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, By DONNA SWISSHELM Some years back, a relatively unknown nun in France came to international prominence due to her singing and composition of a song, and she was soon dubbed, “the singing nun.”
Though Sister Mary Ellen of the Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity Order of Nuns at the Annunciation Church, Kiln, has not received International notoriety over her activities, she is somewhat of a novelty when she carries out her "everyday duties.”
Sister Mary Ellen, who could quite easily be dubbed, “the golf cart driving nun” will leave the area tomorrow after 26 years to return to the Mother House in Philadelphia.
The “golf cart driving nun” has been somewhat of an odyssey since she could be seen for the past seven years driving her golf cart around Kiln to administer shots and take the blood pressure of area residents who could not i/'ways travel to her clinic.
Sister Mary Ellen,77, received her R.N. 35 years ago
SISTER MARY ELLEN HENEBERY OF THE HOLY CROSS M.S.B.T.
Birth November 27, 1897 Diet! Nov“"'1— ’
from the Holy Name of Jesus Hospital In Gadsen, Ala.
Seven years ago she told Father Canisius Hayes, who is now in Clermont Harbor, that • she “wished she had a horse or something” to traverse the community, since she did not know how to drive.
At this time, Father Hayes conceived the idea of a golf cart with a canopy top for Sister Mary Ellen to drive. The cart came complete with a horn from the old time Fords and a battery "for operational purposes.”
Since that time,	the
residents of Kiln have seen the sister driving her cart-and -have become quite accustomed to the sight, while visitors to the community are ■ somewhat stunned when they*; see her.
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"At first, people would look and say, ‘who and what IS' she?” said Sister Mary Ellen.
“Now the residents have become quite accustomed to me and wave when they see me coming, but the youngsters all say, ‘here comcs Sister in her hot rod!” she continued.
Sister Mary Ellen -ad-y ministers her medicinal1 services free to those who are 1 too poor to pay for it, but does " charge those who are able to pay.
“My day begins early in the morning after Mass and I try
to leave the clinic at 10:30 to begin my rounds.” She said she returns to the clinic at noon and tries “to leave again at 2 p.m. to finish my rounds and return again at 4 p.m.”
Her schedule is like this six days a week with the exception of Sunday. However, If she receives a call In the night, the sister is there to administer her work.
In her travels through the community, Sister Mary Ellen does not travel alone. Close behind, one can see a dog trotting along, a mixed breed of collie and German shepherd.
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The dog, named Cocoa, adopted the nuns after! Hurricane Camille and has, been with them since.
Each day as Sister Mary, Ellen sets our for her rounds, Cocoa follows close behind j and waits, by the cart for his master.
Not only is the I»rd her protector, but so is Cocoa.
Sister Mary Ellen says she hopes she is not retired permanently, but rather that she receives another mission somewhere else when she returns to the Mother House.
The people of Kiln seem to be quite sad over her
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oted one regular patient, |e's like part of our family -n’t know what we’ll do lout her.”
ister Mary Ellen will leave golf cart behind when she ims to the Mother House, in lopes that her replacement will perhaps carry on her work.
i Whatever, the sight of Sister Ma-jr Ellen driving her golf caji through the streets of Kih with Cocoa trotting not farj behind, will be greatly missed by those who so af-fedionately see her go by each daj.
Checking oldest citizen
Sister Mary Ellen checks the blood pressure of Kiln’s oldest citizen, Fred Curet, 88.
Pressure Check