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Alternative Gift Giving | SSND Cookbook | Watercolors | Reflections Poetry
Caroline
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Women Religious Video | Bridge
to Glory | SSND Seal & Pin
S. Rea McDonnell | S. Maureen
Michael Byrne | S. Barb Paleczny |
S. Ann Semel
Storylore | Celestial
Banquet
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Alternative Gift Giving
Surprise your friends and relatives with the gift of a water, roofing or a nutrition project. Help educate your family and friends to alternative giving that truly helps bring basic necessities to others. Global Partners Running Waters, Inc. (GPRW) is a nonprofit organization established to build relationships through collaboration on water and food projects in Latin America. Its roots lie in the mission experiences of Sister Jan Gregorcich, SSND, who lived and worked with the people of Guatemala and Honduras during a period of 12 years. Global Partners offers three opportunities for alternative gifts. Click HERE for more information about the giving program.
COOKING: A CELEBRATION OF EARTH'S GIFTS
 This cookbook was produced in conjunction with the 175th Anniversary of the congregation on October 24, 2008, and is a celebration of SSND past and present. The book includes favorite recipes of SSNDs and Associates from North America, Japan, Kenya and The Gambia, as well as recipes from two previously published SSND cookbooks. The book also includes interesting food facts, poetry from several SSNDs, household hints, prayers, information about SSND Earth-centered ministries and quotes from SSND Foundress Blessed Theresa Gerhardinger. All these invite readers to think about the food they eat as it relates to their relationships with each other, the Earth and all creation.
The cost is $15 per book plus postage.
To order or request information, please contact:
School Sisters of Notre Dame
North American Major Area Coordinating Center
13105 Watertown Plank Road, Elm Grove, WI 53122-2291
Phone: 262-207-0047
Email: joanfrey@ssnd.org
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WATERCOLORS
 Sister Joseph Miriam’s watercolor paintings are a reflection of the lights, color and beauty of God’s creative Seasons. She paints a variety of subjects: landscapes, flowers and animals. She has become particularly well known for her sensitive and realistic portrayal of dogs and cats. Her award winning paintings and photography are in private collections throughout the United States, Japan, Rome, Germany and Honduras. Click here to visit Sister Jo's web page. Click here to download a brochure. Back to Top
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REFLECTIONS
The poetry book, Reflections, features author Sister Marie LeClerc Laux's prayerful, poetic reflections on scripture, spirituality, suffering and life.
"My hope is that they will lead others to reflect prayerfully and help bring about a closer oneness in God that we all strive for," said Sister Marie LeClerc, SSND. "It's my way of spreading God's word as that word came to me."
Copies can be obtained for a contribution of $5 plus $1.35 postage. Please make the $6.35 check payable to the School Sisters of Notre Dame. Orders may be submitted to Sister Marie LeClerc Laux, SSND, 3717 W. Keefe Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53216. For more information, please e-mail Sister Marie LeClerc at mlaux@ssnd-milw.org.
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CAROLINE
DESIGN
 Caroline Design creates quality graphics and provides professional graphic design and photo restoration services for small businesses, churches, and special interest groups. It is owned and operated by designer, Sister Mary Caroline Jakubowski, SSND. Sister Caroline has a Bachelor Degree in Art from Mount Mary College in Milwaukee, WI. She has taught elementary and high school art and design, drawn portraits, and now applies her creativity on the computer. Her designs have been used internationally, nationally and locally, by businesses, churches, social-service agencies and individuals. Sister Caroline hopes that, through Caroline Design, she can support the concerns of women, children and all entities that promote world unity. Click here to visit the Caroline Design web site.
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 WOMEN
RELIGIOUS: LIVING IN MANY WORLDS
Video tape and learning packet
produced by the SSND.
Topics
- The Three Major World Views of Western
Christianity
- Pre-Modern, Modern and Post-Modern
- The Rise of Pluralism and Many Worlds
- Historical Consciousness
- Differences Between the Many Worlds
- Implications of Unity Among These Worlds
Reflections from the viewpoint of spirituality
and women's experience.
Mary Maher, SSND,
is SSND General Superior. She holds
a doctorate in Systemic Theology from Catholic University. Through
this presentation, Sister Mary enables participants to understand the impact
of these world views on the 21st century. Sister Mary was the keynote speaker
at the LCWR National Assembly in 2002.
Mary Irving, SSND, offers spiritual
direction retreats and workshops on spirituality. She holds a Doctor
of Ministry degree from Catholic University. On this video Sister Mary
is a dialogue partner with SIster Mary Maher and facilitates the process
of reflection and dialogue.
Video and Learning Packet: $40
Please click HERE
to download the order form (PDF file, requires free Adobe
Acrobat)
For additional information about the SSND Theological Development
project contact:
School Sisters of Notre Dame
North American Major Area Coordinating Center
262-207-0047
communications@ssnd.org
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BRIDGE TO GLORY
 "We
are all on a bridge between earth and heaven to reach God,"
says Sister Mary Roy Weiss from our Wilton,
CT province. Her CD, "Bridge to Glory," has a combination
of scriptural and original lyrics combined with music she composed.
