On March 25, 2017 we met at Alemany High School. We will be at Alemany High School for our next class on the 9th of April. (Please click here to read all of our experiences of the bi-monthly Deacon formation classes) Today we reviewed all of the items that a Deacon can do during Mass. The reason for this is that it will comprise our last practicum as part of our formation process. The focus of this practicum is to perform …
On March 18, 2017 we met at Alemany High School. We will be at Alemany High School for our next class on the 25th of March. We spent the morning going over mandatory reporting and the Call to Orders ceremony that we would be experiencing in the afternoon. Due to the travel plans of the Archbishop, we experienced Call to Orders during a Sunday Vigil Mass. (Please click here to read all of our experiences of the bi-monthly Deacon formation classes) …
February 18, 2017 we continue our diaconate journey…at Saint Anne Church and Shrine in Santa Monica. Today we had a guest speaker, Msgr. Craig Cox who spoke on Canon Law and Canonical Services. (Please click here to read all of our experiences of the bi-monthly Deacon formation classes) In the morning, Msgr. Craig discussed the most recent Cannon Code that was published in 1983. As part of the discussion was the “Rights and Obligations pertaining to all the “Christian Faithful”, the “Lay …
We continue our diaconate journey on February 4, 2017 at Saint Anne Church and Shrine in Santa Monica. We will be meeting here for our next classes on the 18th of February as well. (Please click here to read all of our experiences of the bi-monthly Deacon formation classes) All Candidate Couples in the St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton Diaconate formation (that’s us!) have successfully completed their final interviews. The interview covered not only what we have learned in our past four …
On January 21, 2017 we met at Saint Anne Church and Shrine in Santa Monica where Deacon Brian & Sherry Clements spoke to us on Addiction & Recovery, Developing and Maintaining Healthy Boundaries in Ministry and Suggestions for Developing a Balanced Self-Care Program. (Please click here to read all of our experiences of the bi-monthly Deacon formation classes) Regarding addictions & recovery, Deacon Brian and Sherry discussed the importance of being aware of the different types of addictions that people can might, available …
January 7, 2017 we continue our diaconate journey… today, Deacon Ryan Adams went over the responsibilities of being deacon at the Altar and deacon of the Word. (Please click here to read all of our experiences of the bi-monthly Deacon formation classes) The deacon of the Word would carry the Book of the Gospels in the entrance procession, proclaim the Gospel, and if a deacon was to provide a homily, it would be here, he also reads the Prayers of the Faithful. …
December 17, 2016 we continue our diaconate journey at Alemany High School. Our next class will be on January 7th at Alemany High School. (Please click here to read all of our experiences of the bi-monthly Deacon formation classes) There is an expression between couples, “I would marry you all over again!” That is exactly what happened in our last class. Two of our classmates had their Wedding practicum and they both asked the same couple (Lita & Masselino) to be the bride …
On December 3, 2016 we met for our class project at St. Margaret Mary in Lomita. Our next class will be on December 17th at Alemany High School.(Please click here to read all of our experiences of the bi-monthly Deacon formation classes) Our project was to help serve a Christmas lunch to families with Special Needs members. After the families arrived, signed in and had their picture taken with Santa, we greeted the families and escorted them into the hall where …
November 19, 2016 we met for our Diaconate formation class at Alemany High School in Mission Hills. On December 3rd we will be supporting our class project at St. Margaret Mary in Lomita. Our project will be to help serve a Christmas lunch to families with Special Needs members. We have also received the date for our final exam. It will be January 17 at 10a at the Archdiocesan offices downtown. Please remember all of those in the St. Elizabeth …
November 5, 2016 we continue our diaconate journey…and met for our Diaconate formation class at Alemany High School in Mission Hills. Our next class will be on November 17th and will be here as well. (Please click here to read all of our experiences of the bi-monthly Deacon formation classes) This week we were honored to have Fr. Joel Hensen speak to us on the sacrament of Matrimony. The main document that we used was the new “Order of Celebrating Matrimony”. This Rite, …