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The ’Ville and Indigenous People’s Day

The Indigenous People’s Day event in Watsonville was founded by Sandra Casares to educate the younger native generations, and community, about the traditions of the local Native tribes.

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Fundraising Priorities

Through generous support from our donors, the SNDdeN provide assistance to ministries throughout the United States and around the world.

1 Welcome to Sowing Goodness

2 A ssociation—An opportunity to share in the charism and mission of Saint Julie

3 The ’Ville and Indigenous People’s Day

4 L and Trust Partnership Protects for Future Generations

5 C onnecting to the History and Spirituality of the Land

6 C elebrating Our 2022 Jubilarians

32 Support Our Mission

34 Fundraising Priorities

36 St. Julie Billiart Legacy Society

38 Our Donors

52 In Memoriam

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Celebrating Our 2022 Jubilarians

In 2022, we celebrated 42 SNDdeN Jubilarians and 18 Associate Jubilarians at several events throughout the province.

Check out more stories and videos at our website: www.snddeneastwest.org/ our-impact

Jen Pearce Director of Development, Editor

Michele Forté Executive Director of Mission Advancement

Susan Dennin Director of Communications, Editor

Sowing Goodness

Volume 1, Number 2

The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (SNDdeN) make known God’s goodness through educating for life and taking a stand with people living in poverty, especially women and children.

SowingGoodness is published twice a year for friends of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur U.S. East-West Province by the Mission Advancement office.

Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur

U.S. East-West Province

www.snddeneastwest.org

Regional Office

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Everett, MA 02149-3425

Regional Office

1520 Ralston Avenue

Belmont, CA 94002-1908

Leadership Team

Sister Elaine Bain, SNDdeN

Sister Barbara Barry, SNDdeN

Sister Eileen Burns, SNDdeN

Sister Patricia Chappell, SNDdeN

Sister Mary Farren, SNDdeN

Mission Advancement Team

Michele Forté, Exec. Director of Mission Advancement

Susan Dennin, Director of Communications, Editor Jen Pearce, Director of Development, Editor

Contributors

Rachael Bertone

Eileen Burns, SNDdeN

Adam Evertz

Kimberly Mazyck

Kathryn O’Brien

Design

Stoltze Design Group

Photography SNDdeN and staff

John Gillooly

On our Cover

A view of the sunset over Carmel River State Beach from the Carmel Spirituality Center.

Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur U.S. East-West Province is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Our tax identification number is 04-3210469.

© Copyright 2023 Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, U.S. East-West Province.

Dear Notre Dame Friends,

As we reflect on the uncertainty of the past year, during which the global pandemic, natural disasters, political unrest, environmental degradation and wars have cast a long and powerful shadow, our Sisters’ commitment to sharing God’s goodness never wavered. We are deeply grateful for you, our dear friends and donors whose generosity makes it possible to carry on our ministries in the truest spirit of St. Julie.

Our efforts to Renew our commitment to those living in poverty, especially women and children, Transform unjust structures and Respond to the challenges of our times, call us to shelters, the border, classrooms, environmental advocacy, the United Nations and community development. We reach out to those on the margins, seeking to educate and empower through adult education, prison ministry and spiritual guidance. Our schools, rooted in our founding mission, teach and develop the leaders of tomorrow. Through our health care centers, we provide respectful support to all, including hospice care and a pediatric hospice program. And our commitment to anti-racism in all its forms, along with work to secure peace and justice in support of Laudato Si’, challenges us to think in innovative and impactful ways that will make a difference to generations to come.

Join us as we joyously celebrate the lives of our 42 Jubilarians whose decades of service as Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, with hearts as wide as the world, create a legacy and indeed a roadmap of what is possible with our ‘one and only life.’ Their stories are powerful and humbling.

Most importantly, we thank you for your generosity, your support, and your prayers. With you as partners, our Sisters, Associates, volunteers, province staff and ministry colleagues make known God’s goodness each day.

With gratitude,

The Leadership Team Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, U.S. East-West Province

sister elaine bain

sister patricia chappell

sister barbara barry

sister mary farren

sister eileen burns

Association—An opportunity to share in the charism and mission of Saint Julie

BY KIMBERLY MAZYCK

associates of the sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (AND) are women and men, living their baptismal call in the spirit of St. Julie Billiart. They experience a strong attraction to St. Julie, who proclaimed God’s goodness throughout her life. When asked, “What attracted you to become an Associate with the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (SNDdeN)?” Deb Ducharme said, “Easy answer, I want to follow in the footsteps of Saint Julie Billiart, whom I first learned about in 1978 when I worked as a nurse’s aid at the ‘Lake.’ I had always admired the dedication of all the Sisters I worked with as well as the ones for whom I cared.” Deb continued, “Fast forward to 2010, I applied for the position of Community Coordinator at Notre Dame du Lac Assisted Living Residence (du Lac, or lovingly, the Lake). Within a few months of working at du Lac I realized that I was

‘home.’ I have met many SNDdeN over the years, and to this day my feelings for the Sisters and the charism of St. Julie have not changed since 1978. I am proud to be an Associate and living the charism of the Sisters of Notre Dame.”

We continue to welcome Associates from varied backgrounds and walks of life. They have a wide range of interests and talents as our new Associates have shown us. In 2022, we welcomed several new Associates of the SNDdeN.

During the early part of the summer, we saw the commitment of three new Associates: Diana Hernandez, Sara Maennle, and Maureen Peccolo, in California. And early in October, we welcomed two new Associates in Massachusetts: Mary Lacaire and Sonia Vazquez. When Sonia Vazquez was asked what attracted her to become an Associate, she responded, “I have chosen to become an Associate because of Deb Ducharme and my coworkers. I wasn’t exactly sure what being an Associate entailed until Deb explained it to me, she handed me a book titled, Woman of Courage. I fell in love with St. Julie Billiart. This is the reason I chose to become an Associate. Following her steps to be good to others and help them to see how Good the Good God is, is an honor.”

There are currently fifteen individuals in formation to become Associates with the East-West Province of the SNDdeN. Notre Dame Association is open internationally to women and men, from age eighteen and over.

For more information about becoming an Associate, visit https://snddeneastwest.org/ as-an-associate

left : Sonia Vazquez and Sister Patty Butler.

The ’Ville and Indigenous People’s Day

BY KATHRYN O’BRIEN, SITE DIRECTOR NDMV

the small agricultural city of Watsonville on the Central Coast of California has been home to a robust tapestry of changing populations, but it was first populated by tribes of the native Ohlone nation. The rich history of this area was on full display when our Notre Dame Mission Volunteers (ndmva ) team attended a local celebration of Indigenous People’s Day. Aaron Gaxiola, Watsonville Local, a second-year ndmva member from Watsonville Local, shared his reflections on the experience:

“The Indigenous People’s Day event in Watsonville was founded by Sandra Casares to educate the younger native generations, and community, about the traditions of the local Native tribes. Sandra expresses, ‘I want to tell the people of Watsonville that the native tribes are not gone, we are here, still a part of this land.’ Moreover, Sandra fears about the younger Native generation growing up without the knowledge of their traditions, so she tries to reach out to them; for them to learn before the elders depart from this world.

As AmeriCorps members, our mission is to serve our community, and to offer our help where it is needed. The Indigenous People’s Day event gave us the opportunity to help keep the Native tradition alive, just by learning and listening. I learned the importance of honoring our elders (parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles) helps to keep our traditions alive for the future. Most importantly, how keeping traditions helps to keep an identity of a people alive, and how the smallest help can lead to preserving an ancient culture.”

Here in Watsonville, our ndmva team is fortunate to serve while having enriching experiences like these that provide a more wellrounded understanding of our community. In addition to supporting K–12 education, we support local food security efforts and environmental conservation projects with partnering non-profits. Surrounded by agriculture, ndmva love to learn with the local community about the land where so many of our natural resources and food come from. Our members take the lessons they learn from events like the Indigenous Day celebration and carry them with them throughout their daily service, moving with a better understanding of the cultural backdrop of Watsonville. The team is looking forward to the next project of distributing hundreds of free food baskets and turkeys with our partner Loaves and Fishes ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. ❊

Land Trust Partnership Protects for Future Generations

BY EILEEN BURNS, SND de N

Excerpted from the article “An evolving story of land and sisters” originally published in the Global Sisters Report.

since 1959, the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (SNDdeN) have cared for over 170 acres of land in Ipswich, Massachusetts—a beautiful expanse of rolling hills, wetlands and marsh, brooks, ponds and natural springs.

As faithful stewards of the land, the SNDdeN seek out opportunities to engage and build relationships with the local community. What began as a reading and tutoring center in the former dairy barn is today the Cuvilly Arts and Earth Center, offering community programs that integrate education, a working farm and ecological justice programming. Next to Cuvilly, non-profit organization Three Sisters Garden Project works “to make local food accessible to all” while promoting sustainable agriculture. Further up the drive is the Notre Dame Spirituality Center where the SNDdeN host spiritual and educational programs, as well as a home for retired Sisters, and Province and Congregation administrative offices.

Long before Europeans arrived in the early 17th century, this diverse land was home to the Pawtucket tribe of Native Americans. To ensure it remains forever protected, under the Ipswich Province Leadership of Mary Boretti, SNDdeN, Mary Farren, SNDdeN, and Andrea Walsh, SNDdeN, the SNDdeN partnered with the Essex

County Greenbelt, the Town of Ipswich Open Space Committee, Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services to create a Land Trust that “permanently protects [70 acres of] its unique natural resources from habitat destruction, wildlife displacement and pollution.”

Sister Eileen Burns, SNDdeN, member of the East-West Province Leadership Team said, “As educators and women of prayer, we continue to be attentive to the ‘cries of the earth.’ As contemplatives in action, we understand that in collaboration with others we can do amazing things to reveal the goodness of God and the goodness and preciousness of God’s beautiful world.” ❊

Connecting to the History and Spirituality of the Land

BY MICHELE FORTÉ

coming down from the sloped golden field to the ocean, they stepped into the kelp beds to spear fish and gather mussels. The river weaving through the land was a constant freshwater source and, even today, the rounded stones near the beach are evidence of where Native Americans ground their meals. Now known as Carmel, California, and the Kelp Highway, eleven different Native American tribes spent time on this seashore.

Nearly a hundred years ago, in 1930, Lady Maria Antonia de Munras Field gifted this beautiful ocean-view property in Carmel to the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (SNDdeN) in honor of her former teacher and cherished friend’s 25th Jubilee. This treasure is now a spirituality center for the SNDdeN, known as Villa Angelica and the House of Prayer. Sister

Michelle Henault, SNDdeN, Co-Director of the center shares: “People come for retreat, rest, and prayer, continuing in the spirit of the Native Americans. The Sisters have a tremendous sense of gratitude.”

In February 2022, Sister Theresa Linehan, SNDdeN, an enrolled member of the StockbridgeMunsee Band of Mohicans, led a retreat in Carmel for several SNDdeN and other women religious to create a deeper understanding about the spirituality of the earth and a sense of connectedness. Sister Theresa said that: “Being aware of the land they were on, and its history made a real difference for them. You must go beyond being in nature to being with nature to really understand that we are part of earth and that what we do to ourselves we do to earth and the earth returns in kind.” ❊

Celebrating Our 2022 Jubilarians

Sisters Celebrating Jubilees

75 Years (1947)

Sister Ann (Ann Mildred) Brennan

Sister Barbara Ann Kavanaugh

Sister Immaculata Marie McDonnell

Sister Mary (Anna Marie) Mulligan

Sister Francis Virginia Murphy

Sister Helen St. Thomas Singleton †

Sister Alice Clare Tremblay

Sister Janice (Margaret Cornelia) Waters

70 Years (1952)

Sister Janet (James Adele) Cahill

Sister Martin de Porres Coleman

Sister Ann Marie (Louise St. John) Connolly

Sister Joan (Marguerite Therese) Gregoire

Sister Catherine (Catherine St. Andrew) Griffiths

Sister Raymond Loretta Kelley

Sister Bernice (Catherine Raymond) King

Sister Joan (Mary Joan) Maritz

Sister Barbara (Ernest Marie) Matasci

Sister Margaret “Maggie” (Daniel Mary) McCarthy

Sister Mavourneen (Mary Arthur) McGinty

Sister Joan (Francis St. Catherine) Mehigan

Sister Rose Elizabeth Monahan

Sister Catherine (Catherine Johanna) Perroni

Sister Rosalie (Mary Christopher) Pizzo

Sister Theresa (Theresa Joseph) Ryder

Sister Caroline (Francis Xavier) Sanchez

Sister Julie Marie Thorpe

Sister Virginia Ann Unger

60 Years (1962)

Sister Joan (Rosemary) Burke

Sister Leonore (Leonore Julie) Coan

Sister Margaret Philip Coffey

Sister Patricia (David St. Anne) Curran

Sister Edithann (Kathleen Ann) Kane

Sister Joyce (Alice William) McMullen

Sister Carol (John Gregory) Miller

Sister Kathleen (Karen Joseph) O’Hagan

Sister Rita (Leo Marie) Raboin

Sister Marna (Margaret George) Rogers

Sister Roberta (Jude Stephen) Rzeznik

50 Years (1972)

Sister Mary Boretti

Sister Lorraine Connell

Sister Angele Lewis

40 Years (1982)

Sister Judianne Beltz

Recessional of the Jubilee Celebration at Emmanuel College. Sister Rita Raboin, carrying the cross, followed by Sisters Lorraine Connell (left) and Leonore Coan (right).

75 Years of Service

Ann Brennan was raised in Milton, Mass. She attended St. Gregory School in Dorchester, where she was taught by SNDdeN. Moved by stories she heard of the Sisters’ work in Japan, she took the plunge into religious life. Then, in 1956, after two years of teaching first and second grade, she was sent to Japan, following in the footsteps of those Sisters who had first inspired her.

The Sisters made the voyage by boat, bringing much-needed school supplies with them to post-war Japan. Sister Ann reflects that she has had a truly international career, working in schools in America, Japan, and in Rome as a member of the SNDdeN Generalate Staff, where she worked with refugees from Eritrea.

Sister Ann looks back fondly on a long, devoted career as an educator— even now, at 93, she tutors esl , and spends her time knitting goods for people in need.

right : Sisters participating in their 2022 Jubilee Mass in Belmont, Calif. Left to right: Sisters Barbara Kavanaugh, Martin de Porres Coleman, Barbara Matasci, Rosalie Pizzo, Caroline Sanchez, Virginia Unger, and Joan Burke.

Barbara Ann Kavanaugh has always found the richness of her life in friends, family, community, and celebrations. She grew up in a multicultural neighborhood of San Francisco as the only daughter of an affectionate Irish family. She is a proud alumna of Notre Dame High School, San Francisco. Though religious life hadn’t been part of her earlier plans, she joined the congregation in 1947.

For 33 years she taught in elementary schools on the West Coast. She truly

enjoyed teaching, and was loved by her students; many stay in touch. When called to join the finance staff for her SNDdeN province, she made the transition with grace. She remained in that ministry for 21 years.

Sister Barbara has enjoyed tap dancing all of her life and says, “Life is a dance, and God called me to dance.” She feels blessed to be a SNDdeN, and loves connecting with her very large family and her former students.

