Thomas Munn, middle, from Newman University in Wichita, reacts to the input of one the other students. Sharing sessions were just one of many activities during the Kansas Catholic College Student Convention hosted by St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center in Lawrence. LEAVEN PHOTO BY JAY SOLDNER
Students from colleges across the state of Kansas gathered Feb. 10-12 at the St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center at the University of Kansas for the annual Kansas Catholic College Student Convention.
Father Mitchel Zimmerman, director of the St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center, participates in a small group session. At other points in the conference, Father Zimmerman led a guided meditation and Holy Hour and spoke during lunch on the topic of “Are We An Evangelizing Community?” LEAVEN PHOTO BY JAY SOLDNER
The three-day event featured guest speakers, talks and small group sharing.
Josh Omitt and Michelle Roesner, both students at the University of Kansas, share their faith stories as Nick Labrie, director of missionary discipleship at St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center, looks on. LEAVEN PHOTO BY JAY SOLDNER
Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann kicked off the event with Mass.
Stacy Cretors, discernment director at the St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center, instructs participants in the rules of the “people scavenger hunt.” The goal was the get students to interact with people they might not encounter on a daily basis. LEAVEN PHOTO BY JAY SOLDNER
The conference also featured a 5K run, a scavenger hunt and a party at the close of the second day.
Participants in the Kansas Catholic College Student Convention take selfies as part of a scavenger hunt on the campus of the University of Kansas. The assignment here was to “find someone stylish.” LEAVEN PHOTO BY JAY SOLDNER
