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4 Our Preaching Our History We are proud to tell you that 50 Dominican Sisters of Amityville celebrated their Jubilees during our 153rd Anniversary year, representing over 2,950 years of service to God’s people. Celebrating 80 Years (At left): S. Loretta Joseph Cantwell Celebrating 75 Years Pictured (L-R): S. Lucy Keller, S. Cecilia Diane Aymong, S. Marie Christine Pfeifer, S. Cecilia Van Buren Not pictured: S. Carmen Therese Diaz Celebrating 70 Years TOP ROW (L-R): S. Grace H. Smith, S. Clarice Beatty, S. Mary Georgine Ayers, S. Kathleen Frances Lindsay BOTTOM ROW (L-R): S. Sheila Hughes, S. Leonore Hearne, S. Catherine Stern, S. Christophine Rodgers Not pictured: S. Concetta Amplo, S. Ana Maria Marrero, S. Mary Fleurette Rivera Celebrating 25 Years (At right): S. Elizabeth Anne McGarvey (At left): The oldest and youngest jubilarians, S. Loretta Joseph Cantwell and S. Elizabeth Anne McGarvey Celebrating 60 Years TOP ROW (L-R): S. Mary Neil Ventricelli, S. Ann Kathleen Bolton MIDDLE ROW (L-R): S. Renee Canitrot, S. Veronica M. Greeley, S. Teresa McDougall, S. Theresa Kilcommons BOTTOM ROW (L-R): S. Rosareen Duggan, S. Beata Maria Berger, S. Joan McDonald, S. Margaret Mary Althisar Celebrating 50 Years TOP ROW (L-R): S. Marie Danaher, S. Anne Catherine Fitzgerald, S. Dorothy Anne Fitzgibbons, S. Mary Anna Euring, S. Margaret Mary Igoe, S. Patricia Ann De Marco MIDDLE ROW (L-R): S. Ann Elizabeth Lockwood, S. Kathleen Thomas Steadman, S. Jean Albert Fry, S. Barbara Claire Seussmann, S. Jean Dominici DeMaria, S. Mary Jane Phillips, S. Denise Marie Paul, S. Dorothy Egan, S. Luz Selenia Quinones, S. Elizabeth Nickels BOTTOM ROW (L-R): S. Mary Janet Evrard, S. Cecilia Gutmann, S. Virginia Marie Monahan, S. Richard Magdalen Homan, S. Jean Peter Olsen, S. Joan Mary Hepburn
Gala Honorees Announced The Dominican Gala will be held on Friday evening, October 26, 2007 at the Garden City Hotel. This year the Sisters are pleased to honor the Koehler Organization with the Veritas Award for their dedicated support. Sister Aimee Koonmen, OP will receive the St. Catherine of Siena Award. Sister Aimee is the Executive Director of Bethany House, which combines safe, supportive emergency housing for homeless women and their children with a comprehensive component of services and resources. The Dominican Gala is an elegant evening of dining and dancing, and is a wonderful opportunity to partner in mission with the Sisters. Proceeds from the Gala support the Congregation’s Ministry Support Fund. We invite you to join us! For more information about tickets and sponsorship opportunities, please contact the Development Office at 631-842-6000 ext. 238 or 241. 2007 Event Season In High Gear Irish Night was held on March 3, 2007 at St. Brigid’s in Westbury, kicking off this year’s fundraising season. Attendees enjoyed great music, dancing and raffles in the company of family and friends. Thank you one and all! The 2007 Dominican Golf Classic took place on May 14, 2007 at Pine Hollow Country Club in East Norwich, NY. The Sisters gratefully acknowledge all those who helped raise funds to support the Congregation’s many ministries. The 6th Annual Beauty of the Spirit Luncheon takes place at Queen of the Rosary Motherhouse on Friday, June 15, 2007. The event continues to grow in popularity and sells out early. Proceeds from the luncheon will be used to purchase a van equipped to transport our wheelchair bound retired Sisters living at the Motherhouse. Built in 1876, Rosary Hall still serves the Sisters today. Above (L–R): Charles Rumpf, David Koehler, Thomas Koehler, John Koehler, and Fred Koehler of the Koehler Organization. Pictured at right: S. Aimee Koonmen, OP Historic Recognition The New York State Board for Historic Preservation recently voted to place Queen of the Rosary Motherhouse on the New York State Register of Historic Places. In 1853, four Sisters of St. Dominic arrived in Williamsburg, Brooklyn from Regensburg, Germany. The growing Congregation came to Amityville in 1876. Rosary Hall and St. Dominic’s Chapel are two of the five buildings on the grounds that date from that period. The Gothic Revival structures were designed by New York City architect William Schickel. Historic status can reap benefits such as matching state grants and federal historic rehabilitation tax credits. Summer 2007 As prophetic witnesses in collaboration with others… we will be responsible members of the universe, we will promote the dignity of marginalized persons… Excerpt from the Vision Statement of the Dominican Sisters of Amityville Mission Statement of the Development Office “With the world as our frontier, we are open to the Spirit working through all creation.” The ministry of Development embraces the mission of the Dominican Sisters of Amityville: to search for truth, preach the Gospel and serve God’s people. We invite others to share in these efforts by becoming Partners in Mission. In this way our partners enable us, through our many ministries, to touch the lives of the most vulnerable. In addition, these partnerships make it possible for us to provide for those Sisters who, by their lives of service, have sustained our Congregation and its mission. Philosophy of the Development Office We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse … Anne Swetchin The activities of the Development Office are designed to assist the Congregation in fulfilling its commitment to respond to the needs of the people of God. We invite others to partner with us and join in our efforts to preach God’s Word. Our Development efforts enable the Congregation to be more effective stewards of its resources. The Development Office has as its main purpose the building of financial resources so as to enhance the viability and longevity of the Mission of the Congregation. The Ministry of Development is the conduit through which a relationship is established and nurtured with each person who invests in the Congregation. The goals of the Development Office are— � to assist in planning for a viable future; � to research the needs of the Congregation and assist in identifying and soliciting funding sources; � to coordinate fundraising projects that benefit the Dominican Sisters of Amityville. The Ministry of Development focuses on the belief that— � everything we have is a gift from God and we are stewards of all we receive; � Development is a vehicle that enables us to discern and respond to the needs of God’s people; � as responsible stewards we have an obligation to provide the highest level of trust, confidentiality and accountability to our donors. 555
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