Almost 200 people gathered at the Dyker Beach Golf Course for the third annual fundraiser, “Celebrating Lay Ministry: Working in the Vineyard of the Lord.”
Pastoral Institute – Diocese of Brooklyn
72 New Lay Leaders Complete Program
It’s graduation season, and 72 new lay ministers from 27 parishes in the diocese completed the three-year ministry preparation program.
Pastoral Institute Offering
The Pastoral Institute is offering an eight-session formation program for lay leaders called Foundations of Spiritual Practice beginning Oct. 24 at 7:15 p.m. at St. Margaret’s School, Middle Village. The program will focus on deepening dialogue with God through the rich spiritual traditions of the Catholic faith. The speakers will be from Ignatian, Franciscan, Carmelite […]
Lay Leaders Complete Pastoral Institute Course (with slideshow)
The diocesan Pastoral Institute commissioned 55 new lay minsters representing 33 parishes on May 16 at a Mass and bilingual ceremony in the chapel at the Immaculate Conception Pastoral Center, Douglaston. The new lay leaders join nearly 700 lay ministers in the diocese who have successfully completed the three-year program of study, in existence since […]
Pastoral Institute Enrolling for Lay Ministry Program
The Pastoral Institute is accepting registrations for the 10-week Foundations for Ministry program that begins in February, 2013. The program will be offered in Creole, English and Spanish at various sites in Brooklyn and Queens. Designed for men and women who are discerning participation in the three-year Lay Ministry program or who desire a basic […]
Pastoral Institute Welcomes New Participants
At two recent full-day orientation sessions, the Pastoral Institute welcomed 80 new participants for its Lay Ministry Program. Coming from parishes across the diocese, they embarked 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 41 will […]
Foundations for Ministry Course Offered at Pastoral Institute
The Diocesan Pastoral Institute has announced that registrations for the 10-week Foundations for Ministry program that begins in September are currently being taken. The program will be offered in Creole, English, Mandarin, Polish and Spanish at various sites in the diocese. Designed for men and women who are discerning participation in the three-year Lay Ministry […]
Foundations for Ministry Course Offered at Pastoral Institute
The Diocesan Pastoral Institute has announced that registrations for the 10-week Foundations for Ministry program that begins in September are currently being taken. The program will be offered in Creole, English, Mandarin, Polish and Spanish at various sites in the diocese. Designed for men and women who are discerning participation in the three-year Lay Ministry […]
Ministry Program to Be Offered in Chinese
The diocesan Pastoral Institute will begin a 10-week, 20-hour Foundations for Ministry Program in Mandarin Chinese at St. John Vianney, Flushing, beginning in September. The program is designed for men and women who are considering the three-year Lay Ministry program or who desire a basic update in theology for ministry. It is now offered in […]