Greetings to all our diligent readers out there! This is Lauren reporting to you from the small town of Marmora, Ontario. It has been a pretty eventful and busy week for us, so we have much to tell!
Following Whitby we stepped on over to Brooklin, just next door. It was exciting, because this is the hometown of my lovely mother! It's crazy to think that just a few years ago, my kid mom was there; God works in such creative ways! We were in Brooklin for two Confirmation Encounter Days, which were quite an experience. The students were very enthusiastic and they invested into the day right away. In my small group we spoke about what would happen at the Confirmation Mass, and at the end, when I asked the girls if they had any final questions or comments, one girl said her only comment was that she was excited to be Confirmed! The students were very open to the Holy Spirit for sure. The Confirmations were held the evenings after the Encounter Days, so we were invited to attend one of them. It was really exciting to see the youth outside of the Encounter Day, and to see the Holy Spirit continue Its work.
All in all, team 2 had a pretty good week. It was busy, but we love busy! We were also fortunate to have a no-obligation day in there as well, to refresh, and to call home!
Happy Mothers' Day to our Moms; to all of you, thanks for reading, and Happy Spring! Its warmth seems to have left us for now, but we hope it comes back soon! May God shower many blessings and nice weather upon you this week and always!
Our week began in Whitby, Ontario, where we spent two days in the high school putting on Encounter Days for the Grade Nine Religion classes. As mentioned in the previous blog, the Monday retreat presented a bit of a challenge for the team. Tuesday, however, was a real turn-around. The students were quite enthusiastic and responsive. Even though it seemed to be a much easier Encounter Day for our team, I can't say either was better than the other. We've definitely learned over the year that although there are times God is easy to see, it doesn't mean the Holy Spirit isn't working on those more difficult days.
Following Whitby we stepped on over to Brooklin, just next door. It was exciting, because this is the hometown of my lovely mother! It's crazy to think that just a few years ago, my kid mom was there; God works in such creative ways! We were in Brooklin for two Confirmation Encounter Days, which were quite an experience. The students were very enthusiastic and they invested into the day right away. In my small group we spoke about what would happen at the Confirmation Mass, and at the end, when I asked the girls if they had any final questions or comments, one girl said her only comment was that she was excited to be Confirmed! The students were very open to the Holy Spirit for sure. The Confirmations were held the evenings after the Encounter Days, so we were invited to attend one of them. It was really exciting to see the youth outside of the Encounter Day, and to see the Holy Spirit continue Its work.This week was not only filled with great Encounter Days, but also great people! Our team moved on to Lakefield for a night, which is the hometown of the (sort of) famous family musical group, Leahy (you can check them out on Wikipedia!). Our team had dinner at the Leahy farm, where the oldest Leahy daughter now resides. Her son took us out to his tree fort, where we had some epic adventures ten feet up, and made a fire with cattails and a flint.
Lastly, I must share with you a story about a beloved priest from the small town of Frankford, Ontario. Fr. Stephane generously took the five boys in for four nights and had the whole team over for dinner twice! He shared many stories with us, both funny and inspirational. In the words of Claire Labish, "He gave rockstar homilies". We learned much from him in the few days we knew him, and so we were sad to leave! (I think the boys will miss playing Risk until 1 am, too!)
All in all, team 2 had a pretty good week. It was busy, but we love busy! We were also fortunate to have a no-obligation day in there as well, to refresh, and to call home!Happy Mothers' Day to our Moms; to all of you, thanks for reading, and Happy Spring! Its warmth seems to have left us for now, but we hope it comes back soon! May God shower many blessings and nice weather upon you this week and always!
Lauren Krol
Team 2
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