Sister Ann (Ann Mildred) Brennan

Sister Barbara Ann Kavanaugh

Sister Immaculata Marie McDonnell

Immaculata Marie McDonnell was born in 1928 into a deeply religious household in Boston; from early childhood, she recalls that she and her family prayed for guidance from the Virgin Mother, and for religious vocation for her and her three siblings. How fitting, then, that she should now be celebrating 75 years as a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur!

Sister Immaculata loved teaching, and she was missioned to schools in Hingham, Mass., Providence, R.I., and Dorchester and South Boston. Later, she supervised the transportation of Sisters in Ipswich, Mass.

Sister Immaculata has always had a welcoming spirit. At times during her life in ministry she lived with Sisters who were in formation. “We wanted them to know how much we loved being Sisters,” she says, “and we hoped and prayed that they would, too!”

Throughout all her various ministries, she has been known for her warm and welcoming spirit. “It’s hard to say what makes me happy,” she reflects, “because I AM happy. God has been good to me.”

Mary Mulligan was born in Dorchester, Mass., and lives there today. Her parents were immigrants from Ireland and Sister Mary and many of her seven siblings attended St. Mark’s parish school, where they were taught by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.

She entered the congregation after graduating from Saints Peter and Paul High School—later renamed Cardinal Cushing Central High School for Girls (ccch )—in South Boston in 1947. She became a teacher of English and literature, earned a bachelor’s degree from Emmanuel College and a master’s from Boston College, both in English.

After teaching at St. Gregory School in Dorchester and St. Mary High School in Cambridge, Sister Mary was missioned to her alma mater, ccch . In time she was called upon to be principal. “My mission there was truly a happy one,” she says of her 38 years at ccch . “I loved it!” she declares.

Following retiring from teaching at the Notre Dame Education Center, Sister Mary enjoyed volunteering at Boston Home, which serves adults with advanced Multiple Sclerosis and other progressive neurological disorders. Sister Mary is an avid reader and doesn’t miss an issue of The Boston Globe or Commonweal Magazine.

Sister Mary (Anna Marie) Mulligan

above : Left to right: Sisters Margaret Philip Coffey, Roberta Rzeznik, Catherine Perroni, Maggie McCarthy.

Francis grew up in Dedham and then in Allston, Mass., as the second child of eight siblings. Her mother and father were devout Catholics and, when she was 12 years old, her mother passed away quite suddenly. God blessed their family with a loving Dad who kept their family together.

She attended Saints Peter and Paul High School where she had her first encounters with the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur and an earlier desire to become a religious surfaced again. She entered the congregation in 1947 and taught kindergarten as her first mission.

Sister Francis reflects on her

ministry work: “Bringing God’s goodness to those I taught, counseled, prayed with, and listened to has been an overwhelming blessing in my life. However, my ministry with pregnant teens who struggled to discern having their babies adopted or keeping them was exceptionally both heartbreaking and heartwarming. Memories of being with them continue to nourish my trust in our loving God.”

Sister Francis believes: “A vocation to religious life is definitely a call from God and filled with the most beautiful moments of joy and love of others with many humorous surprises and with times of deep, unexplained peace.”

left : Sisters celebrating their Jubilee in Belmont, Calif., in 2022. Back row: Sisters Rosalie Pizzo (70th Jubilee), Virginia Unger (70th Jubilee), Joan Burke (60th Jubilee), Caroline Sanchez (70th Jubilee), Barbara Kavanaugh (75th Jubilee). Front row: Sisters Martin de Porres Coleman (70th Jubilee), Barbara Matasci (70th

Sister Helen St. Thomas was named Jean by her parents, and she was educated by SNDdeN in Beverly, Mass. In 1947 she entered the Congregation.

For 47 years, Sister Helen was a gifted and much-loved teacher at schools in Massachusetts. Her friend Sister Betty Murtagh, SNDdeN, recalls walking down a street with her when a man working on a roof yelled down to them: “Sister Helen! You had me in fourth grade!” He was one of the many pupils who remembered her fondly.

Following her years in teaching, Sister Helen ministered to other Sisters by managing a house where they could recuperate after a hospitalization before returning home. An excellent cook with a generous nature, she often gave gifts of baked goods to people she knew were struggling with illness, grief or other trouble. Requests for her prayer from others were fulfilled faithfully.

Sister Betty says of Sister Helen, “She is a genuine, simple person who gave her all to whatever she did. She’s really lived her life for others.”

Sister Helen St. Thomas Singleton

Sister Francis Virginia Murphy

Jubilee).

Sister Alice was named Patricia by her parents, Leo and Alice (Callaghan). She was born and raised in Salem, Mass., with her siblings. Patricia joined the Congregation in 1947 and took the name Sister Alice Clare.

Sister Alice has a lively personality and is full of fun. She was a classroom teacher throughout her years in ministry, and for almost all those years she taught first grade. She was one of the two Sisters who started St. John the Evangelist School in Beverly, Mass., in 1955.

After retiring from formal ministry, Sister Alice would help other Sisters living in the community at Ipswich, Mass., by giving them rides to their appointments. Sister Alice now lives in Worcester, Mass., where she enjoys being in community with other Sisters.

left : Sisters celebrating their Jubilee at Notre Dame du Lac Assisted Living Residence, Worcester, Mass. Pictured left to right: Sisters Francis Virginia Murphy, Clare Kelly, Harriet Cutting, Mary Lou Walsh, and Roberta Rzeznik.

Janice Waters was born in West Newton, Mass., and grew up in a loving family of six. A year after graduating from St. Bernard High School in 1946, Sister Janice entered the congregation. From 1950–59, Sister Janice taught in elementary schools. After earning her B.A. in biology and chemistry from Emmanuel College, she began teaching at the high school level. Eventually Sister Janice became vice-principal of Cardinal Cushing Catholic High School and then principal.

She earned an M.A. in Pastoral Urban Ministry from Emmanuel College in 1976 and took additional courses in Theology and Administration from

Boston College and Providence College. These studies were of value as she served in religious education in Saugus, Mass., and during her long time in leadership for the Boston Province.

She was active in advancement for the Province and spent many years writing grants and facilitating planning for the Little Sisters of the Assumption.

Looking back, Sister has no favorite ministry, saying, “Everything I did meant a lot to me, including teaching.”

Sister Janice now lives in community with other Sisters at Notre Dame du Lac in Worcester, Mass., and, in her words: “I’ve had a pretty good life!”

Sister Alice Clare Tremblay

Sister Janice (Margaret Cornelia) Waters

70 Years of Service

Janet Cahill grew up in a family of six in the Philadelphia suburbs. Her first encounter with the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur was in school at Notre Dame High School in Moylan, Pa.

Prior to becoming a Sister, she took a year to “see the world” and in 1952 she went to the novitiate in Ilchester, Md. She later taught primary grade students from 1955 until 2002 while missioned to parish schools in Queens, N.Y., Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Decatur, Ga. and Cheraw, S.C.

In 1988, Sister Janet began 26 years of ministry at St. Jerome School in Hyattsville, Md. “I wanted to end my teaching career in a SNDdeN school,” she explained. She then shifted her focus to supporting students in small reading groups, as well as pre-schoolers.

Sister Janet now lives in Worcester, Mass., at the Notre Dame Long Term Care Center where she is an active participant in the activities offered for residents and she remains a devoted fan of the Philadelphia Phillies and the Eagles.

Martin de Porres Coleman was born in El Dorado, Ark., and grew up in the Methodist Church, which was a segregated church. She attended the College of Notre Dame her freshman year and then entered the novitiate in 1952. As Sister Martin de Porres, she earned a bachelor’s in music, specializing in voice.

Her goal of teaching music was realized when she was assigned to the music department at Notre Dame High School in Belmont, Calif. When the music department head was temporarily unable to return to school, Sister Martin filled her shoes. This surprising opportunity was both thrilling and daunting. She then taught music and other subjects at schools

throughout the area.

In 1968, she became a founding member of the National Black Sisters’ Conference (nbsc), and served terms on nbsc’s board of directors.

In 1970, Sister Martin began serving at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in a poor Black community of San Francisco where she formed a gospel choir and provided opportunities for teens to learn about music, leadership, service and responsibility, and Black Church History. Later, she began sharing her gifts in eldercare settings.

Sister Martin is a member of the SNDdeN U.S. East-West Province Anti-Racism Team and the SNDdeN U.S. Leadership Anti-Racism Sub-Committee.

Sister Janet (James Adele) Cahill

Sister Martin de Porres Coleman

right : Sister Rosalie Pizzo celebrates her 70th Jubilee in Belmont, Calif., with family and friends.

Ann Marie Connolly was brought up in a traditional Catholic family by her parents, who had immigrated from Ireland. Ann Marie, who was called “the boss” by her three younger sisters and brother, always wanted to be a Sister. She entered the Congregation in 1952, taking the name Sister Louise St. John.

Sister Ann Marie loved to teach and was happy everywhere she was missioned, including Peabody, Worcester and Lawrence, Mass., and her final ministry at Wellesley. She also was an administrator, and she recently received a message saying, “I so often remember you and the amazing gift you gave me by hiring me as a kindergarten teacher … I had a tough start which developed into a wonderful, exciting career in Catholic education. Thank you so much for having faith in me and giving me that chance.”

Sister Ann Marie says, “I just love people,” and she is happy living in community, “sharing life with other Sisters, sharing ideas and helping each other when we are down.” Her hobbies include sewing, crocheting, embroidery and knitting.

At this time of her 70th Jubilee, Sister Ann Marie is grateful for her vocation and her happy life.

Sister Joan is an accomplished musician and visual artist. For twenty years she taught music and religion at schools in East Boston, Waltham, Dorchester and Cambridge. She enjoyed working with students performing musicals or glee club concerts or preparing students to play with the youth orchestra.

Sister Joan eventually moved away from teaching music, focusing on religious education, parish work and visiting elders at home and care facilities, yet music remained part of her work. Her longest mission was at Sacred Heart Parish in Lowell, Mass.,

where she served for 33 years designing programs for baptism and other aspects of religious education. Sister Joan can’t choose a favorite among her many ministries and she believes “Being open to the spirit brings you wherever you need to go.”

A highlight of Sister Joan’s life was a trip to Namur, Belgium. She felt at home there and thought it must be because her mother’s heritage. “While sitting in front of the Cross at Compiegne, I cried tears of joy,” she said. “See how God has worked throughout my life? WOW!”

Sister Joan (Marguerite Therese) Gregoire

Sister Ann Marie (Louise St. John) Connolly

above : Sisters Paul St. Katherine Murphy and Rosemary Fay.

Catherine Griffiths grew up in a very Irish Catholic family where their lives centered around the nearby church. She played the organ and brother Andy was an altar boy, while brothers Jim and David were in the choir.

She knew from age seven that she wanted to be a Sister. Her first mission was to teach fourth grade at Assumption School in East Boston. “I didn’t have a lot of discipline,” said Sister Catherine, “but the Sisters who taught with me were wonderful, helpful and encouraging.”

She loved all her ministries, but the one that has meant the most to her was her direction of 30-day retreats for novices of the Society of the Divine Word. “It was a grace and blessing to walk with these young men preparing for lives as missionary priests and brothers,” she says of her nearly 20 years of service in that role.

At this time of her Jubilee, she reflects that, “I’m deeply grateful for God calling me to Notre Dame to serve God and others.”

Born in Bedford, Ind., Raymond Loretta grew up in Lowell, Mass., with her parents and two younger brothers. She attended public schools until high school when she went to St. Patrick School in Lowell.

She was inspired by the SNDdeN at her high school, sharing, “I saw the Sisters and noticed how happy they were together and how happy they were talking about God. I used to think, ‘Hmm … I could be happy like that, too.’”

Prior to entering the Congregation, Sister Raymond Loretta graduated from Emmanuel College and began teaching in a public school. Her first ministry as an SNDdeN was teaching at St. Mary School in Cambridge, Mass., and she went on to teach at many other Notre Dame and parish schools in Massachusetts and Connecticut. She spent six years serving as provincial secretary in Ipswich, Mass., and also served in roles at Emmanuel College as director of admissions, dean of students, assistant academic dean, and as associate academic dean. At age 70, she left her formal educational ministry, but continued to work in a volunteer position at St. Patrick School in Lowell.

She is now very happy to be living with other Sisters in the Ipswich community, she said. “We have a dear staff who care for us, and we love them!”

Bernice had a lively childhood with her seven siblings and friends. Singing, dancing, performing and reading were some of her pleasures. She wasn’t able to attend Catholic school until high school, where time with her SNDdeN teachers inspired her to enter the Congregation in 1952.

Sister Bernice taught for many years, but the ministry that meant the most was ministering to the sick and elderly in Pastoral Care. She is a prolific poet and enjoys writing song lyrics. Sister leads the singing at the Sunday Mass where she lives at Notre Dame du Lac in Worcester, Mass.

“At this time of Jubilee,” says Sister Bernice, “I am especially grateful for all the ways the Lord has led me to minister to God’s people. I am grateful that God has given me all these years, when at four years old I was on the brink of death. I am grateful for family and friends who are celebrating with me. At times I am overwhelmed at their kindness, their thoughtfulness and caring.”

Sister Bernice (Catherine Raymond) King

Sister Catherine (Catherine St. Andrew) Griffiths

Sister Raymond Loretta Kelley

Joan Maritz attended Notre Dame High School in Alameda, Calif., and, after joining the congregation, she began teaching school at St. Clare School in Santa Clara, in 1955, and later at Dolores School and Notre Dame School in Santa Barbara, and St. Stephen School in Portland, Ore., as well as Notre Dame Schools in Yuba City and Marysville, Calif. She speaks of teaching as “bringing out what’s inside the kids,” and smiles when she recalls a particular sixth grade class she taught in the 1990s. She used to tell her class, “You are the

best sixth grade in the school,” to which they would reply, “Sister, we are the ONLY sixth grade class in the school.” Sister Joan believes that if you tell students how good they are, they live up to it.

Sister Joan has always been devoted to her community and in her retirement she continued work at the Province Center supporting the Finance and Development offices.

Of her many decades as a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur, Sister Joan says, “I’m very grateful for them; I’m very blessed to live this life.”

Barbara Matasci grew up on a farm at what is now a major traffic intersection in San Jose, Calif. She always wanted to be a teacher, and her great appreciation for the SNDdeN who taught her made her think, “I could do both!” so she entered the congregation in 1952.

Sister Barbara has been a teacher, administrator and superior at schools along the West Coast, but her home has become Salinas, Calif. The knowledge and connections she made serving for decades at Madonna del Sasso School and at Notre Dame High School, Salinas make her the perfect fit for her current role as the Community Relations Director for the high school.

It brings her joy to help people and to walk with them. She says that at this time in her life, she follows St. Julie and her message to others is, “I know and you know that God is good and our Blessed Mother is here and we can make this happen—whatever you need.”

Sister Barbara (Ernest Marie) Matasci

Sister Joan (Mary Joan) Maritz

left : Left to right: Sisters Mary Therese Flattery, Paul St. Katherine Murphy, Rosemary Fay, Maureen McLaughlin, Bernice King and Janice Waters celebrated their Jubilee at Notre Dame du Lac, Worcester, Mass.

