We are excited to announce the annual School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND) Women’s Leadership Luncheon! Every year in March, SSND holds luncheons across the Central Pacific Province in Dallas, Milwaukee, St. Louis and St. Paul, Minnesota. The focus of the 2024 Women’s Leadership Luncheon celebrates the theme Women as Peacemakers in a Fractured World of Violence. We will share the impact peacemakers are making in our communities and how the work they are doing is inspiring others to do the same.

When Sister Marion Welter was recently at St. Francis Hospital in Shakopee, Minnesota, she met Dr. Edwin Bogonko. Dr. Bogonko grew up in Kisii, Kenya, and remembered fondly when SSND brought a school to his village. As a result of that meeting, a recent lunch held at Benedictine Living Center, Shakopee, with Dr. Bogonko and SSND, including Sister Maris Simon, one of the first four sisters who went to Kisii in 1974.

Jim Keusenkothen, pastoral minister of Catholic Social Ministries Food Pantry in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, shares about the life and influence of Sister Lucille Zerr. Sister Lucille took part in the founding of the food pantry and dedicated many years to the board of directors and volunteering. She passed away in 2015, but the pantry has continued to grow. Last month, it expanded to a bigger facility. In honor of Sister Lucille’s tireless efforts, the pantry named the new building after her.

Sister Helene Marie Robin, August 25, 2023

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