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Let us host your next meeting or special event. Notre Dame Educational center offers meeting rooms and gathering spaces for groups of all sizes. On-site catering is available as well. Call Sr. Debra Doig at 440-279-1155 to learn more.

Corporate Stance on Human Trafficking
In June 2009 the Sisters of Notre Dame of Chardon, Ohio approved a corporate stance on human trafficking after a year of education and meetings provided by the committee on human trafficking.  The following is the corporate stance statement:
We, the Sisters of Notre Dame of the Chardon Provice, respecting the inherent dignity of each person, corporately stand in support of human rights by explicitly opposing the trafficking of women, children, and men for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor.  We will make every effort to assist victims of trafficking and to end human trafficking in our world.

Spring Edition of "Network"
The latest edition of the Province newsletter includes articles about the General Chapter of the Sisters of Notre Dame to be held in Rome in November. Also 2010 marks the 160th anniversary of the founding of the Sisters of Notre Dame of Coesfeld. A timeline of highlights gives an account of God's goodness and provident care to our Congregation. Click here to download the Spring 2010Network to read more about these and other topics. 

UN General Assembly Declares Water a Basic Human Right!
The Bolivian government introduced a resolution to recognize water and sanitation as human rights. It passed with overwhelming support. The final vote was 124 countries in favor. Canada, the U.S. and Australia were among the 41 countries to abstain. No country voted against the measure. More than 884 million people around the world lack access to drinking water, and 2.6 billion are without access to basic sanitation. (UN Wire, July 29,2010)

Annual Appeal 2010
The Sisters of Notre Dame are grateful for all those who partner with them in their mission.  Please prayerfully consider offering your support to our Sisters, who continue to witness God’s goodness and provident care to all, through the generosity of your gifts. For more information contact the Advancement Office at (440) 279-1178, or click here,


“WOMEN & SPIRIT: CATHOLIC SISTERS IN AMERICA”
is a travelling historical exhibit sponsored by the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR). We are pleased to announce that it will be on display in northeast Ohio at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage from May 9-August 24, 2010.

With the collaboration of Notre Dame College, the Conference of Religious Leaders (CORL) of the Diocese of Cleveland, the Maltz Museum, and the Sisters of Charity Foundation, the display is positioned to reach a wide audience across neighboring states and all faith groups.

Artifacts and images that have rarely been seen by the general public will be coupled with first-hand narratives to give visitors to the exhibit an experience of the impact women religious have had on the history of America. For more information visit www.womenandspirit.org, or click here for the news release and flyer.

 Vision 2011
Province Strategic Plan

Our Mission

We witness God’s goodness and provident care for all people.
Our life of contemplation and action leads us to proclaim the Gospel in the realities of today’s world.
Compelled by our love for Jesus Christ and his mission, we stand with those who are poor.

 Our Vision

We are united in a common mission of witnessing God’s goodness and provident care through our apostolic ministries. As women of faith and compassion, we make visible the reign of God by empowering others to embrace the fullness of life.

Our Core Values
Apostolic Spirituality
Passion for the Fullness of Life
Community for Mission
Joyful Simplicity(July 2006)

Notre Dame Skills Lab
Notre Dame Skills Lab exemplifies the charism of the Sisters of Notre Dame and lives out the call to educate for “Transformation”. Under the direction of Sister Carole Geiger, the Lab provides individual tutoring and group sessions for students from Kindergarten through adulthood. It offers multiple programs and utilizes a variety of resources at four different sites. Credit classes for high school students are available throughout the year at the South Euclid site. The certified staff, endowed with unique teaching styles, is able to address the different learning styles of each student during the academic year as well as in our summer program. Visit www.ndsltutoring.org for more information.

Save the Date for the 48th Annual Notre Dame Barbeque and Boutique!
Our 48th Annual Barbecue and Boutique will be celebrated on Sunday, September 19, and Sunday, September 26, 2010 at the Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Campus, 13000 Auburn Road, Chardon, OH from Noon to 5:00 p.m.  Rain or Shine!  In addition to great food there will also be door prizes, fifty fifty raffles and numerous chinese auction items.  Click here for the 2010 BBQ flyer for more information.

UN Poised to Recognize Human Right to Water and Sanitation
For the first time since the Declaration of Human Rights was adopted 60 years ago, the United Nations General Assembly (GA) is poised to recognize the human right to water and sanitation. To get a strong resolution adopted by the GA, we must let our government know that we support the human right to water and sanitation. The vote will take place by the end of July, so we urge you to act as soon as possible. An easy and fast way to send a message to your UN Representatives is provided through the Blue Planet Project. Go to www.blueplanetproject.net to support the human right to water and to affirm our SND corporate stance. Billions of people are suffering because the world is not focused on providing water and sanitation for all. Together we can change that.

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The oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is devastating for the entire Gulf ecology, for fishermen along with their local communities and for all who seek to protect our common resources from corporate greed. As a province we pledge to protect the sacred waters and ensure safe water rights for all. Now is the time to act on behalf of our corporate stance. A second Gulf platform, the BP Atlantis, is missing 89% of its safety documents. The organization Food and Water Watch asks us to go to www.spillthetruth.org to ask President Obama to shut down the Atlantis for inspection and to prevent another tragedy.
The organization Public Citizen asks that we boycott BP which was under criminal probation at the time of the gulf disaster for felony violation of U.S. Environmental laws. Go to www.beyondBP.org. Use your BP gas card at other filling stations besides BP. Also avoid Shell which is aggressively seeking to drill offshore in Alaska despite the lessons of the gulf disaster.

Sisters of Notre Dame Launch New YouTube Video
Follow the link below to get a glimpse of SND life. Sisters and young adults reflect on our life of prayer, community, and mission. In just eight minutes, you'll hear stories of a call and what excites us about being Sisters of Notre Dame. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMz8__hhMyc

At the invitation of Bishop Carlos Enrique Herrera, the Sisters of Notre Dame began a mission in Nicaragua on July 26, 2008. Four American sisters — three from the Chardon, Ohio province and one from the Toledo, Ohio province —went to Jinotega to minister in the parish of Sangre de Cristo (Blood of Christ) in El Llano de las Tejeras with the goal of spreading the Gospel message and empowering lay leadership.
     With financial help from Food for the Poor and the American Nicaraguan Foundation, a simple convent and a parish community center were built. The sisters ministering here serve the parish of Sangre de Cristo, as well as many mission communities and villages in the mountains. This area is among the poorest in Nicaragua, which is the second-poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.