Events & Celebrations
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Worship with us… Lent & Easter 2019 at Marywood
April 8, 2019
The Grand Rapids Dominican Sisters invite you to pray with us this Lent and Easter Season at Marywood. Here is our full worship schedule. Find a map and directions.
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OP Lenten Journey: 5th Week of Lent
April 2, 2019
Reflect: Am I willing to be open to the spirit working through the people and situations in my life? To what depth am I willing to go to root out injustice and show grace and mercy to the impoverished around me?
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Dominican Sisters Grand Rapids 2019 Jubilarians
April 2, 2019
A Jubilee is an anniversary when we honor a Sister and reflect on her unique contributions to our lives. We tell stories, share what we’ve learned from and with one another, and reflect on our joys and sorrows. We celebrate! View Jubilarians online We honor each Dominican Sister and the ways that she has shared […]
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OP Lenten Journey: 4th Week of Lent
March 29, 2019
“Do you believe the myth that perfection can be a goal? The Truth is perfection doesn’t exist; wholeness exists. So, let us strive for wholeness, holiness. This Lent, contemplate that time and intention are necessary to discovering the holy within you and living your Truth.” — Eva Silva, OP Reflect: I have faith that the […]
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National Catholic Sisters Week Service Projects Have Begun in Grand Rapids
March 8, 2019
Each year during National Catholic Sisters Week we celebrate women religious. From March 8-14 we are encouraged to remember and discover the unwavering spirit of Sisters, experience their ministries, and affirm and honor these women who have meant so much to us. It is a time when the Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids invite friends to join […]
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Marywood Campus Spring & Summer 2019 Preached Retreats
February 15, 2019
Dominican Center for Spirituality Coordinator Diane Zerfas, OP, has announced preached retreats for vowed religious and associates coming up this spring and summer. Preaching through Beauty with Diane Zerfas OP and Friends Sunday, begins May 19 at 6:00 pm – May 24 at noon at Aquinata Hall God speaks a message of love through […]
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Special Prayer Service: Trafficked in America
January 17, 2019
On Sunday, Jan. 27, from 3:00-4:00 pm, join us at Dominican Chapel at Marywood for a special Prayer Service:”Trafficked in America: Inside the Hidden Reality of Labor Trafficking in America.” We invite the West Michigan community to join us in prayer for those who have been harmed and for those who are in harm’s way […]
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National Vocation Discernment Retreat for Hispanic Women
December 28, 2018
Deep Encounter: Listening with an Open Heart A National Vocation Discernment Retreat for Hispanic Women There will be a national vocation discernment retreat in San Antonio, Texas for Hispanic Catholic women Mar. 7 – 10, 2019. This event is sponsored by the National Catholic Sisters Project through a grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, […]
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Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Reflection & Service 2018
December 11, 2018
Love has given Mary a thousand names. For us in the Americas, and particularly through the eyes and hearts of the Hispanic peoples among us, we know the Mother of the Lord under different titles: Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mexico), Our Lady of Charity of Cobre (Cuba), Our Lady of Aparecida (Brazil), Our Lady of […]
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ADVENTure 2018 – Thanks & Praise
December 11, 2018
Sister Megan McElroy spoke these words to a room of nearly 200 friends and supporters, as she blessed our meal at last night’s celebration. During a night filled with Advent anticipation, guests mingled with Sisters, progressing from one end of Dominican Center to the other. Aglow with twinkling lights and shimmering stars, our space was […]