Our Br. Bede is at the Baptist Home rehabilitation center in Rhinebeck after a short stay at Vassar Hospital pursuant to a bad fall. He is recuperating well and in good spirits.
This past week we received two new Associates: Lindsay Coates, from Washington, D.C., and Daniel Collier, from Alexandria, VA.
Eric Anthony, from Albany, NY, who was a monastic intern with us four years ago is visiting for Christmas. It's always good to see how these great young men make their way in the world.
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| Monastery people. From top left, clockwise: Br. Bernard and Associate Daniel Collier; Br. Josép and ex-monastic intern Eric Anthony; afternoon sun shining through the St Benedict stained glass window into the church; Br. Bernard and Associate Lindsay Coates. |
For the last three months, Br. Josép has led rehearsals for a 9-member-strong schola due to sing before first vespers of Christmas on Christmas eve and before Christmas mass on Christmas day. They are sounding pretty good already. A couple more rehearsals and they will be ready for prime time.
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| Last notes of Advent. From top left, clockwise: the four candles lit on the Advent wreat (two pictures); Christmas Schola rehearsal during a flute solo by Associate The Rev. Suzanne Guthrie. |
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