"Teach all that is necessary for life." Sister Kathleen Lynch entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1965. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. but because of her father's career as an Army officer she'd lived in Texas, California and Maryland by the time she was 10 years old. A veteran's loan allowed the family to buy a new house, where her parents lived until their 64th wedding, "God is good." Helenethe youngest of the four was born several years later, and completed the family. Sister E. Julie Donovan, SNDdeN WORCESTER - Sister E. Julie Donovan, 84 of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, died Thursday, June 17, 2021 in the UMass-Memorial Medical Center after a short illness. -Luke 1:46-48 I am the tenth child born into a family of six girls and six boys. Her father was firefighter and her mother a homemaker. She was the youngest child of five, with two sisters and two brothers. Joan attended St. Joseph School in, Sister Barbara Metz holds a Master of Science degree in Mathematics from the University of Notre Dame and a Masters of Arts in Theology from the University of San Francisco. "-Luke 4: 18-19Catherine says "That's what my life has been about." I was born in Boston and raised in Cambridge, the sixth of 10 children; five girls and five boys. A former member of the Sisters, she later became an Associate of the Sisters in 1996. Sister Judith Nee entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1956. Sister Patricia Toce entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 2002. The CND was founded in 1658 by St. Marguerite Bourgeoys who helped settle the city of. 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. Born Santa L. Carrabino in Brighton, Mass., she was blessed to have three siblings older and one younger, than she. She is now retired from full-time ministry, and is a volunteer driver for the Sisters. Sister Janice Marie Rooney entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1968. Sr. Nancy Citro was born in Cambridge and grew up in Somerville, MA. Her parents were Joseph and Dorothy (Barnewall) Buggle. 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. Both of my parents were born in the U.S. while my maternal grandparents were immigrants from England. Sister Geraldine Stanton entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1957. She had three sisters and one brother and went to St. Joseph School, taught by the Sisters of St. Joseph, from first to eighth grade. She was the daughter of George A. and Marjorie F. (ne McLean) Blessing. "God is good and sometimes He's better." Sister Patricia was born in Salem, daughter of Patrick and Irene (Hennessy) Linehan and graduated from Emmanuel College in Boston. Sister Christine was born in Somerville as Isabelle Rose Allen, daughter of Charles and Bella (Doherty) Allen. She was the sister of the late Catherine (McGrath) Young and Margaret (McGrath) Murray and is survived by her sister Hannah (Ann McGrath) Blinn of Lynn, MA, as well as, Sister Kathryn was born in Worcester, Mass., the daughter of Lawrence J. and Kathryn A. Described by both, "Act justly, love tenderly, walk humbly with God." Sister Marie Beatrice Janson-LaPalme entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1954. She credits her, Growing up, Sister Madeline Carrabino's family meant the world to her. Sister Jean Sullivan entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1957. Even in their early years. Throughout her early years she had many interactions with Sisters of different orders. John 1:16 "Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror." Sister Marie St. Joseph Santry was bornMary E. Santry in Lynn, MA, to parents Thomas and Annie (Egan) Santry. Please enjoy a recent Jubilee profile while the obituary is completed. A graduate of Notre Dame High School, San Jose, she spent most of her life in the area. Growing up in Woburn, Massachusetts, Julie met the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur at her parish school. 34465541-95D0-45B0-BEEB-B9E0361A315A Teacher and communications director. Joyful simplicity, genuine concern, and faithful friendship are three of the gifts that Marie McDonald has shared with us in Notre Dame. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1960, taking the name Sr. Ignatius. -Matthew 28:30 Ann Marie Connolly was the eldest of five children born in Boston to John and Mary (Flaherty) Connolly. Sister Eileen Burns is a member of the leadership team of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur's U.S. East-West Province. Memorial donations may be made to the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, 351 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149. She is currently on the faculty of Notre Dame Academy in Hingham, MA. Sister Barbara Ann Gubski entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1967. St. Julie Billiart Cynthia. My dad's. with her parents and older sister Marijane. The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur participate in a worldwide mission to spread the goodness of God beyond the boundaries of nation, state, and tribe. Their care, dedication and availability were very influential in, Sister Jean Kieltyka entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1955. "Faith is having the courage to believe that God will do it before you see it." Sister Alice earned a bachelor's degree from Emmanuel College, where she studied history, economics and sociology, and earned a master's, Sister Mary McCue entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1954, Sister Margaret McCurdy died Sunday, April 19, 2020 at the Notre Dame Long Term Care Center, Worcester. A girl and a boy died as infants. -John 15:16 I come from a large family and was number seven of eight childrenfour sisters much older than I, and three brothers. She joined them after graduation from high school. She graduated from St. Joseph's High School in Somerville. