For November's meeting, Deacon Brian led us in a Rosary to honor de deceased members of the St. Bernard Fraternity. For those who may have missed it, two members of our fraternity passed this year: Joyce Maxim and Fred Pierce. Click on those links to read more about them.
It was nice to be back in the sanctuary praying together.
Praise be to God that the effect of the pandemic continue to subside. Our September meeting was held back in the hall of Holy Family. It was wonderful to see to many Franciscan brothers and sisters in person.
This year's indoor picnic was actually held outdoors. The council was confused about the date this year because the second Sunday felt like it came to early in the month. Thus, we postponed the meeting for a week, which allowed us to gather on the feast of the Immaculate Conception (August 15). We did not cook as we usually do, but invited others to bring their own lunch (BYOL) while the fraternity provided beverages and ice cream. In the shade, the weather was very pleasant. Even better was sharing much needed social time with brothers and sisters. I only with a few more had come -- there was a lot of leftover ice cream.
We are still continuing to meet outside under the shade tree on the south side of the property. We even have a Zoom meeting set up for others to join in since as of today our in-person numbers are still scarce. Still we are thankful for those who are here!
