EASTER AND SNOW CELEBRATE TOGETHER!!

10 APRIL 2012 EASTER TUESDAY EASTER AND SNOW CELEBRATE TOGETHER!!! Surprise, surprise - this morning I awoke to a completely snow-covered Korce. A grey sky promised more of the same!! Easter was just great, thank God. On Saturday night, our Polish priest Baptised nine persons in Bilisht. For us, many Orthodox people came to our Liturgy, which was both lively and had great singing! Afterwards, all stayed for hot chocolate and Easter goodies. Our german friends from Pogradec came too - Anke had been with us for the Way of the Cross through the city on Friday. She was happy to join us again and brought a friend. Sunday morning we welcomed lots of new faces. Spoke to a couple, an Albanian whose wife said(in a very American accent!) - "I am Irish - my great-Grandad came from dun Laoghaire". Ana, our teacher joined us for lunch here on Sunday, following the 11.00a.m. Mass as she could not come in the afternoon. About 20 visitors spent a few hours with us. Later, an American friend cam, when I had gone upstairs to the Prayer Room. On finding our door locked, she said she cried. We are very much back to ordinary life as next weekend is the Easter here again. Enjoy the week and lets share the joy of this 'Alleluia Season'!