Above, from left, award recipient Rev. William Gurnee, Pastor of St. Joseph’s on Capitol Hill; Deacon Daniel Roberts, SGA President; Msgr. Ronald Jameson, Rector of the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle; Fr. Chris Arockiaraj, TC Vice-Rector and Coordinator of Pastoral Formation; Fr. Bud Stevens, TC Rector; and Jeffrey Ambreit, 3rd theologian (Diocese of Ft. Worth).
This past semester, Theological College facilitated the placements of five seminarians in catechetical ministry assignments, three in service with the poor apostolates, three in parish ministry, six in deaconate ministry, four in hospital ministry, two in campus ministry, and one in prison ministry. Their seasoned and passionate supervisors in all of these placements are known for their wisdom and generosity.
In gratitude for the leadership and guidance to our seminarians in each of their assignments, the Pastoral Supervisor’s Appreciation Dinner on March 27 welcomed 25 of our valued seminarian mentors in pastoral work. Father Chris Arockiaraj, Vice-Rector and Coordinator of Pastoral Formation, presided at the Vespers. He reflected on the importance and challenges of being supervisors in the 21st century, forming priests for the future Church. Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, patron for youth who will be canonized on August 3 this year, was presented as a model for the seminarians in integrating faith, knowledge, and pastoral ministry.
Father William Gurnee, Pastor of St. Joseph’s on Capitol Hill, received the 2024-25 Rev. Gerald Brown, P.S.S., Award for Excellence in Pastoral Ministry Supervision in recognition of his selfless commitment to all our seminarians who have been under his care over the years. Jeffrey Ambreit (3-T, Fort Worth), in gratitude for his assignment at St. Joseph’s, commented, “Father Gurnee is a good mentor because of the personal attention and care he shows for his parishioners. He truly gets to know them and encourages them. It has been a privilege to learn from his pastoral care.”
May God bless our supervisors and all who support Theological College’s ongoing work of seminary formation after the heart of Jesus Christ!
