Sharon Chiarucci, Office for Parish Resources director, retires Dec. 31.
It has been a pleasure working with Sharon Chiarucci. She is very dedicated and competent, and she is in touch with so many people. I am grateful for the personal support she has given me, especially during my pastoral visits to the parishes. She always prepares the parish well for them, is a kindly and listening presence to the people while I am there, takes great notes of my dialogues with parishioners, and follows up with connecting diocesan services with various needs the parishes express.
Sharon has had a wide scope of work. In addition to coordinating the Welcoming Parish program and my visitations, she has spearheaded a dialogue with Micronesians, worked with the formation of parish pastoral councils and other advisory groups, served as staff to the Diocesan Pastoral Council, participated in the Year of Faith Committee, and worked diligently on the implementation of the Road Map, our diocesan pastoral plan. I am very grateful for her work. I know I speak on behalf of many who have been touched by her throughout her years of service. I know her work will continue to bear fruit for years to come. We wish her many blessings in her retirement.