Srs Gail and Bernadette welcome friends and guests at the Dedication and Blessing of Green Mountain Monastery on October 13, 2007

Walking meditation and procession on the land.

Here is Fr Steve Dunn,cp  offering a beautiful blessing for the monastery.

Sr. Helena Marie, our friend from the Anglican sisters of the Community of the Holy Spirit did a fantastic job leading the music and playing the keyboard for the liturgy.

Musicians all gathered in the loft of the Great Room. Voices, harps, violin, guitar, flute all coming together in joyous song!

Sisters Gail and Bernadette take a moment to pose during the day of celebration!

Sisters Gail and Bernadette pose with artist Sr. Nancy Earle,ofm who donated an original piece of her artwork to the monastery during the dedication celebration.

Srs. Gail and Bernadette pose with artist  Sr Mary Southard,csj  a few days before the dedication and blessing and receive Mary's gift of her original art entitled:  Bright Wings.

Steel sculpture of St Francis and the Birds donated by artist Frederick Franck .  It was at this statue that we dedicated the land as the Fr Thomas Berry Sanctuary.

Here are the words of Frederick Franck written on his 97th  birthday as he dedicates the steel icon of St Francis and the Birds to Thomas Berry.

This is a photo of ourselves with Thomas Berry which we had hanging on the wall with several other prints.

 

 

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