16-18.12.2009 The Christmas sktis were held for the six groups of St. Teresa Little Flower day care center. The children performed skits, recitations, and songs, to mark the birth of Baby Jesus in the manger of Bethlehem. The childrens faces and voices warmed the hearts of their parents and audiences, and they showed us what is important for all of us, a loving, warm, and safe family.
21.12.2009 For the first time we held a small christmas skit for the children who are in the course for early english language learning. Under the leadership of their teacher, Anite, fifty children from this group rejoiced through the songs they performed, which they learned in such a short period of time.

Friday, 5 December 2009. Even this year St. Nicolas did not forget to pay visit to the children in the Kindergarten St. Little Therese in the Mother’s village. He descended from the roof in his robe and silver boots and strolled among gleeful children who greeted him cheerfully. He greeted children and they sang together. Each child was given little present and was able to take photo with St. Nicholas. Welcoming to St. Nicolas was prepared so well and the kindergarten was so beautifully decorated that St. Nicolas promised he would like to come next year!

On the 24th of November all residents, employees, and friends of ½Mother’s Village½ gathered around the statue of the late Father Slavko Barbariĉ. Before some short prayers, director Father Svetozar greeted those gathered. He said how the pursuits and memories of Father Slavko are really the pursuits and memories of ourselves. With his time, works, and encounters with he made a mark on us. In the past his ideas and works were put in front of us for the future.    

It is very special that we marked this day, employees and artists from our art workshop ½Kraljica Katarina½ set up a display of the children’s works. Drawings which are a result of past year’s occupational therapy, working therapy that prof. Mariela Zeliĉ does with the children. All the works are done on silk.

      On Saturday, November 21, on their two-day pilgrimage in Medjugorje, ½Mother’s Village½ was visited by a group of 70 theology students from the Franciscan University at Stubenville, Ohio in America. Their student group, which is really 160 students this fall semester, study in Vienna. The priest who leads them witnesses how 120 students celebrate the Holy Mass everyday.

      Father Svetozar met with the group here at ½Mother’s Village.½ He said, ½Our Lady is Mother, and as a mother she wants to care for the spiritual growth and material needs of her children. For that the parish of Medjugorje is here to care for spiritual needs of the pilgrims and Mother’s Village cares for the material needs of those who are in need of help. Medjugorje is really here to awaken every believer how every concrete act of faith, is as a relationship with God. God is not like some forgotten neighbor there in your own apartment who you never communicate with. But that is how many believers today live. God wants to enter into a real, concrete relationship with every one of us, as He also wishes for us to enter into real, concrete relationships with one another. So we grow together in faith and love.½

On Thursday, November 19th AT 6 PM, we held a meeting for the parents of the children in our day care center. The meeting started with an introductory greeting and announcements by the director of our day care center, Sister Lidija Glavaš and the director of ½Mother's Village ½Father Svetozar Krajleviĉ. Following that our parents had the chance to listen to three short educational talks which were given by our day care educators: