Catalog of Ministries
Our catalog is continually growing. It is provided here to help inform and inspire you to become engaged in philanthropy. Our hope is that you will get involved. The rewards will be great.
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Sheil Catholic Center at Northwestern University
Biography
The Sheil Catholic Center is a faith community of students, faculty, staff, and associates who together offer a welcoming place for worship, celebration of sacraments, and pastoral care. We promote educational and spiritual growth; and provide opportunities for service and leadership within the academic setting.
Our mission is to transform society by renewing our faith and inviting others to know Christ. The Center aspires to be a place where students, as they acquire knowledge and cultivate reason, can also mature in their Catholic Faith. Sheil ascribes to the doctrine espoused by Cardinal Newman in The Idea of a University, where he advocated for a more meaningful relationship between Christian Theology and academics.
Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation
Biography
To conserve, manage and administer land for wildlife habitat, and to maintain the rural, natural character of Martha’s Vineyard for present and future generations
Shrine of Christ the King Sovereign Priest
Biography
As an apostolate of the Institute of Christ the King, the mission of the Shrine of Christ the King Sovereign Priest is to be a center from which the millennial spiritual and cultural wealth of the treasury of the Catholic Church may radiate to souls, Catholic and non-Catholic. Offering the traditional Latin Liturgy just south of the University of Chicago, to be a venue at which much of the architectural, musical, and artistic patrimony of Western society can be experienced in its proper context. As a historic landmark in the heart of an upcoming neighborhood of Chicago, to be a contributing factor, through its restoration and activities, to the revitalization of the community. As a spiritual Shrine in a major diocese of the United States, to be a national and international center of devotion to Christ the King from where His gentle rule over hearts and over society is to be taught and fostered.
Sisters Academy of Baltimore
Biography
Sisters Academy of Baltimore, a Catholic community-centered middle school, educates girls of different races, ethnic groups, and religions, from families of limited economic means, particularly those in southwest Baltimore. The Academy empowers its students to become agents of transformation in their families, communities, and society. The goal of Sisters Academy is to enable young women to realize their full potential and break the cycle of poverty. To accomplish this, we educate girls (ages 10 to 13) who have the desire to succeed but would not otherwise have access to an excellent middle school education. Sisters Academy does not charge tuition. Every student is on a scholarship.
Sisters Oblates to the Blessed Trinity
Biography
The Oblates to the Blessed Trinity is a religious community of women who have consecrated their lives to the Blessed Trinity. For over four decades, we have devoted our lives to the service of others- in Dutchess County, NY, the Bronx, Wisconsin, Puerto Rico and El Salvador. We teach young children and prepare them for the sacraments. Our sisters also give aid to the poor and elderly in our communities. Now, we are excited about our new mission to provide assisted living facilities to elderly sisters of all orders.
In 2001, we built Emmanuel Clinic in a mountainous region of El Salvador. The clinic is the only source of health care for thousands of God’s poor. Doctor visits from the U.S. help with more serious health problems, but take place infrequently. That’s why we are excited about our plan to enlarge our clinic and add space for doctors to reside for longer periods of time.
We are striving to do more. May God bless you.
Sisters of Christian Charity
Biography
The Sisters of Christian Charity’s mission is to give witness to Christ through a consecrated life lived in community. As an active apostolic congregation, the Sisters embrace the mission entrusted to them by Christ: to go out to all the world and bring the good news of love, justice and peace. The Sisters accomplish this mission through ministry work in schools, parishes, hospitals, retreat centers and anywhere else the need arises.
Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
Biography
Sisters of Notre Dame, 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.
Sisters of Saints Cyril and Methodius
Biography
Strengthened by our legacy of faith in God, impelled by the Gospel and sustained by consecrated life in community, we, the Sisters of Saints Cyril and Methodius, freely respond to the Spirit active in the Church in our service to God and the human family.
In the name of Jesus, Teacher and Healer, and sensitive of contemporary needs, especially justice and peace, we reach out in compassion to:
- Evangelize and teach
- Care for the elderly, young, poor, sick, lonely, immigrants and wounded families
- Work and pray for the unity of all Christians so that the Gospel vision of the Kingdom may be fulfilled in us and those we serve.
Sisters of St Joseph
Biography
Mission: The Sisters of St. Joseph believe in the power and presence of a loving God active in our world, for all time, and in this time. United with all who minister with us, we seek to bring God’s healing and reconciling love where there is the greatest need. The Sisters of St. Joseph have a tradition of ministering wherever they are most needed. They nurture the spiritual and physical needs of many through parish and social outreach programs.
They are educators from elementary to the university level, social workers, health care professionals, lawyers, medical doctors, parish ministers, administrators and spiritual directors.
Sisters of St Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Inc
Biography
Along with our Associates, we continually strive for unity of neighbor with neighbor and neighbor with God.
Explanation: We are women who affirm our mission of unity of neighbor with neighbor and neighbor with God. Our mission is rooted in the mission of Jesus Christ the same mission which continually unfolds in the Church.
That all may be one, as you, Father are in me and I in you I pray that they may be one in us. John 17:21
Through a profound and radical response to the Spirit we fulfill this mission by searching out and undertaking whatever ministry may best bring about this unity. Moved by the love of the Spirit we commit ourselves to constant response to the ever changing needs of the world.
