Diocese of Joliet

OFFICE OF DELEGATE FOR RELIGIOUS

St. Charles Borromeo Pastoral Center

101 W. Airport Road
Romeoville, Illinois 60446 - 6527
phone: 815-834-4000
fax: 815-838-8129

Sister Theresa Galvan, CND

Delegate for Religious

delegateforreligious@dioceseofjoliet.org

"In every age there have been men and women who,
obedient to the Father's call and to the prompting of the Spirit, have chosen this special way of following Christ in order to devote themselves to Him with an 'undivided' heart.
Like the apostles, they too have left everything behind in order to be with Christ and to put themselves, as He did, at the service of God and their brothers and sisters. In this way, through the many charisms of spiritual and apostolic life bestowed on them by the Holy Spirit, they have helped to make the mystery and mission of the Church shine forth, and in doing so have contributed to the renewal of society."

VITA CONSECRATA: Apostolic Exhortation--Pope John Paul II

UPCOMING EVENTS

WORLD DAY FOR CONSECRATED LIFE
February 2-3, 2013

On February 2-3, 2013, the Church celebrates World Day for Consecrated Life.

All people of the Joliet Diocese are welcome
to join Women and Men Religious
to pray for vocations to Religious Life.

MASS FOR WORLD DAY CELEBRATION
Sunday, February 3, 2013

11:00 AM Mass

A special liturgy will be celebrated
at the Cathedral of St. Raymond Parish in Joliet on
Sunday, February 3, 2013 at the 11:00 AM Mass
with Bishop R. Daniel Conlon as presider.
Please stop in the Commons before or after Mass

to visit with members of religious communities.

Members of the Joliet Area Vocation Association
will also be present to share life in their communities.
This is a marvelous opportunity to pray with the people of the Diocese
and to meet men and women who witness
to the joy and commitment of Religious Life.

CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS LIFE AND JUBILEE

Hosted by Bishop R. Daniel Conlon.
Will be held Saturday, October 20, 2012
at St. Charles Pastoral Center, Romeoville, IL
Mass at 4:00 p.m. with Light Supper to follow.
For more information, call 815-834-4000.

NATIONAL RELIGIOUS RETIREMENT FUND

RETIREMENT APPEAL: Religious in the Diocese are grateful for the tremendous support pastors and associates gave to the National Religious Retirement Appeal in December of 2011. The enthusiastic support of this appeal from our Diocese contributed
$413,568.38 to the National Appeal. The retired religious will remember in prayer their benefactors and the priests who supported the appeal.

Please make a note: Campaign materials such as bulletin announcements,
homilies, and sample talks are available at www.retiredreligious.org.

National appeal date is the weekend of December 8 - 9, 2012.

National Religious Retirement Office - http://www.usccb.org/nrro

Agencies and offices are partially or fully funded by
generous donations to the Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal .

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