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Makes profession of vows

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Sister June Benedicta Bell made her first profession of vows on Aug. 6 at Father of Mercy Chapel in Toronto at the motherhouse of her community, the Franciscan Sisters, Third Order Regular of Penance of the Sorrowful Mother. She made vows at a Mass celebrated by Bishop Jeffrey Monforton of the Catholic Diocese of Steubenville. She professed the three vows of chastity, poverty and obedience for one year, a commitment that will be renewed for about five successive years before she makes her perpetual profession. A native of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., she is the daughter of the late John W. and Natalie M. Bell and entered the Franciscan Sisters in 2015. In 2019, she will move to Heart of Mary House of Prayer and Service, a mission house that serves the poor in downtown Steubenville. There she will serve at the diocesan thrift store and emergency food bank, Samaritan House and at LAMP, a bimonthly soup kitchen.

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