U.S. East-West Province
The U.S. East-West Province is comprised of Sisters living and serving across the United States, throughout New England, the Mid-Atlantic and California.
Members of the U.S. East-West Province Leadership Team pictured left to right are: Ginny Scally, SNDdeN, Maria Delaney, SNDdeN, Patricia O’Brien, SNDdeN, Kathryn Keenan, SNDdeN, Roberta Rzeznik, SNDdeN
Since 2014, the work of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur U.S. East-West Province has focused on education, social justice and advocacy. We sponsor schools and healthcare facilities, co-sponsor Notre Dame Mission Volunteers and the Sisters Academy in Baltimore, and support mission integration, formation and governance of all SNDdeN-sponsored ministries through educational programs, resources, board development and in-person gatherings.
Five Sisters serve on our Leadership Team and are responsible for the governance of the Province, the support of the community and the management of staff. Members of the U.S. East-West Province Leadership Team pictured above, from left, are Sisters Ginny Scally, Maria Delaney, Patricia O’Brien, Kathryn Keenan and Roberta Rzeznik, SNDdeN.
We invite you to live in God’s goodness, to explore joining us, and to help support our Sisters and mission.
From the heart of France to the United States and across the globe, we have been transforming lives and communities for over two centuries. The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur was founded in France in 1804 by St. Julie Billiart, arrived in New England in 1849 and 1851 in California.
The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur are celebrating 175 years of faithful ministry in California, a wonderful history of impact that started in 1851. Today, the imprint of their foundational work can be seen across the state and speaks to the enduring mission of making known God’s goodness wherever the need is greatest.
In 2024, we recognized that historic time in November 1849 when three Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur clandestinely arrived in Boston from Cincinnati. Their objective was to manage the parish school at St. Mary’s in the West End, marking the beginning of a pioneering journey that would shape education and community service in New England for generations to come.
