Grand Rapids

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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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  Christmas Pajama Collection 2018 for Wedgewood Great Success

  January 15, 2019

  The Christmas Pajama Collection project for Wedgewood in Grand Rapids was a GREAT success, reported Dominican Associate Terri Sierzant. “Combined, you donated 232 pairs of pajamas to the children at Wedgwood. That means every child in all the residential homes, and Manasseh Project Outreach and the Autism Center received a pair of pajamas. Plus there were extra […]

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  Inspired by Faith to Make the World A Better Place

  December 17, 2018

  I recently attended a celebration here in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where 16 women and men over the age of 60 were honored. All of them are ordinary citizens doing what they can to make the world a better place. They are business owners, fire fighters, ministers, professors, advocates for crime prevention, for the elderly, for […]

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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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  Dominican Delegates to join Iraqi Dominican Sisters in Kurdistan and Nineveh Plain, November 14-25

  November 9, 2018

  U.S. Dominican Women Travel to Iraq in Solidarity with Nineveh Plain Returnees “We have family in Iraq.” Dominicans throughout the United Sates have echoed this sentiment for many years, through much suffering of Iraqi civilians. It has been four years since the Sisters of St. Catherine in Iraq, along with Christians and other religious minorities, […]

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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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  Care of Creation Committee: Commit to Use Less Plastic

  July 11, 2018

  The Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids’ Care of Creation Committee continues to invite us to a challenge ourselves to commit to using less disposable plastic and to reduce single-use plastic. With these actions, we join many communities connected with the Catholic Climate Covenant who throughout the summer are encouraging Catholic communities to engage in projects to save […]

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  Sister Inspiration: Edith Kahler, OP

  June 15, 2018

  Macular degeneration has reduced Sister Edith Kahler’s optical acuity but her world view remains as clear as day: Greet the day, greet new people and new experiences as the gifts that they are. “My friendships in this community of Sisters have enriched my life so much. Through their lives, my own world view has been […]

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  Dominican Sisters Day of Service

  April 20, 2018

  Serving and Honoring Organizations and People Who Serve the Most Vulnerable in West Michigan The people and organizations that serve and respect the dignity of all people and care for this precious Earth are a blessing in West Michigan. Each year, the Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids gather to return the love by serving these hard-working, compassionate […]

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  Sister Inspiration: Helen Bueche, OP with Marissa Ebels

  March 2, 2018

  Marissa Ebels and Sister Helen Bueche, OP are walking together on an oral history project, SisterStory. It is an ongoing initiative of National Catholic Sisters Week, a campaign to broaden awareness of Catholic sisters. The following is an introduction to this project by Aquinas College Student Marissa Ebels. On January 24th, I was paired with Sister […]