The IHM Sisters are honored to announce that Lorie Bronson has been chosen as this year’s recipient of the Theresa Maxis Award. This award recognizes community leaders who reflect the values and vision of the IHM community and of Theresa Maxis herself.
With deep faith and a courageous spirit, Mother Theresa Maxis responded to God’s call to leave the Oblate Sisters of Providence, trusting in a vision greater than herself. One hundred eighty-one years ago, she and Louis Florent Gillet, CSsR, founded the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Monroe, Michigan, to educate girls and build a community rooted in faith and service.
Like Theresa Maxis, Lorie Bronson reflects deep faith, courageous spirit and a steadfast commitment to serving others and promoting justice. Rooted in her IHM education and strengthened by advanced pastoral training, she has served for more than 25 years at St. Mary Parish in a wide range of ministries, including pastoral care, youth and adult faith formation, worship and outreach to those who are sick and in need. In 2007, she founded In the Spirit of Giving, a volunteer ministry that has provided furniture and essential household goods to thousands of Monroe County residents, restoring dignity, hope and stability to individuals and families working to rebuild their lives.
Proceeds support IHM ministries and the congregation’s retirement needs, helping sustain our sisters in ministry and provide quality care for our elder sisters.