Feast of Our Lady's Assumption, 2008 -- at Tully Reservoir

Sister Mary Bernadette, M.I.C.M., went to her reward on December 16, 2011. She was just shy of her ninety-second birthday. She had a very full life (you may read her obituary here), but she was always looking towards eternity. Her special love was for the Christ Child; so, it is particularly appropriate that she should die in the month of the Divine Infancy. I have gathered a few pictures from the last ten years of her life to give you an idea of her joy and patience.

Mother and Child

The Christmas Program this year was simple (due to our extra duties with Sister Mary Bernadette’s declining health) — but very lovely. The elementary students (grade k-6) put on a pageant focusing on the shepherd and the gift that Our Infant Lord desires (our hearts!). The junior and senior high school students played several complicated (three-part) Christmas carols. Click the link for pictures. DVD’s of the program are available from the SBC bookstore ($5 plus shipping and handling — call 603-239-6485).

Who better to choose that the Queen of All Saints?

Every year the parents and children in our community (especially in the school) try to come up with saints that will stump the judges. They are getting very good at finding obscure saints! I think the judges were stumped about half a dozen times this year. Here are some pictures.

Here is our school this year (minus the missing six or seven sick students!). The picture was taken by Michael Von Redlich of LifeTouch.

And with our school picture, we are proud to give special mention to the outstanding students of the first quarter. Our first quarter ended November 9th. Honor Roll is all A’s (two B’s allowed) and Honorable Mention is all B’s or better. This includes effort and conduct grades. For Perfect Attendance, a student must be in school before the 7:25 bell and never be absent or leave early.

First Quarter Honor Roll

Maria Bosonetto (8)

Anne Doucette (6)

First Quarter Honorable Mention

Martella Baird (1)

Antonio Bosonetto (1)

Lucia Bosonetto (7)

Gabriela Bosonetto (5)

Damian Bryan (10)

Peter Doucette (5)

Oliver Fougere (1)

Isabelle Germain (1)

Mary Grace Grinstead (2)

Anthony Kearney (3)

Maria Pilar LaPlume (1)

Helena Martin (1)

Brendan McCann (2)

Joseph McCann (1)

Tristan McCann (4)

Hailey Thompson (6)

Nathan Thompson (2)

Peter-Joseph Thompson (1)

First Quarter Perfect Attendance

Maria Kearney (5)

Sophia Kearney (4)

Cody Martin (9)

Riel LaPlume (5)

Mary-Kate Vasilak (3)

Peter Vasilak (5)

The sun melts the snow of our first storm.

Although our really big snow storm hit the following weekend, our first snowfall was on the evening of October 27 (or the morning of the 28th). I took a few pictures of this first snow storm and thought you might like to see them contrasted to the pictures I had taken ten days before from my office door.

Our brave IHM Brigade, very tired yet happy after another completed pilgrimage! (Yes, that is Sister Mary Joseph hiding behind Sister Maria Rosaria.) The pilgrimage this year was set-up a bit differently, but the graces involved are incalculable.