600 Adrian Dominican Sisters, Associates, and Partners in Mission Gather for Four Days to ‘Embrace the Future’

Sisters and Associates prepare to listen to a panel of younger Sisters reflect a talk on the “Four Faces of Asia Pacific” by Sister Zenaida Nacpil, OP.

“Embracing the Future; Encuentro con El Futuro; Pagyakap sa Hinaharap . . . These words – chanted by more than 600 Adrian Dominican Sisters, Associates, Co-workers, and other Partners in Mission – rang out in joyful chant throughout a four-day gathering at the Adrian Dominican Sisters Motherhouse July 31-August 3, 2019.”
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August 25, 2019

Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose Job Opportunity

Mission Advancement Director, Annual Appeal

The Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose is a community dedicated to proclaiming a prophetic and inclusive way of being Church and inviting others into the mission and vision of St. Dominic and Mother Pia. The Sisters are seeking an experienced fundraiser to implement the four-fold Annual Appeal and its related activities for 32-40 hours per week. The primary goal of the position is attracting and retaining new friends, donors and volunteers, and creating an expanded base of support for the congregation and Motherhouse programs. The Mission Advancement Director is required to have a college degree, at least five years’ experience in fundraising, solid computer skills, including proficiency in Donor Perfect, effective presentation abilities and the desire and ability to work in a team setting.
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August 25, 2019

Dominican Sisters of Tacoma Creating “Something New”–Celebrating a Covenant Relationship

The Sisters of Providence Council and the Dominican Leadership Team with Sister Jo Ann and her advisers. L to R: Sisters Judith Desmarais, SP; Peg Murphy, OP; Senaida Rivera, OP, Advisor; Jo Ann Showalter, SP, Congregation Leader; Patricia Morisset, OP, Advisor; Josie Ramac, SP; Sharon Casey, OP; and Joan Galloper, SP. Missing: Sister Philomena McCarthy, OP, Advisor.

By Sharon Casey, O.P.

June 29 was a significant moment for the Sisters of St. Dominic of Tacoma. We gathered at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Burien, WA, for the formal installation of Sister Jo Ann Showalter, SP, as our Pontifical Commissary. (Commissary is not a word we associate with a leader, but in Italian, commissario does mean leader, or one who is sent. Using more familiar language, we will refer to her as our Congregation Leader.)
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August 13, 2019

Photo of the Week: ‘Rise for Refuge with Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids’

On Saturday, August 3, 2019, Grand Rapids Dominican Sisters, Associates, and employees gathered “to stand strong against illegal and immoral refugee and asylum bans in the United States . . . Together with Rise for Refuge and We Are ALL America, we are calling Members of Congress to do everything in their power to end the administration’s attacks on asylum seekers and return refugee resettlement to historic norms.” Read article

August 13, 2019

Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids Welcome New Associates

We welcomed and celebrated 10 new Associates on Friday, August 2, in Dominican Chapel at Marywood in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Each new Associate gives voice to their deepening faith journey, sharing with our community of Sisters and Associates, and family and friends, their public expression of solidarity with the Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids.

They have spent the past year learning about Dominican spirituality and the pillars of prayer, study, community, and service. This formal commitment to Dominican Associate Life is the final step of their mentored year of study.
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