170th Anniversary Celebration

December 6, 2020 170th Anniversary Celebration 4–4:45 pm via Zoom   REGISTER ONLINE   Join the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael in celebration of our 170th Anniversary. Mother Mary Goemaere arrived in California from France in 1850 and formed a community of women becoming the first congregation of women religious in the Golden State. On

Virtual Advent Prayer and Reflection

Virtual Advent Prayer and Reflection: Hope & Joy During the Pandemic On December 15 from 5-6:30 pm Paz Vital will lead us in reflections about hope in time of pandemic. Sr. Cathy Murray will then open up a reflection on joy in Advent. Offered in Spanish and English. All are welcome. REGISTER

Gather as if @ Grand Film Discussion: Reconstruction-America After the Civil War

Join us for the third in our Film Discussion Series as we explore the PBS Documentary: Reconstruction: America After the Civil War Revisited. Films within the Gather as if @ Grand 2020 program, Racism: Roots, Resolves, and Results, have been curated by Ms. Linda Carter Pete, who provides a study guide to all registrants in

Gather as if @ Grand Virtual Film Discussion: Something the Lord Made

Join us for the fourth in our Film Discussion Series as we explore Something the Lord Made. Films within the Gather as if @ Grand program, Racism: Roots, Resolves, and Results, have been curated by Ms. Linda Carter Pete, who provides a study guide to all registrants in order to facilitate study, reflection, and conversation.

Online Reflection on Dominican Spirituality: St. Catherine of Siena

Young women ages 22-45 are invited to an online via Zoom (link provided upon registration) Tuesday evenings: March 23 – April 27, 2021, from 7:00–8:15 pm (PST) St. Catherine of Siena, mystic in the streets, lived during the 14th century, in a time of great unrest in society and in the church. Though drawn to

Friends of the Sisters—The Power of Grace

Dominican Sisters Gathering Space 1520 Grand Avenue, San Rafael, CA

Friends of the Sisters present “The Power of Grace,” an in-person* morning of prayer and reflection, on Saturday, April 9, 2022, with presenter Sr. Joan King, OP. The Power of Grace How can we describe the power and impact of grace? Our beloved God chooses to shower us with love each day of our lives.

Gather as if @ Grand Virtual Film Discussion: Miss Evers’ Boys

Dominican Sisters Gathering Space 1520 Grand Avenue, San Rafael, CA

Join us for the 6th film in our Film Discussion Series as we explore Miss Evers’ Boys (TV Movie 1997). Films within the Gather as if @ Grand program, Racism: Roots, Resolves, and Results, have been curated by Ms. Linda Carter Pete, who provides a study guide to all registrants in order to facilitate study,

Jubilee 2021

Please join us for a Jubilee Eucharistic Celebration streaming live from our Gathering Space at 10:00 am (online) In adherence to CDC guidelines, we are limiting the in-person celebration to our Sisters only, but welcome all of our friends and family to join us virtually. **RSVP here in order to receive the streaming link and

G@G Virtual Film Discussion: Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun?

Dominican Sisters Gathering Space 1520 Grand Avenue, San Rafael, CA

Gather@Grand Virtual Film Discussion for November 2021 Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun? A documentary murder mystery about the filmmaker's family, set in lower Alabama, 18 miles north of the Florida state line. On an October night in 1946, S.E. Branch twice shot a man named Bill Spann in the small neighborhood market that

Gather @ Grand Virtual Film Discussion: Burden

Burden Our second movie this season is Burden. Mike Burden was a Ku Klux Klan member who left the Klan, eventually aligning himself with a Black minister he was once told to assassinate. Meanwhile, Rev. Kennedy preaches a gospel of love from his pulpit. But notably, he and his family soon find that loving one’s

G@G Virtual Film Discussion: White Savior Movies

Dominican Sisters Gathering Space 1520 Grand Avenue, San Rafael, CA

Two Films: Hidden Figures and To Kill a Mockingbird As we remember incidents of police brutality and the killings of Oscar Grant, George Floyd, and Breonna Taylor, it’s worth reevaluating how the media we view has perpetuated racist stereotypes and historical inaccuracies while claiming to take on racism. We can't keep sweeping issues of racism