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GATHERING OF NOVICES AT THE SIMON SRUIGI COMMUNITY

On Friday the 7^th of October 2011 the Simon Srugi community invited all the current novices from all the male and female religious orders in the local Sunyani area to join the novices from for an afternoon of prayer, recreation and faith-sharing as a way to build up solidarity with one another. In attendance was the Order of Franciscan Minors (OFM) Religious of the Virgin Mary (RVM), the Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus (HHCJ), the School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND) and the Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit (SSHS)

The various different groups arrived by about 2pm and we all gathered under the shade of the tree facing the entrance to the novitiate house. The afternoon program began with the opening prayers and a few words of welcome given by Fr Sam SDB. This was followed by an icebreaker activity; a lighted hearted game with the intention of helping everybody to become better acquainted. It was held out on the front lawn. Each person had to select an envelope from the table in the centre of the lawn which contained a nametag of a person in the group whom they had to locate and present with their nametag. Meanwhile they also had to wait to meet the person who had chosen their nametag from the bundle. After a few minutes of frantic enquiry and circulating the group everybody was untied with their partner and received their nametag. It was a lively little game and created a very relaxed and friendly atmosphere for the afternoon putting everybody at their ease before we proceeded to the next activity.