Events & Celebrations
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Sister and Associate Brunch at Cathedral Square
March 11, 2024
Sisters and Associates, let’s gather to celebrate the feast of St. Catherine of Siena. Please join us for Brunch SATURDAY APRIL 27, 2024 11:15 am – 11:30 CHECK IN 11:30 am – 1:30 pm FOOD & FELLOWSHIP Location: Cathedral Square, 360 Division Avenue at Wealthy Street “Be who God meant you to be and you […]
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Catholic Sisters Week – Let’s Show Sisters the Power of Their Presence!
March 1, 2024
Let’s show the Sisters who have taught us, mentored us, and stood by us — lots of love during Catholic Sisters Week! We see Sisters advocating for the rights of migrants, educating the next generation, welcoming refugees, promoting peace, ministering to the homebound. During Catholic Sisters Week, March 8-14, let’s take the opportunity to introduce […]
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Advent O Antiphons with Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids
December 17, 2023
Join the Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids for Advent O Antiphons Evening Prayer from December 17-23 The O Antiphons are short, Scripture-based Advent prayers from the Middle Ages that are part of the prayer of the Church in the Liturgy of the Hours. Each year, the Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids host this beautiful seven-night experience of […]
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Join us Tonight! Virtual ADVENTure 2023
December 7, 2023
Join us tonight for our virtual presentation of ADVENTure. If you missed our Wednesday In-Person ADVENTure, you can still watch live on our Facebook page tonight for our 7:00 pm event. Thursday, December 7, 20236:45pm Pre-Show, 7pm event start Join us as we celebrate the beauty of Advent and nurture the spirit, connect with Sisters, […]
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Experiential Prayer Retreat (In-Person & Online)
October 2, 2023
Experiential Prayer Retreat with Sr. Diane Zerfas, OP and Fr. Paul Colloton, OSFSOPA — Saturday, November 4, 2023 10:00 am to 3:00 pm — Cathedral Square 360 Division Ave S, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Associates, Sisters, Former Members, Friends, Do you feel your prayer life is becoming dry? How do you live a prayerful […]
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Webinar: Working for Environmental Justice in New Mexico
August 31, 2023
We are called to join the river of justice and peace, to take up climate and ecological justice, and to speak out with and for communities most impacted by climate injustice and the loss of biodiversity. We invite you to consider a study opportunity to listen and learn about a situation of ongoing environmental injustice […]
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Season of Creation 2023
August 31, 2023
Prepare for the Season of Creation 2023 The Season of Creation is a time to renew our relationship with our Creator and all creation through celebration, conversion, and commitment together. During the Season of Creation, we join our sisters and brothers in the ecumenical family around the globe in prayer and action for our common […]
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Dominican Days 2023
August 5, 2023
These days of “Embracing Our Reality and Imagining Our Future” invite us into continued dialogue with one another as we prepare for Chapter 2024. Members of the Dominican Order (Order of Preachers) have been on mission in the United States for more than two centuries. The mission given them by Domingo de Guzman (1170–1221) from […]
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Dominican Days Begins Aug. 2
August 2, 2023
Kicking off Dominican Days 2023, the Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids will welcome seven new Associates. The commitment ceremony is at 6:30 pm in Chapel of the Word at Marywood today, Wednesday, August 2. An Associate heart is a servant heart — so needed in our world today. Dominican Associates are non-vowed women and men […]
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Funeral Services for Sister Josine Schafer OP
July 31, 2023
Sister Josine Schafer OP entered eternal life on July 31, 2023 at the age of 91 after 71 years of religious life. We commend Sister Josine to your prayers. Evening Prayer with Remembering Service Tuesday, August 1, 7:00 pm Chapel of the Word/Marywood Funeral Mass Wednesday, August 2, 10:00 am Chapel of the Word/Marywood Quiet […]