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Who We Are

The Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of women. We carry out our mission of love and service through our many ministries with God’s people, especially poor women and children.

In 1997, the Sisters of the Presentation of Fitchburg,
Massachusetts, and the Sisters of the Presentation of
Newburgh, New York united to form one congregation now based in New Windsor, New York. Today our Sisters work in education, pastoral ministry, health care, and social services in California, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Washington, D.C. We are part of a worldwide network of 3000 Presentation Sisters and Presentation Associates through the International Presentation Association. .
Nano Nagle Mural, Dingle, Ireland
Our Story

Our Beginnings The Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary were founded in Ireland in 1775 by Nano Nagle. She felt she was called by God to bring the light of faith to the poor children of Cork. The Penal Laws of the time forbade any form of Catholic instruction in Ireland, but Nano Nagle was willing to risk imprisonment and disgrace for the sake of the Gospel. Visiting the sick and homebound by night along Cork’s cobbled streets, she became known as the “Lady With the Lantern”. In time she gathered other women to form a new society of women religious dedicated to the service of the poor. Nano Nagle’s small band of women, originally named the Society of Charitable Instruction of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, later became known as the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and Newburgh, New York In September, 1874, twelve brave Presentation Sisters from Ireland, led by Mother Joseph Hickey, responded to an invitation to teach the children of poor Irish immigrants at Saint Michael’s parish in New York City. Because many of the children’s parents had died, St. Michael’s soon opened an orphanage on Staten Island, also staffed by Presentation Sisters. In 1884, this became the home of the newly etablished Sisters of the Presentation of Staten Island. In 1886, Mother Magdalen Keating set out from Staten Island with a small group of Sisters to begin a new foundation in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The Sisters eventually opened schools and other ministries in other areas of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire. In 1921, Presentation Sisters from St. Michael’s purchased property near the city of Newburgh, New York. Later this site, Mount Saint Joseph, became the motherhouse of the Sisters of the Presentation of Newburgh. In July, 1997, after six years of study and preparation, the Fitchburg and Newburgh Presentation congregations became one.
News and Current Events
Sisters in chapel during the third week of Advent

During Advent, Srs. Mary Lusk, Elizabeth Fortune, and Theresa Turi are pictured with the Advent Wreath at Mt. St. Joseph Chapel in New Windsor, NY.

The Presentation Sisters would like to wish you a happy Christmas season by thanking our friends for their generosity throughout the year. We pray that the light of Christ will illumine your hearts and minds now and throughout the New Year.

Newsletter Update:

For those having difficulty finding our Fall 2018 Newsletter, it is now here!! Click this Link to see our latest Newsletter.

Welcome From
Sr. Patricia Anastasio, President
Conference of Presentation Sisters - Sparks from the Past
Legacy of Nano Nagle
Presentation Sisters

