Luke 1:49 I am the youngest of five children born to Anthony and Isabelle (Dwyer) Cavallo. I came "back east" for college and attended Wellesley College. She was the only child until her mother went "on vacation" and came back with Janice's brother Barry. If He wants you here, then you will stay here." St. Julie Billiart I was the youngest of four children and went to public school until my years at St. Gregory High School. My heart rejoices in you, my Savior, because you have showered your servant with blessing!" She grew up in West Newton, Mass., where she was taught by, Sister Agnes Rose was the eighth of nine children (five girls and four boys), born in Philadelphia to James P. McNally and Anna R. O'Hara, both from Pennsylvania. Sister Frances was born in Lowell, daughter of the late George and Margaret (Linnehan) Randall. In 1957 after college, she entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. Sister Geraldine Burns entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1965. School Sisters of Notre Dame. Sister Catherine was born in Worcester on February 27, 1932, daughter of Mitchell F. and Catherine H. (Bruneau) Perry. Both parents were hardworking people. Sister Maureen Griffin entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1955. Nancy Rowen was born and raised in Lynn, Massachusetts, where she was the second of Jo and Joe Rowen's five children. During her free time she likes to read, sing, and create things on the computer. She was a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur for 75 years, having entered the congregation in 1945. Julie Billiart Growing up in Worcester, Mass. Micah 6:8 Sister Roberta was born in Massachusetts but spent her elementary school years in her father's hometown of Shenandoah, Pa. She was an only child until age 10 when she welcomed a baby sister. with her parents and older sister Marijane. Sister Kathleen has been engaged in a variety of ministries over the years. -St. Julie Billiart Sister Maureen is the child of Irish immigrants; her father was from Donegal and her mother came from Mayo. Sister Mary had a long and diverse ministry record in, Sister Bernadette Mary McGrath, SNDdeN, born in Lynn, MA, daughter of the late John J. McGrath and Margaret (McLaughlin) McGrath died peacefully October 23, 2020. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1960 ,taking the name Genevieve Julie. St. Julie Billiart I was the oldest of seven children and loved being part of a large family. -John 10:10 Born and raised in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, Claudia was encouraged by a high school teacher to apply to Emmanuel College in Boston. She first met her father on the day he came home from the war in 1944. Gratitude is her theme song. Sisters in the Atlantic-Midwest Province live and work in Canada and Eastern United States . She graduated from Emmanuel College in Boston with a degree in Biology and Education. In 2918, she was inducted into the Bishop Stang High School Hall of Honor, with the following description: Sister Teresa served Bishop Stang as a math teacher and guidance counselor from 1975 to 1998. Sister Eileen Marie Finnigan was born in Dorchester, the beloved daughter of John A. and Helen F. (Doolin) Finnigan. In 2022, Sister Janet Eisner retired after 43 years as the president of Emmanuel College in Boston, Massachusetts. We remember with gratitude the life of Sister Marie Treanor who died on May 28, 2020 at 97 years of age and 79 years as a Sister. Calling hours at the Notre Dame du Lac Chapel, 555 Plantation St., Worcester, are Tuesday . She proceeded to earn her bachelor's degree from Boston College and master's degree in Education Counseling from Boston State College. Sister Claire was born in Boston, daughter of Michael D. and Julia A. March 18: The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur announce plans to close Notre Dame High School for girls in San Francisco in June 1981 because of a decline in the number of teaching nuns. The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (SNDdeN), founded by St. Julie Billiart in 1804, are a Catholic international religious congregation with Sisters ministering in seventeen countries on five . Sister Mary Elizabeth Sharp Ozanam Hall | Bayside, New York December 18, 2019. On the occasion of her 60th Jubilee as a Sister, she wrote the following reflection in 2018: "When St. Therese of Lisieux read "in the book of life I will teach you the science of, "For from [the Word's] fullness we have all received, grace upon grace." A Sister of Notre Dame for seventy-nine years, Ann ministered in both elementary and high schools sponsored by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1963 and took the name Sister Helen St. John. We grew our own vegetables and, Sister Anne Louise spent many years in higher education as campus minister, counselor, Director of the Personal Counseling Center and as Associate Dean of Students at Sacred Heart University, Bridgeport, Conn. She also served on the Connecticut Leadership Team as well as co-coordinator of the SND/USA Anti-Racism Team. Mar 2017 - Sep 20203 years 7 months. Sister Josita Colbert is a lifelong educator, champion for vocations outreach and a person who has spent her entire life working for justice and equality for the Black Community and People of Color. