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WINTER 2022 ANNUAL REPORT

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Welcome to Sowing Goodness

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

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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.

3 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.

The ’Ville and Indigenous People’s Day

4 Land Trust Partnership Protects for Future Generations 5 Connecting to the History and Spirituality of the Land 6

Celebrating Our 2022 Jubilarians

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Support Our Mission

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Fundraising Priorities

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St. Julie Billiart Legacy Society

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Our Donors

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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 Michele Forté Executive Director of Mission Advancement

Susan Dennin Director of Communications, Editor

Jen Pearce Director of Development, Editor

WELCOME

Dear Notre Dame Friends, 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.

Sowing Goodness 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 351 Broadway 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

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

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

BY KIMBERLY MAZYCK

associates of the sisters of Notre Dame de ‘home.’ I have met many SNDdeN over the years, Namur (AND) are women and men, living their and to this day my feelings for the Sisters and baptismal call in the spirit of St. Julie Billiart. the charism of St. Julie have not changed since They experience a strong attraction to St. Julie, 1978. I am proud to be an Associate and living the who proclaimed God’s goodness throughout her charism of the Sisters of Notre Dame.” life. When asked, “What attracted you to become We continue to welcome Associates from an Associate with the Sisters of Notre Dame de varied backgrounds and walks of life. They have a Namur (SNDdeN)?” Deb Ducharme said, “Easy wide range of interests and talents as our new answer, I want to follow in the footsteps of Saint Associates have shown us. In 2022, we welcomed Julie Billiart, whom I first learned about in 1978 several new Associates of the SNDdeN. when I worked as a nurse’s aid at the ‘Lake.’ I had During the early part of the summer, we saw always admired the dedication of all the Sisters I the commitment of three new Associates: worked with as well as the ones for whom I cared.” Diana Hernandez, Sara Maennle, and Maureen Deb continued, “Fast forward to 2010, I applied Peccolo, in California. And early in October, we for the position of Community Coordinator at welcomed two new Associates in Massachusetts: Notre Dame du Lac Assisted Living Residence Mary Lacaire and Sonia Vazquez. When Sonia (du Lac, or lovingly, the Lake). Within a few Vazquez was asked what attracted her to become months of working at du Lac I realized that I was 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

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and Sister Patty Butler.

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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. ❊

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Land Trust Partnership Protects for Future Generations

BY EILEEN BURNS, SNDdeN

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

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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.” ❊

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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.” ❊

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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

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Recessional of the Jubilee Celebration at Emmanuel College.

Sister Rita Raboin, carrying the cross, followed by Sisters Lorraine Connell (left) and Leonore Coan (right).

† deceased Dec. 7, 2022

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75 Years of Service

Sister Ann (Ann Mildred) Brennan

Sister Barbara Ann Kavanaugh

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.

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

rig ht : 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.

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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 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.”

above : Left to right: Sisters

Margaret Philip Coffey, Roberta Rzeznik, Catherine Perroni, Maggie McCarthy.

Sister Mary (Anna Marie) Mulligan 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.

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lef t : 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 Jubilee).

Sister Helen St. Thomas Singleton

Sister Francis Virginia Murphy 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.”

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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.”

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Sister Janice (Margaret Cornelia) Waters

Sister Alice Clare Tremblay 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.

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!”

lef t : 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.

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70 Years of Service

Sister Janet (James Adele) Cahill

Sister Martin de Porres Coleman

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

rig ht : Sister Rosalie Pizzo celebrates

her 70th Jubilee in Belmont, Calif., with family and friends.

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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 Ann Marie (Louise St. John) Connolly 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.

above : Sisters Paul St. Katherine

Murphy and Rosemary Fay.

Sister Joan (Marguerite Therese) Gregoire Sister Joan is an accomplished musician where she served for 33 years designing and visual artist. For twenty years she programs for baptism and other taught music and religion at schools in aspects of religious education. Sister East Boston, Waltham, Dorchester and Joan can’t choose a favorite among Cambridge. She enjoyed working with her many ministries and she believes students performing musicals or glee “Being open to the spirit brings you club concerts or preparing students to wherever you need to go.” play with the youth orchestra.

A highlight of Sister Joan’s life was Sister Joan eventually moved away a trip to Namur, Belgium. She felt from teaching music, focusing on at home there and thought it must religious education, parish work and be because her mother’s heritage. visiting elders at home and care “While sitting in front of the Cross at facilities, yet music remained part of Compiegne, I cried tears of joy,” her work. Her longest mission was she said. “See how God has worked at Sacred Heart Parish in Lowell, Mass., throughout my life? WOW!”

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Sister Raymond Loretta Kelley

Sister Catherine (Catherine St. Andrew) Griffiths 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!”

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Sister Bernice (Catherine Raymond) King 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.”

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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.

Sister Barbara (Ernest Marie) Matasci

Sister Joan (Mary Joan) Maritz 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.”

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Sister Mavourneen (Mary Arthur) McGinty

Sister Margaret “Maggie” (Daniel Mary) McCarthy 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.

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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.”

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Sister Rose Elizabeth Monahan

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.

lef t : Left to right: Sisters Janice

Waters, Mary Mulligan, and Francis Virginia Murphy celebrate their Jubilee.

Sister Catherine (Catherine Johanna) Perroni

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.”

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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

Sisters Leonore Coan and Nancy Simonds.

Sister Theresa (Theresa Joseph) Ryder 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.”

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!”

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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.

Sister Virginia Ann Unger

Sister Julie Marie Thorpe 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!

“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.”

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Sister Joan (Rosemary) Burke

Sister Leonore (Leonore Julie) Coan

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 Represen­ tative 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

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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 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.

lef t : Sister Martin de Porres

Coleman celebrates her 70th Jubilee in Belmont, Calif., with family and friends.

above : Left to right: Sisters Gerry

Stanton, Mary Mulligan, Mary T. Coffey, Mary Elizabeth Whalen and Mary Reardon.

Sister Patricia (David St. Anne) Curran 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.”

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Sister Edithann (Kathleen Ann) Kane 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.”

above : Sisters and friends

celebrate 2022 Jubilee Mass in Boston, Mass.

Sister Joyce (Alice William) McMullen 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.

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“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.”

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Sister Carol (John Gregory) Miller

Sister Kathleen (Karen Joseph) O’Hagan

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.

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

rig ht : Sisters Lorraine Connell

and Judy Ward.

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.”

Sister Rita (Leo Marie) Raboin 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!”

above : Sister Mary Johnson

delivers remarks at the Jubilee Celebration in Boston.

Sister Marna (Margaret George) Rogers 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

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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.”

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Scally and Roberta Rzeznik. below : SNDdeN

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

Sister Roberta (Jude Stephen) Rzeznik 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: “I have 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.”

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50 Years of Service below : Sisters Maureen McLaughlin

and Marna Rogers.

Sister Mary Boretti

Sister Lorraine Connell

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.”

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lef t : Sister Joan Burke celebrates

her 60th Jubilee in Belmont, Calif., with family and friends.

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.

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40 Years of Service

Sister Judianne Beltz above : SNDdeN Congregation

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.”

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Leadership Team Member Sister Miriam Montero Bereche arriving to the 2022 Jubilee Celebration at Emmanuel College in Boston, Mass. rig ht : Left to right: Sisters Janice

Waters and Rita Raboin.

