VocationsME

Congratulations to Deacon Ezekiel B. Yisi and Deacon Evans B. Yongyee on their graduation from St. Mary's Seminary and University in Baltimore, each earning a bachelor's degree in sacred theology and a master's in divinity. Deacon Yisi and Deacon Yongyee will be ordained to the priesthood on Saturday, May 23, at 10 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland. All are invited to attend the Mass and join in the celebration. Please continue to pray for them and all our seminarians.

REV RETREAT 2026
Let it be done to me according to your word.

What differentiates the diocesan priesthood from religious order priests? What makes marriage unique among all vocations?
Come to the 2026 REV Retreat and find out!

Young adults, high school and older are invited to a retreat for the Revitalization of the Eucharist and Vocations (REV) on May 16 from 8:00 am - 6:00 pm in Brewer, Maine at St. Joseph's Catholic Church.

This year's keynote speaker is Fr. Columba Jordan, CFR. Workshop leaders will include various religious groups and orders as well as a workshop on married life led by a Catholic couple and one by one of our own recently ordained priests, Fr. Erin Donlon.

For more details and to register: https://stpaulbangor.me/rev-retreat

Beginning this month, the Vocation's Office will be emailing those on our email list a bi-monthly Discernment Newsletter that'll offer some tid-bits for your spiritual journey. If you'd like to be included on these mailings, please email me at [email protected].