Sr. Augusta's 100th Birthday Party

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Sr. Augusta with her trusted "bastone" which means stick, or cane in Italian.
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Sr. Maria Noel made all kinds of treats made of Rice Krispies, Sr. Augusta's favorite cereal.
The novices created a sign for her birthday party.
This is one special cake, baked and designed by Sr. Laura. On the cake are yellow flowers (to represent the dandelions which Sr. Augusta loved so much and to which she attributes her good health) and the tree she loved to sit under in the spring.
Sr. Danielle making sure the ice cream is ready to serve
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We always love a chance to celebrate together.
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The community singing the song to Sr. Augusta written by Sr. Mary Paula.
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Fr. Jim Mataliano, Sr. Leonora (Provinicial) and Sr. Carmen Christi with Sr. Augusta
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Sr. Augusta receiving a blessing from Fr. Mike Harrington, a member of the Institute of Jesus the Priest, also founded by Blessed James Alberione.
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Sr. Mary Paula is our official song-writer. Now she is longing forward to her own 100th birthday party... (She has at least ten years to go!)
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Happy Birthday, Sr. Augusta. Her party was a lot of fun for us all and her witness of fidelity a blessings.
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We posted on Facebook that Sr. Augusta would like prayers for her birthday. We printed out the first 50 comments of 1600 and she read them. As of this pinning it has reach half a million facebook viewers and been liked over 20,000 times.
Sr. Mary Paul wrote a song to sing at Sr. Augusta's party to her favorite tune: "The Green Beret"