Our Franciscan Youth Ministry visits the Abbey of the Genesee and Mt. Irenaeus

On May 16, The Franciscan Youth Ministry spent the day at the Abbey of the Genesee, a community of two dozen Trappist monks located near Geneseo, NY. The Abbey is well known for its production of Monks' Bread.
Students participated in a talk with Brother Isaac and then joined the entire community of monks in their chapel for noon prayer. 
On May 30-31, FYM traveled to Mt. Irenaeus Franciscan retreat center, which is located on 400 acres in the Allegheny Mountains.
As part of the retreat, students spent three hours preparing and serving a meal at the Warming House in Olean, the oldest collegiate student-run soup kitchen in America. Both the Warming Center and Mt. Irenaeus are ministries affiliated with St. Bonaventure University.