Trousseau For Carmel - What To Bring - Suggestions Welcome!

[OnlySunshine]

[quote name='the171' timestamp='1319231105' post='2324826']
Ok, this has been on my mind. Could a community accept you and make your entrance date, say, two years or so from then? Also, doe anyone have any good, solid experience with Lafayette Carmel? I would ask Sr.Mary John, but I prefer not to call when I have questions and the Carmel is an hour and forty-five minutes away. Pax tecum
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Absolutely! Of course, it depends on the community since some have a set time for aspirancy, which cannot be longer than a year, but others allow 2 years or longer. My friend, who entered an active/contemplative community, was accepted in November 2007 but didn't enter until September 2009 because she was still finishing her college degree (with no debt). It's entirely possible.

[the171]

[quote name='MaterMisericordiae' timestamp='1319233167' post='2324847']

Absolutely! Of course, it depends on the community since some have a set time for aspirancy, which cannot be longer than a year, but others allow 2 years or longer. My friend, who entered an active/contemplative community, was accepted in November 2007 but didn't enter until September 2009 because she was still finishing her college degree (with no debt). It's entirely possible.
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razzle dazzle deal

[IgnatiusofLoyola]

[quote name='the171' timestamp='1319233770' post='2324856']

razzle dazzle deal
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We'll still hope that someone turns up who can answer your questions about Lafayette Carmel!

Although there is some Internet information available on most Communities, I've been surprised that no one has decided to capitalize on the growth in vocations by publishing an "Aspirant's Guide to Religious Communities" kind of like the many college guides out there. Of course, certain sections of the guide would be omitted such as "Best Party Community." Then again, "party" does not have to mean the same thing as it does in college guides. We do know that some Communities go to more effort than others in celebrating Jubilees, feast days, etc.

[LaPetiteSoeur]

[quote name='IgnatiusofLoyola' timestamp='1319234323' post='2324866']

We'll still hope that someone turns up who can answer your questions about Lafayette Carmel!

Although there is some Internet information available on most Communities, I've been surprised that no one has decided to capitalize on the growth in vocations by publishing an "Aspirant's Guide to Religious Communities" kind of like the many college guides out there. Of course, certain sections of the guide would be omitted such as "Best Party Community." Then again, "party" does not have to mean the same thing as it does in college guides. We do know that some Communities go to more effort than others in celebrating Jubilees, feast days, etc.
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They do! There's a Guide to Religious vocations published every year... it has a full list of all American men and women's religious orders as well as lay volunteering opportunities.

[the171]

Laffy has a site, but they don't update. They updated it for the first time in years in July or so for the final vows. GOSH, they need a step-by-step, detailed, intricate guide for aspirants. SERIOUSLY. haha

[IgnatiusofLoyola]

[quote name='LaPetiteSoeur' timestamp='1319234630' post='2324869']

They do! There's a Guide to Religious vocations published every year... it has a full list of all American men and women's religious orders as well as lay volunteering opportunities.
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I know the basic lists are out there--and the Web sites of Orders and Community seem to get better and better. But, based on the posts of the women who post on Phatmass, there are still LOTS of questions--some of them necessary to know for discernment, and others that would be "nice to know" or even simply "fun to know." (And, that's just women's vocations! If nothing else, a man has to decide whether to be a diocesan priest, a priest in an order, or a brother--and that's even before he starts learning about different Orders!)

Plus, discerning a vocation is not like going to college--it's for life!

But then, what would we talk about? Something tells me we'd have no trouble finding topics.

[Nunsense]

How to comment on so many different topcis!

Yes, wouldn't be nice if there were some kind of publication about each and every single community - completely detailed and informative about absolutely everything!? But since this probably almost impossible, I guess live-ins are the next best thing!

As for the crocs - I love them! And I wore them at two of the Carmels I was in. A lot depends on the environment, weather conditions etc as what footwear is most appropriate... and of course different Orders have different ideas of what constitutes appropriate footwear.

I absolutely had to have flashlights.. but I had different kinds. I bought one that was called a booklight - very small and with a never ending battery it seems, as it is still working today - five years later. It is good to see the alarm clock in the middle of the night (although at one convent I got smart and bought an alarm clock with an inbuilt light). And since each community is different, some allow clocks and watches - others don't.

When in doubt, I always say, 'Ask, ask, ask.' It's better to know for sure and no one had ever objected to my asking permission for something before I entere.

And of course, and someone else posted, they will always supply you with whatever you dont' have or forget.

