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June 1, 2017, Adrian, Michigan – May was a busy month for Associate Life as nine new Associates were welcomed, one in Michigan and eight in Florida. Associates are women and men, at least 18 years of age – married, single, widowed, or divorced – who make a non-vowed commitment to partner with the Adrian Dominican Sisters.
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On Wednesday, June 14, 2017, the Sparkill community celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Dominican Convent in Sparkill (Motherhouse) with a day of activities centered around a visit from Fr. James Martin, SJ. Read article
Blauvelt Dominican Sisters Barbara McEneany and Bernadette Burke were recognized for their ministry work at Dominican College on June 15. Dominican College was honored this week at the Rockland County Blood Donor Appreciation Breakfast for being the top college in blood donations. Sisters Barbara and Bernadette accepted the certificate from County Executive Ed Day and the New York Blood Center. For the past 28 years, Sister Barbara has run two blood drives a year at the College. Sister Bernadette is a “gallon donor” – regularly donating 4x a year.
Dominican Sisters have submitted articles for a column for Global Sisters Report on Truth. Please find links to the first four articles below:
More articles will be posted in Global Sisters Report. Please check back on the Dominican Sisters Conference website for links to the latest articles.
SINSINAWA, Wis.—Drazen Dupor of Madison, Wis., will lead an Icon Retreat at Sinsinawa Mound July 16-21. Come learn about the history of iconography, the origin of icon writing, the first and most famous icon writers and the difference between wooden board and wall icons. Dupor learned the ancient art form in Thessalonica, Greece, at the K. N. Georgiadis School of Art under the supervision of Zlatko Bomestar.
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