Photo of the Week

This week, we are bringing you another installment of photo of the week.  Well, I am actually sharing a photo from last week (the week got away from me).  It is an exciting time for the people in the photo, they are members of the 2012 class of long-term Mission Doctors and Lay Mission Helpers.  In this class we have a couple and a young family getting ready to serve in Tanzania.  I had the opportunity to spend the week getting to know all of them and I am looking forward to spending more time during the formation program.  Please keep all of these missionaries in your prayers through the next several months as they prepare to serve for three years at mission hospitals, schools and parishes.

Retreat

I will be out of the office all next week on retreat with the 2011 Lay Mission Helpers (LMH) class.  As a member of the LMH formation team, I get the opportunity to share in their formation and to participate in this retreat.   Next week will be the close of their four month formation program and a chance for the candidates to reflect on their formation before leaving for their mission assignments.  

At the end of the retreat, on Sunday, May 22, they will be commissioned at John the Evangelist in Los Angeles.  Please keep these missionaries in your prayers this week as they spend time together in prayer in the final steps of their formation.