Every Friday, Andre House closes its doors and the staff takes the day to itself. We have Mass together, meetings, and then some sort of activity. In the evening we have more prayer and then have dinner together. This is the only time in any day of the week that the entire staff is present. When I first visited here, I wasn’t quite sure why Andre House denied all services on this one day, but now I realize just why we do. This day off (off from our guests) is crucial to keeping our sanity. Our work days are long and hard; one extra day would push us to the point of exhaustion. On Fridays, we get to spend time with each other doing something fun together.
We take turns planning the activity and today just happens to be my turn. We are heading to someone’s house to have our meetings, then we are going to barbeque and swim in their pool. It will be a nice change of pace for everyone, and I cooked up some stuff to eat. We are having pork kabobs, potato salad, strawberry pretzel salad, raw veggies, fruit salad, and drinks.
Other activities so far have been bowling, a tour of the state capital, going out to eat, bocce ball, and the state fair.
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