About Us

We are teachers, administrators and counselors; we are librarians, lawyers and accountants. We are nurses, facilitators and therapists; we are ministers, volunteers and women of prayer. Regardless of where we come from or how we serve, we are all proud members of the Atlantic-Midwest Province.

Our Mission is to proclaim the good news as School Sisters of Notre Dame, directing our entire lives toward that oneness for which Jesus Christ was sent. As He was sent to show the Father’s love to the world, we are sent to make Christ visible by our very being, by sharing our love, faith, and hope.

-YOU ARE SENT, CONSTITUTION OF THE SCHOOL SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME

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    SSND History

    The congregation of the School Sisters of Notre Dame traces its beginnings to Bavaria (Germany) where, in 1833, Caroline Gerhardinger and two other young women began living a common religious life. Caroline, taking the religious name of Mary Theresa of Jesus, grounded the community in poverty and dedicated it to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

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Our Sisters

A Glowing Christmas Memory By Sister Justine Nutz

By Sister Justine Nutz, SSND

Singing O Tannenbaum! around the Christmas tree holds many memories for me. 

My mother brought tree candleholders over from Germany. 

From watching the candles burn in those candleholders on our tree in the...

When We Prayed the Novenas Together

I don’t know if I thought so at the time, but to me, it reminded us that the Light of the World was coming. I still pray a version of the novena and think about those nights in the Motherhouse at Mequon and the beauty of the altar.

Advent, Christmas Come to The Watermark Community Room

By Sister Justine Nutz, SSND

Our Watermark Advent board features the Advent wreath and some of Blessed Theresa's Advent words from Trust and Dare.  

The Christmas board will feature Peace from our Home to All Homes on Earth, including People Homes (...

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