Today we had our community retreat. We went to Little Sisters of the Poor.
Here is some background on the order:
• currently 2,700 Little Sisters
• over 13,000 elderly residents currently served
• 202 homes
• 32 countries
• 31 homes in North America and 8 in Oceania
• Most recent foundations: Bolinao, Philippines (2007); Tacna, Peru (2006); Manila, Philippines (2004); Jabalpur, India (2004); Cartago, Colombia (2003); and Kwanju, South Korea (2000)
• Homes are open to needy seniors 60 years and older
• They welcome the elderly regardless of race, religion or national origin
• Little Sisters profess vows of chastity, poverty, obedience – and a special 4th vow of hospitality
• They dedicate their whole life to the service of the needy elderly
I hope that we, as a community, are able to volunteer with the wonderful organization soon.
After our day long community retreat we had a little bit of free time and then for our support meeting we went to the McGill-Toolen verse Murphy Football game. High school football is intense here! There were fireworks and fire...it was an experience!
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