In this last week of summer before the autumnal equinox next Saturday there is lot of activity going on here. First and foremost, we will be celebrating the life of our sister, Mary Therese Egan who died early Saturday morning. If you haven't read them yet, you can read her obituary and prayer card by clicking on her name.
Then, on Wednesday we will award our annual Prophet of Peace award to local teacher and environmental leader, Doreen Petri. I first met Doreen in Algebra I class in 1969 when I was a very young high school teacher and she was a freshman at VMA. She returned to the school and taught biology there for a decade or so before going to a local college-prep public school where she was pivotal in making its science dept. top notch. She is really a wonderful person and so worthy of our award for her decades of environmental science work, leadership and innovations.
We are still having a continual stream of summer visitors, including a large group this week who must be a parish group or something similar, as they have every guest room and all the hermitages reserved for a couple days. We really are the perfect venue for groups to have day-long of weekend gathering for planning or retreats. Our garden room is large, spacious and the furniture is easily rearranged for small and large numbers. It has its own kitchen, nearby bathrooms and the grounds are perfect for walks and private time. Meals are available or they can bring their own food. I wish more local and nearby groups would take advantage of our facilities...and we really enjoy having them, too.
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