Dominican Sisters of Sparkill, NY (Congregation of Our Lady of the Rosary)
Though tracing their history to St. Dominic’s founding of the Dominicans in 1215, the Sparkill Dominicans came to be in 1876, with sisters Alice Mary and Lucy Thorpe serving poor in New York City. They purchased property in Sparkill in 1884 and used it as a base of operations for their education ministry in the 1900s. Locally, the community ministers at East Side Heart and Home Family Center in East St. Louis.
The Dominican Sisters of Sparkill taught at numerous parish schools in the Archdiocese of St. Louis — part of their mission that includes residential housing for the elderly and handicapped, missions in Pakistan and Peru, and the arts and culture.
At present, there are 40 Sparkill, Dominican Sisters and 16 associates ministering to God’s people in St. Louis. We minister to the marginalized in many differing areas: The Family Center in East St. Louis and Queen of Peace Center and Nia Kuumba Spirituality Center in St. Louis. We serve in Prison Ministry and in Health Ministries. Our sisters are involved in Spiritual Direction, Prayer and Healing Ministries, and Community Service. In the field of Education, we have sisters who are Principals, Registrar, and Teachers as well as Educators working with Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Program. We are involved in Pastoral Care and Parish Ministers.
Contacts
- Sister Grace Hogan – Leadership Team & Communications