We had a weekend of beautiful music here on campus. Friday night and Saturday the St. Francis
Music Center had their Spring Festival Recitals. One can be very proud of the achievements of
these students.
Saturday the Legacy Chorale of Greater Minnesota presented
Requiem in d Minor by W.A. Mozart with a Chamber Orchestra. Those 50+ singers and 20+ orchestra members made
for a beautiful musical experience for a Chapel full of listeners. It’s hard to express in words the experience
of this great piece of music. Thank you
for coming again to perform in our Chapel. The Chorale performed here ten years ago in their first year of their
existence. There was a reception in St.
Francis Hall after the performance. Thank
you, Chorale and Orchestra, for sharing your talents with us here in Little
Falls.
Sunday afternoon the St. Francis Community Chorale presented
their Spring Concert for us in our Chapel.
The first half of the production featured music honoring the gift of
water. Another high-light of the
afternoon was Celo V'ec's beautiful
singing of “Old Man River.” I had
goose-bumps as I listened. The second
half of the program was a lighter theme with “60’s” music. After the concert everyone was invited to St.
Francis Hall to have goodies and visit with the performers and guests. Thank you for sharing your talents, also.
Tomorrow is the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker. Pope Pius XII instituted this feast of St. Joseph in 1955. The day is dedicated to
the dignity of labor and to honoring workers throughout the countries of the
world. St. Joseph worked as a carpenter
to provide the necessities for his family. Let us pray for: --parents who struggle to raise their children with
upright values, --for just salaries for
all who make a living by the work of their hands—for parents who by their love and faithfulness are models
of faithful commitment in our fragmented societies. St. Joseph, pray for us.
Next Sunday, May 6, the St. Camillus Place Advisory Board
will again sponsor Spring Magic. There
is a dinner at noon with a dance from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Falls Ballroom for
people in Morrison County who are developmentally disabled. The purpose of this event is to provide an
opportunity to attend a social event that may otherwise not be available to
people with developmental disabilities in Morrison County. The philosophy is to provide the dinner and
afternoon entertainment, with donations from the participants and guests
helping meet the associated expenses. Three of us Sisters are members on the
Advisory Board. Thank you to all the
businesses who donated to the help pay expenses.
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