Category: News

St. Mary’s Opened to the Public 67 Years Ago Today

Dec 8, 2011 | News

Concerned about the growing number of abandoned and orphaned children in Norfolk during World War II, the Rev. Paul V. Heller had an idea: Create a home for them.A century-old downtown building that once had been a school was renovated and opened its doors as St....

Garden Club Transforms Courtyard at St. Mary’s Home

Nov 16, 2011 | Blog, News

Nathaniel G. and Koko, who live at St. Mary’s Home, showed off the transformed courtyard near St. Mary’s entrance to Garden Club of Virginia President Kim Nash (standing, in red) and members of Norfolk’s Harborfront Garden Club. Also joining the...

Nurse Helps Children, and Her Country, Too

Sep 26, 2011 | News

St. Mary’s Home is proud to be among the organizations featured in the 2011 Combined Federal Campaign Book, which you can see online here. Below is an article, submitted by St. Mary’s, that was included in the campaign book, which is distributed on area...

Brandon and Carrington’s Weekend Adventure

May 24, 2011 | News

Brandon and Carrington, two children from St. Mary’s Home, joined Team Hoyt VB for a trip this past weekend to Holland, Mass., where father-and-son athlete team Dick and Rick Hoyt live. The group of 96 athletes, participants, family and friends traveled from...

National Nurses Week: Meet CNA Gwen Dickens

May 9, 2011 | News

To celebrate National Nurses Week, we’re highlighting several members of the nursing department at St. Mary’s Home for Disabled Children, as voted on by their colleagues. Today, meet Gwen Dickens, a certified nurse aide:Hamda and Gwen Dickens. Photo by...

Showing Love to the Daughters of Wisdom

Feb 11, 2011 | News

A lucky winner picks up her prize.  For the second year in a row, staff at St. Mary’s Home are using Valentine’s Day to show some love to the Daughters of Wisdom, the order of nuns who ran St. Mary’s for decades. Members of the Environmental Committee,...