November 2009 Index

Praying for Peace
The Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters invited staff and the public to join them in praying for peace on Sept. 21 at Sinsinawa Mound. Read more . . .

Villa Care
The spirit and vision of our St. Dominic Villa at Sinsinawa lives through our Sister residents; the Rice management staff, including Selina Stanaway, OP, social worker; Villa Prioress Arturo Cranston, OP; and Sinsinawa Dominican family caregivers Mary Joan Gibson, OP, Mary Ann Heyd, OP, Joris Binder, OP, Shirley Ann Schreiber, OP, Pat Tyson, OP; and dedicated volunteers and friends. Read more . . .

Sister Colleen Integrates Mission into Health Care
As an Edgewood College freshman, Colleen Settles, OP, was strongly influenced by Jeannette Feldballe, OP (deceased), who introduced her to the works of Teilhard de Chardin, Thomas Berry, Brian Swimme, and others. Long before Al Gore called all of us to an awareness of our destructive approach to the universe, Colleen had been awakened to these dangers. Read more . . .

33 Years of a Joyful, Unplanned Life
Twenty years old, a student at the University of California, engaged to be married, and on top of the world―this is a description of a person who decided that it might be fun to go to a foreign place (Chicago, IL) to give a year of service before continuing on my planned path of marriage, children, enormous success, and happiness! Read more . . .

Telling Our Story: A Timeline
Associates gathered Oct. 30–Nov. 1 for their annual meeting. The focus of this weekend for more than 230 Associates, Sisters, and friends was to prepare “to tell our story.” Read more . . .

Tragedy Strikes St. Clara Academy Family
During the eight years We-Ha-Kee LaBatte spent at St. Clara Academy, her remarkable talents blossomed under the special affection and care that the Sisters, especially her “second mother” Alberta Duffy, OP, showered on her. Read more . . .

Wind Turbine Test Tower Installed at Mound
For years, the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters have been interested in providing renewable energy and finding ways to reduce our carbon footprint at Sinsinawa Mound. Read more . . .

Celebrating Mother Emily and Mother Samuel
How do the lives of two Dominican Sisters―Mother Emily Power, OP, who died 100 years ago Oct. 16, and Mother Samuel Coughlin, OP, who died 50 years ago on Oct. 17―connect with our lives today? These women graced us with their spirit, faith, vision, and commitment to excellence in education. Read more . . .

A World Apart but Connected in Heart
For the past 19 years, the Edgewood Campus School community and the Sinsinawa Dominicans have had a special connection to the Sisters of St. Therese of Liseaux of Tanzania, Africa. Read more . . .

Alliance Publications Distributes Czech Music to Schools
Alliance Publications, Inc., (API) Sinsinawa, WI, received a financial gift of $4,995 from the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Washington, DC, in August 2009. Read more . . .

St. Mary Parish in Appleton Celebrates 150 Years
Young girls processed into church carrying wreaths with seven flowers to symbolize the seven sorrows of Mary, and thus began the culmination Mass on a Sunday in September for the 150th anniversary of St. Mary of the Seven Dolors Parish in Appleton, WI. Read more . . .

Intercongregational Day
Sinsinawa Mound hosted the Intercongregational Day Oct. 7, 2009. Two hundred seventy Sisters from 12 Midwest congregations gathered to share friendship and a day of reflection.Ann Willits, OP (Sinsinawa), was the featured speaker. Read more . . .