“All of us today know what it means to live busy lives. Families juggle work, school, and countless responsibilities. Priests, too, are busy people. Their days are full of sacramental ministry, parish leadership, pastoral care, and the unexpected needs that arise in the lives of their people. Amid this busyness, it can be challenging to find time to step back, connect, and renew the sense of shared mission.
This month, priests across our diocese will begin gathering in their vicariates (regions) at a minimum of five times over the next 10 months, for approximately two hours each time. These gatherings will happen on the same day across all six vicariates, following a simple shared format. The first of these meetings will take place on Friday, September 19th. The idea is not to add another heavy responsibility to an already full schedule. It is simply to provide time and space for priests to be together, to reflect on pastoral matters, to support one another, and to remember that the priesthood is never lived alone.”
This column continues on our website: https://portlanddiocese.org/news/auspice-maria-gift-time-together-supporting-our-priests-their-ministry