[faithcecelia]

Oh, one thing I bought today was flannels (washcloths) in 2 different colours so I can 'top and tail'

[Nunsense]

The hard thing for me is that we are heading into summer here and I will be going to the UK in the winter, so finding appropriate clothing might not be too easy! There might be some sales on now but I can't get to a large shopping area until at least Thanksgiving (going to Melbourne to be with family then) and by then we will be really hot here - and I'm sure there will be no winter clothes left. *sigh* And I got rid of most of my cold clothes when I went to Perth because it is really hot there.

[brandelynmarie]

[quote name='Clare~Therese' timestamp='1319232516' post='2324842']


[i]Fried[/i] peas?



That sounds like something my father would eat.
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Well, I [i]have [/i]heard of fried corn from a friend in Missouri...You take a couple cans of corn & some flour, salt & pepper & throw it into a skillet of butter or bacon fat & fry it up. Apparently, it is a southern thing.

[faithcecelia]

[quote name='nunsense' timestamp='1319248396' post='2324932']
The hard thing for me is that we are heading into summer here and I will be going to the UK in the winter, so finding appropriate clothing might not be too easy! There might be some sales on now but I can't get to a large shopping area until at least Thanksgiving (going to Melbourne to be with family then) and by then we will be really hot here - and I'm sure there will be no winter clothes left. *sigh* And I got rid of most of my cold clothes when I went to Perth because it is really hot there.
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Could you ask your friend you will be staying with to get you a few bits? Would save you carrying them over too.

[Aya Sophia]

Or, could you order a few things online from UK companies and have them shipped directly to where you'll be in the UK? I'm considering doing this for a few items, instead of buying them in the US and adding them to my bags to carry over there.

[Aya Sophia]

Just finished a very fruitful shopping trip so have ended up getting everything here (will either pack and ship or take with me)

- black snood/hat (a tube-shaped hat that surrounds your neck and covers your head) for outdoors
- work gloves for outdoors
- boots for tromping around outside
- shoes for indoors - black, sturdy, roomy, good coverage, easy to kneel down in and get up - perfect for postulancy
- knee socks
- sports bras
- wind-up flashlight (not 100% sure I'll keep this as, to turn it off you have to press the button twice - if you press once it starts flashing and engages a couple of orange lights on the side, also flashing! Only thing missing is a siren! So, good for SOS in the woods but perhaps not the best for a cell in Carmel. May look further for this item.)
- metal pencil sharpener

Still would like to get couple of pairs of heavy socks for wearing in the boots while tromping around. Saw the type in Walmart but they were for men, Size 6-12 which I assume would be too big for a woman with size 8ft.

[Aya Sophia]

Re: Faith's note on "flannels"/washcloths, the Sisters at Kirk Edge use linen cloths for washing in the cell that are large enough so that you can dedicate one end for one use and the other for another (!) Still, last year I brought and used a couple of small, lightweight (meant for travel so they dry quickly) washcloths for face only and will do so again, if permitted.

[brandelynmarie]

I like the idea of little light-weight washcloths.

[mme_hardy]

(Thread drift of SHAAAAAME)
[quote name='brandelynmarie' timestamp='1319249574' post='2324941']
Well, I [i]have [/i]heard of fried corn from a friend in Missouri...You take a couple cans of corn & some flour, salt & pepper & throw it into a skillet of butter or bacon fat & fry it up. Apparently, it is a southern thing.
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My husband makes a California-cuisine version of this that is fantastic. Take fresh corn, chop kernels off cob, cook sloooowly in butter and onions until the corn caramelizes a bit. Mmmm, corn.

Edited to add something useful: You convert from women's sizes to men's sizes by subtracting two sizes. So a woman's size eight is a man's size six -- those socks just might fit.

Edited October 22, 2011 by mme_hardy

[Aya Sophia]

Thanks for the tip on the socks - v helpful (much less attractive a topic of conversation, I know, than fried peas - or corn and flour and butter and...whatever! So, thanks for your effort and sacrifice! )

Edited October 22, 2011 by Aya Sophia

[brandelynmarie]

[quote name='Aya Sophia' timestamp='1319311036' post='2325245']
Thanks for the tip on the socks - v helpful (much less attractive a topic of conversation, I know, than fried peas - or corn and flour and butter and...whatever! So, thanks for your effort and sacrifice! )
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Yes, I didn't think you could do that! Even though I have big feet anyways, . So sorry we keep hijacking your thread Aya!

[Aya Sophia]

Not to worry - I just look at the hijacking as: my buds keeping the thread warm for me will I'm busy doing other things!

[brandelynmarie]

You are so kind.