Thirty-Five Complete Lay Ministry Program

Sponsored by the diocesan School of Evangelization’s Pastoral Institute, 35 men and women completed the three-year course that prepares the laity to assume leadership roles in the Church.

Foundations for Ministry Begins in January

The Pastoral Institute will be offering its 10-week, 20-hour Foundations for Ministry Program in two languages beginning in January in various host sites. This program is designed for men and women who are discerning participation in the longer Lay Ministry Program or who desire a basic update in theology for ministry. It is being offered in English and Spanish.

Foundations for Ministry, Fall 2016

This fall, the diocesan Pastoral Institute will offer its 10-week Foundations for Ministry Program in English, Spanish and Creole at sites in Brooklyn and Queens.

Lay Ministry Program Offers Information Sessions

The diocesan Pastoral Institute in the School of Evangelization has announced that it will hold information sessions about its Lay Ministry Program, which will accept a new class to begin classes in September.

Pastoral Institute Offers Foundations for Ministry

The Pastoral Institute will be offering its 10-week, 20-hour Foundations for Ministry Program in four languages beginning in January in various host sites throughout the Diocese of Brooklyn.

Three-Year Preparation For New Lay Ministers

At two recent full-day orientation sessions, the School of Evangelization’s Pastoral Institute welcomed 75 new participants into the diocesan Lay Ministry Program.

Three-Year Preparation For New Lay Ministers

At two recent full-day orientation sessions, the School of Evangelization’s Pastoral Institute welcomed 75 new participants into the diocesan Lay Ministry Program.

80 New Lay Leaders Come Forward to Serve

At two recent full-day orientation sessions, the diocesan Pastoral Institute welcomed 80 new participants for the Lay Ministry Program. Coming from parishes across the diocese, lay leaders embark on a three-year course of intellectual, spiritual, human and pastoral formation that will prepare them for service in their parishes. Thirty-nine will follow the Spanish-language track, while […]