Sisters of St. Francis of the Providence of God

2021 JUBILARIANS

Sister Miriam Racas, OSF
80th Jubilee

Eighty years as a Sister of St. Francis of the Providence of God has provided Sister Miriam Racas with numerous opportunities to use her gifts in service to God’s people.

A native of Detroit, Mich., Sister Miriam joined the community in 1941 from the city’s St. George Parish. She embarked on her ministerial life as a third and fourth grade teacher at Pittsburgh’s St. Casimir School, followed by assignments in parishes from Rochester, N.Y., to Philadelphia and numerous parish schools in between. She also served as principal in several of these same communities.

Her final assignment was principal at St. Francis of Assisi School in Gallup, N.M., where the student body was comprised chiefly of Native American and Latino students.

Sister Miriam also ministered at Covenant House in New York City and served two years in Utena, Lithuania. Later, she worked as a dietary manager at the Franciscan Spirit & Life Center, as well as a receptionist at the motherhouse.

Sister earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education at Duquesne University. Today, Sister Miriam’s continues her mission of prayer and presence at Presbyterian SeniorCare in Oakmont, Pa.

Other 2021 Milestones

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70th Jubilee
Sister Francine McDonald, OSF
Sister M. Edward Urban, OSF