Jewels from Jane, Sept. 16

"After establishing themselves in Augusta and further expanding their educational efforts, the Sisters sought the affiliation of their community with the community of Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet in Missouri. Bishop Keiley encouraged this move and requested a personal approval or disapproval from each Sister of Saint Joseph in Georgia. Nine-tenths of the sisters supported the affiliation, so the affiliation went forward and was approved by Rome on September 16, 1922. On this day, the Augusta Province of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet was instituted with 55 sisters. Mother Regis Passmore, the last superior of the diocesan community, gave way to Mother Rose Columba McGinnis of Saint Louis who became the new provincial."


From "A Journey of Dedication through Education: Sisters of Saint Joseph in Augusta, Georgia" by Pablo Manuel Migone June, 2005