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Vo l u m e 11 / N u m b e r 1 • A P u b l i c A t i o N o f t h e A d r i A N d o m i N i c A N S i S t e r S • A d r i A N , m i c h i g A N
voices in mission and ministry
Sisters’ Long-Time Presence at Border of Mexico and Texas a Ministry of Hope
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January15,2010
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Feature Stories Sister Anthonita Legacy Trust Scholarship ........5 Retreat Centers .....................................................9 The Michael Barlow Center ................................14
4 Vision and Mission ConveningofGeneralChapter
6 Sponsored Institution WeberRetreatandConferenceCenter SisterPegO’Flynn,NewWeberDirector
10 Formation SisterJaniceBrown,ProfessionofPerpetualVows SisterPatLeonard,NewDirectorofFormation ErinMuldoon,Candidate
16 Outreach Ministry CentroSantaCatalinainJuarez,Mexico
18 Arts and Literature DesignersCreatetheCatherineTapestry
20 Associate News WelcomeNewAssociates MaryLach,NewAssociateDirector
22 Women in Our History SisterReginaldBradley
Adrian Dominican MissionIn the mission of JESUS
we Adrian Dominican Sisters discover and identify ourselves as women
called together to share faith and life with one anotherand sent into our world to be with others
bearers and recipients of his love co-creators of his justice and peace.
AdriAn dominicAn constitutions And stAtutes, 1.6
voicesmagazine is produced in-house twice a year by the Office of Communications and Technology and highlights the mission and minis-tries of the Adrian Dominican Sisters. It is mailed to the friends and families of the Congregation.
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Sister Barbara Kelley, OP
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Melinda P. Ziegler
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Ray Casey
voicesWINTER 2010 • VOLuME 11 / NuMBER 1
ON THE COVER
The sisters at Centro Santa Catalina reach out to the women and children of Juarez, Mexico
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Inyearspast,AdrianDominicanSistersservingasdelegatestoaGeneralChaptertraveledbytrainorcarriagetotheMother-
houseinAdrian,wheretheymetwithotherdelegatesfromplacessuchasChicago,Detroit,Ohio,NewMexico,
andArizona.Thistime,thankstomodernaudio-visual,com-puterandinternettechnologies,theformalconveningofGeneralChap-
ter2010wassimultaneouslybroadcasttosistersfromsevenMissionChap-ters,meetinginAdrianandWarren,Michigan;DelrayBeach,Florida;OakLawn,Illinois;andSanJose,Califor-nia.
TheAdrianDominicanSistersholdGeneralChaptereverysixyearstosetthedirectionfortheCongregationandtoelectanewPrioressandGeneralCouncil.Thisyear’sthemeis,“TheVisionBeckons:SeekTruth,MakePeace,ReverenceLife.”TheConven-ing–opentoallAdrianDominicanSisters–washeldOctober31,2009.Theprocessallowedallsisterstheop-portunitytosetthestageandpreparedelegatesforthedeliberationsandelectionsthatwillbecontinuedinAdrian,February18-27,2010.
Convening General Chapter 2010
Duringthissharedhour,SisterDonnaMarkham,OP,PrioressoftheCon-gregation,formallycalledtheGeneralChaptertoorder.“Maywefocusonpossibility,generosity,andgiftandnotallowourselvestobecomepreoc-cupiedbyfearorproblemsorcriti-cism,”shesaid.“Maywedaretotakethelongeststridesofsoulpossibletoimaginewhatwemightcreateto-getherinresponsetothosewhosuffer.Andmaywehumblyconsiderwhomwemightentrustwiththeministryofleadinginthesedaysahead.”
SisterDonna’saddresswasfollowedbyarollcallandtheblessingofeachMissionChapter.TheimageofeachChapterassemblyinturnwastrans-mittedtoallfivesitesasthesistersintheChapterwerecalledtorespondtotheVision.InHolyRosaryChap-ter,withthesingingof“BlessingsofLife,”aspecialcandlerepresentingthatChapterwascarriedasablessing.SisterDonnathenledthesistersinarecommitmenttotheVisionsetforthinGeneralChapter2004:“Seektruth;makepeace;reverencelife.”
Individually,theMissionChapterscarriedoutthepreliminaryworkoftheGeneralChapterseparatelyandaccordingtotheirownschedule.Ateachassembly,sistersgatheredinsmallgroupstoidentifyvaluablequalitiesforleadershipandtoraise
thenamesofsisterswhomtheybe-lievedpossessthosequalities.Individ-ualsistersorgroupswereencouragedtofilloutCalltoLeadershipforms,notingthesisterorsisterswhomtheybelievecouldbestleadtheCongrega-tionthroughthenextsixyears.Sisterswhoarecalledthroughthisprocesswillbeinvitedtoparticipateinacommu-nalDiscernmentDay,twodaysbeforereconvening.
Theassembliesalsoincludedasmallgroupprocessinwhicheachgroupcreatedthreetofivefoundationalques-
tionsthattheyfeltneededtobead-dressedsothattheCongregationcanrealizeitspreferredfuture.Thefoun-dationalquestionsfromallChapterswerepassedonto
theGeneralChapterDirectionalCom-mittee,whichmetinearlyNovembertosynthesizethemandcombinesimilarquestions.ThosequestionswillbecometherawmaterialforthedeliberationofGeneralChapterdelegatesinFebruary.Pleasevisitwww.adriandominicans.orgAdrianDominicanNewssectionunderWhat’sHappeningandjointhesistersinprayerduringtheupcomingweeksofpreparationandformoreinformationaboutGeneralChapter2010.
Vision and Mission
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Atthetimeofhersuddendeathattheageof76onSeptember9,2009,SisterAnthonitaPorta,
OP,alreadyleftbehindanimpressivelegacy.InspiredbyherstudyoftheMontessoriMethodofteaching,SisterAnthonita,togetherwithSisterLeonorEsnard,OP,foundedtheMontessoriChildren’sHouseatSt.JosephAcad-emyinAdrianin1972.Today,theschoolisthriving,offeringchildrenaged18monthstosixyearsasafeenvironmentinwhichtoexploretheworldaroundthemindependently,inpreparationforelementaryschool.
Foryears,SisterAnthonitaalsodirectedtheAdrianDominicanMontes-soriTeacherEduca-tionInstitute(AD-MTEI),whichhasdrawnpeoplefromthroughoutthenationandinternation-ally.ParticipantsgatherinAdrianfor16weekendsduringtheacademicyeartoearntheirMontessoriearlychild-hoodcertification.
Formany,startingaMontessorischoolandaweekendinstituteforteacherswouldseemtobeadauntingtask,butSisterAnthonitadidnotseeitthatway.“[Sister]Anthonitawasquiteadreamer,”recalledPaulD’Arcy,ADMTEIadministratorandnephewofSisterAnthonita.“Shetookrisks,butdidnotseethemasrisks,”hesaid.“ShetrustedthatifaprojectwasofGod,itwouldsucceed.”
