Life as a Novice: COMMUNITY LIFE
There's laundry to be done, there are chores around the house (and outside the house as well; St. Paul gets a lot of snow), and there are meals. Novices find their way to the kitchen to chat with Margaret Rawlings, our cook, or to see what might be available for a midnight feeding frenzy. They also take their turns at making a meal for the community, and many become excellent cooks.
Once a year the community invites the novitiate staff and their spouses to mass and dinner to express their appreciation. Teo Ugaban, chef for the evening, prepared the plates with extra care and a colorful flair.
John Farrell, Br. John Masterson, Fr. John Paul, Elton Fernandes, and Tom Neitzke proudly display the breakfast they prepared for the families of the eight new novices on the weekend they arrived at the novitiate.
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Turkey carving is generally not one of the skills required of a novice director, but it does come in handy on Thanksgiving and Christmas as author and photographer Fr. Mike Harter, SJ, demonstrates with a smile.
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