C E L E B R AT I N G O U R 2 0 2 2 J U B I L A R I A N S

rig ht : 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.

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A S S O C I AT E S C E L E B R AT I N G A N N I V E R S A R I E S

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

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

20 Years (2002) Yvonne Da Silva Christine “Chrissy” Grul Joanne Kaczor

“In 1970 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!”

Lynne Clarkin, AND (45 years)

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A S S O C I AT E S C E L E B R AT I N G A N N I V E R S A R I E S

“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)

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A N N UA L R E P O R T F Y 2 0 2 2

Thank you!

You make the difference.

Dear Notre Dame Friends and Benefactors,

Designation of Development Income

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,

Unrestricted Fund

Wherever most needed Retirement Fund

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

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Jubilee Fund Sisters and Ministries in Africa and Latin America Ministry Fund / Restricted Gifts

W I T H G R AT I T U D E

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.

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.

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.

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.

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FUNDR AISING PRIORITIES

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.

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FUNDR AISING PRIORITIES

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

Sisters Liane Delsuc and Gerry Stanton with two volunteers.

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.

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

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.

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S T. J U L I E B I L L I A R T L E G AC Y S O C I E T Y

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.

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S T. J U L I E B I L L I A R T L E G AC Y S O C I E T Y

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) †

Jerry & Peg Hastings

Rosemary Picanso

Karen Albertus

Patricia Hegerhorst

Robin Provence

Irene Andersen

Charles & Carolyn Herold

Patricia Puentes

Walter Archibald & Lisa McCall

Fr. Richard J. Hilliard

Anne Quinn

Janet L. Atkins

Suzanne Hockel †

Peter & Lenore Raffo

Sally Backus & Paul Reinmann

Nancy Hogan †

Maryann & John Rainville

Dorothy Banker †

Mary Hooker

Karen Ann Rende

Carolyn Becker

William & Cheryl Hughes

Kathleen Rezzonico

Marilyn Bergen

Warren Jackson

Joseph & Carole Ringer

Helen Bettencourt

Robert Jamieson

Eileen P. Rodman †

Thomas R. Bettencourt Living Trust

Maryann Jorgenson

Susan & David Ross

Paul & Lynn Kalcic

Lois Roy

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

* 10 years consecutive giving † deceased

Harvey & Betsy Lee

Carl & Sondra Rudey

Jo Leitz

Rita Ann Russo †

Mary Lenahan-Cea

Mary R. Ryan

Eileen Lepera

Janice Perlenda Salberg

Patricia Lewis

Julianne & John Salverson

Maryann O. Lord

Patricia Schick

James & Arlene Lucchesi

Karen Schwarz, PhD

Robert Mace, Jr.

Paula Scott-Dehetre

Patricia Maguire

George Seeber

Judith Mahnke & Marc Baum

Norman Serra

Ellen & John Mahon

JoAnn & Donald Shaw

William & Claire Marmion

Stephanie Solari

Dr. Joanne Lucchesi Martin Monica May

Irene Sorokolit-Gregson & John Gregson *

Mary Ann & John McCarthy

Nancy Spera-Harrington

Shyrl & Patrick McCormick

Miriam Swanson

Marilyn McElhaney

Henry J. Thierry

Dorothea Anne Mercier †

Clare Thorpe

Michael & Ina Miyahira

Robert Titlow †

Barbara & John Molinari

Anna Maria Traverso

Philip G. Murphy †

Michael Tuite

Athalie Wilson Neely

Doris M. Tyler †

Albert O’Dea †

Phillip M. Vitti & Kimberly J. Doe

Maxine Olson †

Dede Waters-Masters

Mary O’Rourke †

Cyril G. Weinberger

Germaine Orlando

Eleanor Weseloh

Maryann Osmond

Marie Whelan

Mario Pardini †

Martha Wood

Doris Payne

Patricia & Sheldon Zatkin

Anita Pennington

Kris & Walter Zavoli

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W I T H G R AT I T U D E

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.

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 (3) †

Philip G. Murphy †

Anonymous (2) *

Maxine Olson †

Archdiocese of Boston Retirement Fund for Religious

Louis & Peg Normandin *

Robert & Mary Anderson *

Albert O’Dea †

Bay State Federal Savings

Notre Dame Alumnae Association, San Francisco *

Mary O’Rourke †

Charitable Foundation

Dolores Pia *

Propagation of the Faith, Seattle *

Lawrence & Marjorie Booth

Eileen P. Rodman †

Harmon Foundation, Inc.

Propagation of the Faith, Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Rita Ann Russo †

Walter & Beatrice Heintz *

Amy Marie Gallo

Daniel C. & Thirza J. Tanney Foundation

Patricia & Roy Hiller

Peter Gordon & Karen Hayes

Robert Titlow †

Suzanne Hockel †

Patricia Maguire *

Doris M. Tyler †

Ellen & John Mahon *

Thomas R. Bettencourt Living Trust † Cooper Memorial Trust Fern R. Kelly Davidson † David Dion †

Dorothea Anne Mercier †

Dr. Laura Knight *

T. Gary & Kathleen Rogers Supporting Family Foundation * C. Michael Smith & Adrienne Krause * Mark & Mary Stevens Family Fund

Peter & Kathleen Muller lef t : Sister Joanne

Sullivan with school children. below : Women in

Leadership luncheon at Notre Dame High School, San Jose, Calif.

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Education The Sisters provide scholarship support for their schools including St. Patrick School in Lowell, MA and Notre Dame High School in San Jose, CA.

W I T H G R AT I T U D E

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.

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 (2) *

William & Janet Locke

Mark Abbott

John & Mary Gail Maloney *

Steve & Mary Almassy *

Dr. Joanne Lucchesi Martin *

Rodney Atchison *

James Matthews

Kathy Anderson

Mark Mazz

Rodney & Anne Andrade *

Helena Moran

John & Christi Milazzo

Denise Arend

Marie Moran *

Andrew & Susanne Miller

Capt. Dennis &

Margery Murphy

Mary Morgan

Mrs. Carolyn Argall *

Phyllis Murphy *

Mary Morris *

John & Marlene Arnold *

Dr. Thomas & Mrs. Katherine

Roy and Renee Morrisette

Deborah Baker

Murray *

Twylah Ayarbe W. F. & Marie Batton Foundation, East Meadows Project Rose Beall * Herbert Boudreau, Jr. Maureen & Charles Brain William & Mary Ann Brown *

Michael & Karen Mullaly * Vernon

Anonymous *

Judy Lum

Kathleen Ahearn

Monica May *

Douglas & Noris Anderson

John P. McCarron *

Kathleen Barbera-Keen *

Mary Murray

C. Neal & Alvina B. Neal

Joseph & Barbara Britschgi *

Kathy & Jim † Noether *

Foundation

Gretchen & Patrick Callaghan

Mary Alice Osborne

Alice Nguyen *

Jacqueline Canali

Patricia Panda *

Irene Creps *

Edward & Patricia Panetta

Marylou O’Neill

Anne Crowley

Ken & Annette Pizzo

Anthonette E. Oyster *

Dennis Curran

Georgine Premo *

Giselle Parry

Barbara & Don Deuel *

Richard & Maureen DeBolt

Mary & Bill Reissfelder

Phileo Foundation

Susan & James Dowd

Cynthia Dodge

Mary Reynolds

Harold & Frances Phipps

Rose Edel *

David Doolittle

Elaine Robson

Randall & Cynthia Pond *

Arnold & Mary Ellen Bruni * John & Jeanette Buege * Frank & Monica Bumb * Lawrence Castelli *

