Dominican Community
Our Parish's Dominican Heritage
St. Gertrude Catholic Church has been staffed
by the Dominican Friars of the Eastern Province (St. Joseph)
for more than seventy years. The Order of Preachers (O.P.) was
founded by St. Dominic in 1216. The first Catholic church in
Ohio was founded in Somerset in 1818 by Dominican Father Edward
Dominic Fenwick, O.P., who was later appointed the first bishop
of Cincinnati in 1821. The Dominican community at St. Gertrude
priory includes Priests and Novice
Brothers. The novitiate, or first year for those entering the
Eastern Province of Dominicans, is situated at the priory.
St. Gertrude School is staffed by the Dominican Sisters of
St. Cecelia of Nashville, Tennessee. They were founded in 1860
from St. Mary's of the Springs in Columbus, Ohio. The Sisters
arrived in 1929 when the school opened. St. Gertrude is a truly
unique community in its richness of having both the Dominican
Friars and Sisters.We are working on local content, but in the
meantime visit the web page for the Dominican
Friars of the Eastern Province.
Visit
Fr. Benedict Ashley's page to learn more about Dominican
Spirituality.
Vocations to the Dominican Life
Do you think you might be called to the Dominican religious
life? For more information, visit the web site of the Order
of Preachers- Vocations to the Province of St. Joseph.
Dominican Third Order (lay) Chapters
The Dominican Third Order is a fraternal organization of Catholic
laymen and women who have
chosen to live a Dominican way of life. Anyone who would like
to learn more about this opportunity can reach out to either
of the two Dominican Third Order Chapters that are based at
St. Gertrude. They are:
1. Our Lady of Peace Chapter
- a longstanding order at St. Gertrude that meets at 7:00 p.m.
on the first Monday of each month.
2. Bishop Fenwick Chapter,
a newer chapter formed in 2004 that meets at 7:00 p.m.
on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.
Also learn more by visiting the Dominican
Third Order site.
Dominican Vicariate of Eastern Africa
Learn about the Dominicans' work in East Africa.
Dominican Vicariate of Eastern Africa website:
http://www.eafricadominicans.org
Fr. Tom's Kids - Pairing Sponsors with Orphans and Needy Students:
http://www.frtomskids.org/
Contact Information
Contact friars previously assigned to St. Gertrude who are
now serving in the Dominican Missions in East Africa:
Fr. Vincent Wiseman O.P. wisemanop@wananchi.com
STUDENT MASTER
Dominican Friars, Wahubiri
Nyumba ya Mtakatifu Dominiko
P.O. Box 24012
00502 Karen (Nairobi) KENYA
community land-line: (011)254-20-891-255
Fr. Benedict Croell O.P. croell@op.org
NOVICE MASTER
Dominican Friars, Wahubiri
Nyumba ya Mtakatifu Martino de Porres
P.O. Box 2566
40100 Kisumu KENYA
direct mobile: (011)254-720-543-692
community land-lines: (011)254-57-62010 or 62038
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