 | What is a summer assignment?
A summer assignment is a formation experience for a seminarian. While college seminarians are not normally assigned to a parish or pastoral experience during the summer months, seminarians in major seminary are assigned to this type of assignment.
A summer assignment can be with a pastor in a parish or with a priest in a special ministry. The summer assignment allows the seminarian to grow in his understanding of priesthood, the diocesan church and various aspects of ministry.
Summer assignments help to translate the academic and seminary formation experience into the pastoral and community life in the diocese and in the parish.
The placement of these assignments are recommended by the vocations directors and approved by the bishop. |