50th First Profession

Sister Cathleen Marie Timberlake

Birth name: Cathleen Susan Timberlake

Birthplace: Orange, California

Entrance: 1967

First profession: 1970

Final profession: 1975

Education: Various community college courses

Service in the archdiocese: Postulant/novice, St. Louis Monastery, 1967-70

General councilor for the congregation, head-quartered at the St. Louis Monastery, 1986-90; 1994-2001

Service outside the archdiocese: Member, Tucson, Arizona, monastic community

Altar bread manager, Clyde, Missouri, monastery

Administrator, Our Lady of Rickenbach health care facility for elder sisters in Clyde, Missouri

About Sister Cathleen Marie Timberlake: Sister Cathleen Marie is the inspiration behind "Monastery Scents," which is a line of handcrafted soaps, lotions and other products that are sold nationally. She is a board member and past president of the Handcrafted Soap and Cosmetic Guild. She was also featured in the book, "Art of Soap," and chosen as one of Ingram’s business magazine’s "50 Missourians You Should Know" in 2017.