On Aug. 19 Sister LaKesha Church renewed her vows of religious profession for two years. The Rite of Renewal took place in a prayer service at the home of CPPS Sisters Margo Young, Mary Faye Hellman, LaKesha Church and Hortensia del Villar, SAC, in Redlands, California. Sisters Mary Faye Hellman, Terry Maher and Margo Young represented the Congregation in receiving Sister LaKesha’s vows.
Originally from Lorain, Ohio, Sister LaKesha entered the Sisters of the Precious Blood in 2016 and made her first vows in 2018. She holds a bachelor’s degree in health care management and a master’s degree in early childhood education. Currently she teaches fourth grade at St. Adelaide Academy in Highland, California, and lives in community with Precious Blood Sisters in Redlands.
Top, the prayer service with Sister Hortensia del Villar, SAC, with Sisters Terry, LaKesha, Mary Faye and Margo; bottom, Sisters Hortensia, Mary Faye, LaKesha, Terry and Margo; contributed photos.