Days are definitely much shorter and colder now, as Autumn is marching on.
In the warmer summer months this year, the Brownshill community was delighted to welcome several of our Bernardine Sisters from other monasteries. Coming from our La Plaine community, in France, Sr Cécile Marie spent some time with us in September. Sr Marthe, one of our Congolese sisters had a well deserved break here before starting her new mission at Bafor, in Burkina Faso. We also welcomed Sr Elizabeth Mary and Sr Félicité for a shorter spell.
Our garden is usually alive with colourful blooms in summer, and 2023 was no exception. The added bonus this year was a surprise crop of potatoes! One fine afternoon, we found ourselves harvesting potatoes that we had neither sown, nor planted. For the fruits of the earth, thanks be to God!
