Spring 2006 Formation News

Novice Master Visits Buffalo, NY

 
   
........Fr. Jim Deegan, OMI, the Master of Novices at Godfrey, Illinois visited with Ray Cook and Feliciano Lopez Ortiz during the 3rd week of April.
........These young men are presently completing their studies and formation in the Buffalo, New York Pre-Novitiate Candidacy Program and will be admitted to the Novitiate in August.
   

"COME AND SEE" WEEKEND

   
........On the weekend of May 12-14, a "Come and See" weekend was conducted at the Fallon Pre-Novitiate in Buffalo, NY. Fr. Ron LaFramboise, OMI, the Director of the Candidacy Program welcomed Fr. Charlie Banks, OMI, the National Coordinator of Oblate Vocation Recruitment efforts, and several interested young men.
........Joining Ray Cook and Feliciano Lopez who have completed the program and will be heading for the Novitiate in August, were Eric Villarreal ,Amir Ayobbi of Texas and Andrew Lauricella of Buffalo. The next discernment weekend scheduled for Buffalo will be October 6-9.
........Seven or eight young men are expected as candidates in the Buffalo Pre-Novitiate House this coming September.
  (l-r) Eric Villarreal, Fr. Ron, Andrew Lauricella, Amir Ayobbi, Ray Cook, Fr. Banks, Feliz Lopez

Last Updated: 4 June 2006