Inquiry/Info Session

Permanent Diaconate Formation Class Starts January 2020

We will host inquiry sessions for men who wish to consider the permanent diaconate. The sessions will be held on the following Sundays (2-5pm), with separate presentations in English and Spanish.

Men between 30 and 59 sensing God’s call to the permanent diaconate should discuss this with their pastors and obtain his permission to attend (with their wife, if married) one of the following Inquiry Sessions (offered in Spanish and English):
                           
Oct. 21, 2018    Pastoral Center 6225 Highway 290 East, Austin, 78723
Nov. 18, 2018   St. John the Evangelist, 624 E Hopkins St, San Marcos, 78666
Dec. 16, 2018   St. Mary’s, 1018 S. 7th St., Temple, 76504
Jan. 20, 2019   Pastoral Center 6225 Highway 290 East, Austin, 78723
Feb 17, 2019   St. Mary’s, 701 Church St, Brenham, 77833
March 17, 2019   Eagle’s Wings Retreat Center, 2805 RR 2341 Burnet, 78611
May 5, 2019     Pastoral Center 6225 Highway 290 East, Austin, 78723
 
These sessions will explore the diaconate, discernment methods, qualities and characteristics sought in applicants, the formation journey, the wife’s participation in formation, and the application process.

For more information, call: (512) 949-2459; email diaconateformation@austindiocese.org