May 21, Saturday at St Patrick's Cathedral 8am to noon, Breakfast at the Cathedral for single men 15 to 25+ who want to learn more about the priesthood - 8 am Mass with Bishop Vann which will include the Candidacy for Priesthood for 2 seminarians, Joe Keating and Matthew Tatyrek so they can begin their graduate studies in Rome, then a short talk by Bishop Vann, then Breakfast provided by the Serra Club, then talks by seminarians and priests about the importance of dedicating one's self to the Church and to consider the priesthood so that, we have both a strong priesthood and Church as we expand the Mission of Jesus Christ to the ends of the earth. This will be a great experience if young men are able to make it!
May 31, Tuesday, 7 pm, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Denton, 2255 North Bonnie Brae St, will be the Transitional Diaconate Ordination Mass of Manuel Holguin who is already assigned at that parish for this next year before being ordained a priest in June of 2012.
June 04, Saturday, 10 am, at St Patrick's Cathedral will be the Ordination to the Priesthood of Phil Petta, Kheim Nguyen, and Richard Kirkham. There will be reserved seating for those who are single behind the Deacons or the Sisters.
June 13, Monday, 6-9 pm at St Patrick's Cathedral, will be the Men's Monthly Discernemnt group (ages 15 to 40+) which never ceases to amaze me as we start with a Holy Hour of prayer with Jesus in Eucharistic Adoration, then we share an hour in Scripture to find support and direction of our vocation, then a free meal provided by the Serrans.
June 14, Tuesday, 6-9 pm at St. Patrick's Cathedral, will be the Women's Monthly Discernment group (ages 15 to 40+) with many of our wonder sisters from several religious orders present to share their life in Christ through Mary our Most Blessed Mother.
June 24-26 – You do not want to miss this!!! - Vocation Awareness Weekend at Holy Trinity Seminary on the grounds of the University of Dallas (for single men & women ages 18-40) The greatest opportunity to meet and visit religious communities all in one spot for a full weekend surrounded by prayer, adoration, and Mass while simply learning more about the priesthood and the religious life and how it fits into the larger Church community. For more information or to register visit vapinfo.org - The dates on the website are all messed up as I write this but the process of registration works online from that site. Registration Deadline is June 13.
Feel free to call me or text (faster) anytime on my cell 817 366 0439 It usually takes me a day to return the phone call until you are plugged in by caller ID.
In Christ through Mary,
Fr. Kyle Walterscheid
Vocation Director
Diocese of Fort Worth
