Happy 100th Birthday Cecile!

After the 10:15 Mass at Holy Family on the Second Sunday of Easter, we celebrated a special birthday for one of our parishioners.  Cecile Aubin is not only a member of Holy Family, but also an Active/Excused member of our Fraternity.

Although she can't make fraternity meetings anymore, we  see Cecile almost every week at the 10:15 Mass.

With a birthday crown on her head, Cecile gets a little help cutting her birthday cake.

If you waited in line, you could get a picture with the birthday girl. 
Betsy asked what her secret to long life was: 
"I don't drink and I don't smoke", and she goes to Mass every Sunday. 

The small amount of cake left gives you an idea of how many people were there to wish her well.

Palm Sunday - Palm Origami

This year, our April Fraternity Meeting fell on Palm Sunday.  In order for us to work around the schedule for  Capilla Santísima Trinidad (Holy Trinity Chapel) using the sanctuary, we started our meeting at 1pm with Stations of the Cross.

Afterward, we moved downstairs where Kathy and Penny from the parish taught us some interesting things to do with the newly blessed palms.

This activity was for all ability levels.  No advanced degree in arts and crafts was necessary.

Kathy went from person to person to help get them going.  Peg successfully made a cross.

Norman and Alice used a little teamwork for their project.

Some members had a knack for it.  Crosses could be made in various different ways and the rosette also had a nice appearance. 

The multi-loop cross was a popular theme.

Having a hands-on project like this allowed us all to have a little more social time as well.  Bring your ideas so we can have more fun meetings like this.