CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES 2017-2018
AUGUST 2017
Sat 12 Arrival to the Seminary Sun 13 Leaving for Convivencia to Colorado Sat 26 End of Convivencia Mon 28 Beginning of the Academic Year. Class Orientation and Blessing of the Seminary Tue 29 First day of School
SEPTEMBER 2017
Sun 3 Open House for all parishioners of SSPP from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm Tue 5 9th Anniversary of the Minor Seminary Fri 8 Parish Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, La Crosse, WI Thu 21 Cassock Day Fri 22 Retreat Day Mon 18-29 Floral Games 2017
OCTOBER 2017
Sun 9 SSPP Fall Festival Mon 23 Feast of Saint John Paul II (Transferred) Tue 31 Celebration of All Saint’s eve. Party in the Seminary
NOVEMBER 2017
Wed 01 All Saints- beginning of Thirty days’ prayer to St. Joseph Thu 02 All Souls Requiem Mass Sat 4 Fund Raising Seminary Pie Sale for Buela Youth Orchestra Thu 23 Thanksgiving – No school- Fri 24 Retreat Day Sun 26 CHRIST THE KING.
1 DECEMBER 2017
Fri 8 Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception (patroness of our religious province) cassock day Sat 9 Christmas Concert Buela Youth Orchestra Sun 10 Celebration of our Lady of Guadalupe Fri 15 Half Day of School Sat 16 Christmas Break. Vacation (three weeks)
JANUARY 2018
Mon 1 Solemnity of Mary Mother of God. New Year Sat 6 End of Christmas Vacation Mon 8 Classes Resumes Fri 19 Retreat Day Mon 22 Pro-life March in St. Paul, MN
FEBRUARY 2018
Fri 2-4 Winter Camp at Fort Ridgley Sat 10 Feast of the Martyrdom of Saint Jose Sanchez Del Rio, Patron Saint of our seminary Solemn Mass in memory of Saint Jose Sanchez Del Rio Wed 14 Ash Wednesday Sat 17 Beginning Thirty Day Prayer to St. Joseph Fri 23 Ski & Board for ECHO food Shelf
MARCH 2018
Sun 4-12 Novena of Grace Mon 19 Solemnity of Saint Joseph Fri 23 Retreat Day Mon 26 Chrism Mass Thu 29 Holy Thursday - Half Day Retreat - Fri 30 Good Friday – walking station of the Cross Sat 31 Easter Vigil
April 2018 Sun 1 Easter Sunday Mon 2 Easter Monday No School Mon 9 Solemnity of the Annunciation – 34th Anniversary of the IVE (Transferred) Wed 11 Cassock Day Fri 13 Feast day of Blessed Rolando Rivi Thu 26-29 Open House for Young Men
2 MAY 2018
Thu 3 Our Lord of La Quebrada. Fr. Buela’s Foundational Grace Fri 4 Retreat Day Tue 8 Our Lady of Lujan Fri 18 Last Day of School –Half Day Sat 19 Orchestra Concert at Fitzgerald Auditorium Mon 21 Leaving for WDC Fri 25 End of the Academic Year in Washington DC Sat 26 IVE Priestly Ordinations
JUNE 2018
Sun 3 Graduations Mon 4 Summer Vacation for the seminarians (Ten Weeks)
JULY 2018
Summer Vacation August 2018
Sat 11 End of Summer Vacation. Arrival day at the Seminary Sun 12 Convivencia Sat 25 End of Convivencia arrival at the Seminary in Mankato Mon 27 Beginning of the Academic Year. Class Orientation and Blessing of the Seminary Tue 28 First day of School
Note: Adapted on August 28, 2017. This calendar is subject to change
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