Team 2 in Sudbury

Hey Everyone! It's Claire reporting for Team 2. Our time in Sudbury is coming to an end, but it has been a great week!

Last Wednesday, the 7th, we had an "Initiation Complete" Encounter Day for grades 7 and 8. Lauren did a great job giving her talk for the first time! Thursday was challenging but we realized that some are going to be like this and we won't always see the fruit of our work.

Our Encounter Day on Friday was a very positve way to end the week! The youth were all girls from Sault St. Marie school. They were a very respectful and enthusiastic group. They responded very well to everything, especially Riane's talk and the dramas. We all had very good small groups as well. Many of the girls said they were going to start praying and going to Mass more often.

Thanksgiving weekend was very relaxing. On Saturday, we had a partial ministry day and then most of us attended Mass with our host families. On Sunday we had team day; we went to the grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes in Sudbury for team prayer. On Monday, we had a full ministry day, working on skits, dramas, and music. Also, we shared Thanksgiving dinner with our host families. We are very grateful for their generosity!

We have one more Encounter Day tomorrow in Sudbury and then on Wednesday we head for Sault St. Marie!

God Bless,

Claire Labish
Team 2 Traveling