Events & Celebrations
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Advent O Antiphons with Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids
December 5, 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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Sr. Orlanda Leyba Jubilarian 2023 – 60 Years a Sister
November 10, 2023
Mystery envelops my mind as I ponder my abundantly graced life journey. Mystery at being born in a valley (Penasco, NM) where I was blessed with an extensive, loving family, a grounding in a faith that carries and guides me to this day, and a love of nature that infuses my prayer and provides nourishment […]
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Experiential Prayer Retreat Invited Us to Open Our Hands and Receive the Word of God
November 7, 2023
The Dominican Associates ~ Grand Rapids hosted an Experiential Prayer Retreat on Saturday, November 4, 2023, for Sisters, Associates, and friends of Dominican Center Marywood and the Dominican Sisters. Nearly 50 people attended in person and on zoom. Sr. Diane Zerfas, OP, (Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids) and Fr. Paul Colloton, OSFS (Oblates of St. […]
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Sr. Mary Ann Barrett Jubilarian 2023 – 60 Years a Sister
November 3, 2023
I embark on my 60th Jubilee celebration with Great Thanksgiving. It is my family, my Community members, my friends – even students and strangers – who have been “sent” into my life to deepen in me a love of God and the Word of God. Happily, I listened to most of their wisdom and heard […]
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Sr. Donna Jean Thelen Jubilarian 2023 – 70 Years a Sister
October 13, 2023
Seventy years seems like a long time to be committed to a ministry of service to others, but that is what I have been privileged as a Grand Rapids Dominican to do. My mother was a teacher and used to tell interesting stories of her years as a teacher; and my own experience of having […]
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Sr. Marie Carla Moeggenborg Jubilarian 2023 – 60 Years a Sister
October 6, 2023
As I reflect on 60 years of Dominican life, I am amazed how these six words have guided me… I was born in Bay City, the daughter of Carl and Agnes Moeggenborg. The family eventually moved to rural Shepherd. There we lived among aunts, uncles, and cousins. In due time, our family welcomed additional children […]
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theWord OP — Rebuild My House — Synod Opens Today
October 4, 2023
Rebuild My House In today’s first reading, we hear of Nehemiah’s deep sadness at the destruction of his homeland during the Babylonian exile. He pleaded with King Artaxerxes, whom he served, to return to Judah in order to rebuild it. Permission granted, he not only rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem but also tended to moral […]
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Bishop Walkowiak Visits with Dominican Sisters~ Grand Rapids
October 3, 2023
It was so good to be able to welcome Bishop Walkowiak to campus for the first time since before the COVID pandemic shutdown. On Monday, October 2, we began the day with Mass in St. Catherine of Siena Chapel at Aquinata Hall, followed by the Bishop visiting with the Sisters in the first floor community […]
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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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Let Justice Flow Like a River Prayer Service
October 2, 2023
Saturday morning September 30, Sr Mary Ann Barrett, Lisa Mitchell (Associate Life Director), and Mindy Hills (Director of Dominican Center Marywood and board trustee of St. Francis Sculpture Garden) welcomed the people to the banks of Coldbrook Creek in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Sister Mary Ann opened the Season of Creation prayer service with this message: […]