Posted September 19, 2017

Thousands of people, from young children to teens and from families to religious, came to Daylesford Abbey in Paoli for the fourth annual AbbeyFest, a sunny day-long celebration featuring top contemporary Christian musical acts, games and communal prayer under the stars. Read CatholicPhilly.com’s complete coverage of the biggest-yet AbbeyFest. (Photos by Sarah Webb)

  • Mandisa sings to the crowd.

  • Matt Maher joins Mandisa for a duet on the song, “Bleed the Same.”

  • Chris Kelleher, Abby Feola, and Alyssa Leoni proudly wear their Abbeyfest shirts.

  • Keynote speaker Paul J. Kim gives a talk interspersed with his beatbox jams.

  • Joshua Girard poses for a picture at the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s vocations table.

  • The youngest attendees at AbbeyFest play games on the back lawn at Daylesford Abbey.

  • Matt Maher headlined the day-long contemporary Christian music festival.

  • The crowd at AbbeyFest enjoys the performance of Matt Maher and his band on Saturday evening, Sept. 16 at Daylesford Abbey in Paoli. The fourth annual faith and music festival drew more than 4,000 people. (Photo by Sarah Webb)

  • Norbertine Abbot Richard Antonucci of Daylesford Abbey prays during the eucharistic adoration he led near the conclusion of AbbeyFest.