St. Benet's School for Peace

Congregation St. Joseph at Lubumbashi

Charles et Martina

Charles and Martina in the grounds of the Congregation St. Joseph. One of the sisters' convents is in Lubumbashi in the south of Congo. The picture shows the courtyard at the back of the building. Charles and Martina were two visitors in October, 2004

The sisters' chapel

The simple but welcoming chapel of the sisters

A chat in the courtyard

Anne learning Swahili from two of the sisters

Lunch being prepared for the sisters

Lunch being cooked on charcoal ready for the sisters

Sister Euphrasie receiving a gift

Sister Euphrasie has recently been elected their Mother Superior. The picture shows the gift (a carving of a mother with her child) presented to her at a celebration of this election.

Sisters accept gifts

Sisters at Chamalale (where the school for peace is being built) receiving gifts from the parish of St. Benets in Suffolk

More celebrations

The sisters celebrating the election of their Mother Superior