We have three students discerning their vocation in seminary at the moment; one in 1st year, one in 3rd year and one in 4th year – the normal course is of 6 years duration.
The cost of training a student to the priesthood is £120,000
Last year our collection raised £40,000
We had a legacy of £28,000
One parish is sponsoring one of our seminarians through his studies – could any other parish or parishes do the same?
Today, a new collection box for the Priests’ Training Fund is being launched. Boxes are available in your parish; may I encourage each family to have a box in their home and support all the efforts being made to raise funds for the training of present and future priests for our Diocese,
Three of our priests have died in the past 18 months – Frs Jimmy Purcell, Austin O’Neill and Joe O’Brien – in total 146 years of priestly service.
