Vocations

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Current Seminarians

Daily Intention for Vocations

Sunday
Sep 01

Kyle Demel


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

Home Address:
11805 O’Neil Street
Wichita, KS 67212-5173
Monday
Sep 02

Fr. Thomas Stroot

Tuesday
Sep 03

Fr. Roger Lumbre

Wednesday
Sep 04

For the Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa

Thursday
Sep 05

Fr. Kenneth Van Haverbeke

Friday
Sep 06

Fr. Nic Jurgensmeyer

Saturday
Sep 07

Philip Eck

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

Home Address:
526 S. Marian Street
Colwich, KS 67030-9101
Sunday
Sep 08

Fr. Wayne Schmid

Monday
Sep 09

Fr. Dwight Birket

Tuesday
Sep 10

Fr. Rick Kotrba

Wednesday
Sep 11

Fr. Kenneth Schuckman

Thursday
Sep 12

Fr. Andrew Seiler

Friday
Sep 13

Fr. Jeffery Fasching

Saturday
Sep 14

For the Medical Sisters of Saint Joseph

Sunday
Sep 15

Fr. John Hotze

Monday
Sep 16

Fr. Charles Seiwert

Tuesday
Sep 17

For the Sisters of St. Joseph

Wednesday
Sep 18

Fr. H Setter

Thursday
Sep 19

Fr. Drew Dellasega

Friday
Sep 20

For the Servants of the Trinity

Saturday
Sep 21

Fr. John Sherlock

Sunday
Sep 22

Fr. Benjamin Shockey

Monday
Sep 23

For the Immaculate Heart of Mary Sisters

Tuesday
Sep 24

For the Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa

Wednesday
Sep 25

Fr. Marco De Loera

Thursday
Sep 26

Fr. David Lies

Friday
Sep 27

For the Immaculate Heart of Mary Sisters

Saturday
Sep 28

Colby McKee

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

Home Address:
11828 W. Douglass Ave
Wichita, KS 67212
Sunday
Sep 29

Zachary Dowell

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

Home Address:
32728 W. Douglas Ave.
Wichita, KS 67203
Monday
Sep 30

Fr. Benjamin Sawyer

Tuesday
Oct 01

For the Medical Sisters of Saint Joseph

Wednesday
Oct 02

Fr. Andrew Meng

Thursday
Oct 03

Fr. Benjamin Shockey

Friday
Oct 04

For our deceased religious sisters

Saturday
Oct 05

Deacon Miles Swigart


School Address:
Mundelein Seminary
1000 E Maple Ave.
Mundelein, IL 60060

Home Address:
1848 E US Highway 54
Kingman, KS 67068
Sunday
Oct 06

Fr. Nicholas Voelker

Monday
Oct 07

For the Servants of the Trinity

Tuesday
Oct 08

Fr. Leon Kerschen

Wednesday
Oct 09

Fr. Drew Hoffman

Thursday
Oct 10

Fr. Robert McElwee

Friday
Oct 11

For the Missionary Catechists of the Poor

Saturday
Oct 12

Fr. Stuart Smeltzer

Sunday
Oct 13

Jack Wingate

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

Home Address:
14708 E. 9th St. N.
Wichita, KS 67230-7005
Monday
Oct 14

Fr. David Voss

Tuesday
Oct 15

Fr. Theodore Khin

Wednesday
Oct 16

Fr. Michael Linnebur

Thursday
Oct 17

Fr. Daniel Spexarth

Friday
Oct 18

Fr. Aaron Spexarth

Saturday
Oct 19

Ryan Addis

Sunday
Oct 20

Fr. Stephen Thapwa

Monday
Oct 21

Fr. Maximilian Biltz

Tuesday
Oct 22

Fr. Curtis Robertson

Wednesday
Oct 23

Fr. James Weldon

Thursday
Oct 24

Fr. Jerome Spexarth

Friday
Oct 25

Fr. Jason Borkenhagen

Saturday
Oct 26

Fr. Robert Spencer

Sunday
Oct 27

Fr. Ty Taylor

Monday
Oct 28

Deacon Jeff Jacobs

Tuesday
Oct 29

Fr. Thomas Stroot

Wednesday
Oct 30

Fr. James Schibi

Thursday
Oct 31

For the Servants of the Trinity

Friday
Nov 01

Fr. Garett Burns

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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