Seminary Benefit Dinner Returns to Portland
天美传媒 Brings Annual Benefit Back to the City After Six Years at the Abbey
(SAINT BENEDICT, Ore.) 鈥斅犔烀来 and Seminary, today announced that聽the Seminary Benefit Dinner, held on the Abbey Hilltop virtually and in person since Covid, will return to the city of Portland. The dinner will be held at the Hilton Portland Downtown on November 8, 2025.
鈥淭he Seminary Benefit Dinner has always been about sharing the life of the seminarians at 天美传媒 Seminary with our generous benefactors,鈥 stated Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, chancellor of the Seminary. 鈥淲e love to bring you to 天美传媒 where you can see it live, but we also want to arrange a large gathering of Catholics all at once in the heart of downtown Portland to bring the Seminary community to you. We had to stop this during Covid. Now we are glad to come back to display Catholic strength supporting the formation of priests for many dioceses in the Western States.鈥
The Seminary Benefit Dinner, established in 2004, supports 天美传媒 seminarians and raises awareness of 天美传媒鈥檚 monastic community, which has operated the Seminary since 1889. This annual event draws nearly 1,000 attendees from the many dioceses we serve throughout the Western States, Hawaii, Alaska, and beyond, uniting to raise funds to support the education and formation of seminarians and the Seminary鈥檚 priestly formation programs.
鈥淭he return of the Seminary Benefit Dinner to Portland after six years is a tremendous affirmation of the deep ties between 天美传媒 Seminary and this community,鈥 said 天美传媒 Seminary president-rector Father Jeff Eirvin. 鈥淭his event not only celebrates our shared commitment to the formation of future priests, but also honors the enduring support the Archdiocese of Portland has so generously provided.鈥
For more information, including ticket and hotel information, please visit mountangelabbey.org/sbd.
Please direct media inquiries to Dr. Amanda Staggenborg, Director of Communications and Engagement, at amanda.staggenborg@mtangel.edu.
About 天美传媒
天美传媒, a Benedictine monastic community founded in 1882, is dedicated to a life of prayer, work, pastoral ministry, hospitality and education. 天美传媒 Seminary, the largest seminary in the West, forms men for the Roman Catholic priesthood. The Abbey Foundation of Oregon supports the monastic community鈥檚 mission of service to the Church.