The beauty of Gods creation shines in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, to the appreciation of some unlikely regular visitors, the Dominican Sisters of St Cecilia from Nashville, Tennessee. They remained, where today theyserve as teachers, their main apostolate, and in university chaplaincies. The Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia (Scotland) is a registered Scottish charity, no. Sister Mara Grace, O.P. Mission. The community continued to grow and by the late 1880s, it was necessary to build not only an extension to the convent but also the school. They run multiple womens nights and retreat events throughout the year and can be followed on Facebook. She completed her student teaching in Cambridge, England, and taught 1st, 2nd, and 5th grades, and served as Assistant Principal and Principal at a small Catholic school in north Nashville. Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia elect prioress general, councilors August 22, 2018 The Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation have elected Mother Anna Grace Neenan, OP, to lead the religious community for the next six years as the prioress general. She has served as a K-8 school principal for 12 years in Tennessee and Kentucky after teaching elementary and middle school in Minnesota, Virginia, and Missouri. Please note that we do not share data with any third-party. Photo: Supplied. M.A.T., Aquinas College 3173 or email webmaster@op-tn.org. Younger Catholic Women Get into the Habit. Full white habits, black veils, American as apple pie accents, and faces shining with joy make the sisters easy to spot. Little did the sisters know that one day they would become part of the iconic view, when Blue Mountains photographer Ben Pearse captured Three Sisters at Three Sisters. The Dominican Sisters of St Cecilia have been in Australia for over ten years, after fellow Dominican and former Bishop of Parramatta, Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP invited them to assist with World Youth Day 2008. . Our Lady Queen of Preachers House of Studies. To mark the transition, the novice is clothed in the Dominican habit; whereas members who have professed vows after novitiate wear black veils, novices (who have not made vows) wear a white veil. M.S.E.L., Christian Brothers University 615.251.0053 M.S.E.L., Christian Brothers University. M.Ed., The University of Southern Mississippi Two years later, the new community witnessed the US Civil War at the Battle of Nashville in December 1864. On Aug. 8, the Feast of St. Dominic, nine sisters will receive the habit in a private ceremony, and on Aug. 10 four sisters will make their first profession of vows. Our Lady Queen of Preachers House of Studies. After Compline, silence is maintained during which the sisters may prepare lessons or mark papers, spend time in personal prayer, while others may study, do some spiritual reading or whatever is needed (such as extra sleep). Copyright 2021. "Just to watch them walking down the main boulevard of campus wearing their habits, it was just such a powerful witness. In 2018, the community opened houses in Melbourne, Australia; and Bremerton, Washington. During the celebration of the Eucharist the novices make their first profession for three years and are clothed in the black veil. "It was a big shift in my life to go from utility to relationship, from What am I going do? to Who am I going to be for the Lord?". Sister Mariam, who grew up in Sydney, Australia, as a member of a family from Lebanon, represents the increasingly international flavor of the congregation that was founded in 1860 in Nashville. She currently serves as Dean of the School of Education at . . Sister Mary Angela, O.P. No part of this website (including all audio, video, text, graphics, and images) may be reproduced in any form or by any means without express permission of St. Cecilia Congregation via contacting the webmaster. The Congregation was invited by Archbishop Denis Hart to open a second convent in Australia in the Archdiocese of Melbourne. "There have been a lot of fun moments just to be outside and enjoy the beauty of the world and creation. In 2015, the Congregation published A Short Guide to Praying as a Family. Ed.D., Lipscomb University Among those who made their Perpetual Profession was Sister Monica Marie Slonkosky, O.P., a former parishioner of St. Augustine Parish in Minster, in the Diocese of Cincinnati, OH. These cookies do not store any personal information. Twitter In each place they are sent, the sisters seek to serve the Church's mission of the New Evangelization. Director of the Center for Catholic Education. The community prospered to such an extent that, just before the onset of the Great Depression, it was able to purchase prime Nashville land that would later become the site of Aquinas College, Overbrook School and St. Cecilia Academy. A young 23 year-old woman from Sydney has