Contact the Abbey Vocations Team

Thank you for your interest in Saint John's Abbey!

Our Vocations Team is happy to discuss any vocation questions you may have, and we offer guidance and support whenever we can. Discerning a possible vocation to religious life and/or the priesthood naturally involves lots of questions, and we’re here to help. Use the contact information below to get in touch with us by whichever means you prefer, and we’ll do our best to answer you in a timely manner.

For anyone able to visit Central Minnesota, know that we provide an opportunity for spiritual retreat and renewal at the Abbey Guesthouse. Giving both time and space for the Spirit to speak to you in the depth of your heart is essential, and guests at the Guesthouse are invited to join the monks for any and all of our prayers.

If you have a sense already that you are interested in visiting Saint John's Abbey to further explore a vocation to Benedictine monastic life, please follow this link to complete an Application for a Vocation Visit.

Have Questions?

Call:

320.363.3023

Email:

vocations@csbsju.edu

Write:

Saint John’s Abbey Vocations

2900 Abbey Plaza, Box 2015

Collegeville, MN 56321

Or use this form:

Visit Us

Saint John’s Abbey is located in the heart of Central Minnesota, about 90 miles northwest of the MSP airport and the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and st. Paul:

Stay at the Abbey Guesthouse

Book your own accommodations at our Guesthouse and come and go as you please. Pray with the monks as much or as little as you like. Enjoy your meals in the Guesthouse dining room. Sit by the lakeshore and admire the view. Arrange for a visit with a spiritual director. Take a long, meditative walk in the arboretum and drink in the beauty of God’s creation.

Apply for a Vocation Visit

If you meet the criteria for a vocation visit and would like to experience monastic life first-hand, apply for a first visit so that you can stay with the monks in the monastery, praying with us, eating with us, working with us, and enjoying the fellowship of community life in a Benedictine monastery.