Talk:St Anne's Guest Home

Questions

I've taken the sources I have so far and started a draft, but I've still got a lot of questions I'd like to see the article answer before it gets moved to mainspace.

1. Can we find some sort of news report or obituary of Sister Mary Murphy? Evidence that such a person did exist and did throw herself from the bell tower? Rumors of hauntings are just rumors and often made up- did this person really exist?
2. How many years was building vacant between being a convent and being the current care facility?
3. More info needed on its founding - what problems was it meant to address, what inspired its existence, how were funds raised etc.?
4. Is there anything innovative, special, or remarkable about its care model? Does it do anything other residential care facilities don't? What makes it special?

We also need a few more in depth 3rd party sources to demonstrate notability. This is far from ready. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 21:01, 7 December 2016 (UTC)

I've made some additions to it and gone ahead and moved it to mainspace. I'd still prefer to see some additional 3rd party sources. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 17:01, 20 January 2017 (UTC)

There is still a lot of confusion between the two locations (the former one by the river and the present one now - near the Salvation Army). There is no bell tower at the current location so the story of a haunted bell-tower is not accurate. Here is the history, "in a nutshell." St. Michael's Hospital ceased to be used as a hospital. In 1952, the sisters at St. Anne's in Fargo were asked to relocate up to Grand Forks, turning the former hospital into a new "St. Anne's." In the early '80s, the fire marshal told them the building could no longer meet code. Thus, they moved to the current location (524 N. 17th St.), making some renovations and also adding another wing, which would hold the subsidized housing (HUD) apartments. This building had been a convent for Sisters who taught at the area catholic schools. The title of this article should really be "St. Anne's Guest Home," not "Saint Anne's Guest Home." Officially, "Saint" is not spelled out; it is always abbreviated in legal documents, etc., for St. Anne's. Stannesguesthome (talk)Sr. Christina / stannesguesthome

St. Anne's has updated its mission statement to better reflect the home's mission of service. "Our mission at St. Anne’s is to provide a safe, caring, and family-like home for our residents. Inspired by St. Francis, we strive to serve each person who comes to us as we would Christ. We welcome those who come to us from various backgrounds, treating them with love and dignity while providing for their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.

St. Anne’s strives to embody the gospel message in accord with the “Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services” given by the U.S. Council of Catholic Bishops." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.169.219.246 (talk) 18:24, 29 April 2019 (UTC)