"As a Religious of the Sacred Heart, Sister [Mary] Brady was drawn to the suffering in the world and called to address the needs of children, women and the marginalized. Though a social worker at heart, her ministry began in the classrooms of the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich." "In 1976, she began her social service ministry as an outreach worker for Buffalo Catholic Charities. After earning a Master’s degree in social work in 1979, she joined St. John’s Center, in Albany, then served as a clinical social worker at the Northeast Parent and Child Society of Schenectady, New York."
"Sister Brady was a founding member of North Country Ministry, an outreach in Northern Warren County, New York, and served on the board for many years. A friend wrote, 'Her dream came true when she was able to serve as the social worker for NCM, living in the North Country for eleven wonderful years. Mary was always ‘on the side of the poor,’ advocating, interceding, encouraging, consoling, and always listening. The Babies Play Group, Toddler Garden, and Baby's Place are all Mary's initiatives, going strong and expanding to this day. Nothing stopped Mary. She was always faithful to her God, her community, family, friends, and those whom she served. Mary was a "news hound." If you wanted to get her hackles up, all you had to do was start a political argument! Otherwise, there was no one more loved or loving in Northern Warren County than Sister Mary Brady.'”
Quotations from obituary.
To learn more about Mary, click on the links underneath her picture.
