- Birth Name: Virginia
- Current Name: Virginia
- Religious Name: Grace Marie
- Last Name: McCall
- Mother's Name: Rosemary (Hoopes) McCall
- Father's Name: Thomas Clement McCall
- Hometown: Mitchell, SD
- Entry Date: September 3, 1953
Education:
Notre Dame Academy, Mitchell, SD (1953)
1956 - Presentation Junior College, Aberdeen, SD - Teaching Certificate
1966 - Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI - Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology
1973 - University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI - Master of Arts Degree in Sociology
Biography:
Sister Virginia was an educator in South Dakota and Minnesota schools for 13 years before serving in pastoral ministry in Sioux Falls, SD, and Mound, MN. She later became the director of ministry to separated, divorced and widowed in the Diocese of Davenport, IA, the Archdiocese of Dubuque, IA and the Archdiocese of Miami, FL. Sister Virginia was elected to the Presentation Leadership Council in 1982 and again in 1994. In 1998, she was elected president of the congregation and served two terms. She is currently working in Kaoma, Zambia, Africa.
1956-1958 - St. Mary, Sioux Falls, SD - Fifth Grade
1958-1959 - St. Peter, Jefferson, SD - Fifth and Sixth Grade
1959-1960 - Sacred Heart, Aberdeen, SD - Seventh Grade
1961-1962 - St. Mary, Dell Rapids, SD - Fifth Grade
1962-1964 - St. Stephen, Bridgewater, SD - Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Grades
1964-1965 - Holy Spirit, Mitchell, SD - Seventh Grade
1965-1971 - St. Mary, Wilmar, MN - Seventh and Eighth Grades and Principal
1971-1973 - University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI - Teaching Assistant,
1973-1974 - Our Lady of the Lake, Mound, MN - Parish Ministry
1974-1977 - St. Lambert, Sioux Falls, SD - Parish Ministry
1977-1980 - Diocese of Davenport, Davenport, IA - Director of Ministry to Separated, Divorced, Widowed
1980-1982 - Archdiocese of Dubuque, Dubuque, IA - Director of Ministry to Separated, Divorced, Widowed
1982-1986 - Presentation Convent, Aberdeen, SD - Leadership Council
1986-1994 - Archdiocese of Miami, Miami, FL - Director of Ministry to Separated, Divorced, Widowed
1994-2006 - Presentation Convent, Aberdeen, SD – Leadership Council and Congregational President
2007-Present - Presentation Sisters, Zambia, Africa - Sustainability project with the poor