You Are Invited

Threats of snow and the delay of "real" springtime only makes our Afternoon Tea in June very inviting.  Please save the date and look forward to floral outfits, a sunshiny day, and sharing a pot of tea with your daughters.

Sunday, June 10
2:00 - 4:00
St. Rita Catholic Church
3815 Russell Rd
Alexandria, VA

Tea Scenes 2017

Steeping Our Tea

In just a few days, we will be steeping our favorite teas and listening to our guest speaker, Sister Clare Hunter, F.S.E. at our annual afternoon tea with our daughters.  It is good to stop, especially at the end of our homeschool year to spend time, and actually enjoy a few hours with our dear girls.  Even more exciting is that every year, we get to listen to and be inspired by a speaker who shares with all of us some bits of advice and lesson to ponder over the summer months.

Our speaker this year hails from Connecticut. Sister Clare is a member of the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist.  She is the Director of the Arlington Diocese Respect Life Office, and frequently contributes to the diocesan blog, Encourage and Teach.  She lives with her Franciscan community at St. Philip's in Falls Church.

You are Invited

It may be rainy today but picture this--sunny skies, warm breeze, pretty dresses.  That image should last you till we sit and chat over a cup of hot tea with our friends and the young ladies that we are hosting.

Tea is Always a Good Idea

Abby Sasscer speaks to us about simplicity and holy detachment.

I shouldn't think even millionaires can eat anything nicer than new bread and real butter and honey for tea.  Dodie Smith, I Capture the Castle

An Invitation to Afternoon Tea

You are cordially invited 

to join us for Afternoon Tea

on Sunday, June 5, 2016

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

at the transformed All-Purpose Room

of St. Michael Catholic Church in Annandale, Virginia.

It is that time of the year again, when we look to sunny days and pleasant conversations over a nice cup of tea, and marvel at a year's worth of growth in our daughters!  Our baby girls are becoming young ladies.  Please join us for an afternoon of sweet and savory treats, elegant manners, and an inspiring talk from Abby Sasscer.

Click on our Sign Up button to tell us that you are attending, and what delectable offerings you plan to bring. 

Good Reasons to Stop for Tea

"I realized that if every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness and there would be no wild flowers to make the meadows beautiful."

St. Therese de Lisieux inspired our speaker, Kate Kelly, who in turn, shared such beautiful thoughts to ponder with the young ladies and their moms at our Afternoon Tea.  The elegant surroundings, delicate tea plates with delectable treats on them, and engaging conversations have given everyone memories of another wonderful time.  In these busy days of year-end exams and graduations, picnics and Corpus Christi processions, and start-of-summer activities, it was a pause well worth taking.

Have another cup?