September News from the California Region
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Grand Centennial Celebration
God’s plan is being fulfilled by a group of wonderful women who are moving to the beat of God’s own heart… Sue Vigo, Longtime donor and friend One hundred years ago, 11 very courageous Sisters of Notre Dame arrived in Los Angeles from Cleveland, Ohio. Their mission was simple—they were following Jesus’ command to go […]
August News from California
August 30, marks the day when 11 SND pioneers disembarked from the train that brought them to California 100 years ago. With great faith, they stepped into many unknowns, but they were ready to follow the commission: “Go to California and build a house of love.” It was their trust, our trust in God’s goodness and provident care that brings us to this moment in our history.
We will celebrate this milestone with a Mass of Thanksgiving on Saturday, August 31 at 11:30 a.m. at St. Paschal Baylon Church in Thousand Oaks. Follow this link for a livestream of the Mass, with Archbishop José Gomez as the main celebrant. We also offer our gratitude to Fr. Michael Rocha and the staff of St. Paschal Baylon Parish for their hospitality for this event!
Once again, we wholeheartedly thank you for being part of our great story. We are humbled to call you friends and we promise our daily prayer for you and everyone you carry in your hearts—all the days of our lives.
2024 California Jubilarians Photo Gallery
Congratulations to our 2024 Golden Jubilarians in California, celebrating 50 years of consecrated life. Sr. Margaret Mary Scott and Sr. Julie Marie Arriaga were honored at a liturgy at St. Jude the Apostle Church in Westlake Village, California. You can view the archived livestream at this link.
East Africa Update – California Reception
You are invited to meet the SND leadership from East Africa. Join us to learn about their ministries in education, women’s empowerment and social outreach. Hear about the impact of your past support!
Water Piping and Purification for the Nomadic Maasai People, Tanzania
Due to the water shortages across East Africa, people are drinking unsafe water and becoming ill or dying. The depend on check dams (a small dam constructed across a drainage ditch, swale, or channel) from rains that only arrive once in a while. This is not sustainable throughout the year. The Maasai are a nomadic […]
From Declining to Thriving, Our Lady of Visitation Kenya
Two years ago, the Sisters of Notre Dame in Kenya assumed administrative control of a declining girls school: Our Lady of the Visitation in Timau, Kenya. For five years, students were receiving poor or failing marks on national tests, administrators and teachers were resigning. As a result, the enrollment of the school dramatically decreased. The […]
Sister Mary Therese Brown, SND (formerly Sister Mary St. Pius)
Sister Mary Therese Brown, SND (formerly Sister Mary St. Pius)December 3, 1937 – May 21, 2024 Professed: 1957 In her autobiography, Sister Mary Therese Brown calls herself “a child of prayer,” because her parents, Lawrence and Margaret Grubiss Brown, had prayed for more than five years that God would bless them with children. Their oldest daughter’s […]
Sister Mary Julie Rose Keck, SND (Roseann Keck); September 13, 1932 – May 16, 2024
Roseann Keck, born on September 13, 1932, was the second child of Joseph and Josephine Hamm Keck. In her autobiography, Roseann wrote that her parents considered themselves twice blessed: first, for the birth of a healthy baby, and secondly, because the crowded conditions in their home in Cleveland made building a new house a necessity. […]
2024 California Jubilarians
Golden Jubilee – 50 Years