The Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s congregation in Aberdeen, South Dakota nurtures its connections with other Presentation congregations worldwide. The Presentation congregations in North America create the Conference of Presentation Sisters. These congregations are connected to international Presentation Sisters through the International Presentation Association.
Conference of Presentation Sisters (CPS)
The Conference of Presentation Sisters of North America began in August 1953 under the title of the “North American Conference” when several Presentation communities in North America began to collaborate and communicate on issues of ministry, spirituality and social justice. All of these communities claim their origins from Nano Nagle. The Conference, which now includes five communities, changed its name in 2003. Conference leaders meet at least once a year to advance the Presentation charism through prayer, discussion, future planning and joint projects. In 2022, the congregations and partners came together at a Presentation People Gathering in Sioux Falls, SD. It was a sacred and energizing time of deep sharing and bold dreaming for the future. From this rich collaboration emerged the vision to explore a new nonprofit—created to carry forward the mission and charism of Nano Nagle with renewed vitality. Through courageous discernment and prayerful action in the years to follow, sisters and lay partners stepped forward together, weaving their wisdom, gifts, and imagination into something new.
With great joy and gratitude, we celebrate that the Presentation Movement was officially born in 2025.
Visit the Presentation Movement website.
International Presentation Association (IPA)
The International Presentation Association is a network of the various congregations of Presentation women to foster unity and to enable collaboration for the sake of mission. Leaders from Presentation congregations around the world meet every four or five years to discuss how they might collaborate and communicate to more fully realize their mission and charism. The mission of IPA is “to channel our resources so that we can speak and act in partnership with others for global justice.” The identity statement of IPA reads: We are Presentation women who share the charism of our foundress, Nano Nagle. We reach out in faith, in a spirit of hospitality, compassion and simplicity of all creation. The cry of those made poor and the cry of the earth call us to continue the mission of Jesus to bring forth a sustainable society, founded on respect for earth, universal human rights, economic justice and culture of peace.
Presentation Sisters are involved in many different ministries globally – see Global Presence.
The Association is comprised of three Presentation Units:
Conference of Presentation Sisters of North America
Union of Presentation Sisters
- England Unit
- India Unit
- Ireland, NE Unit
- Ireland, SW Unit
- Latin America Unit
- Newfoundland and Labrador Unit
- New Zealand Unit
- Pakistan Unit
- Philippine Unit
- United States Unit
- Africa Unit
- Africa Unit
Australian Society of Presentation Sisters
- Lismore Congregation
- Papua New Guinea Mission/Region
- Queensland Congregation
- Tasmania Congregation
- Victoria Congregation
- Wagga Wagga Congregation
- Western Australia Congregation