Martha with her new daughter Scholastica

Scholastica enjoying life

Mother with twins

Beautiful little lamb

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Matthias enjoying his work.

Great progress has been made on the community room in the last two months. The electrician has now wired the building and we are currently putting insulation in all of the ceilings and walls ready for jibbing.

Lucia geared out for her job of placing the batts in the walls.

Jeff and Matthias

The ceiling was hard work.

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A new member of the community was born on Saturday. Our pet sheep Mary Rose gave birth to a beautiful daughter McKillop.

Seen here with Lucia.

Lucia meets McKillop for the first time

Our lovely pig Bernadette of Lourdes has a new house. It has taken a while for her new accommocdation to be built but it was well worth the wait.

 

Craig and Bernadette discussing the new house

As with the rest of NZ we had snow at Cross Creek. The Highland cattle were enjoying the sun after all of the snow.

The Highland cattle enjoying the sun

 

Jeff and Craig renovated the goat house in the weekend. The goats are very grateful.

Jeff and Craig mucking out the goat house

 

Anthony, Ambrose and Agnes inspecting their home.

 

Val and Glennis outside the new community room with Anthony and Agnes.

 

Spring is on the way and to prove it we have signs of new life. Lillian was born in the snow and has just discovered there is sun!

Lillian

 

 

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This is a much needed area for the community to gather and share. The project began last year, but with the usual building holdups, it is still in the process of being completed. We hope to open the building later in the year. However, good progress has been made and the interior structure is well underway. We have stairs!

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 By Marie Andrewartha

Hi we’re the ‘Fati-mas’ a woman’s group from Our Lady of Fatima church Tawa! In 2001 we discovered the Magnificat Community Retreat Centre. It’s an oasis, in the midst of our busyness and every year we return to this beautiful haven to soak in its peace and tranquillity. As busy Mums, the opportunities to recharge our batteries and to draw closer to God, are few and far between. Our weekend away is very precious to us. Whether it’s a formal retreat or just a weekend away from it all, God’s presence abides there and envelops us.

The chapel, with the Blessed Sacrament, the river meandering through the property, the beautiful gardens and the friendly animals, make this an awesome place. The community members are so caring and have become honorary members of our group!! Sometimes one of our own priests will come and say Mass for us or we offer our singing talents to the local Martinborough church!

Nazareth house where we stay is a sprawling farm house with ample room for us. May God’s blessing and Grace continue to fall on this community who through their faith in God have been able to do far more than they have ever dreamed possible.

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