The Society of St. Edmund is beginning a College Affiliate Program. It is a way to grow into the Edmundite Spirit while attending the College of your choice.

As an affiliate you would be expected to: pray Morning Prayer; attend Sunday liturgy; contribute Time and Talent to your local parish in some kind of ministry; have a spiritual director; have a regular confessor; go on an annual retreat; attend certain Community celebrations (St. Edmund’s Day, the two Formation House Days of Recollection); and live the Gospel values. You would be encouraged to include daily liturgy in your schedule.

As an affiliate you would receive the prayers of the Community to bless your ongoing discernment and you would grow in your personal experience/knowledge of what it means to be an Edmundite. If you are a student at St. Michael’s College in Burlington, Vermont, you would be invited to share in the SSE Community’s Common Prayer; you would be invited to share in Common Meals (perhaps, one a week at St. Michael’s and/or the Formation House). You would also share in the Spiritual Benefits of the SSE Community.

If you are interested in this program, please contact me at sderesienski@smcvt.edu.