SMME October retreat

[AlterDominicus]

This relates to Sixtina's post

Oh........greatttttttttttttttttt! Sister Jo - I mean, Sister Joseph Andrew's gonna kick me out, lol.

I suggest BE ON YOUR ULTIMATE best behavior when MA (Mother Assumpta) Is around and always be the first one to offer her tea! Or rather fetch her tea.

Has anyone ever talked to Carly besides me before she entered? Well I did, and MA is the funniest sister there other then SJAB and someone else. Dont be to good, I'd like to quote Amata Means Beloved:

Written by an awesome sister of mine, Sister Mary Catharine, "Obeying the rules meant you were being good. Didnt being good mean you were also trying to be holy? [b]Just two months in the monastery and the nuns had shown her another way.[/b]" So have fun, but be mature, and if you feel like you should give the sisters (like myself) a HIGHER level of respect then do so, it doesnt harm. They arent trying to watch you and give you marks of approval or disapproval.

Edited October 11, 2005 by AlterDominicus

[benedictaj]

LOL yeah, Mandy, Carly had some hilarious stories!!! I hope everythings going sooooooo well for all the postulants!!

Okies, better go to school.

[jgirl]

With a hundred or so girls who go on the retreats, they aren't scrutinizing you or watching your every move.

Don't be too serious, but be respectful!!! Mainly just be yourself!

I heard the SMME retreats can be a lot of fun.

[catholicflower]

Oh my goodness 100 girls!!! That is crazy! Its great that so many girls are coming, but oh my!

[Marieteresa]

I pray that you guys have a wonderful time at the retreat!

In Jesus, Our Blessed Mother and St. Teresa

[jgirl]

[quote name='catholicflower' date='Oct 11 2005, 06:58 PM']Oh my goodness 100 girls!!! That is crazy! Its great that so many girls are coming, but oh my!
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I don't know if that many girls are coming to this one, but that last one in May was HUGE!

[Sixtina87]

[quote name='AlterDominicus' date='Oct 11 2005, 04:27 PM']This relates to Sixtina's post

Oh........greatttttttttttttttttt! Sister Jo - I mean, Sister Joseph Andrew's gonna kick me out, lol.

I suggest BE ON YOUR ULTIMATE best behavior when MA (Mother Assumpta) Is around and always be the first one to offer her tea! Or rather fetch her tea.

So have fun, but be mature, and if you feel like you should give the sisters (like myself) a HIGHER level of respect then do so, it doesnt harm. They arent trying to watch you and give you marks of approval or disapproval. 
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i dont mean by getting tea for the sisters in order to smell of elderberries ujp. When you alla re there, theya re watching to make sure that you are in a state of discernment and will be thinking if each one of you are called to their particluar community. I found ti out the hard way in my discernment!!!!! i said alto of things i shouldnt have said or did things i shouldnt have done!!!! and i regret it all the time!!!!!!! thats way i am giving you all that advice to be careful on what you say and do!!!!!!!!!!!!

[shortnun]

[quote name='Sixtina87' date='Oct 12 2005, 12:39 PM']i dont mean by getting tea for the sisters in order to smell of elderberries ujp. When you alla re there, theya re watching to make sure that you are in a state of discernment and will be thinking if each one of you are called to their particluar community. I found ti out the hard way in my discernment!!!!! i said alto of things i shouldnt have said or did things i shouldnt have done!!!! and i regret it all the time!!!!!!! thats way i am giving you all that advice to be careful on what you say and do!!!!!!!!!!!!
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But does that mean that when you go on retreat (discernment or other, but especially discernment) that you shouldn't act like yourself?

[Andrea348]

[quote name='jgirl' date='Oct 12 2005, 12:17 AM']I don't know if that many girls are coming to this one, but that last one in May was HUGE!
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i think the last small(er) retreat they had was october 2003...that was my first one....there were 40 something of us.....i also went in february 2004 and there were like 100....i'm pretty sure all the other ones have been packed too

[FutureSoror]

Sr. Joseph Andrew said that the October one is usually the smallest, and the May is the biggest, but more girls come every year. I would guess that there will be at least 80, and probably more. For those of you going, have you ever been to one before? This will be my third. I'm finally asking for application papers! I can hardly believe it!

