Aberdeen, South Dakota

The Presentation Sisters came to Dakota Territory in 1880, answering a call to teach children in the area. In 1886 three sisters responded to an invitation to open Sacred Heart School in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and the congregation was soon staffing schools around the Diocese of Sioux Falls. In 1901 they began a healthcare ministry in response to the diphtheria epidemic. Presentation Sisters from the Aberdeen congregation continue in the name if Nano Nagle to serve those in need, especially through education, healthcare, welcoming the stranger, justice and advocacy.