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Fr. Dominic Izzo, O.P.
Fr. Dominic Izzo, O.P. is Director of the Dominican Foundation and Vicar Provincial for Advancement for the Province of St. Joseph. From 1995 to 2002, Fr. Izzo served as a missionary in Kenya, which is part of the Dominican Vicariate of Eastern Africa where he was called to various ministries such as Treasurer of the Vicariate, Local Superior, Student Master and Vicar Provincial. Additionally, he taught scripture at Tangaza College, in Nairobi, Kenya where a number of religious congregations send their students for theological training. Besides the academic teaching at Tangaza, he also served there as a Director of the Institute of Spirituality and Religious Formation and later as a Member of the college’s Board of Governors and Chair of its Finance Committee. From 2002 until 2010, Fr. Izzo served as Prior Provincial of the Province of St. Joseph and it was during that time that he was elected to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men (CMSM) National Board (2003), as CMSM’s President-Elect (2004), and CMSM’s President (2005-2007). He was also appointed for a second term as Friar Consultant for the Association of Monasteries of Nuns of the Order of Preachers in the United States of America (to which he was appointed by the Holy See in 2005).
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Pontifical Faculty Spring Gala
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Posted by Fr. Dominic Izzo, O.P. on February 23, 2011
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The first Annual Dominican Pontifical Faculty Spring Gala will be held on Saturday, March 26, 2011 at 6:30 PM.
Dominican House of Studies
487 Michigan Ave NE
Washington, DC 20017
Tickets: $100 in advance, $125 at the door.
To RSVP, please visit www.dhs.edu/gala.aspx OR call Margaret Perry at (202) 495-3828.
The Gala will provide a unique opportunity to experience the life of our Dominican student Brothers. The evening will be held in the iconic setting of the traditional cloister hallways at the Dominican House of Studies. Generous hors d'oeuvres will be prepared and served by our student Brothers. Throughout the evening there will be opportunities to meet members of our religious community, both young and old.
We will also hold a silent auction of items of religious art. These unique pieces of religious art will be on display in the Dominican House of Studies. A variety of other items, including tickets to area cultural events, will be offered as part of the silent auction as well. The evening will conclude with Compline, the Church's night prayer, in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception.
Silent Auction Items Include:
- Religious Art by Scott Sullivan, Theresa Winchell, Matthew Alderman, and others
- Photos of Dominican Life by Br. John Devaney, O.P.
- Beer brewed at the DHS by the Dominican Student Brothers
- Tickets to Synetic Theater, Shakespeare Theater Company and the Folger Library
- Private Docent lead tour of The National Gallery of Art
- Paintings and Wood Cuts by Sister Mary Grace Thul, O.P.
- Private Four-Course catered meals in your home
- Tickets to DC sporting events including: Notre Dame v. Maryland, Boston v. Maryland, and the Washington Nationals