Senior Adult Ministry: Who Is My Neighbor?
Wednesday 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Main Chapel
9:30am – 10:00am (Coffee social), 10:00am – 11:30am (Presentation + Q&A)
Location: Bellarmine Chapel
Join parishioners Mary Ann Roncker and Marie Hill at Bellarmine Chapel to explore this question in the parable of the Good Samaritan, through personal reflections and insights from current world events. Although registration is not required, it is helpful for planning and communication purposes.
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Marie Hill was raised in a Catholic family in Manchester, CT, the oldest of 7 children. At 17, she entered a religious order and stayed for 12 years. In both environments she was exposed to Catholic Social teaching. Marie married Brennan Hill in 1973. They raised 2 children and enjoyed 46 years together. Marie and Brennan were able to lead 17 pilgrimages all over the world, in an effort to learn about world religions and cultures. She was further shaped at Bellarmine by the Just Faith programs and most recently by involvement with St. Vincent de Paul. Pope Francis has said, “When we encounter another person in love, we learn something new about God.” Marie hopes to share some of her encounter experiences and invites each of you to share your own ideas and experiences during the program.
Mary Ann Roncker grew up in a large, traditional Catholic family and was the third oldest of eleven children. She has always been intrigued and interested in those outside the homogeneous society where she was raised. Mary Ann learned from an early age that she was given much, and she owed much back to the community. Initially, that took the form of volunteering during her high school years with the Dominican Sisters of the Sick Poor. Mary Ann’s involvement with the disability community was a natural outgrowth when she and her husband Bob became parents of their firstborn child, Neill, who has developmental challenges. For many years, Mary Ann was an advocate for him and others, especially in the area of education. Her interest in other communities evolved then to high school foreign exchange students, hosting students, and finding other families to do likewise. More than half Mary Ann’s life has been spent attending and learning from the Bellarmine community. It’s been a natural coming home for her, to be involved with St Vincent de Paul the last three years, and to get to know and love our neighbors in Evanston and Avondale that surround the “bubble” of Xavier University.
