The Rev. Dr. Helen W. Appelberg (September 5, 1930 – April 21, 2022)
Helen died peacefully in Galveston, Texas on April 21, 2022. In 1995, Helen (and Carla Cooper) brought Laurence Freeman to Houston. That was the beginning of what has become a thriving Oblate community in Houston and Galveston.
Helen’s greatest legacy was her creation of the Community of Hope, a lay pastoral care program based in Benedictine spirituality. Today, the Community of Hope has centers all around the United States.