The Ursuline Sisters Ministry to people with HIV/AIDS began in 1993 with a monthly support group. The following year we started to distribute pantry bags on the 3rd Saturday of the month, and in 1995 we decided we needed to bring people together for a longer period of time to have an opportunity to talk and share and visit in a safe environment. The Café has served 180 meals since 1995; we have never missed a month and the number of guests continues to grow.

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Millcreek Children’s Center is a preschool for children ages three to five serving the Youngstown, Ohio area since 1976. Sister Jerome Corcoran, the Executive Director, has her Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University in Research and Education. She has been the Director and founder of the Center since its beginning, 33 years!
Denise DeBartolo York, [...]

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Actuarial studies indicated that Catholic nuns live a long, productive, happy life.  Our Sister Miriam Engles, OSU, is one who follows that pattern.  She celebrates her 98th birthday on Christmas Eve and is the oldest member of the Ursuline Sisters in Youngstown.

Sr. Miriam has been a member of the Ursulines since 1928 (81 years if you [...]

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Sister Kathleen Minchin was awarded the 5th Annual Ohio Department of Health 2009 Consortium Leadership Award for her dedication to HIV community planning.  In the words of the award presenter, “She offers hope and healing to all those she serves and does so with compassion, grace and humble commitment.  Simply put, the gifts she has [...]

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Ursuline Sister, Sister Lois Walter, has been serving among the people of Youngstown for the past 14 years as a chaplain at  Forum Health Northside Medical Center.    She  visits the patients in their rooms,  spends time with them  and prays with them.  She  is  makes her patients laugh. You can often hear her say ” [...]

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