She was one of nine children. Sister Kathleen Leary entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1963. Proverbs 3:5-6 "To be simple is to be like a sunflower which follows all the movements of the sun and turns ever toward it." She was the youngest child of five, with two sisters and two brothers. Blessed Theresa GerhardingerLetter 11, September 10, 1831. Sister Barbara entered the, We pray in gratitude for the life of our Sister Ann Virginia Donovan who died on May 6, 2020, at the age of 96. Those who entrust their hearts to her have an unfailing prize. Some, Sister Roberta M. Giampaoli was born in Providence, R.I., daughter of Peter and Mary (Cola) Giampaoli. A graduate of Notre Dame High School, San Jose, she spent most of her life in the area. -St. Julie Billiart Sister Marietta Brown is a native of Boston, Mass. We all went to the local Parish school staffed by the Sisters of Notre Dame. About her work there, she says: "Sometimes, this was as simple as noticing and honoring the women's presence vowing, 'Talk much to our Lord in peace and calm." She later earned a Master's degree in Education from Boston College. Sister Christine was born in Somerville as Isabelle Rose Allen, daughter of Charles and Bella (Doherty) Allen. Sister Eileen Burns is a member of the leadership team of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur's U.S. East-West Province. In 2918, she was inducted into the Bishop Stang High School Hall of Honor, with the following description: Sister Teresa served Bishop Stang as a math teacher and guidance counselor from 1975 to 1998. Sister Marie St. Joseph Santry was bornMary E. Santry in Lynn, MA, to parents Thomas and Annie (Egan) Santry. She was Case Management Supervisor at My. Sister Dorothy Strelchun entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1958. in 1951. St. Louis, MO 63125. Sister Kathleen Walsh entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1974. From the Archives is a page that's periodically updated, from the Institute of History Stories, Access Files, and Latest Find from the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur Museum Sister entered the, Sister Germaine went peacefully home to her Good God on July 6, 2020, supported in prayer by her devoted Sisters in Community at the Notre Dame Convent at Ipswich, MA, by the dedicated staff of the St. Julie Billiart Residential Care Center, and by her loving family and friends. Published by Boston Globe from May 14 to May 16, 2021. "From God's fullness we have all had a share, grace following upon grace (or love following upon love). " St. Mary High Yearbook 1954 St. Mary High Yearbook 1956 St. Mary High Yearbook 1957 St. Mary High Yearbook 1958 St. Mary High Yearbook 1960 St. Mary High Yearbook 1965 St. Mary . Massachusetts; Essex County; Ipswich; Notre Dame Cemetery; Added: 20 Aug 2005; Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2151583; Another brief vacation for her mother brought Janice's sister Marcia to their home. -St Julie Billiart Sister Charlotte Francis Wickes was born Mary Frances Wickes in Somerville, Massachusetts to parents, Francis and Charlotte (Devereux) Wickes. Sister Mary Alice is the author of the book, "Our Struggle Was a Sacred Struggle." In 1957 after college, she entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. with her sister, a much older foster brother, her parentsGarret and Catherine (Molloy)and many dogs! Sister Catherine Loretto Delaney entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1954. She loved, "All the way to heaven is heaven because Christ said, 'I am the way.'" My life in Notre Dame has been blessing upon blessing. She took her first vows in 1953 and final vows in 1958. Early on in Dolores' life, she had a calling to serve others. John 1:16 "Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror." I finished at Our, Sister Patricia was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts. St. Julie Billiart I am the oldest of six children and feel I came from one of the happiest families. She took her first vows in 1953 and perpetual vows in 1958. She was a lover of her roots in South Boston, MA and the SNDdeNs who taught her at St. Augustine's! With a Belgian heritage and a mother named Julie, Sister Mary Boretti seemed almost predestined to become a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur. "It's more virtuous to live with imperfect people than to live with saints." Younger brother Charlie was born four, "Time O Lord, how swiftly it seems to fly. St. Julie Billiart I was the oldest of seven children and loved being part of a large family. She grew up in Cambridge, Mass., with her large family. Throughout her early years she had many interactions with Sisters of different orders. Sister Barbara- Jean Kubik entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1968, Sr. Joan Marie (Marie Raphael) Lacasse went peacefully home to the good God on Friday, September 20, 2019. Teacher and communications director. Marie paid the tuition of many. In ministry, she has served in religious formation and renewal programs. Sister Eileen taught at Notre Dame Academy, Worcester; Saint Gregory High School, Dorchester; Saint Clare High School, Sister Mary Fitzpatrick entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namurin 1955, Mary Therese was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. Growing up in Woburn, Massachusetts, Julie met the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur at her parish school. My mother cared, Sister Frances Randall died on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at the Notre Dame Long Term Care Center, Worcester, at the age of 88. Sister Gemma Julie's Ministries Educator 1964-66 St. Mary School. We say we are Gaelic and Garlic! Sister Martin Therese Gensler Chicago, Illinois December 13, 2019. She graduated from St. Patrick High School in Lowell, entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. She graduated from Emmanuel College in Boston with a degree in Latin. -St. Julie Billiart "I am the vine, and you are the branches. Fleeing anti-Catholic legislation in Prussia, more than 200 sister had arrived in Ohio and Kentucky by 1880. in Elementary Education from Emmanuel College in Boston, MA. After serving as an educator for many years, she is now retired and volunteering as a docent