As Maggie McCarthy grew up in her happy family, her plan was to become a nurse. Then, as a high school senior, she felt a deep certainty that she would instead become a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur.

She entered the novitiate in 1952 and earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in the sciences. She taught at Notre Dame schools for 15 years, then spent 10 wonderful years in Africa at Eregi Teacher Training College in Kenya.

Back in the U.S., Sister Maggie studied clinical pastoral education and soon found herself working in a hospital—not as a nurse, as she’d imagined—but ultimately as director of the department of pastoral care and head of the hospital’s medical ethics committee. There she developed technical skills that she used to assist her Province in technology decisions. Sister Maggie used those skills and many more for 12 years while executive director of the Congregational Mission Office in Ipswich, Mass.

Now semi-retired at Julie House in Conn., Sister Maggie enjoys living in community with other SNDdeN, spending time with family and helping other Sisters with technology.

Sister Mavourneen (Mary Arthur) McGinty

She saw herself becoming mother of a dozen children! So, it was a surprise that three weeks after her high school graduation she entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur convent.

For nearly three decades Sister Mavourneen taught at Notre Dame and parish schools in California and Washington. She remembers the day a “troublemaker with a difficult home life” threw an eraser at her. Instead of getting mad, she went the extra mile to let him know she cared. Now an accomplished lawyer, that student says of Sister Mavourneen:

“She is responsible for keeping me out of jail and getting me motivated and directed. I love her immensely.” Following teaching, Sister Mavourneen served as a chaplain at Providence Hospital in Everett, Wash., and then spent ten years as a childcare provider.

Sister Mavourneen volunteers in the parish near her home in Seattle, Wash., and provides spiritual direction. She counts her life’s calling as pure blessing, saying, “It’s a wonderful mystery that I have loved. I can’t explain it other than I know that God called me.”

Sister Margaret “Maggie” (Daniel Mary) McCarthy

Sister Joan (Francis St. Catherine) Mehigan

Though Sister Joan comes from a family with a history of connection to the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur— her aunt having been a member of the Congregation—she credits two of her high school teachers, Sisters Joan Therese and Leona Julie, with inspiring her to enter religious life.

After entering as a novice in 1952, she received her first mission as a second-grade teacher at St. Mary School in Lawrence, Mass. Her career as an educator took her to many schools, from Massachusetts to New Hampshire. In addition to teaching, she has served as a eucharistic minister, an administrative assistant, in the SNDdeN Development and Finance office—and even as a driving instructor to her fellow Sisters!

She currently lives in community in Ipswich, Mass. At the time of her 70th Jubilee, she shares that she is grateful for her life and her many experiences.

Sister Rose Elizabeth Monahan

Rose Elizabeth Monahan was one of nine children in her family. She met the SNDdeN at Holy Redeemer School in East Boston and entered the Congregation at Waltham, Mass., in 1952, joining her older sister.

Sister Rose did not want to teach, and instead ministered to SNDdeN and other women religious for the next 70 years, living and serving in Ipswich and Worcester, Mass. An excellent seamstress, she was first missioned as a Clotheskeeper. Over time she was educated in practical nursing and pastoral care and applied those skills in ministry.

Sister especially enjoyed her time as activities director for the SNDdeN community of older and infirm Sisters in Worcester.

She eventually returned to Ipswich, where she is now part of the Sisters’ long-term care community. One could say she made a full circle, as the activities center where she can often be found is the space where, many decades before, she served as Clotheskeeper.

Long-time friend Sister Catherine Griffiths says of Sister Rose, “She just loves being with the Sisters and is such a community person, so loving and wanting to help anybody. She is fantastic!”

Catherine’s parents, John and Anna, immigrated to Massachusetts from Sicily. She attended public school until she reached high school, and, like many in her community, her Catholic faith was nourished through the Santa Maria Bambina Parish.

In 1952, Catherine, known as Katie, entered the novitiate and took the name Sister Catherine Johanna, honoring her parents. She earned a degree in history and education from Emmanuel College and in later years took special courses in various educational disciplines and in adolescent psychology.

From 1955 until 1979, Sister Catherine taught in elementary schools, mainly in Connecticut. Pondering her next ministry, she felt her gift was more for interacting with people one-on-one, so she trained to become a nurse’s aide and began working in care homes. She retired from formal ministry in 2009, but for many years after she volunteered with an organization called Foodshare.

Asked about her 70th Jubilee, Sister Catherine said, “I can’t believe it! Seventy years in Notre Dame. Wow! I’m happy to be a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur all these years and my life has been enriched by the lives of so many good Sisters that I have met who shared their talents and use their gifts to make life better.”

Sister Catherine (Catherine Johanna) Perroni

left : Left to right: Sisters Janice Waters, Mary Mulligan, and Francis Virginia Murphy celebrate their Jubilee.

Sister Rosalie

(Mary Christopher) Pizzo

The youngest of five siblings in her Italian family, Rosalie Pizzo attended Sacred Heart Elementary School and Notre Dame High School in San Jose, Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont and San Jose State University. Her first assignment was to teach at Immaculate Heart School in Belmont, Calif. She lived at Ralston Hall with seven other faculty members and shared the dormitory with students who boarded at the school.

After many years of teaching and administration, she was assigned as Pastoral Associate at Saint Lucy Parish

where she served for 19 years and loved the variety this ministry offered. She then went on to be the Delegate to Religious in the Diocese of San Jose, Calif., for nine years.

Sister Rosalie shares: “I am grateful for the call to witness to God’s goodness in the many and varied opportunities in which I have served. Reciprocally, I am thankful that I have been the recipient of many grace filled moments by the witness of those, beginning with my family, God has placed in my life along the path of my journey as a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur.”

Sister Theresa

(Theresa Joseph) Ryder

Theresa Ryder was born and raised in Lynn, Mass., and educated by SNDdeN through high school. Her parents both immigrated from Ireland, and she was one of six siblings—all girls except for the youngest. Described by both herself and her family as, “the biggest tomboy in Lynn,” she credits her father with teaching her how to do repairs around the house and play sports, skills that remained valuable as she became high school team captain of the basketball and softball teams and her handyman skills were later useful in the convent.

In 1952, she entered the congregation, attended Emmanuel College in Boston, and next earned degrees in education and history from Salem State University. After various posts as a teacher or principal, she was transferred to St. Mary of the Annunciation School in Danvers, Mass. She spent 43 “happy, happy, happy” years teaching first grade there. Such was Sister Theresa’s impact at St. Mary’s that the school’s annual fundraising tournament was named in her honor.

Reflecting on her years as an SNDdeN, Sister Theresa says, “It was a gift. And to think—the thousands and thousands of children that I brought closer to the Almighty!”

Sisters Leonore Coan and Nancy Simonds.

Sister Caroline (Francis Xavier) Sanchez

Growing up in St. Columbkille Parish in Los Angeles, Caroline knew the SNDdeN at an early age, both as teachers and because her mother served as an unofficial “chauffeur” to the Sisters. In 1952, she entered the SNDdeN novitiate at Saratoga, Calif.

For 20 years Sister Caroline taught grades four through eight. And she recalls her 16 years as an infirmarian for older Sisters at the Notre Dame Villa in Saratoga as a “perfect fit.”

Returning to Los Angeles, she first taught English to parents of St. Columbkille School students then served as the local Notre Dame Mission Volunteers-AmeriCorps coordinator. Today she volunteers at the school and is an active parishioner.

Sister Caroline continues to be energized by being with those made poor and the marginalized: “I love that the congregation is engaged in justice issues. Our first Hallmark expressing the goodness of God … is an antidote to violence, to all the terrible things in the world.”

Living and working at St. Columbkille’s School has created a lovely sense of coming full circle in Sister Caroline’s life and she remains grateful for God’s faithfulness and the faithfulness of her community.

Julie Marie loved college life at San Jose State University in California, but the idea of becoming a Sister just wouldn’t go away. So, after graduating, she entered the SNDdeN novitiate at Saratoga, Calif.

Sister Julie Marie was a classroom teacher and administrator at Notre Dame schools for more than 30 years. She also enjoyed five years as the Director of Postulants and Novice Director.

She spent some summers teaching catechism and doing pastoral ministry in Alaska and fell in love with the native people. Accepting the local bishop’s invitation to minister there full-time, she spent most of the eight years she was there living with Yup’ik people in a very remote area.

Back in California, Sister Julie Marie joined the staff at the Notre Dame House of Prayer in Carmel and tutored and taught esl to agricultural workers and their children.

Sister Julie Marie is now retired and is thankful for her life. She feels that she has received so much more from her work with those in need than she gave, and wouldn’t change a moment of it!

Sister Virginia Ann Unger

“I want what they have!” thought eight-year-old Virginia about the Dominican Sisters teaching at her school in Chicago, and the seed was planted. A year after graduating from Notre Dame High School, Belmont, she joined the SNDdeN.

Sister Virginia began her ministry work teaching in elementary and high schools. She has worked as a counselor to women in crisis, and while a pastoral associate in Stockton, Calif., she helped start groups that ministered to the diverse needs in the parish.

As Service-Learning Coordinator at Moreland Notre Dame School in Watsonville, Calif., Sister Virginia loved bringing students to Loaves and Fishes to serve meals to folks in need. She served as novice director for three years and on the province leadership team.

Reflecting on 70 years as a Sister, she said: “Being a member of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, it’s a call to stay awake and be involved, to be aware and to stay connected with each other and with the world around us. And each day calls for that commitment to do what we are vowed to do.”

60 Years of Service

It is no surprise that Sister Joan Burke speaks of the globe as “my village.” She has worked in different parts of Africa (Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, and Kenya) for most of her decades as an SNDdeN.

She joined the SNDdeN in 1962. After graduation from College of Notre Dame (now Notre Dame de Namur University) she taught high school in Alameda and Belmont, Calif. She became fascinated with the interplay of the Gospel and culture, which led to intensive study and three degrees from Oxford University in social anthropology. During close to 20 years in Africa, she was engaged in understanding the religious life among African women. This interest culminated in a book she wrote, titled “Towards the Inculturation of Religious Life in Africa: A Case Study and Reflection Guide.”

Sister Joan served eight years as Notre Dame de Namur ngo Representative at the United Nations. She returned from Africa in August 2020 and is now co-coordinating the SNDdeN U.S. East-West Province 7-year sustainability project that originated with Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’.

Leonore Coan grew up in Peabody, Mass., with her five siblings, and was educated by Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. In 1962 she entered the Congregation and earned degrees in History and Urban Pastoral Ministry.

Sister Leonore spent 22 years as an elementary school teacher and administrator in the Boston and the Worcester Diocese. The range of her ministries expanded beyond formal education, though educating others has been fundamental to all her ministries.

She currently serves as Mission Support Director for the Congregation. She invites generous people to support

the SNDdeN Mission of making known the goodness of God. “I love my job,” Sister Leonore declares, “because I get the opportunity to tell I-don’t-knowhow-many people about the ministry of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur all over the world!”

Reflecting on the changes she’s seen during 60 years as a SNDdeN, she notes that, “Vatican II has allowed us to see what we’ve grown up with and interpret it very differently, but it’s still the same message: We are loved by God and we have the mission to continue to bring the love of God to the people we are with.”

Sister Joan (Rosemary) Burke

Sister Leonore (Leonore Julie) Coan

Sister Margaret Philip Coffey

Margaret Philip Coffey has happy memories of her family life in New Britain, Conn., with her three older siblings and their loving parents. She was educated by the Sisters of Mercy in junior high school, then the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in New Britain. During high school, she discerned that she had a vocation and in 1962 she joined the Congregation at Fairfield, Conn., four years after her sister Ann had entered.

She graduated from Emmanuel College in 1968 with a degree in education and art, and later earned a master’s degree in art from Southern Connecticut State University. Sister Margaret taught in grades one through eight at schools in Hamden, New Canaan, Milford, Bridgeport and Shelton for a total of 51 years! “Teaching was a joy and a challenge,” she says, noting that she spent more than 30 years teaching eighth grade alone.

Sister Margaret enjoys being with people and helping others whenever she is able, and it brings her joy to reach out to others when they are in need. She is grateful for all the blessings that the Good God has given to her.

left : Sister Martin de Porres Coleman celebrates her 70th Jubilee in Belmont, Calif., with family and friends.

Patricia Curran met the SNDdeN at Emmanuel College in Boston and entered the Congregation in 1962 after graduation. The experimentation with liturgy that Vatican II allowed inspired Sister David St. Anne, as she was known then, to explore liturgical dance.

During her teaching career she incorporated liturgical dance into the religion curriculum at Cardinal Cushing Central High School for Girls, where she served for many years. She founded the Credo Liturgical Dance Company of Boston in 1979 and has given workshops on liturgical dance in the U.S., Canada, Kenya and Australia.

Sister Patricia served at Project Hope Boston for 20 years, ministering to women and families without homes. After retirement, she taught courses to incarcerated men that were very healing for them. This volunteer activity, along with liturgical dance, became the most important ministries to her heart.

Though she no longer dances, Sister Patricia now expresses herself artistically through drawing and watercolor painting.

“I am grateful to Notre Dame,” she says, “for giving me the freedom and support to pursue whatever I felt to be God’s Call.”

Sister Patricia (David St. Anne) Curran

above : Left to right: Sisters Gerry Stanton, Mary Mulligan, Mary T. Coffey, Mary Elizabeth Whalen and Mary Reardon.

Edithann Kane and her family moved often during her early years due to her father’s military career. They settled in Washington, D.C., where she was educated by SNDdeN for eight years. Impressed with the simplicity and “humanness” of the Sisters, she entered the Congregation in 1962.

After teaching for five years, she moved into provincial ministries, including as Director of Formation after studying adult education at Columbia University. The ministry where she feels she grew the most was as Assistant to the Eastern Vicar of the Baltimore Archdiocese. She also served as Delegate to Religious for the Archdiocese.

Sister Edithann then spent eight years in province leadership and held organizational and administrative roles at network and Notre Dame Mission Volunteers-AmeriCorps. For several years she worked to increase support for the Sisters’ ministries. Now living in community with Sisters in Ipswich, she continues to do some development work.

“I just feel incredibly grateful for the 60 years that I’ve had,” she says about her Jubilee year. “It’s been a wonderful life, especially with the support of community.”

Joyce McMullen, her twin brother and sister grew up in West Newton, Mass., where she was taught by SNDdeN at St. Bernard Grammar School and High School. Sister Joyce planned to become a nun, but first she attended business school, hoping that if she “had a little bit more experience in the world, going to school would be a help no matter what [she] was doing as a Sister.”

Following teaching assignments in Dorchester and Waltham, Sister Joyce founded Project Care and Concern— an intergenerational social justice organization—in Dorchester, Mass., in 1973 where she remains the director.

“Probably the thing I’ve learned most in my ministry, is that people who struggle have a tremendous sense of other people’s struggles as well,” said Sister Joyce. “They have a way of sharing their expertise with each other, so they empower each other to make the world better in their own circle of family and community. Because of that our world is a better world.”

