Welcome back to our Saint Meinrad alumni!

The dates for the 2019 Saint Meinrad Alumni Reunion are Sunday, July 21 – Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Whether you are celebrating a special class anniversary, catching up with classmates and professors, or wanting to spend some time in prayer and reflection, we hope you enjoy your time back home.

Visit our website for more information about the reunion, see a schedule of events and register online.

Each summer, Saint Meinrad hosts several “One Bread, One Cup” gatherings.

“One Bread, One Cup” is a five-day liturgical leadership conference focusing on the Word, Sacrament and Mission of the Roman Catholic Church for high school youth groups and their campus and youth ministers. Conferences focus on community building, leadership development, catechesis, liturgical and spiritual formation, and theological reflection and participants will enjoy opportunities for fellowship and fun through team building, outdoor recreation, a variety show and a dance. High school youth participants must have completed 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade.

Participants come to appreciate the Benedictine balance of prayer, work and recreation. During our conferences, attendees learn to use their God-given talents in liturgical ministry during formation sessions, then take those skills back to their parishes.

For more information, visit www.saintmeinrad.edu/youth/summer-conferences/ or find us on Facebook!

Saint Meinrad Archabbey’s pilgrimages to honor the Blessed Mother at the Monte Cassino Shrine have been scheduled for each Sunday in May. The public is cordially invited.

The pilgrimages begin at 2pm CST with an opening hymn and a short sermon, followed by a rosary procession. The service ends with the Litany of the Blessed Virgin and a hymn. Speakers and topics for the pilgrimages are:

• May 5 – Novice Dennis Reyes, OSB
  “Oh Mary, Pray for Us”
• May 12 – Fr. Anthony Vinson, OSB
  “Blessed Mary: Mother of God and Mother of the Church”
• May 19 – Fr. Meinrad Brune, OSB
  “Celebrating the Birthday of Mary, the Mother of Jesus”
• May 26 – Br. Jean Fish, OSB
  “Mary Whom We See”

May 19 is Youth Day at Monte Cassino Shrine. The Knights of Columbus will provide refreshments following the pilgrimage. Monte Cassino Shrine is located one mile east of the Archabbey on State Highway 62 in St. Meinrad, IN.

For more information, call Mary Jeanne Schumacher during business hours at (812) 357-6501 or call (812) 357-6611 on the day of the event.

Abbey Caskets will host an open house on Sunday, May 5, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Central Time in honor of its 20th anniversary.

Tours of the workshop will be given, caskets and urns will be on display, and refreshments will be available. Archabbot Kurt will bless the workshop at 1 p.m.

Abbey Caskets is located in the former Abbey Press Plant 2 building next to Human Resources. Try to enter in the front of the Abbey Caskets plant, off Highway 545. There will be plenty of parking on that side.