She was the originator of the kindergarten program at St. Felicitas School in Chicago in the 1940s. and is one of the founding members of the Catholic Kindergarten Association. She served in ministry to migrant farmworkers in the Yakima Valley of the State of Washington from 1971 to 1974 in the areas of adult basic education. prayer ministry and religious education for adults and children. Sister Mary Jane also served in ministry to migrant farm workers in Michigan. organizing safe. developmental. and nurturing day care programs for children of migrant workers to protect them from unsafe conditions in the fields. Sister Mary Jane has continued in the tradition of the sisters. servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. who in the spirit of their founder. desire to be everywhere when they see so many needs and have given dedicated service since 1845 to Gods people.*