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Tower Topics ~ Winter 2007

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Encounter With God's Call

“The hand of God was at work” during the Encounter With God’s Call weekend, according to Brian Hess, junior from Cheyenne and Encounter weekend Co-Chair. Every semester, Conception Seminary College invites young men interested in the priesthood to spend a weekend at the seminary, getting to know the seminarians and their life. The weekend of November 10-12 saw 39 participants, representing 14 different dioceses, make the trip to Conception to find out what the seminary is all about.

A group of Encounter participants and their student ambassadors listen to a presentation about seminary life.

Of course, it’s not the number of participants that matters, but the opportunity for a young man to open himself to the will of God. “The guys that came to visit had a great spirit,” Hess said. Greeted with warm smiles by the seminarians and warm weather by God’s providence, these young men experienced prayer with the seminary and monastic communities, talks by seminarians, the fall musical and social time, which allowed them to grow closer to God, witness the daily life of a seminarian, and relax in the peaceful atmosphere of Conception. Now that they have returned home, may the hand of God always be at work with them, leading them on His way.

For more information about the Encounter With God’s Call weekend, contact:
Br. Victor Schinstock, OSB
Director of Vocation Promotion
Conception Seminary College
660-944-2886

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