August 5, 2004

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Archdiocese welcomes Sister Betty Larson, OSB

        The Archdiocese of Portland welcomes Sister Betty Larson, OSB, as the Catholic Schools Assistant Superintendent for Personnel. Sister Betty comes to the western Oregon after serving in the New Ulm Diocese in Minnesota as Director of Catholic Schools for thirteen years.

        Sister Betty Larson is a member of the Benedictine Sisters of St. Benedict Monastery in St. Joseph, MN. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from the College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN, and a Master’s degree in Private School Administration from the University of San Francisco. She has participated in several additional educational experiences including two summers with National Science Foundation Grants, two summers with the Spiritual Growth in Leadership Program at Boston College, and an Educational Law Symposium.

        She was an elementary teacher in the St. Cloud Diocese for 12 years, and served as a principal in five elementary schools in the St. Cloud and New Ulm dioceses. Sister Betty wrote and distributed the Sharing Our Faith Time Program (SOFT), which is a weekly liturgy study for all Sundays and feasts in the school year. She published in Today’s Catholic Teacher the Catholic School Resource Guide, developed as a study guide for the document The Catholic School, and developed a videotaped program for use by parish education committees.

        Sister Betty enjoys music and various crafts for relaxation. “I am very happy to be here,” said Sister Betty. She began her duties here on August 2nd. Archdiocesan Superintendent, Robert Mizia, said, “I am very pleased that Sister Betty has found her way from Minnesota to Oregon along the Oregon Trail. She is a gracious person and a great Catholic school administrator who brings a wealth of religious faith in the Benedictine tradition, as well as knowledge and skill that will greatly benefit Catholic education in the archdiocese. She’s a fine addition to the Department of Catholic Schools.”
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