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Restless Hearts. January-December 2010

COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS PARTY 2010  
Christmas at the Monastery of St. Cloud
The friars gather in the community room
The students are glad that final exams are almost over
Fr. John Gruben (c) starts off the Christmas carols
"Joy to the World!"
Fr. Jack Oldfield (l) puts in a request for "O Tannenbaum"
Fr. Frank Cregan (l) hits the high notes for "O Holy Night"
Time for dinner
Never mind the photos: let's eat!
No wonder everyone is hungry; that looks good!
Fr. Provincial, Joseph Gallardo (c) welcomes the friars to the Christmas celebration
Bishop David Arias joins the community
Community pre-Christmas dinner
Community pre-Christmas dinner
Community pre-Christmas dinner
Community pre-Christmas dinner
Community pre-Christmas dinner
Time for seconds, Fr. Ramón!
Fr. Provincial serves up the coffee
Fr. Charles Huse lead community in "The Twelve Days of Christmas"
Bishop David and Fr. Fredric Abiera join in the singing
About next year, Bishop David...
Manger scene in the St. Cloud chapel

The Tagaste community joined friars from West Orange, the Bronx, and the St. Nicholas Delegation along with Bishop David Arias for the annual community Christmas party hosted by the Provincial House on December 17. The festivities began at 3:00 PM with a welcome by Fr. Joseph Gallardo, Prior Provincial. Snacks and other refreshments were followed by the traditional singing of Christmas carols.

Everyone then retired to the dinning room for a wonderful dinner which included fish in lemon sauce, chicken marsala, and gnocchi puntanesca; dessert was Italian rum cake. Everyone enjoyed the pre-Christmas get-together, especially the Tagaste students who were coming to the end of another semester of studies.


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