Dominican Family

Our new Immigration Action Committee will host our monthly gathering this evening. In response to our Directional Statement from Chapter and requests from family members at later gatherings, the committee has arranged for two speakers.

Gordon Quan, a nationally recognized immigration attorney, will speak on the current state of affairs from a legal perspective.

Monica Holtkamp, the executive director of Casa Mateo, will present to us about her work providing shelter for immigrant women and children who have fled their countries of origin.

Please join us as we explore our Chapter commitment! As usual, please arrive at 6pm to socialize with your fellow Dominican Family members. The program will start at 6:30pm.

Can’t attend in person? Check the flocknote for details for the online zoom option.

When you log on at 6:30 pm, you should be muted for the beginning prayer and presentations. Please stick around for table talk with fellow remote participants.

We are trying a new computer setup and hope the remote experience will be better!

What are we doing? What is Chapter? Why now? What is the point? Join us to explore these questions and more, as Dominican Family begins planning a non-Canonical Chapter. These times of communal discernment mark important moments in the Church and in Dominican life, and we are excited to see what the Holy Spirit has in store for the Dominican Family in the future.

Please join us this Monday for the Potluck Dinner celebrating Dominican Family’s 15 Year Anniversary!

It will be a grand celebration as we celebrate our 15 Year Anniversary and relive our story. Discover how and why the Dominican Family began and what happened in those early years!

Doors open at 5:30 pm. Serving begins at 6:00 pm. The program entitled, "Our 15-Year Journey", begins at 6:30 pm. We will close our Anniversary Gathering with a special Evening Prayer, where we will welcome our 3 newest members, who will be making their First Commitment.

To sign up to bring Potluck dishes visit: https://email-mg.flocknote.com/c/eJwczk2OhCAQQOHTwK47RVGILFgYE-9RavmTETVAj9ef9OxfXr45emPRk5ZoPDpEIgd6i8jWGpR2RMeumexM6EYw08KyzN6S3iMCEgQwaAAI3qFZSJql9cIhUCBFsBzX9HNeVd7TlfQRt1rvomyncFA4PM_zLvt6fu5Vzv1TvpHCYb0UDh466Im6vvPYdjD05uWgJYMIryJ3lTRK1t_1Pkf0viUwQedYOPOWOK-cpW6cEp-KYE28H_-G34h_AQAA__-zGUcb

The eleven newest Dominican Family members started their journey last September. Each were given a small stone painted with "Begin" to mark the first phase of their Inquiry/Formation journey. And on Sunday, following their Commitment, each received their Dominican Family pin to mark their entry into the Dominican Family. Each one served as one of the ministers in the Mass; spoke their reason for joining the Dominican Family and inscribed their name into the roles of the Dominican Family, which now numbers over 185.

SAVE THE DATE!!!
First Gathering of the Year!
Monday, September 13/6:00 p.m./6501 Almeda Road

It is hard to believe it’s been over a year since we’ve gotten together in person, but the time to start anew is here. Mark your calendars. Our first gathering of the year will be on September 13 at a slightly earlier time of 6:00 p.m. for social time, followed by our gathering from 6:30 p.m. until 7:30ish at the Gathering Hall on Almeda.

It will be so exciting to see everyone in person again, and we’re going to use our time to reflect on where the Dominican Family started from, where we are now and where we’re going as a Family. We’ve got a unique way planned out to let everyone contribute to setting this new course, so come on out on the 13th and share your thoughts.

For safety reasons, we will only have drinks and ice cream bars at the meeting. We are strongly encouraging masks at the meeting in light of the current situation around Texas.

We will also have a zoom link available for those who cannot make it in person this time. We are working to improve the audio since we will have a larger group in the gathering hall. Watch for the Zoom link next week so you can still be part of the meeting!