Reunion

Franciscan Missionary Sisters of

Littlehampton

St Joseph’s (Children’s Home) Reunion:

To allow the past to meet the present we hold bi-yearly reunions for all our boys and girls and their families who grew up on this site. These are precious and life giving meetings for our Sisters and all who come.

Our latest reunion took place on Saturday 16 September 2006. Our Bishop, Kieran Conry, attended and celebrated Mass with us. See photos below.

The next Reunion is scheduled to take place at 11.00am Saturday 13 September 2008 at St Joseph’s convent Lttlehampton. Our Bishop would like to meet with you all again. Telephone 01903 714039 for more details.

St Joseph's Children's Home. This building was demolished in 1966 and completion of the current Nursing home was finished by 1972.

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Obituary: John Eagles (1927 - 2007) died on the 1st August. John came to all the reunions with his friend Yvonne, except the last one, due to illness. He was buried in Hove Cemetery 9th August 2007. John lived in our Burgess Hill home and spent a short period in our Littlehampton home. May he now enjoy the company of all who knew him and may we who are left hold him in thoughtful prayer as we continue our journey to the Lord in eternity.

Paul Prout, who was at St. Joseph's from 1931 to 1935, has with the help of his daughter Karen, written a book about his life entitled "My Story".

Obituary: Denis White attended recent reunions and is in the second row from the back immediately in front of the Tabernacle in the last reunion photo taken. He was a real character and although in his eighties was very stately and agile. He was writing his memoirs.
He died (after spending three weeks in hospital) on Feast of the Holy Souls 2nd November 2007. We offer our deepest sympathy to his wife and brother Tony and his wife and family and ask you to keep them all in prayer at this sad time.
May Denis wing his way to Heaven where the band of people already there from St Joseph's Littlehampton will give him a very big welcome. May the Lord comfort all left behind.