Sinsinawa
Spectrum
A Congregation News Magazine
Dominican Alliance Leadership Meets
by Mary Elllen Green, OP
The leadership teams of the Dominican Alliance met at the Mound July 17–19. There were 25 of us representing seven congregations, including the new Dominican Sisters of Peace. The gathering was filled with creativity, contemplation, collaboration, community, and courage (I love “c” words!). We claimed a new mission statement and formulated four goals with strategies. They are listed below. Please feel free to give feedback on SinsinOP or e-mail me at megreen@sinsinawa.org. How can you see yourself involved in these goals as we move into the future together?
Mission Statement
Itinerant women of the Dominican Alliance embrace the mission to preach the Gospel by linking our energy, members, and resources.
Goals
- Provide opportunities for mutual support among leaders.
- Share good news, ideas, speakers, book titles, and films.
- Develop and share a distribution e-mail list with Alliance leaders.
- Use conference calls and other technologies.
- Share best practices.
- At the biannual meetings, include a segment for theological reflection, study, prayer, contemplation, and faith sharing.
- Provide opportunities to collaborate in ministry/community and to share experiences.
- Create database on the Alliance web site of community and ministry openings and volunteer opportunities.
- Continue sister exchanges among Motherhouses.
- Engage committees (standing and ad hoc) to further the work of the Alliance.
- Promote collaborative efforts in vocation and membership ministries.
- Engage in common prayer, contemplation, study, and dialogue leading to new ways of preaching the Gospel.
- Prepare for and initiate ecclesial dialogue in order to further mutual respect.
- Initiate retreats, study days, and contemplative prayer experiences.
- Continue to work with Kaleidoscope, especially in fostering leadership.
- Engage in advocacy and direct service efforts with our membership and others in the pursuit of justice.
- Claim the Dominican Call to Justice as our own and support our justice promoters in this work.
- Share the fruits of our study and contemplation of global justice issues with one another.