Sr. MaryAnne Bolger, IHM

Where has the time gone?

Since I arrived here in 2013, so much has happened and the days, the months, the years have
surely flown by. Why am I saying this? I am saying this because it is time to say good-bye.
I have been at Saint Laurence for eight years – eight very wonderful years working side by side
with very wonderful people. Those people – YOU! I always knew that when I would reach the
age of 75, that would be the determining year of the time to leave principalship. It has been
absolutely an enriching, challenging time. I say challenging because of the pandemic. This
pandemic brought with it so many difficulties, however, it is only because I have been ministering
side by side with the wonderful families here at Saint Laurence that we have gotten this far. Your
cooperation and your support have spurred me on and kept me going even when we had to make
decisions that were difficult. But – WE DID IT!!!!!!! And for this I say a very, very loud and
resounding THANK YOU!!!!

To say that I love Saint Laurence and I love all the people I have ministered with – is putting it
mildly. You are a treasure and you have been God’s gift to me. You are the “pearl of great price”

as it says in Scripture. To have been with you has been sheer gift. Truly, it is hard to say good-
bye.

I will be in a new role as Director of Parish Services in Sacred Heart Parish in Bridgeport, PA.
Something new for me. That role will begin in early August. In other words, I will be in Saint
Laurence until the beginning of August. At that point, the new principal will arrive.
The Sister who will be the new principal of Saint Laurence School is Sister Regina Matulka coming
from being a principal in Saint Monica School in South Philadelphia. Sister comes with experience
and also with knowledge of the Spanish language. Sister was missioned in Peru during her
lifetime.

Once again, I wanted you aware of what is happening. More importantly, I want you aware of
how much you are loved and appreciated by me. You will always have a very special place in my
heart. Never doubt that. And never doubt that you will forever have a place in my prayer. What
I ask is this – let us meet often in our prayer for one another.
God bless you and once again THANK YOU!!!!

Lovingly and gratefully,

Sister MaryAnne