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Catholic Schools Week Mass at St. Mary's Visitation Grade School

Click to view images Among those present was Sister Betty Uchytil, who was the last in a 140-year line of SSNDs working at the school. Faculty at St. Mary's Visitation presented each sister with a yellow rose. At the celebration, faculty and students honored School Sisters of Notre Dame for their years of service in education. St. Mary's Visitation School in Elm Grove, WI was founded by the School Sisters of Notre Dame in 1859. Mass ends with a group picture of School Sisters of Notre Dame sisters, St. Mary's Visitation faculty and staff.

SSND Choir Holiday Concert

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International Human Rights Day Reflection

Click to view images The gathering began with a welcome and singing of O Come, O Come Emmanuel: Sister Dorothy Land makes an announcement before the prayer service. Attendees recited the prayer during the prayer service. Sister Rita Schweitzer plays the recorder during the prayer service. Attendees recited the prayer during the prayer service. Sisters Jan Gregorcich and Carol Lesch share poems for reflection. Sisters Jan Gregorcich and Carol Lesch share insights regarding human rights day, the seasons of Advent and Christmas. Sisters Waltermarie Ray and Niva Langreck speak up for human dignity and act to end discrimination in all its forms. Sisters Waltermarie Ray and Niva Langreck closed with a prayer and sign of peace. Sister Vicki Jean Chambers, archivist in Elm Grove, speaks at the podium. Sister Rita Schweitzer plays her recorder. Sister Ginny Mary Reichard speaks at the podium. Tim Dewane, Director of Shalom - Justice, Peace, & Integrity of Creation, speaks at the podium.

 

Christmas at Mount Mary College

Click to view images Alums, students and families gathered for this annual event on December 7. Sister Barb Linke, vocation director, visits with a guest. People peruse the table of printed resources about SSND ministries. (From left) Sister Marie Therese Nowakowski, Associate AnnMarie Trautwein and Sister Jan Gregorcich look at items on table. Sister Josephe Marie Flynn, author of Rescuing Regina signed books and visited with attendees. Sister Josephe Marie Flynn discusses her book with an attendee. Sister Jean-Andrew of Storylore intrigued youngsters with her storytelling. Sister Jean-Andrew of Storylore intrigued youngsters with her storytelling. Sister Jean-Andrew of Storylore intrigued youngsters with her storytelling.

SSND Christmas Tree

Click to view images SSND Christmas Tree at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows Sister Josephine Niemann, SSND Sister Frances Ann Eveler, SSND Tree design based on the book, "In God's Name"

SOA Watch in Georgia

Click to view images Sisters Barbara Bacak and Barbara Linke prepare a table with information about School Sisters of Notre Dame and ministries. Sisters Barbara Bacak and Niva Langreck greeted participants. Students from the University of Notre Dame came by to meet School Sisters of Notre Dame. Puppetistas procession More of the puppetistas Friends of SSND stop to say hello. A group from Wisconsin takes part in Sunday's solemn march. Participants carry crosses with the names of people killed by SOA graduates. Actor Martin Sheen walked with and addressed the marchers. The people with white make-up and black robes represent those who have been killed. They led the solemn march.

 

Donor Mass in Chicago - Oct. 9, 2011

Click to view images An appreciation for generous donors of the School Sisters of Notre Dame and featuring artwork by Sister Gilmary Lemberg Artwork from Sister Gilmary Lemberg's exhibit "Sacred Work - Creative Spirit" Artwork from Sister Gilmary Lemberg's exhibit "Sacred Work - Creative Spirit" Artwork from Sister Gilmary Lemberg's exhibit "Sacred Work - Creative Spirit" Artwork from Sister Gilmary Lemberg's exhibit "Sacred Work - Creative Spirit" Sisters Judy Schaum and Claire Marie Czerwiec Sister Gilmary Lemberg Sister Judy Schaum Sister Lupita Cordero and guests Sister Maggie Buehler (center) viewing the art exhibit Marge Carroll, Alumnae Board President of Academy of Our Lady Longwood Sister Gilmary Lemberg and Fran Gregory

11th Day Prayer for Peace - September 11

Click to view images Sisters, staff and friends gathered at the Peace Pole at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Mankato, Minn. Participants sang "Dona Nobis Pacem" (Grant Us Peace) in round. A time of quiet reflection at the Peace Pole. Sister Julie Brandt exchanges a greeting of peace. The gathering concluded with the singing of "Let There Be Peace On Earth."

