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June 2014 Jubilees
Our annual Salvatorian Family Jubilee celebration honored five members of the Sisters of the Divine Savior Congregation for milestone years of profession. They gathered with family members, priests and brothers of the Society of the Divine Savior and Lay Salvatorians for a Mass of thanksgiving at Mother of Good Counsel Church in Milwaukee. To send…
Read MoreJoin Us to Honor 2014 Woman of Faith
Our 14th Annual Woman of Faith Award will be presented to Meg Kissinger on Thursday evening, September 18. As a longtime health and environmental writer for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper, Meg has advocated for more than 25 years in behalf of persons living with mental illness. We established theWoman of Faith Award in 2001…
Read MoreCompassion Goes a Long Way
Sister Jenada Fanetti, SDS will be honored with the Milwaukee Archbishop’s Vatican II Award for Service to the Church on September 23. The annual award recognizes individuals who contribute to the vitality of the local Church through their service to others. Sr. Jenada has been a member of the Sisters of the Divine Savior Congregation…
Read MoreSister Jenada shares about SDS missions
Sister Jenada Fanetti, SDS is originally from Bloomer, Wis., where she spent her childhood on a family dairy farm. After becoming a member of the Sisters of the Divine Savior, she spent most of her religious life teaching in Catholic parish schools. She also served 11 years as SDS vocation minister, and during that time…
Read MoreSDS internationality gets real
Sister Francis Quiñones, SDS is visiting from the Sisters of the Divine Savior Colombian Province in South America. This year she has been living in Milwaukee, Wis., while taking classes to improve her English. Sister Francis has a degree in literature and language studies, with a focus on Spanish. During her 25 years with the…
Read MoreShe goes to the prisons to find Jesus
Sister Ana Maria Gomez, SDS has volunteered in prison ministry for more than 20 years at state and private corrections facilities in and around Florence, Ariz. She goes to the prisons almost daily to lead Communion services, teach the sacraments, or simply carry out her “listening ministry” when an inmate just needs to talk. Sister…
Read MoreCall for nominations is still open
Do you know a woman who dedicates herself to improving the lives of others through faith-inspired service? Read about our 2013 and 2012 recipients of the Salvatorian Sisters’ Woman of Faith Award. Then download our 2014 nomination packet to shine a light on someone you feel deserves to be honored as our 14th Annual Woman of Faith. Nomination…
Read MoreCanonizations won’t be forgotten
Linda Szatkowski, finance director here at Sisters of the Divine Savior, had the opportunity to make a pilgrimage to Rome with her husband, Eric, to see the canonization of Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII on April 27, 2014. That day, the skies were overcast and were occasionally producing sprinkles over Linda, Eric,…
Read MoreNominate a Woman of Faith
Sisters of the Divine Savior are accepting nominations for the 2014 Woman of Faith Award now through Friday, May 23. The award honors a woman whose faith-inspired service improves the lives of people in need. The 14th annual award will be presented at a reception on September 18 in Milwaukee. Download a nomination packet, and read…
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