March Mission Advancement E-gram, California Region
St. Pius X- St. Matthias Academy career day, Sr. Shirley McGovern shares about her prison ministry, and save the dates for many upcoming retreats and events in the California Region.
California Region Annual Impact Report
Sisters shared a Kaleidoscope of Hope throughout 2025 in the California Region!
The 2025 Impact Report showcases the myriad of ways sisters shared hope throughout California, the USA, and the world. Thank you to the many donors and supporters who made this outreach possible.
Nourishing Communities: Updates from East Africa
The Sisters of Notre Dame in East Africa are incredibly grateful for the support from donors and foundations in the United States. Without this support, their life-altering outreach to the poor and marginalized would not be possible. SND USA is thrilled to report on four recently completed major projects that benefitted greatly from the support […]
February Mission Advancement E-gram
As you reflect on past enriching community experiences, may you feel the happiness and joy of a “spiritual Disneyland.” And thank you for
providing us with the spiritual and financial resources we need to foster spiritual renewal and to bring celebrations of our faith into the world!
California E-gram, January 2026
Current world realities regularly invite us to reflect on the importance of value-based leadership! Well, prepare to feel some chills and maybe even a tear or two. This egram shares examples of SND leadership and service around California, and the world!
Listening With God
A 5-session Bi-weekly exploration and practice in Ignatian Discernment and Decision-Making
Facilitated By: Sr. Leanne Hubbard SND, Sr. Val Roxburgh SND, and Jen Coito
December Mission Advancement E-gram
On behalf of all of the Sisters of Notre Dame in California, this message comes with our heartfelt greetings during these holy days of Advent. Despite holiday busyness, we hope that you have a
chance to reflect on the joys of this message: adoration, protection and welcome. We trust that our monthly Mission Advancement Egrams showcase God’s goodness in stories of
compassion and hope. But you are so much more than readers! Our mutual prayer and our outreach
to those in need–sustained by your compassionate generosity–creates a deeply-spiritual bond, uniting us as partners.
Advent Afternoon of Recollection
When stillness, peaceful silence, lay over all, and night had run the half of her swift course, down from the heavens, the royal throne, leapt your all-powerful Word….
November, California Region Mission Advancement E-gram
On behalf of the Sisters of Notre Dame, please know that we gratefully include you in our daily prayer. We regularly receive many prayer requests. Some are written in a book of intentions at the entrance to our chapel. Others are included through our Gift of Prayer or Memorial programs. We
may speak these aloud or hold them in the silence of our hearts. But as our relatives, friends, colleagues, students, volunteers and donors, you have “provoked us to be grateful” for your encouragement and support. So we are sending you an abundance of hope, accompanying our
prayerful gratitude.
Building Bridges in Support of East Africa
The SNDs are grateful to our partners across the country who regularly support our East Africa Mission. One powerful collaboration began in 2022 after Sr. Valerie Sweeney of the Chardon region made a mission appeal in Lancaster, Ohio. Bridges Ministry was launched through the Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption and they have chosen to […]