Five Notre Dame Sisters celebrate jubilees; 320 years of religious service across the Midwest between them
Five Notre Dame Sisters with 320 years of religious service between them, are celebrating jubilees this year: Sr. Margaret Hickey, Notre Dame Sisters Provincial President is celebrating 60 years along with Sr. Irene Dvorak, ND, and Sr. Corona Humpal, ND. Sr. Ernestine Havlovic, ND, and Sr Joan Polak,…
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NDS joins the LCWR calling on President Biden to Resettle 62,500 Refugees
We, the Notre Dame Sisters in Omaha, Nebraska, sign on to the Leadership Conference of Women Religious in asking our president welcome more refugees into the United States immediately.
LCWR Calls on President Biden to Resettle 62,500 Refugees
The Leadership Conference of Women Religious calls on President Biden to keep…
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New management for Notre Dame Housing so we can continue providing excellent community services
Notre Dame Housing (NDH) is partnering with DP Management and Kimball Management Inc. to realize a new future for this North Omaha senior living facility and senior center. While DP Management and Kimball will take over management of the community, NDH will retain the service coordination aspects.
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Sr. Barbara Markey, ND – November 15, 1934 – April 3, 2021
Sr. Barbara Markey, ND, passed away peacefully Easter Saturday with lifelong friend Sr. Dorothy Rolf, ND, by her side.
Preceded in death by parents, James and Elizabeth (O’Brien) Markey; brothers: Joseph, John, and James; sisters: Sister Campion Markey O.S.F., Rosalie Craig, Joan O’Connell, Mary Mangus, and Regina McCulloh. Survived…
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Notre Dame Sisters of the Omaha province join with other regarding gun control issue
From Mary Kay Meagher , ND Social Justice coordinator
A request came in today with an invitation for a joint statement to the President and administration to immediately end all gun and weapons sales to Mexico until reliable and effective end use controls are established. Individual can also sign.
The…
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Sisters celebrated the Memorial and Prayer Association at prayer service
We Sisters have been praying for hundreds of people this past year. We invited the public to celebrate a virtual Prayer Service honoring the deceased.
We hosted a Facebook virtual event, due to the pandemic.
The purpose of the Notre Dame Memorial and Prayer Associations is to provide an opportunity…
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Sisters participate in 24 hours of prayer
From 4-5 p.m. on November 3rd, we encourage you to join us in an hour of prayer. We Notre Dame Sisters will be contributing to a full day of prayer.
We are grateful to our fellow Sisters who offered us all the opportunity to collectively pray for 24 hours…
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The Notre Dame Sisters of the Omaha Province Issue a Public Statement on the Treatment of Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers
We speak out for those suffering on our border and in detention centers. We join with the many religious, non-governmental organizations, and citizens calling for the Federal Administration and US Congress to take action to end the inhumane treatment of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers arriving in the…
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Congratulations to our 2019 Jubilarians
Sr. Celeste Wobeter, ND – 60 Years of Religious Profession
Sr. Celeste Wobeter, born in Elberon, Iowa, to Celestine and Frances Wobeter, attended a country school in Iowa, and graduated from Notre Dame Academy in Omaha. She earned a bachelor of arts degree in education from Duchesne College in…
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LCWR Extends Sympathy to the Tree of Life Congregation and Calls for the Healing of Divisions
Our hearts are heavy, and our souls pained. The slaughter of our brothers and sisters in faith gathered in prayer at Tree of Life Congregation is a profound tragedy. The intrusion of anti-Semitism and violence into God’s sacred space is an abomination which must be condemned.
The Leadership Conference…