Her songs run the gamut from Gospel to slow jazz, from songs
for meditation to easy listening and have been enjoyed by listeners
all over the world.
How to order
"Bridge to Glory" may be obtained at Sikora's, 147
Market St., Passaic, NJ, (800) 358-5112, or directly from Sister
Mary Roy Weiss, SSND, by sending a check or money order for
$13 ($10, plus $3 for shipping and handling for 1-2 CDs) to
her at 180 Grand St, Jersey City, NJ. 07302-4433.
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SSND EDUCATIONAL
SEAL & PIN
 These
pins or seals are the perfect gift to give to a Sister or an
individual who exemplifies the SSND spirit and charism.
The one inch-bronze pin is available for $15 (plus
$2 for mailing).
The three-inch bronze seal, which can be mounted
on a plaque, is available for $40 (plus $2 for mailing).
To order via e-mail, please write to kryan@ndm.edu
To order by mail, write to:
S. Kara Ryan/S. Trinitas Bochini, 18 Strabane Ct., Baltimore,
MD 21234-1609.
Please make your check payable to Sister Trinitas Bochini or
School Sisters of Notre Dame.
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BOOKS
BY REA McDONNELL, SSND
School Sister of Notre Dame Rea McDonnell has published
several works with Holy Cross Sister Rachel Callahan. Sr.
Rea's degree is in scripture, and Sr. Rachel's is in clinical
psychology. Including numerous exercises for prayer and/or reflection,
they integrate biblical spirituality and psychology and offer
the following books:
- Hope for Healing: Good News for Adult Children of
Alcoholics (Dubuque: Islewest, 1998; $9.95, and
with discount, $8)
- Wholing the Heart: Good News for Those Who Grew
Up in Troubled Families
(Dubuque: Islewest, 1998; $10.95, and with discount, $9)
- God Is Close to the Brokenhearted: Good News for
Those Who Are Depressed*(Cincinnati: St. Anthony Messenger Press, 1997; $10.95
and with discount, $9.)
- Harvest Us Home: Good News as We Age (Cincinnati:
St Anthony Messenger Press, 2000; $9.95, and with discount,
$8)
Rea McDonnell, SSND, also has
authored:
 Into the Heart of Mary* (Notre Dame:Ave Maria Press, 2009; $12.95, but with discount: $10. plus postage.) - When God Comes Close An introduction
to biblical spirituality with exercises for personal prayer
and group discussion/faith sharing, using biblical passages.
The book has an imprimatur and can even be used with seniors
in high school. Boston: Pauline Books and Media, 1995.
($5.25, but with discount, $4.50)
- The Catholic Epistles and Hebrews (Collegeville,
MN: Liturgical Press, 1985; $7.95, but with discount, $5)
- Why, God?: A Glimpse into the Mystery of Suffering
*(Hyde Park, NY: New
City Press, 2002; $13.95, but with discount,
$11 plus postage)
The latter two books include exercises for personal reflection
and/or prayer.
*
An * indicates that the book is available from
the publisher or amazon.com,
but without a discount. All royalities go to SSND.
For additional information, feel free to contact
S. Rea McDonnell at reassnd@juno.com.
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ARTWORK
BY MAUREEN MICHAEL BYRNE, SSND
 Through
the transformative power of art, I commit myself to the mission
of celebrating creation in all its beauty and wonder by sharing
that aesthetic experience with fellow travelers on the journey
of life.
S. Maureen Michael Byrne, SSND, has lived and worked
in Florida for the most part since 1958. She is an educator,
a freelance artist and spiritual companion.
Her work includes watercolor paintings, acrylic and
sculpture.
 She
is a member and instructor at the Venice Art Center and the
Sarasota County Artists in the School program, as well as the
Sarasota County Arts Council and Women Contemporary Artists.
Maureen has a B.A. and M.ED from the University of South Florida
and has done continuing education at the Ringling School of
Art and Design.
Click here to visit Sister Maureen's web site.
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Celestial
Banquet
 “Celestial
Banquet” is an organ music CD recorded from the historic
Johnson & Son Organ, Opus 499, in the Chapel of Our Lady
of Good Counsel, Mankato, Minn. The recording includes performances
by Sisters Elaine Fraher, Janis Haustein, Carol Marie Hemish,
Lucille Matousek, and Helen Marie Plourde.
The Johnson Opus 499 was built in 1877 for St. Mary of the
Sacred Heart Church in Boston. When St. Mary’s building
was slated for demolition in 1975, the School Sisters of Notre
Dame rescued the organ and placed it in the chapel of their
provincial house in Mankato. In 1994, the sisters committed
themselves to a restoration of the organ, which comprises 45
stops and 2,995 pipes.
The CD is available for $15. For more information or to order
your copy:
School Sisters of Notre Dame
Office of Development and Communications
170 Good Counsel Drive
Mankato, MN 56001
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