Dominican High School - Profile Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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Broad grins animate the faces of Lorraine Hacias and Pat- ricia Ryal as they playfully inspect the many toys collected for underprivileged children in Michigan. Performing apostolic works, the missionaries bring Christ to the poverty stricken. To Elaine Gerhardstein and Cheryl Dorchak, the tedious task of making bandages deserves the praise of a missionary angel. 14 Students Heqaing Tbose Less vw., To zealous missionaries, stamps accompanying Holiday greeting cards become more important than the salutations themselves. Linda Staels, Margaret Flynn, and Serena Benacquisto are kept busy checking. separating, and preparing them for shipment. Spear-heading Homeroom 304, mission chairman Lynda Denys in- structs the girls in making gaily colored mats for dinner trays to be used on Halloween at Children's Hospital.

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Time spent in meditation helps Rosalie Cusmano anal Patricia Armitage communicate with God, Whose laeauty they see in the natural loveliness surrounding them. Medi- tation deepens their spiritual life anal provides a concrete tool for personal sanctification. Examining the pamphlet rack, Carol Wilhelm and Maureen Doyle dis' cover that these selections can he a helpful source of spiritual reading anytime, but especially :luring retreat. Youth re are MOTdlbl, Intellectualhf fir Their Future Beaming happily, the novices and postulants tell about their first impressive days in Adrian. Corrine Verduyn, ,loanne Ryntz, Karen H obson, and Sue Clark listen intently to young women - so much like them, yet so different. Glowing eyes reflect the wonder of an unforgettable outing. Enjoying relief from exam pressures, Patricia Nienstedt returns home refreshed by her tour of the Adrian Dominican Motherhouse. 13

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Fortunate Fina' It More Blessed Giving Than Receiving As junior members of the lay missionary force, Dominicanites temporarily set aside thoughts of con- vertibles, , cashmeres, and coffee houses to perform apostolic tasks. Through the zealous efforts of the mission department, D.I-I.S. halls periodically echo with the ripping of sheets destined for a Maryknoll leper colony. The clanging of canned goods promises a tempting Thanksgiving meal for the members of Detroit's less prosperous parishes. The hearty and resounding applause following talks by lay apostles indicates the students' admiration and pledges more concrete aid as well as spiritual support. The mission aspirations preceding seventh period and monthly spiritual bouquets indicate that apostolic endeavors are not a mere facade. Spiritual roots reach deep and provide a Firm foundation for all Dominican mission activities. Frank admiration illuminates the face of Chris Thomas, Patricia McClanaghan, and lean Czarnecki as they converse with Doctor Faust, a lay missionary working in South Af-rica. Crisp winds and gray skies couldrft dampen the spirits of the girls Indy Scalisi exemplify Christ-like thoughtfulness in making needy this Thanksgiving. Collecting, sorting, and laasketing everything from families happy this year. Feelings of satisfaction echo in the turkey to cranherries, Chris Cenzer, Susan Wynne, Chris Jacobs, and hearts of both giver and receiver. 15