This endowment fund honors the memory of Oblate Sister of Providence Mary Michael Grant (1921—1996).

Born in New York City, Josephine Agnes Grant attended St. Charles Borromeo School and Cathedral High School in Manhattan.  She entered the Oblate novitiate, receiving the name Sr. Mary Michael in 1942.

Sr. Michael was an accomplished musician with two advanced degrees from Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore.  From 1946 until her retirement, this gentle and gracious woman taught at schools in Kansas, Illinois, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Maryland.  Her kindness and delightful smile charmed and captivated everyone from the most apathetic students to her closest friends.

As Pastoral Associate at St. Pius V Parish in Baltimore City, Sr. Michael supervised and taught music at the after-school tutoring program for neighborhood children.  She saw that some of these children would benefit from a Catholic-school education.  In 1986, some of the tutors established the Thomas More Project to provide scholarships for the children.

The Board of the Thomas More Project initiated this fund in Sr. Michael’s name to foster the love of music by supporting Mercy High School’s musical events, activities, or courses. Her kindness and delightful smile charmed and captivated everyone from the most apathetic students to her closest friends.

To make a gift to this fund indicate “The Sister Mary Michael Grant, OSP Endowed Fund for Music” in the designation box on our donate page.