Seminary Benefit Dinner Returns to Portland
17勛圖厙 Brings Annual Benefit Back to the City After Six Years at the Abbey
(SAINT BENEDICT, Ore.) 17勛圖厙 and Seminary, today announced thatthe 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.
The Seminary Benefit Dinner has always been about sharing the life of the seminarians at 17勛圖厙 Angel Seminary with our generous benefactors, stated Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, chancellor of the Seminary. We love to bring you to 17勛圖厙 Angel 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.
The Seminary Benefit Dinner, established in 2004, supports 17勛圖厙 Angel seminarians and raises awareness of 17勛圖厙 Angels 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 Seminarys priestly formation programs.
The return of the Seminary Benefit Dinner to Portland after six years is a tremendous affirmation of the deep ties between 17勛圖厙 Angel Seminary and this community, said 17勛圖厙 Angel Seminary president-rector Father Jeff Eirvin. This 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.
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 17勛圖厙
17勛圖厙, a Benedictine monastic community founded in 1882, is dedicated to a life of prayer, work, pastoral ministry, hospitality and education. 17勛圖厙 Angel Seminary, the largest seminary in the West, forms men for the Roman Catholic priesthood. The Abbey Foundation of Oregon supports the monastic communitys mission of service to the Church.