About Summer Conference

    Since 1983 the Summer Conference has provided participants with time for reflection and renewal.
    The annual Conference themes explore the challenges of living our faith. How do we make holy our chosen roles as parents, teachers, business owners or employees and create a bit more of the Kingdom of God here in our time? We believe that when we explore ways to live out the Gospel in our families and communities, we are building the Church.
    That Benedictine philosophy of integrating work and prayer, that comes from our roots at Mount Angel Abbey, continues to permeate the activities of the Summer Conference.

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Summer Conference Goals

• Provide clergy, religious and lay people of all ages an opportunity to deepen their faith through study, prayer, art and play in a communal setting.
• Expose participants to outstanding theologians and inspiring people of faith.
• Model a Catholic faith-based community.
• Seek to understand more honestly the mystery of God and the mystery of person within the community of Catholic faith and the world.

General Information about the Week

   The conference begins each year on a Wednesday afternoon in late July. The following four days include classes in theology, prayer, art or movement and recreational time for families or singles. Afternoon recreation opportunities include swimming, games, walks, reading, conversation, or even a nap. Evening options include adult social time, a movie night for kids, fine arts, music, or games on the lawn. We conclude with Mass on Sunday.
    Residence facilities are available in the UP dorms with three fresh, local and delicious meals a day from UP's Bon Appetit food service. Day-use facilities are also available for commuters -with or without meals. Guests may also choose to come to the Keynote Lecture Series only.