Bridgefolk Conference 2012
Mennonites and Catholics in Dialogue:
Formed in the Word: Scripture and Peacemaking
July 26-29, 2012
Saint Benedict’s Monastery – College of Saint Benedict
Saint Joseph, MN 56374
Thursday, July 26
1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Registration & room assignment (Gorecki Conference Center–GCC)
5:00 p.m. Dinner (Gorecki Cafeteria)
7:30 – 9:00 Opening Session
(Gorecki Conference Center, 204A
- Opening worship (Ken Nafziger & Mary Lehman Yoder)
- Welcome – Sister Michaela Hedican, OSB, Prioress of Saint Benedict’s Monastery
- Introduction to Bridgefolk practices
- Facilitators: Abbot John Klassen , Marlene Kropf
- Social gathering
Friday, July 27
7:30 a.m. Breakfast (GCC Café)
8:45 Opening Worship (GCC, 204A)
9:15 Morning Session I: The place of Scripture in the Catholic and Mennonite traditions, Part 1
- Presenter: Michael Patella, OSB
- Facilitator: Andy Martin
10:15 Break
10:30 Morning Session II: The place of Scripture in the Catholic and Mennonite traditions, Part 2
- Presenter: Helmut Harder
- Facilitator: Andy Martin
11:30 Questions from the hat
12:00 Midday Prayer
12:15 Lunch (GCC Café)
1:30 Afternoon Session : “Being nourished by scripture” (GCC, 204A)
- Lectio Divina—Mark 10:35-45
- Presenter: Josue Behnen OSB
- Presenter: Mary Schertz
- Confessional Bible Study—John 13:1-20
3:00 Break
- Time for personal prayer
- Preparation for Footwashing and Agape Meal
5:00 Footwashing and Agape Meal, 204B
- Presider: Margie Pfiel
- Homilist: Weldon Nisly
Option: Visit to the Michael Sattler House.
Details TBA
Saturday, July 28
7:30 Breakfast (Haehn Campus Center–HCC)
8:45 Worship (Alumnae Hall, HCC)
9:15 Morning Session I – Reading Scripture Together: War and Peace in the Bible. Part 1
- Small groups comprised of only Mennonites or only Catholics
10:15 Break
10:30 Morning Session II – Reading Scripture Together: War and Peace in the Bible – part 2
- Small groups comprised of both Mennonites and Catholics
12:00 Lunch (Monastery Dining Room)
1:30 Afternoon Session – (Alumnae Hall, HCC)
World Café: Eucharist: How we understand it? its place in our spiritual imagination–how we practice it?
- Facilitator: Darrin Snyder Belousek
4:00 Double Eucharist in Sacred Heart Chapel
- Presiders: Marlene and John
6:00 Dinner (HCC)
7:45 Evening Session
- Hymn Sing (Alumnae Hall, HCC)
- Ice Cream Social
Sunday, July 29
7:00 – 9:00 Check out (Haehn Campus Center)
7:30 Breakfast (HCC)
8:45 Morning Session (Alumnae Hall, HCC)
- Worship
- Mystagogical reflection on Eucharist
- Moderator: Mary Lehman Yoder
10:15 Break
10:30 Reflection and Evaluation
12:00 Closing Lunch (HCC)