Sr. Anna Elizabeth Rourke, Csjp Obituary (1933

Sister Anna Rourke, CSJP, 1930 - 2014 Sister Anna Rourke CSJP (Sister Clarice), a spiritual guide and woman of deep prayer, died on December 24, 2014 at St. Mary-on-the-Lake, Bellevue, Washington. Sister Anna was born in Leitrim Ireland, the daughter of Catherine and Michael Rourke. She was the seventh of eight children. In 1947 she entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace in Newry, Northern Ireland and the following year came to the United States to enter the novitiate in Bellingham, Washington. Sister Anna received a B.A. from Immaculate Heart College, Los Angeles and a M.Ed. from Seattle University. Her educational ministry as a teacher and principal spanned the years from 1950 to 1977, serving in Catholic schools in the Seattle Archdiocese: Queen of Angels, Port Angeles; St. Margaret and St. John Schools, Seattle' St. Rose, Longview; St. Monica School, Mercer Island. She also taught in Catholic schools in Alaska, British Columbia and California. From 1977 to 1998 Sister Anna shared her gifts of wisdom and spirituality as a spiritual director and retreat director at Still Point House of Prayer in Seattle and from her home base at St. Mary-on-the-Lake, Bellevue. She was also very active in the Cursillo Movement, the Marriage Retourno program and PRH- Personality and Human Relations, a program for adult development. She was also ative in St. Anne and St. Patrick Parishes in Seattle. The Vigil Service is on Monday, December 29, 2014, 4:00 p.m. at St. Mary-on-the-Lake in Bellevue, WA. The Mass of Christian Burial will also be at St. Mary-on-the-Lake is on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. at Holyrood Catholic Cemetery. Donations may be made to the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace Retirement Fund, PO Box 248, Bellevue, WA 98009. To send a flower arrangement in memory of Sr. Anna Elizabeth Rourke, CSJP, please click here to visit our sympathy store.