[beata_virgo_maria]

This will be the first time I've gone to a SMME retreat.

Edited October 13, 2005 by beata_virgo_maria

[AlterDominicus]

Same here although I know three, I met one at her reception at my parish, Annie!!!!!!!! Ahhhhhh I love Annie to which I dont think I will ever be able to call her by her new name, as seeing I am still calling her Annie!

[Sanvean]

Is anyone who is going heading towards either Detroit or Port Huron?

My plans aren't working out... the girl I was supposed to travel with(who my priest friend put me in touch with) is being strange:

I am just about ready to trash the idea of this retreat all together. I am having difficulties with this girl I was supposed to travel with as a favour to a priest friend of mine.

Here they are:

1. She has refused so far to give me her phone number.
2. She has refused so far to meet before we travel to another country
together.
3. She lied to me saying that there were no possible travel times between our city and Ann Arbour via bus or train. I point out the various times we could travel, she writes back, saying she won't go unless I drive her.

Problems with me driving her:

1. "My" car isn't my car at all. Technically, my father owns it, but I borrow
it to travel between our cities when I visit him. I don't want to cross the
border in a car that doesn't have my name on the ownership.
2. The car isn't exactly the best... it has this fun habit of refusing to start
every now and then. Not something I want to deal with in another city,
in another country.

Thing is, if I go by myself, I'm stuck by myself on an all night bus each way, with long layovers in Detroit, and I dunno about that.

[benedictaj]

Pray, lol!

[jgirl]

[quote name='Sanvean' date='Oct 17 2005, 11:55 PM']Is anyone who is going heading towards either Detroit or Port Huron? 

My plans aren't working out... the girl I was supposed to travel with(who my priest friend put me in touch with) is being strange:

I am just about ready to trash the idea of this retreat all together.  I am having difficulties with this girl I was supposed to travel with as a favour to a priest friend of mine.

Here they are:

1. She has refused so far to give me her phone number.
2. She has refused so far to meet before we travel to another country 
    together.
3. She lied to me saying that there were no possible travel times between our city and Ann Arbour via bus or train.  I point out the various times we could travel, she writes back, saying she won't go unless I drive her.

Problems with me driving her:

1. "My" car isn't my car at all. Technically, my father owns it, but I borrow
    it to travel between our cities when I visit him. I don't want to cross the
    border in a car that doesn't have my name on the ownership.
2. The car isn't exactly the best... it has this fun habit of refusing to start
    every now and then. Not something I want to deal with in another city,
    in another country.

Thing is, if I go by myself, I'm stuck by myself on an all night bus each way, with long layovers in Detroit, and I dunno about that.
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You won't have problems crossing the border in a car that's not under your name. I went to Canada from time to time when I was in Steubenville, and at that time, my car was in my dad's name. They never questioned it. Too bad they cut the joint Amtrak/VIA train from Chicago to Toronto because that was pretty cheap.

I hope you can go!

[Sanvean]

I just heard back from Sr. Elizabeth Ann, and we're just going to be arriving Friday evening, and leaving Monday morning... I'll be missing some classes, but I have already made arrangements for that, so everything is great

[passionheart]

Hello Everyone

Since I won't be at my computer the next couple evenings, I want to give my best regards to everyone going to SMME retreat this weekend.

I will remember you in my prayers especially praying for all to have a safe journey. Looking forward to hearing your about weekend when you all return.

Blessing and Peace,
DonnaMarie

P.S. Have fun but don't drive Sr. Joseph Andrew or Mother Assumpta too crazy. Because after all they may be your Superiors one day!!!! :

[catholicflower]

I just heard that the postulants and the novices are back from New Orleans and will be at the convent during the retreat.

[FutureSoror]

That's good to hear :

[jgirl]

Will somebody who's going print out this webpage: [url="http://www.altonfranciscans.org/check%20it%20out%20705%20begins/bb.htm"]http://www.altonfranciscans.org/check%20it...20begins/bb.htm[/url]

and show it to Sr. Ann-Marie (the postulant). Her sister Alyssa is a postulant, and she played in the basketball game.