St. Leo Church – Hartford issued the following announcement on Sept. 24.
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“I’ve appreciated our volunteers and catechists at Sacred Heart of Mary and really enjoy working with the youth group,” Bannister said. “Nothing I do here would be possible without them.”
Bannister, 24, is the director of faith formation and evangelization at Sacred Heart of Mary Church in Barling. She inherited the position of youth minister from her husband Garrett when he began law school and expanded her role in the parish this summer when Jeff Hines became the assistant faith formation director for the diocese.
“I had taught PRE when Garrett was our youth minister,” Bannister said. “We moved to Fayetteville when he started law school. I commuted to Barling once or twice a week and telecommuted and Zoomed on the other days. During the pandemic, working online became the norm, but we are hoping to get back to normal.”
Kelly Eveld, grandmother to the Bannisters’ 18-month-old daughter Adelaide, is happy to provide childcare while Bannister works.
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Source: St. Leo Church – Hartford
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