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur on February 2, 1948 in Waltham, Mass. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur on August 1, 1951, taking her First Vows in 1954 and her Perpetual Vows in 1959. After graduating from Boston Latin School, she received a scholarship to Emmanuel College from Marie Glennon, a teacher at Boston Latin School who was one of the first graduates at Emmanuel. Sr. Jeanne was born in Somerville, MA on July 2, 1936, the daughter of the late Mary, "Better mistakes than paralysis." Sister Anne Stevenson entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1954. The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur value Communication of all its forms! to Bernard R. and Mary L. (Gordon) Daly. The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur value Communication of all its forms! Sister Kathleen lives in Ipswich, MA. Sister Anne was born Mary Agnes Rhilinger in Boston, Mass. Sister Evelyn McKenna entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1957. She never attended, "My soul proclaims your greatness, O God! In Memoriam 2022; In Memoriam 2021; I n Memoriam 2020; In Memoriam 2019; In Memoriam 2018; In Memoriam 2017; 2023 April. -St. Julie Billiart Sister Julie Edwina Tucker was born Patricia Tucker in Springfield, Mass., the daughter of Albert and Julia (Sullivan) Tucker. "Have courage and confidence in God." She entered, Sister Patricia O'Donnell entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1956, Sister Mary O'Malley was born in Natick, Mass., to parents Michael and Ellen (Norton) O'Malley. Younger brother Charlie was born four, "Time O Lord, how swiftly it seems to fly. "From God's fullness we have all had a share, grace following upon grace (or love following upon love). " Being of Polish and Irish extraction herself she, Sister Catherine St. John was born Anne Byrne, and entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1949. Following the call of Jesus as he reveals himself in the gospels, we live simply and joyously in the footsteps of St. Julie Billiart, our foundress. She is close to her seven nieces, nephews and, "Go on moment by moment for this is the surest way of doing God's will." She earned a bachelor's degree in biology at the University of Massachusetts at Boston and master's in ministry with a focus in justice and peace from Seattle University. Sister Anne Gabrielle remembers a happy childhood in a, Born and raised in Chester, Pa. and Parkside, Pa., I am the daughter of William and Katherine Fedina Gallagher (both deceased), and ninth of 11 children. She smiles and laughs easily, often spontaneously rejoicing at the goodness of God and the wonders of creation. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1947. 320 East Ripa Avenue. She took her first vows in 1953 and perpetual vows in 1958. Sr. Sheila P. Callaghan passed away at the Kaplan House in Danvers, MA, early Saturday morning, February 1st, 2020, after a very brief illness. Her parents, Anthony and Anna (Sullivan), Sister Mary Mulligan entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1947. She loved the stories about St. Julie and felt attracted to the Sisters. While her mother was away on yet another vacation, Janice's, Sister Margaret was born Margaret Mary Welch in 1934 in Waltham, Mass., to parents Bartholomew M. Welch and Mary (Slauenwhite) Welch of Waltham. We had a very happy childhood in the '40s and '50s that included playing in the streets! Invited to serve German immigrants, the sisters soon expanded their ministries to include other ethnic groups in parish elementary and high schools. Sister Mary Alice is the author of the book, "Our Struggle Was a Sacred Struggle." Educated by SNDdeN at St. Mary's School in Beverly, Massachusetts, she entered the Congregation in 1947. Nigeria, and Sierra Leone and The Gambia. -John 15:5 Sister Marie was born and raised in Dorchester, Mass., with a younger sister and brother. Nancy Barthelemy. She was the sister of the late Catherine (McGrath) Young and Margaret (McGrath) Murray and is survived by her sister Hannah (Ann McGrath) Blinn of Lynn, MA, as well as, Sister Kathryn was born in Worcester, Mass., the daughter of Lawrence J. and Kathryn A. MA. YOU ARE SENT, CONSTITUTION OF THE SCHOOL SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME. Sister Patricia Shanahan entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1950. Her parents and her aunt and uncle were siblings, because two sisters married two brothers. Sister Geraldine Stanton entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1957. Sister Mary was a fun-loving person who was always eager to help others. It must make our hearts as wide as the world." Sr. Lorraine Tiani first met the Sisters of Notre Dame at age six when her parents enrolled her in St. Aloysius School in New Canaan, CT. She continued to be educated by the Sisters until receiving her B.A. