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Clare Marie Beichner, SSJ
SisterBiography
Home parish: St. Michael, Fryburg, PA
Sister Clare Marie Beichner entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1978 from her home parish, St. Michael in Fryburg, PA. She received a Masters degree in social work in 1993 from the University of Pittsburgh and a MS in education and a BS in elementary education from Clarion State University. She celebrated 25 years as a Sister of St. Joseph in 2004. Sister Clare Marie ministered as a teacher and social worker in various parts of the Erie Diocese. She was one of the pioneer Sisters called to establish a Catholic Rural Ministry program in the Oil City Deanery. She previously served the Congregation as Novice Director and Vocation Director. She ministered at the Prince of Peace Center in Farrell, Pennsylvania as a social worker for nearly 15 years, 12 as its Director. She taught at several Erie Diocesan Schools and served as Director of Retreats at Our Lady’s Christian School. She served in outreach ministry with a mission in Yucatan, Mexico; with the Lakota Indians of South Dakota, and in Appalachia, Kentucky with the Young People Who Care. She served two terms in Leadership for the congregation as Treasurer and as the liaison for the SSJ Neighborhood Network, Villa Maria Elementary School, St. Patrick’s Haven and St. James Haven, in addition to many other areas of responsibility. She currently serves as a councillor on SSJ Leadership and serves on many congregational committees, including the charism committee.
