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In January, 40 students arrive at St. Mary's Young Ladies' Academy. In April, Josette Godfroy-Smyth, a widow, enters the community. 1847 Fr. Gillet is recalled to First wooden convent is built, financed primarily by Redemptorists. 1855 Redemptorists leave Sisters open St. Michael, a school for German children, in First mission beyond 1856 Orphans are brought into the convent to be cared for by the sisters. 1857 Bishop Lefevere of
1858 Mother Theresa opens 1859 Bishop Lefevere deposes Mother Theresa, sending her to 1860 1861 Sisters open their first school in 1862 Sisters open their first school outside 1866 Construction of first brick Motherhouse begins. 1867 Sisters open St. Anthony Orphanage in 1876 A Normal School for the education of the IHM Sisters is established at the Motherhouse. 1879 1892 Mother Theresa Maxis dies at Father Louis Gillet dies in 1899 River Raisin to IHMs.
Father Edward Joos dies. IHMs return to self government. 1905 New Academy building erected in First college classes offered at 1906 Practice of sending some IHM postulants to 1910 Four-year college degree program established at St. Mary's College and Academy in 1914 St. Mary's confers first bachelor of arts degree.
1918 The Hall of the Divine Child, a school for boys, opens in 1920 IHM Constitutions receive Papal approval. Sisters vote for the first time in national and state elections. Proposal to close private parochial schools defeated in 1922 Land is purchased and plans begin to move Back to top Sisters open their first school, St. Felicitas, in 1924 St. Mary Farms provide economic stability for the congregation. 1927 1929 Father Gillet's remains brought from 1931-32 New Motherhouse/Academy built. 1941 1945 Sisters celebrate the centennial of their founding. 1948 First mission outside continental No Greater Service, a history of the congregation by Sr. Rosalita Kelly, is published. 1950-53 Sisters open schools in 1952 1959-60 Sisters open two high schools for girls; Marian, in 1962 Liguori Hall, a retirement residence, is built as a wing of the Motherhouse. 1965 Four sisters help form the Detroit-Recife Mission Team to work with the poor in 1966 Religious habit is modified. 1969 IHMs send three sisters to 1970 Visitation House of Prayer opens in Proposal C passes in Many parochial schools close. 1972-76 Sisters open missions in 1977 IHM Associate program begins. 1983-85 Sisters open missions in 1988 1995 Sesquicentennial of the founding celebrated in
1997 Haiti Outreach Project to support education in
Building Sisterhood, a feminist history of the Congregation written by sister-members of the Claiming Our Roots (COR) Project group, is published. 1998 Glenda Price, Ph.D., becomes Marygrove's new president and the first African-American laywoman to hold the office.
2000 A Compelling Vision, the history of IHM overseas missions by Sister 2000-2003 Earth-friendly methods and materials are used to renovate the Motherhouse into a model of sustainable living, earning several national, regional and state awards. 2001 IHMs join with other religious communities to co-sponsor Our Lady of Guadalupe Middle School for girls in 2003 River Raisin Institute is established. The independent, non-profit corporation's mission is "to serve as a sustainable learning community dedicated to respect, nurture, and promote the well-being of all of creation." Today The IHM Community of over 475 sisters and 115 associates actively ministers throughout the The Monroe IHM community shares a common origin with three other religious communities: the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary of Scranton; Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Immaculata; and the Oblate Sisters of Providence in
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