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1950, taking the name Sr. Mary St. Jerome. . She joined them after graduating from high school. John 15:11 I was an only child, but lived on street that had lots of other kids so I had a fun extended family. Honor a Jubilarian; Pay Tribute to Someone Special; SSND Card Program; Planned Giving. "Faith is having the courage to believe that God will do it before you see it." Sister Ani serves as a missionary in Brazil. Sister Irene witnesses to God's goodness alive in her and appreciated in others and in all creation. She grew up in a small city called Chelsea about 25 minutes from metropolitan Boston. After going to public school for six years, in 7th grade, Sister Sissy Corr wrote the following on the occasion of her Jubilee in 2019: I was born into a large and loving family and extravagantly blessed by their love. 2019 December. St. Julie Billiart I am first generation Irish, the fifth child of hardworking parents. Burial: Notre Dame of Elm Grove Cemetery, Elm Grove, Wisconsin. She helped poor communities fight for their basic rights to land, education and healthcare. Clearly, Sister Irene is happy in her vocation, "We are placed in this little corner of the world like cinders beneath the ashes, to ignite the fire of divine love in the hearts of those we meet" (adapted) I grew up in Dedham, Mass. Sister Alice earned a bachelor's degree from Emmanuel College, where she studied history, economics and sociology, and earned a master's, Sister Mary McCue entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1954, Sister Margaret McCurdy died Sunday, April 19, 2020 at the Notre Dame Long Term Care Center, Worcester. Sister Jeanne was born Helen Anne Ronayne in Dorchester, Mass., one of five children of parents John and Helen (Haberland) Ronayne. Please enjoy a recent Jubilee profile while the obituary is completed. Sister Barbara Ann Gubski entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1967. "There was only one lay teacher," she remembers. Sister Margaret earned a BA from Emmanuel, Sister James Madeline was born Dolores L. Whalen in Lawrence, Maine in 1937, to Madeline (Hamelin) Whalen and James Whalen. Sister Catherine Loretto Delaney entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1954. After graduating from St. Mary's High School in Cambridge, she entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, "How Good is the good God!" Sister Rosemarie was born in Cambridge, Mass. 2022 Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur U.S. East-West Province, Maps and Directions to the Province Locations, Sister Christine Elizabeth Allen (1929-2020), Sister Judianne Beltz 40-Year Jubilarian, Sister Marlene (Edward St. Anne) Biasiello, Sister Claudia (Claudia Andre) Blanchette, Sister Mary Ann Boretti 50-Year Jubilarian, Sister Ann (Ann Mildred) Brennan 75-Year Jubilarian, Sr. Patricia (Maureen St. Patrick) Butler, Sister Catherine St. John Byrne (1931 2020), Sr. Claire (Ann Bernadette) Callahan (1922-2020), Sister Madeline (Madeline St. Charles) Carrabino, Sister Marie-Rose (Rose Pauline) Charpentier, Sister Mary (Catherine Angela) Clancy (1935-2021), Sister Leonore (Leonore Julie) Coan 60-Year Jubilarian, Sister Margaret Philip Coffey 60-Year Jubilarian, Sister Lorraine Connell 50-Year Jubilarian, Sister Ann Marie Connolly 70-Year Jubilarian, Sister Carol (Francis Veronica) Connor (1936-2021), Sister Sissy/Katherine (Thomas Mary) Corr, Sister Patricia (David St. Anne) Curran 70-Year Jubilarian, Sister Harriet (Harriet Christine) Cutting, Sister Barbara Jane (Henrietta Jane) Dole (1928-2021), Sister Eileen (Helen St. John) Finnigan (1944-2022), Sister Mary Therese (Margaret St. Henry) Flattery, Remembering Sister Anne Gabrielle Gagnon (1931-2023), Sister Marjorie (William Katherine) Gallagher, Sister Patricia (Rose St. Joseph) Gallahue (1927-2021), Sister Roberta (Peter Miriam) Giampaoli (1937-2021), Sister Mary Louise (Julie Peter) Graziano (1938 2021), Sister Joan (Marguerite Therese) Gregoire 70-Year Jubilarian, Sister Catherine (Catherine St. Andrew) Griffiths 70-Year Jubilarian, Sister Edithann Kane 60-Year Jubilarian, Sister Raymond Loretta Kelley 70-Year Jubilarian, Sister Bernice (Catherine Raymond) King 70-Year Jubilarian, Sr. Joan Marie (Marie Raphael) Lacasse (1932-2019), Sister Maureen (Robert Marie) Lewis (1934-2021), Sr. Patricia (Patricia Mary) Linehan (1931-2020), Sr. Margaret (Mary Kevin) Lynch (1923-2020), Sr. Jeanne (Jeanne Francis) MacDonald (1936-2020), Sr. Corinne (Corinne Marie) Manzi (1931-2020), Sister Ann Marie (Agnes Dolores) McAndrews, Sister Margaret (Daniel Mary) McCarthy 70-Year Jubilarian, Sister Dorothy (Dorothy Joseph) McCormick, Sister Immaculata Marie McDonnell 75-Year Jubilarian, Sister Julie (Julie St. William) McDonough, Sister