Sister Rita Ferschweiler, the last Sister of Providence to serve as a hospital administrator in Portland, Oregon, celebrated her 100th birthday at a liturgy and luncheon in Seattle on March 16.  This year she also marks her 75th year of religious life. Sister is pictured on the right.

Celebrant for the Mass was Rev. James Eblen;  Father William Treacy and Rev. Msgr. Tim Mur-phy were concelebrants. Luncheon guests includ-ed sisters, former Provi-dence administrators, relatives and friends.

Provincial Superior Judith Desmarais said the key to Sister Rita’s work was “person to person, which is why she loved bedside nursing, and zeal for the mission, caring for people who are poor.”