Date of Birth: 
Thursday, December 24, 1936
Relationship to the Society: 
RSCJ

In September, 1975, I joined the staff of St. Rita Parish in Detroit, at the invitation of the Archdiocese, and of the Parish, for a 10 month pilot project as "Prayer Minister." I was living at Ephpheta House of Prayer at the time, as was Oonah Ryan, and we were part of a Prayer Ministry team serving laity in the Archdiocese with days and evenings of prayer, catechesis, and living a regular rhythm of prayer and sharing in the house of 7 rscj. We discerned as a group who would respond to the Archdiocesan invitation, and Barbara Bireley and I offered to go where the Worship Office would send us. (To read more about Ephpheta House and other inner-city ministries in Detroit click on the links under Rosie's picture.)

Organization or Ministry: 

Ephpheta House/St. Rita's Parish and other inner-city ministries in Detroit

Duration of ministry: 
September 1975 until May 1996
Type of Ministry: 
Affiliated with the institutional church (Catholic Charities, Archdiocese, Parish…)
Collaborative effort (with other religious or secular groups)
Corporate Ministry (i.e more than one RSCJ Involved)
Categories of Ministry: 
Direct service to those in need
Efforts to empower the laity
City: 
Detroit
State/Province: 
Michigan
Country: 
USA
Names of other RSCJ involved: 
Rose Quilter, Oonah Ryan, Barbara Bireley, Ann Conroy, Marie Lufkin