January 13, 14 and 15, 2011 were those days the three communities in the Philippines gathered and as well with sister Anastasia to represent Indonesia , who happened to be in the Philippines for the Perpetual Profession of three Indonesian sisters.
We were also thankful that the Vice Provincial Councilors were all present in the said event.
The purpose of the three days get together was to listen to each other on how each community celebrated the year long celebration of the 125th Death anniversary of Venerable Maria Antonia Paris .
Each community , though small in number had done their best to make the year of Paris special within the community and in their respective ministries.
The afternoon of the third day of the gathering was our Fraternal bonding. Three groups were created namely : Faith , Hope and Love. We started the afternoon with a prayer at the grotto , parade followed next just around the garden with groups cheers and presentation of the banner. Each of the group competes for the most beautiful banner, for Parlor games and volleyball game the only outdoor game we had. We had such a wonderful fun time together .
We are united in saying that the year of Paris with the Congregational-seminars supported by the different readings and topics had truly put us all “into the deep.” Everyone has their touching stories to share about how Antonia’s life had affected their way of living and thinking.
With profound gratitude, we the sisters of ASIA Vice Province would like to thank the team of the General government for all the efforts done in the translation ( English ) to reached us , assist us and helped us be truly part of this congregational event celebration.
