The pictures above were all taken this morning, Tuesday, November 24, in the renovated Health Care Center here at Conception. They are all taken on the 2nd floor. The top left is the chapel in the center of the 2nd floor. The top right is one of the resident rooms. The bottom left is the hallway on the 2nd floor. The bottom left is the lounge and T.V. room on the 2nd floor. That is the only room that will have carpet. We have of course not yet moved in and the work is not all completed. We are planning and hoping to move in before Christmas. Today at 2:30 PM we are planning to have the blessing of the building. All the monks should be home by that time from their various assignments and so the Abbot wants to have the blessing when they are all home.
During this Thanksgiving week, as is traditional here at Conception, most of the monks try to come home. During the week we have meetings and also time for socializing and enjoying one another's company. We also celebrate our jubilarians for the year 2009. This year, Father Joachim Schieber celebrates 70 years of monastic profession and 65 years as a priest. Father Donald Grabner celebrates 60 years of monastic profession. Father Kenneth Reichert and Father Paschal Thomas celebrate 50 years of ordination to the priesthood. Father Karl Barmann celebrates 50 years of monastic profession. The Mass on Thanksgiving day honors the jubilarians and then a banquet follows.
The seminarians all attended the National Catholic Youth Convention this past weekend. This year this event was held in Kansas City at Bartle Convention Hall and also at the Sprint Center. About 25,000 youth and adults attended. Many pictures were posted on the Kansas City Star web site of this event. Today the students leave for their Thanksgiving break. They will return on Sunday evening.
As we celebrate Thanksgiving this week with our families, friends, community etc., let us not forget to take time to thank God for his many blessings. I ask you to join with me in thanking God for my fifty years in the priesthood and fifty five years as a professed monk. I am also grateful to my family and all of you who read this blog for your support during these years.
God Bless you.
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