We celebrated the feast day of our prioress, Sr. Mary Rose, with a fairy tale theme this year.
The decorated community room windows
The day began with the sisters singing a feast day song, written by Sr. Mary Margaret.
Sr. Mary Rose greets Sr. Miriam
The day began with a “Fairy Quest”, fairy tale-themed games played in teams.
Sr. Mary Rose’s team do a picture find.
Another team does a word find.
A third team puts together a puzzle.
“Fairy food”–special fairy tale cookies
At the end of the games the nuns were given treats–fairy tale cookies, wand pens, and lollipop rings.
In the afternoon, we gathered in the community room and Sr. Mary Rose opened her many gifts.
The gift table, full of presents the nuns have made over the year
Sr. Marie Augustine embroidered a beautiful pillow
Sr. Mary Christine cross-stitched a tablecloth
Sr. Irma Marie made many beautiful rosaries
In the evening, we had a fairy tale themed talent show, with songs and dances, jokes and skits.
Sr. Mary Therese gave “fairy tale facts” between the acts.
Sr. Mary Pauline and Sr. Mary Giuse performed a beautiful Vietnamese dance, complete with rose petals.
“Grandmother Goose” (Sr. Maria Cabrini) told funny stories about getting older.
Since it wasn’t just Sr. Mary Rose’s feast day but also her birthday, we gave her a “fairy” special birthday cake.
At the end of the day, we all sang happy birthday to Sr. Mary Rose.
The festivities continued the next day when we watched the movie Disenchanted, a fairy tale movie we all enjoyed.
Prioress feast days are always special days for the community to get together and enjoy each other having fun. This year’s day was full of laughter and special surprises for Sr. Mary Rose, and we were able to show her how much we appreciate all she does for us as our prioress.
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