The Community of the Mother of Jesus

Ministries:  Brother Don is the former Senior Warden at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Cuyahoga Falls Ohio. His other ministries at St. John’s included: Hospitality Committee, Chair of the Stewardship Committee, lector, acolyte, Chair of the Columbarium Committee, member of the Worship Committee, and Blanket Ministry for the Homeless.  Other ministries include: Summa Hospital Clinical Pastoral Care volunteer, and volunteer at Bath Creek Estates Extended Care facility providing weekly rosary for the staff and population.

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Parish: St. James Episcopal Church, Port Charlotte, Florida

Saint: St. Dominic 

Marian Title: Our Lady of Fatima 

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My faith experience includes being baptized and raised in the Roman Catholic Church.  In the year 2000, I became of member of the Anglican Community of the Episcopal Church.  Even though being very active in the church, something was missing in my heart.  After much praying, Jesus, Our Blessed Lady and Father (Brother) Brian Bechtel directed me to The Community of the Mother of Jesus, where my heart has felt love, peace and compassion.  Our mission is to provide service to the less fortunate who in some cases are forgotten.

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Brother Don retired from the University of Akron as one of the Dean’s of academia and a past Italian restaurant owner.