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DYMUSA Forges Ahead as College “Preaching in Action” Conference Celebrates its 17th Year

From May 22-27, 2018, 38 students from Dominican Colleges/Universities and colleges with a Dominican presence gathered at Caldwell University, Caldwell, NJ, for the National College “Preaching in Action” Conference.

The Conference, now in its 17th year, is a collaborative response to our desire as Dominicans to introduce college students to the foundations and characteristics of Dominican Preaching. We actively engage students in prayer, preaching the Word, service, community, and modeling creative ways to make preaching a living dynamic in their daily lives.
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Dominican Sisters of Peace: ‘Dominican Learning Center Celebrates 25 Years’

Council Member Emmanuel Remy presented staff and learners from the Dominican Learning Center with a celebratory resolution during a May 20 City Council meeting at Columbus City Hall. Shown before the meeting are, from left, back row, Sr. Mary Deane, OP, Instructor; Columbus Council Member Emmanuel Remy; Sr. Jeanne Conrad, OP, Instructor; Sr. Shawn Fitzpatrick, OP, Instructor; Marybeth Auletto, OPA, Board Member, Dominican Learning Center; Lisset Mendoza, Director, Dominican Learning Center. From left, Freweyni Gebru, learner; Sr. Robin Richard, OP, Instructor, Lina Santamaria, and Elsa Santamaria, learner.

Columbus, OH – The Dominican Learning Center, a ministry of the Dominican Sisters of Peace located in Columbus, OH, celebrated its 25th anniversary with several events in May.

The Center received a celebratory resolution from the Columbus City Council Resolution on Monday, May 20. Council Member Emmanuel Remy presented the resolution during a City Council meeting at Columbus City Hall. Dominican Learning Center learners Freweyni Gebru and Elsa Santamaria testified to the Council about their successful experiences at the Center before Director Lisset Mendoza was presented with the resolution.
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Photo of the Week: DSI Assembly Elects New International Coordinator, Affirms Continental Coordinators

DSI International Coordinating Council: Pilar del Barrio, OP (Europe), Gene Poore, OP (North America), Margaret Mayce, OP (International Coordinator), Noemi Zambrano, OP, (Latin America and the Caribbean), Sr. Venentia Velephi Muthembu, OP (Africa), Bernadette Kiley, OP (Asia-Pacific)

Please click here for the press release, submitted by Anne Lythgoe, OP (Dominican Sister of Peace), about the Dominican Sisters International (DSI) General Assembly’s recent meeting in in Rome.

UN Update: 63rd Commission on the Status of Women

Please click here to find the 63rd Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) report submitted by Margaret Mayce, OP (NGO Representative to the United Nations). The report was prepared by Sister Judy Lu McDonnell, OP, and Lyn Kirkconnell (Co-Promoters of Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation for the San Rafael and Mission San Jose Dominican Sisters).

‘Dominican Sisters of Hope Elect New Leadership Team’

The newly elected leadership team. From left: ConstanceLynn Kelly, OP, Patricia Magee, OP, Catherine (Cass) McDonnell, OP, Margaret Anderson, OP, Elizabeth Menard, OP.

Ossining, NY— The Dominican Sisters of Hope joyfully announce the election of their new leadership team.

The election took place on Sunday afternoon, April 28, in Tarrytown, NY. Catherine (Cass) McDonnell, Vice Chancellor for Urban Ministry and Planning for the Diocese of Paterson, NJ, was elected Prioress. Patricia Magee, a Special Education Coordinator at Mid-Hudson Regional Early Education Center in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., ConstanceLynn Kelly, currently on the leadership team, Margaret Anderson, currently on the leadership team, and Elizabeth Menard, formerly Regional Director of Christian Formation for the Ogdensburg Diocese, were elected councilors.
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