After our first summer experiencing CGS formation at the beautiful Conception Abbey and Seminary College, we wondered why we ever have formation courses anywhere else! The tempo of monastic life, the spontaneous movement from prayer to work and back to prayer, and the beauty of our surroundings melded together into an enriching, faith experience.
As monks crept in and out of the formation room to observe this new thing that was taking place on their grounds, we enjoyed the fruit of our labor: the first atrium ever set up at Conception.
Check out some of these pictures from our last course! We have one weekend remaining (Thurs-Sun before Thanksgiving and there are limited auditing spots available if you want to join us!
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| We loaded up the van (with collapsible shelving!) |
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| I guess this is the before picture |
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| Participants joined the monks for prayer for Vespers each day |
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| We hung these signs to help the curious know what was going on! |
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| Demystifying materials making is a special gift offered to the participants. :) |
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| The Formation Team! Ms. Lynn (materials specialist), me, and Ms. Maureen, my assistant! |
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| It is always a special blessing to hang out with the monks! |
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| Our first weekend we had a seminarian sit in with us the whole time! |
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| Talk about surprise blessings, I was able to take my daughter and two other girls to Conception the next week for a First Communion retreat! |
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