M.C. Hope

M C Hope (Sister M. Bernard, RSM) On March 7, 2021, Hope, 84, passed on to a new and splendid life with her God and the loved ones who have gone before her. The first-born child of Therese and Thomas L'Esperance (now deceased) was soon introduced into the Community of Faith at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington, VT.  She was given the name of Alice Marie. Her formal education was directed by the Sisters of Mercy at the Cathedral Grammar and High School, as well as at Trinity College of Burlington. Upon retirement, due to illness, she eventually took up her abode at North Barre Manor, a place she had grown to love and appreciate.  There she was known as M C Hope (a personal reference to Mercy and Compassion). During Hope's lifetime, in addition to teaching in Catholic schools in Burlington, Middlebury and Barre, under the name of Sister Mary Bernard, she pursued many hobbies, among them were reading, puzzles, crafts, water aerobics, and crewel embroidery. She is survived by many...