Oregon
• For friends and donors:
the Holy Names
Sisters Foundation
web site (former
Oregon Province web
site)
• Holy Names Heritage
Center
Mission Centres
Note to our friends and donors:
Looking for the familiar Oregon pages of the Holy Names Sisters Foundation? Click here.
When the Sisters of the Holy Names first ventured from Quebec in 1859, it was to minister in Oregon, which had just become a state. Their mission was to teach the children of French-speaking Voyageurs. Today, education remains one of their main missions. Some 250 Sisters and Associates are affiliated with the four Mission Centres in Oregon, mostly centered in metro Portland and Eugene. The links on the left side of this page give an idea of the range of ministries in this part of the Northwest.
Jerilyn Felton, an Associate who uses therapy dogs to help people connect with their spirituality. Photo by Kathryn K. Conrow, 2006.
