Tower Topics ~ Spring 2002

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Monks thank benefactors with inaugural recognition event

On a day set aside to honor kindness, the monks of Conception Abbey hosted a banquet Dec. 2 for more than 150 friends and benefactors.

The guests, all major contributors to the ministries of the Abbey and Conception Seminary College, received personalized gifts recognizing their ongoing support.

“I have a very clear sense of how much our work for the Church is dependent upon the support of our friends,” Abbot Gregory Polan told the guests. “You enable us to minister to so many people in so many ways.”

Abbot Gregory said each and every benefactor is an important part of the mission of Conception Abbey. “We are the stewards of your gifts, and we work diligently for their wise and careful use in building God’s kingdom.”

The abbot linked the efforts of donors directly to the success of a thriving seminary of more than 90 students, to the Abbey Guest Center that is welcoming guests and pilgrims by the thousands each year, and to a Printery House that continues to “spread the written word of God and keep Christ in Christmas.”

“None of this is possible without you,” he said. “The monks of Conception Abbey are happy to have this opportunity to express our gratitude.”

Conception Abbey will continue this new tradition annually. The next donor recognition banquet will be in the fall of 2002. For more information on how to assist in the missions of Conception Abbey and Conception Seminary College, contact the Abbey Development Office at (660) 944-2821, or by e-mail: development@conception.edu .

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