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KINDNESS, CONSTANT SERVICE, INFECTIOUS ENERGY… Sr. Jan Marie Villalobos was recently recognized by her colleagues and the program participants at the Center for Living and Learning (CLL) in Van Nuys….
California Associate Prudiel Libatique received an Excellence in Catechetical Service Award from the Office of Religious Education of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He serves as the coordinator of RCIA for St. Peter Claver Parish…
“I am privileged to be trusted with your stories, your joys, and your sorrows, and to journey together, encountering Jesus and doing our best to be his disciples,” Runyon said at the Mass. She also…

Sr. Grace Leung will join the California Chinese Catholic Living Camp this Labor Day weekend. She will accompany 100 young adults from across California. The Living Camp serves, supports, and connects the Asian American Catholic…

New updates on September 20: Sr. Mary Leanne Hubbard’s travels in East Africa continue. She visited the SNDs in Nairobi, Kenya as well as an orphanage in Tanzania. She accompanied another group of young sisters…

Congratulations to the 2022 Jubilarians from California! Archbishop Jose Gomez celebrated Mass at St. Jude the Apostle where the jubilarians renewed their vows before their family, friends, invited clergy and fellow SNDs. You can view…

Innovation and Environmental Sustainability in Urban Uganda Despite being less than a mile from Lake Victoria, one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world, the residents of Mpala have little access to healthy fish….

Fr. Godfrey Tuhairwe is a diocesan Catholic priest from the diocese of Hoima in midwestern part of Uganda, East Africa. His parish includes St. Julie Mission in Buseesa. Before pandemic restrictions on travel, Fr. Godfrey…

The Mission Advancement Office is pleased to announce a grant of $20,100 from the Hilton Fund for Sisters. These funds will underwrite a seamstress project, serving young adult women (ages 15 to 24) who have…

As we celebrate the great feast of Pentecost on June 5, we want to thank you for being cherished members of our SND family. Now, perhaps more than ever, our world is in need of…