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In our Summer/Fall issue of Presentation Doorways, we highlight the various ways we continue to uphold our storied history and to honor Nano Nagle’s legacy by addressing challenges in our world today. We continue to tend the light with deep compassion, resilience and an unwavering commitment to women and children, social justice and care of Earth, believing God’s spirit is always guiding us along the way.
As we embrace 2024, the gift of your faithful partnership is a constant reminder that our journeys cannot and will not be made alone. Your partnership is a symbol of hope and love, supporting our call to live radical hospitality to ourselves, to others, to Earth and to women and children. For this, we thank you.
Between November 2023 and November 2024, we are partnering with Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) to look at the 2024 U.S. national election campaign through the lens of transformative justice.
December 17, 2023
Join other women of faith and Presentation Sisters for prayer, reflection and conversation to enter more deeply into the Advent season together.
March 15, 1936 – November 25, 2023
With great sadness, we remember our beloved Sister Mary Karen Jasper who passed away on Saturday, November 25, 2023. On Thursday, November 30, friends may call from 9:30 – 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Chapel, Sisters of the Presentation, where there will be a wake service at 9:30 a.m. and funeral service at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Key West.
April 25, 1935 – November 4, 2023
Gino Pacetti has been a Presentation associate for over 23 years. We gratefully remember Gino’s love for God’s people shown through kindness, generosity and hospitality.
November 5, 2023
In celebration of Vocation Awareness Week, we invite you to join vowed and non-vowed Presentation people from across North American for a Zoom event.
𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐠𝐬!
We are joining forces with Resources Unite and Western Dubuque High School to provide Thanksgiving meals for local needy families.
January 9, 1926 – October 26, 2023
With great sadness, we remember our beloved Sister Mary Lois Lehmann who passed away on Thursday, October 26, 2023. On Monday, October 30, friends may call from 4–7 p.m. at Sacred Heart Chapel, Sisters of the Presentation, where there will be a vigil service at 7 p.m. Friends may also call on Tuesday, October 31 from 9:30–11 a.m. with the funeral liturgy at 11:00 a.m. Burial will follow in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Key West.
November 11, 2023
Panel, reflection and conversation integrating culture and discerning religious life. We are thrilled to have four panelists joining us who will explore the integration of culture and discernment.
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Join us for an hour of readings, silence and song as we hold our brothers and sisters who are suffering in Israel and Palestine in prayer. For those at a distance or unable to attend, join us live on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/dbqpbvms) from 7-8 or we will also be livestreaming at https://video.ibm.com/channel/sisters-of-the-presentations and enter PBVMS2020 for the password.
The Sisters of the Presentation join the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) in standing in solidarity with the people of the Middle East.
We invite you to pray with us as we enter the Season of Creation. Weekly reflections will be posted here.
October 4, 2023
As a part of the global celebration for the Season of Creation, join us for the screening of the documentary, “The Letter: A Message for Our Earth.” This features an exclusive dialogue between Pope Francis and five people from around the world, all of whom have experienced the ecological crisis and are working to solve it.
Throughout the month of November, the Sisters of the Presentation commemorate the faithfully departed and invite you to submit your prayer intentions.
June 19, 1930 – September 15, 2023
We remember our beloved Sister Deborah Paige who passed away on Friday, September 15, 2023. Funeral services will be Wednesday, September 20, in the Sacred Heart Chapel at the Sisters of the Presentation in Dubuque, Iowa. Visitation will be from 9:30-11 a.m. with a wake service at 9:30 a.m. and funeral service at 11 a.m.
September 21, 2023
On the International Day of Peace, join us for an engaging presentation on “Making Peace in Our Polarized Society” by Dr. Peter Coleman.
September 15, 2023
Please join us for Park(ing) day! We would love to have our parking spot filled with energy, hospitality and music! Stop down anytime for as little or as long as you would like!
Nearly 70 Sisters of the Presentation and women and men associated with the various congregations from 16 countries gathered for seven days in St. John’s, Newfoundland, for the 8th Assembly of the International Presentation Association.
Presentation Sisters, associates and administrative staff gathered at Mount Loretto in Dubuque on July 20-23, 2023, to participate in the annual Community Days experience.
