FAITH INTO ACTION AUGUST, 2020 NOTRE DAME SISTERS 3501 State Street, Omaha, NE 68112 (402) 455.2994 | NotreDameSisters.org FOLLOW OUR JOURNEY. BELOW ARE UPDATES ON OUR WORK.
A successful year, thanks to you Dear Brothers and Sisters,
to us, and giving us the strength we need to respond justly and morally.
We recenly completed our 2019-2020 fiscal year, and looking back on what we have accomplished in that time is remarkable. This past year has brought with it changes to daily and working life that no one ever expected. We faced implementing distancing rules to keep our Sisters and the people we serve safe. We accepted the call to stand in solidarity with our brothers and Sisters separated at the US/Mexico border. We were called to investigate our own white privilege and our relationship to the people of color we live with and serve. Many are suffering. Will our pain help us to reach out in compassion to the pain of our brothers and sisters of color, the abused, the homeless, the disregarded of our world and let their pain touch us into action? In the midst of the noise and challenges and key decisions of our lives, we are called to go into our quiet and to pay attention to how God is speaking
We are grateful that through the tumult of 2020 our partners stand with us. With great generosity, we were able to purchase new technologies for our Sisters to keep in touch with each other, family and the global community, in addition to funding our important ministries. It is the actions not only of our Sisters, but also our partners, all of you, who change lives for the better. All our lives are changing in these unusual times, but we want to be able to reach out to those most deeply affected. Thank you for helping us do this! Sincerely,
Sr. Margaret Hickey, ND Provincial President of the Notre Dame Sisters
A year of bearing witness In June of 2019 the Notre Dame Sisters with the Servites and Sisters of Mercy came together to talk about the issue of Immigration and the crises of separation of families on our southern border with the question: “How can we as religious women respond to this?” We decided to bring attention to Omaha. We began bearing witness on 72th and Hickory Streets, holding signs to bring awareness of families separated at the US/Mexico border. Over the course of the year, through rain, snow, and heat the group grew, naming itself Mother and Others: Justice and Mercy for Immigrants. We continue to write letters to the editors and call our Congressional people, pleading for just legislation.