We are blessed to have the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, serving in our parish and school. September 2023 marked the centennial of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) at Saint James Catholic School. On September 17, 1923, under the leadership of Mother Josepha Clarke, the IHM Sisters began teaching 92 students at Saint James Catholic School. The Sisters started the CCD program of religious studies for the students of Saint James and of outlying areas.
In addition to running our parish school, the IHM Sisters also spread the Catholic faith by teaching catechism at other parishes in our area as well as running our Parish Religious Education Program (PREP) here at Saint James.
Since 1957, Bishop O’Connell High School has been blessed with the guidance and presence of the IHM Sisters who work at the school. We are pleased that two of the IHM Sisters who work at Bishop O’Connell Catholic High School reside in our parish convent here at Saint James.
To learn more about the wonderful IHM community that has served our parish, as well as the diocese, with such dedication and love for over 100 years, visit their website at ihmimmaculata.org.
Director of Parish Religious Education Program (PREP)
Sister Regina Rosarii McLallen, IHM
Consultant for Diocese of Arlington’s Office of Catholic Schools
Sister Patricia Helene Earl, IHM
Math teacher at Bishop O’Connell Catholic High School
Sister Elizabeth Goltman, IHM
Dean of Academics at Bishop O’Connell Catholic High School
Sister Catherine Hill, IHM
SAINT JAMES CATHOLIC SCHOOL
830 W. Broad Street, Falls Church, Va. 22046
Phone: 703-533-1182; Fax: 703-532-8316
Sister Kathryn Teresa Clemmer, IHM, Principal
SAINT JAMES PARISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM (PREP)
830 W. Broad Street, Falls Church, Va. 22046
703-533-1182 x104
Sister Regina Rosarii McLallen, IHM, Director