European Network Gathering
Provincial Chapters for the British, Continental and Irish Provinces
Dromantine, Newry, Co. Down, N. Ireland — January 1-5, 2008
We celebrated with Brigid Halligan on January 1st as we gathered in Dromantine, the beautiful centre where our chapters were held. Brigid had been named in the New Year Honours list for her services to Catholic Education.
Celebrating Brigid ...
... and the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus
The three separate Chapters began on 2nd January after an opening liturgy at which all three provinces were present. The Chapters continued until the middle of the day on the 3rd.
Shared Sacred Space ...
The Opening Ritual ...
The afternoon of 3rd January, and all day the 4th and the 5th were spent primarily as Network groups, with some time spent back in the individual province groups. The gathering concluded with a liturgy.
Work ...
and Play ...
Reuniting as a network ...
mit allen Mitteln ihrer Macht
das Herz Jesus zu ehren ... (Marie Madeleine)