Vocation Directors Conference

A great variety of groups use St. Benedict Center for retreats and conferences. Quite a number of events bring participants from all over the United States and even from abroad to Schuyler. For example, on October 3 - 8, 2001, sixty-five Vocation Directors, that is, monastics in charge of contacts with those interested in monastic life, from American Benedictine monasteries met in our facility.

Presenter Sr. Mary Pat Garvin, RSM, from Rome, Italy

Liturgy in the chapel of St. Benedict Center

The presider at this mass was Fr. John Hagemann, OSB, from Mt. Michael Abbey, Elkhorn, NE

Various fruits from field and garden around the altar symbolized the call of Jesus: "The harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest." Luke 10:2

If you would like to bring your group to St. Benedict Center for a workshop, retreat or meeting, please know that we welcome non-profit groups, churches, faculties, hospitals, civic and service organizations, human growth programs and businesses, which are compatible with our philosophy and our retreat environment.  If you have a question or need for a meeting place, please contact us