Our Lady of the Angels Convent, Tenafly
The original convent was built in 1919. The chapel to the right and two wings attached to that was built in 1978 - see below
An "L "shaped wing extends to the right of the corner of this building
Sr Mary Walter Gleeson with her sister, Sr Rose a Sister of Mercy are ready for 'grace' as the celebratory lunch begins. Sr Rose traveled from Ireland as did her grand-nephew, William to the left in this photo and his mother, Dolores. (she is in the last photo of this series)
The large and delicious birthday cake
A letter from the President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, on the right of this photo.
Sr Walter and her family as described in the first photo. It was a lovely day for all commencing with the Sunday Eucharist, lunch and then pizza for the evening meal. A number of the Sisters and guests stayed on after lunch for a sing-a-long.
