BECOMING DOMINICAN
Dominican Volunteers Visit Sparkill Motherhouse
The Dominican Volunteers spent their orientation week for 2007-2008 at the
Amityville Motherhouse on Long Island from August 5 to August 12. During this time, they got to know each other, prayed together, ate together, lived community together. They studied the history of the Order and the Dominican Family in the US. They received lectures on community life, simple living, Dominican prayer, visited the UN, had a Retreat Day on Justice.
At the end of the week they did a run to the Dominican Motherhouses in the area. Sparkill was hostess for lunch and early afternoon. They arrived here from Ossining just at noon. After they introduced themselves, they sat with different tables of sisters in the Dining Room.
Following lunch we visited the Heritage Room, sharing just a capsule of our history with the group. We visited St. Agnes Residence, the large Community Room, and our Chapel. Then we proceeded outside to the grounds, the lake, and stopped in at Dowling Gardens. By this time our watches told us it was nearing departure deadline for Blauvelt.
We are grateful to all those who demonstrated great hospitality to the group.
This year three of the young women will be living in the Bronx.
Andrea, a second year volunteer, who lived in Atlanta last year.
Lauren comes to us having previously lived intentionally with Covenant House. Lauren will be volunteering with Eileen Gannon at the United Nations.
Lisa is fresh out of college, St. Mary’s in Winona, Minn. and will minister at St. Dominic’s Home with the early childhood center.
Hopefully, we will see more of this threesome! Please do invite them for prayer and supper if you wish, or anything else special you think they might enjoy.