Prior to the performance, Pat Polachek, President of Jesus – The Divine Mercy Foundation (JTDMF), made arrangements for a special interview with Maria at the Divine Redeemer Motherhouse Chapel in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania. This interview can be viewed on their website: WWW.JESUSTHEDIVINEMERCY.COM
Following the performance (in the photo above) Maria is holding the play’s advertisement page found in JTDMF’s unique fundraiser cookbook/prayer book, which strives to spread the message of The Divine Mercy, feeding the body and spirit of the reader and includes recipes from The Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy in Krakow, Poland. Also, pictured is a group of Divine Redeemer Sisters with their General Superior, Sister M .Katarina, SDR and her Secretary, Sister Bernadette, SDR from Rome, Italy. Making this trip possible was the collaborative effort of the officers of JTDMF, Pat Polachek, President, Mary Jane Jurofcik, Treasurer, Sister Jean Spatola, SDR, Board Member, Alice Steigerwald, Webmaster, and Susan Marks, Driver.
Actress, Maria Vargo, and her Stage Manager; Shalea Otto, were guests at Divine Redeemer Motherhouse for a few nights in between their performances at the Sisters of St. Joseph in Baden and Serra Catholic High School.
Article by Sister Jean Spatola, SDR and Pat Polachek, President of JTDMF