made her First Profession as a Dominican sister in the USA. St. Cecilias in Nashville, Tennessee looks and sounds much as it has since its founding 150 years ago. E-Register here. For more information on the Dominican Sisters of St Cecilia Congregation, visit their website at www.nashvilledominican.org. First profession follows the novitiate. What kind of love would not feel the need to speak of the beloved, to point him out, to make him known? Four sisters currently live in Sydney, at St Joseph Convent in Regents Park, working in their teaching apostolate at Trinity Catholic College, Regents Park/Auburn and at the University of Notre Dame, Sydney. Ben Pearse Photography Blue . For retreatinformation and contact information for our missions in Australia, Canada, and Europe, please visit theWhere We Serve page of this website. Sister Cecilia Anne has experience teaching at the elementary, secondary, and collegiate levels. It was a great surprise for the sisters to discover they were featured in an artwork in the Blue Mountains. St. Cecilia Motherhouse is located a half mile from downtown Nashville, easily accessible from Interstates 65, 24, and 40. Beat vigorously with a dough whisk or a heavy-handled spoon for 2. is a member of the Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia. The Dominican sisters in Tennessee. Her doctoral research concerns student perspectives of Catholic Identity as it is expressed and lived out in their schools. The Congregation offers this program free of charge. Sister is a graduate of Minster Local High School, OH; Holy Cross College, South Bend IN, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts; and Aquinas College in Nashville with a Master of Arts degree in Elementary Education. diradvance@op-tn.org, Vocation Office In 1860, the Congregation of Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia was established in Nashville, where its Motherhouse is located. M.Ed., Xavier University Road to Nashville takes Adelaide nun to Sydney, Caritas agencies respond to catastrophic earthquake. The Most Reverend Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States of America, was the main celebrant and homilist. Sister Anna Kolbe Brown, O.P.,a former parishioner of St. John the Evangelist Church in Westminster, Maryland,in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. She currently serves as Dean of the School of Education at Aquinas College. M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi The Congregation is grateful to be serving in the Archdioceses of Sydney and Melbourne. The Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia were founded in 1860 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA and have grown to a membership in 2015 of approximately 300 religious sisters. Mark Spalding of Nashville was the main celebrant of the Mass and Bishop David Talley of Memphis was one of the concelebrants. The Lord has chosen you for all eternity.. St. Cecilia Academy is a private all-girls Catholic high school owned and operated by the Dominican Sisters of the St. Cecilia Congregation in the Diocese of Nashville, Tennessee. When Sister Mariam recited her profession of vows, she did it first in English and then in Arabic. Copyright 2023 Aquinas College. This follows for those who are accepted and lasts until it is time to enter the convent along with other prospective sisters. Great blessings to us. Theirreally strong community life and the personalities of the individual sisters, she said. B.A., Belmont University, Ph.D., Peabody College at Vanderbilt University A typical weekday may follow the following schedule: The Sisters rise at 5:00am and begin 30 minutes of meditation at 5:30am. In 1860, the Congregation of Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia was established in Nashville, where its Motherhouse is located. She is currently serving as the director of the Studies in Applied Behavior Analysis certification program at Lipscomb University. vocation@op-tn.org. The primary reason for evangelizing is the love of Jesus which we have received, the experience of salvation which urges us to ever greater love of him. The sisters combine a monastic communal lifestyle of contemplation in the Dominican tradition with an active apostolate in Catholic education. Recent Post by Page. The sisters also serve on the chaplaincy team at the University of Sydney. Dumfries, ( Prince William County), Virginia. Sister Marie Hannah Seiler, O.P. Jennifer Sokol Education September 30, 2018. They are not necessarily the official views of the Diocese of Parramatta. The Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia are active in Australia and across the United States, where they teach more than 13,000 students in 34 schools. Just speaking with them briefly can give you a glowing feeling. Visit www.nashvilledominicans.org for more information. Dioceses. 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