On August 23rd and 24th, 14 of the HMY girls in Canada had a get-together with Miriam Loveland, a candidate with the Servant Sisters. The Sisters of the Precious Blood opened up their convent to receive the girls. The day on Tuesday began in the yard outside the convent, learning some songs to Our Lady and the “bombas” sung at the summer camps in Spain. After the music, the girls learned how to play Ultimate Frisbee and got to run around a bit.
This was followed by a discussion group on the Home's charism and the recent approval of the Home as a Public International Association of the Faithful in Rome, especially about what that should mean for the HMY girls in Canada. Some of the girls who were able to visit Spain this summer also shared their experiences with the group.
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From the 13th to the 15th of August, Fr. Colum and the candidate Matthew Nobrega, directed a get-together for boys in the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary in Merlin, Ontario.
The Home of the Mother Youth boys had their summer camps in Ocala, Florida and Blairsville, Georgia. There were 29 boys from ages 8-13 and 31 boys from ages 14 - 17. The younger boys stayed at the Lake in the Forest campsite at Halfmoon Lake in the Ocala National Forest. The older boys went to Vogel State Park in Blairsville, Georgia. In both camps, the boys had to make the effort to come out of themselves and find the beauty of a life centered on Christ. This was done through a daily dose of adoration before our Lord with points of meditation, mass, rosary, and talks given by the brothers.
On August 13th, a group of young people met in Fonda, New York at the Shrine of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha. The group consisted of four young people, two Brothers, and three adults.
This summer, from August 12-15, about 130 of us all got together in Barcenilla (Spain) for the HM Family Encounter. There were people from Italy, England, the USA, Ecuador, Ireland, and Spain.
The littlest participant was one-month-old Gabriel Samino. It was a great joy for us to see the house full of young couples of the Home of the Mother, along with their children. Our days together were marked by a genuinely fraternal atmosphere in which we had time for prayer, Mass, video presentations, talks, round-table discussions, etc.
This summer has been filled with a series of very enriching experiences: pilgrimages, camps, the Approval in Rome, the Entrance into the Novitiate, Profession of Vows, spiritual exercises, the HM Family Encounter, etc. In the midst of them all, we have also spent some beautiful days here in Barcenilla (Spain).
In August 2011, Madrid will host the XXVI World Youth Day, whose theme is: “Rooted and Built Up in Jesus Christ, Firm in the Faith” (cf Col 2:7). On this occasion, the Holy Father Benedict XVI will come to Spain's capital to meet with millions of young people from all across the world.
This summer, the Servant Sisters of the Home of the Mother here in the United States led two summer camps.
Last Sunday, August 22nd, the sisters who are currently in the community of Rome (Sr. Anna, Sr. Emma, Sr. Hope, and Sr. Maria Luisa), went to Monte Vidon Combatte, a small Italian town in the region of Ascoli Piceno, to the home of some members of the Home of the Mother. 
The girls of the Home of the Mother in Chone have gotten to work raising money for the trip they are planning to take to Spain next summer, to participate in World Youth Day. There are 20 girls signed up to go and there are 12 organizing the fundraising activities in order to be able to pay for it.
