21ST. OCTOBER 2010 SISTER DANIELA'S VISIT, SR. MARIE MURPHY RIP.
Our week began with a half-day Anti-Trafficking conference at the Catholic University
in Tirana on Monday. It was well attended by young people in third-level education, clergy, and a great number of interested professionals. A young Albanian Sister gave a short input and Powerpoint about the setting up of URAT - our group for religious to work on anti-trafficking issues. It was well received.
I met with Filloreta Kodra, Deputy Minister for Labour, who was Head of Delegation in New York for the CEDAW Meeting. I was able to update her on work in Korce. She gave a good talk. In fact she was substituting for her boss who was listed on the programme. We were fortunate in getting a few young people to do translation for us.
That made the event worthwhile for us.
We have had Sr. Daniela here with us since Monday. We also had a German Good Shepherd
candidate here for just two days. Andrea accompanied Sr. Mirjam from Germany. She saw a good piece of Albania during her brief visit.
Today, I am feeling very sad as Sister Marie Murphy RIP, Novitiate Companion and friend over the years, is being buried in Waterford. She will be mourned by her community, us, her four companions, her family and very many friends. On Thursday last, a number of friends contacted with news that she had suffered a serious relapse in her illness. Thank God she did not suffer too long.
Again - have a good weekend!
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