Winter Comes to Collegeville - St. John's Abbey

Calendar of Major Sesquicentennial Events
April 5, 2006 – Opening Day to commemorate the departure on April 5, 1856, of five
Benedictine monks from Saint Vincent Monastery in Pennsylvania for Minnesota
• Presentation of Saint John’s at 150. A portrait
of this place called Collegeville
• 5:00 p.m. Eucharist at which the Archabbot
of Saint Vincent Archabbey presides
April 30, 2006 – Twin Cities Day to commemorate the arrival
of Benedictine monks in Saint Paul on May 2, 1856,
and to celebrate the long service of Saint John’s Abbey to
Twin Cities and Minnesota parishes
• 7:30 p.m. A festive Evening Prayer Service at
Assumption Church in downtown Saint Paul with the
Saint John’s Abbey Schola and a choir and orchestra
from Saint John’s University
May 20, 2006 – Welcoming Our Neighbors to celebrate the arrival of five
Benedictine monks in Saint Cloud on May 20, 1856 and to emphasize the
commitment of Saint John’s to community
• Various exhibits and activities throughout the
day, e.g., tours, historical displays, musical
groups, games, picnic
• 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Concerts by John
McCutcheon
• 5:00 p.m. Eucharist at which Bishop John Kinney
presides
• Opening of “Benedictines in Central Minnesota”
exhibit at Stearns County Historical Museum
June 24, 2006 – The Feast of Saint John the Baptist to
commemorate the discovery of Indianbush as the
location for the abbey and its schools
• 10:30 a.m. Eucharist at which the Abbot of Saint
Michael’s Abbey, Metten, Bavaria, presides
• 5:00 p.m. Anticipated broadcast of “The Prairie Home
Companion” by Garrison Keillor
NOTE: Further details of major Sesquicentennial events
will be released to media as the schedule is confirmed.
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