Reflecting on the impact of her ministries, she says, “For over 50 years I have worked with [folks] in Dorchester offering services, programs and support to families, and that’s been a real blessing to me.”

Sister Joyce (Alice William) McMullen

above : Sisters and friends celebrate 2022 Jubilee Mass in Boston, Mass.

Sister Edithann (Kathleen Ann) Kane

Sister Carol (John Gregory) Miller

Carol’s first years were spent in Notre Dame and parish schools throughout California, first as a student and then as a teacher. Over a 20-year span she earned degrees in education, administration, psychology and religion. In 1980, she began volunteering at Stanford University’s Children’s Hospital and continued serving for nearly 25 years.

In 1981, she earned a degree in pastoral counseling and participated in a seminar with Dr. Viktor Frankl. From 1986–2004 she was both a student and teacher of Dr. Frankl, speaking at World Congresses of Logotherapy, and writing articles on Dr. Frankl in international journals. Her work also included counseling dying children and seriously injured adults and joining an interfaith group of families who were victims of crime.

While a professor at Notre Dame de Namur University, Sister Carol taught classes in communications, human relations and cultural diversity. Currently, she has several roles at the University of San Francisco and is writing a book.

Sister Carol is grateful for the development of her own faith and grateful to share her understanding and commitment to the mission of Notre Dame de Namur.

Sister Kathleen (Karen Joseph) O’Hagan

Kathleen O’Hagan grew up in Drexel, Penn., as the oldest of three children and feels deeply connected to her Irish heritage. Sister Kathleen’s first mission was to St. Ursula School, in Parksville, Md. Later, she spent time at Martin de Porres School in Queen’s Village, New York City.

After reading a pastoral letter from Catholic bishops in the Appalachian region, she knew she must go to the mountains of West Virginia. Together with Sister Gretchen Shaffer, CSJ, Sister Kathleen found a commonality of purpose and mission and partnered to start a school.

During the early years at the Big

Laurel Learning Center in Kermit, W. Va., Sisters Kathleen and Gretchen taught in a woodshed with a woodburning stove for warmth. “It was rough!” said Sister Kathleen. Later, she helped run the summer camp at Big Laurel and then felt called to study addiction counseling and mental health. After receiving her masters, she worked for nearly ten years as a counselor. Sister Kathleen now works with addicts at a suboxone clinic.

At her Jubilee, Sister Kathleen reflects, “I am grateful to the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur and my companion, Sister Gretchen. I get more than I give, especially from the children.”

right : Sisters Lorraine Connell and Judy Ward.

Rita Raboin was born in Boston and raised in Cambridge, Mass., the sixth of 10 children. Remembering how hard her parents worked and their challenges, she shares: “I stand in awe at all that they were doing for us!”

She attended Catholic grammar school and Archbishop Cushing Central High School for Girls in South Boston. She entered the congregation at Ipswich in 1962 and, after graduating from Emmanuel College, taught at schools in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

In 1973 she went to Brazil and learned an approach that respects the people who are served and understands that the people are the heart of the mission. Sister Rita shares: “I learned to ask questions and build with the people around their issues as they identify them, not always what I see but what they see and feel are their needs.”

She returned to the United States in 2019 and she now works with immigrants and belongs to Pax Christi. She has visited the Texas-Mexico Border and Phoenix several times to work with and welcome new immigrants.

Sister Rita reflects: “I am grateful for the ongoing inspiration of the Sisters who taught me and also the privilege to have served in Brazil for 36 years. This is what I celebrate in a very special way in my heart and soul. I love Notre Dame with my whole heart!”

Marna Rogers is a native of Worcester, Mass., and it is her home now. She chose to join the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur to have a “wider” experience than a diocesan group could offer, and has done so for 60 years.

After entering the novitiate in 1962, she earned a bachelor’s degree in history and a master’s in education. She taught at schools in Massachusetts and Hawaii, then served two terms in leadership for the Boston Province, ministering to Native people in Canada for a year between terms.

Sister Marna’s “wider” experience as a

SNDdeN reached its apex while serving on the Congregational Leadership Team. For six years she was based in Rome and traveled to Provinces around the world. She ultimately transitioned to health care ministry, serving as a Chaplain and in pastoral care.

Reflecting on 60 years as a SNDdeN, Sister Marna said, “I am especially grateful for all the opportunities Notre Dame has given me over the years. I have met wonderful people and found my sense of the most important things in life, grounded in faith and the goodness of people.”

Sister Rita (Leo Marie) Raboin

Sister Marna (Margaret George) Rogers

above : Sister Mary Johnson delivers remarks at the Jubilee Celebration in Boston.

Roberta Rzeznik came from a loving family that enjoyed doing many activities together. It’s not surprising that she later became a teacher.

Sister Roberta’s first exposure to the SNDdeN came at St. Mary’s after her family moved from Pennsylvania to Massachusetts following her father’s death. “Even at that young age, I had an attraction to religious life.” She joined the congregation following high school graduation in 1962 and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in Russian from Emmanuel College, and a master’s degree in Christian Spirituality from Creighton University.

She taught in middle school and high school in West Newton, Woburn and Peabody, Massachusetts before moving to Japan to teach English at an SNDdeN all-girls high school. After returning to the U.S., she was active in spiritual and religious education in the Boston Archdiocese and in parishes as a Pastoral Associate for more than 30 years.

Currently serving as a Support Coordinator in the U.S. East-West Province, Sister Roberta reflects:

have

Sister Roberta (Jude Stephen) Rzeznik

“I

been very blessed by a faithful God throughout my life and I am grateful for all the opportunities and experiences that shaped and continue to shape the person I am.”

right : Sisters Ginny Scally and Roberta Rzeznik.

below : SNDdeN Associate Aulani Cler celebrating with 2022 Jubilarian Sister Martin de Porres Coleman in Belmont, Calif.

50 Years of Service

Mary Boretti grew up in a family where the Italian culture of “family, faith and good meals” was predominant. Influenced greatly by the turbulent sixties, she joined in anti-war rallies on Boston Common, all the while being drawn to the nonviolent message of the Gospel.

During her senior year of high school, she inquired about entering the Sisters of St. Joseph. To her surprise, they weren’t accepting new members. Yet, her longing to enter religious life continued and, while at college, she met several young SNDdeN who came from Ipswich for their education training. This led her to joining the congregation.

Her interest in the connection between the human and spiritual journey grew and after completing her master’s degree she worked in campus ministry. She later earned a Certificate in Spiritual Direction in 1997 and began spiritual direction and retreat ministry. In 2007, she was elected to leadership for the Ipswich Province. In 2014, she became the director of the Notre Dame Spirituality Center and hosts groups of different religious traditions and offers a variety of programs, both in-person and remotely via Zoom.

Lorraine Connell grew up in the Boston area and has one younger sister. She was taught by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in elementary school and liked them. She later decided to enter the Congregation while a student at Emmanuel College.

She initially taught math at the secondary level, then earned a doctorate in Economics at University of Massachusetts, Amherst. For more than a decade she taught economics at Emmanuel College, then served for five years as a member of the Boston Province leadership team.

The ministry that has meant the most to Sister Lorraine was her 20-year service as the General Treasurer of the Congregation. Now a member of the Congregational Leadership Team, she and the other four team members are working together to ensure that the SNDdeN mission continues to flourish.

As she celebrates her 50th year as a SNDdeN, Sister Lorraine says, “I find this is a time to look back and be grateful for the many people who have become part of my life, those with whom I worked and lived. Many have gone on to their eternal reward, but many remain as true community to me, wherever I find myself.”

below : Sisters Maureen McLaughlin and Marna Rogers.

Sister Mary Boretti

Sister Lorraine Connell

Sister Angele Lewis

Angele grew up in Vallejo, Calif., and attended St. Vincent Ferrer Grammar and High Schools with the San Rafael Dominican Sisters, followed by College of Notre Dame in Belmont, Calif.

After entering the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1972, Sister Angele taught for a year at Sacred Heart School in Saratoga, Calif. Her first mission assignment was to Notre Dame High School in Belmont, Calif., where she served in numerous capacities for the next 25 years! She taught religious studies and served as the campus minister, oversaw the photography, moderated the yearbook, served as the master scheduler and the guidance counselor, and even became the

director of admissions and director of advancement.

In 1999, Sister Angele’s creativity and eye for design led her to concentrate on doing graphic design and desktop publishing for churches and non-profits, as well as designing materials for the SNDdeN, eventually including assisting in the International Communications Office of the Congregational Mission Office in Ipswich, Mass.

The range of Sister Angele’s contributions has been as varied and extensive and she continues to lend her artistic talents and positive energy to Notre Dame de Namur projects across the United States and around the world.

left : Sister Joan Burke celebrates her 60th Jubilee in Belmont, Calif., with family and friends.

40 Years of Service

Judianne (Judi), grew up in Springfield, Mass., and earned a degree in art education at Southern Connecticut State College along with a master’s degree in Educational Media at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She later taught media to education students at Norfolk State College, a Historically Black College in Virginia.

She describes her entry into the SNDdeN at age 40 as “a so-called ‘midnight sacrifice,’” drawn both by St. Julie’s story and what she was learning about the congregation.

After Sister Judi completed an associate degree in occupational therapy, she embarked on her first

mission as an SNDdeN. She used her art and therapy background, working with children and adults with disabilities and with seniors until 1992, when she moved to Kenya. In 1999, she began directing the St. Julie Center in Malava, Kenya, assisting rural children with disabilities, and she continued that ministry for over 10 years.

Sister Judi returned from Kenya in 2019, joining the Sisters’ retirement community in Ipswich, Mass. She is an active member with interests including mending and repairing broken items for the Sisters in her “fix-it” shop and volunteering for the local “Three Sisters Garden.”

Sister Judianne Beltz

above : SNDdeN Congregation Leadership Team Member Sister Miriam Montero Bereche arriving to the 2022 Jubilee Celebration at Emmanuel College in Boston, Mass.

right : Left to right: Sisters Janice Waters and Rita Raboin.

right : Back row: Sisters Raymond Loretta Kelley, Angele Lewis, Mary Boretti, Leonore Coan, Judi Beltz, Joan Mehigan, Catherine Griffiths, Joan Gregoire and Edithann Kane.

Front row: Sisters Ann Brennan, Patricia Curran, Immaculata Marie McDonnell, Ann Marie Connolly, Rose Elizabeth Monahan, and Theresa Ryder.

Associates Celebrating Anniversaries

SNDdeN Associates are women and men who promise to live out the charism, spirituality, and mission of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in their own life circumstances. They daily witness God’s goodness and provident love. This is the charism of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. Join us in celebrating these special anniversaries.

45 Years (1977)

Lynne Clarkin

Theresa Swaine

30 Years (1992)

Myrna Bulgarella

Rosemary Gagliano

Mary Sahawneh

25 Years (1997)

Mary Jean Romano

Jeanie Steele

20 Years (2002)

Yvonne Da Silva

Christine “Chrissy” Grul

Joanne Kaczor

15 Years (2007)

Anna Cappelletti

Dolores “Dee” Faulding

Linda Mandy

10 Years (2012)

Mary Cain

Maria Ellis

Teresa “Tres” Goetz

John O’Leary

Bernadette “Bernie”

Von Emster

I attended an evening art class with Sr. Vincent de Paul which changed my life, and I have continued to express that learning creatively through watercolors and mandalas, and various other art forms, always remembering with thanksgiving where I began!”

“In 1970

Lynne Clarkin, AND (45 years)

“As an Associate, I have responded to the missioning call by communicating with confidence, sharing, and continue serving the needs of countless Sisters throughout their celebrations of life.”

Theresa Swaine, AND (45 years)

“I share the goodness of God with my family, friends, and everyone I meet. God provided many opportunities to me as Director of Religious Education for 28 years in my parish community, with my customers and employees in the restaurant we owned, and with other Associates.”

Rosemary Gagliano, AND

(30 years)

“As an associate, I have responded to the Missioning Call by serving as a math teacher, an instructor in children’s liturgy, a trainer of altar servers, a minister of Holy Communion, and a leader of the AL Associates in Birmingham.”

Mary Sahawneh, AND (30 years)

“I responded to Mission Call by trying to set an example of a good Christian Catholic by attending Mass several times during the week, praying the rosary, praying to do God’s will, and asking myself if I am doing what I am called to do at this time in my life.”

Mary Jean Romano, AND

(25 years)

“I responded to the Call to Mission because of … [women] who led such a faith-filled life— they inspired me to strive for that life. I loved learning about Saint Julie and was amazed at how she persevered under difficult and trying conditions and never gave up.”

Jeanie Steele, AND (25 years)

“St. Julie has touched my life in many ways over these 20 years. I have served in many Ministries in my Parish and parish outreach to the ill or homebound. Pilgrimage to Namur deepened my commitment as an Associate of the Sisters of Notre Dame.”

Joanne Kaczor, AND (20 years)

Thank you! You make the difference.

Dear Notre Dame Friends and Benefactors,

You are a vital partner with the Sisters in embracing St. Julie’s legacy. Your support has made all of the difference, enabling others to experience God’s goodness in their lives!

As we share this annual report with you, reflecting contributions from September 1, 2021–August 31, 2022, what inspires me is the commitment of so many of our friends, families and alumni whose gifts make our mission stronger. Unprecedented times require unprecedented support, and when we called—you answered. As the economic impact of COVID-19 continued, you made gifts to help provide food, support and essential needs to people in our country and in Africa and Latin America. Most importantly, because of your tremendous philanthropic support, we were able to provide much needed assistance and encourage peace and justice for all.

I offer my heartfelt thanks—for your gifts, your loyalty, and your commitment to our shared mission.

With deepest gratitude,

Jen Pearce Director of Development

For more information or to support the Sisters please contact Jen Pearce, Director of Development at jen.pearce@sndden.org or 617-387-2500.

To see more stories of the incredible impact your support has made, please visit www.snddeneastwest.org/our-impact

Designation of Development Income

Unrestricted Fund

Wherever most needed

Retirement Fund

Jubilee Fund

Sisters and Ministries in Africa and Latin America

Ministry Fund / Restricted Gifts

Your generosity helps fund...

Unrestricted Fund

General mission support allows the Sisters the option to direct the funds where they are most needed, and supports the ongoing work and covers the living expenses and general operations costs of the Sisters of Notre Dame.

Jubilee Fund

The Jubilee Fund support provides for the living expenses of Sisters serving in Africa and Latin America who work with some of the world’s neediest children and adults. Today SNDdeN can be found in 14 countries around the world.

Ministry Fund

Ministry Fund support enables the Sisters to continue the long tradition of educating and working with and on behalf of those living in poverty.

Education

The SNDdeN of the U.S. East-West Province have taught and served in leadership roles in hundreds of schools in at least a dozen states during their history, currently sponsoring 17 schools.

Immigration

The SNDdeN Welcome Center in Phoenix, Ariz., receives up to 200 migrants daily and provides for their basic needs.

Retirement Fund

The Retirement Fund is used to meet the retirement and health care needs of our most frail and elderly Sisters who have given so much to others. Many Sisters remain active, continuing to positively impact many community organizations through volunteer work, tutoring and engaging in the ministry of prayer.

