Peace & Justice Update
April Reading
Please click here for this month's newsletter from the Alliance Against Human Trafficking that focuses on the link between statelessness and human trafficking.
Dominican Family News
DVM April News
Please click here for the April newsletter from DVM which includes details on the June DELC Academy in Columbus and interesting happenings in the classrooms.
New Leadership
The Sisters of St. Dominic of Caldwell, New Jersey have a new leadership team. You can click here to read about the changes and the women serving as leaders. Also, click here for a photo of the team.
Events
Kentucky Retreat - Please see revised details
Please review the particulars for a retreat for DSOP Sisters and Associates at the Motherhouse in Kentucky in June.
Focus: "God's Ways Revealed through the Experiences of Women in Scripture and Tradition," led by Fr. Ray Dlugos
Date: June 1-7
Cost: Sisters residing at the KYMH--$150
DSOP Sisters/Associates nonresident --$450
(Cost covers registration, room and meals.)
Fr. Ray led the same type of retreat for the last two years in Ohio. Sr. Amy McFrederick will be the Kentucky retreat's Liturgist Musician.
Please register through Lynn Fenwick. The updated registration form can be found by clicking here.
Sisters Honored at Spring Event
Congratulations to Sr. Ellen Dunn and Sr. Elizabeth Jackson for receiving the coveted Erskine Award for excellence. The award, that recognizes demonstrated leadership and achievement of women in their communities and in their professions, was announced at the St. Mary's Academy Annual Spring Luncheon. We are all very proud of you!
Prayer Requests
- Sr. Annette Lucero (Columbus, OH, annette.lucero@opeace.org) asks for prayer for her niece, JoAnn, who is undergoing chemotherapy for Stage 4 breast cancer and is now in the hospital with pneumonia. Please also pray for the family as they strive to support JoAnn.
- Please continue to pray for the healing of the effects of the war in Vietnam during today's anniversary of the Fall of Saigon.