{"id":1156,"date":"2023-10-04T13:11:48","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T17:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communityfoodprogram.org\/?p=1156"},"modified":"2023-10-04T13:24:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T17:24:29","slug":"remembering-sister-marita-jean-mccormick-ihm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communityfoodprogram.org\/?p=1156","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Sister Marita Jean McCormick, IHM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Community Food Program celebrates the life of Sister Jean, who passed away on September 30th.\u00a0 Sister Jean was a dear friend of many of us who worked with her.\u00a0 She was the founder of the Theresa Maxis Center, which was a mission of the Immaculate Heart Mary sisters in Southwest Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p>Sister Jean always said her mission was to \u201cmeet the people and take care of their needs.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0That she did by\u00a0 working with clients on their resumes for jobs, getting them ready for the GED, teaching computer classes, offering spiritual counseling, and most of all, providing\u00a0 food and clothing to all.\u00a0 She was the heart and soul of the center!<\/p>\n<p>We are grateful for all that Sister Jean taught us about representing \u201cthe Church\u201d to all the people we meet.\u00a0 Well done good and faithful servant!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The Community Food Program celebrates the life of Sister Jean, who passed away on September 30th.\u00a0 Sister Jean was a dear friend of many of us who worked with her.\u00a0 She was the founder of the Theresa Maxis Center, which was a mission of the Immaculate Heart Mary sisters in Southwest Philadelphia. 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