Inquiry/Info Session

Permanent Diaconate Formation Class Starts January 2023

We will host inquiry sessions for men who wish to consider the permanent diaconate. The sessions will be held on the following Sundays (2-5pm), with separate presentations in English and Spanish.

Men between 30 and 59 sensing God’s call to the permanent diaconate should discuss this with their pastors and obtain his permission to attend (with their wife, if married) one of the following Inquiry Sessions (offered in Spanish and English):
                           
November 14, 2021 – Pastoral Center 6225 Highway 290 East, Austin 78723
December 12, 2021 – St. Joseph, Bryan – 507 E. 26th St., Bryan, TX 77803
January 9, 2022 – St. Elizabeth of Hungary – 1520 N. Railroad Ave, Pflugerville, TX 78660
February 13, 2022 – St. John the Evangelist, Marble Falls – 105 Highway 1431 East, Marble Falls, TX 78654
March 13, 2022 – St. Joseph, Killeen – 2903 E. Rancier Ave, Killeen, TX 76543
April 10, 2022 – Santa Cruz – 1100 Main St, Buda, TX 78610
April 24, 2022 – Pastoral Center – 6225 Hwy 290 E., Austin, TX 78723 

These sessions will explore the diaconate, discernment methods, qualities and characteristics sought in applicants, the formation journey, the wife’s participation in formation and the application process.

For more information, call: (512) 949-2459; email diaconateformation@austindiocese.org