New leaders elected at second annual chapter

Above from left: Sisters Gene Poore, Therese Leckert, Pat Twohill (prioress), Anne Lythgoe, and Gemma Doll.
Above from left: Sisters Gene Poore, Therese Leckert, Pat Twohill (prioress), Anne Lythgoe, and Gemma Doll.

The Dominican Sisters of Peace convened their second General Chapter at the Marriott Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri, April 6–12. The congregation elected new leaders for the term 2015–2021. Sister Pat Twohill, OP, was elected prioress, along with Sisters Therese Leckert, OP; Gemma Doll, OP; Gene Poore, OP; and Anne Lythgoe, OP (councilors). Sisters Therese, Gemma and Gene were elected to a second term. Sisters Margaret Ormond, OP, prioress, and Joan Scanlon, OP, will complete their terms Aug. 8. Read more