75th Entrance
Sister Celine Maasen
Education: Bachelor’s in arts, Harris Teachers College.
Service in the archdiocese: Teacher, North American Martyrs School, Florissant, 1959-61
Teacher, Ascension School, Normandy, 1962
Teacher, St. John School, Imperial, 1965-68
Teacher, Mary Queen of the Universe School, Lemay, 1976-81
Cook, Mount Providence, Normandy, 1954-58
Maintenance, Mount Providence School, Normandy, 1982-91
Housekeeping, YWCA homeless shelter, St. Louis, 1994-96
Suite keeper, Embassy Hotel, Bridgeton, 1997-2003
Church and school maintenance, St. Ann Church, Normandy, 2004-15
Service outside the archdiocese: Teacher, Madison, Illinois, 1953; Tipton, Missouri, 1963-64; Westchester, Illinois, 1969; Granite City, Illinois, 1970-72; Madison-Venice, Illinois, 1973-75; Shreveport, Louisiana, 1981
Retirement at Evergreen Place Supportive Living in Alton, Illinois, where she crochets hats and scarves for the poor.
About Sister Celine Maasen: Sister Celine Maasen entered religious life from St. Stanislaus in Jefferson City, Missouri. She credits her 8th grade teacher, Sister Mary William Haug, for greatly influencing her decision to become a sister. She says of her time working at the Embassy Hotel, “That was very exciting and I showed many people how we lived and what we stood for.” Self-described as fun loving and a bird lover, Sister Celine enjoys word-search-and jigsaw puzzles, doing crafts, playing cards and listening to the Cardinals ballgames. When reflecting on what is the most important to her within the charism of the community or how she sees herself living out her charism, she says, “I love to do things for the poor (getting things for them to use or eat). I trust in Divine Providence for all the things that happen in my life.”
