Mary and Melvin are very special people, and faithful supporters of the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand. When asked, they were open to the idea of encouraging others to support the sisters, but they didn’t want the message to be about them. So, at their request, we’re using just their first names. 

Mary was born on the feast of St. Benedict, which was just the beginning of her Benedictine connection. She attended St. Benedict Grade School in Evansville, where she was taught by Benedictine sisters. She went on to Academy Immaculate Conception (later Marian Heights Academy), the girls high school operated by the Ferdinand Benedictines for 130 years.

Mary cherished the education she received at the Academy, and she credits the Sisters of St. Benedict for helping make her the person she is today.

She says she has seen firsthand the many ways that the sisters have helped people in the area and the good that they accomplish through their ministries.

Mary and her husband Melvin believe that the work of the sisters is important and vital, and needs to continue. That belief prompted them, when they were updating their will, to name the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, Indiana, Inc., as a beneficiary of their estate. Now they have the assurance that they will be supporting the sisters’ ministry of caring long after they are gone.

If you, too, would like to see the sisters’ good works continue, you can help make that possible with your planned gift.