Opening
The gathering started promptly at 7:00PM, after some social time for everyone to get caught up with each other.  Anna first went to the committees for reports.

Racial Justice Committee 
Calista opened by showing a short video that was very informative called “What is Systemic Racism in America”. The video was well done and did a brief analogy comparing two children growing up at the same time in different environments.  The group is growing and they welcome ANYONE to join the group and explore this important topic in our country today.  Their next meeting will be Tuesday December 15^th at 1:00PM.  If you want to participate or just sit in on a meeting to see if you want to join, contact Calista at calista@heberts.org for more information.

Poverty Committee
Shawna Callaghan updated everyone on the books that they are reading and discussing. The current book they are reading and discussing overlaps a little with the Racial justice Committee, but it explores another side of the injustices in America and how it makes it difficult for blacks to break out of this cycle. The book is called So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo. They are also picking their next book, and invite any family members to weigh in on what the next book should be. Please take this survey by Dec. 11. 

If you’re interested in this committee and book, please consider joining their next meeting on February 24^th, contact Shawna at shawna.callaghan@att.n... .

Prayers Requested
Sister Carol then briefly asked everyone for continued prayers and support those who have or are currently suffering from Covid19.  She also asked everyone to pray for the soul of Vic Virgadamo who recently passed away from Covid19.  Vic first committed in 2011 and he and his wife Pat were very active early on. Please keep Pat and their family in your prayers.

Breakout Sessions
We then went to the video segments for the night, and went deeper into the segment of  The Life and Spirit of St. Dominic.  We explored “The Mission Continues” module. Some thought provoking questions for reflection and conversation:

• When have you had a strong sense of the Spirit at work in your life? What area in your life or in the Dominican Family do you wish to entrust to the Spirit's powerful intervention?
• What are the choices you make that shape the Preaching of your life? Where are you most challenged by this call? How is your life nourished by the 4 pillars? What invitation to personal growth do they hold for you?

Wrap up
Before we closed the evening, Richard Gillespie thanked his prayer committee for the last year, and introduced the 2021 Committee 

                Mary Gangelhoff                               Georgia Skopal

                Richard Gillespie                              Jim Studdert

                Diane Larsen                                    Phyliss Chappell (as needed)

                John Perrotti

The Meeting concluded promptly at 8:00PM. The next Gathering will be January 11^th at 7:00PM.