By Katie Beckmann Mahon, Communications Manager
Eileen Foti is a woman of many talents.
She is a brilliant artist, illustrator, photographer, as well as a wife, mother, grandmother, and Associate for the Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, New York. She is a highly decorated author.
Eileen, who frequently volunteers at the Motherhouse, recently published a new children’s book, Bunny and the Rainbow.
Sister of St. Dominic of Amityville, Ruth Lautt, OP, initiated and coordinated to bring a New York City Health & Hospitals Mobile Vaccine Site to the parish of St. Fidelis in College Point, NY. People from St Fidelis Parish and beyond came all day both days-- July 10th and 11th -- to get their shots. The St.
The Sisters of the Redeemer, American Province, concluded their Province Chapter on July 10. The theme for the 11th Province Chapter was “Drawn by Redeeming Love to a Future Full of Hope.” Inspired by the General Resolutions of 2019 shared with their international Congregation of Sisters in Germany and Tanzania, Province Chapter focused on the themes of New Life, Care for Creation, and Community Life.
By Katie Beckmann Mahon, Communications Manager
To say Sr. Dorothy Hall, OP’s ministry last year was challenging would be an understatement.
For Sr. Dorothy, a Sister of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, New York, her ministry as a Pastoral Associate at St. Charles Borromeo Resurrection and All Saints Church in Harlem is essential. During the pandemic, Sr. Dorothy found creative ways to manage the food pantry from afar.
The OPSCC Justice Committee will be holding a Zoom Session with Robin D'Angelo on August 15th from 2 pm - 3:30 pm. To learn more and RSVP contact Sr. Ceil Lavan at [email protected].
History is governed
by those overarching movements
that give shape and meaning to life
by relating the human venture
to the larger destinies of the Universe.
— Thomas Berry, The Great Work
Announcing:
Deeptime Leadership & Personal Empowerment Program
9 Month Online Program Starting September 22nd
By Katie Beckmann Mahon, Communications Manager
After 20 years of ministry at Siena House, Sr. Cely Byrnes, OP, a Sister of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, New York, retired as Director of Operations.
Sr. Cely shared, “I’ve been planning retirement for three years, and finally, three months ago, I decided that this was the moment (to retire) and time to move on.”
Siena House, which Sr. Cely refers to as a “very dynamic place,” is a ministry site that she trusts “will be around for the future.”
How can we help those we cannot see? How does one empower those who are in chains? Human trafficking, as far-reaching and insidious as a global pandemic, knows no boundaries—whether by online home invasions or physical coercions dressed as dreams.
Pleas watch our newest video on Sr. Marie! She shares her story on how she became a Presentation Sister and what ministries she felt called to. Click this link to see the video! https://youtu.be/cgMgZbhLgKc
Video also can be found on our social media sites
In May, Sister Alexandria was honored by Msgr. McClancy Memorial High School in East Elmhurst, Queens, for her work on the school's Board of Directors for the past seven years. This award is “the highest honor bestowed by McClancy high school for character, leadership, achievement and service.” The school published a short biography of S. Alex, including her latest endeavor which involves conducting an ethnographic study in India on the indigenous language, Mangalorean Konkami.
During the week of May 25th, twenty-eight students from Dominican universities and colleges from around the country as well as 12 mentors and 25 presenters came together virtually to celebrate the 20th year of the National “Preaching in Action” Conference. The participating universities/colleges included Albertus Magnus College, CT; Caldwell University, NJ; Dominican College, NY; Dominican University, CA; Edgewood College, WI; Molloy College, NY; Ohio Dominican University, OH; and Siena Heights University, MI.
Congratulations to Sr. Mary Flood of the Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, New York!
In late April, Sr. Mary was honored as a Woman of Distinction for the 97th Assembly District, which includes Orangetown and Ramapo.
The Women of Distinction honorees were nominated by community members, then selected by Assemblyman Mike Lawler, and presented with an official NYS Assembly Proclamation.
