50th Jubilee – 2020

Sister Ann Marie Emon came to the Sylvania Franciscans from Minnesota. Having attended Holy Cross elementary school in Minneapolis, Sister Ann Marie found her Sylvania Franciscan teachers to be women who were happy individuals and full of life.

Sister taught in junior high and high school students in Ohio, Michigan and Minnesota, primarily the subjects of English and religion.

Now she is in ministry at the Thomas M. Wernert Center in Toledo, Ohio. The Wernert Center’s mission is to improve the quality of life for persons living with mental illness through peer-driven and focused programs which address recovery with education, advocacy and support. Sister says she feels that being present to people with mental illness is a gift.

Sister Ann Marie fondly remembers fishing every summer or winter with her Dad and brother while growing up. She also recalls the time Sister Mary Francis Lapata spent with her as a postulant. “I learned about prayer from Sister Mary Francis’ own prayer life,” Sister Ann Marie said.