We Have Family in Iraq An evening with Sister Nancy Jurecki, OP and Gloria Escalona, OPL Many of us either know very little about life in Iraq, or have a hard time understanding what has happened there, even though it has been in the news for years. On this evening, you will hear from two
Food Waste: the Impact on Climate Change An evening with Laura Moreno, MS, PhD, Energy and Resources Group at UC Berkeley Laura is deeply passionate about reducing food waste. From digging through trash to looking inside of people’s refrigerators, Laura researches household-level food waste in the United States with a focus on measurement and behavior.
Join the Dominican Sisters for an evening of conversation and fun at Homeward Bound of Marin. After a simple meal, all will get hands on lessons to make chocolate truffles. Take your own box of truffles home to share with family or friends....if they get that far before disappearing! RSVP a must!
An Evening with Mary La Casse Mary will share the process of how she gathered stories and answers to questions from five elder women friends, and ended up with a book of inspiring stories about resilience and grit that redefine beliefs about how women age.
Aligning with Earth’s Values and Methods Going beyond reduce, reuse, and recycle, we have the option of changing our relationship with the Earth community. As we awaken to a destabilized climate, we realize that we have to do something more than we have been to address our crisis. How would it be to align our
Moderator, Susan Stephson, Executive Director of Interfaith Power and Light, will help us learn from four faith traditions, Presbyterian Christian, Catholic, Islamic, and Jewish about 'right-relationship' with our earth. Responding in a round table discussion to questions from Susan, the moderator, we will hear what our traditions teach us about our relationship to the earth,
Join the Dominican Sisters in our annual gathering of prayer for peace. We are united with people of good will and many faiths as we focus on a particular issue of peace. This year’s theme is Climate Action for Peace, based on the thirteenth U.N. Sustainable Development Goal. Please join us for a one-hour program
You are invited to join the Dominican Sisters for an evening with Diarmuid O'Murchu who will speak on The Evolution of Adult Faith Maturation. "Faith in our time requires us to grow up and learn to relate with God in a new way. As co-creators with our creative God, we are invited and challenged to
The Gift and Power of the Imagination A Taste of Guided Imagery and Music as a Spiritual Pathway Presenters: Sister Joan King, OP with the Guided Imagery and Music Team Registration and rsvp necessary. $10 donation includes lunch. Call 415 453-8303
Fr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI “Listening to the Heartbeat of God: Discipleship in John’s Gospel” November 14, 2019 7–8:30 pm Gathering Space 1520 Grand Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901 Parking is limited. Carpooling is encouraged. For any questions, please email communityrelations@sanrafaelop.org or contact: 415.453.8303.
REGISTER Gather@Grand—BACKGROUND Now entering its fifth year of vibrant programming and ministerial outreach, the Gather@Grand speaker series offered by the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael continues to present innovative and relevant content for a wide variety of guests and community members. Invitational by design Gather@Grand is meant to be just that—a community gathering in our
A Day of Prayer and Reflection with the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael Pierre Teilhard de Chardin the Mystic: Exploring the Five Circles of the Divine Milieu Presenter: Sr. Ruth Droege, OP, Ph.D. By exploring the five circles of the Mystical Milieu, we come to understand that “by means of all created things, the divine
