Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Salisbury, N.C.
704-633-0591
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Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Church Office  704-633-0591
Fax 704-647-0126
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Church office hours:
Mon-Fri, 8:00 am to 4:00 p.m.

In Rememberance
A photo of Sister Mary Robert Williams during a food collection in Sacred Heart's Boyd Gymnasium in 2013.
Photo courtesy of photographer Bill Washington, parishioner.
Mercy Sister Mary Robert Williams passed away peacefully on Dec. 26, 2024, aged 92. 

Sister Mary Robert provided support and guidance to people in need for 31 years at Sacred Heart Parish, until her retirement in 2014 at the age of 81. 

On Aug. 5, 1950, she entered the Sisters of Mercy and began a remarkable career that spanned decades. Her commitment to teaching and leadership saw her serve as a supervisor at Nazareth Orphanage in Raleigh, principal at St. Mary’s School in Wilmington, and later as principal at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic School in Charlotte for 13 years. During this time, she also dedicated herself to training the next generation of Sisters as a novice director for the Sisters of Mercy.

After retiring from her formal education career, Sister Mary Robert continued to share her gifts at Sacred Heart Catholic Parish in Salisbury, where she became a cherished pastoral associate and patient advisor. She was instrumental in starting Rowan Helping Ministries’ homeless shelter, and she also worked with a local women’s shelter and Operation Suitcase, which provides supplies for children in foster care.
Source: Catholic News Herald