Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict

College of Saint Benedict / Saint John’s University

Saint John’s Sesquicentennial

Benedictines in Central Minnesota — 150 Years


Calendar of Events

The Sisters of Saint Benedict invite you to join them for the sesquicentennial events in 2007. Events will be added to the calendar as they are confirmed. For more information, call 320-363-7100 or e-mail sisters@csbsju.edu.

December 31, 2006                     

Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict Sesquicentennial Opening Event

January 7, 2007                     

Saint John’s Abbey monks invited to Saint Benedict’s Monastery

January 18, 2007

Employee Recognition Sesquicentennial Celebration

February 10, 2007                     

Saint Scholastica Open House Celebration

February 25 - April 1, 2007

"Feast of Color" Gallery Show, Margaret Van Kempen, OSB

March 4 (through December 20, 2007)

Haehn Museum Exhibit Opening:

“The Vision Unfolding: From Eichstätt, Bavaria, to St. Joseph, Minnesota – 150 Years.” 

March 27, 2007

College of Saint Benedict Honors the Sisters of Saint Benedict

April 15 - May 20, 2007

"Recent Works" Gallery Show, Dennis Frandrup, OSB

April 22, 2007

Earth Day Celebration

May 20, 2007

Oblate Sunday and a Haehn Museum Event- Lecture by Annette Atkins

May 27 - July 1, 2007

"Works of Monastic Artisans, Yesterday and Today" Gallery Show, Monastic Artisans

June 10-13, 2007

Community: The Art of Living Together
This three-day gathering will assemble about 300 participants to gather new perspectives on community. This Conference will be designed around a set of questions exploring the Art of Living Together from the perspectives of culture, religion, economics, sociology and art.    More information.

June 16, 2007

Fruehlingsfest: St. Joseph Honors the Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict

July 3, 2007

Burial of Sesquicentennial Timecapsule

July 4, 2007

Arrival of Sisters in St. Cloud in 1857

St. Joseph Parade, Commemoration in Cemetary, Picnic with Monks of Saint John's Abbey

July 8 - August 12, 2007

"Genesis 1.25: Photographs of Our Natural Habitat" Gallery Show, Nancy Bauer, OSB

July 22, 2007

Heritage Day Celebration

August 19 - September 30, 2007

Gallery Show: "Photography," A. David Matthew & "Woodcarving in the Folk Art Tradition," Alice Strom

August 24, 2007

Donor Appreciation Event

September 29, 2007

Oblate Renewal Day

October 14, 2007

A Haehn Museum Event- Lecture by Abbott John Klassen, OSB

October 23, 2007

Honoring Volunteers- Anniversary of Dedication of Sacred Heart Chapel

December 31, 2007

Closing Celebration