Sister Laurette Bellamy

Sister Laurette was a native of Chicago. Her final ministry was as a parish volunteer at Saints Francis and Clare Parish, Greenwood, Indiana.

Sister Laurette entered the Congregation on February 2, 1948. She professed final vows on August 15, 1955.

She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in music. She also has a master’s degree in music from Catholic University of America, and a doctorate in music theory from Indiana University.

Sister Laurette has ministered as a teacher, and volunteer in many capacities. She was also the Department Chair of the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Music Department for many years.

Sister Laurette Bellamy

Complete Ministry

In Indiana: Teacher, Ladywood, Indianapolis (1950-52); Teacher, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1952-53); Teacher, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1955-57); Teacher, Ladywood, Indianapolis (1957-64); Teacher, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1968-71); Teacher, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1972-79); Professor/Chair, Music Department, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1979-90); Professor/Chair, Department of Visual and Performing Arts, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1990-92); Professor/Music Area Coordinator, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1992-2003); WED Adjunct Faculty, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2003-10); Volunteer, St. Ann Clinic, Terre Haute (2005-11); Volunteer, St. Vincent DePaul, Bloomington (2006-16); Nursing Home Visitor, St. Charles Borromeo, Bloomington (2013-14); Parish Volunteer, Saints Francis and Clare Parish, Greenwood (2016-23).