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Photo of the Week: Sister Celebrates 110th Birthday |
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On Thursday, March 11, Dominican Sister of Peace Vincent de Paul Hutton was joined by her community and a few friends and family for the celebration of her 110th birthday. The Sansbury staff believe that Sr. Vincent is the oldest Dominican Sister in the US, having been a consecrated religious for nearly 88 years. Fourth grade students from nearby St. Dominic School sang an enthusiastic “Happy Birthday” to Sr. Vincent via Zoom.
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News from Las Casas
Allie Young, a native of the Navajo reservation, left a position in Los Angeles to return to the reservation at the beginning of the pandemic to utilize her film and media studies to draw attention to the challenges facing the Native/Indigenous People during this pandemic. With her contacts in Los Angeles she “harnessed” technology and artists to get the message out to the country and to the young people on reservations to speak up and respond to the census, to get out and vote, and to follow COVID protocols. |
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Reflective Video Captures Beauty of Photography Exhibit at INAI
Are you in need of eight minutes of quiet, reflective time to appreciate the beauty of black and white photography, music, and reflective quotes? Sister Suzanne Schreiber, OP, offers this time in a video of her photography exhibit at INAI Gallery, adjacent to Weber Retreat and Conference Center.
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Connecting with the Hungry
This has been a challenging year leaving many individuals and families with food shortages. In honor of Catholic Sisters Week, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) has asked its members to support organizations to reduce food shortages in our neighborhoods. The Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville will donate to five ministries to support the mission.
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Dominican Annual Canned Food Drive Collection Totals 67,178 for Second Harvest Food Bank
“Recognizing the extraordinary needs in our community, the St. Mary’s Dominican High School responded and surpassed previous canned food drives’ goals,” said school President Dr. Cynthia A. Thomas. “This annual drive is one of several projects that reflect our school’s pillars of community and service. Dominican students and alumnae are called to embody those commitments. Their collaboration demonstrated in an impactful way how they answered that call.”
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Sister Jamie Phelps, OP, Discusses Black Spirituality
In part of a series of monthly presentations on spirituality, coordinated by the Adrian Dominican Sisters’ Spirituality Committee, Sister Jamie Phelps, OP, gave a presentation on African American spirituality – rooted in the spirituality of Africans – and of the need for all spiritualities and all people to be accepted and valued as gifts of God.
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800th Jubilee Reflection
The Dominican Family is celebrating the 800th anniversary of the death of Our Holy Father St. Dominic during a jubilee year that began on the 6th of January 2021 through the 6th of January 2022.
We, the Dominican Sisters Conference/DomLife, are joining with OPWest Dominican Congregations in celebration by offering you monthly reflections on the Theme "At Table with St. Dominic," which is inspired by the Mascarella table, the table on which the first portrait of St. Dominic was painted shortly after his canonization. Fr. Gerard Francisco P. Timoner, OP, shared, “We will celebrate St. Dominic not as a saint alone on a pedestal, but a saint enjoying table fellowship with his brothers, gathered by the same vocation to preach God’s Word and sharing God’s gift of food and drink." This month's reflection is by Sister Gemma Neunzling, OP (Oakford).
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Catholic Sisters Week Conversation
Last week, the Sisters of Saint Dominic and Dominican Sisters of Sparkill hosted a Catholic Sisters Week live conversation about how we can open our hearts to the world, find common ground with others, as well as how Pope Francis’ Fratelli Tutti can help us build a culture of peace and dialogue as one human family. This discussion was moderated by Sr. Jeanne Shary, OP, of Sparkill, this event and featured panelists: Sisters Carol Lehmkuhl, OP, of Sparkill, and Barbara McEneany, OP, of Blauvelt. Watch or listen to the conversation. |
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Living Through COVID with Faith & Hope
On March 4th, the Sisters of Saint Dominic hosted a Catholic Sisters Week discussion about Living Through COVID with Faith & Hope. Sr. Terry Rickard, President and Executive Director of RENEW International, moderated the discussion, and Sisters Mary Flood, Maggie McDermott, and Mary Eileen O’Brien shared how they have used their faith and hope in their ministries to respond to the challenges of the pandemic. Watch or listen to the conversation. |
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An Update from the UN
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield presented her appointment papers as the US Ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday, February 25, and was received as a breath of frest air.
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Sister Spotlight: Jeanne Clark
It may surprise some that Sister of St. Dominic of Amityville Jeanne Clark, 83, the Founder of the Congregation’s Homecoming Farm, has been arrested eight times.
In 1983, Jeanne was arrested as she attempted to block the famous “white train” which was filled with nuclear weapons heading to the naval submarine base in Washington State. Her arrest was broadcast on the news, which influenced others to join the cause.
Today, she continues to spread a message of unity on the organic cooperative. “We think we are separate; it is the separate story,” said S. Jeanne. “Our consciousness needs to change. We are one.”
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Associate Spotlight: Elizabeth Keihm
From fundraising to farming, Associate Elizabeth Keihm feels as if God prepared her for this job of executive director of Homecoming Farm, a ministry of the Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville.
Homecoming Farm is a NOFA NY Certified Organic Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), farm which allows members to work together to grow and harvest food while rejecting pesticides which harm the soil, water and life. The farm also provides free produce to guests of the Interfaith Nutrition Network, The INN, a collection of soup kitchens on Long Island.
Elizabeth likes to say: "Homecoming Farm is community-supported agriculture, where agriculture supports the community." While farming has deep roots in the history of the Amityville Dominicans, Elizabeth loves that the farm also helps people grow in their understanding that humanity is not separate from the world, but one with it.
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Below are breif descriptions for upcoming events and retreats. For more information on all events, click here. |
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Spirituality for Everyday Living: The Illusion of Control
Saturday, April 17, 2021
Join Steve Ellsworth for Spirituality for Everyday Living: The Illusion of Control as he briefly explores concepts related to control and surrender. During these challenging and extraordinary times, discover ways to find and sustain a sense of spirit.
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Becoming a Compassionate Prayerful Presence
Thursday, June 3 – Sunday, June 6, 2021
This retreat invites participants to enter into a process facilitating more compassionate living – personal and professional and is designed for professional caregivers, doctors, nurses, other health professionals, social workers and chaplains, or simply for anyone who wants to deepen their spiritual growth to re-enter the world with a more compassionate way of being.
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Spiritual Ecology Workshop Promotes Diverse Voices
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Join Veronica Kyle an EcoWomanist theologian and practitioner, virtually for Black and Green: Spiritual Ecology and EcoWomanism, as she explores the intersections of ecospirituality, environmental stewardship, racial justice, womanist theology and movement building.
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Native American Book Discussion: ‘Gathering Moss’
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
The second book in the Native American Book Discussion series sponsored by Sinsinawa Mound Center is “Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses” by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Kimmerer shares her scientific education as an expert on mosses and her cultural history as a member of the Potawatomi nation.
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Pause: A Season to Breathe
Saturday, April 10, 2021
Participants are invited to be attentive and compassionate, pause, and appreciate each faith-based season as it mirrors the natural changing cycle of seasons in the last of the virtual micro-retreats, Pause: A Season to Breathe-Season of Hope.
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