Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas from Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Illinois! What a joyful season it has been. It was a unique week before Christmas when we received a Popemoji care package from Aleteia/Pope Is Hope, making the season even more festive. We had a lot of visitors, performers and parties to make the season bright. Music Clip: Still, Still, Still from Songs of Christmas Rosary High School Glee Club Sister Marilyn Brennan, Director Jon Warfel, Accompanist [youtube]https://youtu.be/bT5vQH6NSaE[/youtube]
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Inside the Fall 2015 Issue of JUST Words: Laudato Si’, Sustainability Tips & More!
Read about the most recent ministries of the Springfield, Illinois Dominican Sisters in the fall 2015 issue of JUST Words by clicking here. Click to launch the full edition in a new window Online Publishing from YUDU
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Anti-Racism Team Celebrates Solidarity
Our Anti-racism teams meets four times a year to continue the work of dismantling racism in ourselves and in our institutions. This song and dance is a ritual at the end of every meeting, when we celebrate the birthdays of our members and rejoice in the challenging and meaningful purpose of our gathering. Enjoy! Video recorded Sunday, December 6, 2015 Song: Land of the Living by Janèt Sullivan Whitaker [youtube]https://youtu.be/O95jp8G7xIk[/youtube]
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Christmas Concert
On Sunday, December 13, 2015 at 7:00 PM the combined choirs of Laurel United Methodist Church and Christ the King Catholic Church will be singing with an orchestra. You are invited to attend A Christmas Concert: Carols of the Season in the chapel located inside Scared Heart Convent. Parking and the concert are free to the public. The Springfield Dominican Sisters’ Sacred Heart Convent is located at: 1237 W. Monroe St. Springfield, IL 62704
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Sister M. Alverna Hollis, OP
Sister M. Alverna Hollis, OP died peacefully this morning in the Motherhouse at Sacred Heart Convnet. May she rest in peace and enjoy her eternal reward. Please remember Sister Alverna in your prayers. Thursday, December 3rd 3:00 Gathering 3:30-6:15 Visitation 4:30 Vigil Service with Preaching 5:00 Dinner 6:30 Funeral Mass followed by reception in dining room Friday, December 4th 9:15 Daily Eucharist 10:30 Office for the Dead followed by Rememberings, Final Commendation and Burial Noon Dinner […]
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Giving Tuesday is Today!
Giving Tuesday 2015 is Dec 1. You can be part of the celebration by giving back to the Springfield Dominican Sisters’ community. Click here to donate now. Join the worldwide #GivingTuesday movement today! Mission knows no age Please help us care for some of your favorite Sisters. May God bless you for your kindness and generosity. [one_third] Sister Agnes Ann Pisel, OP, 77, spent most of her 53 years as a Dominican Sister of Springfield in the classroom […]
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Pray for Climate Conference
Sisters, Associates and friends prayed for success of the Climate Conference in Paris. The Climate Change Conference opening in Paris today. In solidarity with people all over the world we joined the People’s Climate March. We invite you to pray at 10 AM with us each day until December 12, 2015 by closing your eyes, holding the vision of the healthy, peaceful, equitable world we all want while consciously breathing the vision in and out.
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Bearing Witness at the SOA/WHINSEC
Sisters Marcelline Koch and Kathlyn Mulcahy represented our congregation at the 25th annual School of the Americas Watch vigil at the gates of Ft. Benning, Georgia, Nov. 21-22, 2015. Here is their reflection on their experience. Saturday morning we drove the 40 miles to Lumpkin, Georgia, for the rally and 1.7 mile march to the Stewart Detention Center, one of the largest for-profit immigrant prisons in the country (1,752 beds). There are more people inside the prison than […]
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