A Letter from Our Director
Dear Friends,
The commemoration of Holy Week certainly will be different for each of us this year. These special days are the core of our Catholic Christian faith: the triumphant celebration of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, the beautiful remembrance of the institution of the Eucharist on Holy Thursday, the somber observance of Christ’s suffering and death on Good Friday, and the joyous strains of “Alleluia” on Easter Sunday proclaiming the Lord’s resurrection. Yes, they will be different because we will not be able to celebrate them, physically, together in our churches. But we will celebrate them TOGETHER! as a Church family. Nothing can change that!
These mysteries of our faith are important to us because they teach us about God’s life in and through God’s son, Jesus. They are important to us because, through Jesus’ life, we see God, learn of God, know God and draw close to God in relationship. They are important to us because they are a celebration of the love God has for all the people.
I hope that you will truly celebrate Holy Week any way you can: with prayer, scripture, viewing the rites on TV, iPad, or computer, and sharing what these days mean to you with those you love. Social distancing doesn’t stop us from doing any of these things.
The empty tomb is a heart-warming and spirit-enriching sign that God is not bound by anything and that God lives among us everywhere, at every time, in every circumstance. During this time of the COVID-19 pandemic may we pray with and for our communities, our country and our world. May we learn how precious life is, how blessed we are in the love of family and friends, and important our faith life is in sustaining us during uncertain times.
All of us here at the IHM Conference Center miss you and look forward to seeing you in the not-too-distant future. Here’s hoping!
Happy Holy Week and Blessed Easter from
Sister Marie, Sister Cathy, Sister Beth,
Sister Janice, Sister Rita, and Sister Christi
A reminder: we have changed our email address to: ihmconferencecenter@gmail.com.
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Thank you for updating your own records for us!
Please be sure to look for us on Facebook: IHM Conference/Retreat Center in Bryn Mawr, PA...if you like and share our posts, you will be helping to spread the ministry of the Center to others! Thank you!
Also, be sure to check out our new Photo Gallery Pages by clicking here! We are posting, in slideshow format, all the photos we have taken at any event or program hosted here at the Center.