Holy Cross School

Our annual celebration of St Benedict’s Day on 11 July is always a special occasion for us, but this year it was especially so. Friends who know us from all times and places of our monastic community were present for the occasion, from our early years at Mariya Monastery near Grahamstown (now Makhanda), from the intermediate years at Volmoed near Hermanus, and now from our new home in Harkerville near Plettenberg Bay.

We were pleased to receive two new Associates of Holy Cross in person, and to honour four longstanding Associates who have each been AHC members for more than 25 years! Tally was able to be with us for the weekend with her husband Tony, while Harry, Lindsay, and Robin were invited to participate in the ceremony online. The festive meal afterwards was spiced with conversation and laughter.

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