Social Justice and Peace

Through their work, the Sisters address many pressing issues, including:

• Abolishing human trafficking

• Promoting care of the earth

• Advocating for just immigration laws

• Ending racism in all its forms

Pastoral Care and Serving

Those in Need

SNDdeN work in a variety of capacities and settings ministering and serving in schools, churches, jails, hospitals and soup kitchens.

Retired Sisters

Retirement

As Sisters transition from full-time ministry work, they remain active, and continue to positively impact many community organizations through volunteer work, tutoring and engaging in the ministry of prayer. Many do special projects such as Sisters who crocheted and provided warm and colorful hats to those suffering from homelessness, folks at the border, and to long term pediatric patients. Thanks to the generous support from former students and others whose lives they have touched, all Sisters live comfortably, and their health care needs are met.

International Sisters & Ministries

International Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur can be found in 14 countries around the world. Sisters who are part of the U.S. East-West Province have served in many of those countries. A few of the many examples are Sister Carolyn Buhs (Kenya and South Sudan), Sister Sissy Corr (Haiti), Sister Mary Corripio (Japan), and Sister Ellen Dabrieo (Brazil). These Sisters, who serve some of the world’s most needy children and adults in these developing nations need support for the living expenses, education and spiritual preparation. One example of the SNDdeN vital work is the Clean Water Project, a project first tested with the Sisters at Cuvilly Arts and Earth Center in Ipswich, Mass., which directly addresses concerns of access to clean water. This project provides photovoltaic systems that generate electricity for communities in Africa to provide potable water where drinking contaminated water is a leading cause of illness.

General Ministries

Education / Immigration / Social Justice and Peace / Pastoral Care and Serving Those in Need

Habitat House

The Welcome Center in Phoenix, Ariz., receives up to 200 migrants daily and provides for their basic needs. From across the country, Sisters from various congregations, including SNDdeN, volunteer time at the Welcome Center to assist migrants upon their arrival and help them to feel welcome and comfortable. Since arriving in America in 1840, the SNDdeN have educated migrant children and adults in our schools. There are more than 100 million displaced people in the world according to the United Nations refugee agency (unhcr ).

River City Food Bank (rcfb)

Sacramento’s oldest, continuously serving food bank works to alleviate hunger in Sacramento County by providing healthy, nutritious food to anyone in need, offering referrals, and promoting self-sufficiency. rcfb helps people avoid a crisis and work toward self-reliance by providing a short-term food supply when they are unable to meet basic living expenses. In 2021, rcfb served more than 2.2 million pounds of healthy food to 206,523 people facing hunger. The $20,000 grant from SNDdeN provided operational support for the emergency food distribution program.

Big Laurel Learning Center Big Laurel Learning Center, Kermit, West Virginia, is located on the Knob, a mountain community. The center strives to promote healing, social change and the protection of the environment by providing education, outreach and spiritual renewal in solidarity with the people of West Virginia. Funding was provided for two Notre Dame Mission Volunteers.

Sisters Liane Delsuc and Gerry Stanton with two volunteers.

Sister Kathleen O’Hagan driving the “Jane” Deere.

We Thank you for Creating a Lasting Legacy!

St. Julie Billiart Legacy Society recognizes generous donors who have made a commitment to the future of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur through a planned gift. Every gift to the Sisters is critical in helping them continue the good work in their ministries and care for the Sisters in retirement.

Planned gifts are a creative way to support the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur and know you are personally making a difference in the life and ministries of Sisters of Notre Dame. Several giving options are available from remembering the Sisters in your will to naming the Sisters of Notre Dame as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy. Our Legacy giving webpage provides information to help you determine the best giving option for you. We invite you to become a member of the St. Julie Billiart Legacy Society and join us in making God’s goodness more real and visible wherever the Sisters serve!

For more information about any of these options or to notify the Sisters of your estate plans please contact Jen Pearce at jen.pearce@sndden.org or 617-387-2500.

St. Julie Billiart Legacy Society

We are grateful to the following generous friends who have let us know they are remembering the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in their estate plans. These legacies will ensure the continuing work for the Sisters and the care of our elder and infirm Sisters.

Anonymous (4) †

Karen Albertus

Irene Andersen

Walter Archibald & Lisa McCall

Janet L. Atkins

Sally Backus & Paul Reinmann

Dorothy Banker †

Carolyn Becker

Marilyn Bergen

Helen Bettencourt

Thomas R. Bettencourt

Living Trust

Claire Blohm & Arthur Schweitzer, Jr.

Melinda Bollinger

Rita Brennan-Leitner

Virginia Brewer

Teo & Del Bumgardner

Kathy Burns

Helene Carlozzi

Damiana Chavez

Paul & Libby Conrado

Pat Corder

Karen & Timothy Cunnane

Lawrence & Cecilia Daniello

Irene Day

Fern R. Kelly Davidson †

Marlene DeNardo

Cynthia Dodge

David Dion †

Bill & Lynn Dorland

Mary Judith Dunbar †

Barbara & David Earnest

Rose Edel

Annette Fagundes

Anne & Harry Filer

Lawrence Gardepie

Thomas Gates

Rita Gleason

Louise Goicoechea, EdD

Daniel & Olivia Haley

George & Cherie Hampton

Anne Hannigan

Jerry & Peg Hastings

Patricia Hegerhorst

Charles & Carolyn Herold

Fr. Richard J. Hilliard

Suzanne Hockel †

Nancy Hogan †

Mary Hooker

William & Cheryl Hughes

Warren Jackson

Robert Jamieson

Maryann Jorgenson

Paul & Lynn Kalcic

Harvey & Betsy Lee

Jo Leitz

Mary Lenahan-Cea

Eileen Lepera

Patricia Lewis

Maryann O. Lord

James & Arlene Lucchesi

Robert Mace, Jr.

Patricia Maguire

Judith Mahnke & Marc Baum

Ellen & John Mahon

William & Claire Marmion

Dr. Joanne Lucchesi Martin

Monica May

Mary Ann & John McCarthy

Shyrl & Patrick McCormick

Marilyn McElhaney

Dorothea Anne Mercier †

Michael & Ina Miyahira

Barbara & John Molinari

Philip G. Murphy †

Athalie Wilson Neely

Albert O’Dea †

Maxine Olson †

Mary O’Rourke †

Germaine Orlando

Maryann Osmond

Mario Pardini †

Doris Payne

Anita Pennington

Rosemary Picanso

Robin Provence

Patricia Puentes

Anne Quinn

Peter & Lenore Raffo

Maryann & John Rainville

Karen Ann Rende

Kathleen Rezzonico

Joseph & Carole Ringer

Eileen P. Rodman †

Susan & David Ross

Lois Roy

Carl & Sondra Rudey

Rita Ann Russo †

Mary R. Ryan

Janice Perlenda Salberg

Julianne & John Salverson

Patricia Schick

Karen Schwarz, PhD

Paula Scott-Dehetre

George Seeber

Norman Serra

JoAnn & Donald Shaw

Stephanie Solari

Irene Sorokolit-Gregson & John Gregson *

Nancy Spera-Harrington

Miriam Swanson

Henry J. Thierry

Clare Thorpe

Robert Titlow †

Anna Maria Traverso

Michael Tuite

Doris M. Tyler †

Phillip M. Vitti & Kimberly J. Doe

Dede Waters-Masters

Cyril G. Weinberger

Eleanor Weseloh

Marie Whelan

Martha Wood

Patricia & Sheldon Zatkin

Kris & Walter Zavoli

With Special Thanks to our Benefactors

Circle of Blessing

A sincere thank you to our generous donors who made significant gifts of $10,000 and more during the fiscal year.

Anonymous (3) †

Archdiocese of Boston Retirement

Fund for Religious

Thomas R. Bettencourt Living

Trust †

Cooper Memorial Trust

Fern R. Kelly Davidson †

David Dion †

Amy Marie Gallo

Peter Gordon & Karen Hayes

Suzanne Hockel †

Dorothea Anne Mercier †

Philip G. Murphy †

Louis & Peg Normandin *

Albert O’Dea †

Mary O’Rourke †

Propagation of the Faith, Seattle *

Eileen P. Rodman †

Rita Ann Russo †

Daniel C. & Thirza J. Tanney Foundation

Robert Titlow †

Doris M. Tyler †

Leadership Circle

We are grateful to the following individuals and organizations who have made a generous contribution to the Sisters by giving between $5,000 and $9,999 during the fiscal year.

Anonymous (2)*

Robert & Mary Anderson*

Bay State Federal Savings

Charitable Foundation

Lawrence & Marjorie Booth

Harmon Foundation, Inc.

Walter & Beatrice Heintz*

Patricia & Roy Hiller

Dr. Laura Knight*

Patricia Maguire*

Ellen & John Mahon*

Peter & Kathleen Muller

Maxine Olson †

Notre Dame Alumnae Association, San Francisco *

Dolores Pia *

Propagation of the Faith, Archdiocese of Los Angeles

T. Gary & Kathleen Rogers

Supporting Family Foundation *

C. Michael Smith & Adrienne Krause *

Mark & Mary Stevens Family Fund

left : Sister Joanne Sullivan with school children.

below : Women in Leadership luncheon at Notre Dame High School, San Jose, Calif.

St. Julie Billiart Circle

Named for the foundress of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, this circle acknowledges those donors who have given between $1,000 and $4,999 during the fiscal year.

Anonymous(2)*

Mark Abbott

Steve & Mary Almassy*

Rodney Atchison*

Twylah Ayarbe

W. F. & Marie Batton Foundation, East Meadows Project

RoseBeall*

Herbert Boudreau, Jr.

Maureen & Charles Brain

William & Mary Ann Brown*

Arnold & Mary Ellen Bruni*

John & Jeanette Buege*

Frank & Monica Bumb*

LawrenceCastelli*

Mary Chaves*

NorineDegregori*

Kirch & Sharon DeMartini*

Barbara & Don Deuel*

Susan & James Dowd

RoseEdel*

RichardEdminster*

Marcie & Gregg Farano*

MelitaFigueroa*

Anthony Fisher*

RoseFlahavan*

Patricia Foley*

Mary & Martin Fox*

ClaudiaFrench*

Friends of the Unborn, Joan Bailey

Thomas & Marcia Fulham* Robert

J. Gallo

John & Mary Ann Gherini*

Marilyn & Joseph Gilboy*

David & Eleanor Gilmore

Frank & Denise Hannig*

AnneHannigan*

Dr. Sarah Herbert

KittyHerbert*

Robert Jamieson

Alena & Terry Kosewic*

John Kreuz, Sr.

Richard & Barbara Kulle*

Irene Lawler *

Laura Liccardo *

Salvatore & Laura Liccardo

William & Janet Locke

John & Mary Gail Maloney*

Dr. Joanne Lucchesi Martin*

James Matthews

Mark Mazz

John & Christi Milazzo

Andrew & Susanne Miller

Mary Morgan

MaryMorris*

RoyandReneeMorrisette

Michael & Karen Mullaly* Vernon

C. Neal & Alvina B. Neal

Foundation

Alice Nguyen*

Dorothy & John O’Dwyer*

Marylou O’Neill

Anthonette E Oyster*

Giselle Parry

Phileo Foundation

Harold & Frances Phipps

Randall & Cynthia Pond*

Propagation of the Faith, Archdiocese of San Francisco

Rena J. Randall-Mills*

Richard & Susan Roche*

Dr. George Saba & Dr. Terry Rebeiro-Saba*

The Sakowich Family Revocable

Trust

Paul & Luann Sauer*

Thomas & Patricia Schneck*

Norman Serra*

MariaSilvaggi

Sisters of St. Joseph

Mary Stelzner

Pamela Stoner & Elias Blawie*

Elizabeth Sweeney

Joseph & Lucille Tersigni

CharleneThelen*

ClareThorpe*

RoseannaTorretto*

AnneTroutman*

SheilaTuffanelli*

Janet Valickus

Marilyn & Patrick Vandenbroeck*

Valerie Ventre-Hutton

Mother St. Joseph Circle

Named after the co-foundress of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, this circle acknowledges those donors who have given between $500 and $999 during the fiscal year.

Anonymous*

Kathleen Ahearn

Douglas & Noris Anderson

Kathy Anderson

Rodney & Anne Andrade*

Denise Arend

Capt. Dennis & Mrs. Carolyn Argall*

John & Marlene Arnold*

Deborah Baker

Kathleen Barbera-Keen*

Joseph & Barbara Britschgi*

Gretchen & Patrick Callaghan

Jacqueline Canali

Irene Creps*

Anne Crowley

Dennis Curran

Richard & Maureen DeBolt

Cynthia Dodge

David Doolittle

John & Maryann Dishaw Bill & Lynn Dorland*

Diane & Robert Dorricott*

Charlotte Doudell*

RosalieDoyle

MarenEngh

Gerald & Marilyn Fels Family Foundation*

LillianFerrando*

Patricia Foley

BonnieFox*

Lawrence Gardepie

Harry & Ann Healey

Dennis Hobby, DDS*

Mary Hooker

Paul & Katherine Hough*

Shelia M. Howard-Irwin

Priya Kamath*

Mary Pat & Ed Kanzaki*

Rosaleen Kelly

Mary Kuconis*

Sami & Doug LaRocca

Constance Leone

Barbara Loftus

Judy Lum

Monica May *

John P. McCarron *

Helena Moran

Marie Moran *

Margery Murphy

Phyllis Murphy*

Dr. Thomas & Mrs. Katherine

Murray*

Mary Murray

Kathy & Jim† Noether*

Mary Alice Osborne

Patricia Panda*

Edward & Patricia Panetta

Ken & Annette Pizzo

GeorginePremo*

Mary & Bill Reissfelder

Mary Reynolds

Elaine Robson

Brian Rogers

Alice E. Ross

Carmen Rugnetta*

Mary Ann Scannell

MarylouSchoone*

Ellen Scorzoni

Scott & Joanne Shaw

Harold Jr. & Ethel Rose Shea

James & Sharon Snider*

Sharon & Edward Sonn

Rozanne Southorn

Lawrence Stanton

Claire Taber*

Douglas & Beverly Takizawa

W. Randolph Teslik Charitable Fund of the Jewish Memorial Fund

Michelle & Peter Trumbo*

Paul & Sharon Vitale

Kristin Vosti

Mary & W. Michael Wheat

Anna & Philip Wong*

Young Ladies Institute #197, Los Gatos & Saratoga

Kris & Walter Zavoli*

Namur Circle

Named for the Belgian city where the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur made their home in 1807, this level recognizes donors who have made gifts of $250 to $499 during the fiscal year.

Anonymous (8) *

Robert Adams, III *

Mary Alcott *

Kathleen Allen

Steven & Lisa Anderson *

Barbara Balke *

Linda Barron

Dr. Fred Beck, Jr.

Patricia Edel Beck *

Clyde Beffa

Mary Bell *

Edith Bennett

Rachael Bertone, RM Bertone Consulting *

Martha Beshore *

Janet Betts

Bishop Fenwick High School

Betty & Alfred Boutin

Margaret Terry Brady

Richard Braun *

Jason Brennan

Mary Jane & Eugene Brisbane, Jr.