Dorothy & John O’Dwyer *

Mary Chaves * Norine Degregori * Kirch & Sharon DeMartini *

Richard Edminster *

Propagation of the Faith,

Marcie & Gregg Farano *

Archdiocese of San Francisco

Melita Figueroa *

Rena J. Randall-Mills *

Anthony Fisher *

Richard & Susan Roche *

Rose Flahavan *

Dr. George Saba &

Patricia Foley *

Dr. Terry Rebeiro-Saba *

Mary & Martin Fox *

The Sakowich Family Revocable

Claudia French * 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 * Anne Hannigan * Dr. Sarah Herbert Kitty Herbert * Robert Jamieson Alena & Terry Kosewic * John Kreuz, Sr. Richard & Barbara Kulle *

Irene Lawler * Laura Liccardo * Salvatore & Laura Liccardo * 10 years consecutive giving

Trust Paul & Luann Sauer * Thomas & Patricia Schneck * Norman Serra *

Maria Silvaggi Sisters of St. Joseph

Mary Stelzner Pamela Stoner & Elias Blawie * Elizabeth Sweeney Joseph & Lucille Tersigni Charlene Thelen * Clare Thorpe * Roseanna Torretto * Anne Troutman * Sheila Tuffanelli * Janet Valickus Marilyn & Patrick Vandenbroeck *

John & Maryann Dishaw Bill & Lynn Dorland * Diane & Robert Dorricott * Charlotte Doudell *

Brian Rogers Alice E. Ross Carmen Rugnetta * Mary Ann Scannell Marylou Schoone *

Rosalie Doyle

Ellen Scorzoni

Maren Engh Gerald & Marilyn Fels Family Foundation *

Scott & Joanne Shaw Harold Jr. & Ethel Rose Shea James & Sharon Snider *

Lillian Ferrando *

Sharon & Edward Sonn

Patricia Foley

Rozanne Southorn

Bonnie Fox *

Lawrence Stanton

Lawrence Gardepie

Claire Taber *

Harry & Ann Healey Dennis Hobby, DDS * Mary Hooker Paul & Katherine Hough *

Douglas & Beverly Takizawa W. Randolph Teslik Charitable Fund of the Jewish Memorial Fund Michelle & Peter Trumbo *

Shelia M. Howard-Irwin

Paul & Sharon Vitale

Priya Kamath *

Kristin Vosti

Mary Pat & Ed Kanzaki *

Mary & W. Michael Wheat

Rosaleen Kelly

Anna & Philip Wong *

Mary Kuconis *

Young Ladies Institute #197,

Sami & Doug LaRocca

Los Gatos & Saratoga

Constance Leone

Kris & Walter Zavoli *

Barbara Loftus

Valerie Ventre-Hutton † deceased

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W I T H G R AT I T U D E

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) *

Diana Cull

Rozanne & Randall Job

Susan Pickard

Robert Adams, III *

James Day *

Janice Joyer

Sheila Pickwell

Mary Alcott *

Phyllis & Charlie Day *

Gloria Jue

Lois Poule *

Kathleen Allen

Patricia Deal

Christina & Andrew Kalman

Margaret Rehermann *

Steven & Lisa Anderson *

Carol Defeo

David & Jean Kassouf

Mildred Reissfelder

Barbara Balke *

David Delano *

Ida Keane

Pat & Patricia Renslow *

Linda Barron

Margaret Douglas

Dr. Fred Beck, Jr.

Richard & Martha Drendell

Lt. Col. Darrell & Mrs. Barbara Kirkland *

Carole & Joseph Ringer

Patricia Edel Beck *

Merle & Carol Knouf *

John & Marie Rixon *

Clyde Beffa

Michael Dugan & Cheryl Ann George

Dr. John & Mrs. Cynthia Kondon

Diane & Dale Ross *

Mary Bell *

Madelyn Duke *

Joseph & Anne Lee

Carl & Sondra Rudey *

Edith Bennett

Mary Judith Dunbar †

Eleanor Leonard *

Kathleen Ryan *

Rachael Bertone, RM Bertone Consulting *

Barbara & David Earnest *

Mary L. Leone *

Kathleen Ryan

Anne Ehret *

Elizabeth Lewandowski

Martha Beshore *

Eugene & Teresa Eng *

Norman & Margaret Lombardi

Irish Cultural Committee of St. Patrick Parish, Lowell

Janet Betts

Tammy & Ralph Entrikin

Maryann O. Lord *

Robert & Conchita Say

Bishop Fenwick High School

Carol Esparza *

Miki & Richard Lorentz

John & Elaine Schuster *

Patricia Riley

Betty & Alfred Boutin

Anne & Thomas Farrell *

James & Arlene Lucchesi *

Mike & Phyllis Shea

Margaret Terry Brady

Patricia Feltin

Dennis & Pamela Lucey *

Robert & Dorothea Silk

Richard Braun *

Anne & Harry Filer *

Thomas Manning & E.L. Putnam

Ronald Simonds & Raoul Ajamil *

Jason Brennan

Ellen Finneran & John Spanks

Shyrl & Patrick McCormick *

Bernice Smith *

Mary Jane & Eugene Brisbane, Jr.

Stephen & Lillian Flahavan

Judith McGuinness

Harold Buckingham, Jr.

Christina Flores

Donna McKinney *

Mary & Edward Sullivan Family Trust

John & Nancy Buckley

Mary Margaret Flynn

Robert P. & Carolyn Bunje *

Robert Foley

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.

