Pearl Club Enugu

A recall on the events of the day of the Bishop’s visit, however vague, is enough to rouse a fuzzy warmth, the exact kind one gets from a warm blanket. Uzommiri Study Centre was indeed as warm that afternoon for His Lordship, Bishop Callistus Onaga, the bishop of Enugu diocese, on the event of his visit to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the women section of Opus Dei. We were all super excited: friends and visitors to the center and the girls of the Pearl Club, especially the girls of the Pearl Club. It is most likely that the girls of the pearl club already had in mind, the thought of doing something very special for the bishop. They took up the challenge to offer up 90 hours of study for his intentions and in line with the 90th anniversary of the women of Opus Dei. At first, the girls imagined that 90 hours of study would be too ambitious a task to take up. However, when they were given reasons as to why that would be really great a gift to give him, they s...

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A muffin can be that healthy snack that  virtually everybody  loves. For one, muffins are really scrumptious! I mean who wouldn’t be excited about a snack break of muffins with hot chocolate  or ice cream? I would be and the  girls of the pearl club  certainly were. The girls were quite exhilarated at the idea of making their very own homemade muffins .  To this ,  one of  the  coordinators of the club  says:  “The thought of doing the baking  even without th e  active supervision  of their coordinators  as would have been the case at the center ,  was a thrill for  the  girls .  Some of them went as far as improvising  at  it: cups  for bean pudding  were  used in place of  muffin pans ;  plain paper was substituted  for  baking cup ; normal beverage replaced  cocoa powder and so on ”  A list of the ingredients for cho...