Vocations Newsletters:

Vocation Connection Newsletter - May 2008

Vocation Connection Newsletter - April 2008

Vocation Connection Newsletter - March 2008

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General Intercessions for Vocation Awareness

Ordinations Coming Soon!

Saturday, May 17 - Deacon Ordination - Kevin DeCleene, Timothy Downey and Michael Mervilde will be ordained and serve the Diocese of Green Bay as Permanent Deacons.  Seminarians Jason Blahnik and Timothy Brandt will be ordained and serve as transitional deacons for the Diocese.  We welcome these five men as they are ordained into service!

Saturday, May 31 - Priesthood Ordination - Deacon Daniel Schuster will be a Priest of Jesus Christ for service to the Diocese of Green Bay.  Dan has been serving as a deacon at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Manitowoc while completing his studies at Mundelein Seminary.  Dan is from Most Blessed Sacrament Parish in Oshkosh.  We look forward to Dan joining the presbyterate of Green Bay!

Both the deacon and priesthood ordinations are at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in Green Bay, at 10:00 AM.

Congratulations, Sister Jubilarians!

We congratulate all the religious women who are celebrating Jubilees this year, and we thank them for their witness of committed religious life.  The Sisters Jubilee Celebration for the Diocese of Green Bay was on May 4.

Parish Leaders to be Commssioned

Fifteen laypersons will be commissioned on Thursday, May 15 at 7 PM at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in Green Bay.  The commissioning marks the candidates' completion of the Commissioned Ministry Leadership Formation Program.

In Loving Memory

We remember with fondness Sr. Mary Jo Kirt, OSF, longtime Associate Director of Vocations for the Diocese of Green Bay.  She was a woman of great faith and love.  Sr. Mary Jo's funeral was celebrated on April 24.  Please pray for her, and for her family and community, the Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Cross, Bay Settlement.

Click on "Vocation Events" box to see the latest going on!  This includes Steppin' Right with Jesus and other summer activities!

XAVIERt HOUSE

catholic men's discernment

Xavier House is for young adult Catholic men who would like to live in Christian community while they pray about God's call and the direction of their lives.  Men may be in college, or work full-time, or be available for volunteer service.  What is asked is an openness to the possibility of priesthood.  Xavier House is located at the rectory of St. Francis Xavier Parish in De Pere. 

Currently, Xavier House has six residents in addition to Fr. Tom Long, the Vocation Director.  We are now talking to men about residence for the summer, and for the 2008-09 school year.

Xavier House Mission & Objectives

Xavier House Commitment to Community Living

For more information, contact Fr. Tom Long at vocations@gbdioc.org

Contact the Vocations Department at vocations@gbdioc.org or 920-272-8293.