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Super Raffle
Win $20,000! Only 3,000 tickets will be sold at $25 each. Watch the live drawing on July 15 at 1 p.m. from Nazareth via live webcast.
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Nazareth 5K
Run with a Mission – On Saturday morning, June 4 at 9 a.m. join us for this fun walk or run on the beautiful Nazareth campus.
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News
Thank you, Western Province Leaders
The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth and Nazareth employees held a reception on May 19 to honor the departing Western Leadership Team. Sister Mary Elizabeth Miller, Western Province Provincial, and Vice Provincials, Sister Barbara Flores and Sister Sharon Gray, were thanked for their commitment to leading the province since 2017.
Volunteers helping tornado victims
Many parts of Western Kentucky remain scarred by the Dec.10 tornado, but Volunteers of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth are busy helping residents rebuild.
Seeds planted in rural living provide a roadmap to unity
Julia Gerwe, AmeriCorps Volunteer, shares her latest reflection on how leaning into rural living during her time at Nazareth has opened her eyes to the truth about division – and unity – in the United States and in the world.
Elizabeth Emmanuel Vattakunnel, SCN
Elizabeth Emmanuel Vattakunnel, SCN, died on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at 12:05 a.m. at Nazareth Hospital Mokama. She was 92 years old and in her 62nd year of religious life. Sister Elizabeth Emmanuel Vattakunnel, fondly called Kunjamma, was born on Jan. 1, 1930, in...
Catholic Social Teaching and the Environment- a retreat by Sr. Caroljean Willie, SC
Good things are growing in Nazareth fields
The pollinator fields at Nazareth are getting ready to burst forth into bloom, providing habitat for butterflies, birds, and insects.
Mission trip planned for Montana
A mission trip called “A Circle of Women” will take place in Montana August 2-8, 20022. This event is sponsored by The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth and Leavenworth.
Feast day of St Louise De Marillac
Sisters in Pittsburgh, along with Caritas Support Services staff and a few VCS employees who work at St Louise Convent, gathered for a festive meal after the 11 AM mass held at the Sacred Heart Chapel on the May 9th feast day of St Louise De Marillac.
LCWR Mournes Loss in Buffalo, Condemns White Supremacy
The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth stand with the Leadership Conference of Women Religious in condemning the recent racist terrorist attack in New York.
Mission Statement
We Sisters of Charity of Nazareth are an international Congregation in a multicultural world. Impelled by the love of Christ, in the tradition of Vincent de Paul and the pioneer spirit of Catherine Spalding, we and our Associates are committed to work for justice in solidarity with oppressed peoples, especially the economically poor and women, and to care for the earth. We risk our lives and resources, both personally and corporately, as we engage in diverse ministries in carrying out this mission. – General Assembly 1995
Global Ministries
Helping people affected by the war in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine has created a humanitarian disaster. The UN has warned that the number of people fleeing the country may rise to 5 million in the coming weeks and months.
Recent Initiatives
Volunteer
Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, we invite lay women and men to a cross-cultural partnership with people, especially the oppressed, economically poor and marginalized, primarily in the areas in which Sisters, Associates and/or members of the Sisters of Charity Federation are called to mission.
Ecological Sustainability
Recognizing the interrelatedness of all creation, the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth’s mission includes the commitment to care for Earth. Sisters are committed across the Congregation to address the destruction of natural resources and the ecological and environmental crisis.
Social Justice
The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth are committed to social ministry that includes charity and systemic change. The Office of Social and Environmental Justice emphasizes systemic change that is rooted in the Gospel and directed by the Congregation.
Legacy Society
The SCN Legacy Society recognizes with gratitude those who have remembered the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in their estate plans.
You are invited to reach out and learn more about the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth.
Sisters of Charity of Nazareth
P.O. Box 9
Nazareth, KY 40048