Saturday April 13th we will be heading out to the Children of Mary for a Workday. This will be a family event starting with Mass at 8:30am, so bring the whole family, young and old. We will be joining other volunteers for the Sisters Ora-Et-Labora work and prayer days.
Moreover please RSVP, so we know which families are coming from our group. We may reach out to you before the event with what projects we are going to be working on, so you can bring any tools you may want to use. Additionally we may also try to coordinate helping the sister with preparing the main course.
Location
The Children of Mary is a semi contemplative order of religious Sisters. They have over 100 acres of woods with shrines, ponds, streams, rolling hills, at their Emmanuel House convent located south of Newark at:
8353 Pleasant Chapel Road
Newark, OH 43056
If this is your first visit, please be mindful the sisters do have a modest dress code.
Schedule
Mass will be at 8:30am, and follow the regular customs of the Children of Mary, expect there will be mostly Latin responses during the Eucharistic prayers, and communion will be at the communion rail via intinction and thus on the tongue only. The sisters will resume perpetual adoration immediately following Mass, as well as saying their order’s customary prayers of thanksgiving.
Adoration at chapel
After Mass and the thanksgiving prayers, around 10am (if you are showing up late) we will gather at the entrance of the welcome center and split up into groups. Families will split up and work at tasks like splitting firewood, building and mending fences and helping prepare gardens for the spring. There will be things for everyone to do from Men & boys, wives & girls and even the kids.
Day’s Schedule
- 8:30am – Holy Mass
- 9:30-10:30 – Break up into work groups
- 12:00pm – LUNCH
- 3:00pm – The day ends with prayer and a Holy Hour
We look forward to you bringing the whole family. If you RSVP with us we will let the sisters know you are coming, if you RSVP with both us and the sisters be sure and tell them you are coming with the Crucifers!