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Pastoral Minister

Sister Mary Margaret was born in East Orange, NJ, and raised in Virginia in a family of eight children.

“I felt the call to Religious life in my heart when I was very young,” she says. “I just knew that God was calling me. Of course, I joined the IHM’s, who were my teachers. They attracted me by their prayerfulness, joyful spirit, creative hope and loving service (which I now recognize as our ‘charism’, but I didn’t know it then). I was also drawn to our South American missions, a ‘vocation within a vocation’ for me.”

Sister has taught elementary and secondary students and done Pastoral Ministry in both the United States and in Peru and Chile. In Raleigh, she will minister at St. Bernadette Church in Fuquay-Varina.

“My goal at St. Bernadette,” Sister says, “is to work together with the parishioners to deepen consciousness about the Mass, the treasure of our Faith; and the importance of spending time adoring Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. I will also help with Adult Faith Formation and share my keyboard talent with the Hispanic choirs.”

Asked about the convictions she brings to ministry, she does not hesitate. “I believe that we are in God’s Hands; this is His work. He is the Vine and we are the branches.

“Jesus is present for us until the end of time in the Eucharist; He guides us by His Word.

“We form the Body of Christ, offering our talents to serve Christ and each other. Each person has gifts and also untapped potential for good. And God continues calling men and women to His ministry.”

Finally, “Faith formation is of utmost importance for the future of our families, church and country.”