Long weekend! And an update from Sr. M.C.

I don't know why, but if feels like it's been forever since we had a long weekend. I know Easter wasn't that long ago, but now that the weather is getting nicer, I guess any time you're stuck indoors just feels that much longer. What's everyone planning to do with their weekend?

In other news, I received a letter from Sr. M.C. the other day. She's doing well, and has finished her student teaching stint. She enjoyed it, but did find it frustrating at times. Now that she's done her teaching degree, it's been decided that she's going to get her Masters in music now. She's also going to be teaching grade 7 and 8 science at their school, not too far from the Motherhouse. She mentioned to me that she was glad that she didn't get sent away on a mission because she felt that she really needed at least another year to be at home. So, it sounds like things are moving along nicely for her. She sends her love and prayers to everyone, and hopes we're all doing well. I'll let you all know when I get another letter from her.

Visiting Sister Mary Cecilia

From Sister MC

Richard and I ended up making the trip to Ann Arbor for the January 6th visiting day. We brought along two big tins of Tim Horton's coffee, and with minimal hassle at the border arrived on a rainy Saturday at the motherhouse. Since we were there last, the construction has been finished, so no more mud being tracked everywhere. Glenn and Barry showed us photos of the completed chapel from when they were there, but it really is rather spectacular in person.

Sister MC is doing very well, and since our visit will have started her student teaching appointment at a nearby Catholic high school. She'll be teaching a few units of physics there. Their community is growing so much. They now have two separate living sections for the professed sisters, and the novices and postulants, and have just enough space for everyone right now. There are apparently plans for another phase of construction when they get the money for it.

I brought along the disc of photos from Aaron's wedding that Jessica made for me, and we looked through them all (Thanks Jess!), and talked about a lot of random things. I had forgotten how little she hears about Canadian politics down there, so we talked a bit about how the Liberal Party now has a new leader, and just what's been going on in and around the city. We also talked a bit about how things in a religious community work. Some of the Sisters have been sent on missions now, which was an interesting thing for us to learn about. I believe one cohort has been sent to Phoenix, Arizona, and I can't remember where the other group went. They are all teaching in schools there. We also discussed things like how a new Mother Superior is selected (there needs to be enough finaly professed Sisters before they can have a General Assembly, and when that happens, they meet every 6 years to go over their constitution and conduct other business. One of those things is to elect a new Mother), sports (Sister MC has taken a liking to college football), and just updating her on what everyone was up to. She sends everyone her love and prayers, and hopes you're all doing well.

Stay tuned for more information on her next visiting days. I originally thought that her sister would be taking the one in April, but it seems that Paulina has since moved to Montreal and may not be able to make the trek. Sister MC said she'd keep me posted though.