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Oktoberfest
The Oktoberfest raffle is a major fundraiser to benefit our sisters and the ministries of the Atlantic-Midwest Province. Our goal this year is to raise $125,000. The donation for a 31-day ticket is still only $10. Increase your chances to win and help us reach our goal by purchasing multiple tickets! -
Our Sisters Have Been Transforming Lives for 185 Years
In October 1833, Blessed Mother Theresa Gerhardinger established a community of women religious dedicated to education. In 1847, she and her sisters were welcomed as teachers in Baltimore by the German immigrants who had settled there.
News and Events
In 1894, the School Sisters of Notre Dame purchased a 21-acre site near the Mississippi River, which they named Sancta Maria in Ripa (St. Mary on the Bank).
Solar panels have appeared at Villa Notre Dame... Visitors and passersby will undoubtedly inquire about the presence of the giant sun-catchers in our backyard...
The feeling that rises in my heart as I write this brief history is one of gratitude to the Lord for all that has taken place.
Mission in Action
Please click here to take action to end plastic pollution and water privatization; to get an update on the reunification of separated immigrant families and to read our latest social justice resource on immigration reform; to get the latest reports on human trafficking; and to join us in prayer for Haiti during this time of unrest.
The feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita on February 8, and the World Day Against Trafficking in persons on July 30, call us to take responsibility for raising awareness of the situation of victims of human trafficking and for the promotion and protection of their rights.
Discovering a call to a particular life commitment takes time. It requires honesty with ourselves about our gifts and talents, inclinations and deepest desires. The more we get to know ourselves, the better we are at detecting God’s movement within our hearts.
