Religion
- Last Updated on Monday, 29 December 2014 18:19
It was an awe-inspiring night of mercy as Maria Vargo portrayed Sister Faustina in the St. Luke Production "Faustina, Messenger of Divine Mercy" at Serra Catholic High School in McKeesport on November 24.
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A group of Divine Redeemer Sisters and their General Superior, Sister M .Katarina, SDR and her secretary, Sister Bernadette, SDR from Rome, Italy, were in attendance. Making this trip possible was the collaborative effort of the officers of Jesus The Divine Mercy Foundation (JTDMF): Pat Polachek; president; Mary Jane Jurofcik, treasurer; Sister Jean Spatola, SDR, board member; Alice Steigerwald, webmaster; and Susan Marks, driver.
Actress Maria Vargo and her stage manager, Shalea Otto, were guests at Divine Redeemer Motherhouse for a few nights in between their performances at the Sisters of St. Joseph in Baden and Serra Catholic High School.
Photo: Following the performance, Maria holds the play's advertisement page found in JTDMF's unique fundraiser cookbook/prayer book, which strives to spread the message of The Divine Mercy, feeding the body and spirit of the reader. The book includes recipes from The Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy in Krakow, Poland. Also pictured is a group of Divine Redeemer Sisters with their General Superior, Sister M .Katarina, SDR and her secretary, Sister Bernadette, SDR from Rome, Italy.