Martha Ministry Stories
Ministry engages Sisters of St. Martha in concrete service that flows from the Mission of Jesus. Their mission as Marthas calls them to hear, embrace, and respond to the cries of Gospel Hospitality. Service can be expressed in many forms, such as prayer, suffering, pastoral, spiritual, educational and social, to name some. In their service, Sisters strive to offer a quality of presence that facilitates the development of persons.
Some of the current ministries Marthas serve are:
- Spiritual & Religious Care & Direction
- Parish Ministry
- Visiting Seniors
- Wellspring Centre
- University Chaplaincy Service on various Boards
- Advocacy for Social & Ecological Justice
- Poverty Reduction
- Mindfulness Training/Clinical Counselling
- Prayer Ministry
- Service in food banks & soup kitchens
- First Nations Education
- Adult Education & Community Development
- Adult Faith Development
- Ministry of Presence
Sr. Lucy MacNeil and Sr. Stella Chafe
MINISTRY OF PRESENCE
Sister Lucy MacNeil and late Sister Stella Chafe were the last Marthas to minister in Inverness. They had been missioned there after they already retired from their professional teaching careers. Their service in Inverness evolved over the years to become, in the final years, ‘the ministry of presence’ – the service of just being there for people.
Sr. Anne Coady
SOCIAL WORK MINISTRY
Sr. Anne Coady devoted her Religious Life to teaching and doing social work at different institutional settings. A welcoming presence to everyone, she always loved people.
Sr. Marie Thérèse Richard
HOMEMAKING MINISTRY
Sr. Marie Thérèse Richard's ministry life has been about hospitality in a literal sense but also about Gospel Hospitality – having an open heart to others.
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Sr. Marion Sheridan
JUSTICE MINISTRY
“I think I live on the edge. I think the edge for me is there is always something new you can learn. There is no end! I think that gives me energy!”