Bernadette Mary McGrath (1926-2020), Sister Kathryn Lawrence McGuiggan (1934-2021), Sister Maureen (Daniel Francis) McLaughlin, Sister Joyce (Alice William) McMullen 60-Year Jubilarian, Sister Joan (Francis St. Catherine) Mehigan 70-Year Jubilarian, Sister Rose Elizabeth Monahan 70-Year Jubilarian, Sr. Lillian (Jane Marie) Morris (1922-2020), Sister Mary (Anna Marie) Mulligan 75-Year Jubilarian, Sister Francis Virginia Murphy 75-Year Jubilarian, Sr. Margaret (Mary St. Patrick) Nally (1931-2020), Remembering Sister Marylyn O'Connor (1945 2022), Sister Catherine (Catherine Johanna) Perroni 70-Year Jubilarian, Sister Mary Margaret (Immaculata Marie) Pignone, Sister Rita (Leo Marie) Raboin 60-Year Jubilarian, Sr. Frances (Margaret St. George) Randall (1932-2020), Sister Anne Frances Rhilinger (1930-2021), Sister Marna (Margaret George) Rogers 60-Year Jubilarian, Sister Jeanne (Anne Campion) Ronayne (1943-2020), Sister Theresa (Theresa Joseph) Ryder 70-Year Jubilarian, Sister Roberta (Jude Stephen) Rzeznik 60-Year Jubilarian, Sister Helen St. Thomas Singleton 75-Year Jubilarian, Sister Helen St. Thomas Singleton (1928 2022), Sr. Marie (Josepha Therese) Treanor (1922-2020), Sister Alice Clare Tremblay 75-Year Jubilarian, Sister Janice (Margaret Cornelia) Waters 75-Year Jubilarian, Sister Margaret (Mary Bartholomew) Welch (1934-2021), Sister Mary Elizabeth (Elizabeth Matthew) Whalen, Sister Charlotte Francis Wickes (1932-2021). Sister Marlene Biasello (formerly Sister Edward St. Anne) entered religious life on August 11, 1957 at Ilchester, Maryland. ""Better mistakes than paralysis." in Math at the University of Connecticut, left my home in Ossining, NY, and took a, "How good is the good God." -St. Julie Billiart I am the older of two children born in Lawrence, MA to Beatrice (Jeffrey) and Kenneth T. Shaw, with my brother, Ken being five years younger. She was educated in the parish Catholic school staffed, Janice Waters was born in West Newton, Massachusetts to Harold and Elizabeth (Uniacke) Waters. Sister Catherine Owens entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1938. Sister Virginia Sheehan entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1957. Each of Us Commits Her One and Only Life to Work with Others to Create Justice and Peace for All. Fran (aka) Darling met the love of her life, Charles York, in 1961 online (at the 30-yard line at a Lawrence High School football game). Sister Mary Theresa Coffey entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1955. Sr. Patricia Gertrude Gill went peacefully home to her Good God on December 3, 2019. She currently serves in the Guidance. "Teach all that is necessary for life." I finished at Our, Sister Patricia was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts. On the occasion of her 60th Jubilee in 2017 she wrote the following: As the years go by it becomes easier, Sister Marcia Joanne Billings entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1975, Sister Mary Louise Blanchard entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1952, "I have come so that they may have life and have it to the full." The Sisters were given this Stillman Street home Read more Those who entrust their hearts to her have an unfailing prize. She is retired from full-time ministry and is a literacy volunteer. The book, first published in, Sister Juana McCarthy entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1986, "I know the plans I have in mind for you. She ministered in education in Worcester, East Boston, South Boston, Lawrence, Wakefield and Salem, N.H. She was also the manager for the Shelter for the Homeless, "If God wants you thereyou will go there. Sister Margaret Rita Nelson entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1977. in 1951. Her mother chose a Notre Dame school for her children because she heard that they had the best teachers and Mary Lou fondly remembers the wonderful. She and her siblings attended St. John the Baptist School in Peabody, where they were taught by Sisters, "Better mistakes than paralysis." She met the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur when she attended Notre Dame Academy in, "The beauties of nature must lift up your soul to your Creator. Their parents, Albert and Mildred (Davenport) Brennan wanted the children to have a Catholic education, so both attended St. Gregory School in Dorchester, where they were taught by Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. Sister Mary Friel entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1963. John 1:16 "Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror." St. Julie Billiart "Blest is she who believed that the Lord's words to her would be fulfilled." Growing up in a mixed Polish, Irish and Italian neighborhood was a gift. Matthew 11:29-30 Born Claire Kelley in Bedford, Indiana, Sister Raymond Loretta. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1946 as Sister Rose St. Joseph. She is currently retired, and serves as a volunteer tutor at the Notre Dame Educational Center in Worcester, MA. Death: April 6, 2023. She later transferred to the Sisters' California Province. