On June 11th, <\/sup>6 p.m. our Marie Rivier Associates (MRA) met with the Sisters from Notre Dame Community in Methuen and enjoyed a Cook-out-Eat-in. This activity is hosted yearly in recognition of the dedication of the MRA who periodically entertain our Senior Sisters during the year. Interesting conversation and lively laughter echoed through the large community room where the evening\u2019s activity took place, and where a buffet of tasty foods prepared by Sister Lucy was enjoyed by everyone.<\/p>\n It\u2019s obvious that this annual get-together has proven to be an evening of shared and renewed friendships between the Sisters and MRA members. \u201cIt\u2019s like family\u201d, commented one of the associates, \u201cit\u2019s creating new memories and reviving lots of happy ones from years past.\u201d \u201cWonder what\u2019s on the agenda for next year?\u201d questioned another. Obviously, members are already looking forward to another year of \u201cgiving,\u201d indeed, and yes, \u201creceiving.\u201d <\/p>\n ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder The purpose of this gathering is in recognition of the dedication of all the members who support and entertain our elderly and sick sisters from September to June. On a given Sunday afternoon, the Associates spend an hour or so entertaining these sisters. The activities include singing, dancing, putting together a small holiday craft, or solving a Mother Rivier \u201cbrain teaser\u201d. This concludes with a sweet treat and a small package to bring \u201chome\u201d (to their room). Such activities afford a one-on-one relationship and assistance for each sister. \u201cOur goal is an attempt to bring a bit of pleasure and distraction to \u201ctoo long and too quiet\u201d Sunday after-noons. <\/em><\/p>\n The majority of our members have been together for a number of years, for certain, since 2002 when Sister Virginia, our moderator, assumed leadership with the group. At that time Sister initiated visiting and entertaining our retired sisters periodically, and the yearly Rivier Cookout. Mother Rivier often called her sisters together not only to pray but to enjoy moments of relaxation in the spirit of Christ. Sister Virginia tells us, \u201cwe try to meet these expectations, and in so doing, reap pleasure, fulfillment, and create bonds of friendship among us, for sure through The Rivier Cookout!\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" MRA Annual Cookout On June 11th, 6 p.m. our Marie Rivier Associates (MRA) met with the Sisters from Notre Dame Community in Methuen and enjoyed a Cook-out-Eat-in. This activity is hosted yearly in recognition of the dedication of the MRA who periodically entertain our Senior Sisters during the year. Interesting conversation and lively laughter echoed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":8464,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[],"lang":"en","translations":{"en":8450,"fr":8473,"pt":8474,"es":8475},"pll_sync_post":{"en":true,"fr":true,"pt":true,"es":true},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/soeurs-de-la-presentation-de-marie.org\/pom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8450"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/soeurs-de-la-presentation-de-marie.org\/pom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/soeurs-de-la-presentation-de-marie.org\/pom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soeurs-de-la-presentation-de-marie.org\/pom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soeurs-de-la-presentation-de-marie.org\/pom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8450"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/soeurs-de-la-presentation-de-marie.org\/pom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8450\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8472,"href":"https:\/\/soeurs-de-la-presentation-de-marie.org\/pom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8450\/revisions\/8472"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soeurs-de-la-presentation-de-marie.org\/pom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/soeurs-de-la-presentation-de-marie.org\/pom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soeurs-de-la-presentation-de-marie.org\/pom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soeurs-de-la-presentation-de-marie.org\/pom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}