An Update About IRA Gift Transfers
Did you know?
Provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 will allow tax-free contributions from IRAs up to $100,000 for those age 70-1/2 and older. Learn more...
Featured Ministry Stories
Sr. Mary Anncarla Costello Becomes Provincial Superior
Our province leadership transition is complete! Read more and enjoy the pictures here...
Two Sisters of Notre Dame Featured in Recent Release From AudioGirl Ministries
"I Thirst" - The Living Stations of the Cross is a CD recording of the St. Cornelius Parish presentation. Sr. Paulynne Tubick and Sr. Kathleen Burns are featured as Mary, Mother of Jesus and the narrator. More details about this pro-life project...
Ventura County Star Visits
Notre Dame Center
Reporter Rachel McGrath and photographer Joseph A. Garcia came by during our Open House. They took a tour and learned about life and ministry at Notre Dame Center. Read more and see the beautiful pictures at the Ventura County Star...
Thanks for Celebrating at our Open House...
Read the story in The Tidings, or on our website - check out the highlights here.
Toledo Blade Covers the Story When
Women in Formation Visit Ohio
Our new postulant, Jane Leung, traveled to Toledo with Srs. Kris Fuller and Rosaria Parks to gather with 12 other women in formation with Notre Dame provinces in Ohio and Kentucky. The weekend of prayer, reflection, faith sharing and friendship was guided by director of junior sisters Sr. Amy Hauk, formation director Sr. Kathleen Burns and their counterparts. Read more at the Toledo Blade...
Notre Dame Educational Excellence Takes Students to State Competitions
Congratulations to students at Notre Dame Academy Elementary and La Reina High School who are moving to the state level in their competitive academic endeavors. In March, NDAE won the regional Academic Decathalon. La Reina's Mock Trial team won the Ventura County Championship for the 16th time since 1990. Both teams will compete for state championships in the coming weeks. Stay tuned for more updates!
Associates Share the Notre Dame Spirit through Ministry
SND Associate Nora Howells recently reported that December's No Room at the Inn nativity display and fundraiser earned $30,000 which will be distributed to Ventura County organizations that help people who are homeless. For more details, check out the Ventura County Star.
To learn more about Nora's work with No Room at the Inn or how to start a similar project in your area, visit www.nrati.org.
Sisters of Notre Dame Support Local Habitat for Humanity House
Check out pictures of our recent visit to Habitat for Humanity's home dedication here in Thousand Oaks. Srs. Betty Mae Beinlien, Rebekah Kennedy and Shirley Marie McGovern attended.
The sisters who live at Notre Dame Center provided lunches to volunteers once a month during the build. Sr. Rebekah coordinated service days for La Reina High School seniors who dug trenches and plastered drywall.
Human Trafficking Awareness Campaign Continues
Sisters of Notre Dame supported National Human Trafficking Day 2011 in a variety of ways. Srs. Val Roxburgh and Kris Fuller were in downtown LA for the Freedom Walk and then the Freedom Fair. Check out the highlights at the Freedom Fair Flickr photo gallery or read the article in the Tidings.
In Thousand Oaks, sisters wore white ribbons with blue heart stickers and dedicated their adoration of the Eucharist to the issue of human trafficking. Sr. Shawn Marie Doyle used the ribbon as a 'teachable moment' for her class of third graders.