Ministries of Holy Cross
Sisters of the Holy Cross live out Jesus’ gospel and mission by
ministering in many different ways to people around the world. Addressing
unmet needs in a variety of cultures and settings, we minister in large
hospitals and small outreach clinics; in elementary and secondary schools
and universities; in churches and parishes; in prisons; and in the streets
of the inner city and remote rural areas of eight countries on four
continents. Below are links to a sampling of our current ministries:
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Place for Women to Gather, Raleigh, North Carolina
A Place for Women to Gather provides a
welcoming place, programs and services to foster spiritual and human
growth for women. |
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| Academy
of the Holy Cross, Kensington, Maryland
The Academy of the Holy Cross, a Catholic
college preparatory school sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy
Cross since 1868, is dedicated to educating young women in a
Christ-centered community which values diversity. (more-->) |
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Charities, OASIS, Camarillo, California
The Older Adults Services and Intervention
System (OASIS) program provides seniors (60 years and older) with
professional case management services and volunteer support that
enable them to remain independent and avoid premature or unnecessary
institutionalization. |
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| Catholic
Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana |
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| Catholic
Diocese of Salt Lake City, Utah |
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| Colégio
Santa Maria, São Paulo, Brazil
Over the past 50 years, Colégio Santa Maria
has grown into a comprehensive Holy Cross education system
consisting of 70 classes of nearly 2,000 paying students from
preschoolers to high school seniors. In addition, evening classes
offer free education to over 500 adults enrolled in basic literacy
through secondary-level instruction. (more-->) |
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| Deaf-REACH,
Washington, D.C.
Established in 1972, Deaf-REACH maximizes the
self-sufficiency of deaf adults needing special services by
providing Referral, Education, Advocacy, Counseling and
Housing. |
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| Father
Peyton Family Institute, North Easton, Massachusetts
The Father Peyton Family Institute conducts research aimed at
increasing the spiritual and emotional well-being of families
everywhere. With this information it is able to identify needs and
develop educational programs and materials for improving family
communication. |
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| Holy
Cross and Hispanic Ministry, Austin, Texas
The Holy Cross and Hispanic Ministry offers
support and continuing professional education about this specialized
ministry for Holy Cross religious. |
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| Holy
Cross College and High School, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Holy Cross College in Dhaka, founded in 1951,
was the first Christian women’s college in the country, and
presently enrolls approximately 1,000 Muslim, Hindu and Christian
students. Holy Cross High School, also begun in 1951, has grown into
a comprehensive regional resource that serves over 1,500 students. |
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| Holy
Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, Maryland
Located in the culturally and economically
diverse Washington, D.C. area, Holy Cross Hospital stands as the
largest community hospital in Maryland, serving nearly 100,000
patients each year. The hospital is also the largest accredited
teaching hospital in Montgomery County (Md.) with physician
residency programs affiliated with George Washington University and
Children’s National Medical Center. |
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| Holy Cross
International Justice Office, Notre Dame, Indiana
The Holy Cross International Justice Office
is a vehicle for creating a well-informed, unified, public Holy
Cross voice which impacts the critical justice issues of our time.
The current areas of focus for its work are global economic justice,
ecological issues and minority rights. |
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| Holy
Cross Ministries, Salt Lake City, Utah
Holy Cross Ministries serves those in need
and works to transform lives and to empower those who have lost
both hope and direction. |
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| Mount
Carmel Health System, Columbus, Ohio
Founded in 1886 by the Sisters of the Holy
Cross, Mount Carmel provides health care with compassion,
acceptance, respect and empathy. It is one of the largest
health-care providers in central Ohio, offering patient care in
three respected hospitals, as well as in surgery centers, outpatient
facilities, physicians' offices and community outreach sites. |
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| Saint
Agnes Medical Center, Fresno, California
Saint Agnes is recognized as the San Joaquin
Valley's premier health-care provider of cardiovascular, oncology,
neurological, orthopedic, gastrointestinal and general surgery
services. Founded by the Sisters of the Holy Cross in 1929, it has
grown from a 75-bed to a 330-bed full service medical and surgical
facility. |
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| Saint
Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, Boise, Idaho
Founded in 1894 by the Sisters of the Holy
Cross, Saint Alphonsus was the first hospital established in Boise.