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1970. In the sixth grade, a missionary priest came to, Sister Rosemarie Ryan, 89, died Monday, October 12, 2020 at the Notre Dame Care Center in Worcester, MA. Sister Gemma Julie's Ministries Educator 1964-66 St. Mary School. Sister Susan Raymo entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1964. Sister Eileen Burns is a member of the leadership team of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur's U.S. East-West Province. Sister Judith Nee entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1956. Sister Janet Margaret's Ministries Educator 1973-77 Notre Dame Academy, Hingham, MA 1977-79 St. Michael School, Hudson, MA 1979-1984, Sister Mary Mulligan was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, and lives there today, but she likes to say that she's been on Broadway for almost all her life. We place a special emphasis on education, especially of poor women and children, and ministering . News & Events. . Sister Pat was born in Lansing, Michigan, daughter of Samuel H. and Maud (Quinn) Conner. "I was very fortunate," she says. Philippians 1:6 I come from a loving, caring, hard-working Irish family and was blessed to have the Sisters of Notre Dame as my educators and mentors from grades 1 through 12. Sister Christine entered the, Sister Ellen was born in New Britain, Conn., to parents Stephen and Gail (Contievello) Agritelley. The CND was founded in 1658 by St. Marguerite Bourgeoys who helped settle the city of. She leaves nieces and nephews and her community of Notre Dame de. St. Louis, MO 63125. Archivist. Another brief vacation for her mother brought Janice's sister Marcia to their home. -Franoise Blin de Bourdon (Spiritual Advice # 2) Born in Waterville, Maine, Linette enjoyed a happy childhood as one of seven children, "Thanks to hard working parents and an outdoor environment that gave the children many opportunities, Sister Mary Doyle entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1948, Sister Ruth Duffy entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1957, Sister Mary Elizabeth Duke entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1968. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1960, taking the name Barbara St. George. -St. Julie Billiart Patricia McSharry grew up in Milton, Mass, the eldest of six siblings. -St. Julie Billiart Sister Marietta Brown is a native of Boston, Mass. With a Belgian heritage and a mother named Julie, Sister Mary Boretti seemed almost predestined to become a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur. Anne remembers a happy childhood in, Edna Gabrielle-Anne Gagnon was the second oldest of the four girls born to Ida and Cme Gagnon. Her. until I was seven, and then in Allston, Mass, as the second child of eight siblings, two of whom, Sister Kathleen Murphy entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1958, Sister Paul was born Cornelia Ann Murphy in Chelsea, Massachusetts, to parents Cornelius and Nora Veronica (Duggan) Murphy. She worked as a business consultant in Mexico before accepting a job offer in the United States. Mary Berenice Monahan, as she was named at birth, was one of George and Mary (McGee) Monahan's nine children. Sister Teresa Trayers entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1948. to parents Fred and Elizabeth Theis Michaels. She was one of nine children. She lives in Connecticut. Meister Eckhart Thank you! Sister Loretta Dwyer entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1956. The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur ask for prayers for the repose of the soul of Sister Frances Mary of the Sacred Heart Schoenung, SNDdeN, who passed away on February 8, 2020. Sister Margaret (Mary St. Patrick) born in Milton, MA, daughter of the late Patrick J. and Mary A. My life in Notre Dame has been blessing upon blessing. Since entering the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, Sister Brbara has worked in, Sister Rita Heywood entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1958, Sister Karen Hokanson entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1967, Sister Kristin Hokanson entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1967, "Love each other as I have loved you." She taught in East Boston, Lynn, Sister Carol Ann Connor, Sister of Notre Dame de Namur, entered eternal life on September 30th, 2021 at Mount Notre Dame Health Center in Cincinnati, Ohio at the age of 84. Sister Francis Timothy Quinn entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1953. