Sister Lucille Lechner
Formerly Sister Mary Louis
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Sister Lucille, formerly Sister Mary Louis, is a native of Jasper, Ind. Currently, she ministers as the Assistant to the Administrator for Providence Hall at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.
Sister Lucille entered the Congregation on Jan. 9, 1951. She professed final vows on Aug. 15, 1957.
She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education and also has a master’s degree in education from Indiana University.
Sister Lucille has ministered in Indiana, Illinois and Oklahoma.
Sister Lucille Lechner (formerly Sister Mary Louis)
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Peru, Ind.: Teacher, St. Charles (1953-55)
Richmond, Ind.: Teacher, St. Mary (1955-58)
Chicago: Teacher, St. Mark (1958-61)
Chicago: Teacher, St. Leo (1961-64)
Indianapolis: Teacher, St. Matthew (1964-66)
Indianapolis: Teacher, St. Bridget (1966-67)
Fort Wayne, Ind.: Teacher, St. Patrick (1967-70)
Indianapolis: Teacher, St. Jude (1970)
Whiting, Ind.: Teacher, St. John the Baptist (1970-71)
Bloomington, Ind.: Teacher, St. Charles (1971-76)
Oklahoma City, Okla.: Teacher, Corpus Christi (1976-78)
Sellersburg, Ind.: Teacher, St. Paul (1978-79)
Indianapolis: Coordinator/Learning Center, St. Joan of Arc (1979-80)
Indianapolis: Learning Center, St. Joan of Arc (1980-83)
New Albany, Ind.: Dining Room Supervision, Providence Retirement Home (1983-84)
Indianapolis: Teacher, All Saints (1984-86)
Indianapolis: Activities Director, Holy Trinity Adult Day Care (1987-90)
Beech Grove, Ind.: Activities Director, St. Paul Hermitage (1990-92)
Indianapolis: Caregiver, Home Health Care Services (1993-2001)
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind.: Assistant to Co-Director of Residential Services, Providence Hall, Sisters of Providence (2001-04)
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind.: Driver, Assistant to Administrator of Providence Hall, Sisters of Providence (2004-present)
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![Sister-Volunteer-Photo-web Many of the Sisters of Providence who volunteer in the Providence Hall phone room included (seated) Sister Mary Joan Schaefer and (standing, from left) Sisters Kay Manley, Dorothy Gartland, Barbara Bluntzer, Mary Ann Phelan, Carolyn Bouchard, Noralee Keefe, Carol Lindly, Lucille Lechner, Claire Hanson, Carol Nolan and Donna Butler.](https://i0.wp.com/spsmw.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Sister-Volunteer-Photo-web.jpg?w=359&h=211&ssl=1)
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