Harold Buckingham, Jr.

John & Nancy Buckley

Robert P. & Carolyn Bunje *

Marie T. Burke

Margaret Burns

Susan & Steven Bussell

Jacquelyn J. Butterfield

Florentine Calabia

Maureen & Terry Caldwell *

California Water Service Group

Carmon Community

Funeral Homes

Mary Claire & Dave Caron *

Gregory Carrasco

Laura Carreiro *

Chunhwa Chu & Pi-Ching Hsu

Robert & Gretchen Cody

Helen Creedon &

Marilyn Simonds *

Marilou Cristina

Paul & Maryellen Cronin

Diana Cull

James Day *

Phyllis & Charlie Day *

Patricia Deal

Carol Defeo

David Delano *

Margaret Douglas

Richard & Martha Drendell

Michael Dugan & Cheryl Ann George

Madelyn Duke *

Mary Judith Dunbar †

Barbara & David Earnest *

Anne Ehret *

Eugene & Teresa Eng *

Tammy & Ralph Entrikin

Carol Esparza *

Anne & Thomas Farrell *

Patricia Feltin

Anne & Harry Filer *

Ellen Finneran & John Spanks

Stephen & Lillian Flahavan

Christina Flores

Mary Margaret Flynn

Robert Foley

Rosanne Foust

Paula Foye

John Fraser *

Linda Frederiksen *

Pauline Gagnon

Paul & Brigid Gaudet

Barbara Gewecke

Susan Giannoni-Zepeda

Raymond & Janice Giordano *

Louise Goicoechea, EdD *

Marcus & Jeannette Gonzales *

Libby & Roger Hagman *

Fred & JoAnn Hawley

Cathe & Earle

Hockenberry, Jr., Esq. *

Catherine Holmes

Barbara Howell

Helen & Anthony Intintoli *

Rozanne & Randall Job

Janice Joyer

Gloria Jue

Christina & Andrew Kalman

David & Jean Kassouf

Ida Keane

Lt. Col. Darrell & Mrs. Barbara Kirkland *

Merle & Carol Knouf *

Dr. John & Mrs. Cynthia Kondon

Joseph & Anne Lee

Eleanor Leonard *

Mary L. Leone *

Elizabeth Lewandowski

Norman & Margaret Lombardi

Maryann O. Lord *

Miki & Richard Lorentz

James & Arlene Lucchesi *

Dennis & Pamela Lucey *

Thomas Manning & E.L. Putnam

Shyrl & Patrick McCormick *

Judith McGuinness

Donna McKinney *

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.

Thomas Metzger

David & Claudine Minton

Melanie Mirande

Paul F. & Linda Morris

Mary Margaret Mortali

Rita Muller *

Dottie Murkland & Sally Bradshaw

Kathleen C. Murphy *

Dorothy J. Nicholas *

Dr. John & Mrs. Meg Noonan *

Carl Ockerbloom

Rose Marie O’Leary *

John & Mary Ann Olsen *

Thomas Pare

Paula Pelletier

Paul & Roberta Pershing *

Guadalupe Petrocchi

Susan Pickard

Sheila Pickwell

Lois Poule *

Margaret Rehermann *

Mildred Reissfelder

Pat & Patricia Renslow *

Patricia Riley

Carole & Joseph Ringer

John & Marie Rixon *

Diane & Dale Ross *

Carl & Sondra Rudey *

Kathleen Ryan *

Kathleen Ryan

Irish Cultural Committee of St. Patrick Parish, Lowell

Robert & Conchita Say

John & Elaine Schuster *

Mike & Phyllis Shea

Robert & Dorothea Silk

Ronald Simonds & Raoul Ajamil *

Bernice Smith *

Mary & Edward Sullivan

Family Trust

Sally Ybarra Svenpladsen

Miriam Swanson *

Charles J. Territo

James & Marylynne Thompson *

Alfred & Moyra Trigueiro *

Rosemarie & Vincent Vasconi

Karl & Patricia Walczak

Evelyn Wall *

Marilyn Wallace *

Leo & Patricia Walsh

Robin & Jim Walther *

Dede Waters-Masters *

Robert & Carla Webster *

Patricia Wepprecht-Smith

Patricia & Michael Westley

Thomas & Jolyne Williams *

Amy Woo

Martha Wood

Maureen Woods

Marie Zderic *

Cuvilly Circle

Named for the small village north of Paris, France where our foundress

St. Julie Billiart was born in 1751, this level recognizes donors who have made gifts of $100 to $249 during the fiscal year.

Anonymous (16) *

Suzanne Adams

Steven & Susan Adler

Joan Alvezi

Mary Amrhein-Macauley & Patrick Macauley

Benedict Andreozzi *

Elizabeth Andrews

Linda Angin, DDS *

Christine & Peter Arenas

Dr. Marsha Armstrong *

Janine Arria

Sally Backus & Paul Reinmann *

Catherine A. Bain

Sharleen Ball *

Paul Balmer

Walter Bankovitch

Dorothy Barnes

John & Kathy Barry

Ronald & Mary Ann Barton *

Robert & Katherine Bass

Lynn M. Battenberg

Guy Battista

David & Claire Baum

Eileen Beamer *

Susanne Beaton

Joyce Beckner

Andy & Kimberly Bedell *

Angele & Burton Belton *

Karen Bennett & J. Andras Lazar *

Sheila Benson

Marilyn Bergen

Cathleen Bergmann

Eileen Bergmann

Arlene Bertellotti

Maureen Bianco*

Carol & Mark Bichsel

Sarah Birmingham

Wendy Bishop

Kathleen Blazon

Gabrielle Blood

Tom Bommarito *

Tirrell & Mazel Bordenave *

Richard & Lauren Boretti

Patricia Boswell

Therese Boucher

Emile Bourdet *

Fr. Charles Bourke, St. Agnes Parish

Gretta & Mark Boyer

Thomas & Galynn Brady

Andrea & Oscar Braun *

Deborah & Timothy Bresnahan

Mary Ann Brewster

Steven & Suzanne Brigham *

Dr. Judith Ann Buchino

Tony & Judith Buldo

Mary Burke *

Felice Burns †

Carol Burton *

Mark & Debra Busch *

Charles Butterfield

Thomas & Kathleen Byrne Family

Living Trust *

Atty. Thomas Caffrey *

Ann Callahan

Paul & Virginia Calleja *

Joan Canterbury

Maryann Capriola

Mary Carleton

Patricia Carlson *

Kathleen Cassidy

Sharon Cassidy

Joan & Rudy Castelli

Debra Catlin *

Ann Chizauskas

Chuck & Sandy Clancy

Richard & Joan Coco

John Coleman-Walsh *

Kathleen Coles *

Bill Collins

June Conlon

Jane Connors-Cooper

John Constantine *

Joseph & Catherine Conti

Catherine Contreras

Brian Corcoran

Pat Corder

Camille Cordero

Diane Corrinni

Jesus & Maria Cortes

Robert Coughlan *

Audrey Courtney & Lynne M. Couture *

Joan Courtney & Robert Murray

Donald Coutu

David & Diana Couture

Paul Covino *

Ann Veronica Coyle *

Kathleen Coyne

Gretchen Craffey

James & Mary Cravalho

Gertrude Creedon *

G. Ryan & Susan Cronin

James & Edwina Cronin

Christine & Thomas Csubak

Joseph & Margaret Cuddy

Carolyn Cullen

Elizabeth & Ruth Cullen *

Chris Cunnie

Fran & John Cunning *

Therese & Rick Curotto *

Margaret Curran

Joan Curtin

Paul & Jane Cushing

Phyllis Daney

Ann Darmody

Donna Darst

Philip Daugsiewicz *

John D’Auria *

Leilan & Edwin Davis *

Linda Dea-Riccomini *

Monica Dean *

Ruth Decozio

Patricia Delaney

Gerald & Sally DeNardo

Susan Dennin

Carol & Richard DePetris *

Margaret Dillon *

Margot Diltz *

Mary & David DiNardi *

Susan M. Dinoia

Elaine Dinto *

Elizabeth Doane

Dolores & David Dolan *

Jeff & Colleen Dolin

Barbara Donnelly *

Daniel & Kathleen Donoghue

Denis & Pat Donohue

Mary Doolin

Colleen Dougherty *

Gerard Dougherty

Nina Dow

Timothy & Lorna Dugan

Dorothy & Robert Dunford

Carol M. Dunham *

Patricia & Daniel Dunn

Anne Dynan-Metrick

Mirella Eiras *

James Elbing *

Lise Emery

Mary Jane Farley

Ann Farrey-Hart *

Jerry & Connie Feight *

Marie Felix *

Barbara Ferber *

Kathleen Ferguson *

Patricia Ferguson

Marie Ferrantino

Francesca Finnegan *

Carolyn Redahan Flaherty

Edmund † & Joan Flanagan

Margaret & George Florentine *

Roger & Carol Flores *

Phyllis & Arthur Ford

Michele Forté

Katherine Foster, MD *

Barbara & David Francis

Joan & Mary Freeley

Nancy French

Carol Ann Fugere

Lyle & Karen Fulks

Denise Gagliasso & Christopher White

Florina Gallegos

Mary Gamble

Francine Gannon *

Mary H. Garcia *

Clifford & Mary Lou Gardner *

Donato Gentile

Edward & Carol George *

Joseph P. Gervais

Lucille & Luan Giannone

Bonnie & Charles Gibson

Jean Goetz

Marilyn & Robert Goggins

Crispina & Sol Gonzalvo

Marcia & Ken Goodwin

Cynthia Gore

Thomas A. & Judith Gorman

Thomas Gorvin

Sabina Gotuaco

Bryce & Suzanne Graybill *

Peter Graziano

Judith Greig *

Dr. Julius & Peggy Guccione

Marie Gurry

Eleanor Vander Haegan

Mary & Mark Haesloop

Daniel & Olivia Haley *

Kathleen & Roy Hallett

Mark & Joanne Hames *

Shirley Hansen *

Walter † & Catherine Hardiman

Margaret & Harry Harmon *

James Harrison

Jerry & Peg Hastings *

Patricia Hegerhorst *

Roberta Cecile Helms *

Kathy & Gene Herman

Maureen Heuga

Kathleen Hill

George & Claire Hinds

Michelle Hogan *

Denise Horan

Ann Howard

Jim Howard *

Leigh Howell

Carolyn & Clem Huckins *

Freda Hudson

Jayne Hughes

Mary Fran McGonagle Hughes

Michael Huston *

Henry & Martha Imwalle

Ellen Ingerman

Marirose Jelicich, Marirose

California Design *

Cathy Jensen *

Francisco & Laura Jimenez *

Rose M. Jimenez

Craig Job

David & Barbara Johnson

Wesley & Laura Jost *

Karen Judge *

Margi Jung

Bob & Joanne Kaczor *

Maureen Kalafatas *

Roseann Kalich *

Helen Kay

Leslie Keane *

Nancy Keane

Kathleen Keith *

John & Cindy Kelly

Sheila Kennedy *

Christine Kenny

Frances Keyes *

Eileen Khoury

Kevin & Linda Kilcoyne

Anne Kimball *

Donna & Eric Korb

Cecile Krause *

Catherine Krueger

Amy Kubilis

Maryellen Labua

Colette Lackovic *

Charles La Ferrara & Tricia Slawinski

Jennifer Lambdin *

Barron D. & Eden Lancaster

Faith & Ernest Landry

Wilma La Perle *

Susan & Richard Leahy

Avelina Leanos

Judy & Victor Lee

Jo Leitz *

Mary Lenahan-Cea *

Stephen Leon

Don & Cathy Leone

Stephen LeVangie

Kathleen Leveille

Mary Levis *

Judith Listwan

Marion Listwan

Judith & James Loftus *

Mother Miriam Love, PCC

Joan Lovely *

Mildred Lynch

Lyons Family *

John Lyver

Robert Mace, Jr.

Richard Madden

Mary Maguire

Judith Mahnke & Marc Baum *

Alex & Nancy Malaspina *

Michael & Anne Malone

Eugene Malone & Maureen Mazza

Francis Mancini *

The Mangel Family *

Fiore & Agnes Marcheschi *

Dr. Marcene Marcoux

Elizabeth Markowski *

William & Claire Marmion *

Rebecca Marquez

John & Anne Martini

Yvonne Marty *

Bonnie Matlock & Tod Francis *

Martin & Linda Matsumoto *

Patricia Matthews

Robert & Katherine May *

Sue McCarron-Deegan *

Patricia McClosky

Deborah & Jay McCollough

Trudy McCulloch *

John & Barbara McDermaid

Marilyn McElhaney *

Patricia McElroy *

Dorothy McFadyen

Mary McGrail *

Jane McGuiggan

Anthony McGuire

Miranda McInerney *

Claire McIntire

Sherye & David McLaughlin

Robert McLean, Jr. *

E. Jacquelyn & William McManus *

Col. David McNerney

Daniel & Joyce McNulty

Noreen McQuaid *

Kathleen McQueeney

Joan Mealey

Katie Mendenhall *

Linda M. Micciche

Renee Mikitarian-Bradley

Lillian Miotto *

Therese Mitchell

Virginia Molinari *

Annette Monahan-Dardano *

Barbara Moore *

Mary Ann Moore *

Carol Moran

Kathleen Moran *

Robert Moran

Jo Marie Moresco

Diane Morey *

Margaret Moriarty

Shirley Morrison *

Grace Mosley

Karen Moynihan

Rosemary Mroz *

Gerald & Katie Mugnolo *

Ann Muldoon

Elaine Muldowney

Eugene & Caryl Muller

Edward Murad *

Lawrence Murphy

Margaret Murphy *

Jacklyn Muse & Jane Higgins

Laurie Naughton

Robert & Teresa Newman

Patricia Niederhofer *

Dr. Vincent F. & Mrs. Joyce Nola *

Corinne Nyhan *

Linda & Drew O’Brien *

Noreen O’Connell

Kathleen O’Connor *

Raymond W. & Catharine Ogilvie

Dr. Floyd & Mrs. Janet Okada *

Jorge Olmedo

Loretta Olson

Janet Orcutt †

Helen Ostrander

Mary Elizabeth O’Sullivan *

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School *

James & Charlene Owens *

Pat & James Page *

Rose Ann Panarello

Mary Parent *

Joan Pavidis

Jen Pearce

Gerri Pedesky

Patricia Pedro

Ray Petrin, Hy-Tech

Construction, Inc.

