Meet Sister Maria Goretti Sodd, OSF
9/3/30
12/22/21
Toledo OH
1952
Ministries:
Sister taught grades 2-8 at O.L. Queen of Heaven School for 16 years, then transitioned to Principal, serving at Sts. Peter and Paul in Sandusky, St. Joe’s in Sylvania and then St. Aloysius in B.G. until 1988. She remained at St. Aloysius Parish as a Pastoral Associate until 1992. Back at the Motherhouse, she directed the Continuing Education Program at Lourdes from 1992-2001 and then Co-Directed the Associates for over a decade. She volunteered as a resident visitor at RCC and is now in her Third Age Ministry.
Sunny Side Up: Sister builds strong relationships with people the simple old-fashioned Franciscan way – with love. From her Lebanese family to her students, teachers and Sisters, she sees each interaction as a delightful opportunity to celebrate God’s gifts, through compassion, hard work, good food and, always, an abundance of laughter.
From left, Vincenz Meyer and Sister Maria Goretti Sodd, co-directors of the Associates program prior to Sister Roselynn taking over in 2011, Sister Karen Zielinski (seated), who became the co-director of the program on December 1, and Sister Roselynn.
