We’re closing out Vocation Awareness Week with some photos from this year’s priest assembly, held earlier this fall in Lake Geneva! This annual assembly is an important opportunity for our priests to receive practical formation and spiritual renewal and to connect with each other as brothers in the priesthood. This year, Fr. Ken Omernick, a priest of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, delivered keynotes reflecting on priestly identity, and Bishop Hying honored priests who celebrated jubilee ordination anniversaries in 2025: Msgr. Larry Bakke (50 years), Msgr. Donn Heiar, Fr. Sanctus Ibe, Fr. Sudhakar Reddy Devarapu, and Fr. Robert Butz (all 25 years).
Here are some pictures from this year’s assembly, courtesy of Fr. Matthew Pearson!
Let us remember to keep our priests in our prayers. Thank you, Fathers, for all that you do for us and for saying “yes” to the Lord’s call!
