Centennial Year: Gratitude and Promise
We celebrate our Centennial year with gratitude and a sense of promise. We are grateful to God, to Mother Mary Joseph who led the way, and to you, our partner, who shared this mission journey with us for the past 100 years. We have great hope that together we continue to respond to the challenges of our day: making God's love visible through service to the poor, care for the earth, and contemplation in action.
Special Centennial Events
January 8, 2012 Opening Liturgy with Archbishop Timothy Dolan Article *** Video *** Introduction to Sisters' Recommitment
March-May, 2012 Mother's Garden Art Exhibit, Sister Yoo Soo Kim Article
Upcoming Events
Maryknoll on the Hill, Washington, D.C. (May 16-17, 2012)A Maryknoll Centennial Celebration in Washington, D.C., begins May 16 with a Mass at Holy Redeemer Parish, 200 New York Ave., NW, followed by a dinner and talk by Orbis Books Editor-In-Chief Robert Ellsberg, who will speak on Maryknoll's institutional commitment to justice and peace.
The following day, individuals and small groups will visit Congressional offices. Others in our group may be interested in visiting the State Department and the White House. An evening reception is also planned with ambassadors and officials from Congress and other government offices, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and other groups.
All former and current Maryknoll missioners, staff, and Maryknoll Affiliates are warmly invited to this special centenary event. Please register here to let us know you're coming.
Centennial Liturgical Concert (May 20, 2012, 2 pm)
A liturgical concert will be held at Maryknoll, NY to commemorate Maryknoll's founding more than 100 years ago. The concert is open to the public in gratitude for the generosity which supported 100 years of mission service across the world.
The concert, from 2-3:30 p.m., features performers David Haas (Beatitudes), Marty Haugen (Mass of Creation), and Michael Joncas (Maryknoll-commissioned Missa ad Gentes).
The concert is sponsored by the Maryknoll Sisters Center Communities but will be held at the Maryknoll Fathers Chapel, due to space considerations. An "admission fee" of a non-perishable food item for neighboring food centers will be welcomed.
Music resources will be available for purchase.
Centennial Garden Dedication (June 2)Please send your prayers as we dedicate our new Garden of Gratitude and Promise.
You can be with us for the dedication: just watch us live on this website.
Land Celebration (June 3)
In honor of the Maryknoll Sisters Centennial, we're making sure, in a special ceremony, that a portion of our mission center property in Westchester County, NY, remains forever natural through a legal agreement called a conservation easement. Watch the recognition ceremony live on our website at 2:30 p.m. Learn more.
Students Perform for our Centennial (July 2, 2012)
Filipina students from Miriam College High School's Glee Club will perform a Centennial concert at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Ossining, NY.
The high school students will travel all the way from Quezon City, Philippines, for the event. Miriam College was originally founded by Maryknoll Sisters in the 1920s.
Maryknoll at the Ossining Village Fair (June 9, 2012)
Maryknoll Affiliates, Brothers, Lay Missioners, Priests and Sisters will share a space together at the Ossining Village Fair...if you are in the area, stop by, say hello, learn more about our mission efforts around the world.
Joint Maryknoll Symposium (September 27-30, 2012)
Do you know what mission will look like in the future?
That's the theme of Maryknoll's Joint Maryknoll Mission Symposium, scheduled for September 28 to October 1. Speakers include Dr. Ana Tibaijuka, Ph. D.; Dr. Patricia Licuanan, Ph.D., Bishop Alvaro Ramazzini; and Joe Holland.
Alumni and friends will collaborate with Maryknoll missioners to model ideas for new commitments and pass the flame on to future generations.
International Bazaar and Festival (October 27, 2012)
Join us at the Maryknoll Sisters Center for international song, dance, crafts and food.
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