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August 10, 2016
Last week just got away from me and the week was over…so I
gave catching up to do this week. On
July 16th, we had our Saint Francis High School Reunion. About 120 “Frannies” returned for a day of
remembering, sharing stories, laughing, some tears, too, and praying
together. It was a wonderful day. I think Mary Ann Renner summed it up best
when she said, “The whole day felt like one big hug.”
On July 31st we celebrated our 7 sisters who have
been Franciscan sisters for 60 years:
Sister Noreen Bentfield, Sister Rita Kraemer, Sister Kay Watts, Sister
Beverly Weidner, Sister Janice Welle.
Sister Karen Niedzielski and Sister Maurita Niedzielski. Congratulations, Sisters on these many years
as Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls.
Wednesday, August 3rd, we had our 10th
Annual Green Fair Folk Festival. The weather was perfect—an answer to prayer
as the forecast earlier in the week was for a rainy day. My guess is that about 1,000 people came to
join us for an evening of fun food and learning about environmental friendly
ways of doing things. Three of us were
tour guides. We told about the southern
part if our property while riding on a horse-drawn wagon. There was always a line for the next ride
when we got back.
A retreat for 60+ Sisters started on August 5th
and will finish on the 11th.
On August 4th we had a Retirement Celebration for
Phyllis Dobis who worked in the Finance Office for MANY years. We miss her.
No one will be hired to fill her position. Rather jobs in the Finance Office will be
rearranged to covert the work she did.
The Paint-a-Thon in Morrison County was held on Saturday,
August 6th. Five homes were
painted by volunteers. The Franciscan
Sisters donated cinnamon and caramel rolls to feed hungry painters. The weather was nice for painting. God bless the many painters who donated a
Saturday to help a neighbor.
The apple harvest is coming in. There is lots of activity in the convent
kitchen preparing the fruit for freezing.
On Sunday, August 14th, we will have an Open House to
celebrate Sister Bernarda Sanoski’s 100th Birthday. Congratulations, Sister and thank you for all
your services in the Health Care Ministry.
God bless and continue to care for you.
May the Lord walk with you each day…and may YOU walk with
the Lord each day, too
Peace and blessings,
Sister Mary Lou
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