Obituary – Sister Cecile Therese Burton, was a Maryknoll Missioner for 70 Years

Maryknoll, NY – Sister Cecile Therese Burton, an educator and social worker in Hawaii died after a long illness on February 17, 2016 at Maryknoll Sisters Home Care, NY. She was 91 years old.

Frances Eloise was born in Washington, D.C., September 23, 1924 to Cecile R. Burton and Frank E. Burton. She had one brother, Barry and one sister, Joyce. Her brother, sister and both parents have predeceased her.

The family moved to Philadelphia and she graduated from Little Flower Catholic High School, PA in 1942 and Immaculata College, Immaculata, PA in 1945 with a B.A. major in French and a Teacher’s Certificate.
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February 23, 2016

UN Briefing: Eradicating Modern-Day Slavery

“Recently The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the Group of Friends United against Human Trafficking held the event; In Stronger Partnership and Better Coordination of Efforts to Stop Human Trafficking: Eradicating Modern-Day Slavery through Sustainable Development. At this event, many ambassadors, state representatives and Civil Society Organizations gathered to discuss solutions to combat this atrocious injustice.”

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February 23, 2016

Molloy College – Kellenberg Art Gallery to Exhibit ‘Dominican Artists: Contemporary Expressions of Faith’

From March 3 – April 29, 2016, Molloy College will exhibit “Dominican Artists: Contemporary Expressions of Faith” at the Kellenberg Art Gallery. The opening reception is Thursday, March 3, 2016 from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Read flyer listing Dominican artists.

For more information, contact curator:

Larissa Woo, MS, MSLIS Director
artgallery@molloy.edu

Molloy College Art Galleries
1000 Hempstead Avenue
Rockville Centre, NY 11571

P 516.323.3196 | F 516.323.4897

February 23, 2016

Dominican Sisters of Peace – ‘Commissioning of the Ikuzeh Living Kindness Centre for Learning’

KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA – Unseasonable cold and rutted roads did not prevent people from attending the commissioning of the Ikuzeh Livingkindness Centre for Learning on January 27, 2016. The Centre for Learning came about through the collaboration of the local community, Hope for the Village Child Foundation and the Livingkindness Foundation. Dominican Sister of Peace Rita Schwarzenberger, O.P., is a longtime missionary in Nigeria and currently manages Hope for the Village Child.

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February 22, 2016

‘Crowning the Cupola at St. Mary’s Dominican High School’

Randy Havard of Havard Iron Works, LLC, places the Celtic cross on top of the newly placed cupola on St. Mary’s Dominican High School’s Science and Technology Complex’s Veritas Tower. The base of the cross bears the signatures of alumnae who represented the graduating classes from the 1930s to the 1960s. The complex is set to open this spring at the 155-year-old school that traces its roots to Ireland when seven Dominican sisters from St. Mary’s Convent-Cabra, Dublin, Ireland arrived in New Orleans to teach children of Irish immigrants.

Since 1860, St. Mary’s Dominican High School has been a leader of Catholic education in the New Orleans region. The school’s 155-year legacy is rooted in the tradition of prayer, study, community and service. These are the pillars of Dominican life and form the foundation for the Dominican student’s experience.