Sister Marie Gipprich, IHM - IHM Conference Center Director
Sister Marie Gipprich taught in secondary schools in the Philadelphia and Allentown dioceses. For over twenty years Sister worked as Pastoral Assistant/DRE in various parishes where her ministry included directing retreats, coordinating adult faith formation programs and overseeing the parish religious education programs. She now serves as Director of the IHM Conference/Retreat Center in Bryn Mawr, PA.
Sister Marie Gipprich, IHM - IHM Conference Center Director
Sister Marie Gipprich taught in secondary schools in the Philadelphia and Allentown dioceses. For over twenty years Sister worked as Pastoral Assistant/DRE in various parishes where her ministry included directing retreats, coordinating adult faith formation programs and overseeing the parish religious education programs. She now serves as Director of the IHM Conference/Retreat Center in Bryn Mawr, PA.
Sister Catherine Kaporch, IHM
Sister Catherine spent many years as a Theology teacher and counselor in the secondary schools. She is a certified spiritual director and directs retreats for religious and lay. Sister Catherine currently ministers at the IHM Conference/Retreat Center in Bryn Mawr, PA
Sister Janice Urbanec, IHM
Sister Janice Urbanec’s ministry has included teaching theology in secondary schools in Philadelphia and Northern Virginia. She has been involved in adult Pastoral Ministry in Virginia and New Jersey, including Adult Faith Formation, coordinating parish Bereavement Ministry, leading RCIA teams, and preparing those desiring to become Catholic. Sister is a trained spiritual director from the Shalem Institute in Washington, DC.
Sister Janice Urbanec’s ministry has included teaching theology in secondary schools in Philadelphia and Northern Virginia. She has been involved in adult Pastoral Ministry in Virginia and New Jersey, including Adult Faith Formation, coordinating parish Bereavement Ministry, leading RCIA teams, and preparing those desiring to become Catholic. Sister is a trained spiritual director from the Shalem Institute in Washington, DC.
Sister Beth Woodward, IHM
Sister Beth Woodward taught religion in high school for 40 years in both Pennsylvania and Virginia and was involved in various retreat programs at these high schools. Sister continues to give various conferences and retreats and now also takes care of the food service for our guests at the IHM Conference Center in Bryn Mawr, PA.
Sister Rita Marotta, IHM
Sister Rita taught in elementary school for 17 years before becoming a Principal for another 24 years. Sister then spent 7 years working in the area of Development for the schools in the parishes in which she resided. Another two years were spent as an Administrator in the Adult Literacy Center in West Philadelphia, while also working on websites and brochures for both the Literacy and Conference Centers. Sister joined the Conference Center as a full time member in 2018, and enjoys photo taking and keeping the website updated, as well as completing brochures, flyers, the monthly e-newsletter and whatever comes along that helps us keep in touch with our guests.