© 2004 Our Lady Of The Lake of McCall, Idaho
© 2004 Our Lady Of The Lake of McCall, Idaho
Saturday, 04 July 2009 01:23 am Mountain Time
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St. Katharine Drexel Church is located just North of Cascade,Id. on the east side Highway 55 and Vista Point Blvd.
Saint Katharine Drexel: A Life Summary Francis Anthony and Hannah Langstroth Drexel were proud parents of a second daughter Katharine, on November 26, 1858. About one month after Katharine's birth, Hannah passed away. A few years later Katharine's father, a well known banker and philanthropist, married Emma Bouvier. The devoted parents instilled the idea that wealth was meant to be shared with others, especially the poor.
Katharine's traveling experiences throughout the northwest exposed her to the plight of the Native Americans on the reservations. This gave her the desire to help alleviate their suffering along with the oppressed among the Black people.
When visiting with Pope Leo XIII in Rome, Katharine asked him for missionaries to staff some of the Indian missions that she as a lay person was financing. She was surprised to hear the Pope suggest that she become a missionary herself. Katharine made the decision to give herself totally to God through service to Black and Native Americans.
On February 12, 1891, after her novitiate at the convent of the Sisters of Mercy in Pittsburgh, Katharine made vows as a religious, founding the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament.
Saint Katharine established many ministries, founding and staffing many schools for both Black and Native Americans, including Xavier University, the only predominantly Black Catholic institution of higher learning in the United States.
In 1935, Saint Katharine suffered a severe heart attack and for the next twenty years lived her life in prayerful retirement until her death on March 3, 1955.
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Long Valley Families In Crisis
Office Phone: 208-630-5095
211 N. Idaho Cascade, Idaho 83611
P.O.Box 495 / E-Mail: lvfic@frontiernet.net
We provide help for all of Valley County.
Services: 24 Hour Crisis Line (208-382-5310), Emergency Temporary Housing For Abused People and Their Children, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Program, Volunteer Program, Information and Referral, Speaker available For Community Education About Violence Issues.
WICAP
304 N. Idaho, Cascade Id. 83611
A Host of Services Including Food, Energy Assistance, Handyman Service Etc. 382-4577
Cascade Cares
Emergency Help In The Event Of Family Crisis (Fire, Flood, Loss Of Employment Etc.) For Families Not Eligible For WICAP or Government Agencies.
Contact: Jim Mayfield, Pres. at 382-3624, Ginny Ernsberger V.P. at 382-5028, John Ernsberger at 382-5252, Curry Koehler at 382-5084, Mike Crevelt at 382-6200
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