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Father Michael Imperial and Kathleen Bredimus Full Interview
Father Michael Imperial and Kathleen Bredimus work together at the Migrant Ministries. Father Imperial has been at the shore since 2014. Part of his work is with the Hispanic community. He is the director of the Migrant Ministry at the Shore. Kathleen Bredimus has been a member of St Peter's Parish since 1981. Twenty-two years ago she began working with Migrant Ministries. Fifteen years ago she became the chairperson at migrant ministries. Migrant Ministries is a faith based program the encounters migrants of all faiths and allows them to receive the sacraments and feel like that have a belonging even though many of their lives are frequently disrupted by relocation and migration in search of work. Imperial and Bredimus discuss how Migrant Ministries became a link between the migrant labor camps and the community as well as the organization’s purpose.
Below are several excerpts from our full interview with Father Michael Imperial and Kathleen Bredimus. Some of these clips were included in our telling of this story, Some haven't! You can view all of our clips below, and the full interview can be located at the bottom of the page.
Overview of the Migrant Communities of the Eastern Shore