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Like other religious congregations, the Mount St. Scholastica Monastery in Atchison, Kansas, has had to strictly limit visitors since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020. The separation has particularly difficult because hospitality is a key Benedictine value. (Courtesy of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison)
When I guide retreats for Benedictine Oblates those who like me who are lay associates of a monastery I often end by playing a song called You Will Be Found from the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen. The song has become an anthem of sorts for young people yearning for a sense of belonging. The lyrics also beautifully capture the Benedictine spirit of community.
Founding family
The Belleques â a blend of French Canadian voyageurs, Indigenous tribespeople and European migrants â are significant in the past, present and perhaps the future of Oregonâs church Frank Belleque and Maggie La Deroute were married in 1903 in St. Louis Church on French Prairie. Both were descendants of families with a mix of French Canadian and Indigenous heritage. 1/7/2021 12:39 PM
select Julienne and Cyprien Belleque pose with daughters Malvina and Josephine in the mid-1870s. Julienne would die in a fire at age 48, leaving Cyprien bereft and older children in the large family to look after one another.
Editor’s note: There are many family lines traced from pioneer fur trapper Pierre Belleque. This story explores one of them.
1945-2020
William N. âBillâ Jennewein, 75, of Yankton, South Dakota, passed away on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton from complications of COVID-19 virus.
A private family Mass of Christian Burial was held Wednesday, Dec. 16, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Yankton with the Rev. Fr. Larry Regynski as celebrant. Burial was at Sacred Heart Cemetery with military honors accorded by Ernest Bowyer VFW Post 791 Honor Guard and SDARNG Honor Guard.
Online condolences may be made at: www.opsahl-kostalfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home and Crematory in Yankton.
Bill was born April 19, 1945, in Olympia Washington to William P. and Evelyn (Bruning) Jennewein, both of Breda, Iowa. After his fatherâs discharge from the Army the family returned to Breda, where Bill attended elementary school and graduated from St. Bernard Catholic High School in 1963. During these years Bill was active in Boy Scou
William N. âBillâ Jennewein, age 75 of Yankton, SD passed away on Friday, December 11, 2020 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton from complications of the COVID-19 virus.
A private family Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Yankton with the Rev. Fr. Larry Regynski as Celebrant. Burial will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery with military honors accorded by Ernest Bowyer VFW Post #791 Honor Guard and SDARNG Honor Guard.
Visitation will be 4 to 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 15 at Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home and Crematory in Yankton, with masks required and social distancing practices to be observed. There will also be visitation for one hour prior to service time at the church on Wednesday.