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Application Process and Formation - An Overview What should you do, and what can you expect, if you think God is calling you to the permanent diaconate? First, speak with your family, friends and pastor about your sense of call. Next, you should call, write, or otherwise contact the Office of the Diaconate. This signals your interest in discerning a vocation to the diaconate, establishes you as an inquirer, and places you on the inquirer’s mailing list. Someone representing the Office of the Diaconate will help you explore your sense of call. If you maintain your interest and feeling of a call, and if you meet the general criteria for deacon applicants, you will be given an application packet. Applications are ordinarily processed only between July 1st and September 15 of each odd year. If you submit an application before or after these dates, it is likely that your application will be held for the next cycle. The pool of applicants are screened by an admission’s board during the fall of each year and those who are to be invited forward as an aspirant are notified by the Ordinary of their selection. Applicants who are enrolled in the School of Ministry at Kino Institute prior to the review and selection process are not guaranteed selection. Recommendations are forwarded to the Bishop for his review after the admissions processes are completed. Steps in the Discernment Process Levels of Admission
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