Vocations News and Events
Vocations Enquirers' Evenings
NEW: Read report of Enquirers' evening for June - Marc Lyden Smith
NEW: Read report of Enquirers' evening for June -Daniel Fitzpatrick
Vocations Director
Fr Andrew Downie is to be the new Vocations Director for our Diocese. He will take over from Fr John James, who served as Vocations Director for the last eleven years.
Fr Andrew will start in July 2008.
Fr Andrew will also continue to be the chaplain to the Newcastle Universities.
Ordinations in 2008
This year four students from our Diocese are being ordained to the diaconate or priesthood.
On Friday 6th June Andrew Shaw was ordained to the priesthood at Ushaw
On 13th June Tom McHale was ordained to the diaconate at the Beda, Rome.
On 20th June David Smith was ordained to the Diaconate at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Lobley Hill.
On 13th July Lee Barrett was ordained to the diaconate at Pallazola (English College Summer Residence, Rome).
Formation for 2008-09
Lee Barrett 7th yr of training at English College
David Smith 6th yr at Ushaw (Deacon)
Marc Lyden Smith 5th yr at Ushaw
Tom McHale 4th yr at Beda (Deacon)
Andrew Bunce 2nd yr at Beda
Dan Fitzpatrick 1st yr at Ushaw
Shaun Purdy 1st yr at Ushaw
Martin Wheaton Pre-Seminary Year at Valladolid.
Pastoral Placements for this Summer
Lee Barrett at St. Charles Parish, Gosforth with Fr. Cornelius O’Connor
David Smith at St. Bede’s, Jarrow with Fr. Martin Stempczyk
Marc Lyden Smith at St. Patrick’s, Hartlepool with Fr. Adrian Tuckwell
Tom McHale at St. Edward’s, Whitley Bay with Fr. David Russell
Andrew Bunce at Our Lady and St. Vincent’s, Newcastle with Fr. William Rooke
Dan Fitzpatrick at St. Bede’s, Washington with Fr. Sean Hall
Shaun Purdy at St. Anne’s, Winlaton with Fr. Keith Walker
Martin Wheaton is arranging some placement in the House of Hospitality, Penshaw with Fr. Michael McCoy.
Podcasts
Listen: two podcasts talking to people in the diocese about vocations:
1. Fr Michael McCoy - listen now - MP3
2.. Sr Lucina Wogan - listen now - MP3
3. Diocesan Podcast for vocations Sunday
Archive
Pastoral Placement Articles
Dan Fitzpatrick, who worked on the YMT for the Diocese for two years writes about his time in London.
Shaun Purdy, who spent a month in a Blackpool Parish.
Ushaw Discernment Weekend
Photos from Valladolid
See photos from Induction Mass at Valladolid, including photo of Daniel Fitzpatrick one of the students for the priesthood from our Diocese
(shown here receiving his cross from the Rector of the college).