Miriam Swanson *

Marie T. Burke

Rosanne Foust

Thomas Metzger

Charles J. Territo

Margaret Burns

Paula Foye

David & Claudine Minton

James & Marylynne Thompson *

Susan & Steven Bussell

John Fraser *

Melanie Mirande

Alfred & Moyra Trigueiro *

Jacquelyn J. Butterfield

Linda Frederiksen *

Paul F. & Linda Morris

Rosemarie & Vincent Vasconi

Florentine Calabia

Pauline Gagnon

Mary Margaret Mortali

Karl & Patricia Walczak

Maureen & Terry Caldwell *

Paul & Brigid Gaudet

Rita Muller *

Evelyn Wall *

California Water Service Group

Barbara Gewecke

Dottie Murkland & Sally Bradshaw

Marilyn Wallace *

Carmon Community Funeral Homes

Susan Giannoni-Zepeda

Kathleen C. Murphy *

Leo & Patricia Walsh

Raymond & Janice Giordano *

Dorothy J. Nicholas *

Robin & Jim Walther *

Mary Claire & Dave Caron *

Sally Ybarra Svenpladsen

Louise Goicoechea, EdD *

Dr. John & Mrs. Meg Noonan *

Dede Waters-Masters *

Gregory Carrasco

Marcus & Jeannette Gonzales *

Carl Ockerbloom

Robert & Carla Webster *

Laura Carreiro *

Libby & Roger Hagman *

Rose Marie O’Leary *

Patricia Wepprecht-Smith

Chunhwa Chu & Pi-Ching Hsu

Fred & JoAnn Hawley

John & Mary Ann Olsen *

Patricia & Michael Westley

Robert & Gretchen Cody

Cathe & Earle Hockenberry, Jr., Esq. *

Thomas Pare

Thomas & Jolyne Williams *

Paula Pelletier

Amy Woo

Helen Creedon & Marilyn Simonds *

Catherine Holmes

Paul & Roberta Pershing *

Martha Wood

Marilou Cristina

Barbara Howell

Guadalupe Petrocchi

Maureen Woods

Paul & Maryellen Cronin

Helen & Anthony Intintoli *

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Marie Zderic *

* 10 years consecutive giving † deceased

W I T H G R AT I T U D E

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) *

Richard & Lauren Boretti

Catherine Contreras

Margaret Dillon *

Suzanne Adams

Patricia Boswell

Brian Corcoran

Margot Diltz *

Steven & Susan Adler

Therese Boucher

Pat Corder

Mary & David DiNardi *

Joan Alvezi

Emile Bourdet *

Camille Cordero

Susan M. Dinoia

Mary Amrhein-Macauley & Patrick Macauley

Fr. Charles Bourke, St. Agnes Parish

Diane Corrinni

Elaine Dinto *

Jesus & Maria Cortes

Elizabeth Doane

Benedict Andreozzi *

Gretta & Mark Boyer

Robert Coughlan *

Dolores & David Dolan *

Elizabeth Andrews

Thomas & Galynn Brady

Jeff & Colleen Dolin

Linda Angin, DDS *

Andrea & Oscar Braun *

Audrey Courtney & Lynne M. Couture *

Christine & Peter Arenas

Deborah & Timothy Bresnahan

Joan Courtney & Robert Murray

Daniel & Kathleen Donoghue

Dr. Marsha Armstrong *

Mary Ann Brewster

Donald Coutu

Denis & Pat Donohue

Janine Arria

Steven & Suzanne Brigham *

David & Diana Couture

Mary Doolin

Sally Backus & Paul Reinmann *

Dr. Judith Ann Buchino

Paul Covino *

Colleen Dougherty *

Catherine A. Bain

Tony & Judith Buldo

Ann Veronica Coyle *

Gerard Dougherty

Sharleen Ball *

Mary Burke *

Kathleen Coyne

Nina Dow

Paul Balmer

Felice Burns †

Gretchen Craffey

Timothy & Lorna Dugan

Walter Bankovitch

Carol Burton *

James & Mary Cravalho

Dorothy & Robert Dunford

Dorothy Barnes

Mark & Debra Busch *

Gertrude Creedon *

Carol M. Dunham *

John & Kathy Barry

Charles Butterfield

G. Ryan & Susan Cronin

Patricia & Daniel Dunn

Ronald & Mary Ann Barton *

James & Edwina Cronin

Anne Dynan-Metrick

Robert & Katherine Bass

Thomas & Kathleen Byrne Family Living Trust *

Christine & Thomas Csubak

Mirella Eiras *

Lynn M. Battenberg

Atty. Thomas Caffrey *

Joseph & Margaret Cuddy

Ann Callahan

James Elbing *

Guy Battista

Carolyn Cullen

Paul & Virginia Calleja *

Lise Emery

David & Claire Baum

Elizabeth & Ruth Cullen *

Eileen Beamer *

Joan Canterbury

Mary Jane Farley

Chris Cunnie

Ann Farrey-Hart *

Susanne Beaton

Maryann Capriola

Fran & John Cunning *

Mary Carleton

Jerry & Connie Feight *

Joyce Beckner

Therese & Rick Curotto *

Patricia Carlson *

Marie Felix *

Andy & Kimberly Bedell *

Margaret Curran

Kathleen Cassidy

Barbara Ferber *

Angele & Burton Belton *

Joan Curtin

Sharon Cassidy

Kathleen Ferguson *

Karen Bennett & J. Andras Lazar *

Paul & Jane Cushing

Joan & Rudy Castelli

Patricia Ferguson

Sheila Benson

Phyllis Daney

Debra Catlin *

Marie Ferrantino

Marilyn Bergen

Ann Darmody

Ann Chizauskas

Francesca Finnegan *

Cathleen Bergmann

Donna Darst

Chuck & Sandy Clancy

Carolyn Redahan Flaherty

Eileen Bergmann

Philip Daugsiewicz *

Richard & Joan Coco

Edmund † & Joan Flanagan

Arlene Bertellotti

John D’Auria *

John Coleman-Walsh *

Margaret & George Florentine *

Maureen Bianco*

Leilan & Edwin Davis *

Kathleen Coles *

Roger & Carol Flores *

Carol & Mark Bichsel

Linda Dea-Riccomini *

Bill Collins

Phyllis & Arthur Ford

Sarah Birmingham

Monica Dean *

Wendy Bishop

June Conlon

Michele Forté

Ruth Decozio

Katherine Foster, MD *

Kathleen Blazon

Jane Connors-Cooper

Patricia Delaney

John Constantine *

Barbara & David Francis

Gabrielle Blood

Gerald & Sally DeNardo

Joseph & Catherine Conti

Joan & Mary Freeley

Tom Bommarito *

Susan Dennin

Nancy French

Tirrell & Mazel Bordenave *

Barbara Donnelly *

Carol & Richard DePetris *

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Carol Ann Fugere

Carolyn & Clem Huckins *

Stephen Leon

Robert McLean, Jr. *

Lyle & Karen Fulks

Freda Hudson

Don & Cathy Leone

E. Jacquelyn & William McManus *

Denise Gagliasso & Christopher White

Jayne Hughes

Stephen LeVangie

Col. David McNerney

Mary Fran McGonagle Hughes

Kathleen Leveille

Daniel & Joyce McNulty

Florina Gallegos

Michael Huston *

Mary Levis *

Noreen McQuaid *

Mary Gamble

Henry & Martha Imwalle

Judith Listwan

Kathleen McQueeney

Francine Gannon *

Ellen Ingerman

Marion Listwan

Joan Mealey

Mary H. Garcia *

Judith & James Loftus *

Katie Mendenhall *

Clifford & Mary Lou Gardner *

Marirose Jelicich, Marirose California Design *

Mother Miriam Love, PCC

Linda M. Micciche

Donato Gentile

Cathy Jensen *

Joan Lovely *

Renee Mikitarian-Bradley

Edward & Carol George *

Francisco & Laura Jimenez *

Mildred Lynch

Lillian Miotto *

Joseph P. Gervais

Rose M. Jimenez

Lyons Family *

Therese Mitchell

Lucille & Luan Giannone

Craig Job

John Lyver

Virginia Molinari *

Bonnie & Charles Gibson

David & Barbara Johnson

Robert Mace, Jr.

