no. 291
November 21, 2018 |
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Dominican Sisters of Adrian Welcomed New Associate in Chicago
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At an assembly on October 27, "Sherrie Ashley, a retired special education teacher and current teacher’s aide living in Manteno, Illinois, became the newest Adrian Dominican Associate during the annual Fall Chapter Assembly of the Adrian Dominican Sisters’ Dominican Midwest Mission Chapter, based in Chicago." |
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Dominican Sisters of Springfield Went to the Border to Serve Asylum-Seekers
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Springfield Dominican Sisters Anita Cleary and Marcelline Koch traveled to El Paso, Texas to volunteer at a Catholic shelter for asylum seekers called Annunciation House. Sister Marcelline is the justice promoter for the Springfield Dominicans and Sister Anita is a team member at Jubilee Farm, one of the sisters’ sponsored ministries in Springfield. |
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'Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters Install Solar Panels with Help from Solar for Good and Focus on Energy'
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On Monday, November 26th, "the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, together with installer Eagle Point Solar, Focus on Energy, and RENEW Wisconsin will celebrate the installation of three solar arrays at Sinsinawa Mound, the motherhouse of the Sinsinawa Dominicans and their conference and retreat center." |
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Dominican Sisters of Peace: 'Three Generations of Ohio Dominican University Students Collaborate to Create Children’s Books'
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Dominican Sister of Peace Rosemary Loomis, OP and a mother-daughter pair of Ohio Dominican alumnae have collaborated to create two children’s books. The first,
Henry’s Hope, deals with loss and grieving, and
Mr. Irvin’s Eggs, the second of Sr. Rosemary’s books, is s story of charity, and of interracial and intergenerational friendships. |
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'Sparkill Dominican Associates…Making a Difference!'
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The Sparkill Dominican Associates in New York worked on a "monthlong project to collect pajamas and books for children who go to bed each night having to wear the clothing they wore all day because they are either living in shelters or their families lack the resources to provide them with sleepwear." And in St. Louis, the Sparkill Dominican Associates "spearheaded a drive to provide gift bags of needed items for new mothers who do not have many resources to care for their newborns." |
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Two Dominican Sisters of Sparkill Honored with Awards
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Dominican Sister of Sparkill Mary Elizabeth Mooney, OP, principal of St. John Chrysostom School in the South Bronx, is the 2018 recipient of the Founders Award at St. Thomas Aquinas College. And, Dominican Sister of Sparkill Cecilia La Pietra, OP, Executive Director of One-to-One Learning, was presented with this year’s Rockland County Outstanding Non-Profit Professional Award. |
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