Today the medical center delivers advanced medical services in a
spiritual, healing environment throughout Southwest Idaho, Eastern
Oregon and Northern Nevada. |
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| Saint
Joseph Mercy Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Saint Joseph Mercy Health System is a
health-care network located in Michigan that serves Washtenaw,
Livingston, Jackson, Lenawee, Monroe, western Wayne, and
southwestern Oakland counties. It includes St. Joseph Mercy
Hospital, Saint Joseph Mercy Saline Hospital and Saint Joseph Mercy
Livingston Hospital. It also has outpatient centers, clinics and
physician practices throughout the service area. |
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| Saint
Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend,
Indiana
Founded in 1882 by the Sisters of the Holy
Cross, Saint Joseph provides health services to the northern Indiana
region. The organization comprises Saint Joseph Regional Medical
Center-South Bend, Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center-Mishawaka,
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center-Plymouth, Edison Lakes Medical
Center, Select Health Network (a physician-hospital organization),
Saint Joseph VNA Home Care, and the Saint Joseph Physician Network. |
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| Saint
Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana
Saint Mary’s College is a Catholic,
residential, women’s college in the liberal arts tradition.
Founded by the Sisters of the Holy Cross in 1844, Saint Mary’s
promotes a life of intellectual vigor, aesthetic appreciation,
religious sensibility and social responsibility. (more-->) |
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| Saint
Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary, Boynton Beach,
Florida
The Seminary provides a human, spiritual,
academic and pastoral program to prepare candidates for the Roman
Catholic priesthood. In response to the increased Hispanic presence
of candidates in the United States, the seminary fosters a bilingual
and multicultural environment. As a freestanding, graduate,
professional School of Theology, it is secondarily committed to
providing continuing education for clergy, religious and laity of
all denominations. |
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| St.
Joseph Mercy Oakland, Pontiac, Michigan
St. Joseph Mercy Oakland, a longtime leader
in health care in Oakland County, includes multi-specialty centers,
outpatient programs, affiliated organizations, long-term living
facilities and home care. |
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| SOAR!,
Washington, D.C.
Support Our Aging Religious, Inc. (SOAR!) is
a non-profit organization of persons who are committed to assuring
financially stable and personally secure futures for elderly and
frail members of Catholic religious congregations in the United
States, augmenting the efforts of the institutional Church. |
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| The
Women’s Circle, Boynton Beach, Florida
The Women’s Circle is a not-for-profit
organization that encourages women in their pursuit of education,
employment and personal goals. It offers a comprehensive, four-part
program for low-income women, including English and literary
classes, computer training and job preparation programs. |
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| Trinity Health,
Novi, Michigan
Created by the consolidation of Holy Cross
Health System and Mercy Health Services, Trinity Health blends and
carries on two rich traditions of serving persons in need. |
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| Victory
Noll, Huntington, Indiana
Victory Noll is the motherhouse of Our Lady
of Victory Missionary Sisters, an American missionary congregation
that serves the poor in a personal, non-institutional way in the
United States and Bolivia. Theirs is a “prophetic ministry
promoting justice for the poor and oppressed with an emphasis on
women.” |
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| Villanova
Preparatory School, Ojai, California
Villanova Preparatory School is a non-profit Roman
Catholic school operated under the auspices of the Western Province
of the Order of St. Augustine. Located in the Ojai Valley, it is a
coeducational preparatory school that offers both boarding and day
programs for grades 9-12 and a sheltered English only program of
English as a Second Language (ESL). |
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| Wellsprings of Wisdom,
Raleigh, North Carolina
Wellsprings of Wisdom provides programs and
services that foster a positive, conscious, transformative
experience of aging for men and women in their mature years. |
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