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Explorers’ Retreat
Are you discerning a call to ordained ministry? Do you want to explore further an interest in being a deacon or priest?
In our diocese, one enters discernment for ordained ministry by attending the Explorers’ Retreat, organized by the Commission on Ministry (CoM). This year’s retreat will take place January 27, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Procter. Please note the previously scheduled December 16 Zoom information meeting has been canceled. The information which would have been presented at that meeting will be included in the retreat agenda.
Both the person discerning a call to ministry and parish priest (or in the absence of a priest, a warden or other member of the parish) attend the retreat.
The Explorers’ Retreat will provide:
- an introduction to our diocesan Explorer Discernment Process (pre-postulancy)
- basic information about the steps to ordination
- next steps for beginning the process
- sharing about various lay ministries, as well as life as a deacon, priest, or monastic
- Bible study and theological reflection about ministry
If you have questions or need more information, contact Sarah Beegle, assistant for transitions and congregational ministry or Robin Holland, chair of the Commission on Ministry.
