A sponsor is a donor that wishes to make recurring donations to the Maryknoll Sisters.  You can choose to have your credit card or bank account charged automatically, or you can mail in a check.  You can choose the interval that fits your interest; monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually.

Contact Melissa Rimpici

[email protected]

Our mailing address is

Maryknoll Sisters
PO Box 317
Maryknoll, NY 10545

We are grateful for online donations, which can be made in many ways:

• Donate Now
• Donate Monthly
• Tribute and Memorial Gifts
  • Planned Giving
  • Buy a Brick

We accept gifts online, over the phone, or by mail.  You can contribute using your credit card, bank account, check, or money order.  We also accept gifts of stock, and IRA disbursements.

Maryknoll Sisters
P. O. Box 317
Maryknoll, NY 10545-0317

Direct: 914-941-0783 ext. 5639
Toll free: 1-866-662-9900

Call Donor Relations at 914-941-7575 x 5639, and one of our associates can assist you.

We use M.M. which means Maryknoll Missioner:

e.g., Sister Elizabeth Roach, M.M.

We can also use O.P. (Order of Preachers) which is the Dominican suffix, because we are Maryknoll Sisters of St Dominic, part of the Dominican Order.

Maryknoll Sisters of St Dominic, are a part of the Dominican Order, whose motto is “contemplate and give to others the fruit of your contemplation.” Our foundress, Mother Mary Joseph, called us to be ‘contemplatives in action” She was also very devoted to St. Teresa of Avila, whom she admired for her, her contemplation of the humanity of Christ as well as her common sense approach to religious life.

Chi Rho Ring

The Maryknoll Sisters ring is the symbol of a Sister’s commitment. It is a chi rho with a circle around it. Chi Rho (Greek letters) symbolize the name of Christ. The circle symbolizes the world to which we are sent. Our mission is service of the universal mission of the Church. We are sent to make God’s Love Visible to all whom we meet! The ring is worn on the third finger left hand in memory of St. Catherine of Siena’s espousal to Christ. St. Catherine belonged to the Dominican Order.

Mission Cross

On a Sister’s first assignment, she receives a Mission Cross. It symbolizes her commitment to Mission. It reminds her that “Mission is of the essence of the Church. The Church must be always and everywhere in mission.” (Vat II)

Maryknoll Sisters’  charism is service to the universal mission of the Church. That is, making God’s Love visible. Sisters do that through many ministries, helping people in any way they can, as Jesus teaches, loving everyone.