In Touch – Spring 2013
The spring issue of In Touch highlights the 79th Pilgrimage, the General Chapter, Helping Hands Day, Pope Francis and more. Enjoy!
Women’s Day
Sister Barbara Jean Milhalchick attended the 32nd annual Women’s Day at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus.
More than 40 local agencies and businesses took part in the Community Service and Informational Fair. Women’s Day participants gather information about services and volunteer opportunities from the participating organizations.
40th National Road Festival
Mount St. Macrina was a wagon train stop during the 40th National Road Festival. The Mount has been a stop almost as long as the festival has been celebrated. View the photo album here.
Corporate Reflection Weekend
All of the Sisters gathered for a Corporate Reflection Weekend at the monastery April 26-28. It was a joy to have everyone present,including Sisters from Phoenix, St. Petersburg, Erie, Wilkes-Barre, Pittsburgh and Las Vegas, the cities where the Sisters serve presently.
The program began Friday evening with an update session with Patti Benford, Administrator of our nursing home, Mount Macrina Manor.
Saturday began with Matins and Divine Liturgy served by Very Rev. John Petro who led the morning program on the topic of prayer.
The Sisters spent the rest of the weekend visioning for the future. The ideas they generated will be the focus of further discussions in August when they meet again before the Pilgrimage.
The spirit was peaceful and joyous as the Sisters met and also celebrated the commemoration of the Samaritan Woman in their communal prayer.
Our Lady of Victory Garden Gets Spring Clean-Up
Over the weekend, the Our Lady of Victory Garden received her spring cleanup. The garden was carefully hand-weeded and pruned. Organic fertilizers were also applied to the roses and the redbud to aid in growth and flower production. Seven yards of shredded, undyed mulch was applied as a top dressing to provide moisture retention and organic material for the soil.
How Is God Calling You?
Watch the Sisters of St. Basil the Great discuss vocations on a recent episode of “How Is God Calling You?” The program originally aired on the Catholic Television Network of Youngstown, Ohio.