Today is our last full day here, it's kind of sad but it's also a relief, I can't wait to get back home, to my mom ,dad and chloe and those little poops who for some reason worship me and shylah and arthurrr! I miss them all so much :(
Breakfast was a repead of the very bland eggs etc. I forget the theme...it was too early haha. We played duck duck goose for warm up then jumped right into what Frank called the longest and most difficult workshop.
It started off as CLI Fued and we all though that was all we were gonna do but we only played one round to establish the five most important things in a bugs life. Then getting into our groups we had to pretend to be bugs and use all our skills plus the new ones we learned along in this workshop to create a plan based on one of the five factors. My group chose nourishment and Kevin basically planned the whole thing himself; to set up an army and airfiece of ants to raid the picnic table of destiny and gather five pounds of food a day for the colony, while overthrowing Rosemary who kept killing off our troops.
After two hours of planning that all out we had lunch, another repeat this time of chicken ceasar salad. And after lunch we finished off by discussing what we will do at our meetings in the next months and splitting off into new groups based on what we will be doing at the convention. I chose to do the prayer expirience, in my group are Zoë and Andrew.
For break I once again hid in my room, though I did bring my book outside to read under the shade of a nice tree where I could watch everyone play volly ball and swim.
Dinner was fried chicken and french fries. My group was assigned lunch grace for tomorrow, marti gras themed. We had town meeting early, lacking in bodily issues for once.
Liturgy was absolutely amazing. We first went to the chapel and had a regular mass, but when that ended we made our way down a candle lit path to the villa. The inside was more beautifully set up than anything I'd seen. I can't even describe it...
First, Frank and all the team members went through many readings, about Jesus washing the feet of his followers. Then Frank went around the room and washed the feet if each team memer who then washed the feet of each cantidate in their group. It was a large and meaningful step.
Following the foot washing and more readings we were asked to close our eyes and listen to more readings and very calming music, mostly Enya I think. We were asked to feel as if we were completely alone and if we felt the need to reach out for anyone around us, just to know that they were with us in spirit. I fell asleep along with many others during this relaxing exercise and was awakened to the feeling of two large hands lightly squeezin my head, I think they were Franks. Following Frank were the hands of every other team member, annointing us.
Upon opening our eyes we were all handed candles and we circled the room singing "This Little Light of Mine" occasionally altering the lyrics to hold the name of each persons hometown; it was a joyful and I gotta say spiritual moment. After that we turned to our neighbor ad offered him a sign of peace. This turned into everyone going around the room and hugging absolutely everyone else, all thirty-five cantidates and I think twelve team members (ten plus the director Frank an inturn Reneé).
After the ceremony we made our way into the dining room for ice cream sundaes and a slideshow of all the pictures taken by the team members.
After the liturgy the evening prayer service was a well deserved cool down for the day, with glowsticks and candles. Today was my favorite.
Breakfast was a repead of the very bland eggs etc. I forget the theme...it was too early haha. We played duck duck goose for warm up then jumped right into what Frank called the longest and most difficult workshop.
It started off as CLI Fued and we all though that was all we were gonna do but we only played one round to establish the five most important things in a bugs life. Then getting into our groups we had to pretend to be bugs and use all our skills plus the new ones we learned along in this workshop to create a plan based on one of the five factors. My group chose nourishment and Kevin basically planned the whole thing himself; to set up an army and airfiece of ants to raid the picnic table of destiny and gather five pounds of food a day for the colony, while overthrowing Rosemary who kept killing off our troops.
After two hours of planning that all out we had lunch, another repeat this time of chicken ceasar salad. And after lunch we finished off by discussing what we will do at our meetings in the next months and splitting off into new groups based on what we will be doing at the convention. I chose to do the prayer expirience, in my group are Zoë and Andrew.
For break I once again hid in my room, though I did bring my book outside to read under the shade of a nice tree where I could watch everyone play volly ball and swim.
Dinner was fried chicken and french fries. My group was assigned lunch grace for tomorrow, marti gras themed. We had town meeting early, lacking in bodily issues for once.
Liturgy was absolutely amazing. We first went to the chapel and had a regular mass, but when that ended we made our way down a candle lit path to the villa. The inside was more beautifully set up than anything I'd seen. I can't even describe it...
First, Frank and all the team members went through many readings, about Jesus washing the feet of his followers. Then Frank went around the room and washed the feet if each team memer who then washed the feet of each cantidate in their group. It was a large and meaningful step.
Following the foot washing and more readings we were asked to close our eyes and listen to more readings and very calming music, mostly Enya I think. We were asked to feel as if we were completely alone and if we felt the need to reach out for anyone around us, just to know that they were with us in spirit. I fell asleep along with many others during this relaxing exercise and was awakened to the feeling of two large hands lightly squeezin my head, I think they were Franks. Following Frank were the hands of every other team member, annointing us.
Upon opening our eyes we were all handed candles and we circled the room singing "This Little Light of Mine" occasionally altering the lyrics to hold the name of each persons hometown; it was a joyful and I gotta say spiritual moment. After that we turned to our neighbor ad offered him a sign of peace. This turned into everyone going around the room and hugging absolutely everyone else, all thirty-five cantidates and I think twelve team members (ten plus the director Frank an inturn Reneé).
After the ceremony we made our way into the dining room for ice cream sundaes and a slideshow of all the pictures taken by the team members.
After the liturgy the evening prayer service was a well deserved cool down for the day, with glowsticks and candles. Today was my favorite.
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