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Institute
for Lay Ministry 
The
Institute for Lay Ministry offers a three-year Ministry Formation Program intended
to prepare laymen and laywomen to serve as Pastoral Ministers, a title defined
by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Commission on Certification
and Accreditation. "A Pastoral Minister is one who is
responsible for a specific area of pastoral duties, such as visitation of the
sick or the Rite of Christian Initiation, parish outreach and the like. A Pastoral
Minister is under the direction of the Pastor, Pastoral Associate or other pastoral
member. The position has limited program responsibilities and decision-making
authority." Mission
Statement
Guided by the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the teachings
of the Roman Catholic Church, the Ministry Formation Program sponsored by the
Institute for Lay Ministry of the Diocese of Allentown provides education and
formation in the spirit of the Second Vatican Council for laymen and laywomen
desiring to live their baptismal call through ministry and service to the people
of God. The
Goals of the Program are:
To respond to ministerial
needs as identified by the local Church.
To
nurture the on-going human growth and development of the participants. To
foster an integrated spirituality rooted in Baptism.
To
provide solid theological foundation for effective Pastoral Ministry.
To
support and enhance the recognition and development of ministerial skills
needed for pastoral ministry.
Primarily,
to form the whole person as a disciple of Jesus Christ with a love
for His Church and her; teachings.
About
us
Jeanine Breault, M.A., Director
Jeanine
has worked within the Diocese of Allentown for the past 19 years. She earned her
M.A. in Spiritual Theology from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Religious Studies
Division. She served as the Coordinator of Adult Formation at Holy Family Parish
in Nazareth for fourteen years. In 2000 she was hired as the Assistant Director
of RENEW 2000 and became the Director of the Office of Adult Formation in 2003.
Jeanine and her husband Bob are members of Holy Family Parish in Nazareth.
They have five children and five grandchildren.
Mary
Fran Hartigan, M.A., Assistant Director
Mary Fran joined the Diocese
of Allentown as the full-time Assistant Director of Adult Formation and the Institute
for Lay Ministry in March 2008. She earned her M.A. in Systematic Theology from
St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Religious Studies Division. Mary Fran is
a parishioner of St. Catharine of Siena Parish in Reading. Jessica
Walters, Part-time Assistant Director
Jessica has worked in the Diocese
of Allentown for the past three and a half years. She is currently the part-time
Assistant Director of Adult Formation and the Institute for Lay Ministry. She
has her BA in Theology from DeSales University, and is currently pursuing her
Master degree in Systematic Theology from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. Jessica
lives with her husband, Jim, and her one-year old son, Aiden, in Sellersville,
PA and is a parishioner at St. Agnes Church.

Post Office Box F Allentown,
PA 18105-1538
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