Office
for Ministry Enrichment for Priests
Mission
Working
closely with the Archbishop, the Office for Ministry Enrichment
for Priests has as its mission the promotion of ongoing education
and formation of priests on a multiplicity of levels: spiritual,
intellectual, pastoral and personal. The primary operative
principle
undergirding the work of the Office for Ministry Enrichment
for
Priests is that priestly formation is a life-long process that
must and should continue long after the completion of seminary
formation and long after ordination.
What
the Office Does
- Encourages
priests to further their formation in a holistic way.
- Arranges
for several annual clergy study days on various topics, often
suggested by the priests themselves.
- Plans
and conducts the Annual Convocation for Priests, usually held
early in the fall.
- Plans
and arranges for two afternoons of reflection for priests, one
in Advent, the other in Lent, at which the opportunity to celebrate
the Sacrament of Reconciliation is made available.
- Provides
guidance and information to priests inquiring about ongoing
formation programs and activities.
- Arranges
for the remuneration of expenses incurred by priests in conjunction
with ongoing priestly formation in accordance with published
guidelines.
- Assists
in the planning of the annual priests' retreat, usually held
in November of each year.
- Assists
priests planning sabbaticals.
Staff
The Reverend
Thomas J. Sas, Director of the Office for Ministry Enrichment
for Priests
Advisory
Board Members: The Reverend Msgr. Michael Motta, The Reverend
Kevin Cavanaugh, The Reverend Michael Dolan, The Reverend Michael
F. X. Hinkley, The Reverend Stuart Pinette and The Reverend
Thomas Shepard
To contact
the Office for Ministry Enrichment for Priests:
The
Reverend Thomas J. Sas
Director of the Office for Ministry Enrichment for Priests
Telephone: (860)561-4235, extension 5
Fax: 860- 561-0552