SisterAnthonitaalsoleavesalegacyoffriendship.“Withinthefirsttwoorthreeweekendsofthecourse,theAD-
MTEIstudents–Catholics,Muslims,Hindus,andBuddhists–arebondedintoacommunity,”Paulsaid.Heat-tributedtheattractionoftheprograminparttoSisterAnthonita,whodrewpeoplebytherespectandcaresheshowedeverybody.
Toenhancethisrichlegacyofac-complishmentsandfriendship,SisterLeonorandPaulhaveestablishedtheSisterAnthonitaPortaLegacyTrusttofundscholarshipsforat-riskstudentsatSt.JosephAcademyandhelptosupporttheeducationofaMontessoriteacherthroughtheADMTEIpro-gram.
“JustaroundthetimethatSisterAnthonitadied,agroupofusweremeetingtoplanherjubileecelebra-tioninJuneof2010andtoestablishatrustinhername,”Paulexplained.TheLegacyTrustisacontinuationofascholarshipfundthatSisterAnthonitaherselfhadestablishedyearsagotoensurethatstudentsfromneedyfami-liescouldattendSt.JosephAcademy.
“Justrecently,”Paulnoted,“ADMTEIstaffmemberscalculatedthatthescholarshipfundhaddistributedabout$400,000in10years.”
SisterLeonorexplainedthattheschol-arshipfundbenefittedfromgenerousdonorsandfromthemoneythattheADMTEIearnedfromworkshops,seminars,andoff-campuspresenta-tions.Butthescholarshipfund–nowtheLegacyTrust–hasalwaysfacedparticularchallenges.SisterLeonornotedthedifficultyinfund-raisingforMontessoriprograms.“Wedon’tgetgreatgrantslikeuniversitiesdo,”shesaid,becausepeopleoftendon’trecognizeearlychildhoodeducationasbeingassignificantascollegeedu-cation.“Theydon’tinvestmoneyinprogramsforearlychildhood.”
Donationswouldbemostappreciated–andputtogooduse.CheckscanbemadeouttotheSister Anthonita Porta Legacy TrustandmailedtoAdrianDominicanMontessoriTeacherEdu-cationInstitute,1257E.SienaHeightsDrive,Adrian,MI49221.
Sister Anthonita
Legacy Trust Will Fund
Scholarships for Teachers,
Students
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Weber Center: A Place for Reflection and Hospitality
Situatedneartheopen30+acresontheAdrianDomini-canSistersMotherhouseCampus,WeberCenteris
“dedicatedtohospitalityandtheop-portunityforspiritualgrowth,provid-ingaquiet,reflectiveenvironmentandagatheringspacewherepeoplecometobeenriched,”accordingtotheCenter’smissionstatement.
Throughouttheyear,WeberCenter
Do you long for some peace and quiet, a time away to reconnect with God and with yourself? Do you hunger for a weekend of spiritual food, a workshop that can enrich your understanding of God, yourself, or spiritual matters?
You might be ready for a retreat or a workshop to enhance your faith and spirituality. Consider a retreat at the Adrian Dominican Sisters’ sponsored institution, Weber Retreat and Conference Center.
offersavarietyofsponsoredprograms,one-dayorweekendworkshopsandretreatsplannedbyCenterstaff.Week-longdirectedretreatsareofferedduringthesummer.ThestaffatWeberCentercanalsoconnectspiritualseekerswithaspiritualdirector,eitherforaprivateretreatorforregularappointmentsthroughouttheyear.
“WehavewonderfulprogrammingandspeakersatWeberCenter,”saidSis-
Sponsored Institution
programs.ItishomeforallAdrianDo-minicanSisterswhominister“inthefield”awayfromcampus,andwhoreturnhomeformissiongroupmeetings,Chapterassemblies,Con-gregationgatherings,holidays,funer-alsorjustforavisit.WeberCenterisalsoaspecialplaceforthefamiliesofsisters.“Whensistersdie,thisiswheretheirfamilymemberscometocelebratethelifeofthesistertheylost,”SisterPegexplained.
Herfondestwishisthat“morepeoplewill‘EntertheCenter’andleavethisholygroundfeelinggracedandblessed,”sothattheyinturncanbringtoothersthejoyandpeacethattheyfoundatWeberCenter.Sheadded,“Whatwouldittaketomakeyou‘En-tertheCenter’?Weareopentoanysuggestions.”
Forabrochurelistingupcomingpro-grams,orforotherinformation,call517-266-4000;logonto www.weber-center.org;[email protected].
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terPegO’Flynn,OP,director.Sheisexcitedaboutfutureprogramofferings,including:
• Aweekendretreaton“Spirituality and the Elder Years”bySinsinawaDominicanSisterMaryC.Hopkins,OP,April19-22;
• Aweekendworkshop,“We Live Inside a Story! Do You Know What Story You Are In?”byinternation-allyknownauthor,speakerandtheo-logianMeganMcKenna,September24-26;
• “Blessed Are the Peacemakers: Fol-lowing the Nonviolent Jesus in a World of Violence,”byFatherJohnDear,SJ,onSaturday,October9.
Alongwithsponsoredprograms,We-berCenteroffershospitalityandspaceforchurchandnon-profitgroupshold-ingtheirownprograms.WeberCenterisequippedwithtwolargemeetingroomsandanauditorium,allwithmulti-mediabroadcastcapabilities,andsmallerconferenceroomsforsmallgroupsorbreak-outsessions.
WeberCentercanaccommodateupto102overnightguestsinits54rooms–48withdoublebeds.Eachroomhas
aprivatebathandindividuallycon-trolledheatingandairconditioning.MealsareavailableinthediningroominMaddenHall,adjacenttoWeber.
Guestsalsohaveaccesstoalibrary,afireplaceinthelobby,andspaciousgrounds,whichfeatureacirclegardenandalabyrinth,alongwithanaturetrailandacosmicwalkthroughthecreationoftheuniverse.Inaddition,theycantakeadvantageoftheprayerlifeontheMotherhousecampus,includingdailyMass,MorningPrayer,EveningPrayer,andspecialseasonalprayerservices.
OnespecialfeatureoftheCenteristheWeberCenterShop,openMon-daythroughSaturdayfrom8:30a.m.to4:30p.m.Theshopoffersbooksonavarietyoftopics,fromtheologyandspiritualitytopsychologyandtheDominicanfamily.Inaddition,guestscanpurchasemusic,greetingcards,re-ligiousgifts,personalneedsitemsandsnacks.Booksandmusicthatarenotavailableintheshopcanbeorderedbycalling517-266-4035.
SisterPegseesWeberasa“centerofhospitality,”wherepeoplecancometorelaxaswellastobeupliftedbythe
Sponsored Institution
The Weber Retreat and Conference Center offers meeting space and accommodations for both large and small groups. Left, the Weber Shop. Right, the Weber Auditorium, complete with state-of-the-art audio visual capability.
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SisterPegO’Flynn,OP,hascomefullcircleinthepastyear.AsthenewdirectorofWeberRetreatandConfer-
enceCenter,shehasreturnedtothesitewhere,35yearsago,shefirstcameastheassistanttothedirector,SisterJuneSecor,OP.
