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Celebrating Black History Month Meet St. Josephine Bakhita Feast Day: Monday, February 8
February is Black History Month and we wanted to tell you about a St. Josephine Bakhita. She was born in the Darfur region of southern Sudan. She was kidnapped at the age of seven and re-sold several times. During Lent, take time to learn about St. Josephine Bakhita and learn to see with her eyes. Imagine what she can teach us! Learn more Lent Begins Feburary 17, 2010
Lenten practices include fasting, almsgiving, and of course, praying! Include in your lenten reflections time to examine the ways "stuff" keeps us from God, from our neighbors, and from ourselves! Let us fast from the ways our stuff keeps us from being all that we can be and all that God calls us to be. Learn more
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Sr. Dorothy Stang SNDdeN Sister, Humanitarian, Martyr February 12, 2005
 Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Dorothy Stang, moved to the Amazon 22 years ago to help poor farmers build independent futures for their families. She was shot to death Saturday, February 12, 2005 in Anapu, Para, a section of Brazil's Amazon rain forest.
Learn more A short biography of Sr. Dot written by Sr. Roseanne Murphy SNDdeN, the author of Martyr of the Amazon. Let us take a good look at the way our buying and spending habits create the demands for products from the worlds rainforests. Sr. Ellen McAdam makes first vows
Sr. Ellen McAdam makes her first vows in Hartford, CT with the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.  Watch Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur Mary Corripio and Jennifer Pierce make their perpetual commitments.
Rekindle God's gift to you Winter 2010
 During January and February 2010, we will be sending e-mails and snail-mail surveys to women who have contacted us asking for informaton about the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.
You can fill out your responses on-line. It will probably take less that a minute. Thank you for taking time helping us keep our lists current as well as letting you choose how you want to hear from us! Survey 2010 Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur U.S. Vocation Team Office
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