How Did She Plan This?
12 June 2009
Today, Sr. Mary Catharine is leaving us for two weeks, travelling to our Dominican Monastery of Corpus Christi in Menlo Park, California for the annual novice mistress meeting. Sister is the coordinator for this year's meeting and of all the Sisters she will probably be the happiest one there since all the planning she and the other Sisters of the Formation Committee have labored over will finally come to fruition.
Sr. Maria's expression captures the sentiments of all of us as we forge ahead with renovating the kitchen!
She couldn't have timed the meeting better. Last night our community meeting was all about the upcoming adventures of our renovations. Not that this past week hasn't been dull! The domino effect continues and one never knows from minute to minute what she will see being wheeled out the door and down the hall. The Chapter Hall is packed with tables, chairs, boxes, piano, and too many other things to mention. Just temporarily, though, but temporary means at least 6 months!
This coming week we begin losing our kitchen. Slowly the community room is being transformed into a sort of refectory-kitchenette. The big challenge will be cooking in the little bakery (not so long ago the soap room) and getting the meal upstairs before it gets cold! We figure that by the time the renovations are over we will have it down to a science!
The following week the kitchen demolition begins. The reality of this hasn't sunk in because today as we began moving out freezer, refrigerators, et al one look of BEHIND these objects and certain sisters wanted to clean down the walls and wash the floor. "Sister, it's getting ripped out next week!"
Our workmen have been heroic as we exercise our womanly prerogative to change our minds!
3 comments:
I love how the timing worked out. My mom is going out of town when we were originally going to move to a different apt so I moved the date up. Lol.
Sisters, I will pray for you. This must be a serious challange to the older sisters who have lived one way for so long, and for the younger nuns who are trying to learn the life in the midst of upheaval. Glad to see your donations meter showing movement, btw!
Dear Sisters,
God bless you - your blog is beautiful. Oh how we need more sisters... As a candidate for the P.Diaconate, my classmates and I were meeting for a time at St. Teresa's Parish in Summit - which gave me an opportunity to visit your Church. It is a lovely Church - and it is so very special having you there - you are a splendid witness of our Faith.
I will always keep you in prayer..
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