Mary Beth Picard

Anthony & Lorraine Pimentel

Louise † & Joseph Ponti *

Frances Popko

Catherine Posteraro

Maureen Power *

Pauline Price *

Catherine & Steven Pugsley *

Margaret Pulito

Trish Putkey

Paul Quinlan

Mary Ellen Quinn *

Richard Quinn *

Katherine Reilly *

Maryellen Remmert-Loud

Karen Ann Rende *

Norma Reyes-Evanoff

Rachele, Arleen, & Shelley Rideau

Mary Ridgell

Maureen & Dodge Riedy

Jean & Anthony Riggio *

John & Carole Riley *

Susan Riley

David & Saundra Rinde *

Maria Dolores & Robert Robb

Cornelia Roberge

Rita Robison *

David & Sylvia Rodriguez *

Vincent & Leonor Roemmele

Nancy & John Rogers

Clare Ronzani & Bruce Lescher *

Judith M. Goff Roveda *

Helen Russell

Mary R. Ryan *

St. Agatha Parish

Felicita St. John *

St. John Notre Dame School, Folsom

St. Patrick Catholic Church *

Rita M. & Richard Sall *

Albert & Jeannette Sandberg *

Mary Santana *

Margaret Santry

Mary & Anthony Saratora *

Ann Saulter *

John & Zoe Rena Saunders

Patrick Scheeler & Sheila P. Callaghan

Dr. Mary Schmidl

David & Maryann Schnitter

Mary Scholz *

Joanne Schott *

Roxanne Scott

Ronald Sears

Dolores Seda *

Donna M. Serna *

Fred Shaheen

Joanne Shallow

Jane Shaughnessy

JoAnn & Donald Shaw *

Christopher & Melva Sheehan

Karen & Joseph Sheridan

Mary Lynne Shimek

Josephine Shuster

Marilyn Simonds

Margaret Simpson

Sandra Slater

Brett Smith

Roberta Smith-Sullivan *

Helen L. Smith Trust *

Sharon & George Souza *

Pamela Sroka *

R. James Staas

Gail & Edwin Stafford

Patrice Stafford

Dianne Steed *

Joseph & Georgia Stern *

Barbara Sterner

Malisa Stewart

Donna Stievater

Michael Strangio

Patricia Sullivan

William Sullivan

Kay Surles

Bryan & Kelly Sutherland *

Catherine Sutherland *

Thomas & Nancy Szewczyk

Harry Jr. & Sandra Taylor *

Brenda Tedesco

Doris Telucci *

Nancy Theberge

Andrea & Joseph Thomas *

Eileen Tierney & Lauren M. Sloman *

Maureen Tivnan

Francis & June Tomaiolo

Fisina Tomaselli

Kathleen Toomey *

Kathleen Trahanovsky

John Trasvina

George Trebaol

John Trewin *

William & Janet Twomey

Lucille Uldrick *

Jacquelyn Van-Norman

Connie Veno

James Villiotte

Raynold & Beverly Viotti

Anthony & Daria Vitale *

Susan Votaw

Bernadette Wahle *

Mary M. Waight

Marguerite Walenten

Nelson Walker, II

Margaret Walsh

Nancy & Jim Warner

Carolyn Jean Webb

Art Jr. & Margaret Wehr *

Sandra L. Wepprecht

Eleanor Weseloh

Alice Whelan

Roberta Whelan *

Carole & Bob Williams *

Charles & Denise Winkelstein

John & Marie Winne

Donna M. Woodcock *

Angeline Wortham

Mary Wylie

Pamela Yameen *

Young Ladies Grand Institute #124

William & Paula Young

Patricia & Sheldon Zatkin *

William Zenko &

Kathleen M. Ryan

Rosaleen & Richard Zlatunich *

Dr. Warren & Mary Zodrow *

Education

The Sisters help support teacher salaries at Grace Academy, an independent, interfaith, tuition free middle school for girls from underserved families in the Hartford area.

Friends of Notre Dame

We are grateful to these donors who have given up to $99 during the fiscal year.

Anonymous (46)*

Anne Adami

Donna & Stephen Adgate

Martha Adriasola

Alexander Agopovich & Joseph Ravicini, Jr.

Alfredo & Alicia Aguilera

Fadwa Ajluni

Marie & Robert Alessi

Marie Alfieri *

Linda Allard

Steven Anastasio

Douglas & Kathy Anberg *

Carolyn A. Anderson *

Kenneth H. Anderson

Mary Jane Anderson

Anna Jaques Hospital

Anne-Marie & Steven Anthony *

Constance Arcari

Walter Archibald & Lisa McCall

John & Julie Ardini

Elizabeth Armstrong

Margaret Arnett

Ora Aselton

Janet L. Atkins

Barbara Azevedo

Judith & Brian Badrigian

Maura Bagley

Rosemary Baker

Joanne & Frank Barbarito

Joan Barceleau

Sharon A. & Keith Lee Barnes

Yvonne Barros *

Kathleen Bartholomew

Camille & Billy Barton

Catherine Battelle-Gilbert

Merrill & Louise Beckett

Noreen Begin *

Rita Ann & Mark Beguhl *

Theresa Beguhl

Kathleen & Thomas Beirne *

Joanne Bellavance

Carol Benjaminson

Maureen Bennani

Jean Bergeron

Noreen Berkland

Patricia Bernier

James & Marie Berry

Hugh G. & Lillian Berryman

Edward † & Josephine Bertaccini *

Garry & Jan Beutler

Charles & Linda Beyer

Robert & Martha Bilbrey *

Patricia Billings *

John Bonacorsi & Cathy Bozzo

Mary Bongiorno

Patricia Boroughs

Barbara Borra

Patricia Bortle *

James & Doris Borza *

Eric & Patti Bosler *

Kathleen Bourke

Natalie & Paul Bradley

Denise & John Branch *

Rosemary Bransfield

Teresa Bremer, PhD *

Marilyn Brennan

Carlon Brietzke *

Kathleen Britch

Philip & Vicki Broughton *

Barbara Broussard *

Camille Brown

Pat Bryan *

Art & Patsy Buhs

Dr. Stanley Burba

Noreen & David Burdett

Kathleen Burke

Patricia & Henry Burke *

Philip Burke *

Rebecca Burrell

Kathleen Byrne

Martha Byron

Mary Lou Caffrey

Angela Calabria

Richard & Mary Calderon *

Claire Callahan *

Deborah Callahan

Anne Campbell *

Martha Campbell

Shirley Campisi

Mary Canine

Maureen & Joseph Canning

Bruce & Janise Capaul

Patricia Caprera

Gail & Peter Carcione *

Bill Carey

James J. Carlin

Paul & Rosemary Carpenter

Christine & Matthew Carroll Education

Barbara Bunce

The

Sisters ensured 100% of freshmen at Cristo Rey High School, Massachusetts, were provided with computers.

Sister Maryalyce Gilfeather with students.

Helen Marie & Dean Casey *

Marie Cassidy

Joanne & Fred Cattaneo *

Donna & Dennis Cavaille

James & Dolores Centis *

Diego & Mary Certa *

Rosario Cervantes

Rosa Maria Chacon *

Pauline & Donald Chamberlain

Jane Chambers

Mary Chappelle *

John & Alvira Chargin *

Charlene Chase

Alice Chesini

Ann & Michael Chesini

John Chory

Theresa & Peter Chotkowski

Angelo & Emma Ciardelli

Debra Ciardello

Betty Cintas

Patricia Clasby

Kim & Paul Clauss *

Paula Clutter *

Clare Coan

Margaret Ann Cockrell *

Patricia Coco

Patricia Cocozza &

Katherine Petschke

Bob & Mary Lou Coffelt

Kathleen Cohen *

Steven & Pamela Cohn

Camille Colangelo

Mary & Steve Cole

Sharon Coles *

Adela & John Collins

Louise Collins

Roseanne & Robert Compitello *

Jeanne & John Condren

Elizabeth Conn

John Connors

Carole Conrad

George Contalonis

Ellen Contreras

William & Kim Corbell *

Frances Corcoran

Emily & John Corpos

Nancy & Robert Corriveau

Sandra Corsetti

Cynthia Costa *

Ann Costanza *

Regina Cotter *

Jaculin Courtney

Diana R. Covert

George & Clare Cox

Louise & Mark Cronenwett

Anne Cronin

Kevin & Gail Cronin *

Claire & Paul Crosby *

Terry & Ruben Cruz

Laura Cryan

Irene Cullen

Sandra & Michael Cully

Anne Cummings

Alan & Ann Cunha

Karen & Timothy Cunnane *

Joanne Cunningham

Marjorie Curtis

Anne Cussen *

Dr. Bernard & Ann Daly *

Patricia D’Amore *

Lawrence & Cecilia Daniello

Benita Da Silva

James & Mary Ann Davis *

Virginia Day

Diane Dean

Victoria DeBrocke *

Maureen Decloux

Frances Della

Martha & Robert Delsid

Lori & Joe DeMarco

Maria De Martini *

Eugene Jr. & Sandra De Michele *

Mary L. Deos *

Ann Derbacher

Eileen Desmond

Theresa & Thomas Devane

Maggie & Joe Diffley

Elisabeth Dirks

Mary Frances Dishaw

Joseph DiStefano

Maria D’Itria

Theresa & Shawn Doherty

Kathryn Dohoney &

Barbara Dunne

Patricia Dombroski

Elaine Donahue

Francene Donahue

Social Justice

The Sisters fund the Pajaro

Family Shelter where in 2021–22, 78 families, 233 individuals and 121 children were served by Pajaro

Family Shelter Services.

Marguerite Donahue *

Ann Donoghue

Anna Donoghue *

Joseph & Lisa Donohoe *

Timothy M. Donohoe *

Kimberley Donovan

Carolyn Downey *

Joanne & Richard Downing

Thomas & Patricia Doyle *

Jane Driscoll & Anne Powers

Sandra & Jere Driscoll

Stephen & Julia Driscoll

Debra Ducharme

Regina Duffy

Sandra Dunleavy

Kathleen & Richard Dyer

Zina Lou Dyer

Robert Eagle

Diane & Charles Eichhorn *

Louise DiFrumolo Elkaliouby

Glenn & Mary Ann Elliott

Peggy Ellis

Katheryne Erigero *

Kathy Evans

Tom Everett

Carol Facella

Kelly & John Faggiano

Marie Fahey

Paul Faircloth

Mary Duffy Fairley

Audrey Fannon

Richard & June Fantoli

Maureen & James Farren

Geraldine Farwell

Barbara & Dennis Fauss

Michael & Carolyn Fehr

Philip & Bobby Feiner *

Patricia Fernandes

Stephen & Joan Ferrari *

Charlene & Augustus Fietta *

Margaret Finigan

Dorothy A. & William J. Finn, Jr.

Brian E. Finnigan Estate*

Marilyn Judd Fitzmaurice

Marie Hurley Fitzpatrick

Mary N. Fleming *

Mary & John Fleming

Mary & David Flynn

Peace and Justice

The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur take action on issues and respond to the great needs of our times.

Carolyn Fogarty

Janice Foley

Kathryn & John Foley *

Tracy Francescone

Mary Frantin *

Kathleen Fraser

Judith Freelander

Marlene Furtado

Kathleen & Roy Futa *

Juan Pedro Gaffney

Rosemary Gagliano

Michael Gallager

Mary & James Galvin *

Patricia Ganley

Carolina Garcia-Cervantez &

Gabriel Cervantez

Helen Gargan

Salvadore & Julianna Gargone *

Norman Gaudrault

Shirley Gaumond *

Robert Gavan *

Gloria Ghirarduzzi *

Jannae Gill *

Mary Gill

Mark Gillespie

Patricia & James Gillette

Jane Gilligan

Jane Gillis

Nannette & Terrence Giomi

Margaret Glavin

Rita Gleason *

Annette Goode

Carolyn Goode-Hashey

Sarajean Graham

Joan & Tom Graney

John Greene

Ellen & Paul Grenier

Janice Notter Greppi *

Lena Grieco

Marilyn Griffing

Charlotte Gross

David & Karen Gross

Kathleen & Charles Gruszka

Ronald & Debbie Guditus

Mary Guerrero

Richard Guerrette

Barbara Guevara *

Janet Guevel

Left to right: Sisters Ann Howard, Denise Curry, Loreta Jordan, Leonore Coan, and Mary Alice McCabe.

Dorothy Guindon

Doreen & Charlie Gulledge

Joan Gumbleton *

Sheila Gurry

Joe & Patricia Gutierrez *

Charles & Janet Haggerty

Andrea Hall

Ann-Marie Hallacy

Diana Hallisy *

Sheila Halloran

Mary Hamel & Mary Kathleen Courtois *

Jim Handy & Mary Pope-Handy

Barbara Ann Hansen *

Gloria Haro

Christina Harrington

Catherine Hart

Mickey Hart

Robert Hart *

Patricia & Thomas Hastings *

Mary Hatch

Patricia & Gene Hawkins *

Joan Hayes *

Glenyce-Lee Heiner *

Nancy & David Hemminger

James Henderson

Annmarie & Jacob Hendryx *

Geralyn & Robert Hennessy *

Ann Marie Henry *

Karen & Vernon Herr *

Paula Hider *

George Higgins

Patricia & Michael Hirashima

Catherine Hirata

Menchie Hobson

Elsa Hoffman

Helen Hoffman

Catherine Hogan

Colleen Hogan-Mazzola

Anne & Bill Holloway *

Virginia Holston *

Maureen Honniball-Zink *

Maureen & Thomas Horgan

Barbara & Richard Horn, III

Patricia & Richard Hornby

Dale Hosack

Georgia & Robert Hott *

Clare & Thomas † Hourihan *

Timothy & Patricia Howard *

Thomas Hubbard

Rose M. Huelbig

Thomas Hughes

Katherine Humphries

Margaret Hunter *

Donna Hurley &

Catherine F. Carlow *

Lorraine Hurley

Dorothy & Anthony Iaccarino

Irish Apostolate U.S.A.

Dennis Iworsky

Barbara Izzi

Evelyn & Cherry Jackson

Mary Jacobs

Patricia Jalbert

Doreen & Dan James

Patricia Jaworski *

Maureen & William Jenkins

Phyllis Jicha

Amy Jobin

Marsha & Mike Jobst

Patricia Joseph

Louise Judd *

Susan Julian

Roberta Kane

Ken & Julie Kanzaki

Oana & Jordan Katz

Nancy Kay *

Blanche Kearney

Mary Lou Keenan

Antonia Keleher

Rev. Richard Kelley

Donna Kelly

Patricia & Eugene Kelly

Thomas Kelly

Bruce & Laura Kennedy

Mark & Diane Kenning *

Dennis Kern

Joanne & Patrick Keyes

Rev. Msgr. James C. Kidder

Joanne Kinchla

Ileana Kleponis *

Marilyn Koenig *

Susan Koester

Brenda Koontz

John & Lois Korte

Cynthia Kougeas

Immigration

Throughout the year, Sisters from around the country volunteer time at the Welcome Center in Phoenix to assist migrants upon their arrival and help them to feel welcome and comfortable.