Annette Monahan-Dardano *

Jean Goetz

Wesley & Laura Jost *

Richard Madden

Barbara Moore *

Marilyn & Robert Goggins

Karen Judge *

Mary Maguire

Mary Ann Moore *

Crispina & Sol Gonzalvo

Margi Jung

Judith Mahnke & Marc Baum *

Carol Moran

Marcia & Ken Goodwin

Bob & Joanne Kaczor *

Alex & Nancy Malaspina *

Kathleen Moran *

Cynthia Gore

Maureen Kalafatas *

Michael & Anne Malone

Robert Moran

Thomas A. & Judith Gorman

Roseann Kalich *

Eugene Malone & Maureen Mazza

Jo Marie Moresco

Thomas Gorvin

Helen Kay

Francis Mancini *

Diane Morey *

Sabina Gotuaco

Leslie Keane *

The Mangel Family *

Margaret Moriarty

Bryce & Suzanne Graybill *

Nancy Keane

Fiore & Agnes Marcheschi *

Shirley Morrison *

Peter Graziano

Kathleen Keith *

Dr. Marcene Marcoux

Grace Mosley

Judith Greig *

John & Cindy Kelly

Elizabeth Markowski *

Karen Moynihan

Dr. Julius & Peggy Guccione

Sheila Kennedy *

William & Claire Marmion *

Rosemary Mroz *

Marie Gurry

Christine Kenny

Rebecca Marquez

Gerald & Katie Mugnolo *

Eleanor Vander Haegan

Frances Keyes *

John & Anne Martini

Ann Muldoon

Mary & Mark Haesloop

Eileen Khoury

Yvonne Marty *

Elaine Muldowney

Daniel & Olivia Haley *

Kevin & Linda Kilcoyne

Bonnie Matlock & Tod Francis *

Eugene & Caryl Muller

Kathleen & Roy Hallett

Anne Kimball *

Martin & Linda Matsumoto *

Edward Murad *

Mark & Joanne Hames *

Donna & Eric Korb

Patricia Matthews

Lawrence Murphy

Shirley Hansen *

Cecile Krause *

Robert & Katherine May *

Margaret Murphy *

Walter † & Catherine Hardiman

Catherine Krueger

Sue McCarron-Deegan *

Jacklyn Muse & Jane Higgins

Margaret & Harry Harmon *

Amy Kubilis

Patricia McClosky

Laurie Naughton

James Harrison

Maryellen Labua

Deborah & Jay McCollough

Robert & Teresa Newman

Jerry & Peg Hastings *

Colette Lackovic *

Trudy McCulloch *

Patricia Niederhofer *

Patricia Hegerhorst *

John & Barbara McDermaid

Dr. Vincent F. & Mrs. Joyce Nola *

Roberta Cecile Helms *

Charles La Ferrara & Tricia Slawinski Jennifer Lambdin *

Marilyn McElhaney *

Corinne Nyhan *

Kathy & Gene Herman

Linda & Drew O’Brien *

Maureen Heuga

Barron D. & Eden Lancaster

Patricia McElroy *

Kathleen Hill

Faith & Ernest Landry

George & Claire Hinds

Wilma La Perle *

Michelle Hogan *

Susan & Richard Leahy

Denise Horan

Avelina Leanos

Ann Howard

Judy & Victor Lee

Jim Howard *

Jo Leitz *

Leigh Howell

Mary Lenahan-Cea *

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Dorothy McFadyen

Noreen O’Connell

Mary McGrail *

Kathleen O’Connor *

Jane McGuiggan

Raymond W. & Catharine Ogilvie

Anthony McGuire

Dr. Floyd & Mrs. Janet Okada *

Miranda McInerney *

Jorge Olmedo

Claire McIntire

Loretta Olson

Sherye & David McLaughlin

Janet Orcutt † Helen Ostrander

* 10 years consecutive giving † deceased

W I T H G R AT I T U D E

Mary Elizabeth O’Sullivan *

Mary Ridgell

Dr. Mary Schmidl

Fisina Tomaselli

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School *

Maureen & Dodge Riedy

David & Maryann Schnitter

Kathleen Toomey *

James & Charlene Owens *

Jean & Anthony Riggio *

Mary Scholz *

Kathleen Trahanovsky

Pat & James Page *

John & Carole Riley *

Joanne Schott *

John Trasvina

Rose Ann Panarello

Susan Riley

Roxanne Scott

George Trebaol

Mary Parent *

David & Saundra Rinde *

Ronald Sears

John Trewin *

Joan Pavidis

Maria Dolores & Robert Robb

Dolores Seda *

William & Janet Twomey

Jen Pearce

Cornelia Roberge

Donna M. Serna *

Lucille Uldrick *

Gerri Pedesky

Rita Robison *

Fred Shaheen

Jacquelyn Van-Norman

Patricia Pedro

David & Sylvia Rodriguez *

Joanne Shallow

Connie Veno

Ray Petrin, Hy-Tech Construction, Inc.

Vincent & Leonor Roemmele

Jane Shaughnessy

James Villiotte

Nancy & John Rogers

JoAnn & Donald Shaw *

Raynold & Beverly Viotti

Mary Beth Picard

Clare Ronzani & Bruce Lescher *

Christopher & Melva Sheehan

Anthony & Daria Vitale *

Anthony & Lorraine Pimentel

Judith M. Goff Roveda *

Karen & Joseph Sheridan

Susan Votaw

Louise † & Joseph Ponti *

Helen Russell

Mary Lynne Shimek

Bernadette Wahle *

Frances Popko

Mary R. Ryan *

Josephine Shuster

Mary M. Waight

Catherine Posteraro

St. Agatha Parish

Marilyn Simonds

Marguerite Walenten

Maureen Power *

Felicita St. John *

Margaret Simpson

Nelson Walker, II

Pauline Price *

Sandra Slater

Margaret Walsh

Catherine & Steven Pugsley *

St. John Notre Dame School, Folsom

Brett Smith

Nancy & Jim Warner

Margaret Pulito

St. Patrick Catholic Church *

Roberta Smith-Sullivan *

Carolyn Jean Webb

Trish Putkey

Rita M. & Richard Sall *

Helen L. Smith Trust *

Art Jr. & Margaret Wehr *

Paul Quinlan

Albert & Jeannette Sandberg *

Sharon & George Souza *

Sandra L. Wepprecht

Mary Ellen Quinn *

Mary Santana *

Pamela Sroka *

Eleanor Weseloh

Richard Quinn *

Margaret Santry

R. James Staas

Alice Whelan

Katherine Reilly *

Mary & Anthony Saratora *

Gail & Edwin Stafford

Roberta Whelan *

Maryellen Remmert-Loud

Ann Saulter *

Patrice Stafford

Carole & Bob Williams *

Karen Ann Rende *

John & Zoe Rena Saunders

Dianne Steed *

Charles & Denise Winkelstein

Norma Reyes-Evanoff

Patrick Scheeler & Sheila P. Callaghan

Joseph & Georgia Stern *

John & Marie Winne

Rachele, Arleen, & Shelley Rideau

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.

Barbara Sterner

Donna M. Woodcock *

Malisa Stewart

Angeline Wortham

Donna Stievater

Mary Wylie

Michael Strangio

Pamela Yameen *

Patricia Sullivan

Young Ladies Grand Institute #124

William Sullivan

William & Paula Young

Kay Surles

Patricia & Sheldon Zatkin *

Bryan & Kelly Sutherland * Catherine Sutherland *

William Zenko & Kathleen M. Ryan

Thomas & Nancy Szewczyk

Rosaleen & Richard Zlatunich *

Harry Jr. & Sandra Taylor *

Dr. Warren & Mary Zodrow *

Brenda Tedesco Doris Telucci * Nancy Theberge Andrea & Joseph Thomas * Eileen Tierney & Lauren M. Sloman * Maureen Tivnan Francis & June Tomaiolo

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

Anonymous (46)*

Barbara Azevedo

Garry & Jan Beutler

Dr. Stanley Burba

Anne Adami

Judith & Brian Badrigian

Charles & Linda Beyer

Noreen & David Burdett

Donna & Stephen Adgate

Maura Bagley

Robert & Martha Bilbrey *

Kathleen Burke

Martha Adriasola

Rosemary Baker

Patricia Billings *

Patricia & Henry Burke *

Alexander Agopovich & Joseph Ravicini, Jr.

