Guest Preacher: The Rev. Mary E. Haddad

Sunday Guest Preacher: The Rev. Mary E. Haddad

The Rev. Mary Haddad, born and raised in Canada, engaged in many professions before going to work for the church in 1992. She was a radio show producer, TV production assistant for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, publicist and concert manager for a university School of Music, owner and operator of a French café, and was even a Toyota car salesperson of the year—in Detroit, of all places!

She ventured into church work when she was hired as sexton and verger at an Episcopal church in Los Angeles, where she spent five years before being sent off to General Theological Seminary in New York, graduating and then being ordained in 2000.

She subsequently served as senior associate at St. Bartholomew’s Church in New York, Canon Pastor at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, Interim Rector at All Saints’ Beverly Hills, and frequent teacher and preacher on Hawaii’s Big Island and Maui. In her last full-time post, she served as Cathedral Canon at the American Cathedral in Paris, France, where she oversaw the creation of a meditation community. She has co-led annual meditation and yoga retreats to Greece since 2018.

In 2022, Mary retired from full-time work, taking her passions beyond the walls, leading meditation pop-ups on Zoom, and becoming a spiritual life coach and conseillère de vie. She continues to stay connected with the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe, serving on the mission team for St. Nino’s in Tbilisi, Georgia. After taking a trip around the world in 2023–2024 to mark a milestone birthday, she worked as an official volunteer for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris and again for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan. Mary resides in Paris and preaches regularly in churches around France.