Ongoing Renewal Program

Click to view images SSNDs in the 2011 international renewal program in Nairobi, Kenya, Sisters Joyce, Maria, Rosemary and Maria - the planning team for the renewal program Sisters Dawida, Carolyn, Mary, Kim and Shawnee at the renewal program Sisters Dawida, Dorothy and Carolyn at the renewal program Sisters Stephanie, Maria and Shawnee at the renewal program Preparing to spend a day in ministry in Nairobi, Kenya Sister Shawnee with Kenyan children during the day spent at ministry sites in Nairobi Sister Anne with a Kenyan child during the day spent at ministry sites in Nairobi Sister Grace with a Kenyan child during the day spent at ministry sites in Nairobi Sisters tertian Dorothy, Shawnee and Kim Shopping in the market in Nairobi At the Nairobi Game Park

 

Where We Serve

Click to view images A Caroline Center tutor and students Student at Academy of the Holy Angels in Demarest, N.J. Sister Jean Ellman, principal of Notre Dame Middle School in Milwaukee, teaches geometry. Sister Joan DiProspere congratulates several of the girls who graduated from Marian Middle School in St. Louis this past May. A teacher at Notre Dame Preschool in St. Louis interacts with her students. Boys and girls in sixth through eighth grades belong to the after-school Choir Club at Mother Seton Academy in Baltimore. Sister Miriam Therese Kanaya interacts with some of her students at the Child Care Center in Bandipur, Nepal. Programs at Caroline Center in Baltimore include skills training and GED tutoring. Sisters Joan Liss and Pauline Girodat at Our Lady of Good Hope Church, about 30 miles south of the Arctic Circle Sister Mary Beck examines the corn’s growth in the vegetable garden at SUNSEED Eco-Education Center in Mount Calvary, Wis. Sister Gail Buckman, a teacher at St. Gabriel School in St. Louis, directs sisters and lay women from different congregations. Sister Roxanne Schares speaks with a representative from Oxfam at the a U.N. Commission on the Status of Women meeting. SSNDs and friends highlight their care for Earth by taking part in the Firemen’s Parade and Picnic in Mount Calvary, Wis. A student concentrates on her studies at Progressive Education Program, Inc. (PEPI) in New Iberia, La.

Inauguration and Council Installation

Click to view images The first Provincial Council of the new Province of Africa - Sisters Victoria Swanzy-Essien, Mary Kerber and Grace Okon. Chapel at the Divine Word Catholic Conference Center, Adoagyiri-Nsawam, Ghana Some of the SSND guests at the inauguration of the Province of Africa on Aug. 28, 2011, gather for a photo. Sister Mary Maher, SSND general superior (center), with general council members Sisters Irenea Ksiazak and Carol Jean Dust Sister Mary Maher, general superior, (right) at the ceremony in Africa Sister Mary Maher, general superior, with members of the new province council team Sister Mary Kerber sat on this traditional Ghanaian stool three times to symbolize her being invested with leadership authority. Sister Mary Kerber being seated on the traditional stool of authority A baby doll was brought in as a symbol of the sisters’ love and commitment to the new province. The new council received the African symbol of unity to remind them to lead the sisters to stay united in a divided world. Sister Cecilia Gros with the symbol of unity A common cloth called an ashobi was designed with the SSND logo to show their SSND unity. The border has an Adinkra symbol from the Ashanti region of Ghana. This is known as the Gye Nyame, meaning “except for God." SSNDs of the new province present for the celebration wearing specially printed cloth, a tradition for special occasions Sisters Angela Amaka Ezugwu, Paulina Raymond, Patricia Rass and Eunice Uwer Dagi hosted a celebration in Milwaukee. SSNDs in Milwaukee recite a Psalm for Africa during their celebration. SSNDs in Milwaukee celebrated the formation of the new province with a prayer service and cake.