I Hope Europe's Not Sick of Me Yet!

Hello, interwebs!

I received great news last night! I have been selected to be a part of the House of Brigid team next year!

Awesome, Angie! But what the heck does that mean??

To start, here's their mission statement, stolen directly from the link that I cleverly embedded into the first mention of their name in this post:

House of Brigid, Inc. invites recent college graduates to live as an intentional lay community for one year, dedicating themselves to the service of the Irish Catholic Church and to spiritual and personal formation. The founding community is based in the Diocese of Ferns at Clonard Church of the Annunciation, and is known by its Irish name, Teach Bhríde (pronounced “chalk breed”). The service is comprised of liturgical music ministry, youth catechesis, and diocesan education and outreach and the formation is built on foundations of communal living, prayer, and experience of the Irish way of life. Our mission stems from a spirit of gratitude to the missionaries of Ireland who brought the Catholic faith to America, an effort to strengthen in today’s Irish Catholics the faith that sustained their ancestors, and a desire to give young Americans the opportunity to immerse themselves in Irish culture and Celtic spirituality.

In a large nutshell, I'll be living and volunteering in Dublin, Ireland next year.  That will include in some way, shape, and form, a working relationship with a parish in the area, working with the University of Notre Dame's O'Connell House, and other great things that I will tell you all about later.  What I love about this program is that its ministry is music-based, and that it will allow me another year to learn and grow in so many ways.  It's really going to be great. I really could not be more honored or excited to have been chosen as a part of this program for next year!

So much happiness!  And on top of it all, I still have two full months left in France, and one of my best friends arrives a week from tomorrow!  I really don't think life could get much better.

Lovesies,
Angie