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News Archive - 2007
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Going My Way?
Seminarian Sean O'Connell
offers rides to Parish Vocation Team Workshop
attendees who attended our workshop event
at the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi
Troubadour Room in October 2007. Behind
Sean's cart is Seminarian Luke Strand's
God Squad Volkswagon.
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2007-2008 New
Seminarians
New Seminarians arrive for
the 2007-2008 school year. Pictured above
left to right are Father Jim Schuerman,
St. Francis Seminary Spiritual Director
and three of our new semnarians: Estanislao
Leon, Alberto Gutierrez and Hugo Londono.
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A Fond Temporary
Farewell to our Off Campus Seminarians
The cameras began flashing in August as
the Vocations Office began preparation for
the 2007-2008 seminarian poster. We gathered
many of the seminarians studying off campus
this year for a great group shot. As they
travel the world gathering knowledge, our
prayers go with them and we look forward
to their return!
Front Row:
Pat Burns, John Paul Shimek, Phil Bogacki. Back
Row: Nathan Miniatt, Aaron Esch,
Hugo Londono, Johnny Burns, Kevin Barnekow & Ryan
Pruess.
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Joseph
Shimek Ordained
On Saturday, July 14, Milwaukee Archbishop
Timothy M. Dolan ordained Joseph Shimek to
the priesthood. Joseph joins Rev. Sean Granger
and Rev. Carmelo Giuffre, who were ordained
May 18, as the Archdiocese of Milwaukee's
newest priests.
To learn more about Joseph Shimek and his
path to the priesthood, please read his
Catholic Herald feature story at the Archdiocese
of Milwaukee web site.
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House
of Discernment for Men
The Vocations Office continues to explore the
establishment of a house of discernment for men.
The vision of St. Joseph House is to have a multicultural
house of discernment that would serve as a resource
of preparation for ministerial formation within
the Archdiocese of Milwaukee by strengthening
the vocational commitment of men who choose to
explore the calling of priesthood in a communal
setting. The house would nurture men of the Archdiocese
of Milwaukee who express interest in parish priesthood
by: enriching spiritual life, exploring academic
abilities, integrating pastoral experience and
deepening awareness of multicultural issues. For
more information, read the St.
Joseph House Case Statement.
2007
Ordination to the Priesthood
Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan ordained
Carmelo Giuffre and Sean Granger to the priesthood
on Friday, May 18, at the Cathedral of St. John
the Evangelist, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Joseph Shimek was ordained on July
14 at St. Mary's Visitation Parish, Elm Grove.
Priesthood
Came From Dreaming Big
Read the May 17, 2007 Catholic Herald article
on Carmelo's Giuffre's calling to the priesthood.
Boot
Camp Was a Step Towards Priesthood
May 17, 2007 Catholic Herald article on Sean Granger's
journey to ordination
2007 Monsignor John Schulien
Awards
We are happy to announce the 2007
Monsignor John Schulien Awards for exemplary scholarship
and service.
The John A. Schulien Award - Deacon
Carmelo Giuffre
The Younger Brother Schulien Award - Seminarian
Matt Widder
The Schulien award, inaugurated
in 1977, is named for a longtime professor of
systematic theology at Saint Francis Seminary.
The award recipient is chosen based on his integration
of theological studies, pastoral experiences,
and spirituality in seminary and parish life;
commitment to the Church and its mission, to justice,
and service; and leadership, academic excellence,
and ability to effectively communicate the Gospel.
Seminarian John Burns
Featured in Pontifical College Magazine
Seminarian John Burns, class of
2010, currently studying at The Pontifical North
American College in Rome, had his photo featured
in the Winter 2006-2007 edition of the Pontifical
College's Magazine.
(Seminarian John Burns is on the
right lower side of the collage.)
The collage accompanied the story of second year
seminarians preparing and welcoming the new seminarians
arrival.
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Archbishop Dolan
makes annual visit to
St. Joseph College Seminary at Loyola University to
meet with College Program Seminarians
Archbishop Dolan met with College Program
Seminarians, David Schroeder and Jacob Strand at St. Joseph
College Seminary at Loyola University in Mundelein, Ill,
on February 19th. It was Archbishop Dolan’s
annual visit to celebrate Mass, share a meal withthe seminary
community and to visit individually with each seminarian.
The photo at the right was taken in the dining
hall of the Seminary. (Photo left to right:
David Schroeder, Archbishop Dolan, Jacob Strand).
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Jacob Strand and David Schroeder help
St. Joseph's Basketball
Team to first place honors in Mundelein Seminary Shootout
Jacob Strandand David Schroeder, both starters
on the St. Joseph Basketball team, helped their team take
first place in the Mundelein Seminary Shootout Tournament. St.
Joseph College Seminary at Loyola University took first
place out of the nine midwest seminaries that participated
even though the team is only 1/5 the size of some of the
others.
In the photo to the right, Jacob and David are pictured
with the championship trophies. The tall trophy is the first
place trophy that the team keeps and the smaller one is
the traveling trophy that the championship team keeps for
a year.
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Deacon Carmelo receives scholarship
from Knights of Columbus
The Knights of Columbus, Waukesha Council
1825 presented Deacon Carmelo Giuffre a scholarship of $500
on November 8, 2006. The scholarship program is to
provide financial and emotional support for men who are
studying to become a priest. The Council hopes to
make the sponsoring of a seminarian a yearly event.
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New Seminarians Arrive
for the 2006-2007 School Year
St. Francis Seminary is delighted to welcome
our newest seminarians! We welcome Kevin Barnekow, Luis
Carrasco, Jonathan Devries, Brad Krawczyk, David Linn and
Brian VanMeter. You can learn more about our newest arrivals
on our Meet the Seminarians
Page.
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How Do I Know?
The Vocation Ministers of the MIlwaukee Archdiocese
(VMMA) launched their first Theology on Tap type event on
- August 16, 2006 - The vocations evening was entitled "How
Do I Know?" and was held at Derry Hegarty's Pub on
53rd and Bluemound Road in Milwaukee. Jeff Montoya, vice
president of VMMA said feedback received from local Theology
on Tap gatherings, as well as national input, showed young
adults felt the method and style of these sessions were
very positive. It was a natural step, then, to focus on
vocations. To read more about this event, check out the
recent Milwaukee
Catholic Herald Article.
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