Settling in
It’s been a while now and I have had some time to settle here at my new seminary. Today a bit more about life at the seminary here. What does a week look like?
Every day we show up at the chapel at 6:30 for morning prayer and H. Mass. We are 27 seminarians and have the pleasure to live with 5 priests on our formation team. Since our internship year comes after our second year of theology studies, it means that our diaconate year is spent back at the seminary. It’s a great joy to see your fellow deacon-seminarians here. They serve at the altar during Mass and at times preside over our morning prayer.
At 7:30 it’s time for breakfast. There are several excellent cooks working here who manage to sometimes even prepare something for breakfast, like a nice boiled egg or even pancakes.
Since the college we go to is a ways off, at 8:00 we drive down to the college to start classes at 8:30. Most guys are taking five three-hour classes (one every day) so we’re there until about 11:30 when we drive back home for lunch at 12:00.
Most of the afternoons and evenings are off, until 17:15 when we pray evening prayer together, after which supper follows. Then at 21:00 there is some time for adoration and night prayer.
Four times a semester there are human formation sessions on Monday afternoon.
Tuesday afternoon there is either a rector’s conference or music practice.
Thursday there is an hour of adoration (including evening prayer)
Friday there is a community meeting for practical things and a group meeting where we talk about a spiritual topic.
Monday and Wednesday there are optional sport nights. Yesterday about 12 guys came out to play Ultimate Frisbee. I’m already being inducted in the various sports here, by the way. Last week we went to an Eskimos game, and I have also decided to explore the joys of ice hockey while here and bought some equipment to that effect. God knows what is going to happen to me this year!!
In other good news: at the start of the year party, during the lottery, I won a $75 gift card for Joey Tomatoes. The first one from Holland to visit me is offered a free meal there 
I also put some additional pictures online where you can see some of the neighborhood I live in. It’s really a nice place for walking, especially with the 25-or-so degree weather we’ve been having. Jealous yet? Good! Come to seminary!! :>
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