ALTON – The Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George will celebrate the final profession of three junior sisters, the first profession of two novices, and the reception into the novitiate of three postulants during Mass at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3. Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki will be the main celebrant of the Mass, held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Alton.

The three juniors who will make final profession are Sister M. Veritas Wilks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wilks of Cobleskill, N.Y.; Sister M. Philomena Cagandahan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Crisostomo Cagandahan of Richmond, Texas; and Sister Mary Joseph Kneemiller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kneemiller of St. Charles, Mo.

The Novices who will make first profession are Sister M. Magdalena Robinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Robinson of Glen Carbon; and Sister Mary Kolbe McMullin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scott McMullin, of Brandon, Miss.

The postulants who will receive their habit and veil and their new religious names are Kristen Leaderstorf (Sister Mary Emmanuel ), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marc Leaderstorf of Alden, N.Y.; Taylor Smith (Sister Mary Grace), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Randy Smith of Newton; and Bridget May (Sister Mary Solanus), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David May of Shawnee, Kan.

You are invited to participate and share in the community’s joy via livestream at the following link: altonfranciscans.org/feastday.

Photo courtesy of Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George