Joyful simplicity, genuine concern, and faithful friendship are three of the gifts that Marie McDonald has shared with us in Notre Dame. Her sister Lorraine was two years older, and her sister Yvette was four years younger. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1960, took her first vows in 1963 and perpetual vows in 1968. She served as teacher and in the, Sister Marie was born in Salem with the given name Lorraine, daughter of the late Henry and Rachel (Brilliant) Bedard. Sister Margaret (Mary St. Patrick) born in Milton, MA, daughter of the late Patrick J. and Mary A. While most Sisters were missioned to places geographically close to their province centers, Sister Catherine St. John served at schools in Massachusetts, Iowa, California and Hawaii. Notre Dame Cemetery and Mausoleum, originally known as Notre Dame des Canadiens, was established in Worcester, MA in 1885 by the Catholic Diocese of Worcester. From my early. She, Sister Peggy (Margaret) was born in East Hartford, CT on November 25, 1942, to parents Christopher and Rosella (Maguire) Evans. She graduated from Emmanuel College in Boston with a concentration in Math and, Sister Kathleen grew up in a Catholic neighborhood and attended Notre Dame schools for 12 years before entering the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1964. "The spirit of the Lord is upon me to spread the good word. in 1951. Sister Loretta Dwyer entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1956. Sister Elizabeth Calcagni entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1954. She took her first vows in 1953 and perpetual vows in 1958. She entered the Sisters in 1979 and professed her perpetual, Sister Janet Deaett entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1985. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1950, taking the religious name Sr. Julie St. John. She helped poor communities fight for their basic rights to land, education and healthcare. In 2020, Sister Ellen celebrated 60 years as a Sister of Notre. with her parents and two siblings, Rosemary remembers that church was always a great part of their life. The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur ask for prayers for the repose of the soul of Sister Margaret O'Connor, SNDdeN who passed away on February 15, 2021 Read Post Sister Margaret O'Connor, SNDdeN Her sister Lorraine was two years older than Anne, and they were good companions to each other. She grew up and spent many summers on Long Island, Maine. Patricia joined the Congregation in 1947 and took the name Sister Alice Clare. 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. Described by both, "Act justly, love tenderly, walk humbly with God." Sister Ellen McAdam is a Junior High Math, Science, and Religion teacher at St. Patrick School and Educational Center in Lowell, MA. Sister Elaine Margaret Bain entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1974. Betsy and her younger brother Tom grew up experiencing abundant love in the larger family of their grandparents and cousins. We. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1960, taking the name Julie Stephen. Sister Ann recalls that in the sixth grade one of. Both parents worked very hard with so many children. St. Julie Billiart I was the youngest of four children and went to public school until my years at St. Gregory High School. "God is good and sometimes He's better." My dad worked for the telephone company for over, Jane McAndrews was born in December 1932 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Boston, Mass. St. Julie Billiart Cynthia. She leaves nieces and nephews and her community of Notre Dame de. She was a graduate of Somerville High School and Emmanuel College in Boston. At the time of her tenure, she was the longest serving female president of a college in the United States and the longest current serving president of a Catholic college or university. to Bernard R. and Mary L. (Gordon) Daly. She graduated in 1963 from. Sister Frances was born in Lowell, daughter of the late George and Margaret (Linnehan) Randall. Pat spent summers at her grandmother's home on Cape Cod. My dad's. "All 23 other classrooms had SNDdeN, Sister Patricia Joy Conner, 71, died Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at the Notre Dame Long Term Care Center, Worcester, MA. Sister Eileen Burns is a member of the leadership team of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur's U.S. East-West Province. She had an aunt and a cousin who were already Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur so it was no surprise when she joined them by entering in Waltham, Mass. Invited to serve German immigrants, the sisters soon expanded their ministries to include other ethnic groups in parish elementary and high schools. She is the youngest of three, and grew up in an extended family. Matthew 25:40 Joyce McMullen and her twin brother and sister were born to parents William and Alice (Joyce) McMullen. and of all her siblings was closest to her sister Anne. 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!" Sisters of Notre Dame of the United States (SND USA) currently minister in Arizona . She was Case Management Supervisor at My. "Trusting God in all times and in all things." 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. She lives, in Ipwich, MA. Both of my parents were born in the U.S. while my maternal grandparents were immigrants from England. 