Vocations

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Current Seminarians

Daily Intention for Vocations

Sunday
Jun 01

Fr. Garett Burns

Monday
Jun 02

Fr. Joseph Eckberg

Tuesday
Jun 03

Fr. Derek Thome

Wednesday
Jun 04

Thomas Elliott

School Address:
Mount St. Mary’s Seminary
16300 Old Emmitsburg Rd
Emmitsburg, MD 21727

Home Address:
522 N St. James
Wichita, KS 67206
Thursday
Jun 05

Fr. Jerome Spexarth

Friday
Jun 06

Fr. John Fogliasso

Saturday
Jun 07

Fr. Clay Kimbro

Sunday
Jun 08

Fr. Kenneth Schuckman

Monday
Jun 09

Fr. Jarrod Lies

Tuesday
Jun 10

Fr. David Lies

Wednesday
Jun 11

Fr. Jon Tolberd

Thursday
Jun 12

Fr. Jesus Banuelos

Friday
Jun 13

Fr. John Miller

Saturday
Jun 14

Fr. Michael Linnebur

Sunday
Jun 15

Fr. Jorge Lopez

Monday
Jun 16

Fr. Daniel Lorimer

Tuesday
Jun 17

Fr. Jose Machado

Wednesday
Jun 18

Fr. J.D. Betzen

Thursday
Jun 19

Fr. James Mainzer

Friday
Jun 20

Fr. Michael Kerschen

Saturday
Jun 21

Fr. Daryl Befort

Sunday
Jun 22

Fr. Ned Blick

Monday
Jun 23

For the Dominican Sisters of Peace

Tuesday
Jun 24

Fr. Jacob Carlin

Wednesday
Jun 25

Deacon Peter Bergkamp

School Address:
Kenrick-Glennon Seminary
5200 Glennon Drive
Saint Louis, MO 63119-4330

Home Address:
4620 S 311th West
Cheney, KS 67025
Thursday
Jun 26

Fr. Michael Baldwin

Friday
Jun 27

Elias Belton

School Address:
St. Joseph House of Formation
145 S. Millwood
Wichita, KS 67213

Home Address:
15710 Southwest Blvd.
Clearwater, KS 67026-9040
Saturday
Jun 28

Fr. Daniel Duling

Sunday
Jun 29

Fr. P.J. Voegeli

Monday
Jun 30

Fr. Pat Malone

Tuesday
Jul 01

For the Sisters of Mercy

Wednesday
Jul 02

Fr. Matthew Marney

Thursday
Jul 03

Fr. Joseph Gile

Friday
Jul 04

Fr. David Marstall

Saturday
Jul 05

Fr. Darrin May

Sunday
Jul 06

Fr. Michael Maybrier

Monday
Jul 07

Fr. Matthew McGinness

Tuesday
Jul 08

Fr. Seth Arnold

Wednesday
Jul 09

Fr. Floyd McKinney

Thursday
Jul 10

Fr. Andrew Bergkamp

Friday
Jul 11

For an increase in vocations to the priesthood in our diocese

Saturday
Jul 12

Fr. Hien Nguyen

Sunday
Jul 13

Fr. Zachary Pinaire

Monday
Jul 14

Fr. Stuart Smeltzer

Tuesday
Jul 15

Samuel Costello

School Address:
St. Joseph House of Formation
145 S. Millwood
Wichita, KS 67213

Home Address:
2502 W. 111th St S
Peck, KS 67120-9716
Wednesday
Jul 16

Fr. John Miller

Thursday
Jul 17

Fr. Brian Nelson

Friday
Jul 18

Fr. Benjamin Nguyen

Saturday
Jul 19

Fr. Hien Nguyen

Sunday
Jul 20

Fr. Matthew McGinness

Monday
Jul 21

Fr. Robert Spencer

Tuesday
Jul 22

Thomas Elliott

Wednesday
Jul 23

Fr. Jarrod Lies

Thursday
Jul 24

Dominic Jirak

Friday
Jul 25

Fr. James Schibi

Saturday
Jul 26

Fr. Wayne Schmid

Sunday
Jul 27

Fr. H Setter

Monday
Jul 28

For the Adorers of the Blood of Christ

Tuesday
Jul 29

Fr. Michael Nolan

Wednesday
Jul 30

Fr. Ivan Eck

Thursday
Jul 31

Fr. Paul Oborny

Friday
Aug 01

Fr. Caleb Kuestersteffen

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Nurture vocations in your parish through the following

Prayer

Awareness

Support

  • Communal Holy Hours for Vocations
  • Prayer Cards
  • Petitions at Mass
  • Traveling Shrine Programs – Provide a crucifix, statue, or chalice that families can host the devotional article in their home for a week during which they agree to pray for vocations.
  • Adoration Adoption Programs –Place post cards in your adoration chapel with a photo and name on the front of a priest, religious or seminarian the adorers can offer their holy hour. When full, mail the card to it’s recipient.
  • World Day of Vocations – May 12
  • World Day for Consecrated Life – Feb. 2
  • Recognize and thank religious serving your community
  • Wall of Appreciation
    • Recognize those from the parish who have answered God’s call as a priest or religious
  • Let someone know if you think they would make a good priest or religious
  • Join a Serra Club
  • Support Seminarian Education 
  • Adopt a seminarian or religious to write to and pray for