at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University in Jamaica Plain, Mass. Today, Sisters of Notre Dame work with refugees in London, street children in . Generalate and Motherhouse Via della Camilluccia 687 00135 Rome - Italy Phone: (39) 06.3629.061 Sister Elizabeth O'Connor entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1938. Sister Jean Stanford entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1968. who received her early education in public school, then happily enrolled in Cardinal Cushing High School in South Boston. March 18: The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur announce plans to close Notre Dame High School for girls in San Francisco in June 1981 because of a decline in the number of teaching nuns. She lives, in Ipwich, MA. Sister Janice Marie Rooney entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1968. She was the youngest of five children, but because her sibling closest in age was sixteen years older than she, Harriet found herself mostly among adults. Sister Judith Nee entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1956. Sister Marie was born on November 14, Sister Alice was named Patricia at birth by her parents, Leo and Alice (Callaghan). I was born in Boston and raised in Cambridge, the sixth of 10 children; five girls and five boys. She and her siblings attended St. John the Baptist School in Peabody, where they were taught by Sisters, "Better mistakes than paralysis." She took her first vows in 1953 and perpetual vows in 1958. This peaceful cemetery is the resting place for generations of French Catholic settlers, mostly Canadians from the Quebec and Montreal areas who migrated to Massachusetts through upstate . As teacher (St. Mary of the Annunciation, Danvers; St Mary, Sister Immaculata was named Mary by her parents Thomas and Mary (Moran) McDonnell at her birth in Boston. Memorial donations may be made to the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, 351 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149. -St. Julie Billiart Sister Janice was born in Newton, Massachusetts in 1943, joining her older sister, Joan. She was a graduate of Sacred Heart High School in Springfield and Emmanuel College in Boston. Sister Kathleen lives in Ipswich, MA. She smiles and laughs easily, often spontaneously rejoicing at the goodness of God and the wonders of creation. Sister Maureen Toomey entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1956. -St. Julie Billiart I was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, the older daughter of Irish immigrants of deep faith and love of learning. She has been a member of several Civil Rights groups throughout her ministry is on the boards of several organizations including the, Sister Barbara was born in Somerville, MA, to parents Frank and Dorothy (Eagan) Collins and has two siblings. Sister is retired from full-time ministry and volunteers at Services for the Blind. Sister Jeanne was born Helen Anne Ronayne in Dorchester, Mass., one of five children of parents John and Helen (Haberland) Ronayne. Her brothers Joe and John were 13 and 8 years older, and her sister Mary was 11 older. -John 15:5 Sister Marie was born and raised in Dorchester, Mass., with a younger sister and brother. She took her first vows in 1953 and perpetual vows in 1958. Sisters in the Atlantic-Midwest Province live and work in Canada and Eastern United States . She was a graduate of the former Ascension High School in Worcester, and Emmanuel College in Boston. Sister Teresa Trayers entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1948. She graduated from Emmanuel College in Boston with a degree in Biology and Education. Browse reviews, directions, phone numbers and more info on Sisters of Notre Dame. "-Luke 4: 18-19Catherine says "That's what my life has been about." Later, Sister Karen was born in Springfield, MA, to parents John and Josie (Murray) Coakley. She has led communications for the Sisters internationally for many years. Luke 1:45 Joan Marguerite Mary Gregoire is the daughter of Eugene, a French Canadian immigrant from Quebec, and a meat. Sister Elaine Margaret Bain entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1974. From my early. -St Julie Billiart I grew up in East Boston, which used to be called Noodle's Island before my time. My dad worked for the telephone company for over, Jane McAndrews was born in December 1932 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Boston, Mass. She also discovered her propensity for languages which. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1950, taking the name Marie St. Joseph. -John 10:10 Born and raised in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, Claudia was encouraged by a high school teacher to apply to Emmanuel College in Boston. Educated by SNDdeN at St. Mary's School in Beverly, Massachusetts, she entered the Congregation in 1947. After graduating in 1951 from Our Lady of Presentation High School in Brighton, she entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. >> Atlantic-Midwest Province. She currently lives in Catonsville, Md. A former member of the Sisters, she later became an Associate of the Sisters in 1996. She leaves nieces and nephews and her community of Notre Dame de. And for this, she is, I was born in Lowell, Massachusetts and am the first born of six children with four brothers and one sister. She spent 14 years in Hawaii and in 1959 was, Sister Carol Cahill entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1954. Her three brothers, Thomas, John and Joseph Cassidy, and a great-nephew, Michael Cassidy, predeceased her. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1950, taking the name Sister Mary Richard. Sister celebrated her 70th year as a Sister of Notre, Sister Helen Farrell entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1986. Both parents were hardworking people. She earned a bachelor's degree in biology at the University of Massachusetts at Boston and master's in ministry with a focus in justice and peace from Seattle University. John 14:6 I was born in Lawrence, MA, to faith-filled parents Margaret and John the third child in a family with one brother and one sister. Burial: Notre Dame of Elm Grove Cemetery, Elm Grove, Wisconsin. Why Give. 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