My name is Sarah Nelson, and I have recently taken over the DRE position as of July 1, 2006. 

 

A little of my history:    I grew up in Pueblo and was raised in a God-fearing Protestant household.  After I graduated from High School, I moved to Denver and participated in a Protestant Internship program for 3 years.  The emphasis of the program was youth ministry and mission outreach, similar to the Catholic internship program called NET. 

 

During my internship, I started to question some of my previously held Protestant beliefs.  I realized that there was an entire portion of history missing in my Protestant beliefs:  namely, what happened in between the end of the New Testament writings of the Bible and the time of the Reformation?  I started studying any Catholic history and theological books that I could get my hands on.  My mother, a convert herself, handed me a Scott Hahn tape, which greatly helped me to understand the mysteries of our Catholic Faith.  After 3 years of questioning, studying and intense soul searching, I “came home” to the Church in 2002.  Shortly after my conversion, I felt led to deepen by newly found faith at Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio.  My years there were enlightening and spiritually fruitful. 

 

Having just completed my Theological studies at FUS this past January, my husband and I recently moved back here to Pueblo.  My husband and I consider it a great blessing to be a part of this Parish community and we look forward to getting to know each of you.  Please pray that God will continue to shower His blessings upon our Parish, and will grant us the perseverance to carry out His will.