Anna Nguyen and her husband, Paul, and family invited the monks and friends to their home at St. Peter’s Abbey for a Vietnamese meal on Dec  27. It was the first time her family had been together in more than three years.

St. Peter’s monks enjoyed a Vietnamese hymn prior to the evening mass at the Abbey.

The monks gathered with the Abbey staff on the afternoon of Dec. 21 for a Christmas party.

Abbot Peter was among the recipients of the Queen II Platinum Jubilee Medal at a ceremony in Humboldt on Dec. 19. He is with Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty and MLA Donna Harpauer.