Impromptu reunion adds joy to Ewing event

Linda Thramer Wingett, of Ewing received a pleasant surprise during a Feb. 16 event at St. Dominic’s Hall, in Ewing.

Winget said a group of four nuns were seated at a table.

“I couldn’t see their faces,” Wingett said.

One of the nuns was 88-year-old Sister Cecillia, from the Immaculata Monastery and Spirituality Center, in Norfolk.

Sister Cecilia is now retired and enjoys making rosaries.

According to Wingett, Sister Cecilia, a member of the Missionary Benedictine Sisters, taught at the girls’ school at Immaculata.

During the Ewing event, Sister Cecilia was reunited with six of her former stud...