Calendar

January 2019

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		1 Emancipation Proclamation Month View January 1, 2019 Emancipation Proclamation Tuesday, January 1 Read More	2 Month View January 2, 2019	3 Service with our Sisters at WATTS Month View January 3, 2019 Service with our Sisters at WATTS January 3 - January 10 Read More	4 Service with our Sisters at WATTS Month View January 4, 2019 Service with our Sisters at WATTS January 3 - January 10 Read More	5 Service with our Sisters at WATTS Month View January 5, 2019 Service with our Sisters at WATTS January 3 - January 10 Read More
6 Service with our Sisters at WATTS National Migration Week Month View January 6, 2019 Service with our Sisters at WATTS January 3 - January 10 Read More National Migration Week January 6 - January 12 For nearly a half century, the Catholic Church in the United States has celebrated National Migration Week, which is an opportunity for the Church to reflect on the circumstances confronting migrants, including immigrants, refugees, children, and victims and survivors of human trafficking. The theme for National Migration Week 2019, "Buidling Communities of Welcome," draws attention to the fact that each of our families have a migration story, some recent and others in the distant past. Regardless of where we are and where we came from, we remain part of the human family and are called to live in solidarity with one another. Read More	7 Service with our Sisters at WATTS National Migration Week Month View January 7, 2019 Service with our Sisters at WATTS January 3 - January 10 Read More National Migration Week January 6 - January 12 For nearly a half century, the Catholic Church in the United States has celebrated National Migration Week, which is an opportunity for the Church to reflect on the circumstances confronting migrants, including immigrants, refugees, children, and victims and survivors of human trafficking. The theme for National Migration Week 2019, "Buidling Communities of Welcome," draws attention to the fact that each of our families have a migration story, some recent and others in the distant past. Regardless of where we are and where we came from, we remain part of the human family and are called to live in solidarity with one another. Read More	8 Service with our Sisters at WATTS National Migration Week Month View January 8, 2019 Service with our Sisters at WATTS January 3 - January 10 Read More National Migration Week January 6 - January 12 For nearly a half century, the Catholic Church in the United States has celebrated National Migration Week, which is an opportunity for the Church to reflect on the circumstances confronting migrants, including immigrants, refugees, children, and victims and survivors of human trafficking. The theme for National Migration Week 2019, "Buidling Communities of Welcome," draws attention to the fact that each of our families have a migration story, some recent and others in the distant past. Regardless of where we are and where we came from, we remain part of the human family and are called to live in solidarity with one another. Read More	9 Service with our Sisters at WATTS National Migration Week Month View January 9, 2019 Service with our Sisters at WATTS January 3 - January 10 Read More National Migration Week January 6 - January 12 For nearly a half century, the Catholic Church in the United States has celebrated National Migration Week, which is an opportunity for the Church to reflect on the circumstances confronting migrants, including immigrants, refugees, children, and victims and survivors of human trafficking. The theme for National Migration Week 2019, "Buidling Communities of Welcome," draws attention to the fact that each of our families have a migration story, some recent and others in the distant past. Regardless of where we are and where we came from, we remain part of the human family and are called to live in solidarity with one another. Read More	10 Service with our Sisters at WATTS National Migration Week Month View January 10, 2019 Service with our Sisters at WATTS January 3 - January 10 Read More National Migration Week January 6 - January 12 For nearly a half century, the Catholic Church in the United States has celebrated National Migration Week, which is an opportunity for the Church to reflect on the circumstances confronting migrants, including immigrants, refugees, children, and victims and survivors of human trafficking. The theme for National Migration Week 2019, "Buidling Communities of Welcome," draws attention to the fact that each of our families have a migration story, some recent and others in the distant past. Regardless of where we are and where we came from, we remain part of the human family and are called to live in solidarity with one another. Read More	11 National Migration Week National Human Trafficking Awareness Day Month View January 11, 2019 National Migration Week January 6 - January 12 For nearly a half century, the Catholic Church in the United States has celebrated National Migration Week, which is an opportunity for the Church to reflect on the circumstances confronting migrants, including immigrants, refugees, children, and victims and survivors of human trafficking. The theme for National Migration Week 2019, "Buidling Communities of Welcome," draws attention to the fact that each of our families have a migration story, some recent and others in the distant past. Regardless of where we are and where we came from, we remain part of the human family and are called to live in solidarity with one another. Read More National Human Trafficking Awareness Day Friday, January 11 Read More	12 National Migration Week Month View January 12, 2019 National Migration Week January 6 - January 12 For nearly a half century, the Catholic Church in the United States has celebrated National Migration Week, which is an opportunity for the Church to reflect on the circumstances confronting migrants, including immigrants, refugees, children, and victims and survivors of human trafficking. The theme for National Migration Week 2019, "Buidling Communities of Welcome," draws attention to the fact that each of our families have a migration story, some recent and others in the distant past. Regardless of where we are and where we came from, we remain part of the human family and are called to live in solidarity with one another. Read More
13 Month View January 13, 2019	14 Month View January 14, 2019	15 Month View January 15, 2019	16 Month View January 16, 2019	17 7:00p NJ Associates Meeting Month View January 17, 2019 NJ Associates Meeting Thursday, January 17, 7:00 PM Read More	18 Month View January 18, 2019	19 Month View January 19, 2019
20 Month View January 20, 2019	21 9:00 Service with the Sisters Month View January 21, 2019 Service with the Sisters Monday, January 21, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Read More	22 Month View January 22, 2019	23 Month View January 23, 2019	24 Month View January 24, 2019	25 Month View January 25, 2019	26 Month View January 26, 2019
27 Month View January 27, 2019	28 Month View January 28, 2019	29 Month View January 29, 2019	30 Month View January 30, 2019	31 Month View January 31, 2019

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Administration Office
84 Presentation Way
New Windsor, NY 12553
Tel: 845-564-0513

Mount St. Joseph
64 Presentation Way
New Windsor, NY 12553
Tel: 845-564-6620

Presentation Convent
99 Church St
Leominster, MA 01453
Tel: 978-537-7108

Presentation Health Care Center
99 Church St.
Leominster, MA 01453
Tel: 978-537-7108