A New Altar and a New Beginning
Workers of the Vineyard

As the first public unveiling of the new Diocesan Association called Workers of the Vineyard, Mar Sarhad Yawsip Jammo of the Chaldean Eparchy of St. Peter the Apostle presided over a ceremony at the new "Convent of Our Lady of the Fields" in El Cajon, CA. The ceremony began at 9 AM on the morning of Saturday, May 12 2007, during which the bishop consecrated the altar and chapel of the new convent, and celebrated Mass for the intention of the three Chaldean young ladies who will be the founding members of the Movement: Leena Somo, Reem Salman and Rana Raban. In addition to the three women, who will make their first temporary promises on Tuesday, May 15th 2007 at 6 PM at St. Peter Cathedral, there were four priests in attendance and over thirty lay faithful who were invited to share in the joy of the occasion.