Date of Birth: 
Wednesday, October 16, 1912
Date of Death: 
Sunday, July 1, 2007
Relationship to the Society: 
RSCJ

While Chris was at the provincial house (assisting the provincial treasurer) at Greenwich, a proposal was submitted to the province asking for five volunteers to work with the poor in New York City. Chris felt called to respond and was one of the members of the new 49th Street community in "Hell's Kitchen" in September, 1975. She worked in East Harlem with Elizabeth Cavanaugh at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School. A year later, when the school merged with Holy Rosary, she joined the staff of Covenant House. She intended to be a volunteer, but the founder, Fr. Bruce Ritter, put her on the payroll.  She insisted that she did not want to do bookkeeping, but counseling of the runaway kids who came there. In this capacity, her kind, open, and reflective manner was her special gift. For part of that time she worked in the Mother-Child unit, assessing the needs of residents and their possibilities. She worked at Covenant House for seventeen years and it was the best time in her life.