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1963 and took the name Sister Helen St. John. The family prayed together daily while kneeling on the kitchen floor and the children often heard their parents say, "with, Sister Marie St. Barbara was born Kathleen Joan Connolly and baptized at St. Joseph Church in Somerville. Julie BilliartCatherine says "My mother used to say 'All good will come to those who wait.'" -St. Julie Billiart Patricia McSharry grew up in Milton, Mass, the eldest of six siblings. Having attended Notre Dame schools from first grade to sophomore year at Emmanuel College. Whether teaching, counseling, praying, feeding the hungry or pursuing justice, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur live the Gospel and seek to reflect the goodness of God. She attended St. Teresa's Elementary and High Schools, where she would later return to teach. I had a great devotion to prayer and the idea of joining the Sisters was with me even when I was young. St. Julie Billiart I was the youngest of five children, born to Patrick and Anna (Sheehan) Reilly. 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." My mother and father met in the Navy, where they were pharmacist mates. Pat spent summers at her grandmother's home on Cape Cod. There were six children in her family, and of them one become a bishop, one a doctor and three became teachers. St. Julie Billiart I grew up in a family with 11 children. >> Atlantic-Midwest Province. Her three brothers, Thomas, John and Joseph Cassidy, and a great-nephew, Michael Cassidy, predeceased her. She was a graduate of Somerville High School and Emmanuel College in Boston. She serves as Spiritual and Retreat Director, and in parish programs. She currently serves as Associate Director for Employment Partnerships at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, CT. -Micah 6:8 Born in Worchester, Mass, into an Irish Catholic family, Mary Lou had three older brothers. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1950, taking the name Sister Mary Richard. Sister Virginia Sheehan entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1957. Click here to learn more about Rita. Sister Ann recalls that in the sixth grade one of. in Elementary Education from Emmanuel College in Boston, MA. My parents were first generation Irish, Patricia Curran was born in Boston and is the only daughter among J. Stanley and Mary (Riley) Curran's four children. She met the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur when she attended Notre Dame Academy in, "The beauties of nature must lift up your soul to your Creator. Yvette was four years younger; Helene was born several years later and completed the family. Another brief vacation for her mother brought Janice's sister Marcia to their home. I finished at Our, Sister Patricia was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Sister Sheila Palmer entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1956. in 1951. Sister Ellen McAdam is a Junior High Math, Science, and Religion teacher at St. Patrick School and Educational Center in Lowell, MA. "I believe you, Lord, will bring to completion what you have begun in me." and of all her siblings was closest to her sister Anne. Sister Marie Frances Burke entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1954. Her brothers Joe and John were 13 and 8 years older, and her sister Mary was 11 older. She was born, Sister Ellen Glavin entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1954, Sister Rosemary Grant entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1955, Born in Malden, Mass., Sister Mary Lou was the daughter of the late William and Ruth (O'Neil) Graziano. Sister Patricia Ann Kelly entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1965. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1950, takikng the name Sr. Mary Michael. Sister Josita Colbert is a lifelong educator, champion for vocations outreach and a person who has spent her entire life working for justice and equality for the Black Community and People of Color. Sr. Patricia Gertrude Gill went peacefully home to her Good God on December 3, 2019. "It's more virtuous to live with imperfect people than to live with saints." On the occasion of her 60th Jubilee as a Sister, she wrote the following reflection in 2018: "When St. Therese of Lisieux read "in the book of life I will teach you the science of, "For from [the Word's] fullness we have all received, grace upon grace." MA. She entered, Sister Patricia O'Donnell entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1956, Sister Mary O'Malley was born in Natick, Mass., to parents Michael and Ellen (Norton) O'Malley. When we were young our mother has serious health issues. and in Stratford, Conn., and first met the Sisters of Notre Dame at Notre Dame High School in Bridgeport, Conn. She had been interested in religious life and was attracted to the SNDdeN charism. 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 First Profession: August 11, 1949. Sadly, her brother Bernard died when he was just three months old, before Mary was born. She grew up in a small city called Chelsea about 25 minutes from metropolitan Boston. "Edie" graduated from Cambridge High & Latin School. -St. Julie Billiart Sister Marietta Brown is a native of Boston, Mass. She was Case Management Supervisor at My. -Jeremiah 29:11 Sister Maggie McCarthy grew up in a happy family with three younger siblings and her parents, Daniel and Mary (Kiley) McCarthy. Honor a Jubilarian; Pay Tribute to Someone Special; SSND Card Program; Planned Giving. -St. Julie Billiart Sister Julie Edwina Tucker was born Patricia Tucker in Springfield, Mass., the daughter of Albert and Julia (Sullivan) Tucker. She grew up in a loving family and her mother encouraged her to attend Sacred Heart High School, which was her alma mater. Matthew 25:40 Joyce McMullen and her twin brother and sister were born to parents William and Alice (Joyce) McMullen. John 15:12 I am one of nine childrenthe oldest girl and with that came a lot of responsibilities