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1960, taking the name Julie Stephen. She later earned a master's degree in English, "How good is the good God!" Described by both, "Act justly, love tenderly, walk humbly with God." Her religious name was Mary Kevin. Sister Maureen Lewis, SNDdeN (formerly Sister Robert Marie) was born in Boston, Massachusetts. The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur were founded by St. Julie Billiart and Francoise Blin in Amiens, France in 1804. Sister Bernadette Noonan entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1954. She enjoyed the years when her family lived with her aunt and grandmother and Marna loved the area, saying "We had good neighbors from all walks of life and all parts of the world.". Julie BilliartCatherine says "My mother used to say 'All good will come to those who wait.'" I entered Notre Dame right after high school in 1959. At that time, the family moved to Washington, D.C. where, Sister Ellen Keane entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1963, "May the most holy will of the good God be always done in all of us." Sister Mary was born in Boston, MA, to parents Cornelius and Mary (Linehan) Farren. She attended St. Brendan Elementary. In 2022, she was awarded with a Cheverus Award medal by the. Agnes was baptized and attended Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, elementary, We remember with joy the life and spirit of Sr. Marie Paula McNiff who died on April 28, 2020. She was 91. We honor the charism by living Gospel values in vibrant communities, by promoting Catholic education, especially for women and children, in urban and mission schools, and by fostering the fullness of life, especially for people who are poor, sick, and aged. "The Lord has done great things for me." Sister Sheila Palmer entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1956. As teacher (St. Mary of the Annunciation, Danvers; St Mary, Sister Immaculata was named Mary by her parents Thomas and Mary (Moran) McDonnell at her birth in Boston. Sister Marylyn (Catherine Thomas) O'Connor was born in Springfield, daughter of Thomas and Catherine (Patterson) O'Connor. Sister is now retired, and volunteers as a tutor at the Notre Dame, "Teach them what they need to know to live. Legacy Society; Give Online; 2022 End of Year Appeal; Who We Are. I have reserved a future with hope and you will seek me and you will find me." Sister Natalie Bussiere entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1956. Pat spent summers at her grandmother's home on Cape Cod. Provided care for memory-impaired, elderly residents including those with Alzheimer's . Both parents worked very hard with so many children. So when, " Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." Sister Patricia was born in Salem, daughter of Patrick and Irene (Hennessy) Linehan and graduated from Emmanuel College in Boston. Blessed Theresa GerhardingerLetter 11, September 10, 1831. It, Sister Gertrude Mahoney entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1958, You show me the path for my life, in your presence the fullness of joy " Psalm 16, verse 11 The seed of Edna Maier's desire for religious life was planted early on in her childhood. In ministry, she has served in religious formation and renewal programs. She grew up and spent many summers on Long Island, Maine. She was the daughter of George A. and Marjorie F. (ne McLean) Blessing. in Elementary Education from Emmanuel College in Boston, MA. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1950, taking the religious name Sister Ellen St. Michael. My parents were hard workers sustained by their deep faith. "To act justly, love tenderly and to walk humbly with your God." The above favorite quote was offered by Sister Rose Casey. My dad was born in Calabria, Italy, and mom in St. John, Newfoundland, Canada. Sr. Joan was born in Lawrence, the daughter of the late Leo and Mary (Harkins) Lacasse and the sister of the late Carol G. Veilleux. She never considered a life other than that of a Sister, Sister Kathy was born in Hartford, CT, to parents Marshall and Margaret Rose (Butler) St. John. Sister Margaret Lynch died on April 22, 2020, at the age of 97. She grew up in Cambridge, Mass., with her large family. Sister Jean Sullivan entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1957. St. Julie I was the oldest of three children and learned to be responsible at an early age. Mary Margaret grew up in a family with Irish wisdom that was totally loving and mutually supportive. In this home, all contributed to the household, Sister Ellen Foley entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namurin 1964. When I came into the family, my parents were married 10 years and were already raising two boys and a girl. Previously recorded prayer services . Sister Bridget Therese O'Connor entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1957. "How good is the good God!"-St. Sister Elizabeth O'Connor entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1938. She serves as Spiritual and Retreat Director, and in parish programs. St. Julie Billiart Cynthia. For 12 years she was, In 2019 I celebrated 60 years as a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur. She lives, in Ipwich, MA. 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