Monday, March 29, 2010

Sister Mariella Frye, MHSH

Notice sent by Lee from NCCL's National Office:

It is with a sense of both sadness and deep gratitude for her work and ministry that I announce the death of Sister Mariella Frye MHSH.

Sister Mariella Frye MHSH, a member of the Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart, died on March 26 at The Villa in Baltimore County. Born and raised in. Washington, D.C., she joined the Mission Helpers Community in 1949.

She held diocesan positions in the field of religious education, and in 1973, the U.S. Conference of Bishops named her Associate Project Director of the National Catechetical Directory. She led a committee that studied the status of women in the Church, and was the first woman advisor to the U.S. delegation to the International Synod of Bishops in Rome.

In 1995, Maryland's Bishop P. Francis Murphy awarded her the Archdiocesan Medal of Honor. She was a leader in the Catechetical field. Sr. Angela Ann Zukowski, MHSH, D.Min. said this of Sr. Mariella, “She modeled the role for women in the Church and was in high esteem by Church leaders and all in the pastoral field.”

Her funeral is today, March 29, 11:00 AM at The Villla in Baltimore, Maryland. Condolences can be addressed to the Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart, 1001 W. Joppa Rd., Baltimore, MD. 21204.

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