Giving Tuesday Event At Conception

Giving Tuesday Event

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Jenny Huard, Communications Director

Conception Abbey

660.944.2823 or jhuard@conception.edu

Conception Abbey Joins National #GivingTuesday Movement

Conception, Mo.  – Conception Abbey and Tri-C Partners 4 Progress join #GivingTuesday to transform how people think about and participate in the giving season. Coinciding with the Thanksgiving holiday and the kickoff of the shopping season, #Giving Tuesday is a movement to celebrate and provide incentives to give encouraging people to take collaborative action to improve their local communities by giving back to the charities and causes they support. Taking place December 2, 2014 – the Tuesday after Thanksgiving - #Giving Tuesday will connect the power of social media to create a national moment around the holidays dedicated to giving, similar to how Black Friday and Cyber Monday have become days that are now synonymous with holiday shopping.

“#Giving Tuesday shows that if we come together as a community we can accomplish so much more,” said Fr. Daniel Petsche, O.S.B., Conception Abbey Prior/Alumni Director and Tri-C Partners 4 Progress co-convener.  “As we prepare for the Advent season and the birth of Christ, what better way to show the love for one another during this time of year by helping improve our local communities.”

#Giving Tuesday happens all day nationwide, but Conception Abbey is hosting an event Tuesday, December 2 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The public is invited to attend.

#GivingTuesday

Tuesday, December 2

6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Conception Abbey, Conception, MO – St. Raphael Hall

• Bring an item to donate to a family in need (adult & children’s clothing, non-perishable food item, cash).
• Help decorate a Christmas tree that will be given to our adopted families.
• Help us gift wrap donated items.
• Come send a Christmas card to those alone or without family during the holiday season.

The Bennet Book, Card and Gift Shop will be open. Cookies and cocoa will be provided. We’ll also have music to get you in the spirit of the season. If you can’t join us for the event you can still support us and our partners throughout the year.

Conception Abbey - www.conceptionabbey.org

Tri-C Partners for Progress - www.tri-c-area.com/

Jefferson C-123 High School  - http://www.jeffersonc123.org/ 

KAAN Radio - www.northwestmoinfo.com/

Community Service, Inc.  - www.communityservicesinc.org/

Conception Abbey is a Benedictine monastery located in Conception, Missouri and home to Conception Seminary College, Abbey Guest Center and The Printery House.

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Tri-C Community Celebration

September 28, 2014 has come and gone.  Fall was wonderful.  Providing days of Indian summer weather for putting the garden and herb beds to rest for the winter.  October was filled with harvest and getting ready for winter.  As the time flew past I check to see if local photo place could print the digital copy of the 2014 Tri-C Community Celebration.  They could not print a copy at WalMart or WalGreen or HyVee which are the local options.  I finally got a lead on a small printing shop that could print an 11 X 17 photo for those who wanted a printed copy.

Following are some of the comments heard by community members:  Well organized event.  All the organizations worked to make the event happen. Pleasant enjoyable afternoon.  Not long enough.  Registration went well.  Signage was well developed to help people find their way around.  Map and program available made people feel welcome and helped coordinate those involved in getting their part of the event staged and ready.  Golf cart transportation between events and parking were much appreciated. Next year have it on grass too.  The Abbey facilities were excellent.  Games were all in a grassy area with picnic tables for eating within sight of the games so that children race and played in sight of watchful parents and grandparents.

Fr. Abbot Gregory of the Conception Abbey and Sr. Rita Clare of the Benedictine Convent of Perpetual Adoration served as Grand Marshals of the Lollipop Parade sponsored by the Tri-C Community Betterment group.  Tri-C American Legion Post #464 provided the honor guard, Tri-C volunteer fire department provided the escort for the Grand Marshals and the Jefferson C-123 Choir lead the pledge and sang the National Anthem.  Judy Henggeler sang “Farmwife from Conception” accompanied by Dutch Luke and Bob Fannon.

Fr. Paul was raised towards the heavens by Darrell Schieber in his boom truck to take the photo.  Shane Walker Auctioneer loaned Fr. Paul his hands free microphone so that Fr. Paul could direct the arrangement of the persons in the photo.  Shane was also the volunteer MC announcing the parade participants.  Some estimate there are over 500 people in this photo.

Br. Cyprian gave a tour of the Abbey Basilica and its art. 

The Tri-C Partners 4 Progress participated in the parade and provided a booth with old class photos from the Clyde school.  They also had a 1906 parish census and a 1910 census that might help indicate if certain people were possibly in the 1914 photo.  I found my grandfather.  A large print of the 1914 photo was available and several people identified people they knew. Sr. Wilmarie has identified the four Sisters from the Benedictine Convent of Perpetual Adoration at Clyde who are in the 1914 photo.

Tri-C Community Coalition, St. Columba Parish groups and Jefferson C-123 organizations provided games of bingo, baseball, bounce house, dunk tank etc.  Knight of Columbus cooked up their now famous pork loin and hamburger picnic.

Fun was had by all.

