Eucharistic Adoration at St. Simon's Parish

Monday,
March 30:
We went to St. Simon's parish to lead a time of Eucharistic Adoration for the seventh grade class. First, Sr. Rebecca gave a talk about Eucharistic Adoration; next, we went to the church for about half an hour of Adoration. For many of the young people, it was their first time to experience this. It was beautiful to be able to introduce them to this way of spending time with Jesus.

Visit to Abraham Lincoln

Sunday,
March 29:
Sr. Assumpta, Sr. Noel, Sylwia, Emily, Sr. Emi, and her parents went to Springfield, Illinois to visit Abraham Lincoln. He wasn't at home. But we did see the house where he lived with his family in Springfield, and a wonderful museum that told us all about his life. The museum was very high-tech and well done. This trip was special because Sr. Emi's parents from New York City came with us. The weather was interesting, too: in the morning, we had snow, and in the afternoon, we had spring! No more snow! In the evening, Sr. Emi's parents took us to supper at an Italian restaurant. What a beautiful Sunday!
P.S. "Whatever you are, be a good one." -Abraham Lincoln

Tour of Anheuser-Busch Brewery

Sunday,
March 22:
One of the most famous attractions in St. Louis is the Anheuser-Busch Brewery. So on Sunday, most of the community went for a tour of the brewery! One of our employees has a daughter who works as a tour guide there, and she gave us an excellent tour. We saw the Clydesdales, the brewing process, the bottle lines...everything!

St. Louis Archdiocesan Men's Conference

Saturday,
March 21:
Sr. Emi, Sr. Assumpta, and Emily had a book exhibit at the St. Louis Archdiocesan Men's Conference. Guess how many men were there? More than 1200! They had four different speakers, a Eucharistic chapel, and time to visit the different tables. They also had time for confession during the day, and almost all day there were two or three hundred men in line for confession! The day finished with Mass with Bishop Hermann, our archdiocesan administrator. It was beautiful and very impressive to see so many men coming together to learn and share about their faith.

Second Pauline Vocation Day

Saturday and Sunday, March
14 and 15:
This weekend we had many nice visitors!
Several young women came to spend the afternoon with us and learn more about religious life and our community. Last month we spoke about vocation and discernment; this time we shared more about the Pauline Family. Sr. Rebecca gave a PowerPoint presentation about our founder, Bl. James Alberione. Emily showed clips from a DVD to help us speak about vocation, and we also watched a YouTube video prepared by our sisters in Boston. Sylwia shared her vocation story and told about how she "met" Fr. Alberione. We had a selection of books for them to borrow, specially chosen by Sr. Rebecca. To finish we spent time with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. The whole community likes when you come to visit us!
P.S. Fr. Alberione sent us a message for you: “A vocation is an act of love for God!"