Stanley & Eileen Krasovic *

Frank & Maureen Kristopik

Karla Krogstad

Nancy Kryst

Jane Kubel

Alfred & Lillian Kudela *

Jim & Mary Kutzer *

Michelle Ladcani *

Mary Ellen & Howard Lamothe

Jodi & Joseph Lane

June Lane

Alton & Barbara LaPlante

Claire Latham

Margaret Latulippe *

Anita Laucka

Joseph & Daisy Lauretta *

Joan Lavalle *

Elizabeth Lawton

Isabelle Laxague *

Judith Leahy

John & Jean Leary

Elizabeth Leavitt

Annette Leger

Jacqueline Leggett

Michael Lenihan

S. Frances Levin

Frank S. Lico *

Sylvia Lindemann

Emily Listro

Everett & Patti Littlejohn *

Barbara Lombardi *

Martha Lord

Cecilia Loughman *

Rosemary & Stephen Lowrie *

Patrica Lubas *

Liliana & Michael Lucy *

Gloria Luna

Marisela Luna

Mary Jane Lundy *

Ann Marie Lupacchino

John Luther *

Miriam Julie Lyle

Mary & James Lyman

Jo-Ann Lynch

Marie Lyons

Yvonne MacCormack *

Philomena MacDonald

Rosemary MacDonald

Aileen MacDonnell

James Madden

Bernice Mahnke *

Mahon-Sanfilippo Family Fund

Carl & Erin Makarczyk

Dr. Magie Michail Malaro

Carol & Ray Malispina *

Mary & James Maloney

Joanne Manville *

Louise C. Marcal

Dolores Marinaccio

Ellen Marques

Ann Marrs

Karen & Robert Marshall

Ruthann & William Marston

Donna Martin *

Marlene Martinelli

Marilyn Martinyak *

Joan Matton

Patricia Mattox *

Roberta Mauriello

Diane Mayo

Joan Mazeika

Gloria McAuliffe

Jack McCall *

Stuart & Susanne McCallum

John McCann

Catherine McCarthy

Charles McCarthy

Mary Ann & John McCarthy *

Deborah & Brian McClory

Eleanor McCrea

Anne Marie McDonald

Elena McDonald

Marilyn & James McDonald *

Sandra & Raymond McDonald *

Cheryl McDonough & Phyllis DiBona

Joyce McDonough

Kathleen McElhinney *

Eileen McEnaney

Michele & Lawrence McEvoy

Mary McGillicuddy

John McGovern

Mary Ann McGrain

Jean & Mortimer McGrath

Joanne McGrath *

Patricia & Mark McGrath *

James McInnis *

Janet McIntire

Victoria McIntosh-Cuadra *

Debra McKernan

Carol McKillip

Katherine McKillop

Rosemarie McKowen-Miller *

Edith McLachlan

Kathleen & Thomas McLaughlin

Rita McLaughlin

Beth McManus

Joan McMillen

Dennis & Linda McNally

Joan C. McQuillan

Joseph Melisi

Patti Mersaroli *

John & Theresa Meyer

Catherine Michaud

Linda Micheletti

Joe & Mary Helen Micieli

Richard Miller &

Natasha E. Miller-Maunsell

Kathryn Milnes

Paul Mirabito

Denise Mizzi

Arvind & Ellen Mody *

Stanley Mokrzecki *

Amelia Moore

Pilar Morales

Rosemary Moreau *

Martha-Jane Moreland *

Doranne Morris

Mary Ellen Morrissey

Rita & Richard Morton

Jane Mraz *

Kevin Muldoon

Marjorie Muldoon

Ann Mulkern

Jean Mullen

Kathleen & Paul Mullen

Lindarae Mullen

Nancy Murphy

Patricia Murphy

Susan Murphy

Albert Murray *

Dan Murtha

Joseph Musto

Karen Musto-Clarke

Kathy Musto Jackson

Carl & Viola Nagel *

Evely Nazareth *

Dan Neppel

John & Luanne Nesbitt *

Nancy Nicholson

Shirlee Nickell

Patricia & Albert Noonan

Notre Dame Academy, Hingham *

Notre Dame de Namur

Health Care

Martha Nowobilski

International Sister Carolyn Buhs, SNDdeN spent nine years working in South Sudan as a librarian and instructor at teachers’ colleges run by the Solidarity With South Sudan organization.

Dorothy O’Brien

Elizabeth O’Brien

Geraldine O’Brien

Joan O’Brien

Mary O’Brien *

Louise O’Connell

Nancy O’Connell *

Kathleen O’Connor-Houle

Elizabeth O’Keefe

Elaine O’Keefe-Nylander *

Patricia O’Leary

George Olesen

Mary Olsen *

Shirley Oswald *

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish

Christine & Larry Pacheco

Marie & David Packer

Margot Padilla

Eleanor Page & Mary Ryan

Diane & D. Bruce Pahlm

Stephen & Elizabeth Papik *

Elizabeth & Michael Parrish

Kenneth Paslaqua

Peabody Historical Society & Museum

Robert & Linda Pellegrini

Lisa & Matthew Perachi

Dr. Michael Perona *

Mary Perreault

Christine Perri

Veronica & John Perry *

Denise & Richard Peterson

Marygail & Richard Peterson

Mary Petras

Beth & Keith Phelan

Kathleen Philipp

Nancy Picroski

Theresa Plut *

David L. & Irene Plyer *

Virginia Port

Mary Pothier

Norman Potts

Paul Prefontaine

Ruth Prentiss

Marie Prindeville

Elaine Prokop

Monica Ridler Pyle

Marylou & Kevin Quinlan

Anne Quinn

Jeanne Radday

William & Paula Radzinski *

Jim & Ashley Raggio

Victor Ragucci

Maryann & John Rainville *

Margaret & Lloyd † R aisty

Irma Ramirez

Roseanne Mobilio Ranieri

Peter Raskauskas

Agnes Stapleton Rath

Joan Rebottaro *

Gail & Edward Regan

John & Carol Ann Regan

Lisa Reich *

Barbara Reilly

Anelita Reyes

Barbara Reynolds *

Marjorie Reynolds

Janice Rhoades

Marilyn & Albert Ricci

Diane Richards

Virginia Richardson

Gloria & Gerard Rider

Annette Rigby

George Riley

Rosemary Rimkus

Jane & Phillip Rinck

Paul & Carolyn Rinetti *

Robert & Denise Rioux *

Maureen Rixen

George P. Robertson

Rian & Mary Robison *

Claire Robles

Thomas & Maureen Roche

Maria Therese Rodgers

Virginia Rogalski

Anne & James Rogers

Graciela Romero

Grace Rooney

Margaret Rooney *

Tina Rossi

Patricia Ruane

Anna Mae Rubino & Joanne Martin *

Mary Rudolph

Pamela Rugnetta

Marilyn Ruland

Mary Russell *

M.F. & Lois Russi

Marianne Russo

Jane Ryan

Joan Ryan

John Ryan

Patricia & Norman Sabbey *

Susan St. Martin

Anne St. Pierre

Julianne & John Salverson

Donna Sanchez

Martha Santiago *

Sisters Bernie Garcia, Joan Maritz, Katherine Nelson, Nancy O’Shea, and Georgi Coonis.

Social Justice Sisters founded, fund, and help with the Julie Community Center in Baltimore. Throughout the year, the Julie Community Center coordinates its Food Pantry activities with other outreach efforts in the community to ensure that resources are most effectively distributed.

Jody Santucci

Sharon Sarzotti

Helen Scally

Patricia Schick

Frank Schneider

Edward & Pat Schoenstein

Dr. Vincentia Schroeter

John † & Mary Schumacher *

Maureen Schutz

Marta & Michael Schweitzer *

Adrienne Sciutto

Charles Scopelitis *

Marie & David Scott

Evelyn & Gordon Seely

Anita Settrini

Kathleen & Thomas Shamon †

Helen Shanahan *

Barbara Shea

Linda Shea *

Marie Sheehan

Dr. Maura Sheehan *

Barbara & Robert Shelley

Dorothy Shugrue

Blanca Siguenza

Shelia Silva *

Barbara Simmons

Charles Simonds

Judith Simonds *

Carl & Helen Sitchler *

Timothy & Kathleen Skala

Mary Skinner

Geraldine Skrabek

Priscilla Collins Slotnick

Archie & Sally Smith *

Margaret Smith

Mary Eda & Robert Smith *

Virginia Smith

Madeleine Socash *

Stephanie Solari

Paula Sonntag

Diane & John Spediacci

Joellyn Spencer

Susan Spicer

Barbara Stack-Cuadra

Kaye Stallard

Sharon Stansfield

Charles & Betty Steffeck

Sharon & Otto Stengel

Gloria & Robert Stewart *

Barbara Stier *

Regina Stoker

Angela & Michael Stokes

Rosemary Stovall *

Teresa & Bob Strong

Beverly Sullivan

Mary Beth Sullivan

Michael Sullivan

Philip & Linda Sutton

Ann Swan

Kathleen & Richard Swann *

Adeline Sweeney

Patricia Sweeney

Catherine Swerdlick

Carolyn & Wayne Taranto

Annette & Anthony Taylor *

Frances Taylor

Martin Taylor, Sr.

Sally Terry

Linda Thayer

B.C. & Nancy Thomas

Gary Thomas

Arthur Thompson

Joanne & Robert Thompson *

Elizabeth Thomsen *

Barbara & Jim Tortorici *

Anna Maria Traverso *

Doris Trejo *

Mary Tremblay-Steele & Lewis Steele

Pamela Trentini

Robert & Fernanda Trifilo

Marjorie & Joseph Tucci

Dolores Tukich

Connie Turner *

John Jr. & Theresa Ucovich *

Ellen Ugi *

Margaret Upton

Barbara & Tony Valdez

Wilfred Vares * †

Patricia Vella

John & Claire Villa *

Phyllis Villemaire

Victoria Virgo-Christie

Laverne Vitale

Phillip M. Vitti & Kimberly J. Doe

Bernadette Von Emster

Sister Tracy Dill, Dir. Laura Syron and volunteer at Julie Community Center, Baltimore.

Henry Vozzellla

Phyllis Wallace *

Louise Wallis

Katherine & Patrick Walsh

Kathy & Kenneth Walsh

Lucy Walsh

Mary Walsh

Pat Walsh

Stefanie & Henry Robert Walther

Diann Ward

Jean Ward

Joan Ward

Education

Robert Ward

Thomas & Deon Marie Ward

Joseph Washington *

Florence Wasowski

Richard & Pauline Wasowski

Christopher Weimer

Bruce A. West

LaVonne M. West *

Suzanne & Clinton West *

Pauline Westcott

Carolyn Wheaton

Meg Whiston

Elizabeth White

Joanne White *

Mary White

Christine Whittemore

Ellen Wholley *

Bernadette Wilkinson

Margaret Wilson

Maureen Wilson

Judith Winning

Janice Wittman

Dorice L. Wolfrom

Evelyn Wollbrinck *

Irene Worley *

Rev. Lawrence Wrenn *

James Wylie

John Wyzalek

Joseph Yancovitz

Mark Young

Virginia Young *

Eileen & Jeff Zanardi

Joanne Zannotti

Thomas & Lucretia Zerfas

Lorna Ziller

The Sisters ensured there is a full-time Spanish Teacher at Moreland Notre Dame School, Watsonville, Calif.

The SNDdeN have a long history at the school where faculty and staff foster an environment where each child is held sacred, diversity is valued and the Goodness of God is proclaimed.

In Memoriam

We prayerfully remember our Sisters who have died since January of 2022. The following brief obituaries are testament to the rich lives that SNDdeN lead fulfilling their vocation of service to God. Please remember them in your prayers.

Theresa Cunningham, SNDdeN (formerly Sister Rose Frances)

Sister Theresa Cunningham was a devoted educator, teaching at schools throughout Massachusetts. She worked, too, for the Archdiocese of Boston, as an editor for the Archdiocesan newspaper, The Pilot. She passed away on October 6, 2022, at the age of 96.

A SNDdeN for 58 years, Sister Eileen was a long-time educator in Boston area schools, and for 11 years she was the bookkeeper for the Common Market Restaurants in Quincy. She died on January 16, 2022, at age 77.

Maureen Griffin, SNDdeN (formerly Sister Alice Mary)

An SNDdeN for 67 years, Sister Maureen had a long career as an educator, librarian, and library director. In addition to teaching at several schools throughout Mass., she taught at ND Seishin University in Okayama, Japan, and at the Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare in Kurashiki, Japan. She died on December 19, 2022, at 89 years of age.

Barbara Hanagan, SNDdeN (formerly Sister Raymond Teresa)

Sister Barbara taught in elementary and high schools in California and Hawaii. She was known for being gentle, soft-spoken, attentive to others and very kind. She died on April 8, 2022 at age 95, after serving 76 years as a SNDdeN.

A SNDdeN for 71 years, Sister Mary was a lifelong educator, working as a high school teacher, a professor at Notre Dame de Namur University, and later as Dean of Students. Sister Mary went home to her good God on August 11, 2022, at age 90.

Madeline McAdam, SNDdeN (formerly Sister Madeline St. John)

A teacher for 27 years, Sister Madeline taught boys and girls of all ages, then moved into parish administration, also serving for 27 years. She died at age 89 on May 20, 2022, after serving as a SNDdeN for 70 years.

Eileen Finnigan, SNDdeN (formerly Sister Helen St. John)

Mary Laxague, SNDdeN (formerly Sister Mary Bernard)

Julie McDonough, SNDdeN (formerly Sister Julie St. William)

Sister Julie was a passionate educator, teaching at many schools throughout the Boston area. For more than 25 years, she served as the Principal of St. John School in Wellesley, Mass. She passed away on December 25, 2022, aged 89, after 72 years of service to the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.

Rita Murphy, SNDdeN (formerly Sister Julie St. Francis)

Sister Rita served as an elementary school teacher, school librarian, Director of Religious Education, and esol teacher in New England. A SNDdeN for 57 years, she lived her life with good humor and kindness of heart. She died at age 91 on April 20, 2022.

Bernadette Noonan, SNDdeN (formerly Sister Bernadette Victoria)

Sister Bernadette entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1954. She served as a teacher in elementary schools throughout Mass., also serving as a first communion program coordinator and as a director of Religious Education. She went home to her good God on December 11, 2022, at the age of 86.

Marylyn O’Connor, SNDdeN (formerly Sister Catherine Thomas)

Sister Marylyn entered as a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur in 1964. She was a beloved elementary school teacher, working at St. Rose School in Newtown, Conn., and the Holy Name School in Chicopee, Mass. She went home to her good God on November 15, 2022, at the age of 77, after 58 years of consecrated life.

Agnes Pashby, SNDdeN (formerly Sister Agnes Julie)

Sister Agnes entered into religious life in 1950. After graduating with a degree in French, she embarked on a long career as an educator, also serving as a medical assistant and as assistant treasurer of the Ipswich province. Sister Agnes went home to her good God on September 29, 2022, at the age of 90.

Helen St. Thomas Singleton, SNDdeN

Sister Helen celebrated her 75th year as a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur this year. She was an educator for 47 years, teaching throughout Mass., in Somerville, Peabody, Lawrence, Charlestown, Waltham and Salem. She was known for her generosity and loving nature. She passed away on December 7, 2022, at 93.

Sister Jon Julie served in many ministries, working as a teacher, a counselor for campus ministry, a lecturer, and as a devoted volunteer, particularly at the Project Hope Family Shelter. Sister Jon Julie passed away on August 10, 2022, at 82 years of age and after 64 years of consecrated life.

Sister Cecilia Wallace, who was a SNDdeN for 73 years, was known as an excellent, caring teacher and school administrator. She also served as Superior at the Notre Dame Villa, working to care for the elderly Sisters. Sister Cecilia passed away at the age of 91, on October 23, 2022.

Jon Julie Sullivan, SNDdeN

Cecilia Wallace, SNDdeN

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