Help us remember our Sisters by sharing a story about a Sister who touched your life, or making a gift in their honor.
Sister Mary Constance was named in honor of a beloved aunt and professed her vows on July 27, 1963. Connie was a great friend. Her demeanor was inviting. She always had time for others, as evidenced by her many good friends.
When she was five, Mary Helen started first grade at St. Francis School in Union City, New Jersey. She wrote, “At first I was afraid of the ladies dressed in black and white, learning later that they were sisters…
Sister Evelyn enjoyed her 80th Jubilee celebration with family and friends in May 2018. Pauline had a great love of nature, delighting in the animals, birds, and flowers. As a youngster, she desired to be a sister and professed her vows in 1938.
In death, we say our ultimate human yes to God. Trusting in God’s power to bring us to the fullness of life, we conclude our earthly life with an act of worship: in the action of death we proclaim God as God, and ourselves as God’s creatures. We are called by God and sent by the community; we go in joy!
- You Are Sent, Constitution of the School Sisters of Notre Dame
