Meet our Donors
There is hope … and it is you
Dominican Sisters are called to a life of prayer, study, community, and ministry. The balance of contemplative prayer, study, and presence within a community becomes the foundation for our ministry, which we like to call compassion in action. Take a moment to read these inspiring stories about the impact our Sisters have had on the lives of some of our donors, and how they embody the spirit of our mission through the gift of giving back. It is the support of all of our generous donors that allows us to continue to make a difference in our world.
“Give, and it will be given to you.
A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap.
For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” (Luke 6:38)
Grace Barnett
My Profound Joy and Honor I grew up in the East Bronx and attended public school grades K-6. It wouldn’t be until high school that I was blessed to meet the Sparkill Dominicans. My early occupational interest was to be an airline stewardess—as they were called then. But being the vertically challenged person I was […]
Stephanie Carpentieri
9/11 Survivor Thanks the Sisters for Their Support By Stephanie Carpentieri I have the privilege of being an Associate of the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill for 32 years. Sister Jeanne Miceli invited me to join,and I am so grateful that I did. But my friendship with the Sisters had started many years earlier. I grew […]
Nancy Celenza
Nancy Celenza has made a gift in memory of her late husband, Lou. My family and I have participated in the ministry of the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill on Staten Island since the 1970s. It is a genuine gift to be able to donate to the community in my husband’s memory so that their excellent […]
Dr. Arthur Kelleher
And that is what Dr. Art Kelleher did when he unknowingly bought the wining raffle ticket in Sparkill’s annual golf tournament raffle. He took a chance that would help a congregation of Sisters that had once helped him. But the story does not end with the awarding of the first prize, which he generously gifted […]
Joseph and Virginia Ripp
Joseph and Virginia Ripp are among the Sisters’ most beloved friends. Joe has long served as an advisor to the Dominican Sisters, and Ginny is a trustee of Saint Thomas Aquinas College, which was founded by the Sisters in 1952. In 2017, the congregation honored them with a Veritas Award for their good works and […]
Dr. Adelaide Harmon Elliott
In the early 1940s, St. Helena’s School in the Bronx opened its doors to two sisters, Joan and Adelaide. This was the beginning of their longtime, loving relationship with the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill. In 1943, Adelaide became a student at Aquinas High School where she was highly influenced by the loving care and sensitive […]