Joanne & Frank Barbarito

John Bonacorsi & Cathy Bozzo

Philip Burke *

Joan Barceleau

Mary Bongiorno

Rebecca Burrell

Alfredo & Alicia Aguilera

Sharon A. & Keith Lee Barnes

Patricia Boroughs

Kathleen Byrne

Fadwa Ajluni

Yvonne Barros *

Barbara Borra

Martha Byron

Marie & Robert Alessi

Kathleen Bartholomew

Patricia Bortle *

Mary Lou Caffrey

Marie Alfieri *

Camille & Billy Barton

James & Doris Borza *

Angela Calabria

Linda Allard

Catherine Battelle-Gilbert

Eric & Patti Bosler *

Richard & Mary Calderon *

Steven Anastasio

Merrill & Louise Beckett

Kathleen Bourke

Claire Callahan *

Douglas & Kathy Anberg *

Noreen Begin *

Natalie & Paul Bradley

Deborah Callahan

Carolyn A. Anderson *

Rita Ann & Mark Beguhl *

Denise & John Branch *

Anne Campbell *

Kenneth H. Anderson

Theresa Beguhl

Rosemary Bransfield

Martha Campbell

Mary Jane Anderson

Kathleen & Thomas Beirne *

Teresa Bremer, PhD *

Shirley Campisi

Anna Jaques Hospital

Joanne Bellavance

Marilyn Brennan

Mary Canine

Anne-Marie & Steven Anthony *

Carol Benjaminson

Carlon Brietzke *

Maureen & Joseph Canning

Constance Arcari

Maureen Bennani

Kathleen Britch

Bruce & Janise Capaul

Walter Archibald & Lisa McCall

Jean Bergeron

Philip & Vicki Broughton *

Patricia Caprera

John & Julie Ardini

Noreen Berkland

Barbara Broussard *

Gail & Peter Carcione *

Elizabeth Armstrong

Patricia Bernier

Camille Brown

Bill Carey

Margaret Arnett

James & Marie Berry

Pat Bryan *

James J. Carlin

Ora Aselton

Hugh G. & Lillian Berryman

Art & Patsy Buhs

Paul & Rosemary Carpenter

Janet L. Atkins

Edward † & Josephine Bertaccini *

Barbara Bunce

Christine & Matthew Carroll

Education The Sisters ensured

100% Sister Maryalyce Gilfeather with students.

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of freshmen at Cristo Rey High School, Massachusetts, were provided with computers. * 10 years consecutive giving † deceased

Helen Marie & Dean Casey *

Cynthia Costa *

Marie Cassidy

Ann Costanza *

Joanne & Fred Cattaneo *

Regina Cotter *

Donna & Dennis Cavaille

Jaculin Courtney

James & Dolores Centis *

Diana R. Covert

Diego & Mary Certa *

George & Clare Cox

Rosario Cervantes

Louise & Mark Cronenwett

Rosa Maria Chacon *

Anne Cronin

Pauline & Donald Chamberlain

Kevin & Gail Cronin *

Jane Chambers

Claire & Paul Crosby *

Mary Chappelle *

Terry & Ruben Cruz

John & Alvira Chargin *

Laura Cryan

Charlene Chase

Irene Cullen

Alice Chesini

Sandra & Michael Cully

Ann & Michael Chesini

Anne Cummings

John Chory

Alan & Ann Cunha

Theresa & Peter Chotkowski

Karen & Timothy Cunnane *

Angelo & Emma Ciardelli

Joanne Cunningham

Debra Ciardello

Marjorie Curtis

Betty Cintas

Anne Cussen *

Patricia Clasby

Dr. Bernard & Ann Daly *

Kim & Paul Clauss *

Patricia D’Amore *

Paula Clutter *

Lawrence & Cecilia Daniello

Clare Coan

Benita Da Silva

Margaret Ann Cockrell *

James & Mary Ann Davis *

Patricia Coco

Virginia Day

Patricia Cocozza & Katherine Petschke

Diane Dean Victoria DeBrocke *

Bob & Mary Lou Coffelt

Maureen Decloux

Kathleen Cohen *

Frances Della

Steven & Pamela Cohn

Martha & Robert Delsid

Camille Colangelo

Lori & Joe DeMarco

Mary & Steve Cole

Maria De Martini *

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.

Sharon Coles *

Eugene Jr. & Sandra De Michele *

Adela & John Collins

Mary L. Deos *

Louise Collins

Ann Derbacher

Roseanne & Robert Compitello *

Eileen Desmond

Marguerite Donahue *

Debra Ducharme

Jeanne & John Condren

Theresa & Thomas Devane

Ann Donoghue

Regina Duffy

Elizabeth Conn

Maggie & Joe Diffley

Anna Donoghue *

Sandra Dunleavy

John Connors

Elisabeth Dirks

Joseph & Lisa Donohoe *

Kathleen & Richard Dyer

Carole Conrad

Mary Frances Dishaw

Timothy M. Donohoe *

Zina Lou Dyer

George Contalonis

Joseph DiStefano

Kimberley Donovan

Robert Eagle

Ellen Contreras

Maria D’Itria

Carolyn Downey *

Diane & Charles Eichhorn *

William & Kim Corbell *

Theresa & Shawn Doherty

Joanne & Richard Downing

Louise DiFrumolo Elkaliouby

Frances Corcoran

Thomas & Patricia Doyle *

Glenn & Mary Ann Elliott

Emily & John Corpos

Kathryn Dohoney & Barbara Dunne

Jane Driscoll & Anne Powers

Peggy Ellis

Nancy & Robert Corriveau

Patricia Dombroski

Sandra & Jere Driscoll

Katheryne Erigero *

Sandra Corsetti

Elaine Donahue

Stephen & Julia Driscoll

Kathy Evans

Francene Donahue

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Tom Everett

Philip & Bobby Feiner *

Carolyn Fogarty

Mark Gillespie

Carol Facella

Patricia Fernandes

Janice Foley

Patricia & James Gillette

Kelly & John Faggiano

Stephen & Joan Ferrari *

Kathryn & John Foley *

Jane Gilligan

Marie Fahey

Charlene & Augustus Fietta *

Tracy Francescone

Jane Gillis

Paul Faircloth

Margaret Finigan

Mary Frantin *

Nannette & Terrence Giomi

Mary Duffy Fairley

Dorothy A. & William J. Finn, Jr.

