60th First Profession
Sister M. Christine Crowder
Birth name: Barbara Ann Crowder
Birthplace: St. Louis
Entrance: 1963
First profession: 1966
Final profession: 1971
Education: Bachelor’s in nursing, Saint Louis University 1976
Master’s in spirituality, Notre Dame Institute, 1980
Service in the archdiocese: Director of nursing, Mother of Good Counsel Home, St. Louis, 1989-96
Administrator and local superior, Mother of Good Counsel Home, St. Louis, 2014-20
Service outside the archdiocese: Nursing supervisor, St. Anthony’s Health Center, Alton, Illinois, 1976-81 and 1988-89
Volunteer coordinator, St. Anthony’s Health Center, Alton, Illinois, 2020-25
Postulant director, junior director, local superior, provincial administration, St. Francis Convent, Alton, Illinois
About Sister M. Christine Crowder: Favorite quote: “Jesus, I trust in thee.”
Sister M. Christine Crowder died June 2.