BorninDetroit,SisterPegwastaughtbyAdrianDominicanSistersfor12yearsand,in1956,enteredtheCon-gregation.“IgrewupinanerawhennearlyeveryCatholicfamilyhadsomebodyinreligiouslife,”shesaid,notingthatseveralofhercousinshadalsobecomereligioussisters.
HerfirstassignmentbroughthertoRosarianAcademyinWestPalmBeach,Florida,whereshetaughtandservedintheboardingschool.Shetaughtfor17yearsatvariousschoolsinFlorida.In1975,attherequestofSisterJune,shebecametheassistantdirectoratWeberCenter,wheresheministereduntil1981.
SisterPeg,anavidrunner,earnedherdegreeinsocialworkatWayneStateUniversity.From1983to1994,sheoperatedaprivatepracticeasapsy-chotherapistatDominicanConsulta-tionCenter,Detroit.NowattwositesintheDetroitarea,thecenterofferscounseling,psychologicaltesting,seminarsandworkshopstoreligiousandlaypeople,familiesandchildren.
In1994,asheadofthenewOfficeonAging,shetraveledthroughoutthecongregation,speakingtosistersaboutissuesofthesecondhalfoflife.TheofficewassetuptoserveasaresourceandsupportforbothChapterPrioress-esandtheGeneralCouncil.“Ilovedit,”SisterPegsaid,notingthatshe
hadstudiedgerontologyatMadonnaUniversityandhadalwaysenjoyedworkingwiththeolderpopulation.
In1998,SisterPegwaselectedChapterPrioressofNokomis,oneofthreeMissionChaptersintheDetroitarea.Whileinoffice,shetookpartindiscussionsonreconfiguringthethreechapters,and,whentheymergedintoonechapter,GreatLakes,in2002,shewaselectedPrioressuntil2008.“Ilovedmy10yearsinleadershipasaChapterPrioress,”SisterPegsaid,addingthatshehasenjoyedeveryministrythatshehasundertaken.
Inthesummerduringhersabbati-cal,SisterPegwasinvitedtoreturntoWeberCenterasdirector.InofficesinceFebruary,2009,SisterPegsaidshehasspentthepastyearbecom-ingreacquaintedwithWeberCenteranditsprogramming.Shepraisedher“wonderful”staff,whohavemadethetransitioneasyandsmoothforher,andwhoembodyWeberCenter’sspiritofhospitality.
Feature Story
NewWeber CenterDirector Sister Peg
Retreats
Now is a great time to look ahead to the spring and summer – and to plan a retreat or simply a day away to reconnect with God. Here are some retreat centers, sponsored by or affiliated with the Adrian Dominican Sisters and staffed by our sisters and/or associates, for your consideration.
anceisalsoavailabletoallguests.Forinformation,visitwww.spiritmountain-retreat.orgorcall951-659-2523.
Springbank Retreat CenterKingstree, South CarolinaSpringbank,setinwoodlandsandwatergardens,isanidealplaceforsab-baticals,privateretreats,staffretreats,planningmeetings,smallconferencesandthehermitageexperience.AdrianDominicansonstaffareSisterTrinaMcCormick,OP,director,andSisterUrsulaOrding,OP.Forinformation,visitwww.springbankretreat.org orcall800-671-0361.
Voices for Earth Justice Southfield, MichiganVoicesforEarthJusticewasfoundedtoservethosewhoareactiveinpro-tectingthenaturalworld.Itprovidesretreats,workshops,andEarthliteracyprograms.AdrianDominicanassociatePatriciaGillisistheexecutivedirector.SisterPatriciaBenson,OP,servesontheboard.Forinformation,visitwww.voices4earth.orgorcall248-351-9001.
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Weber Retreat and Conference Center, Adrian, MichiganWeberCenteroffersday,weekendorweek-longretreatsandworkshops,aswellasseveralguidedretreatsduringthesummer.GuestscanenjoyWeber’sbookstore;alibrary;andbeautifulgrounds.AdrianDominicanSistersonstaffareSisterPegO’Flynn,OP,direc-tor,andSisterJoellaMiller,OP.Forinformation,visitwww.adriandomini-cans.org/weberorcall517-266-4000.
Cedar Hill Enrichment Center Gainesville, GeorgiaCedarHill,nestledon18acresoflandinthehillsofnorthernGeorgia,cancreateaspecialday,weekendorweek-longprogramforyourgroup,oryoucanattendoneoftheretreatsorprogramsthattheyoffer.Co-foundersareSisterMaryKathrynCliatt,OP,andSisterJuneRacicot,OP.Forinforma-tion,visitwww.discovercedarhill.orgorcall770-887-0051.
Dominican Center for Religious Development, Detroit, MichiganTheDCRCoffersspiritualdirectiontopeopleofallfaiths;aninternshipinspiritualdirection;andsummerdirect-edretreatsatlocalretreatcenters.OnstaffareSisterJoannePodlucky,OP,administrator;SisterRosemarieKief-fer,OP,director;SisterTeresaDisch,OP;andSisterCharlotteHoefer,OP.Forinformation,visitwww.dominican-center.orgorcall313-387-9574.
Santuario Sisterfarm Boerne, TexasFoundedin2002andco-directedbyAdrianDominicanSisterCarolCoston,OP,andSisterEliseGarcía,OP,SantuarioSisterfarmdemonstratessustainablelivingonitssevenacresthroughsuchpracticesascompost-ing,organicgardening,andrenewableenergy.Forinformation,visitwww.santuariosisterfarm.org orcall830-537-4327.
Sea of Peace House of Prayer Edisto Island, South CarolinaSeaofPeaceoffersnaturalsettingsthatcanhealthemindandsoul:atidalmarsh,anearbybeach,andgardens.Guestscanalsoenjoyalibrary;guidedmeditation,prayerandstudyopportu-nities;anartsandcraftsroom;andalabyrinth.SisterSharonCulhane,OP,isthedirector.Forinformation,visitwww.seaofpeacehouseofprayer.orgorcall843-869-0513.
Spirit Mountain Retreat Idyllwild, CaliforniaSpiritMountainRetreat,directedbySisterEstherKennedy,OP,of-fersanumberofprograms,includingIndividualprivateretreats–overnightorforaweekend,aweekorlonger–andascheduledSoulDaytogiveyoutimetolistentoyourinnervoice.Hildegard’sHermitageisavailableforthoseonsabbatical.Spiritualguid-
Retreat Centers Space and Opportunity for Reflection
Labyrinth at Weber Center, Adrian
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Sister Janice Celebrates Perpetual VowsOn the Feast of St. Dominic
Formation
ThejoyoftheFeastofSt.DominicdeGuzman,found-eroftheDominicanOrderofPreachers,wasdeepened
andenhancedattheMotherhousethisyearwhenSisterJaniceBrown,OP,professedherperpetualvowsandfourotherwomenprofessedorrenewedtheirvowsduringaspecialMass.
SisterJaniceBrown,OP,professedhervowstoSisterDonnaMarkham,OP,PrioressoftheCongregation,inthepresenceofSisterJanice’sdaughter,Kathy;herparents,aunts,unclesandcousins;herco-workers;severalgoodfriends;herwitnesses,SisterPatriciaSpangler,OP,andSisterMarionCoppe,OP;andotherAdrianDominicanSis-ters.
