DOMINICAN LAITY Newsletter #21 March 2012     Dear Friends 2012 promises to be a big year for Dominicans in New Zealand. In a few days many of us will gather to celebrate a reunion of ex-pupils of Teschmakers. What a weekend that will be! Coming so soon after St Patrick’s day, it reminds us of an Irish blessing: May God grant you many years to live,For sure He must be knowingThe earth has angels all too fewAnd Heaven is overflowing. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..   LET’S NOT TALK ABOUT ORGANISATION! This newsletter has been going for 4 years now. In 2010, 20 lay Dominicans gathered in Wellington to think about the future. There was deep commitment and love for the Dominican vision, but somehow no real organisation emerged from the gathering (probably a reflection of the beginnings of the Order, and the way St Dominic worked). But recently it has become clear that we really do need to have some kind of group that can provide some discussion of mattes that arise. A very few of the original steering group decided to reform as a consultative group, with some more people added. That consultative group (called Domconsult) is now up and running. Its members are: Colleen Hopwood (Invercargill), Katie O’Connor (Gore), Moira Gallagher (Dunedin), Norman Gray (Queenstown), Mike Kelly and Jenny Wilson (Masterton), Mary Johnson (Deaf community, Auckland) Susan Healy (Auckland). Teresa McNamara (Auckland). There is no chairperson, but different people initiate discussion at different times. And it is intended that whenever
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