Mary Beth McCurdy

Sister Mary Beth McCurdy has been a congregational leader of the Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception since 2010. Earlier, she served in education as well as parish and liturgical ministries in both eastern and western Canada. She graduated from the University of New Brunswick and Newman Theological College in Edmonton, Alta. Later, she earned a graduate degree from the Sophia Center in Culture and Spirituality at Holy Names University in Oakland, California. In 2008, she co-founded Sophia Recovery Centre for Women in Saint John, NB with the late sister Arleen Brawley SCIC. Sister Mary Beth served as a counselor and board member at the center. For three years, she was a delegate to the International Union of Superiors General. She is a board member with the Sisters of Charity Federation of North America as well as the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Md. Her commitment to community outreach and social and ecological justice includes a focus on truth and reconciliation in relationship with Indigenous peoples.