Sisters in Formation

Postulants

Miss Christina

Miss Christina

Christina grew up in Florida. She studied nursing at Franciscan University of Steubenville. After graduation, she worked as a counselor at the Women’s Care Center in Indianapolis, where she met our Sisters upon the suggestion of her pastor. Christina entered our community in September 2024.

Miss Natalie

Miss Natalie

Natalie met our sisters while studying at the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, IN. She grew up in Warsaw, IN. After graduating from USF, she worked there as an admissions counselor. She entered our community in September 2023.

Novices

Sister Mary Francis

Sister Mary Francis

Sister Mary Francis met our Sisters in grade school. She attended our discernment retreats and entered after graduating from Marian University with a degree in primary education. She is from Carmel, IN.

Junior Sisters

Sister Solana

Sister Solana

Originally from Columbus, Ohio, Sr. Solana met our Sisters while studying at the University of Cincinnati and entered in 2021. She professed her first vows in 2024 and has been assigned to serve as Assistant Director of Mission at Franciscan Health Munster and Dyer, seeking to deepen the Catholic identity and mission immersion among coworkers and patients within the hospitals.

Sister Josetta Rose

Sister Josetta Rose

Sr. Josetta Rose hails from Rochester, Minnesota, and met our Sisters while serving as a FOCUS Missionary at Ball State University. She entered in 2020 and professed her first vows in 2023. Sr. Josetta Rose served on the vocations team following her first vows and currently serves as Director of Mission in our healthcare system at Franciscan Health Munster and Dyer, where she brings her experience as a missionary to her coworkers and patients.

Sister Emmanuel

Sister Emmanuel

A Fort Wayne native, Sr. Emmanuel met our Sisters while studying nursing at the University of St. Francis and entered in 2019. She professed her first vows in 2022 and has been assigned to various roles within our healthcare system, including working as a nurse in the Emergency Department. Sr. Emmanuel currently serves at Franciscan Health Michigan City as the Director of Mission, seeking to bring our Catholic identity to every part of the hospital.

Sister Mary Amata

Sister Mary Amata

Sr. Mary Amata was raised in Floyds Knobs, Indiana, aka “the Promised Land.” She encountered our Sisters at the Ball State Newman Center and entered as a postulant in 2017. After professing first vows in 2020, she studied at Franciscan University of Steubenville, graduating in 2024 with degrees in business management and theology. Sr. Mary Amata currently serves as assistant vocations director.

Sister Mary Peter

Sister Mary Peter

Sr. Mary Peter is originally from Batesville, Indiana, where she worked as a middle school literature teacher for several years before entering our community in 2017. She professed her first vows in 2020 and has continued her passion for teaching and books in her assignments to teach at schools in Dyer and currently at St. Boniface School in Lafayette, Indiana.