ThedaughterofJuliusandMarthaBrown,SisterJanicewasborninDeerfield,Michigan,whereshewasamemberofSt.AlphonsusParish.Sheworkedinthebankingindustryforover25yearsthendecidedtojointheCongregation.
SisterJaniceholdsaBachelorofArtsinBusinessfromSienaHeightsCol-lege(nowUniversity)inAdrian,andaMaster’sinBusinessAdministrationfromWesternMichiganUniversityinKalamazoo.SheiscontinuingherstudiesintheologyatSacredHeartSeminaryandcurrentlyministersasthedirectoroftheDominicanLiteracyCenterinDetroit.
SisterJanice’sdecisiontoentertheCongregationhadaprofoundeffectonbothherandherdaughter’slife.ShesaidthatKathy,nowanurseattheUniversityofMichigan,hadbeen“mylife’sonlymissionsinceshewastwoyearsold,whenIbecameasinglepar-ent.”Whenyouhaveachild,shesaid,“youarewillingtodieforthatperson”andwilldoeverythinginyourpowertohelpthatchildtodevelopandgrow.Shebelievesthatsistersinministryhavea“similarpassion”forthepeoplewhomtheyserve.
SisterJanicebelievesthatKathyhasbenefitedaswell.Sheisnowonher
The women about to profess or renew their vows lie prostrate as the assembly sings the Litany of Dominican Saints.
St.JaneFrancesdeChantalandSt.LouisedeMarillacwerewidowedmotherswhobecamereligioussisters.
AttheliturgySisterAshleyGonzalezprofessedherfirstvowsandSisterEliseGarcía,OP;SisterMaryJones,OP;andSisterJacquelineStoll,OP,renewedtheirvows.Throughprofes-sionofvows,asistersharesfullyinthemissionoftheAdrianDominicanSisters.
TheformationprocessfortheAdrianDominicanshasfoursteps.Thefirstisayearasacandidatelivingincom-munityattheMotherhouse.Thenextstepisthenovitiate,whichtakestwoyears–themoreformalcanonicalyearandayearoftheologicalstud-iesandsupervisedministry.Afterthenovitiate,thesistersprofesstheirtemporaryvowsand,afterthreetosixyears,professtheirfinalvows.Formoreinformationontheformationprocess,visittheBecomeaSistersec-tionwww.adriandominicans.org.
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New Formation Director Sister Pat LeonardSister Patricia Leon-ard, OP, has served in a variety of ministries. In her latest ministry as Director of Formation, she guides candidates and novices through the discern-ment process and prepares the sisters under temporary vows for renewal or perpetual profession of vows.
Sister Pat met the Adrian Do-minicans as a student at St. James School in Miami. At 18, she entered the Congregation and taught in Tole-do and Florida. She served as dean of residents for the boarding school at Rosarian Academy in West Palm Beach, Florida and worked for 10 years in the Finance Office at the Motherhouse.
While at St. Leonard’s Ministries, a Chicago-based residential program for former prison inmates, Sister Pat served first as finance director and then at St. Andrew’s Court, a second-stage apartment building for former St. Leonard’s residents. While there, she earned her degree in social work through the University of Illinois-Chicago. She also served in Chicago’s Office of Catholic Schools and was a guidance counselor at Maria High School in Chicago. In June, 2008, she was invited to con-sider serving as formation director.
Formation
ownmoreandismoreofherownper-son.KathyoftencomestovisitJaniceandhercommunityattheirhomeinFraser,Michigan.
Still,SisterJanicesaid,therehavebeensome“growingpains.”Shedoesn’tseeKathyasoftenasshewouldlike.OneparticularlydifficulttimewaswhenKathybecameseri-ouslyillwhileSisterJanicewasinthenovitiateinSt.Louis.SisterJanicehadtotravelbacktoMichigantobewithherdaughterinthehospital.Overall,however,“it’sbeenabless-ing,”shesaid.
Whileit’sstillrelativelyrareformoth-erstoenterreligiouslifetoday,thereareanumberofcases–enoughthatagroupcalled“SisterMoms”wasformed.Inaddition,mothershaveen-teredreligiouslifethroughoutChurchhistory.St.ElizabethAnnSeton,founderoftheSistersofCharityofSt.Joseph,waslefttoraisefivechildrenafterthedeathofherhusband.Both
Sister Janice Brown, OP, center, professes her perpetual vows to Sister Donna.
Jesuscallspeoplefromallwalksoflifetoenterintohisservice.Justashecalledfourofhisapostlesfromtheshores
ofLakeGalilee,sohecalledErinMuldoon,26,.ofNashville,Tennessee,fromherworkasamarinebiologistintotheformationprogramwiththeAdrianDominicanSisters.
Erin’sRiteforEntranceintotheCandidacy,inthecontextofEveningPrayer,washeldinHolyRosaryChapelonOctober7,theFeastofOurLadyoftheRosary.Amongtheguestswereherparents,SeanandMoreenMuldoon.Heryoungersister,KellyMuldoon,wasunabletoattendbuthasbeenverysupportiveofErin’sdeci-siontoentertheCongregation.
SisterDonnaMarkham,OP,PrioressoftheCongregation,welcomedErinintoatimeof“mutualdiscernmentforvowedmembership.”FormationDi-rectorSisterPatriciaLeonard,OP,andmembersoftheassemblystatedtheirownwillingnesstowalkwithErinon
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Entrance into CandidacyMarine Biologist Enters Candidacy with Adrian Dominican Sisters
Formation
Sister Donna Markham, OP, Prioress of the Congto enter the formation process as a candidate.
Marine biologist Erin Muldoon feeds the stingrays at Aquarium Restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee, where she worked before her entrance into the Congregation.
herjourneyofdiscernment.ErinthenreceivedacopyoftheCongrega-tion’sMissionStatement.
Duringtheceremony,Erinformallystatedherdesireto“becomeapartofthegreatcommunityofAdrianDominicans.IwishtobeonewiththeMission,Vision,andmostly,thespiritIseeineachsister.Iaskforcontinuedprayersonmyjourney.IalsoasktobechallengedsothatmyfaithwillbeasstrongasallofthesistersIhavemetandwillmeet.”
Asacandidate,Erinlivesincom-munitywithothersinformationandwithprofessedsistersinSienaHouse,acrossfromtheMotherhousecampus.HerministriesincludecampusministryatSienaHeightsUniversityandworkingwithSisterMarySoher,OP,inAdrian’sSharetheWarmthshelter.ShealsospendshertimestudyingtheconstitutionandhistoryoftheCongregationandinthesecondsemesterwillstudyChristianScriptureatSienaHeights.
