Sister Andrea taught at the following schools: St. Charles
School, Arlington; Linton Hall School, Bristow; St. Leo School, Fairfax; St.
Benedict School and St. Gertrude High School, both in Richmond. She was principal
at Sacred Heart School and St. Rose of Lima School, both in Richmond.

At St. Benedict Monastery in Bristow, she served as prioress,
subprioress, monastic council member, formation team member and vocation team
member. She currently serves as a member of the monastic council and the
vocations team. 

Sister Andrea resides at St. Gertrude Convent in Richmond, where
she provides hospitality for their programs and events.

Benedictine Sister Mary Leo Wirt was
born April 2, 1925, in Richmond, to Agnes and Emmett Wirt. She is the fifth of
seven children.

She attended Sacred Heart Elementary School, and St. Patrick High
School, both in Richmond. She earned a bachelor’s degree in social studies and
English from St. Joseph’s College in Emmitsburg, Md., and a degree in religious
studies from Catholic University in Washington.

She professed her first vows March 19, 1947.

Sister Mary Leo taught at Linton Hall School, Bristow, where she
was also a procurator and prefect; St. Charles School, Arlington; and in
Richmond at St. Benedict School, St. Paul’s School, Sacred Heart School and St.
Gertrude High School.

At the St. Benedict Monastery in Bristow, she was the monastery
procurator. She retired in 1996.

Sister Mary Leo serves the community as portress, and she creates
handcrafts for the gift shop and holiday sale.

60 years

Medical Mission Sister Joan Foley was born in 1931 in Worcester, Mass., and moved
to Arlington with her family when she was 7. They were members of St. Agnes
Church. 

She first learned about
the Medical Mission Sisters while attending Georgetown Visitation Preparatory
School in Washington. In 1954, she entered the community, the first Roman
Catholic sisters to combine the practice of medicine, surgery and obstetrics
with religious life. She professed her first vows Feb. 11, 1957.

Sister Joan trained as a
medical technologist and spent 13 years in Pakistan, where she opened a school
for lab technicians and served in hospital administration and leadership for her community. 

In 1974, she returned to
the United States and worked in primary health care and community development
in North Carolina, Georgia and Florida. 

In New Port Richey, Fla., Sister Joan founded Connections, a job development and placement program, and was an
advocate for the homeless. She was president of the Pasco County Homeless
Coalition and received the Advocacy Award from the Florida Coalition for the
Homeless for her outstanding service in 2002. 

In 2009, Sister Joan
received the Spirit of Service Award, the highest honor awarded by the Florida
Senate. She also served in a number of leadership roles for MMS in North
America. 

Recently, she reorganized
the MMS Thrift Shop in Philadelphia, a ministry that offers affordable resale
items to people of limited means.  

Sister, Servant of the Immaculate Heart of
Mary Helen Maureen Campbell, was born Jan. 16, 1936, in Philadelphia to Helen
and William Campbell. She attended Philadelphia Visitation School and St.
Hubert High School in Philadelphia. She earned a bachelor’s degree from
Immaculata University and a master’s degree from LaSalle University. 

Her entrance date was Sept. 8, 1955, and her reception of habit
was March 8, 1956. She professed her first vows Aug. 15, 1957. She has served
in Philadelphia and its surrounding counties, Savannah, Ga., and Bellmawr, N.J.

In the Diocese of Arlington, she was principal of St. James
School in Falls Church (1986-92). 

Her current assignment is visiting the homebound in St. James Parish.

50 years

Sister of Notre Dame Mary Margaret Ann
Schlather was born July 1, 1947, in Berea, Ohio, to Virginia and Bernard
Schlather. She grew up in Elyria, Ohio, and is the third of 13 children. Her
oldest sister is Sister of Notre Dame Mary Seton Schlather.

Sister Mary Margaret attended St. Jude School in Elyria, Ohio,
and Notre Dame Academy in Cleveland.

She earned a bachelor’s degree from Notre Dame College in South
Euclid, Ohio, a master’s degree in religious education from Notre
Dame Institute under the auspices of the Pontifical University of St. Thomas
Aquinas in Rome and a master’s of education in elementary administration from
Cleveland State University. 

She professed her first vows Aug. 16, 1967. 

She worked in Catholic education in Ohio, Florida,
West Virginia, and in Virginia at St. John Academy, McLean; and St. Agnes,
Arlington, as director of religious education and
religion teacher.

Sister Mary Margaret is currently dean of
catechetical programs and accreditation liaison at Catholic Distance University
in Charles Town, W.Va.

25 years

Daughter of St. Paul Sister Margaret Michael
Gillis was born May 18, 1970, in Bayonne, N.J., to George and Doris
Gillis. She is the youngest of five children with two sisters and two brothers.
She grew up in Staten Island, N.Y.

She attended St. Joseph-St. Thomas Catholic School and St. Joseph
by-the-Sea High School, both in Staten Island; and Daughters of St. Paul High
School, Boston, for her senior year.

She earned a bachelor’s degree from Emmanuel College in Boston,
and has completed postgraduate work in media literacy and spiritual direction.

She professed her first vows June 28, 1992. 

Her assignments have included work in Boston, Miami, Chicago,
Cleveland, New York, New Orleans and Alexandria.

Sister Margaret Michael has worked in Pauline Books & Media
Centers throughout the U.S. and at the Pauline Books & Media publishing
house in Boston. She has done youth evangelization with media, media literacy
workshops, and has been a national speaker for youths, a retreat director and a
vocation director. 

Since 2002, she has been National Vocation Director for the
Daughters of St. Paul.