On May 1, Sister of St. Dominic of Amityville Margaret Smyth, OP, presented No Room for Them in the Inn as part of an ongoing online series for The Year of St. Joseph sponsored by the Vicars of Religious of the Dioceses of Brooklyn and Rockville Centre in New York.
S. Margaret -- the Founder of the Northfork Spanish Apostolate-- works with the Spanish-speaking community on the east end of Long Island.
Here is the video posted to our social medias.
Facebook: https://fb.watch/5Ly5kv4jr0/
Youtube: https://youtu.be/m6CPmFncscw
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CPYjguPlH2s/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PBVM_Sisters
By Katie Beckmann Mahon, Communications Manager
The 2021 Virtual Nun Run/Walk 5K looked much different from past events but was undoubtedly just as memorable.
From May 8th until May 16th, runners and walkers throughout the country participated in the Nun Run/Walk from their hometowns.
Mary Margaret Schroeder was the overall winner with a time of 23:44. Daniel Rickard finished in second with a time of 24:39, and Julia Shideler placed third with a time of 28:05.
An exhibit featuring the works of three Latina women artists opened on May 22 at the Marie Louise Trichet Art Galery at Wisdom House, Litchfield, CT.
LEVITICUS FUND WILL ANNOUNCE LAUNCH OF LEGACY FUND, INTRODUCE FOUNDING MEMBERS
Thursday, May 20 at approximately 10:15 a.m. - During Virtual Annual Meeting of Members
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Media is invited to attend and cover
The third and final zoom session on transgender ministry for women and men religious will be on Friday, May 21st from 1:00-2:30 pm EST. The presenter will be Deacon Ray Dever from the Diocese of St. Petersbury, FL. Deacon Ray has an adult transgender daughter and is a frequent speaker and writer on matters of faith in the LGBTQ+ community.
The link is here.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82493566016?pwd=OVpObTgwNUc2NmtUd1pueVlxUW9zZz09
In today's world of isolation, we feel a call in our hearts to create connections of love and hope. Join us as we deepen our relationship with the Creator and all of creation in a day of discovery, play, reflection and inspiration. This three-hour program will include online prayer, discussion, and offline reflecting including interacting with nature in your own environment.
By Katie Beckmann Mahon, Communications Manager
In a world full of endless distractions such as addicting technology, social media, constant sensational news, it is sometimes difficult to find God in the everyday.
These distractions often take up valuable time, leading to wasted days while the world goes on around us.
By Katie Beckmann Mahon, Communications Manager
Sr. Ceil Lavan, OP, is one of the fiercest advocates that you will ever meet.
In her ministry as Justice Promoter for the Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, New York, you can almost always find her on the frontlines of the congregation’s advocacy efforts.
In a recent episode of the Hearts Afire Podcast, Sr. Ceil discussed her ministry and what is behind her motivation, and how that drives her activism.
Sister Eileen Connor has been selected for the Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award from St. John's University with the Collins College of Professional Studies. She has been an adjunct professor there for 14 years in the Humanities Department teaching Philosophy Core and Ethics courses. This award recognizes those who have made a sustained and outstanding contribution and epitomize the mission of the school.
The True Cost: Stories of Human Trafficking, written production by Jenny Magnus performed by Still Point Theartre Collective, a Chicago non=profit, gives voice to the forgotten ones: the people sho are forced into sexual servitude; the chilcren who are exploited for slave labor; the adults who are lured into domestic labor that turns out to be entrapment. Following the production, there will be a post show panel discussion with local experts and acitivists.
The event is on Zoom. A link to the event will be sent upon RSVP.
After years of hard work, the community of Sol Naciente and the Village of Once, El Salvador, has a new well and clean running water pumped into the homes of 38 families.
What began as a mission trip of Molloy College and Dominican College to help the village of Amityville Dominican Sister Flor Buruca, blossomed into a beautiful relationship between its people and the building of a new well.
Please join the Sisters of St. Francis, Clinton, for a Livestream Sara Thomsen Concert of Celebration and Gratitude Wednesday, May 12,
7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Streaming live on youtube.com/clintonfranciscans