Centennial Events

Kickoff Liturgy

The R-K community began a year of Centennial Celebrations with an opening liturgy, held at the Cathedral Basilica: 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 1, 2011. Thanks to all who were able to join us!

Photos from the St. Louis Review

Service Day 2012

Service Day, February 21, 2012, renewed R-K's commitment to the city of St. Louis and the Central West End through service to our local community.

That day, all 405 current R-K students, along with faculty, parents, and alumnae volunteers went into the community for a one-day "service blitz."

Students visited the following sites:

Alexian Village Lansdowne
Almost Home
Cardinal Ritter Senior Services
Cathedral Basilica School
Central Institute for the Deaf
Childgarden
Covenant House
Crisis Nursery
Doorways
Downtown children's Center
Grace Hill Headstart
Guardian Angel Settlement
Karen House
Kingdom House Minisitries
Laclede Senior living
Mary Ryder Home
Mother of Good Counsel Home
Nurses for Newborns
Our Little Haven
Queen of Peace- daycare
Queen of Peace -family
Southside Day Nursery
St. Elizabeth Adult Day Care
St. Mary's Hospital
St. Patricks Center
St. Teresa and Bridget
St. Vincent DePaul Parish
STIX early childhood center
Sunshine Ministries

Click on the map below to see R-K Service Day Sites!

The Gala

Thank you to the 450 alumnae, friends and benefactors that came out to celebrate R-K turning 100! The Centennial Gala at the Chase Park Plaza was a spectacular night! View photos of the evening by visiting:

Our Facebook Page
http://jerrynaunheimphoto.zenfolio.com/rosati and enter the password “rosati”
The Ladue News

Charism Awards

CARITAS: Nominees have lived lives of service to others with a commitment to family and faith.

1944 - Jane Feld Hart, for her service to her family (8 kids, 20 grandkids) and 55 years (and counting) at St. Roch parish.
1951 - Sr. Louise Marie Benecke, SSND for her work in holistic healthcare and our multi-cultural world community.

VIRTUS: Nominees are women with "strength of soul" in living and working to serve one another.

1965 - Sr. Barbara Jennings, CSJ for her parish leadership both in inner city and rural parishes and a lifelong commitment to social justice (both corporate and environmental).
1962 - Maureen Doyle DiSalvio for her work with the Christian Appalachian Project, Habitat for Humanity, and serving on the Ethics and Research Committee at Missouri Baptist Hospital.

HUMILITAS: Nominees have a lifelong reputation for exhibiting humble hospitality and serving the "dear neighbor" with faith and compassion.

1948 - LaVergne Fangmeier Weingartner, an RN who later provided long-term, in-home care for family members during illnesses; credits R-K with shaping her worldview and commitment to service.
1969 - Marianne Haberstroh, for her commitment to young women in education, and the Footprints Program at Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center.

SCIENTIA: Commitments to both individual academic achievement and a commitment to the educational community.

1974 - Dr. Rosemarie Zagarri, for her study of women within history and commitment to academia.
1982 - Dr. Susan Colbert Threats, for her work as a physician and healthcare provider.