Mission in Tulita

10 Photos
Since 1979, Sister Celeste Goulet has been immersed in the life of the Dene community she serves in Tulita, NWT. As pastoral leader, she is present to the people since priests can seldom reach this remote location. She initiated a drop-in centre for youth, an Alcoholics Anonymous, and a day centre for the Elders. In 1981, she began a preschool program to prepare children for the school system and provide social skills. Children learn about their culture and language, and at times, interact with the Elders.
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Sister Mary Celeste Goulet and Dene children with construction paper St. Valentine’s Day cards.
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Felician Superior General Mother Mary Amadeus Lewicki (right) visiting with SM Celeste Goulet Fort Norman in 1986.
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Felician Sisters ministering in the Northwest Territories, Sister Mary Celeste Goulet, Sister Mary Vincent Bright, and Sister Mary Edward Recoskie pose next to the frozen Mackenzie River in 1979.
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Sister Mary Celeste Goulet with Sister Mary Edward Recoskie, two Felician missionary sisters in Fort Norman, NWT where Sister Celeste teaches preschool and is a pastoral minister.
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Mother Mary Amadeus Lewicka visited the mission in Fort Norman in 1986, where Sister Mary Celeste Goulet’s ministry includes Dene Elders who help her teach the Dene children their culture and traditions, including the use of the teepee dwelling in this photograph.
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General councilor Sister Mary Raymond Kasprzak and Sister MaryAnne Olekszyk at the Fort Norman airstrip in 1996. That same year, Fort Norman changed its name to “Tulita,” its original Dene name that means “where the waters meet.”
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Sitting on the steps of St. Theresa of Avila Church with the Dene community are Sister Mary Antonelle Dziechciarz, provincial minister of the Buffalo province, and Sister Mary Roselle Mistal, provincial minister of the Canadian province. The Dene Chief is third from left.
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This photo is of Sister Mary Barbara Ann Kemmerer from Immaculate Conception Province in Lodi, NJ, arriving in Fort Norman, NWT, to volunteer at a summer bible camp initiated by Sister Mary Celeste Goulet.
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Sister Mary Celeste Goulet, founder of the Sister Celeste Goulet Child Development Centre in Tulita, NWT, with children from the day care playing in the convent yard. The Church of St. Theresa of Avila is behind them.
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Preparing to travel to the Northwest Territories in 1979 were (l-r) an unnamed family member, Sister Mary Celeste Goulet, Sister Mary Edward Recoskie, Sister Mary Vincent Bright, and Holy Name of Mary Provincial Superior, Mother Mary Roselle Mistal.

Details

  • Date
    1979
  • Type
    Photo Group
  • Content Topic
    Holy Name of Mary Province - Toronto