ErinwasborninCincinnati,Ohio.HerfamilymovedtoNashvillewhenshewasthree,andErinattendedHolyRosaryAcademy.A2001graduateofFatherRyanHighSchool,ErinwasactiveatSt.StephenParishinOldHickory,Tennessee,justoutsideofNashville.SheservedasaEucharisticministerandanaltarserver;sanginthechoir;andwas“onemonthshy”ofcompletinghertwo-yeartermontheparishcouncil.Erinparticipatedintheparishyouthgroup,LifeTeen,bothasahighschoolstudentandlater,asavolunteer.Whenshemovedontocollege,sheandotherparishionersincollegestarted“AfterLife.”ThegroupgatheredonthefirstFridayofeverymonthforadoration,ameeting,andpizza.
Erinenjoysthesupportandexcite-mentofherfamilyandherAdrianDominicanSisters.TofindoutmoreaboutErinandthewomenindiscern-mentvisitwww.adriandominicans.organdclickon“BecomeaSister.”
reptiles.“Reptilesaresodifferent,”sheexplained,“andit’smorefunstudyingaboutsomethingthat’sdifferentfrommethanstudyingaboutmyself.”Shecontinuedherworkwithreptilesaftershegraduatedin2005,whenshelandedajobattheNashvilleZoo.
Mostrecently,ErinhasworkedasamarinebiologistatAquariumRestau-rantinNashville,tendingtotheneedsofeels,stingrays,andsharkswhoinhabitedtherestaurant’s200,000gal-lonaquarium.Erinrecalledaneelwhooftenapproachedhertobepetted,andstingrayswho,intheirexcitementtobefed,oftenleapeduptoherface.Thesharkswerenodanger,sincetheyswamawayinfearwhentheysawadiver,shesaid.Butshehashandleddangerouscreatures,includingacaiman,atypeofcrocodile,andananaconda,an18-foot,non-venomousboafromSouthAmerica.
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Chanting the opening psalm together are, from left: Sister Durstyne Farnan, OP, Director of Vocations, with Moreen, Erin and Sean Muldoon.
ErinfirstheardabouttheAdrianDominicanSistersfromherpastor,whohadbeentaughtintheseminarybySisterDorothyFolliard,OP.ShewenttotheCongregation’swebsite,requestedmoreinformation,andreceivedaphonecallfromSisterDurstyneFarnan,OP,VocationDirec-tor,whoinvitedhertoAdrianforavisit.“ThenextthingIknew,Ihadaplaneticket,”shesaid.ShevisitedAdrianinMayandwasimpressedbythespiritofthesistersshemet–andbytheCongregation’sopennesstoallowsisterstoserveinavarietyofministries.“IknewthemomentIcameupherethatIwantedtobeanAdrian,”ErintoldTheTennesseeRegister,newspaperoftheDioceseofNashville.
ThisvarietyofministriesiswellsuitedtoErin,whobringswithhersomeuniqueinterestsandexperienc-es.ShestudiedbiologyandminoredingeographyatAustinPeayStateUniversityinClarksville,Tennessee,andespeciallyenjoyedworkingwith
regation, addresses Erin on her readiness
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Michael Barlow Center Prepares Ex-Offendersfor Competitive and Sustainable Employment
ThecampusonHoyneandWarrenBoulevardinChicagoteemsdailywithactivity,excitementand
purposeasmenandwomenstudy,workoncomputersandinthekitchen,learnhealthyandproductivewaystolive,andworkonconstructionproj-ects.Thisisnocollegecampus,butthehubofSt.Leonard’sMinistries.
Openedinthemid-50sasSt.Leon-ard’sHouse,thisagencyhasgrownfromaresidentialprogramformenwhohadbeeninprisonintoanetworktohelprebuildthelivesofmenandwomenwhohavebeenincarcerated.GraceHouse,aresidentialprogramforwomen,andSt.Andrew’sCourt,asecond-stagehousingandsupportsys-temformen,wereaddedinthe1990s.
AlthoughSt.Leonard’swasbegunbytheEpiscopalDioceseofChicago,manyAdrianDominicanSistershave
Success StoryThe Michael Barlow Center (MBC), the education and training component of St. Leonard’s Ministries, has logged a number of success stories since its opening in 2005.
Willy came to the MBC with an eighth-grade education and no knowledge of computers, Willy started coming to the MBC’s computer lab, where he earned all five certificates in such areas as the Internet and word processing. From there, he graduated from the building maintenance class in October and the high school completion program in December. While still involved in those courses, he took part in the transitional job program, attending classes in the morning and working from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Willy plans to become a youth counselor, and has already started college applications. He credits the Michael Barlow Center with his success. “I got excited about learning,” he said. “This is a great place to learn.”
beeninvolved.SisterMaryDolan,OP,istheadministratorofGraceHouse.SisterJeanHughes,OP,thecontractsadministrator,hadservedasanaftercarecoordinatorfor14years.SisterSharonBossler,OP,recentlybeganherministryatSt.Leonard’sasthevolunteercoordinator.OtherswhohaveservedatSt.Leonard’sMinis-triesare:SisterEuniceDrazba,OP,facilitiesdirector;SisterBettyGib-bons,OP,AdultHighSchoolComple-tionProgramcoordinator;SisterPatLeonard,OP,financedirectorforSt.Leonard’sandlatersocialservicesdirectorforSt.Andrew’sCourt;SisterCatherineMcKillop,volunteerco-ordinator;SisterMarieMichael,OP,financedirector;andSisterKathyNo-lan,OP,GraceHousesocialservices/personalcounselor.
WiththeestablishmentoftheMichaelBarlowCenter(MBC)in2005,“we’reclosingthecircleofservices,”said
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A student works on his computer skills in the Center’s computer lab.
Sister Jean Hughes, OP, meets with a resident of St. Leonard’s Ministries.
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ex-offendersandgotojobinterviews,knowingthattheyarequalified....Ihavehighexpectationsofourstu-dents.”
Overall,reportsshowthatSt.Leon-ard’sMinistriesandtheMBChavemadeadifference.ThesuccessrateforgraduatesofSt.Leonard’sis80percent,comparedtoanaverageof50percent,andmanygraduateshavegoneontoleadsuccessful,productiveandhappylives.Mr.Doughertycred-itstheirsuccesstoa“greatstaff,”butalsotothehardworkandcommitmentofthestudentsthemselves.
PerhapsLisaCockerhambestsummeduptheattitude,goalandworkofstaffmembers,volunteers,residentsandparticipantsinSt.Leonard’sMinis-triesprograms:“We’reheretrans-forminglives.”
TofindoutmoreaboutStLeonard’sMinistriesvisithttp://slministries.org.
BobDougherty,ExecutiveDirec-torofSt.Leonard’sMinistriesandbrotherofAdrianDominicanSisterGraceDougherty,OP.Alongwithhousingandsupport,“wegivethemthetoolstosucceedontheirown,”heexplained.
St.Leonard’sAdultHighSchoolispartofSt.Leonard’seducationalcomponent.“Whenpeoplecomeoutofprison,it’sassumedthey’llneedaGED,”Mr.Doughertysaid.“Weofferanalternativehighschoolprogram,incollaborationwithReginaDominicanHighSchool,”aschoolsponsoredbytheAdrianDominicanSistersandlo-catednorthofChicago.The14-weeksession–offeredtoallovertheageof21,notjustSt.Leonard’sparticipants–istheequivalentofan“intensivese-nioryear,”Mr.Doughertyexplained.Insixyears,200peoplehavegradu-ated.Thosewhoarenotreadyforthehighschoolprogramreceiveindividu-alizedtutoring.
