TURAN, JOURNEY OF ENRICHMENT, MASS

10TH NOVEMBER 2010 TURAN, JOURNEY OF ENRICHMENT, MASS.
On Saturday we accepted an invitation to Turan, a Bektashi Muslim village, very near Korce. It is the home of an English catechist, Nicky, who is a friend of ours. We arrived in time for her catechism class. Twelve children attended and their enthusiasm and confidence in answering were admirable. The visit would have been worthwhile just to see the Red Sea Story dramatized with great effect! We then visited a Muslim family that had already come here. In fact,they helped in sorting out problems we had when arranging for internet. We really enjoyed the visit.

On Sunday evening, we began "Our Journey of Enrichment". The Powerpoint was clear and informative. It was a great learning curve about the Our Lady of Charity life and our shared history. We continued the theme for our Hour of Prayer.

A telephone call from Bilisht late on Sunday evening invited us to Mass. Mirjam and I were able to juggle our commitments and the two of us set off on Monday morning. Bilisht is just half an hour away, with an excellent road. We were glad to make the journey as we had not had Mass on Sunday. The Italian priest travelled more than three hours each way.

Today it is time for a special prayer as four family members are en route to Singapore. They will join those who went at the weekend. Six more travel this evening. That will be quite a Cork contingent for the rest of the week!

There are Remembrance Day events on here - so in the spirit of the day I say - Au revoir!