Greetings,
Congratulations to our own Sr. Kathy who truly lives out Benedict's call to care for the sick and suffering and teaches all those in her classes to do the same. "Care of the sick must rank above and before all else, so that they may truly be served as Christ, for he said: "I was sick and you visited me", and, "What you did for the least of brothers you did for me"" (Rule of Benedict 36: 1-3).
Mount Marty College nursing department is pleased to announce the 2014-17 Endowed Nursing Chair was recently awarded to Sr. Kathy Burt RN, MSN, Ph.D.
Sr. Kathy Burt attended Mount Marty College and graduated in 1993 with her Bachelor of Science in nursing degree. She received her Masters of Science in Nursing from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. in 2003 and her Ph.D. in 2006. She has worked as an RN at both Saint Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota and here at the Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton. Sr. Kathy has been teaching at Mount Marty College for the past 7 years and is currently an Assistant Professor of Nursing and serving as the Interim Chief Nurse Administrator and Division Chair of the nursing department.
In 1992, Avera Sacred Heart Hospital established an Endowed Chair of Nursing with Sr. Corinne Lemmer being named the first recipient for 1994-1997. The recipient must demonstrate their ability as a teacher as well as scholarly and professional attainment by their competence in field of nursing to a greater degree. They must also have leadership and institutional contributions and community service through involvement in regional and national nursing associations.
"Sr. Kathy Named Endowed Nursing Chair." News Release. Mount Marty College. 8 Dec. 2014. Web. 10 Dec. 2014.
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Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Our Healthcare Ministry...a Hundred Years Later
Greetings,
Saint Benedict's Rule calls us to offer our best in caring for those in need of medical care; "Before all things and above all things, care must be taken of the sick, so that they will be served as if they were Christ in person; for He Himself said, "I was sick, and you visited Me" and, "What you did for one of these least ones, you did for Me."" (RB 36)
Recently, KELO-Land news shared part of our century-long story of health care in Eastern South Dakota and surrounding areas. The video highlights our collaborative work with the Presentation Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary and our continued goal to provide Catholic Healthcare to those who need our help.
A Century of Service...
Saint Benedict's Rule calls us to offer our best in caring for those in need of medical care; "Before all things and above all things, care must be taken of the sick, so that they will be served as if they were Christ in person; for He Himself said, "I was sick, and you visited Me" and, "What you did for one of these least ones, you did for Me."" (RB 36)
Recently, KELO-Land news shared part of our century-long story of health care in Eastern South Dakota and surrounding areas. The video highlights our collaborative work with the Presentation Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary and our continued goal to provide Catholic Healthcare to those who need our help.
A Century of Service...
Friday, March 14, 2014
National Catholic Sisters Week ~ our Star-Bright Diamond!
Greetings from a 80-year Jubilarian,
Each day of National Catholic Sisters Week, we will be sharing the story of one of our Jubilarian Sisters, those celebrating significant anniversaries in religious life!
Sister Virginia is the 3rd of 13 children of her parents, who supported her call to religious life. She attended St. Mary’s grade school where she was influenced by the Benedictine Sisters and monks. She entered Sacred Heart Monastery September 2, 1929 at the age of 15. After graduating from Mount Marty High School in 1932 she was invested as a novice. She made first profession on August 16, 1933 and final profession on June 26, 1939.
After a year of teaching and loving 53 first graders, S. Virginia was called into the field of nursing. She graduated from Sacred Heart School of Nursing in 1937. She was a nurse from 1937-1978, she then worked in hospital administration in South Dakota, receiving a Credential in Health Care Administration from the University of Minnesota in 1972. She received a degree from Mount Marty College and became certified in Pastoral Care in 1979. She served in Pastoral Care ministry from 1979 Colorado until her retirement to the monastery in 2001.
Reflecting on her jubilee, S. Virginia says, “God’s blessings have truly overwhelmed me these 80 years for which I am deeply grateful. Time has passed quickly amidst joys, sorrows, complexities but always accompanied by an awareness of God’s abiding peace, grace and assuring love. I am most appreciative that God called me to Sacred Heart Monastery in Yankton to be a member of this Benedictine community.”
Blessings...and thank you for joining us for this week of jubilee stories,
Each day of National Catholic Sisters Week, we will be sharing the story of one of our Jubilarian Sisters, those celebrating significant anniversaries in religious life!
After a year of teaching and loving 53 first graders, S. Virginia was called into the field of nursing. She graduated from Sacred Heart School of Nursing in 1937. She was a nurse from 1937-1978, she then worked in hospital administration in South Dakota, receiving a Credential in Health Care Administration from the University of Minnesota in 1972. She received a degree from Mount Marty College and became certified in Pastoral Care in 1979. She served in Pastoral Care ministry from 1979 Colorado until her retirement to the monastery in 2001.
Reflecting on her jubilee, S. Virginia says, “God’s blessings have truly overwhelmed me these 80 years for which I am deeply grateful. Time has passed quickly amidst joys, sorrows, complexities but always accompanied by an awareness of God’s abiding peace, grace and assuring love. I am most appreciative that God called me to Sacred Heart Monastery in Yankton to be a member of this Benedictine community.”
Blessings...and thank you for joining us for this week of jubilee stories,
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