Sr Mary Celestine Giertych CSSF
Lecturer
Sr Mary Celestine entered the congregation of St. Felix of Cantalice (Felician Sisters) in November 1957. Her achievements include the following: BA & MA (Ed.) in Administration from the University of Toronto and courses in Old and New Testament – Scripture Andragogy at the University of Toronto; Spiritual Direction program at Guelph, Ontario in the summer of 1971; and 30-day directed retreats in the summer of 1971, 1972 and 1974 including directing 6 to 8 day retreats for various groups or individuals throughout the years of 1971 up to the present day.
Sr Mary Celestine also participated with the Assisi Study Pilgrimage in October 1986 and the Sabbatical program in Theology at FISC in 1986 – 1987 along with a Franciscan Spiritual Direction Course also at the Franciscan International Study Centre in Canterbury in 2006.
She was also Provincial Minister of the Felician Sisters in Canada 1989-1994 and 2007 – 2009 and Vicar General of the Congregation of the Felician Sisters from 1994 – 2006 with Formation as the portfolio.
