Obituary for Sister Mary Fahy
Sister Mary Fahy (Sister Marie Noel) died peacefully on Wednesday, December 11, 2019. She was born on December 20, 1938.
She was the daughter of the late Bernard Fahy Sr. and Geraldine Girard Fahy. Sister Mary Fahy is survived by her 3 brothers and their spouses; Timothy and Lynn Fahy, Gerard and Catherine Fahy and Christopher and Carolyn Fahy as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by a brother, Bernard L.Fahy Jr.
She grew up in Rockville CT and attended St. Bernard School, where she first met the Sisters of Mercy. Inspired by their spirit of joy and service, she entered the Sisters of Mercy in 1958 and was a sister for 61 years.
She was a graduate of the Diocesan Teachers College, an affiliate of St. Joseph College (now) University, and received her master’s degree in counseling from Fairfield University, and a certificate from Institute for Spiritual Leadership, an affiliate of Loyola University in Chicago.
She taught in St. Mary School in Portland, St. Joseph School in Hartford, Mt. St. Joseph Academy in West Hartford, and St. Francis, New Haven, where she also served as Director of Religious Education.
She was the Pastoral Associate in Preston CT, Spiritual Director and Retreat Director at Mercy Center (now Mercy by the Sea) in Madison, CT, Associate Director in Wellsprings, an International Sabbatical Program for Christian Ministers in Glens Fall, NY, and Spiritual Director at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Belize City, Belize.
Upon her return from Belize, she pastored an Interfaith Community at The McAuley in West Hartford for 23 years until her retirement from there in 2016.
She continued her ministry in “listening to people’s sacred stories” and energy healing as a spiritual and retreat director.
She authored two books,The Tree That Survived the Winter and A Time for Leaving, which have been published in Spanish, Korean and Japanese. She has also written articles and plays which have been published in Today’s Parish and Religion Teachers’ Journal.
Among the many programs she has given during her career, she has especially enjoyed introducing people to the Enneagram, and its helpfulness in finding each person’s own path to spiritual transformation.
This gentle, compassionate, spiritual and creative woman will be deeply missed by all whose lives she touched. A deep love and gratitude for Sister Mary Fahy will live on in our hearts.
Calling hours are Monday, December 16, 2019, from 11-1:30 p.m. at Saint Mary Home, 2021 Albany Avenue, West Hartford, Connecticut, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial 1:30 p.m. in the Chapel.
Burial will follow immediately after Mass in Saint Mary Cemetery, West Hartford. Online condolences may be made at www.SheehanHilbornBreen.com
She was the daughter of the late Bernard Fahy Sr. and Geraldine Girard Fahy. Sister Mary Fahy is survived by her 3 brothers and their spouses; Timothy and Lynn Fahy, Gerard and Catherine Fahy and Christopher and Carolyn Fahy as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by a brother, Bernard L.Fahy Jr.
She grew up in Rockville CT and attended St. Bernard School, where she first met the Sisters of Mercy. Inspired by their spirit of joy and service, she entered the Sisters of Mercy in 1958 and was a sister for 61 years.
She was a graduate of the Diocesan Teachers College, an affiliate of St. Joseph College (now) University, and received her master’s degree in counseling from Fairfield University, and a certificate from Institute for Spiritual Leadership, an affiliate of Loyola University in Chicago.
She taught in St. Mary School in Portland, St. Joseph School in Hartford, Mt. St. Joseph Academy in West Hartford, and St. Francis, New Haven, where she also served as Director of Religious Education.
She was the Pastoral Associate in Preston CT, Spiritual Director and Retreat Director at Mercy Center (now Mercy by the Sea) in Madison, CT, Associate Director in Wellsprings, an International Sabbatical Program for Christian Ministers in Glens Fall, NY, and Spiritual Director at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Belize City, Belize.
Upon her return from Belize, she pastored an Interfaith Community at The McAuley in West Hartford for 23 years until her retirement from there in 2016.
She continued her ministry in “listening to people’s sacred stories” and energy healing as a spiritual and retreat director.
She authored two books,The Tree That Survived the Winter and A Time for Leaving, which have been published in Spanish, Korean and Japanese. She has also written articles and plays which have been published in Today’s Parish and Religion Teachers’ Journal.
Among the many programs she has given during her career, she has especially enjoyed introducing people to the Enneagram, and its helpfulness in finding each person’s own path to spiritual transformation.
This gentle, compassionate, spiritual and creative woman will be deeply missed by all whose lives she touched. A deep love and gratitude for Sister Mary Fahy will live on in our hearts.
Calling hours are Monday, December 16, 2019, from 11-1:30 p.m. at Saint Mary Home, 2021 Albany Avenue, West Hartford, Connecticut, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial 1:30 p.m. in the Chapel.
Burial will follow immediately after Mass in Saint Mary Cemetery, West Hartford. Online condolences may be made at www.SheehanHilbornBreen.com