Manygraduatesmoveontocol-lege,butotherstakeadvantageoftheMBC’svocationaltrainingprogram.“Wetookastepinfaith”inestablish-ingthetrainingcomponentofSt.Leonard’sMinistries,Mr.Doughertyexplained.Afocusgroupadvisedthemtooffertrainingintwoverymarket-ableareasofemployment:buildingmaintenanceandculinaryarts.
“Greenworks:BuildingMaintenancefortheFuture”preparesstudentsforopportunitiestoworkinthenewenvironmentally-consciousareasofbuildingconstruction.StudentsintheCulinaryArtsclassworktowardsen-trylevelpositionsinthefoodserviceindustry.TheAppliedCulinaryArtsclassfocusesonpracticalskillsto
preparethemtooperateGracie’sCof-feeShop,whichisexpectedtoopeninlate2010orearly2011intheremod-eledViceroyHotelinChicago.Acomputerlabgivesparticipantsaplacetohonetheircomputerskills.
LisaCockerham,jobdeveloper,teachesjob-huntingskillsthroughtheEmploymentPreparationTraining(EPT)program,andworkswithlocalemployerstofindqualifiedstudentswhocanmeettheirneeds.Throughherefforts,manygraduateshavegot-tenapprenticeshipswiththeChicagoTransitAuthority(CTA).OthershavegottenjobswithsuchemployersastheCookCountyForestPreserve,RushUniversityMedicalCenterandLutheranGeneralHospital.
“Alotofpeopledon’tthinkthatthesecompanieswouldbeinterestedinhir-ingex-offenders,”shesaid.“Butwewanttoinstillinourstudentsconfi-dence”sothattheycan“getpastbeing
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Members of the Applied Culinary Arts class, shown with Sister Sharon Bossler, OP, develop new recipes for their forthcoming restaurant, Gracie’s Coffee Shop.
Inrecentmonths,theCityofJuarez–thelargestcityintheStateofChihuahua,Mexico,justacrosstheRioGrandefrom
ElPaso,Texas–hasbeenreceivingagreatdealofmediaattentionasoneofthemostviolentcitiesintheworld.Thecityofnearly2millionpeoplehasbeenfraughtwithproblemsbroughtaboutbydrugcartels,carjacking,robberyandmurder,andpoverty.But,longbeforeJuarezbecameknownworldwidefortheseproblems,theAdrianDominicanSistershavehadanactivepresenceattheborder.
SisterDonnaKustusch,OP,hasbeenministeringinJuarezfor18years.Twoyearsafterherarrival,sheandSisterEleanorStech,OP,foundedCentroSantaCatalina,whichoffersnumerousservicestothepeopleofJuarez:asewingcooperative;agardencooperative;awomen’sprogram,focusingonspirituality;aKinderprogramforpre-schoolchildren;ahomeworkhelpprogramforelemen-taryschoolchildren;andaleadershipteam.
Duringalivewebcast,heldNovember1andsponsoredbytheCenterforAc-tionandContemplation,SisterDonna
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spokeoftheworkofCentroSantaCatalinaandoftheexperiencesofthepeopleofJuarez.
Mostfamiliesfaceadailystruggleofsurvivalandhavelostlovedonestotheviolenceintheircity.Inaddition,thetypical,monthlysalaryforonepersonis$160.
ThewomenofCentroSantaCatalinatypicallyliveinhutsonagarbagedumpinColoniaPan-filioNatera,withnoin-sidewaterorelectricity.Yet,SisterDonnasaid,theydonotseethem-selvesaspoor,butaswomenwhoare“inthestruggle.”Someofthewomeninthewomen’seconomiccooperative,LasMujeresdeEspe-ranzayFe(WomenofFaithandHope)canearnthreetimestheminimumwageinsell-ingtheirproducts.
SisterDonnadescribedCentroSantaCatalinaasacommunityoffaithbecause“infaiththe
*Sister Eleanor died in December 2009. She had ministered at Centro Santa Catalina for eight years.
Sister Donna Kustusch, OP (above), has been minister-ing in Juarez for 18 years.
Two years after her arrival, she and Sister Eleanor Stech, OP* (below), found-ed Centro Santa Catalina, which offers numerous services to the people of Juarez: a sewing coopera-tive; a garden cooperative; a women’s program, focus-ing on spirituality; a Kinder program for pre-school children; a homework help program for elementary school children; and a lead-ership team.
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peoplewhomtheirgroupmetwith,whileoftenexpress-ingthefearthatispartoftheirdailylives,arecommittedtobringingaboutapositivechangeinJuarez.
Tolearnmoreabouttheprod-uctscreatedandsoldbythewom-en’seconomiccooperative,WomenofFaithandHope,visitwww.centrosanta-catalina.org.SeemoreabouttheMPT’sexperiencesinJuarezatwww.mptinjuarez.blogspot.com.FormoreinformationontheAdrianDominicanSisters’MinistryTrustFundgotowww.adriandomini-cans.org.
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womenareinthestruggleforabetterlife.Againstallodds,theyarebuild-ingtheirfuture.”Sheseesthissignofhopenotonlyintheeconomiccooperative,butintheCenter’sotherprogramsaswell.
TheAdrianDominicanCongregationshowsitssupportforministryattheborderinvariousways.CentroSantaCatalinareceivesfundingfromtheAdrianDominicanSisters’MinistryTrustFund.SisterMaureenGallagher,OP,servesattheCenterasmarketingcoordinatorforthewomen’scoop-erative.SisterRoseAnnSchlitt,OP,andSisterMargaretLane,OP,havealsoservedatCentroSantaCatalina.SisterswhohaveservedattheTexas-Mexicanborderinotherministriesin-clude:SisterVictoriaDelasandro,OP;SisterPatriciaErickson,OP;SisterMarieCarmenGonzalez,OP;SisterSharonMcGuire,OP;SisterEstherOrtega,OP;SisterClaraPatricks,OP;SisterLauraPautz,OP;andthelateSisterMariaFeliciaMoreno,OP.
InNovember,2009,SisterReneeRichie,OP,traveledtoJuarezaspartofanexploratoryteamfromMichi-ganPeaceTeam(MPT),todeterminewhetheralonger-termteamfromMPTcouldmakeadifferenceinJuarez.Begunin1993,MPTdeploysteamsofpeace-makersintonationalandinter-nationalareasofconflictandprovidestraininginnonviolence.Currently,MPThasteamsinIsrael/PalestineandinIndia.MPTalsoreceivesfundingfromtheAdrianDominicanSisters’MinistryTrustFund.
“IfeltthatIhadseenthefaceofevilrightupfront,”SisterReneereflectedshortlyafterreturning.DuringtheirNovember1-19expedition,theteamtouredJuarez.SisterReneeheardsome“horrendousstories”andsawan“absolutelylawlesscity,”troubledbymassacres,drugcartels,andpoverty.“ItwasJesusonthecrossthatIsawinthepeople,”shesaid.
