“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of
life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into
acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a
feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of
our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow.” (Melody
Beattie)
Happy Thanksgiving!
First
of all, I want to thank you very much for all your support, love, gifts and
especially your prayers as we celebrate Thanksgiving Day. May God continue to bless you with good health,
peace and joy!How is your Thanksgiving celebration? Maryknoll China Region had Memorial Mass for Srs. Barbara Ann Walenty, Joan Toomey and Fr. John E. Geitner and Thankgiving Dinner at Maryknoll Society House Hong Kong on Nov 22, 2018. It's a very nice celebration.
There are several guests lately:
Ms. Elaine and Ms. Juchun from New York, Ms. Sandra and Mrs. Karta from
Singapore, Mrs. Clare from Australia, Fr. Lu of Holy Family Church and Fr. Xu
of St. Anthony’s Church besides youth group of Christ the King Church. 
I attended “Catholic
Sisters in the Chinese Community” course at Hong Kong Baptist University by
Prof. Cindy Chu. There was field trip to
Maryknoll Convent School including to the Boundary Street convent for students
and several friends. 
I am still visiting the
inmates at Tai Lam Centre for Women besides attending a moving and attractive certificate
presentation at Shek Pik Prison and Annual General Assembly of Prisoners’
Friends’ Association.
Several volunteers and I
organized youth gathering at Holy Family Church on November 20, 2018. The theme for this gathering is “Young and
Restless in China” based on a documentary by Sue Williams (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/youngchina/).
There were 17 participants including the
volunteers.
I organize a marriage
preparation class, which was expanded for couples who wants to learn about
marriage and family, this year. It is a 10
hours class in two sessions. There were
1- 3 couples for each session. The
participants appreciate it very much.
Ok...that's
it for now. Once again, Thank you very
much! Terima kasih banyak! 多谢你！
Hong
Kong, November 23,
2018
with
love and prayer,
Sr.
Anastasia B. Lindawati, M.M.
Let’s help each other to live less waste living for a better
world
