Sr. Francis Bangert, OSF, celebrates 70 years of ministry

Sr. Francis Bangert, OSF, is marking 70 years of ministry following her entry into the Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Cross.

Sr. Bangert entered the Bay Settlement convent on September 5, 1955, after graduating from St. Francis Xavier Cathedral. She attributed her vocation to her Catholic education at St. Francis Xavier Catholic School in De Pere and St. Joseph Academy in Green Bay. She noted that the influence of her teachers, Sr. Leora and Sr. Herman Joseph, and a retreat led by Norbertine Fr. Blaise Peters helped shape her decision to join the order.