Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon (EMO) announced today it will honor the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary (SNJM) as “Ecumenist of the Year” on May 11 at its Benefit Dinner and Awards Celebration.
EMO’s annual awards seek to “honor extraordinary individuals and organizations such as SNJM …
The 34th General Chapter Acts call on the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary to both “open wide our doors” in welcome and to respond to those who beckon for others to come through their doors. A recent insight trip to Haiti with the microfinance institution Fonkoze provided an opportunity for two people …
Sister Mary Emmetria
September 19, 1926 – March 23, 2017
Sister Mary Patricia Baxter, SNJM departed this life on March 23, 2017 at Marie Rose Center, Mary’s Woods in Lake Oswego, OR. Sister Pat celebrated 90 years of life and 70 years of religious profession.
March 15, 1927 – March 18, 2017
Sister Pat Daly, SNJM departed this life March 18, 2017, in Spokane, Washington. Sister Pat celebrated 90 years of life and 69 years of religious profession.
The Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, U.S-Ontario Province Leadership Team recently joined an interfaith amicus brief supporting the case Darweesh v. Trump. The case challenges the President’s executive order of Jan. 27, which banned refugees coming from specified countries with predominant Muslim populations…
A discussion around the dining room table at Kateri House in Toppenish, WA led to a decision by Yakima Mission Centre members to write to the bishop of Yakima about supporting immigrants and refugees. At their Feb. 11 meeting, five Sisters and seven Associates shared the energy they feel about …
September 29, 1926 – February 12, 2017
Sister Barbara Williams, SNJM departed this life on February 12, 2017 at Our Lady of Fatima, Saratoga, California. Sister Barbara celebrated 90 years of life and 68 years of her religious profession.
Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary of the U.S.-Ontario Province, a community of over 430 Catholic women religious, we were astounded to learn that refugees were being turned back and refused entry to the U.S., even though they had valid visas from our country. We join with other concerned citizens and members …
July 19, 1922 – January 29, 2017
Sister Katherine Gray departed this life January 29, 2017 in Spokane, Washington. Sister Katherine celebrated 94 years of lifeand 70 years of religious profession.
April 22, 1922 – January 27, 2017
Sister Mary Angela Morbeck, SNJM departed this life on January 27, 2017 at Marie Rose Center, Mary’s Woods in Lake Oswego, OR. Sister Mary Angela had celebrated 94 years of life and 74 years of religious profession.