Join Lori Helfrich on Pilgrimage

Lori Helfrich, M.Div. is the Parish Life Director at Mother of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Hazard, Kentucky in the Diocese of Lexington Kentucky. She has been working in ministry for over 20 years, leading retreats, pilgrimages, and mission encounters helping people engage their faith in everyday life. She finds joy in leading  a parish in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky particularly her work with the OCIA program helping others learn about the Catholic faith and as a chaplain at the local hospital. She is member of the  Laudato Si Commission, where she leads Appalachian Immersion Pilgrimages and gets to share her excitement about care of creation and building relationships with the people and the land.  Her work on the Synod Committee for the Diocese of Lexington provides an opportunity to take part in listening to how the church can encourage every baptized person’s participation in the church.  In addition to her parish and Diocesan involvement, she is active in the local community with food security efforts, disaster recovery and the arts. She enjoys reading, hiking, baking and can often be found in the local quilt store collecting fabric to use for her hobby of quilt making.   She and her husband Dan, live and minister at the parish with their dog Wrigley.