WEEKEND AND MEETING WITH THE WOMEN

18th NOVEMBER 2009 WEEKEND AND MEETING WITH THE WOMEN
Our weekend included Saturday afternoon in Pogradec and Mass here on Sunday. Bishop Hil Kabashi joined us for dinner; he will not come again for our Renewal of Vows on the 21. As yet we are not sure of having a priest but we have planned with that possibility in mind. We have our dwelling almost completed now - so many things to be sorted. We will concentrate on getting our residency as its quite a complicated process surely!
Today we have a meeting with the local women - they have requested it. It will be an opportunity to meet, share information on ministry possibilities and get to know a little of the culture.
Last night we got our telephone connected. This is a stepping-stone to getting an internet connection. The telephone is not satisfactory as it does not take outgoing calls - this may have been the arrangement of the agency here prior to our arrival.
Because of that we MAY have to change the line so I will not give details.

I noticed today on a nearby street map that we are 37 kilometers from Greece and 40 from Macedonia - in fact we got fish from Thessalonika at the weekend which sounds quite Biblical!
Au revoir, with special greetings to Good Shepherd Sisters for the 21st.