Kalomo Zambia African Mission
September 2016 Dear Donors, Partners and Friends, Greetings from a very dry and hot Zambia! We have entered the dry hot season and will be most ready for the rains to return the end of
Internship – Marketing and Event Emphasis
The Presentation Sisters are currently seeking an individual interested in a Fall 2016 Internship in Sioux Falls, SDOverviewCandidate will be working on the Presentation Sisters social media sites, assist with event planning andwork to engage
Announcing the Sister To All Campaign
The Hilton Foundation’s public awareness campaign about women religious will share profiles of sisters on social media to break misconceptions and show the work Catholic sisters are doing in the United States. The release of
Continuing the Legacy of Education
Education has been the foundation of the Presentation Sisters’ ministry efforts since being called to Dakota Territory in the late 1800s. From the 1886 foundation of Presentation Academy in Aberdeen, S.D., to our current sponsorship
Editorial on Murder Trial Verdict
Sister Pat Prunty submitted an editorial to the Aberdeen newspaper after a murder trial verdict was announced August 31, 2016.John Hemminger, age 34, was convicted by a jury for first degree murder in the January
Canonization of Blessed Teresa of Kolkata
Pope Francis will declare Blessed Teresa of Kolkata a saint at the Vatican Sept. 4, 2016. How appropriate it is that the saint’s canonization will be held during the Year of Mercy, something Pope Francis had
Nano Nagle Commission Update
The Nano Nagle Commission is continuing to build on its progress in promoting the Cause of Nano following the group’s productive meeting in New Zealand earlier this year and it is using technology to ensure
Are you school shaped?
Article written by Sister Joyce Meyer, PBVM and Joan O'Reilly, Presentation Sister in the community's Northern Province of Ireland for the Global Sisters ReportIn the 1750s when Nano Nagle founded the first of her seven
Vocation Ambassadors Program Trains Young Adult Catholics to Spread Religious Life
The Vocation Ambassadors Program is "about building and sustaining relationships on so many levels," said Sr. Deborah Maria Borneman, a Sister of Saints Cyril and Methodius and director of member relations and services for the
Sisters Host Leadership Camps for Young Women
Since coming to South Dakota in early 1880, the Presentation Sisters have been dedicated to education ministry. In 1996, sparked by one of their partners, the Sisters continued this commitment by educating junior high girls
Mary’s Garden Grows at the Presentation Convent
Gardens dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary have been a part of Catholic cultures for centuries. The first garden Mary known specially to be dedicated to her was one created by the Irish St. Fiacre
Teddy Bear Donations
Thank you for your prayers and participation in Presentation Sisters Day at the Park at Wild Water West Waterpark on Thursday, August 11th. Despite the rainy weather, we collected 64 bears for our ministries and