Now the question becomes:  How do we record this event and how do we top this event in 2015?  Any suggestions please leave a comment on this blog.

Tri-C Community Celebration September 28, 2014

September 28, 2014.  Tri-C Community Celebration.  100+ years of Community, Education and Faith. 

Be there.

In 1914 a community photo was taken.  That photo has surfaced and there is an effort to celebrate community by taking a 100 year photo.  There are some 400 people in the 1914 photo and some 200 of them have been identified by people who remember their grand or great grandparents. Old photos of ancestors have been resurrected to use in making comparisons for identifying those in the 1914 photo.  Tales are been exchanged, ancestors personalities and stories are remembered and shared.   Come help identify your relatives who helped build the Tri-C community.  Bring old photos and stories to share.  There may be an oral history booth to collect those remembrances. These would later be shared on a Tri-C history site.

The Jefferson C123 Educational Foundation reunion, the Lollipop Parade and the St. Columba parish festival are all to take place to help celebrate 100+ years of community, education and faith.

The annual Lollipop Parade sponsored by the Tri-C Area Community Development is being held at 12:30 pm.  Participates in the parade should be at the staging area at 11:30 pm near John Paul II formerly JFK on the Conception Abbey grounds.  Viewing of the parade will be in front of the basilica. Bring a lawn chair.  Lollipops will be handed out by Abe Lincoln to the children participating in the parade before the parade.  Those who want a lollipop after the photo op see Abe Lincoln aka Jerry Eckstein.

The 2014 photo is planned for 1:30 pm.  Anyone formerly and currently having any connection to the Tri-C area is encouraged to participate in this event.  A digital copy of this photo will be available free to those who leave contact information by registering at the Jefferson C-123 Foundation registration table.  Those wanting printed copies will need to discuss this possibility with those at the registration booth.

Following the parade and photo take advantage of a picnic, under the pines, of grill hamburgers or tenderloin provided by the local Knights of Columbus for a free will donation. Profits will be shared by the Jefferson C-123 Foundation, Knights of Columbus and American Legion. (All of these groups provide scholarships to the local Jefferson C-123 students.)

A tour of the Immaculate Conception Basilica will be available after the photo event.  The art is this church is museum worthy.  Many of us have lived here and not appreciated the treasures among us.

American Legion 464 members will be available to help with parking and answer questions. Golf cart transportation to and from parking areas will be available.

St. Columba parish festival will consist of games and other entertainment provided by community organizations.  Tickets for these activities will be available at individual booths. A bounce house will be available on the soccer field.

Come join the fun of community celebration.

Directions and questions may be sent to rockyridge44@yahoo.com or katydid@grm.net or daniel@conception.edu.  Phone number 660 254-0033

Abbey Run Walk

Remember Conception Abbey May 3, 2014 Run/Walk.  Check Web site list on the main page for more information on the Conception Abbey site.
It is finally going to be a beautiful day.

CART Cleanup a Success

April 26, 2014 was a wonderful day for the Community Action Renewal Team (CART) community wide cleanup.  CART is an action team of the Tri-C Partners 4 Progress. This action team plans, organizes and implements the annual community cleanup. Students from Jefferson C-123 School help man the two dumpsters arranged by CART.  CART members work with the students to pack the dumpsters as full as possible with trash brought in by community members.  There is a dumpster placed near the American Legion building in Conception Jct. and one at the south end of Clyde near Dan’s Welding.  Both of these town’s government agencies give a donation to support this project.  Don McCrary also helps by providing trailers for metal and electronics recyclables.   Those contributing trash as encouraged to give a small donation for the convenience of this yearly service.

Tri-C Community Cleanup sponsored by CART

Scavenger Hunt Canceled

Scavenger hunt due to take place March 28th has been canceled due to lack of interest.

The Community Action Renewal  Team (CART) will look at the possibility of having this event in the fall.

Coming up April 26, 2014 is the CART clean up day.  Pitch in to help clean up the community if you can possibly join us.  If you need help with larger items to take to the dumpsters please contact a member of the team before and they will arrange help.

Scavenger Hunt March 28, 2014

Contact Jane Walter or Fr. Daniel

Rooted In the Past, Bearing For the Future

Thank you to everyone who made the Rooted In the Past, Bearing For the Future event a great success. The students and their sponsors did a great job with the displays. Our panelist made some good points about "sign up, show up". We wished for more community members to attend and support the students, but perhaps next year will be better attended. Pictures to follow.

Below are a few of the comments I heard:

“I really liked the tree idea.”

“It was so interesting to see the students who were involved in a number of organizations.—this from a political candidate who attended.

“The kids did such a good job presenting their organizations.”

“It was difficult to pick 5 to display at the Scavenger hunt event.”

“I wish our school could do something like this.”  Yes we did have people from at least three other schools attend.

“The panel did a great job making some very valid points”.

“I hope the students take note of the points the panel made.”

Rooted In the Past, Bearing For the Future

Please come help support the youth of these organizations and the young people who will be speaking about their experience of being a member of some of these organizations.