Vicar of Clergy

Rev. Eugene P. Ritz

Phone: 610-437-0755
Fax: 610-433-7822
Email: [email protected] 

Assists parishes in their ministry to young people by fostering personal and spiritual growth; coordinates various programs on a diocesan level to strengthen the spiritual, physical, intellectual and social qualities of young people.
 

For more information, please call the Office of Evangelization, Education, and Formation at 610-866-0581.

Click here to go to the Youth and Young Adult pages

OFFICE FOR DIVINE WORSHIP

Serves as a resource for the celebration of the Sacred Liturgy throughout the Diocese of Allentown. Provides in a general way for the continuing education of priests, deacons, and the lay faithful in liturgical matters. Assists the Bishop in the planning and preparing of all the liturgical celebra­tions in the Diocese for which he is the main celebrant. Fosters liturgical renewal and develops full, active, and conscious participation in Divine Worship.

Office of Pro-life Activities and Social Concerns

Coordinates activities and programs within the Diocese and assists the parishes in implementing Pro-Life activities including educational, pastoral, public policy programs, and prayer and worship. Acting as a catalyst, the office promotes the social  mission of the Church. It encourages individuals and parishes to formulate a Gospel response to the social issues of the day. The Office of Pro-Life Activities and Social Concern educates, advocates and challenges people to put faith into action.

 

Office of Prison Ministry

Responsible for development of prison ministry outreach in the diocese. Includes advocacy and recruitment and training of volunteers to serve in prison ministry.

Sr. Martha Zammatore, O.S.F.,
Liason
610-289-8900 ext.2033
[email protected]

Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States

Diocese of Allentown
1515 Martin Luther King Jr., PO Box F
Allentown, PA 18105

Rev. Andrew Torma, M.S.C.
Diocesan Director
[email protected]
 

Office for Ministry with Persons with Disablities

The Office for Ministry with Persons with Disabilities, Catholic Life and Evangelization, Diocese of Allentown, is committed to facilitate the implementation of the Pastoral Statement of U.S. Catholic   Bishops on People with Disabilities which calls for “realizing the unique gifts individuals with disabilities have to offer the Church” and Society and to advocate for the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the full participation of the liturgical and sacramental life of the church.

The Office of Multicultural Affairs is dedicated to creating an awareness of the rich ethnic diversity in the Diocese of Allentown, and develop outreach programs and resource materials which challenge parishes and individuals to strive to welcome cultural diversity. The Church’s call to communion, solidarity and conversion to the stranger in our midst encourages the newcomer’s inclusion and participation in a parish.
 

The Office of Adult Formation seeks to provide adult catechesis and formation that will promote a genuine love for Jesus Christ and bear fruit in the Church. This two-fold objective forms the foundation of the Institute for Catechesis and Formation (ICF), which offers Faith Enrichment courses for adults, as well as specialized formation and training for parish staff, liturgical ministers, volunteers, and catechists.
 

Click here for the Institute for Catechesis and Formation pages.