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Nature's Corner
Gazing on the yellow forsythia bush really speaks about a long-awaited spring. May spring be a blessing for you!
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Mountain on Twitter
Follow the Mountain Twitter feed, featuring live tweets and beautiful photos from Fr. Dan. |
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Mass Schedule
Mass at the Mountain is regularly celebrated
Sundays at 11 a.m.
*Please note, Mass on Sunday, June 1 will begin at 10 a.m. and we will not have brunch.
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Celebrating 30 Years
Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, reflects on the new life of spring as the Mountain marks its 30th anniversary this year.
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Crocus blooms at the Mountain.
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This spring marks a new time for
the Mountain and the earth as life arises from seeds planted long ago - seeds sewn by the hard work of many. For the Mountain, life springs from the work of our Mountain family over the last 30 years. During that time we have been blessed to have people shape and form our lives and now we hope to celebrate our life with you.
So as the new season and new rows of seeds open, and as new life is being planted continuously by others who join us, we wish to ask you to come here or welcome us where you are - all as members of the Mountain community - for we continue to "join with Jesus Christ to make all things new." ... Read more.
Check out a story published in the Olean Times Herald on May 12 about the Mountain's 30th Anniversary.
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The Mountain Fund
As this year's Mountain Fund concludes May 31, we ask you to consider supporting us with a gift.
The Mountain's yearly operating budget is just over $500,000 and donations to the Mountain Fund account for approximately one-third of our budget.
When you donate to the Mountain Fund you provide transportation, food and lodging for St. Bonaventure students, among other services.
"The Mountain is like a hearing aid or a pair of glasses. I know that God is everywhere, but I can see and hear Him better when I'm at the Mountain." -- SBU student
Please visit our "Give and Support" web page to learn ways you can contribute. With your gifts we continue to reach out to many. Thank you for your support.
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Upcoming Events
Alumni Weekend - Mountain Open House
June 7 - 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
* Alumni are also invited to attend Mass at 11 a.m. June 8
Mountain in Your Home
June 12 - Fairport, N.Y.
For details, contact Michelle Marcellin at mmarc@sbu.edu
Summer Evenings of Re-Creation
Celebrating the Mountain's 30 years of responding to the call of Jesus to "Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation." (Mark 16:15)
Wednesday evenings - July 9, 16, 23, 30 beginning at 5:15 p.m.
July 9 - "The Spiritual Movement of Wonder"
July 16 - "The Spiritual Movement of Giving Thanks"
July 23 - "The Spiritual Movement of Praise"
July 30 - "The Spiritual Movement of Inspired Action"
For more information, call 585-973-2470.
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Mark your calendars for June 19-22, 2014 for the Thomas Merton Conference at St. Bonaventure University! The life of beloved Catholic contemplative poet and Trappist monk, Thomas Merton, will be the focus of SBU's summer 2014 conference, "Coming home and going forth: Merton as mirror and model,"
Through keynote speakers, worship experiences and tours, the conference will explore the relationships Merton had with the people and places of St. Bonaventure. Speakers include America magazine columnist and St. Bonaventure alumnus Fr. Dan Horan, O.F.M.
Registration is available online. For more information, visit the conference website or contact Monica Mattioli at mmattiol@sbu.edu or Julianne Wallace jwallace@sbu.edu. You can also get the latest updates by following the Thomas Merton Conference on Twitter.
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Building a More Fraternal and Evangelical World ... One Cookie at a Time
Don Watkins, OFS, describes how the Secular Franciscans of the St. Irenaeus Fraternity sent a powerful message about gun violence.
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A student helps decorate gingerbread cookies at a Mountain gathering.
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What does it mean to build a more
fraternal and evangelical world? How do Secular Franciscans respond to everyday problems and situations that arise in our lives?
John and Anita Dutcher are both professed Secular Franciscans of the St. Irenaeus Fraternity in West Clarksville, N.Y. At a recent fraternity gathering they shared how deeply they had been affected by the Sandy Hook tragedy a year ago, especially because they had lost a close relative to a gun death. At the time, the two of them were making gingerbread cookies. When former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, also a victim of gun violence, asked everyone to "do something," they decided to share the cookies, decorated as children either killed or affected by the violence, with their legislators along with a message calling for responsible handling of guns and gun safety ...Read more.
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