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Dominican Family Gatherings
Meeting Recap
October 5, 2020
The meeting had 40+ members who
gathered “virtually” by Zoom, starting with a prayer and announcements.
Anna encouraged everyone to read the information included below
that outlines all the committees and their chairs. Please contact the
chairperson if you are interested in joining one of these committees.
Dominican Family announced a new
committee--Racial Justice. With so much going on this year it felt like
an opportune time to explore this important issue and form a committee.
Calista Herbert is the chair, please contact her at calista@herberts.org
to learn more about participating.
We started the next modules in “The
Life and Spirit of St. Dominic:” Formative Encounters and Grace
and Challenge. If you were unable to join for this
month’s gathering, we encourage you to watch those modules at www.opcharism.org.
We broke out into small groups after
each module to discuss the reflective portions of each module and had
some wonderful discussions. Anna closed the meeting with our Dominican
prayer.
Note: If you are in contact with a DF member who is not
receiving Flocknotes, please have them call Mary Perrotti at
630.247.5212.
Thank you Amy Greeley for submitting this month's recap.
Next meeting: Monday, November 2, 2020 @ 7:00 pm
Opportunities and Announcements
- NEW OPPORTUNITY -
The Metropolitan Organization of Houston (TMO) will be holding a
Candidate Accountability Session inviting candidates running for
US Congress, Harris County Commissioner, and the Texas House on
Sunday, October 11 at 5:00 p.m. via Zoom. TMO will ask where
candidates stand on the TMO agenda of issues such as COVID
response, access to healthcare, funding for education and
workforce development, immigration, police reform and more. TMO is
non-partisan but seeks to hold all elected officials accountable
to issues important to families and communities. See the flyer
attached below for a list of candidates and register online for
the Zoom session at tmohouston.org/account.... Please
share this information with your family and friends. Thank you to the Poverty Committee for sharing this
important opportunity with us!
- NEW COMMITTEE
ANNOUNCED - RACIAL JUSTICE
- Calista
Herbert is chairing our new Racial Justice Committee. Please
contact her at calista@herberts.org for more
information about participating in this committee.
- Poverty Committee
- Our
next committee meeting: Wednesday, November 11 - 7:00- 7:30
p.m. followed by Book Club at 7:30. Due to Zoom
time limits the general meeting and the book study have separate
links. Please direct questions to committee chair Shawna
Callahan at shawna.callaghan@att.n...
- Dominican Family
Poverty Committee Meeting
- Time: November
11, 2020- 7:00 p.m.
- To
Join Zoom Meeting check your email for link
- November Book
Study - "Revive Us Again: Vision and Action in Moral
Organizing", Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
- Time: November
11, 2020 - 7:30 p.m.
- To
Join Zoom Meeting check your email for link
- San Francisco
Nativity Academy has received a $50,000.00 matching gift for all
donations made through October 16th! Dominican Family can
help raise $100,000.00 to benefit students who attend this
tuition-free, Christian, Pre-K 3 – 8th grade school for
children from low-income families. We have supported the Nativity
Academy with book and supply drives, and this is another fantastic
opportunity to assist this remarkable school. Please make your
gift at nativityhouston.org.... You may
also mail it to: San Francisco Nativity Academy, P.O. Box 36709
Houston, TX 77236
- The
LCWR, Leadership Conference of Women
Religious, has created an 8-week study
series to invite people into prayer and dialogue leading up to the
2020 election: “Towards a More Perfect Union.”
Consider checking out these resources and spending some time in
prayer and reflection leading up to this year’s election.
- The
USCCB, United States Catholic Conference of Bishops, also have
resources about civil discourse as we enter into this election
season you can access by visiting: usccb.org/news/2019/us... or https://www.wearesaltandlight.org/ci...
Committee Contact Information
Please consider joining one of our
committee to further engage in Dominican Family life. The
following is a list of chair people for each committee and their email
address for you to reach out to for more information.
Communications: Mary Perrotti, mary.perrotti@st-agnes...
Dominican Formation: Joe Allen, joesallen@me.com
Hospitality: Lauren Wasielewski, laurenmk@hotmail.com
Integral Ecology: Neil Douglas, oxfordcg2@gmail.com
Poverty: Shawna Callahan, shawna.callaghan@att.n...
Racial Justice: Calista Herbert, calista@herberts.org
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