Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic (MM)
75th Profession
Sister Mary Grace Krieger
Birthplace: St. Louis
Entrance: 1948
First profession: 1951
Final profession: 1954
Education: Bachelor’s in education, Harris Teachers College in St. Louis, 1946
Master’s in adult education, Boston University, 1971
Service in the archdiocese: Executive secretary and director of the Catholic Commission of the Handicapped (now the Catholic Office of Disability Ministry), educating for self-determination, inclusion and understanding, St. Louis, 1980-91
Service outside the archdiocese:
Elementary school teacher, Manila, Philippines, and assistant high school principal in Jimenez, Philippines, 1951-61
Assistant novice mistress in New York and Massachusetts, 1964-69
Supervising six community organizers in school and communications programs in African-American areas of Boston, Massachusetts, 1969–73
Organized chancery office and assisted in the formation of a new religious community, Nigeria, 1976
Organizational consultant at an African-American school and coordinator of an education program for the Dallas Association of Mentally Challenged Citizens, Dallas, Texas, 1977
Director of Maryknoll Mission Archives, 1991-96
Certificate of archives administration from the National Archives and Records in Washington, D.C, 1991
Active in the Maryknoll Affiliate Group and in Pax Christi, Yonkers, New York, 2007
Retired to the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, New York, where she continues to be active in Pax Christi and doing projects for the Congregation, 2012-present
About Sister Mary Grace Krieger: Sister Mary Grace is a wonderful missioner with a kind personality. Very committed and dedicated to her students, always remembering them even after retiring. She is also very committed to her fellow Maryknoll Sisters, loves to plan activities and parties.
Sister Rose Andree Krieger
Birthplace: St. Louis
Entrance: 1948
First profession: 1951
Final profession: 1954
Education: Bachelor’s in Education, Harris Teachers College, 1945
Service in the archdiocese: Volunteer at St. Mary Magdalen Parish and kindergarten teacher in St. Louis Public Schools, St. Louis, 1945-51
Service outside the archdiocese: Parish schools for the poor, adult catechetics teacher in Chile, 1951-76
Mission awareness programs in many parishes and schools in the U.S., 1976-80
Catechism and pastoral work in Salamanca, Chile, 1980-92
Volunteer work in a Hispanic parish, religious education in public schools and home visiting, Waterbury, Connecticut, 1993-2002
Care for the sick as a member of the pastoral care team, Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, New York, 2002-10
Retired to the residential care unit at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, New York, 2010-present
About Sister Rose Andree Krieger: Sister Rose Andree is a very devoted, kind and humble person, totally dedicated to the commitment to Christ’s mission. She is gentle in her relationships with others, especially looking out for those in need. She was one of the second group of sisters sent to Chile. After serving happily in parish schools for the poor for two decades, she became involved in training adults in catechetics. With a team of dedicated catechists, including many couples, they developed a real Christian community and assumed more and more responsibility in the parish.
80th Profession
Sister Ann Carol Brielmaier
Birthplace: St. Louis
Entrance: 1943
First profession: 1946
Final profession: 1949
Education: Bachelor’s in geography and English, Hong Kong University, 1951
Service outside the archdiocese: Studied Cantonese in Wuzhou and taught English, sewing, and Gregorian chant to Chinese Sisters at a Maryknoll-associated Novitiate, Wuzhou, China, 1947
Placed under house arrest Communist government with other Maryknoll Sisters, China, 1949-51
Sixth-grade teacher, China, 1955
Continued studies in the Philippines
Director of a student hostel at Chinese University, Hong Kong, 1965
Principal at Maryknoll secondary schools, 1956-68
Hospitality coordinator, Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, New York, 1968-90
Director of a pastoral center in Macau, 1990-94
Worked in Maryknoll’s West Coast Promotion Office, Maryknoll Retirement Home, Monrovia, California, 1994-2000
Retired, Maryknoll Retirement Home, Monrovia, California, 2000-12
Retired, Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, New York, 2012-present
About Sister Ann Carol Brielmaier: Sister Ann Carol is a cheerful, but reserved woman with an earnest desire to spread the love of God. As the director of a pastoral center in Macau, she sought to help the poor in their struggle to acquire necessary assistance from charities and government agencies.