Ordination Day Breakfast

 

Dear brother Knights,

 

Happy Easter!  With praise and gratitude to Almighty God, the Diocese of London, and St. Peter's Seminary, announces the ordination of seminarian, Deacon David Johnston to the priesthood.  Deacon David is from Sacred Heart Parish, Port Lambton, Ontario.  The Sacrament of Holy Orders will be celebrated by His Excellency Ronald Peter Fabbro, Bishop of London, on Saturday, April 23rd, 2016 at 11:00am at St. Peter’s Cathedral Basilica, 196 Dufferin Ave., London, Ontario.  All are welcome to attend.  We assure Deacon David of our support and prayers, as he prepares for ordination.

 

Thanks to the generosity and service of brother Knights from St. Michael’s Council 12820 in London, on Saturday morning, April 23rd from 8:30am - 10 am we are inviting parish priests along with any interested young men, ages 14 and up, to join us for a pre-ordination breakfast and vocation talk.  During the Ordination Day Breakfast, these young men and their parish priests gather for breakfast with Bishop Fabbro and the seminarians. There will be a brief presentation by the Vocations Director, and the Bishop will explain the Rite of Ordination that he will celebrate, helping those invited understand what an ordination is. An ordination is a truly beautiful liturgy, one of the richest and most profound experiences we might witness. This is a great opportunity to invite senior altar servers, youth group leaders, and other young men in the parish to experience the priesthood in a very joyful atmosphere, and plant some seeds for future priestly vocations. To help facilitate transportation, the breakfast is open to parish priests, youth ministers and parents’ of discerners.  Following the breakfast these young men then get prime seating at the Cathedral to be up-close to the action at the Ordination Mass.

 

We will gather for the breakfast at St. Michael's Parish, 511 Cheapside St., London at 8:30am. The breakfast is provided by the Knights of Columbus.  Please contact me at vocations@dol.ca by Monday, April 18th to reserve the amount of spaces that you require.

 

With my prayers,

 

Fr. Patrick Bénéteau

Director of Vocations and Seminarians

Diocese of London