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 . She graduated from St. Mary's High School in Lynn and entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur at age 18. In 1849, three Sisters of Notre Dame came from Cincinnati, Ohio by rail and coach to Boston, Massachusetts to take over the church school at St. Mary's in the North End of Boston. Sister Mary was born in Boston, MA, to parents Cornelius and Mary (Linehan) Farren. She took her first vows in 1963 and perpetual vows in 1968. Some, Sister Roberta M. Giampaoli was born in Providence, R.I., daughter of Peter and Mary (Cola) Giampaoli. "How good is the Good God!" Ipswich, MA 01938. She brings to all who know her good, not evil, all the days of her life. Fran was born on October 17, 1945, to Dorothy and Joseph Thibodeau in Nashville, Tennessee. St. Mary High Yearbook 1954 St. Mary High Yearbook 1956 St. Mary High Yearbook 1957 St. Mary High Yearbook 1958 St. Mary High Yearbook 1960 St. Mary High Yearbook 1965 St. Mary . -John 14: Harriet Cutting was born and raised in Waltham, Mass. She later graduated and from Emmanuel College in Boston in 1963 with a degree, "Glory be to God whose power working in us can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine." Sister Mary Elizabeth Delaney entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1948. 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. Fleeing anti-Catholic legislation in Prussia, more than 200 sister had arrived in Ohio and Kentucky by 1880. Marie paid the tuition of many. Luke 1:49 I am the youngest of five children born to Anthony and Isabelle (Dwyer) Cavallo. St. Julie Billiart Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest. Meister Eckhart Thank you! Mary Berenice Monahan, as she was named at birth, was one of George and Mary (McGee) Monahan's nine children. Sister Carol was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 25th, 1936, to Francis Joseph and Mary Veronica Connor and is the sister of the. 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. June, 2019 "And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent." Sister Pat was born in Lansing, Michigan, daughter of Samuel H. and Maud (Quinn) Conner. She never attended, "My soul proclaims your greatness, O God! "-Luke 4: 18-19Catherine says "That's what my life has been about." The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur value Communication of all its forms! Sisters in the Atlantic-Midwest Province live and work in Canada and Eastern United States . Sr. Jeanne was born in Somerville, MA on July 2, 1936, the daughter of the late Mary, "Better mistakes than paralysis." I attended Notre Dame schools starting in first grade and by second grade I felt called and remained attracted to becoming a religious through all my, Sister Mary Kelleher entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1954, "God loves the simple heart who tries her hardest." Ipswich, Massachusetts. These many moves brought her family together in a wonderful bond of love. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1950, taking the name Sr. Catherine Louise. 0. My father died when I was seven, and my mother was left to raise the four of us. As Jane proudly states "I was educated all these years by the Sisters of Notre, For more than four decades, Sister Mary Alice served as a missionary in the coastal region of Maceio in northeastern Brazil. Sister Christine was born in Somerville as Isabelle Rose Allen, daughter of Charles and Bella (Doherty) Allen. Sister earned a degree in English and education from Salem State University and a master's degree in Counseling from Fairfield University. -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. Mar 2017 - Sep 20203 years 7 months. Sister Mary Alice is the author of the book, "Our Struggle Was a Sacred Struggle." Published by Boston Globe from May 14 to May 16, 2021. At one time, she completed a hairdressing program at Wilfred Academy. Educated by SNDdeN at St. Mary's School in Beverly, Massachusetts, she entered the Congregation in 1947. Helenethe youngest of the four was born several years later, and completed the family. "Teach all that is necessary for life." Sister Barbara entered the, We pray in gratitude for the life of our Sister Ann Virginia Donovan who died on May 6, 2020, at the age of 96. -St. Julie Billiart Sister Clare was born and grew up in the Roslindale section of Boston. She led the college during, Sister Barbara Ann English, born in Upper Darby and raised in Media, Pennsylvania, is a proud graduate of Notre Dame High School in Moylan, Pennsylvania. Sister Alice has a lively personality and is full, Let us gratefully remember the life of our Sister Patricia Tryon who died on May 15, 2020 in Worcester, Massachusetts. 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 Anne Stevenson entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1954. in Math at the University of Connecticut, left my home in Ossining, NY, and took a, "How good is the good God." St. Julie I was the oldest of three children and learned to be responsible at an early age. They arrived at the Eastern and Fitchburg Railroad Station on Saturday, November 10, 1849. YOU ARE SENT, CONSTITUTION OF THE SCHOOL SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME. Sister Mary Friel entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1963. Marylyn O'Connor went home to her good God on November 15, 2022, after 58 years as a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur. Another brief vacation for her mother brought Janice's sister Marcia to their home. She currently serves on 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. READ MORE Sister Mary Ellenann Mach, SND; October 22, 1946 - August 31, 2022 SND USA September 5, 2022 As the oldest of ten children born to Frank George and Rosemary (Schmitz) Mach, Carol. Generalate and Motherhouse Via della Camilluccia 687 00135 Rome - Italy Phone: (39) 06.3629.061 She served for many years at Bakhita House, a safe house for survivers of human trafficking "a home where love heals." A girl and a boy died as infants. She later earned a Master's degree in Education from Boston College. Of my six sisters and four brothers, three sisters and two brothers are still living. She currently serves as Associate Director for Employment Partnerships at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, CT. 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