Each September, our annual remembering service at Resurrection Cemetery is a time to grieve, remember, and celebrate the lives of those who have gone home to God.
Together, we pray, and we sing “May Your Lives Give Hope to Us” to honor those who are dear to us and recognize the wonders of the Living God.
At this writing, 686 Dominican Sisters are buried in this cemetery, established in 1910 at 4100 Clyde Park Ave. SW in Wyoming, MI 49509.
During this treasured service, we also honor benefactors, family, and friends we have lost during this year. We recall the blessings each person has brought into our lives and community. Visitors are welcomed to take a blessing bough, dipped in holy water, and visit the resting places of those whom they wish to remember.
Our Congregation’s story is a story of faith and transformation. For nearly 150 years, we have walked together, transforming and being transformed. We are deeply honored by all who have been a part of our history and living legacy.
Our memories are especially poignant as we prepare to celebrate 150 years since our Congregation arrived in Michigan.
At Marywood, preparations are underway to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids’ arrival in Michigan.
During a private event on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, Sisters processed past an intricate tribute exhibit in Marywood’s main hallway, just outside of Chapel of the Word. It is a tribute to all who have come before us. Name after name. Sister after Sister.
As we prepare to celebrate 150 years serving the world… “… We begin a time of intentionally honoring and REMEMBERING our past: our Sisters, our partners, and our journey that have led us to where we are today.
Tour the Tribute Exhibit
Visitors are welcome to tour the tribute exhibit. A directory is available to help locate names of Sisters you wish to remember. The exhibit is at our Marywood motherhouse, 111 Lakeside Drive, NE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503. The exhibit is fully accessible to people using canes, walkers, or wheelchairs. Free parking is available.
My great aunt was Sr Mary Edwardine Sands. She was a Latin scholar and one of her last assignments was at a Grand Rapids high school. I believe she passed in 1966 or 1967. I also remember my 2 brothers and 4 other cousins and my grandfather–her brother and father and his sister attending her funeral. Afterwards we had lunch in one of the dining rooms. We kids had never had barley soup before that lunch. Several years later after my grandpa’s death I learned that he supplied her dowry because her parents could not. Strange the things you remember. Glad to know Sr Ed rests on peace among her sisters.