Dominican Sisters
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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 […]
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Sister Inspiration: Margaret Mary Birchmeier, OP
November 30, 2018
It was 1965, when Sister Margaret Mary and Sister Innocence Andres, both nurses and midwives, arrived in Chimbote, Peru to initiate a child and maternal care program. When they arrived, they found the Maternity Hospital unfinished — one wall and a concrete slab for a floor — so they spent the first year learning about […]
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Services for Sister Rose Marie Martin, OP
November 14, 2018
Sister Rose Marie Martin entered eternal life on November 13, 2018 at the age of 76 after 49 years of religious life. We commend Sister Rose Marie to your prayers. Remembering Service: Thursday, November 15 at 7:00 pm Dominican Chapel at Marywood Funeral Mass: Friday, November 16 at 11:00 am Dominican Chapel at Marywood “. […]
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Services for Sister Judith Ann Barber, OP
November 5, 2018
Sister Judith Ann Barber entered eternal life on November 3, 2018 at the age of 83 after 59 years of religious life. We commend Sister Judith Ann to your prayers. Remembering Service: Tuesday, November 6 at 7:00 pm Dominican Chapel at Marywood Funeral Mass: Wednesday, November 7 at 4:00 pm Dominican Chapel at Marywood “You […]
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A Jubilarian Shares Her Story: Sr. Pat Kennedy, OP
October 26, 2018
“My decision to become a Sister wasn’t a quick one; there was lots of questioning on my part.” As a young girl, Pat Kennedy dreamed of being a wife and mother. Yet, at the same time, she says, there was a persistent tug to vowed life. She lovingly recalls parents who were devout Catholics, loving, […]
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Services for Sister Phyllis Lopez, OP
October 22, 2018
Sister Phyllis Lopez entered eternal life on October 20, 2018 at the age of 85 after 64 years of religious life. We commend Sister Phyllis to your prayers. Remembering Service: Tuesday, October 23 at 7:00 pm Dominican Chapel at Marywood Funeral Mass: Wednesday, October 24 at 11:00 am Dominican Chapel at Marywood Sr. Phyllis’ life […]
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A Jubilarian Shares Her Story: Sr. Mary Jo Beckett, OP
October 19, 2018
Sister Mary Jo Beckett’s faith and trust in God has remained steadfast throughout her life. In fact, He has held her up through two near-death experiences. In 1982, she was severely injured in a car accident in which Sr. Rose Patrice O’Donnell was killed. In 1994, it was a brain aneurysm that led to hospitalization, […]
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A Jubilarian Shares Her Story: Sr. Catherine Williams, OP
October 12, 2018
The path has twisted and turned during these 60 years, from a community of Williams on a small farm in Byron Center,… … to a community of Dominican Sisters who share their lives of simplicity and prayer, laughter and song,… … as we walk the road together toward, “the fullness of joy in God’s presence”. […]
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Jarrett DeWyse Honored by Senior Neighbors
October 4, 2018
We are honored by Senior Neighbor’s recognition of Jarrett DeWyse, OP, among the engaged and inspiring 2018 #16Over60 honorees. We celebrated Sister Jarrett and all of the honorees at the 16 Over 60 Awards Gala: https://seniorneighbors.org/get-involved/events/16-over-60/ Dedicating her life to social justice, Grand Rapids Dominican Sister Jarrett DeWyse helps countless West Michigan residents in need of affordable housing […]
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A Jubilarian Shares Her Story: Sr. Ann Hehl, OP
September 14, 2018
For more than 52 years, she cared for patients as a Registered Nurse, for 27 of those years she cared for patients with End Stage Kidney Disease. Today, Dominican Sister Ann Hehl’s presence comforts and uplifts in her ministry as a Spiritual Care Companion to women and men who are homebound by illness or mobility […]