Yet,“Godisinthemiddleofthissuffering,”shesaid.Manyofthe
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SisterBarbaraChenicek,OP,andSisterRitaSchiltz,OP,AdrianDominicanSistersandartistswhohavedesignedworshipspaceforchurchesandchapelsthroughouttheworld,
broughttheirservicesclosertohomelastyear.Theycre-atedatapestryevocativeofthegreatDominicanmystic,St.CatherineofSiena(1347-1380).Measuringsevenfeetwideby17feetlong,TheCatherineTapestrywasintegratedintoSt.CatherineChapelontheMotherhousecampusinAdrianonAugust6.
ThetapestrywastrulyalaborofloveforSisterBarbaraandSisterRita,whobegantheprojectbyimmersingthemselvesinstudyofthelifeandwordsofSt.CatherineofSiena.AmemberoftheDominicanlaity,St.Catherinewasamysticandachurchreformer.AfteryearsoflivinginprayerfulsolitudeanddeepcommunionwithJesus,shewascalledtoalifeofservicetothepoorandsickandtospiritualleadershipforthepeopleofhertime.
Afterthesisters’periodofstudy,theartistsbeganworkonthevisualconceptofthetapestry,workinginthelargespaceofthedraperyroomonthefourthfloorofMaddenHall,theadministrativebuildingoftheMoth-erhouse.SisterBarbaraoriginatedtheconcept,drewthemasterplan,andspecifiedcolor.Meanwhile,SisterRita,havingpreparedthebasefabric,affixed4,500surfacefabricsaccordingtothemasterpattern.
Designers Create Tapestry that Evokes St. Catherine of Siena
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workandgraphicsatBarryCollege(nowUniversity)inMiami,Florida,from1958to1963anddirectedtheartdepartmentatSt.DominicCollegeinSt.Charles,Illinois,from1963to1970.Whileonsabbaticalfrom1970to1972,SisterRitadidpost-graduatestudyinmetal-smithingandjewelryatCaliforniaStateUniversityinbothLosAngelesandLongBeach.
SisterBarbara,alsoanativeofChicago,enteredthecommunityin1953.ShetaughtatSt.JudeSchoolinDetroitin1953andatSt.JosephSchoolinWyandotte,Michigan,from1954to1958.Fromthere,shewentontodirecttheartdepartmentatAquinasHighSchoolinChicago,spendinghersummersasaninstructorofdesignanddrawingatSienaHeightsCol-lege(nowUniversity)inAdrian.ShecontinuedasthesummerartinstructoratSienaHeightsuntil196l,returninglaterasdrawing,painting,anddesigninstructor.Followingthat,shetaughtatSt.DominicCollegeinthesamecapacity.
Visitwww.adriandominicans.orgformoreinformationaboutINAIStudioandthesacredspacedesignsofSisterBarbandSisterRita.
atethetapestry.Since1973,thetwoartists,basedatINAIStudioontheMotherhousecampus,havedesignedandcreatedsacredspace:churches,hospitalandmonasterychapels,andotherliturgicalcreations.Theircre-ationshaveearnednumerousawards,includingtheInteriorDesign/InstituteofBusinessDesign-ersBestofCompeti-tionAwardin1983fortheinteriorandliturgi-caldesignofDominicanChapelofthePlainsinGreatBend,Kansas,andthe1999De-signAwardinLiturgical/InteriorDe-signandReligious/VisualArtsAwardforSt.PhiliptheApostleChurchinLewisville,Texas.
BorninChicago,SisterRitaenteredtheAdrianDominicanCongregationin1943.HerfirstassignmentwasasanartinstructoratColegioSantoDomin-gointheDominicanRepublicfrom1946to1957.ShereceivedherPh.D.inartfromtheUniversidaddeSantoDomingoin1957.SisterRitawasanassistantprofessorofdesign,metal-
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ByMarch,2008,89percentoftheworkwascomplete.However,thetwoartistsfacedaseveresetbackthenextmonth,when,afterastorm,apipeintheatticoverthedraperyroomburst,damagingone-thirdoftheircompletedwork.Thetwoartistsbeganrestora-tion,completingthetapestrybyJuly,2009.
Duringtheprayerserviceinwhichthetapestrywasunveiled,SisterBarbaraandSisterRitaemphasizedthespiritofSt.Catherinethattheyhadhopedtocaptureintheirwork.TheydescribedthetapestryasasummoningofSt.Catherine,“acalltoher,thatshemightcallusoutfromwhatwearetowhat,intheSpirit,wearecalledtobe.”
“BarbandRitaareagifttotheworldofsacredartandworshipspace,”saidSisterDonnaMarkham,OP,Prior-essoftheCongregation.“They’vetransformedmanysacredplacesintocontemplativeplaces”andhavenowtransformedSt.CatherineChapel.
SisterDonnaandthemembersoftheGeneralCouncilhadrequestedthatSisterBarbaraandSisterRitacre-
Walter,OP,andSisterMaribethHowell,OP.ShehasservedforfiveyearsasthedirectorofliturgyandmusicatSt.ThomasParishinDecatur,Illinois,andisalsoaspiritualdirector.
Jacquelyn CrawfordwasacceptedasanassociateatAquinasInstitutealongwithCarol.ShewasmentoredbySisterJoanDelaplane,OP,andSisterMaribethHowell,OP.AfterreceivingherMasterofArtsinPastoralStudiesfromAquinas,JacquelynbecameachaplainatSt.LouisUniversityHospitalandSt.AlexisHospital.SheiscurrentlythebusinessmanagerofSt.AlphonsusChurchinSt.Louis.
Maureen GibbonsbecameanassociateduringMassatherparish,St.ThereseofLisieuxinShelbyTownship,Michigan,onOctober24.Maureenisactiveinherparishasacatechist,Eucharisticminister,andbereavementminister.ShehaslongbeenassociatedwiththeAdrianDominicanSistersasastudentatSt.LawrenceSchoolinUticaandDominicanHighSchoolinDetroit.
Adam De Line wasacceptedasanassociateataHolyRosaryChapelinAdrianinMay,2009.HewasmentoredbySisterJeanneLefebvre,OP.AnativeofAdrian,AdamcametoknowtheAdrianDominicanSisterspersonallythroughhisstudiesatSienaHeights.
Roberta ClemakcelebratedherRiteofAcceptanceatWeberCenteronSeptember8.AmemberofSt.PriscillaParishinLivonia,Michigan,RobertahasbeenmentoredbySisterRosalieBulanda,OP.RobertahadbeenanAdrianDominicanSisterfor14years,andhastaughtandservedasprincipalwithAdrianDominicans.RobertahasbeenmarriedtoCharlessince1973.
Carol JohnsonwasacceptedasanassociateinSeptemberatAquinasInstituteofTheologyinSt.Louis,wheresheearnedhermaster’sdegree.CarolwasmentoredbySisterPatricia
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Welcome New Associates
Mary Lach, an Adri-an Dominican asso-ciate since 2000, be-came the Director of Associate Life July 1, 2009. She oversees
a program that includes about 185 associates; women and men who make a non-vowed com-mitment to the Congregation’s Mission and Ministry.
