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Dominican Sisters of Peace Ministry Leaders Meet for the First Time

Leaders of the Founded Ministries of the Dominican Sisters of Peace met for education and planning in Columbus, OH.

Columbus, OH – The tables in the big room were full. The attendees – a mix of genders, ages and cultures, sipped coffee and talked about schedules and fundraising. It could have been one of a hundred commercial training sessions, but this gathering was unique – it was the first meeting of the adult education, ecology, retreats and outreach ministries of the Dominican Sisters of Peace. In all, 14 ministries from five states were represented at the March 19, 2019, meeting in Columbus, OH.
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Dominican Sisters of Peace: Our Lady of the Elms Teachers Remembered in New York Times Column

Akron, OH – Imagine finding your name in the New York Times! That’s exactly what happened to two Dominican Sisters of Peace, retired from years of teaching at Our Lady of the Elms in Akron, OH.

Sister Irene Eckerman, now living at the Dominican Sisters of Peace Motherhouse in Akron and Sister Betty Baltrinic, who resides at the Regina Health Center, taught first and second grade at Our Lady of the Elms for decades. Not only were they teachers, according to Yeshiva College Writing Program Director and a Fulbright scholar Liesl Schwabe, of Kolkata, India, they were also living, breathing models of equality, self-sufficiency and cooperation.
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Dominican Sisters of Adrian: Series of Paintings by Sister Barbara Cervenka Added to Permanent Collection of DIA

Sister Barbara Cervenka, OP

March 21, 2019, Detroit – Years from now, visitors to the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) will view a series of nine paintings by Sister Barbara Cervenka, OP, and will learn of the peaceful, quiet, devoted life and the violent death of her cousin, Ursuline Sister Joanne Marie Mascha. Sister Barbara has donated the series to the DIA’s permanent collection.

“The series won’t be on permanent exhibit, but it’ll probably be shown from time to time,” Sister Barbara said. “When they do an exhibit of works on Michigan artists or work of a certain theme, then it’s very likely that the series would be put in the show.”
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Dominican Sister of Adrian Theresa Mayrand, OP, Receives Ruby Award for Work with Pregnant Teens

Attending the Soroptimist International-Grosse Pointe awards banquet with Sister Theresa Mayrand, OP, are: front row, from left, Associate Geri Pleva; Cecilia Dobek, of Gianna House; Sisters Patricia Magee, OP, and Janet Stankowski, OP; and Roseanne Morrow, Ruby Award Coordinator; and back row, from left, Associate Mary Margaret Bommarito, Sister Theresa Mayrand, OP, Associates Carol Hofer and Toni Adams, and Jasmin Green, of Gianna House. (Photo Courtesy of Renee Rodriguez Photography)

April 9, 2019, Eastpointe, Michigan – Sister Theresa Mayrand, OP, received the Ruby Award from Soroptimist International-Grosse Pointe during a banquet March 13 at the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in St. Clair Shoes, Michigan. The award – which “acknowledges a woman who has made a significant difference improving the lives of women and girls” – includes a check for $500 for the organization in which the recipient works.
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Photo of the Week: Dominican Charism Initiative

“Feb. 21, 2019 saw the kickoff of the Dominican Charism Initiative. Twenty-seven Dominican sisters and lay partners engaged in energetic dialogue and creative planning . . . during the three day Charism Dialogue. The participants included educators, theologians, formators, charism animators, associate directors […]” Read article

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