Sisters of St. Benedict, St. Placid Priory (Lacey, WA)
Biography
The Sisters of St. Benedict of St. Placid Priory are monastic women who seek God in community. Through corporate ministries, the Sisters reflect and extend the Benedictine values of peace, community, hospitality, learning and prayerful discernment. The Conference Center is a place of peace offering hospitality to nonprofit groups for their off-site retreats, meetings, and workshops. The Priory Store makes accessible religious goods and books necessary for evangelization and spiritual enrichment. The Priory Spirituality Center is a house of prayer and retreat center, a Christ-centered holy space for those who seek God. As Benedictine monastic women, the Sisters commit themselves to continuous conversion of life, stability of heart, and steadfast relationship with God and each other that they may be formed by the Spirit and shaped by the Gospel. Faithful to the Benedictine way of life, the Sisters strive to prefer nothing to Christ as they welcome others in hospitality and peace.
Sisters of St. Dominic of Caldwell
Biography
We, Sisters of Saint Dominic of Caldwell, are a community of vowed women religious responding to God’s call and united in our quest for the unfolding revelation of God. We preach the Word of God through our lives of contemplative prayer, study and ministry in response to the needs of our time. Affirmed by Chapter 2005.
Sisters of St. Francis of Assis
Biography
The Charism of the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi: As Franciscan women, we trust in God’s providence and live the Gospel as we nurture a deep sense of the worth of every person and of all creation.
Our mission: Flowing from our Charism, we commit to intentional contemplation compassion for one another in community, and hope-filled presence in our vulnerable world.
Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities
Biography
The Sisters of St Francis of the Neumann Communities is a congregation of women religious comprised of 500 Catholic sisters who serve in the ministries of education, healthcare, pastoral care, mission work, social services, retreat work and prayer in three countries and 15 U.S. states/territories. For more than 150 years, the mission of the Sisters of St Francis of the Neumann Communities has remained the same: to serve the poor and vulnerable. Each day we strive to live out our directional statement: Rooted in the Gospel and energized by the spirit of St. Francis and St. Clare, we seek to be women of vision living in right relationship with God, one another and all creation.
Their 150 year legacy of service includes:
Educating
- The sisters have founded, and continue to administer and teach in more than 350 Catholic preschools, elementary and high schools, educating more than five million students.
- More than 12,000 nurses have been trained at nursing schools founded and administered by the Sisters of St. Francis.
Caring
- Tens of millions of sick and aged have been/are cared for in hospitals, health care and adult-care facilities founded by the Sisters of St. Francis.
- More than 145,000 children have been cared for in day care centers and former orphanages founded and administered by the Sisters of St. Francis.
Advocating
- Sisters serving at missions in Brazil, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Peru, Mexico, Nigeria and Kenya have provided food, shelter, education and prayer to the poorest of the poor. Sisters continue to minister in Kenya, Peru and Puerto Rico.
Praying
- Presently, 500 sisters spend countless hours a week in adoration offering prayers of praise and petition to God for the intentions of friends, donors and sisters in the community.
- Three spiritual retreat centers in New York and Pennsylvania have served tens of thousands of people for a combined 100 years.
- Sisters have served at hundreds of parishes across the country and around the world.
Leaving a Legacy
- A special example of the Sisters of St. Francis’ unwavering service to those most vulnerable is our own Saint Marianne Cope. From 1883 until her death in 1918 she cared for the Hawaiian Islands’ sick poor, especially the victims of leprosy. A Sister of St. Francis, she was declared Blessed in 2005 and will be canonized a saint in 2012. Her pending canonization will make her one of only 12 saints in U.S. history.
- With 22 sponsored ministries, the sisters will continue to have a presence in communities for generations to come.
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, Albany Province (Latham, NY)
Biography
Called by God and passionate for the mission of Jesus, the Sisters of St. Joseph come together to serve all persons. With a distinctive spirit of hospitality and a particular concern for the poor, we witness to the Gospel by being a unifying and reconciling presence to a world in need.
Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon (Beaverton, PA)
Biography
The Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon, in response to God’s call and inspired by the zeal and courage of their foundress, share in Jesus’ mission of proclaiming the good news of God’s love. In keeping with their community history and charism, they live as women of prayer and serve as instruments of healing and reconciliation through an environment of justice, peace, compassion, and respect for all peoples. In response to the needs in contemporary society, they commit to recognize, affirm and celebrate the dignity and sacredness of each individual and to empower others in ministry. The Sisters provide spiritual and emotional support to parents, teachers, family caregivers, service providers, and volunteers and enable people to recognize and develop their personal strengths and abilities.
Sisters of the Living Word
Biography
The Sisters of the Living Word are a community of 50+ vowed women religious focused on reflecting and affirming the Living Word of God in situations where the Word needs to be spoken and reflected. We especially minister to those who are oppressed in various ways, bringing new life. Responding to urgent needs of our times we serve in education, pastoral and parish ministries, healing ministries, spiritual care and faith development, and social service ministries. We likewise devote energy to advocacy for immigrants and refugees, the homeless, victims of human trafficking and the care of the earth. Our congregation was founded in 1975, as a diocesan congregation in the Archdiocese of Chicago, with Sister Annamarie Cook named as Foundress. We currently live and minister in the Midwest and South (Illinois, Louisiana, Minnesota, Florida, and Missouri). Your investment in the Sisters of the Living Word sustain our ministries, care for our elderly sisters, and continue our mission in works of justice and peace.
Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Biography
The IHM Educational Enrichment Institute (EEI) is a supplemental educational service whose purpose is to assist all learners, children as well as adults, to achieve maximum academic growth. The Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Scranton, Pennsylvania, operates this program. The IHM Sisters work together to meet the educational, healthcare, social and spiritual needs of those whom we serve. The learning style of each participant is addressed by multi-faceted individualized instruction.
We believe that high self- esteem, motivation and positive reinforcement generate joy through learning. The certified professional staff consists of IHM Sisters who are dedicated to teaching and helping young people to reach their potential. The Sisters have taught various subjects at elementary, high school and college levels and employ quality teaching methods and materials.
The IHM Congregation is a 501(c)(3), religious organization incorporated in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.