Sr. Marguerite is from Co. Galway Ireland and is a Missionary Franciscan Sister. Sister Marguerite worked in the United States as a teacher, before embarking on missionary work in Bolivia and Peru. On returning to the U.S. she worked with Hispanic immigrants in Lawrence, MA. Sr. Marguerite has a Master’s Degree in Pastoral Ministry from Boston College. She also completed the Clinical Pastoral Education Program at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen, MA.  She became executive director of the Irish Pastoral Centre in January 2004 and completed her term of office in March 2011. Her present role at the IPC is that of Pastoral Associate.  In this capacity she visits home bound elderly people as well as those who are sick in hospitals or confined to nursing homes.  She also assists in the Pre-Cana program and helps coordinate the Mom/Tot programs both in Dorchester and Brighton.  

From Co. Kerry, Kieran graduated from Holy Cross College and also holds degrees from Newbury College and the University of Massachusetts. He has worked on immigration issues since 1996 and in 2000 became the first Irish person to represent immigrants before the US Citizenship and Immigration Service.

Fr. John hails from Co. Limerick and was appointed Chaplain in October 2005. He was ordained in his home parish of Dromcollogher in 1995 and worked in Limerick City for nine years prior to joining the Irish Pastoral Centre. In Limerick Fr. John was actively involved in setting up two youth clubs in his parish, as well as being involved with the senior citizen program. Fr. John has completed a master’s program at Boston College.