Sister Martha Ann Lauber, ASC,celebrated 65 years as a vowed member of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ on July 1, 2025, in the chapel of Benedictine Living Community at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, Belleville, IL. She made her first profession on July 1, 1960, and her final vows on July 1, 1965. She marked her anniversary with the Eucharist and a reception with the ASC community.
Sister Martha Ann was born in Sparta, IL, to Oliver and Martha (Klein) Lauber. She received her bachelor’s degree in Math/Physics from Webster University in St. Louis, MO, in 1966, and her master’s in the Corporate Ministry Program at St. Louis University in 1980. She also earned her certificate in Parish Ministry from Notre Dame University in South Bend, IN, in 1989.
Sister Martha Ann’s ministry focused on education and caregiving. She taught at both the elementary and secondary levels, including Sacred Heart in Dupo, IL, and Holy Family in Cahokia, IL, at the middle and junior high levels. She also served at Mater Dei High School in Breese, St. Teresa Academy in East St. Louis, both in IL, and St. Edmund High School in Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Religious Education was also one of Sister Martha Ann’s ministries. She worked part time at Xavier College Church in St. Louis, St. George School in New Baden, IL, and the parishes of Sacred Heart in Salem, and St. Patrick in Rolla, both in MO. She also ministered at Holy Trinity in Stonington, IL, and St. Stanislaus in Macon, IL.
Her caregiving ministry included Clementine Residence in Red Bud, the retirement home for the ASC senior sisters, St. Ann Home in Chester, and St. Clement (now Red Bud Regional) Hospital in Red Bud, all in IL. She served as a Certified Nurse Assistant at the Cardinal Ritter Senior Services Institute in St. Louis, and as a volunteer for residents of the San Luis Apartments nearby. She assisted residents at the McCormick Senior Living residence, helping them with necessary paperwork. Her final service as a tutor was with the St. Louis Public Schools Adult Basic Education Department.
Sister Martha Ann is currently Living Mission in Later Life at Benedictine Living Community.