Name: Sister Marie Benedict Elliott, F.S.E.
Position: Director of Youth Ministry
Parish: St. Philip
Office Phone: (703) 573-3808
Website: https://www.stphilipfc.org
Email: [email protected]
Youth Ministry Program Includes: Altar servers and sacristans, family work days, Women of the Word (high school girls' prayer group), weekly "Fellowship Fridays" middle school group, monthly high school events, diocesan WorkCamp and local parish service camp, service projects, field trips, and more!
History/Resume
In current position since: 2021
Active in Youth Ministry since: 2016
Favorites
Favorite Pastime: Gardening
Favorite Saint: Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Francis & St. Clare of Assisi, St. Joseph
Favorite Scripture: Colossians 3:1-17; Galatians 5:22-26; Romans 12:1-2
Why I work in Youth Ministry: After teaching high school for six years, I am excited to accompany youth in the journey of discovering more about the Lord, our faith, and one another.
About Me: I grew up at St. Mark Parish in Vienna, VA, and overseas, attended the University of Virginia, and worked in the DC area before entering the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist. I lived at our Community's Motherhouse in Connecticut for 10 years, where I completed formation to become a fully professed religious sister. During that time, I also taught classes and conducted campus ministry at an archdiocesan Catholic high school. Now in Falls Church, I divide my time between theological studies at the Catholic University of America and St. Philip Parish. I am privileged to accompany youth and families in the journey of drawing closer to Christ, the Church, and one another.
