January
2010
News:
On the first Sunday of the year, the
community was invited to have high tea at St. Gertrude's guest
house. Maureen Cadley had prepared some special foods for the
occasion according to British tradition. Our Toyota Camry needed
some repair not necessarily for the recall but because it was "hit by a
deer".
During the Christmas recess, Br. Thomas was back in
the monastery and returned on the 10th to continue his
studies at St. Vincent, Latrobe PA. Our water
pipe broke again, this month, at a spot that had been dug
before. Fortunately, the repair was done quickly. On the
week-end of the 15th, the annual knitters' retreat attracted a large
group of people who share their spiritual and material insights
about that age-old craft. At the end of January, the community
returned to a small refectory for our meals in order to save on
fuel. During the cold months, the uncertainty of the weather
conditions is one of the reasons that reduce the number of guests.