November is the month of the dead and on Nov. 8 the monks had special prayers for the deceased members of the community who have their pictures displayed in the church.

Benedict Oblate Craig Larson made a donation of Haskap berries during his visit to the Abbey on Oct. 26. Receiving the berries gratefully are Abbot Peter, Br. Basil, and Fr. Demetrius. The berries will be made into jams and jellies which have become very popular.

Fr. Cosmas Epifano, right, agreed to become chaplain for Our Lady of Grace Monastery in Nova Scotia for a group of Augustinian contemplative nuns. He will live in a hermitage on their grounds. He left St. Peter’s Abbey Oct. 16 and is shown with Br. Basil.

Lydia Mai and her husband, Vincent, and two children join Abbot Peter and Joseph for their first supper at St. Peter’s Oct. 7. Lydia will be working in the Abbey business office