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Honoring our Sisters through Simple Gifts CollectionMarch 8-14, 2016
To celebrate 2016 National Catholic Sisters Week, March 8-14, we’ll be collecting personal care items and household cleaning products for residents of our sponsored institution, Hadley Terrace Senior Apartments. Hadley Terrace provides safe, affordable, and supportive apartment living for low-income elders in Milwaukee’s central city. We invite friends in the Milwaukee area to bring a…
Read MoreJoin us for Lenten Vespers February 16, March 3 & 16, 2016
Our doors will be open to Milwaukee-area friends and neighbors for vesper services during the upcoming Lenten season. All prayer services will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the SDS Community House at 4311 N. 100th Street in Milwaukee. We hope you can join us on Tuesday, February 16; Thursday, March 3; and Wednesday, March 16.…
Read MoreVOCARE calls forth Salvatorian spirit in DSHA Seniors
Today, the three-year-old tradition of VOCARE kicked off for the Class of 2016 at Divine Savior Holy Angels High School in Milwaukee. As religious sponsor of the high school, our Salvatorian Sisters concluded the send-off prayer service with a special blessing. Starting next Monday, all members of the senior class will take part in a…
Read MoreEvening Prayer ServiceJanuary 29, 2016
Sisters of the Divine Savior will join together in song with other women religious from the Archdiocese of Milwaukee to close the 2015 Year of Consecrated Life. The concert on Friday, January 29 will begin at 7:00 p.m. in St. Joseph Chapel of the School Sisters of St. Francis, 1501 S. Layton Blvd (27th Street)…
Read MoreShe infused her classroom lessons with love
Even as a young girl, Sister Marie Ensslin, SDS enjoyed sharing her creative gifts. She liked to sing along as her father played the concertina, and later she performed in her grade school orchestra, playing the accordion or violin. As a high school student, Sr. Marie returned to her grade school to visit her former…
Read MoreSocial justice became her passion
The Mass of Christian Burial for Sr. Elaine Czarnezki, SDS (Cor Mariae) will take place Friday, January 8 at St. Anne’s Salvatorian Campus, 3800 N. 92nd Street in Milwaukee. Visitation will begin in the chapel at 12:30 p.m. followed by Mass at 1:15 p.m. Sr. Elaine was drawn to the Salvatorian Sisters’ simplicity and worldwide mission.…
Read MoreShe still holds the Tanzanian people in her heart
A young woman religious from the Midwest stepped off a dusty jeep in a remote East African village. Sr. Bernadette Kline, SDS arrived in Tanzania with a daunting mission: to make known a loving God to a people burdened by unimaginable poverty. Living among the Tanzanian people, Sr. Bernadette shared their burden. With faithful perseverance,…
Read MoreSalvatorian life opened up her world
Sister Kathleen Dooley, SDS ministered as a chaplain at Divine Savior Hospital and Nursing Home in Portage, Wis. from 1985 to 1999. Previously, she had served as a chaplain at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Milwaukee and as Provincial Secretary from 1972-78. “After working in the Provincial office, I felt the call to pastoral ministry…
Read MoreSing Hallelujah, Alleluia!
Sisters of the Divine Savior will be among the Voices in Harmony on Saturday evening, December 5 at Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 812 N. Jackson Street in Milwaukee. Leaders of sung prayer from Milwaukee’s Jewish and Catholic communities will join the Jewish Community Chorale and Archdiocesan Choir to celebrate common texts from sacred…
Read MoreArt about town
It’s that time of year when our folk artist Sr. Karlyn Cauley, SDS takes her show on the road! Here’s where and when she’ll be showing and selling her works around town in the coming weeks: Fair Trade Holiday Market Sunday, October 25 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. St. John Vianney Parish, Brookfield 1755 N.…
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