Meet Sister Chiara Melendez, OSF:  "There are no words to describe how I feel now that I have made my first profession of Vows and to wear the black veil which proclaims my dedication to Christ and to the service of the Church."  Read more about Sister Chiara's recent profession of Vows in our Winter 2020 Newsletter here.

Meet Sister Rose Marie Holden, OSF: Sister Rose Marie was born May 17, 1923.  She is the second eldest resident in our convent infirmary.   She comes from a family of eight chilren, born in Phoenix, Arizona and attended St. Mary's Elementary School where she received instruction from the Sisters of the Precious Blood. 
Learn more about Sister Rose Marie's Vocation to Religious Life here.

Meet Sister Mary Margaret Tan, OSF:  Sister Margaret was born in Mainland China on February 22, 1926.  She became a postulant at the age of 23 in the Convent of the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows at Hengyang, Hunan, China.   Sister Margaret passed on Jan. 13, 2022.  May she rest in peace. 
Learn more about Sister Margaret and her road from Mainland China to Oregon here.

Meet Sister Joanne Vaetz, OSF: Sister Joanne and her twin sister Mary were born at the old St. Vincent Hosptial in Northwest Portland on Christmas Eve 1937.  Sister Joanne attended St. Mary of the Valley High School and then two years at the University of Portland, then two years at Portland State for a degree in education.  She entered the Community in 1975.  Learn more about Sister Joanne and why laughter is the best medicine here.