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Desma Jama is the Vocations co-ordinator for our parish.  She can be contacted at <malibu.belle@gmail.com>
An interesting reflection:
"Priests are among the happiest members of society according to a recent survey of 2,500 priests conducted by Monsignor Stephen Rossetti, Associate Dean for seminary and ministerial programs at The Catholic University of America. In an interview with Zenit, Mgr Rosetti says "There have been a number of studies in the United States over the last few years with exactly the same findings: About 90% of priests report that they are happy. In my study, it was 92.4%." By contrast, 50% of Americans have reported being unhappy with their jobs. In Australia, studies carried out by scholars from Charles Sturt University who interviewed 500 priests reported that 90.2% of priests said their lives as priests had been fulfilling."


2012 EVENTS CALENDAR - For a full overview of coming events of interest from the Vocation Centre, please click on the link below.

ORDINATIONS TO THE DIACONATE
There will be upcoming Ordinations to the Diaconate of four men from the Seminary of the Good Shepherd. They are:
Epeli Qima Qima
Michael Lanzon 
Phan Dinh Nguyen
Sam Lynch

The ceremony will take place at 10am on Saturday, 10th December 2011 at St. Mary’s Cathedral. The closest train station is St. James. There is a parking station next to the Cathedral (2 Cathedral St. under Cook and Philip Park). To check rates, contact Enacon on 9380 8850. There is also limited metered street parking.

These men are being ordained to Transitional Diaconate.  It is so called because it is a step towards Ordination to the Priesthood.  (there is another kind of Diaconate called the Permanent Diaconate to which married or single men may be ordained.  The ministry of a Permanent Deacon includes, for example, baptism of infants, wedding, proclamation of the Gospel, giving Holy Communion to the people and the celebration of funeral rites for the deceased).  At the upcoming Ordination, the four men will make promises to the Archbishop, of celibacy and obedience.

 

 

 


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