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Photo of the Week – Sisters, novices meet and greet in the Northeast
United nations in Sparkill
On the evening of March 11, sisters and associates from Adrian, Amityville, Blauvelt, Caldwell, Hope, Montebello, Maryknoll, Sinsinawa, and Sparkill gathered at Dominican Convent in Sparkill. Visitors included five Dominican sisters from various countries and continents, sponsored by Dominican Sisters International, who were attending the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations, and four novices from the Common Dominican Novitiate in St. Louis, Missouri, who were on their spring break.
The Dominican Center at Marywood, a ministry of Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids in Michigan, celebrates A Year of Faith with the church by sponsoring a tour of Spain, the land of St. Dominic de Guzman (13th century founder of the Dominican Order), St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, 16th century reformers and Doctors of the Church; and Saint Ignatius of Loyola (16th century founder of the Jesuits).
The following Thursday, Ceil and Rosie were joined by Carol, Eleanor and Maureen at the V-Day Dance in support of One Billion Women Rising sponsored by the Houston Rescue and Restore Coalition (HRRC). Joining the global movement to “strike, dance, rise up and demand an end to violence and exploitation of women in all forms,” HRRC held a Sock Hop Against Violence. The evening included music from the “swing age” through today, dancing and Fair Trade treats. Getting into the “sock hop” theme of the 1950s many of the participants wore poodle skirts, pony tails and saddle oxfords. 
