Women of Faith · Week 3 · Grades 3–5
Guided Notes: St. Marianne Cope
- Name
- Date
- Class
Follow along as your teacher presents. Fill in each section when its slide is on the screen.
A working girl
Barbara Koob was born on January 23, blank 1, in Germany. When she was a baby, her family moved to Utica, New York. She was the oldest child.
When Barbara was in eighth grade, her father got sick. She left school and worked in a factory for nine years to support her family.
In blank 2, at age 24, she joined the Sisters of St. Francis in Syracuse. She took the name Marianne. Later she helped start two hospitals that welcomed everyone.
A letter from Hawaii
In 1883, a priest in Hawaii wrote a letter asking for help. People there were sick with blank 3, also called leprosy. The government forced them to leave their families and live far away.
More than blank 4 religious communities said no. Mother Marianne said yes. She wrote, “I am not afraid of any disease.”
She sailed to Hawaii with six sisters. In 1888 she moved to blank 5, on the island of Molokai. She planted flowers, started a choir, and taught girls to sew pretty dresses. She stayed for 35 years.
Words to know
Write what each word means.
| Word | What it means |
|---|---|
| Hansen’s disease | Write your answer |
| Kalaupapa | Write your answer |
| Outcast | Write your answer |
| Franciscan | Write your answer |
| Canonized | Write your answer |
Quick check
Why did Barbara leave school in eighth grade? Circle one.
- A Her family moved back to Germany
- B Her father got sick and the family needed her to work
- C She wanted to join the sisters right away
- D Her school closed and there was no other one nearby
Dignity or left out?
Marianne treated every person as someone made by God. Sort each action. Check one box for each.
| Item | Treats people with dignity | Leaves people out |
|---|---|---|
| Planting flowers where sick people live | ||
| Sending sick people away with no one to care for them | ||
| Inviting a new player to join your online game | ||
| Making a group chat to keep one classmate out | ||
| Opening a hospital that welcomes everyone | ||
| Posting a photo that makes fun of how someone looks |
Quick check
What did Mother Marianne do at Kalaupapa? Circle one.
- A She visited for a short time and went back to New York
- B She wrote a famous poem about the people there
- C She found the medicine that cures Hansen’s disease
- D She ran a home for girls and women and cared for the sick
Think, pair, share
Marianne cared for people everyone else stayed away from. Who gets left out at school or online today? What is one thing you could do?
Think: my idea before we talk
Sentence starters: “Someone who might feel left out is ...”“One thing I could do is ...”“Marianne shows me that ...”
Pair: something my partner said
Let us pray
“Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.”
Matthew 25:40
Lord Jesus, you are close to everyone who is sick or alone.
Give us hearts that are not afraid to care.
St. Marianne Cope, pray for us.
Amen.
My own prayer or intention:
Well done!
You know the story of St. Marianne Cope, who said yes when more than 50 groups said no.
One thing I learned today:
One question I still have:
Challenge: This week, notice one person who is left out, in class or in a game online, and invite them in.