in St. Louis.

Sister Mary Ann served from 1979 to 1983 at Tri-Parish in Ishpeming, Michigan. She also served her CSJ community as director of ongoing formation at the St. Joseph Provincial House in the 1980s.

She then began her 26-years of service as a pastoral minister at Sacred Heart Parish in Troy, Missouri. In 2004, Sister Mary Ann was chosen by the Chamber of Commerce in Troy as Woman of the Year.

She retired in 2015. Sister Mary Ann has resided at Nazareth Living Center since 2018, where she continues to ministry in prayer and presence.

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