for my younger siblings. Sister Anne Gabrielle remembers a happy childhood in a, Born and raised in Chester, Pa. and Parkside, Pa., I am the daughter of William and Katherine Fedina Gallagher (both deceased), and ninth of 11 children. I enjoyed playing sports, such as baseball, "I was raised to be a wife and mother, I discovered along the way that I was born to be a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur." In ministry, she has served in religious formation and renewal programs. Both parents worked very hard with so many children. Sister Mary Corripio was born and raised in Louisiana through high school. -St. Julie Billiart Marilyn grew up in Baltimore, Md. Sister Maureen Griffin entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1955. Her oldest brother, Lawrence, is deceased while her brother Tom remains close to her. Sister Irene witnesses to God's goodness alive in her and appreciated in others and in all creation. She took her first vows in 1953 and perpetual vows in 1958. Each of Us Commits Her One and Only Life to Work with Others to Create Justice and Peace for All. She attended St. Brendan Elementary. Sister Maureen Toomey entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1956. Sister was born Alice Ruth in Cambridge, daughter of William F. and Margaret L. (Cullinane) McCurdy. She helped poor communities fight for their basic rights to land, education and healthcare. The School Sisters of Notre Dame were founded by Caroline Gerhardinger in Bavaria in 1833 and they came to the U.S. in 1847. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1960, taking the name Alice Philip. Phone: 314-561-4100. until I was seven, and then in Allston, Mass, as the second child of eight siblings, two of whom, Sister Kathleen Murphy entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1958, Sister Paul was born Cornelia Ann Murphy in Chelsea, Massachusetts, to parents Cornelius and Nora Veronica (Duggan) Murphy. Sister Bernadette Noonan entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1954. She lives, in Ipwich, MA. Within the family she was known as "Bunny," perhaps to avoid confusion, since her mother's name was also Mary. After graduation she decided to enter the convent. Sister Catherine Panetta entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1942, "Better mistakes than paralysis." Sister Brbara is a native of Mexico City. Sisters of Notre Dame of the United States (SND USA) currently minister in Arizona . -St Julie Billiart I grew up in East Boston, which used to be called Noodle's Island before my time. She currently serves in the Guidance, Sister Joan was born in Worcester, MA, to parents John and Emma (Vachon) Farley. Since entering the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, Sister Brbara has worked in, Sister Rita Heywood entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1958, Sister Karen Hokanson entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1967, Sister Kristin Hokanson entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1967, "Love each other as I have loved you." 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. She entered the. 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 . My life in Notre Dame has been blessing upon blessing. Blessed Theresa GerhardingerLetter 11, September 10, 1831. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1947. Sister Marilyn, Sister Marie Catherine Pero entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1953, "The Lord will complete what He has done for me" -Psalm 138:8 The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur are sometimes called "The Smiling Sisters" and Sister Catherine Perroni surely fits that description! Sister Natalie Bussiere entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1956. Sister Martin Therese Gensler Chicago, Illinois December 13, 2019. Theirs was a happy home and when "Kay" began to sense her call to religious life, she asked her motherwho told her to ask her fatherand they concluded that they were not, Sister Mary Michael Connolly was born Loretta Ann Connolly in Woburn, MA, to parents were John and Mary (Kelley) Connolly. Her parents, John and Beatrice, both immigrated from Ireland, and she was one of six siblingsall girls except for the youngest. Sister Catherine grew up, Kathleen O'Brien entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1960, taking the name Sister Mary Terrence. Our tax identification number is 04-3210469. 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. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1950, taking the name Sr. Catherine Louise. My father was from Baton Rouge and my mother from New Bedford, Massachusetts. Those who entrust their hearts to her have an unfailing prize. 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. She has one brother. Previously recorded prayer services . Sister Ann Marie Cook entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1958. In 2022, she was awarded with a Cheverus Award medal by the. Sister Frances was born in Lowell, daughter of the late George and Margaret (Linnehan) Randall. Edna Gabrielle-Anne Gagnon was the second oldest of the four girls born to Ida and Cme Gagnon. My third-generation French Canadian parents were raised in Central Massachusetts and my father was a roofer. Thank you for reminding me that there is time enough for what You have planned for my life." In 1957 after college, she entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. News & Events. "Better mistakes than paralysis." She graduated from. She joined them after graduating from high school. "The spirit of the Lord is upon me to spread the good word. Micah 6:8 Sister Roberta was born in Massachusetts but spent her elementary school years in her father's hometown of Shenandoah, Pa. She was an only child until age 10 when she welcomed a baby sister. She was a graduate of Sacred Heart High School in Springfield and Emmanuel College in Boston. 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