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Ignatian Retreat
Come to know how God is speaking to you… “Here I ask for what I desire…an intimate knowledge of our Lord, who has become human for me, that I may love Him more and follow him closely.” St. Ignatius of Loyola, The Spiritual Exercises You are invited to a five-day immersion experience in Ignatian Prayer, Spirituality, and Spiritual Direction from July 14-18, 2025 Deacons Summer Retreat
“Believe, Teach, Practice” Buffalo Deacon Retreat: St Stanislaus Catholic Church 389 Peckham St, Buffalo, NY August 1 – 3, 2025 Director: Deacon Gary Terrana Cook and assistant: Deacon Timothy Chriswell This retreat will be a period of prayer, reflection, and fellowship. Come join your fellow deacons as we gather together to deepen our understanding of our call in the Church. The retreat will be an opportunity for us to connect with each other, share experiences, and the practical aspects of our ministry through our service to our parish families. We will reflect on our ministry as we recall the words spoken to us at our ordination that are at the heart of our Diaconal Ministry: “Believe, Teach, Practice” Family Assignments - Deacons
As we move forward in our Renewal, parishes will close, and others will become secondary worship sites. Some parishes will move to other families. I ask everyone to be patient. Once all the moves are completed, we will assess how many deacons each family can or needs to have (it will differ for each family, of course). As a reminder, you are assigned to a family, not a specific parish. For now, we will all stay with our assigned family, and opportunities to apply to a new family will become available. With the number of parishes that filed for recourse, we are holding off on moving or having people apply for a different parish until we determine how many parishes will be in each family. Deacon Tim Chriswell Director 
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Many retreat opportunities are available at the Notre Dame Retreat House to get your retreat in before the end of the year, and it's only a 1+1/2 hour drive away! 
The Josephinum Diaconate Institute of the Pontifical College
Josephinum offers educational programs through distance learning – in both English and Spanish – to diaconal aspirants and candidates, permanent deacons and their spouses, and lay ministers serving or preparing to serve the people of God through ministry in the Church. Its mission is to strengthen pre- and post-ordination diaconate formation nationally and worldwide. |
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