- Birth Name: Janet Kay
- Current Name: Janet
- Religious Name: Mary Miguel
- Last Name: Schumacher
- Mother's Name: Philomena (Dosch) Schumacher
- Father's Name: Michael Schumacher
- Hometown: Ipswich, SD
- Entry Date: August 31, 1960
Education:
Ipswich Public High School, Ipswich, SD
1962 – Presentation Junior College, Aberdeen, SD – Associate Teaching Degree
1971 – Northern State College, Aberdeen, SD – Bachelor of Science Degree in Education
1974 – Lutheran Social Service, Rapid City, SD – CPE Training
1979 – Institute of Spiritual Leadership, Jesuit School of Theology, Chicago, IL – CPE Training
1981 – Loyola University, Chicago, IL – Master of Arts Degree in Pastoral Studies
Biography:
For 15 years, Sister Janet taught elementary school children in Catholic schools in Minnesota and South Dakota. For the last 35 years, she has been blessed to serve as a retreat director and spiritual director in Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio, California, New Mexico, Iowa and South Dakota. From 1981 to 1987, she served as Community Coordinator of Retreat/Spiritual Growth. She treasures 12 years as Chaplain for campus ministry Loyola University in Chicago, IL. Sister Janet was blessed as Spiritual Care Coordinator/Chaplain at June E. Nylen Cancer Center/Hospice of Siouxland, Sioux City, IA until 2016. She currently is a hospice volunteer with Hospice of Siouxland. She gratefully continues being a Spiritual/Retreat Director in Sioux City, IA and Aberdeen, SD.
1963-1966 – St. Mary, Willmar, SD – First Grade
1966-1968 – Holy Spirit, Mitchell, SD – First Grade
1968-1970 – St. Mary, Dell Rapids, SD – Second Grade
1970-1974 – Holy Family, Mitchell, SD – Second Grade
1974-1978 – Sacred Heart, Aberdeen, SD – Fourth and Sixth Grade
1978-1979 – St. Mary, Sioux Falls, SD – Fifth Grade
1981-1988 – Presentation Convent, Aberdeen, SD – Community Retreat Coordinator
1988-1989 – Mercy Retreat Center, Burlingame, CA – Internship and Staff Member
1989-2002 – Loyola University, Chicago, IL – Campus Ministry / Senior Chaplain
2002 – Sangre de Cristo Center, Santa Fe, NM – Associate Director
2003-2016 – June E. Nylen Cancer Center, Sioux City, IA – Spiritual Care Coordinator
2004-2010 – Hospice of Siouxland, Sioux City, IA – Contingent Chaplain and Spiritual Director with Busy Student Retreats on SD campuses
2010 – Coordinator of the Worldwide PBVM Spirituality/Charism Retreat
2016-2021 – Hospice of Siouxland – Hospice Volunteer, Spiritual Director and Retreat Leader in Siouxland/Aberdeen areas