....and deepen your own faith life at the same time? If your answer is “yes”, then perhaps God is inviting you to be a lay minister.

The Office of Religious Education is accepting applications for the Lay Ministry Formation Program that will begin in September, 2011. Catholic lay men and women over the age of 21 with leadership potential who want to broaden their theological knowledge, train for various ministries, improve their ministerial skills are invited to apply.

The candidate is asked to make an 18 month commitment which includes: 2 weekend retreats, evenings of reflection, 1 class night per week for 50 weeks and a parish project. Classes meet on Wednesday evenings at the Archdiocesan Center at St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield. Information and the application form can be found on our new web site, www.orehartford.org. Anyone interested should speak to the pastor about the possibility of being sponsored by the parish, and then contact Mary Marsan, Coordinator of Lay Ministry, at [email protected] or 860-243-9465.