Sisters' Stories - Celebrating 185 years of ministry

In honor of our Foundation Day on October 24 we are sharing stories from and/or about our amazing SSND Sisters.

We invite you to help us continue to tell the stories of our Sisters this anniversary year by sharing a memory, a note about how a SSND has touched your life, or perhaps how you or your ministry are living the SSND charism. Reflections, essays and articles by and about sisters will now be featured weekly and will continue to be highlighted on our website as they come in. Please send us your submissions to comm@amssnd.org.

Sister Charlotte and the SSND Teachers in Belleville, IL

I was a student at St. Teresa Catholic School from 1956 to 1964. Five of the eight Belleville Catholic schools had SSNDs in residence. Our principal, Sister Carol Therese (now Sister Charlotte Gaughan) loved to teach us!

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Advocating for Long-term Solutions

After working at schools and parishes for 45 years, Sister Virginia (Ginny) Grumich now has more time to turn her attention to social justice issues.

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For all that has been, THANKS; for all that will be, YES.

As I celebrate the anniversary of my arrival in Peru for the first time 42 years ago, I am most grateful to God for the many opportunities, life-giving experiences and challenges that have touched me and helped me to grow during these years.

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Reflections from Sister Clara Foeckersperger

Sister Clara Foeckersperger reflects on her experience living under the Hitler Regime in Germany and surviving and ministering for six years in war-torn England.

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Celebrating 165 years of ministry in Rochester!

SSND has a long history of ministry in Western New York. On March 19, 1849, Sister Caroline Friess, with another sister and a candidate, founded the congregation’s fourth branch house in America in Buffalo, New York.

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Celebrating 185!

At the top of the printed Directional Statement, an image of three sisters, with open arms, fling golden circles of "Love Gives Everything" out into the universe.

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Visit to Detained Student Leads to New Ministry

In 2011, Sister Mariel Kreuziger and Sister Anton Marie Voissem, both then age 80, were retiring from full-time ministry but were not ready for full-time retirement. “We work with people of many different religions and cultures. It has given me a new vision for who God is. God is for all of us.”

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We Just Couldn’t Do Without Our Sister Custodian

It is not to the Fire Department nor to the Rescue Squad that people turn to when calamity strikes at IND. Whether it is a mop or a shovel, or the elevator key that is needed, students and teachers alike go to Sister M. Notburga.

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A Pillar of Faith and Strength Both Here and Abroad

Sister Mary Ann Wood joined Johns Hopkins Medicine International in 1991 as one of its first international care coordinators. They recognized Sister Mary Ann as “the official Angel” for the grace and care she showed patients - and staff - for more than two decades.

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Getting the Gang Together: Octoberfest in Wilton

For 21 years (1988-2009), Octoberfest was a beloved Columbus Day weekend tradition for the Sisters in Wilton and the surrounding areas.

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Sisters' Stories - Celebrating 185 years of ministry

In honor of our Foundation Day on October 24 we are sharing stories from and/or about our amazing SSND Sisters.

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