Logan from Franciscan LEAD is a member of Holy Rosary Parish in Monroe City, which is a church in the Diocese of Jefferson City, MO. He is going to be a junior at Monroe City High School this fall.

Tonight he shared with us how much he appreciates the power of the Sacrament of Reconciliation in his life.

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“God does not need you.”

David Calavitta began his talk by speaking these words. These are words that you don’t necessarily want to hear. They may cause feelings of doubt or worry or even fear. However, David did not end his message there. He continued that thought by saying, “God does not need you, and that’s good news. God wants you.” What a wonderful feeling to be wanted, to be longed for by someone, to belong. If God didn’t want you, He wouldn’t have created you!

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This year, Christopher Kennebeck is serving as our Liturgy MC (Master of Ceremonies) for both of our conferences; his job includes not only planning our liturgies, but making sure that they run smoothly. He attended three of our conferences as a teen participant, and this is his second conference as a seminarian staff member.

This fall he will be a junior at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, and, God willing, will be ordained a priest seven years from now.  When he is not working as our Liturgy MC, you can find him hanging out with other seminarians, going to the movies with his brother, watching his sister perform in theater, playing disc golf, baseball, and dodgeball, as well as singing in the seminary choir.

His two favorite parts of the weekend are seeing the joy on everyone’s face as they come out of confession, and the men’s talk.

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