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Our Mission Statement

Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, women with hearts as wide as the world, make known God's goodness and love of the poor through a Gospel way of life,
community and prayer

Continuing a strong educational tradition, we take our stand with poor people especially women and children, in the most abandoned places

Each of us commits her one and only life to work with others to create justice and peace for all

Our Congregation - At-a-Glance

The congregation Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
(SNDdeN) was founded by Julie Billiart and Françoise Blin de Bourdon in France in 1804 in the midst of the religious, social and political upheaval of the French Revolution. Their love of the good God” and their friendship motivates us to make known in our time, as St. Julie and Françoise did in theirs, that God is good.“

We are women in relationship with God, each other, and the people of God working ...

• to stand with the poor especially women and children,
• to celebrate the gifts of many cultures,
• to educate for justice in our ministries, and
• to support one another in a simple, communal and prayerful life.

We are women of vision who are not afraid to take risks to make credible the Gospel of Jesus today.

We minister to and collaborate with co-workers nationally and internationally in order to respond to people who are under-served. We serve as teachers, counselors, social workers, religious education directors, health care workers, lawyers, pastoral counselors and community organizers.

Other programs include Notre Dame Associates (lay association), Service in the City (short-term volunteer program) and Notre Dame Mission Volunteers (longer, term volunteer program).