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THE ABBEY CHRONICLE Campus air conditioners got little use this summer. Only twice did thermometers register in the 90s—94 on June 7; 92 on July 21. Chilly days in August brought lows of 42, 46, 48, and 49. But September and the first half of October treated us to weeks of warm, sunny days with cloudless skies. By mid-October crisp and cloudy days, honking geese making a V-line south and purple martins abandoning their lakeside apartments assured us that it was time to move on. September 2004 A mother guards her son’s stuff on moving-in day. ■ The tenth day enrollment figures for the university are 512 first year students and a total of 1,871. Total undergraduate enrollment decreased by approximately 2% at both CSB and SJU. Both institutions had anticipated and budgeted page 18 The Abbey Banner Winter 2004 Winter sits and waits for spring. Misery loves company. Whatʼs Up? The Abbey Chronicle by Daniel Durken, OSB Autumn arrives in Collegeville; winter to follow. for fewer students. The School of Theology•Seminary has 139 students, one less than last year. Saint John’s Preparatory School numbers 310 students in its middle and upper schools. ■ Saint Benedict’s Rule stipulates that “If the community is rather large, some brothers should be made deans to take care of their groups of ten” (chapter 21). The deanery system at Saint John’s Abbey was initiated during the tenure of Abbot Jerome Theisen, OSB (1979-92). Deans were appointed for groups according to living arrangements or by work assignments. The community agreed to restructure deaneries into intergenerational groups. For one experimental year groups will meet monthly to discuss topics suggested both by the abbot and by community members. ■ From late September through early October the campus was marked by a one-mile path entitled “Walk Through Time— From Stardust to Us.” Eighty-eight panels pictured and described the 4.6 billion years of the earth’s development with each foot of the Walk representing one million years. The final panel gives cause to ponder: “Infinite gratitude for the past. Infinite joy in the present. Infinite commitment to the future.” October 2004 Apples by God; bowl by Neal Laloo, OSB ■ After last year’s bumper crop of 250 bushels of apples from the abbey orchard, this year’s crop was less than paltry. John Hanson, OSB, George Primus, OSB, and volunteers picked only about thirtyfive bushels of the crisp, tart fruit. One of the “Walk Through Time” panels
A hand-carved Nativity scene from the Bahamas ■ This year’s abbey Christmas card features a hand-carved wood relief scene (11 x 15 x 2 inches) done by an unknown wood carver in the Bahamas. This image was chosen to honor the ministry of monks of Saint John’s Abbey in the Bahamas since 1891 and to note the formal transfer of governance of Saint Augustine’s College to a lay board of directors in May, 2004. ■ John Elton, landscape manager, and members of the Grounds Crew attended to the needs of trees on campus. A tree specialist determined that many trees have been planted too deep and secondary roots emerge to obtain oxygen and moisture. These secondary roots wrap around the main roots and endanger the tree’s existence. Workers cut off the secondary roots and created a bowl that was well watered and fi lled with wood chips to better hold moisture. Rev. Carl Wilkens, recipient of 2004 Dignitas Humana award ■ This year’s Dignitas Humana Award was bestowed on Rev. Carl Wilkens on October 18. The award, sponsored by Saint John’s School of Theology•Seminary, is given to those who strive to advance the human dignity of all persons. Rev. Wilkens is recognized for remaining in Rwanda during the 1994 genocide of the Hutu and Tutsi tribes that resulted in the deaths of 800,000 men, women and children. Prior to the presentation, the documentary Ghosts of Rwanda was shown. The fi lm presents scenes of the massacre of victims and is an indictment against the Security Council of the United Nations and the administration of the United States for their failure to intervene in this crisis. A tangle of secondary roots THE ABBEY CHRONICLE November 2004 ■ Neal Henry Lawrence, OSB, 96, monk and priest, Navy veteran, diplomat, teacher, poet, scholar and beloved missionary to Japan, died November 3 at Holy Trinity Monastery, Fujimi, Japan. His obituary will appear in the spring 2005 issue of The Abbey Banner. Neal Henry Lawrence, OSB Remember our loved ones who have gone to their rest: Harvey Botz Msgr. Stanley Bourassa Bertha Brinkman William Buck Marilyn Douvier Sr. Mary Joseph Hastreiter, OSF Bernadette Koetter Margaret Leuthner Cecilia Miller Leslie Rivers Mary Sinderman Sr. Witrada Sperr, OSF Richard Tavis Bring them and all the departed into the light of your presence, O Lord. The Abbey Banner Winter 2004 page 19
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Page 7 and 8: Chinese graduates of Saint John’s
Page 9 and 10: Cyprian Weaver, OSB, teaches at Fu
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Page 21 and 22: Ryan Radmer, at left, and Robert Ki
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