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Name of Congregation: Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist
Active or contemplative: Active
What is the timeframe your congregation has served the Diocese of Arlington?
2006
What type of ministry does your congregation carry out in the Diocese of Arlington?
- Respect Life of the Diocese
- Office of Canonical Affairs
- Manager of St. Rose of Lima Priests' Retirement Villa
- Montessori education/teachers
- Nursing Innova Fairfax
- Youth Ministry
- Religious Education
- Professor at Notre Dame Graduate School of Christendom College
- Assistant Administration to Bishop Loverde
Describe the charism of the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist:
At the heart of all of our professions within the community is the respect of the human person. Our charism is to be a body of hope in the secular society working side by side with God's people. We have a strong charism to uphold the teachings of the Church and its authority.
"It is a particular mission of our Community to consistently and constantly work towards the collaboration of all three ministries within the Church -- the ministry of ordained priesthood, the ministry of religious life and the ministry of the lay faithful." - Customs of the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist
Institutions in the Diocese of Arlington served by the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist?
- Siena Academy Catholic Montessori School - elementary teacher and Head of School
- St. Philip's Catholic Parish - religious education and youth ministry
- Chancery: Office of Canonical Affairs, St. Rose of Lima Priests' Retirement Villa, Nursing Inova Fairfax Hospital. Coordinator of the Respect Life Office 2006-2016.
- Catholic Charities of Arlington: Marriage and family counseling 2006-2016
Religious from your congregation who served for a significant amount of time in the Diocese of Arlington:
- Sister Judith Gebelein, 2006-present, nurse at Inova Fairfax Hospital
- Sister Timothy Prokes, 2006-2009, professor at Notre Dame graduate school, spiritual direction, and author of books on body theology.
- Sister Janet Siepker, St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Montessori School, elementary teacher 2006-2008; head of school 2010-2012; head of school 2019-present.
- Sister Renee Merek, executive assistant, Office of the Bishop, September 2008-September 2018; Archivist, Diocese of Arlington, October 2018-December 2019.
- Sister Paula Jean Miller, Office of Canonical Affairs, 2019-present.
- Sister Lucia Treanor, English professor, Trinity College (DC), January 2021; professor of English, Catholic University of America, 2021-present.
- Sister Mary Kolbe Heffern, Montessori teacher at St. Catherine of Siena Academy, July 2021-present.
- Sister Marie Benedict Elliott, youth minister, St. Philip Catholic Church, August 2021-present.
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