Recent News

PAWNEE ROCK, KS - Heartland Farm hosted FiberSpace, its first program offering for 2013, the weekend of January 18-19. There were seven participants, one observer, and seven staff that represented every decade except the teens; the youngest was seven, and the eldest in her 80s. What a fun group to be with and so engaging!

WATERFORD, MI - The second annual "Snow Bowl" of Wii bowling is ready to roll at noon this Friday, January 11, at Fox Manor on the Lake at Lourdes Senior Community, 2300 Watkins Lake Road in Waterford, pitting teams from Fox Manor, the Waterford Senior Center and Oakwood Commons in Dearborn.

The event begins with a "Good Luck" soup lunch for the bowlers and Fox Manor community, followed by four games running simultaneously.

The Fox Manor squad takes this competition seriously. Each bowler has a uniform shirt, and the team is cheered on by resident pom-pom girls. The bowlers also travel to other sites for competition.

BOSTON, MA - On Saturday, January 6, a group of Dominican Sisters of Peace, Sisters from other congregations in the Boston area, and laity gathered at the Sisters of St. Joseph Motherhouse in Brighton, MA, to attend a prayer service for an end to human trafficking. The annual prayer service is sponsored by the Anti-Trafficking Coalition of the LCWR (Leadership Conference of Women Religious) Boston Unit. All were reminded that an estimated 27 million women, men, and children are victims of human trafficking.

Following the prayer service, some remained in the chapel and others went outside to hold banners with the words "STOP HUMAN TRAFFICKING." Many persons who witnessed the banners as they drove by the Motherhouse acknowledged support by honking their horns and waving. It was a very moving experience.

GREAT BEND, KS - On New Year's Eve Day, the Dominican Sisters of Peace at the Great Bend Motherhouse held a Homecoming Day, which included a parade commemorating the experience of about 40 of our Sisters who have served or visited in Nigeria. The Sisters dressed in Nigerian cloth/dresses/wrappers and Srs. Imelda Schmidt and Terry Wasinger explained each outfit - whether the cloth was tie-dyed, printed, decorated with machine stitching by the Dominican Fathers and Brothers of Nigera, made using a wax design before coloring, hand woven in strips which were then sewed together, etc. Some Sisters chose purses, handbags, head wraps, jewelry, masks, etc. After each individual was highlighted by Srs. Imelda and Terry, all of the participants paraded around the dining room in a Nigerian fashion show!