Kathleen Fraser

Margaret Glavin

Audrey Fannon

Brian E. Finnigan Estate*

Judith Freelander

Rita Gleason *

Richard & June Fantoli

Marilyn Judd Fitzmaurice

Marlene Furtado

Annette Goode

Maureen & James Farren

Marie Hurley Fitzpatrick

Kathleen & Roy Futa *

Carolyn Goode-Hashey

Geraldine Farwell

Mary N. Fleming *

Juan Pedro Gaffney

Sarajean Graham

Barbara & Dennis Fauss

Mary & John Fleming

Rosemary Gagliano

Joan & Tom Graney

Michael & Carolyn Fehr

Mary & David Flynn

Michael Gallager

John Greene

Mary & James Galvin *

Ellen & Paul Grenier

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

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

Patricia Ganley

Janice Notter Greppi *

Carolina Garcia-Cervantez & Gabriel Cervantez

Lena Grieco Marilyn Griffing

Helen Gargan

Charlotte Gross

Salvadore & Julianna Gargone *

David & Karen Gross

Norman Gaudrault

Kathleen & Charles Gruszka

Shirley Gaumond *

Ronald & Debbie Guditus

Robert Gavan *

Mary Guerrero

Gloria Ghirarduzzi *

Richard Guerrette

Jannae Gill *

Barbara Guevara *

Mary Gill

Janet Guevel

W I T H G R AT I T U D E

Dorothy Guindon

Timothy & Patricia Howard *

Doreen & Charlie Gulledge

Thomas Hubbard

Joan Gumbleton *

Rose M. Huelbig

Sheila Gurry

Thomas Hughes

Joe & Patricia Gutierrez *

Katherine Humphries

Charles & Janet Haggerty

Margaret Hunter *

Andrea Hall Ann-Marie Hallacy

Donna Hurley & Catherine F. Carlow *

Diana Hallisy *

Lorraine Hurley

Sheila Halloran

Dorothy & Anthony Iaccarino

Mary Hamel & Mary Kathleen Courtois *

Irish Apostolate U.S.A.

Jim Handy & Mary Pope-Handy

Barbara Izzi

Dennis Iworsky

Barbara Ann Hansen *

Evelyn & Cherry Jackson

Gloria Haro

Mary Jacobs

Christina Harrington

Patricia Jalbert

Catherine Hart

Doreen & Dan James

Mickey Hart

Patricia Jaworski *

Robert Hart *

Maureen & William Jenkins

Patricia & Thomas Hastings *

Phyllis Jicha

Mary Hatch

Amy Jobin

Patricia & Gene Hawkins *

Marsha & Mike Jobst

Joan Hayes *

Patricia Joseph

Glenyce-Lee Heiner *

Louise Judd *

Nancy & David Hemminger

Susan Julian

James Henderson

Roberta Kane

Annmarie & Jacob Hendryx *

Ken & Julie Kanzaki

Geralyn & Robert Hennessy *

Oana & Jordan Katz

Ann Marie Henry *

Nancy Kay *

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.

Karen & Vernon Herr *

Blanche Kearney

Paula Hider *

Mary Lou Keenan

George Higgins

Antonia Keleher

Patricia & Michael Hirashima

Rev. Richard Kelley

Catherine Hirata

Donna Kelly

Menchie Hobson

Patricia & Eugene Kelly

Elsa Hoffman

Thomas Kelly

Stanley & Eileen Krasovic *

Margaret Latulippe *

Helen Hoffman

Bruce & Laura Kennedy

Frank & Maureen Kristopik

Anita Laucka

Catherine Hogan

Mark & Diane Kenning *

Karla Krogstad

Joseph & Daisy Lauretta *

Colleen Hogan-Mazzola

Dennis Kern

Nancy Kryst

Joan Lavalle *

Anne & Bill Holloway *

Joanne & Patrick Keyes

Jane Kubel

Elizabeth Lawton

Virginia Holston *

Rev. Msgr. James C. Kidder

Alfred & Lillian Kudela *

Isabelle Laxague *

Maureen Honniball-Zink *

Joanne Kinchla

Jim & Mary Kutzer *

Judith Leahy

Maureen & Thomas Horgan

Ileana Kleponis *

Michelle Ladcani *

John & Jean Leary

Barbara & Richard Horn, III

Marilyn Koenig *

Mary Ellen & Howard Lamothe

Elizabeth Leavitt

Patricia & Richard Hornby

Susan Koester

Jodi & Joseph Lane

Annette Leger

Dale Hosack

Brenda Koontz

June Lane

Jacqueline Leggett

Georgia & Robert Hott *

John & Lois Korte

Alton & Barbara LaPlante

Michael Lenihan

Clare & Thomas † Hourihan *

Cynthia Kougeas

Claire Latham

S. Frances Levin

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Frank S. Lico *

John McCann

Sylvia Lindemann

Catherine McCarthy

Emily Listro

Charles McCarthy

Everett & Patti Littlejohn *

Mary Ann & John McCarthy *

Barbara Lombardi *

Deborah & Brian McClory

Martha Lord

Eleanor McCrea

Cecilia Loughman *

Anne Marie McDonald

Rosemary & Stephen Lowrie *

Elena McDonald

Patrica Lubas *

Marilyn & James McDonald *

Liliana & Michael Lucy *

Sandra & Raymond McDonald *

Gloria Luna Marisela Luna

Cheryl McDonough & Phyllis DiBona

Mary Jane Lundy *

Joyce McDonough

Ann Marie Lupacchino

Kathleen McElhinney *

John Luther *

Eileen McEnaney

Miriam Julie Lyle

Michele & Lawrence McEvoy

Mary & James Lyman

Mary McGillicuddy

Jo-Ann Lynch

John McGovern

Marie Lyons

Mary Ann McGrain

Yvonne MacCormack *

Jean & Mortimer McGrath

Philomena MacDonald

Joanne McGrath *

Rosemary MacDonald

Patricia & Mark McGrath *

Aileen MacDonnell

James McInnis *

James Madden

Janet McIntire

Bernice Mahnke *

Victoria McIntosh-Cuadra *

Mahon-Sanfilippo Family Fund

Debra McKernan

Carl & Erin Makarczyk

Carol McKillip

Dr. Magie Michail Malaro

Katherine McKillop

Carol & Ray Malispina *

Rosemarie McKowen-Miller *

Mary & James Maloney

Edith McLachlan

Joanne Manville *

Kathleen & Thomas McLaughlin

Louise C. Marcal

Rita McLaughlin

Dolores Marinaccio

Beth McManus

Ellen Marques

Joan McMillen

Ann Marrs

Dennis & Linda McNally

Karen & Robert Marshall

Joan C. McQuillan

Ruthann & William Marston

Joseph Melisi

Donna Martin *

Patti Mersaroli *

Marlene Martinelli

John & Theresa Meyer

Marilyn Martinyak *

Catherine Michaud

Joan Matton

Linda Micheletti

Patricia Mattox *

Joe & Mary Helen Micieli

Roberta Mauriello

Richard Miller & Natasha E. Miller-Maunsell

Diane Mayo Joan Mazeika Gloria McAuliffe Jack McCall * Stuart & Susanne McCallum

Kathryn Milnes Paul Mirabito Denise Mizzi Arvind & Ellen Mody *

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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.

