Ministry update - Sr. Mary Fran Michalec

Sister Mary Frances Michalec begins her day with prayer and meditation asking for God’s blessing on all she will do each day. This has led her many places during her life of ministry, but all roads seem to pull her back home – to St. Ludmila parish.

After high school she entered the Notre Dame Sisters in Omaha, the same order that actually started St. Ludmila Parish in Cedar Rapids and soon began a career teaching.

In 2013, she received a call from her home parish asking if she would consider returning to St. Ludmila as a Pastoral Minister. She has been here ever since and loving the ministries she has been assigned.

Some of her current responsibilities include coordinating the monthly Wisdom Generation potluck for the older parishioners. They often have a speaker come in to impart “wisdom” on a topic that may concern them like estate planning or elder care. This group has helped the parish in many ways too, filling Easter Eggs for the annual Easter Egg hunt or helping with the church mailings or just having fun playing Bingo.

At 86 years old she can’t imagine what she would do if she were to retire, so she isn’t thinking about that now. She will continue to ask God for daily guidance and the Holy Spirit to be with her in each encounter during the day. She is thankful to God for the many blessings He has given her during her ministries. She knows that He guides her and no matter where that next road leads, the strong indication is, it will lead her right back home – to St. Ludmila. https://notredamesisters.org/news/all-roads-lead-home-a-ministry-update/