Our Lady of the Angels Friary -- Kitchen / Dining room / Bedroom area
As one passes through the Library, a door leads into the friary section of the building. This back section of the building had been the home for the Volchok family and today it continues to be the kitchen and dining room and bedrooms for the friars in the core community here at the Prayer Fraternity. Guests are welcome to use the kitchen as needed during their stay here, but are asked to respect the privacy of the friars living here. Again, windows surround the dining room table and kitchen area making the room very bright and inviting.
Pio Jackson in his article remarked: "The dining area held a mid-size table with windows that faced out into the gardens and acreage beyond. It was a table that encouraged meal as sacrament with modern cupboards and kitchen area surrounding it supplied with sensible attractive utensils and other items that promoted a family spirit and a willingness to be together."
The friars in the core community take turns in preparing the main meal. The friars eat all 3 of their meals together each day (except for the day off on Wednesday) and guests are invited to join in the table fellowship that happens. Breakfast is usually between Morning Prayer and Mass; the main meal is at noon and the evening meal is immediately after Evening Prayer.
On the backside of the friary through the sitting area pictured above is the sleeping residence for the friars; this had been the bedrooms and living room area for the Volchok family. Today the area affords 5 bedrooms and a bath for the core community. A wooden deck surrounds the entire main building (and guest rooms).
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