Hiedra begins service as coordinator of Hispanic ministry

The stars aligned at the right time for Anais Hiedra to come to St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Hampton.
Hiedra, the new coordina-tor for Hispanic ministry and pastoral associate for the Ack-ley/Hampton cluster, was previously working as a be-havioral therapy technician in Chicago. There, she met Fr. Kevin Earleywine while he was in the seminary a couple years ago. The two stayed in touch, with Hiedra even at-tending his ordination.
Then earlier this year, her contract was up for renewal as the position at the church opened up. Hiedra, who was raised Catholic and participat-ed in mission work through the church, saw the job as an opportunity she could not pass up.
“I kind of saw this as a sign from God,” she said. “I was looking for my place and I had worked many different jobs in Chicago…then this came up right when my con-tract was about to expire.
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