The Center for Mission & Spirituality

The Center for Mission & Spirituality isn't a building: It's a cause and feeling that lives within the hearts of all the members, past and present, of the Emmanuel Community. The Center seeks to translate into action the strong mission, beliefs and legacy of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, and to make bridges to the sisters locally, nationally and internationally.

"Mission and spirituality are like an underground river flowing beneath the daily events at Emmanuel," said Sister Camilla Burns, SND, Congregational Leader of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur at the inauguration of the Center for Mission and Spirituality in February 2007. "The establishment of this Center is a public reminder of this great underground river and provides a point of access to its life-giving water."

Recent Spring Semester Events

Founders' Day

Thursday, February 7th, 2008 :: 12:15 p.m., Administration Building Auditorium
Topic: "Mission in Action" with featured speaker Sr. Katherine "Sissy" Corr, SND Executive Director of Notre Dame Mission Volunteers - AmeriCorps
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Supper with the Sisters - An Update on Notre Dame Americorps

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 :: 5:00 p.m. Jean Yawkey Center Leadership Room
Guest speaker: Sr. Catherine O'Brien, SND, New England site director for Notre Dame Americorps
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Supper with the Sisters - Being Home Among the Homeless: A Journey of Faith & Hope

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 :: 5:00 p.m. Jean Yawkey Center Leadership Room
Guest speaker: Sr. Gwynette Proctor, SND, Executive Director of Notre Dame Educational Center, Lawrence, MA
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