Preparations

This week we have been working hard getting things ready for our street evangelisation, missions, and along with going door to door. As nervous as we may be what a true blessing it is to be able to share with others Good News of the hope within us. We will be going out into the streets of Soho on Friday evening, so please remember to keep us in prayer. God bless!!!

Farewell Sister

Tomorrow we will be saying farewell to Sister Dympna who we will miss dearly. She is off to Scotland, well aren't they blessed to be getting such a lovely lady! Her presence around St. Patrick's will not be forgotten. She always had such a warming smile, ready to give great big hugs, but most importantly was filled with such wisdom that she shared with us often. She is going where God is calling her to be at this time. You will be in our thoughts and prayers Sister. It's not goodbye it's see you later!!! We wish you all the best with lots of love. May God bless you always and we will see you soon!

We have another ambitious one! Christina could not contain herself and couldn't help but get her feet wet and yes the water was freezing! She wasn't going to let that stop her. ;)

North Sea

It was Shi Rui's first time ever being at the beach! She was in such amazement that she could not hold back her excitement and happiness with shouting and screaming for joy!!! :)

Holy Holiday

After two weeks of working hard on our essays they rewarded us with a bit of a getaway up North in Norfolk for a holy holiday. We went to Walsingham and visited the National Shrine to Our Lady where we celebrated Mass and had Adoration. It was time well spent relaxing and re-energizing. It was nice to be able to share, socialize, and bond together as a community. For some of us it was our first time there. We had the privilege of going to the seaside and walked a "Holy Mile" by the beach enjoying the company of one another. It was a beautiful day that we enjoyed very much!!! Being outside in the fresh air of the country side was lovely too.

This week we are back into the routine with daily rosary, mass, adoration, and lectures on the Catechism with Fr. Francis. We have been working hard on our second essay which is due by the end of this week. Please keep us all in your prayers for the gift of wisdom to help us with the challenge of getting them finished and finding the right words to use. God bless!!!!

Snow Friar

Snow fun in Aylesford!!! Not only were we prayerful, but also playful. We are pleased to introduce Snow Friar Francis. :)

Retreat in Aylesford, Kent

We have just returned back from a five day retreat at the Carmelite Friary in Aylesford led by Fr. Joe Chalmers and Fr. Kevin Melody. It was not only a great place to get away from the hecticness of London, but an amazing place to reflect, pray, and appreciate nature. With the cold weather and snow made it such a beautiful atmosphere to be in which we enjoyed very much. We learned a bit about the history of the Carmelites, Prophet Elijah, St. Peter, and St. Simon Stock. We were given much opportunity to think about prayer as a relationship with God in our life.

Killing Time in Aylesford

Anxiously waiting at the train station for Fr. Joe to take us to the Carmelite Friary. As you can see we are very excited for our retreat to begin!!!

New Years

A few of us spent our New Years in Balham for a Youth 2000 retreat where there were many young people gathered together to pray, sing and worship. It was a real pleasure to be there to end 2009 and to ring in the New Year with perpetual adoration, many amazing speakers and engaging conversations. It was truly a blessing to be amongst so many young people sharing our faith together.