Our Sisters | School Sisters of Notre Dame

School Sisters of Notre Dame continue to live the vision of Foundress Blessed Theresa Gerhardinger in a variety of ways. Below our Sisters share stories of their work and ministry.

Click here to search for a particular Sister

Sisters Stories

Sister Mary Ann Wood: Teaching Women and Children

“I found out that life is a blessing.” Sister Mary Ann Wood says the blessings of life have been revealing themselves since she was in the fourth grade. That is when she knew she was meant to be a sister.

Waterdown Jubilee Celebration 2017

On Saturday, May 27 the jubilarians of Notre Dame Convent celebrated their years of service to God's people with family and friends. Mother Theresa established the tradition of celebrating the first Silver Jubilarians, as she wrote on April 17, 1864. These celebrations are a venerated tradition...

Jubilee Celebration at Villa Assumpta in Baltimore

Baltimore Jubilee Celebration 2017

On Saturday, June 3, Villa Assumpta's twelve jubilarians celebrated their 50, 60, 70, 75, and 80 years of service to God's people with family, friends, colleagues, sisters and associates. The class members of the jubilarians from the area also joined in the celebration. The liturgy was...

Celebrating Jubilee!

Each year, we honor and celebrate our sister Jubilarians. Jubilee is a special time to rejoice with our Sisters as they celebrate their 25, 40, 50, 60, 70, 75, or 80 years of faithful love and service to God.

Learn about this year's Jubilarians

Photo of Chicago Sisters — Sisters Celebrating Ju b ilee in Chicago

We go forth daily in the spirit of Mother Theresa, remembering her words: "Poor and abandoned, we began the work of God in supernatural faith and confidence... let us continue to serve the Triune God all our Lives with Joy."

YAS - the constitution of the School Sisters of Notre Dame