Active in Associate Life, Mary is well-prepared for her new posi-tion. She served as an at-large member of the Associate Ad-visory Board and, along with others, worked on the Associate Scholarship Fund. She serves as the secretary for her mis-sion group, Peacemakers, in the Great Lakes Mission Chapter.
Mary has served as a pastoral minister at St. Ephrem Parish in Sterling Heights, Michigan, and at St. Paul of Tarsus Parish in Clinton Township, Michigan. Mary graduated magna cum laude from Aquinas College in Grand Rapids.
She and her husband, Theirry Lach, have two children, Laura and Andrew, both young adults.
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Adam DeLine with Sister Jeanne Lefebvre, OP
Roberta Clemak and Sister Rosalie Bulanda, OP.
Maureen Gibbons and Sister Marion Coppe, OP
In the past year, the Adrian Dominican Associate Life program has welcomed eight new members.
atSt.ElizabethAnnSetonParishinPortSt.Lucie,wheresheservesasalectorandisresponsibleforartandenvironment.Maria’smentorwasSisterHeleneDompierre,OP.
Elizabeth HeardwasacceptedasanassociateduringthedailyMassatSt.CatherineChapel,Adrian,onNovember17.AchaplainattheDominicanLifeCenter(DLC)forjustoverayear,ElizabethwasmentoredbySisterThereseMaryFoote,OP.HerministerialexperienceincludedservingasayouthministerataNavybaseinSicily,ItalyandfiveyearsofministryatOurLadyoftheLakeParishinLakeOswego,Oregon.
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PublicationsThe following are some of the most recent books published by Adrian Dominican Sisters. For a full listing, log onto the Adrian Dominican website, www.adriandominicans.org, and in the Publications tab, scroll down to Sisters’ Publications.
Creative Connections for Cat-echists from A to Z: Catholic Social Teaching,bySisterJanetSchaeffler,OP,Twenty-ThirdPublications,August,2009Sister Janet draws on her years of ministry in faith formation to give parish catechists some ideas on how to present Catholic social teaching to their students. These teachings are “the very essence of who we are,” Sister Janet says, because we are following Jesus’ mandate to serve
Visiting the Elderly: An Essen-tial Parish Ministry,bySisterJeanetteJabour,OP,Twenty-ThirdPublications,2007Visiting elderly parishioners – parish members who are often overlooked – is not only essential parish ministry, but can bring life and joy to the minister as well as to those who are visited. Sister Jea-nette shares stories from her own 30 years of ministry as a nursing home administrator, social worker and counselor.
ShewasmentoredbySisterMarionCoppe,OP.
Tiffany Lynn HeathcelebratedtheFeastofAllSaintsbybecomingoneoftheCongregation’syoungestassociates.TiffanyisanationalcoalitionorganizerfortheAFL-CIOandisalreadyactivewiththeCongregationasamemberoftheCommissiononPartnersinMission.ShewasmentoredbySisterMaryPriniski,OP,andSisterMariaRiley,OP.
Maria McCadden,anartteacheratSt.AnastasiaCatholicSchoolinFortPierce,Florida,becameanassociateonNovember15.ShechairstheLiturgyCommission
Members of the Sunbelt Mission Group attended Tiffany Heath’s acceptance into Associate Life. Back row: Sisters Laura Pautz, OP; Aneesah McNamee, OP; Mary Rae Walter, OP. Middle row: Mary Ann Ennis, OP; Jean Marie Lehtinen, OP; Anele Heiges, OP; Mary Lach, director of Associate Life. Front row: Sister Mary Priniski, OP, Chapter Prioress of the Mid-Atlantic Mission Chapter and Tiffany Heath.
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Sister Helene Dom-pierre, OP, and Maria McCadden
Elizabeth Heard
wasCatherineBarry,thefutureMotherMaryGerald.
Afterafewyears,SisterReginaldwassenttoIllinois,whereshetaughtatBishopQuarterMilitarySchoolforBoysinOakPark.Whilethere,shemetSisterEdwardine,whowasteach-ingatAquinasHighSchoolinChi-cago.ItwasthenthatSisterEdwardinelearnedoftheinfluenceshehadunknowinglyplayedinSisterRegi-nald’slife.ShealsolearnedthatSisterReginaldwasill,andthatsheexpectedtobesenttoRoy,NewMexico,inashorttime.Aschoolandaninfirmaryfortubercularsistershadbeenopenedtherein1919.
SisterMaryGeraldandthosewhohadbeenpostulantsunderSisterRegi-nald’scareduringthesummersshedtearswhenthedelicate,frailSisterReginaldleftAdrianforNewMexicoinearly1921.Althoughtheyhopedforthebest,theyfearedthattheywouldnotseeheragain.
SisterReginaldwasinRoyforlessthanayear.ShediedoftuberculosisonJuly5,1921,attheageoftwenty-four,andwasburiedinRoy.ShehadbeenwiththeAdrianDominicansforonlyeightyears.AlthoughatthetimeofherdeathAdrianwasaprovinceoftheNewYorkDominicans,sheentered,receivedthehabit,andwasprofessedintheAdrianProvince.SohernameappearsinourAnniversarium,andwerememberherinourprayerseachyearontheanniversaryofherdeath.
SisterReginald’snamemayalsoap-pearintherecordsoftheNewYorkCongregation,whichisnowafound-ingmemberoftheDominicanSistersofHope.
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favoritepupilofSisterNoelitaCam-eron.Thosewhoknewherconsideredheraveryattractiveyoungwoman.
WhenMarywasfourteenyearsofageandlivinginBentonHarbor,sheadmiredayoungtwenty-year-oldwomannamedGenevieveSchairer,whomsheobservedatdailyMass.SheoftenwishedtospeaktoGenevieve,butneverfoundtheoccasiontodoso.Astimewenton,shebegantomissseeingGenevieveatMassand,uponinquiryofafriend,discoveredthatGenevievehadgonetoAdriantobecomeasister.GenevievewasthefutureSisterEdwardine.ThisincidentmayhavetriggeredMary’svocation.
Inearly1913,MaryenteredthepostulateinAdrian.Shewassixteenyearsofage.ShereceivedthehabitinAugustofthatyear,andprofessedherfirstvowsinAugust1915attheageofeighteen.Afterprofession,shetaughtatSt.JosephAcademyinAdrian.Duringthesummersbetweenteach-ingyears,shewasassignedcareofthepostulants.Oneofthesepostulants
TwoAdrianDominicanSis-tersareburiedinRoy,NewMexico.SisterReginaldBradleywasthefirst.Sister
JeanMarieBeauchinediedtherelater.SisterIrmaKavanaughalsodiedthere,butwasnotburiedthere.
SisterReginald,neeMaryBradley,wasbornonNovember21,1896,inChicago,butshegrewupinMichi-gan,inSt.JosephandBentonHarbor.SheattendedSt.JosephSchoolinSt.Joseph,Michigan,withtheAdrianDominicanSisters,whereshewasthe
SisterReginaldBradley1896-1921by sister catherine PoDvin, oP
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