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Sister Mary Amy Hauck

(Mary Louise Hauck) October 14, 1950 – April 23, 2024 Sr. Mary Amy Hauck, the daughter of Dr. Richard and Helen Hauck, was born in Lynwood, California in 1950. As a student at St. Helen’s…

“Angel bags” readied for homeless individuals

The SNDs and staff members at Notre Dame Center prepared “angel bags” to share with homeless individuals during Lent. Goodies included kleenex, bottled water, McDonald’s gift cards, hygiene products, snacks, and notes expressing prayers, care…

Sr. Karlynn: Missionary to Korea

Sr. Karlynn Werth will spend the next six months with the SNDs in South Korea. She will be holding classes in English for the young sisters who already have some mastery in English. These sisters…

Tomatoes a-plenty from a much-needed greenhouse in Tanzania

A recent grant from the Hilton Fund for Sisters provided the necessary resources to construct an underground water storage system and a greenhouse for cultivation of food at the Aloysia House in Kiomboi, Tanzania. The…

Celebrating the SND California Centennial at the Religious Education Congress

From February 16 through 18, the SNDs hosted a booth at the Religious Education Congress of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Approximately 16,000 attendees came from across the United States and foreign countries. The sisters…

Annual Impact Report, California Region

Church history is replete with stories of missionaries who followed Jesus’ command, “Go out into the whole world and tell the good news. (Mark 16:15). In 1924, eleven Sisters of Notre Dame did just that…

Year-end news, California E-gram

As we usher in 2024, the excitement is mounting for us in the SND world, since this will be the centennial year of our presence and ministry in California. Most certainly, the 11 Sisters of…

‘Tis the Season

Thank you to our 3rd grade friends at St. Jude the Apostle School in Westlake, CA for visiting the Sisters at Notre Dame Center to sing Christmas carols. It was a wonderful inter-generational celebration of…

2023 Year in Review

Thank you for being a part of the mission of the Sisters of Notre Dame of the United States in 2023. See the impact of your support!…

100 Years Later the SND Cornerstones are alive at St. Matthias Dual Language Immersion School

On Sunday, November 5, the Sisters of Notre Dame visited St. Matthias Parish in Huntington Park to kick-off the SND California Centennial Year. St. Matthias was one of the original schools that the SNDs founded…