Sister Clelia Cecchetti

Sister Clelia was a native of Brooklyn, New York. Her final ministry was in health care at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.

Sister Clelia, formerly Sister Rosina, entered the Congregation on Feb. 2, 1959. She professed perpetual vows on Aug. 15, 1966.

She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in music and received her master’s degree in music education from Ball State University.

Sister Clelia has ministered as a teacher in many locations, including teaching at St. Ann in Washington, D.C., from 1968-75, and teaching at Holy Redeemer in College Park, Maryland, from 1975-87.

Sister Clelia Cecchetti (formerly Sister Rosina)

Complete Ministry

In Indiana: Teacher, Sacred Heart and St. Ann, Terre Haute (1963-66); Teacher, St. Joseph, Indianapolis, and St. Ann and St. Malachy, Brownsburg (1966-67); Accounts Manager, Sisters of Providence Central Business Office, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1989-93); Finance Clerk Cashier, Sisters of Providence Central Business Office, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1993-94); Residential Services, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2020-21); Volunteer Service for Providence Health Care, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2021-24).

In Maryland: Teacher, St. Clement, Lansdowne (1967-68); Teacher, Holy Redeemer, College Park (1975-87); Coordinator of Eucharistic Ministry to the Sick, St. Mary of the Mills Parish, Laurel (2013-15); Volunteer, Eucharistic Ministry to the Sick, St. Mary of the Mills Parish, Laurel (2015-16); Parish Visitor/clerical assistant, St. Mary of the Mills Parish, Laurel, LCWR, Silver Spring (2016-18); Eucharistic Ministry to the Sick, St. Mary of the Mills Parish, Laurel (2018-19); Volunteer Coordinator, Eucharistic Ministry to the Sick, St. Mary of the Mills Parish, (2020).

In Washington, D.C.: Teacher, St. Ann (1968-75); Receptionist, Basilica National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (1994-99); Administrative Secretary/Secretariat for Divine Worship, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (1999-2010); Volunteer at a private residence (2010-12).

In Massachusetts: Provincial Treasurer, St. Raphael Province, Chelsea (1988-89).