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- - The Communities of Calling Initiative invites congregations into a 5-year project on vocation.
    
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- Bringing together an ecumenical group of gifted Minnesota faith leaders, the Collegeville Institute Fellows Program focuses on leadership development with the goal of strengthening religious leaders’ sense of themselves as civic leaders.
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Writing in the Wilderness: reflecting on the immigration stories that have shaped our lives (March 2026)

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