Death Notice: Peter Froess (1922-2014)

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Middle Lake, SK — Peter Froess (92), a long time friend, worker and Oblate of Saint Peter’s Abbey has recently passed on to his eternal reward.  May he rest in peace.

Peter Froess died on Sunday, Oct. 12 at 11:00 a.m in Bethany Home in Middle Lake. He was at the abbey a couple years ago to join in a Christmas party for staff. He often did volunteer work around the abbey after his retirement from his farm some years ago.

*UPDATE*

Prayer Vigils: 7:30pm, Friday, October 17 at St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church, Humboldt, SK.

Mass of Christian Burial: 10:00am, Saturday, October 18, at St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church, Humboldt, SK.  Presiding: Abbot Peter Novecosky, O.S.B.

Peter Froess and Terri Zacharias, Oblates of Saint Benedict.

The late Peter Froess and Terri Zacharias, Oblates of Saint Benedict at an Oblate Day talk.

 

Thanksgiving 2014

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Brs. Stephen Predy and Benedict van Ginkel, O.S.B. along with a vocation discerner, Daniel Batushin, stand beside the display they made for Thanksgiving weekend. The banners are a gift from the Ursulines of Bruno community.

 

 

Students, family members, and Sr. Maybelle dela Cruz, M.A.C.E., of St. Augustine’s Parish, Humboldt, SK, joined the community in celebrating Thanksgiving this year.

 

 

 

Fr. Demetrius celebrates 25th Anniversary

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Father Demetrius' 25th Anniversary of Profession.

Father Demetrius’ 25th Anniversary of Profession.

Muenster, SK — On October 8, the Latin Rite memorial of St. Demetrius, a small gathering took place to celebrate Father Demetrius Wasylyniuk’s 25th Anniversary of Monastic Profession.  Resurrecting an old tradition, Br. Stephen Predy assisted Father Demetrius in distributing the celebratory cake, in much the same way Father Demetrius did when he made his first profession of vows.

25th Anniversary October 2014 (4)

25th Anniversary October 2014 (16)

 

For the Birds

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Muenster, SK — Br. Wolfgang Thiem checks out his sunflower seed plants in the abbey garden. He harvests the sunflowers in order to feed the chickadees over the winter. But he puts plastic bags over the sunflower heads in fall to protect them from prying birds.