Dominican Communicators Meet in Adrian Working to ‘Reach Beyond Our Own Borders’
Those attending the OPCOMNET meeting included (front row, from left) Sr. Dusty Farnan (Adrian), Sr. Peggy Ryan (Caldwell), Dana Brantley (Kentucky), Sr. Donna Brunell (Hope), Mary Karen McClellan (Adrian), and Sr. Elaine Osborne (Great Bend); and (back row, from left) Tricia Buxton (Sinsinawa), Sr. Kathy Nolan (Adrian), Sr. Anne Lythgoe (Catherine de’ Ricci), Sr. Shirley Bodisch (New Orleans, St. Mary), Sr. Dolores Mitch (Maryknoll), Sr. JoAnn Niehaus (Houston), Sr. Eileen Gannon (Sparkill), Jean Mullooly (Racine), Sr. Barbara Larner (Mission San Jose), Alice Black (Columbus), Anthony Butler (Dominican Volunteers USA), Rebecca Ford (Great Bend), and Fr. Chuck Dahm (St. Albert). Photo by Ray Casey.
The Dominican Communicators Network (OPCOMNET) held their annual meeting at the Weber Center, in Adrian, MI, Jan. 24—27 to sharpen their skills and engage in conversation with Dominican Sisters from Iraq and the North American Co-Promoters of Justice. The meeting’s theme, Reaching Beyond Our Own Borders, was carried out in conversation with Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena, Mosul, Iraq, and with Galia Thomas of the Caldean Community in Detroit. The communicators from across the United States explored ways to get the message out from the Iraqi Sisters both to congregations and provinces as well as the media. They also explored ways to improve collaboration among congregations and provinces. Visit www.domlife.org for more information and photos.
Anne Lythgoe, OP, contributed to this article.