Stanley Mokrzecki *

Susan Murphy

Amelia Moore

Albert Murray *

Pilar Morales

Dan Murtha

Rosemary Moreau *

Joseph Musto

Martha-Jane Moreland *

Karen Musto-Clarke

Doranne Morris

Kathy Musto Jackson

Mary Ellen Morrissey

Carl & Viola Nagel *

Rita & Richard Morton

Evely Nazareth *

Jane Mraz *

Dan Neppel

Kevin Muldoon

John & Luanne Nesbitt *

Marjorie Muldoon

Nancy Nicholson

Ann Mulkern

Shirlee Nickell

Jean Mullen

Patricia & Albert Noonan

Kathleen & Paul Mullen

Notre Dame Academy, Hingham *

Lindarae Mullen Nancy Murphy

Notre Dame de Namur Health Care

Patricia Murphy

Martha Nowobilski

* 10 years consecutive giving † deceased

W I T H G R AT I T U D E

Dorothy O’Brien

Dr. Michael Perona *

Margaret & Lloyd † Raisty

Claire Robles

Elizabeth O’Brien

Mary Perreault

Irma Ramirez

Thomas & Maureen Roche

Geraldine O’Brien

Christine Perri

Roseanne Mobilio Ranieri

Maria Therese Rodgers

Joan O’Brien

Veronica & John Perry *

Peter Raskauskas

Virginia Rogalski

Mary O’Brien *

Denise & Richard Peterson

Agnes Stapleton Rath

Anne & James Rogers

Louise O’Connell

Marygail & Richard Peterson

Joan Rebottaro *

Graciela Romero

Nancy O’Connell *

Mary Petras

Gail & Edward Regan

Grace Rooney

Kathleen O’Connor-Houle

Beth & Keith Phelan

John & Carol Ann Regan

Margaret Rooney *

Elizabeth O’Keefe

Kathleen Philipp

Lisa Reich *

Tina Rossi

Elaine O’Keefe-Nylander *

Nancy Picroski

Barbara Reilly

Patricia Ruane

Patricia O’Leary

Theresa Plut *

Anelita Reyes

George Olesen

David L. & Irene Plyer *

Barbara Reynolds *

Anna Mae Rubino & Joanne Martin *

Mary Olsen *

Virginia Port

Marjorie Reynolds

Mary Rudolph

Shirley Oswald *

Mary Pothier

Janice Rhoades

Pamela Rugnetta

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish

Norman Potts

Marilyn & Albert Ricci

Marilyn Ruland

Christine & Larry Pacheco

Paul Prefontaine

Diane Richards

Mary Russell *

Marie & David Packer

Ruth Prentiss

Virginia Richardson

M.F. & Lois Russi

Margot Padilla

Marie Prindeville

Gloria & Gerard Rider

Marianne Russo

Eleanor Page & Mary Ryan

Elaine Prokop

Annette Rigby

Jane Ryan

Diane & D. Bruce Pahlm

Monica Ridler Pyle

George Riley

Joan Ryan

Stephen & Elizabeth Papik *

Marylou & Kevin Quinlan

Rosemary Rimkus

John Ryan

Elizabeth & Michael Parrish

Anne Quinn

Jane & Phillip Rinck

Patricia & Norman Sabbey *

Kenneth Paslaqua

Jeanne Radday

Paul & Carolyn Rinetti *

Susan St. Martin

Peabody Historical Society & Museum

William & Paula Radzinski *

Robert & Denise Rioux *

Anne St. Pierre

Jim & Ashley Raggio

Maureen Rixen

Julianne & John Salverson

Robert & Linda Pellegrini

Victor Ragucci

George P. Robertson

Donna Sanchez

Lisa & Matthew Perachi

Maryann & John Rainville *

Rian & Mary Robison *

Martha Santiago *

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

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W I T H G R AT I T U D E

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

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.

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Jody Santucci

Gloria & Robert Stewart *

Sharon Sarzotti

Barbara Stier *

Helen Scally

Regina Stoker

Patricia Schick

Angela & Michael Stokes

Frank Schneider

Rosemary Stovall *

Edward & Pat Schoenstein

Teresa & Bob Strong

Dr. Vincentia Schroeter

Beverly Sullivan

John † & Mary Schumacher *

Mary Beth Sullivan

Maureen Schutz

Michael Sullivan

Marta & Michael Schweitzer *

Philip & Linda Sutton

Adrienne Sciutto

Ann Swan

Charles Scopelitis *

Kathleen & Richard Swann *

Marie & David Scott

Adeline Sweeney

Evelyn & Gordon Seely

Patricia Sweeney

Anita Settrini

Catherine Swerdlick

Kathleen & Thomas Shamon †

Carolyn & Wayne Taranto

Helen Shanahan *

Annette & Anthony Taylor *

Barbara Shea

Frances Taylor

Linda Shea *

Martin Taylor, Sr.

Marie Sheehan

Sally Terry

Dr. Maura Sheehan *

Linda Thayer

Barbara & Robert Shelley

B.C. & Nancy Thomas

Dorothy Shugrue

Gary Thomas

Blanca Siguenza

Arthur Thompson

Shelia Silva *

Joanne & Robert Thompson *

Barbara Simmons

Elizabeth Thomsen *

Charles Simonds

Barbara & Jim Tortorici *

Judith Simonds *

Anna Maria Traverso *

Carl & Helen Sitchler *

Doris Trejo *

Timothy & Kathleen Skala Mary Skinner

Mary Tremblay-Steele & Lewis Steele

Geraldine Skrabek

Pamela Trentini

Priscilla Collins Slotnick

Robert & Fernanda Trifilo

Archie & Sally Smith *

Marjorie & Joseph Tucci

Margaret Smith

Dolores Tukich

Mary Eda & Robert Smith *

Connie Turner *

Virginia Smith

John Jr. & Theresa Ucovich *

Madeleine Socash *

Ellen Ugi *

Stephanie Solari

Margaret Upton

Paula Sonntag

Barbara & Tony Valdez

Diane & John Spediacci

Wilfred Vares * †

Joellyn Spencer

Patricia Vella

Susan Spicer

John & Claire Villa *

Barbara Stack-Cuadra

Phyllis Villemaire

Kaye Stallard

Victoria Virgo-Christie

Sharon Stansfield

Laverne Vitale

Charles & Betty Steffeck

Phillip M. Vitti & Kimberly J. Doe

Sharon & Otto Stengel

Bernadette Von Emster

* 10 years consecutive giving † deceased

W I T H G R AT I T U D E

Robert Ward

Elizabeth White

Phyllis Wallace *

Thomas & Deon Marie Ward

Joanne White *

Rev. Lawrence Wrenn *

Louise Wallis

Joseph Washington *

Mary White

James Wylie

Katherine & Patrick Walsh

Florence Wasowski

Christine Whittemore

John Wyzalek

Kathy & Kenneth Walsh

Richard & Pauline Wasowski

Ellen Wholley *

Joseph Yancovitz Mark Young Virginia Young *

Henry Vozzellla

Irene Worley *

Lucy Walsh

Christopher Weimer

Bernadette Wilkinson

Mary Walsh

Bruce A. West

Margaret Wilson

Pat Walsh

LaVonne M. West *

Maureen Wilson

Eileen & Jeff Zanardi

Stefanie & Henry Robert Walther

Suzanne & Clinton West *

Judith Winning

Joanne Zannotti

Diann Ward

Pauline Westcott

Janice Wittman

Thomas & Lucretia Zerfas

Jean Ward

Carolyn Wheaton

Dorice L. Wolfrom

Lorna Ziller

Meg Whiston

Evelyn Wollbrinck *

Joan Ward

Education 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

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)

Barbara Hanagan, SNDdeN (formerly Sister Raymond Teresa)

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.

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.

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

Mary Laxague, SNDdeN (formerly Sister Mary Bernard)

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.

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.

Maureen Griffin, SNDdeN (formerly Sister Alice Mary)

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

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.

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.

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IN MEMORIAM

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

Agnes Pashby, SNDdeN (formerly Sister Agnes Julie)

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.

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.

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

Helen St. Thomas Singleton, SNDdeN

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.

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.

Jon Julie Sullivan, SNDdeN 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.

Cecilia Wallace, SNDdeN 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.

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