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Emmaus InstituteBarb Simon-Johnson2021-03-16T06:37:37-05:00

Emmaus Institute for Ministry Formation

Emmaus Institute is a four-year intellectual and ministerial formation program for lay leadership ministry and potential Latino/Hispanic diaconal candidates from the Diocese of Saint Cloud, in partnership with Saint John School of Theology and Seminary. Its purpose is to create well-formed ministers who will serve the mission of the Gospel in their families, parishes, and wider communities throughout the diocese. Read more about the Emmaus Institute.

Instituto Emaús para la Formación Ministerial Instituto Emaús para la Formación Ministerial

Instituto Emaús Es un programa de formación intelectual y ministerial de cuatro años para el ministerio de liderazgo laico y para posibles candidatos al diaconado permanente latinos / hispanos de la Diócesis de Saint Cloud, en asociación con la Escuela de Teología y Seminario de Saint John’s. Su propósito es crear ministros bien formados que sirvan a la misión del Evangelio en sus familias, parroquias y comunidades más amplias en toda la diócesis. Lea más sobre el Instituto Emaús.

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Sara Michaelson, Superintendent
Kristi Bivens, Director of Lay Leadership Formation
Laura Gorder, Administrative Assistant
Christine Pinto, Director of Faith Formation
Kent Schmitz, Director of Youth Ministry and Adolescent Catechesis

305 7th Avenue North
St. Cloud, MN 56303
(320) 251-0111
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Phone: (320) 251-2340

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305 Seventh Avenue North, St. Cloud, MN 56303

Phone: (320) 258-7600

Fax: (320) 251-0259

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⛪️ 131 parishes | 16 counties ✝️ Led by Bishop Patrick Neary, C.S.C. 🌿 Voice of Hope • Heart of Mercy • Hands of Justice 📍 Central Minnesota
  • Father Daniel McCaffrey, the recipient of the 2025 Humane Vitae award, will be honored at a reception after the July 24 Mass. #humanaevitae #naturalfamilyplanning #nfp
  • @bishoppatricknearycsc was on hand June 1 to bless the newly constructed social hall/worship space for @christourlightmn, a building project that has been in the works for almost a decade. The parish was formed through the merging of St. Edward in Princeton and St. Pius X in Zimmerman and in 2016 the decision was made to create a new church campus to fully join both parishes into one. The land located at 11604 293rd Ave., Princeton (now the new City of Baldwin) was purchased in 2019. The parish broke ground on the building May 12, 2024. “Since this whole thing started, we have said that we need to trust the Holy Spirit working through the leadership of the diocese,” said Father Kevin Anderson, pastor of Christ Our Light. “We had options and all of them were painful, but coming together has made us stronger because we bring the gifts of both parishes,” he said. #parishlife #catholic #catholiclife
  • This weekend marks the 10th anniversary of Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ encyclical on creation. God made the exquisite balance of creation to provide for everyone. Please join us in praying to understand who suffers most when creation is damaged and how we can stand together. #LS10 #RaisingHope #laudatosiweek
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@bishoppatricknearycsc was on hand June 1 to bless the newly constructed social hall/worship space for @christourlightmn, a building project that has been in the works for almost a decade. The parish was formed through the merging of St. Edward in Princeton and St. Pius X in Zimmerman and in 2016 the decision was made to create a new church campus to fully join both parishes into one. The land located at 11604 293rd Ave., Princeton (now the new City of Baldwin) was purchased in 2019. The parish broke ground on the building May 12, 2024. “Since this whole thing started, we have said that we need to trust the Holy Spirit working through the leadership of the diocese,” said Father Kevin Anderson, pastor of Christ Our Light. “We had options and all of them were painful, but coming together has made us stronger because we bring the gifts of both parishes,” he said. #parishlife #catholic #catholiclife
@bishoppatricknearycsc was on hand June 1 to bless the newly constructed social hall/worship space for @christourlightmn, a building project that has been in the works for almost a decade. The parish was formed through the merging of St. Edward in Princeton and St. Pius X in Zimmerman and in 2016 the decision was made to create a new church campus to fully join both parishes into one. The land located at 11604 293rd Ave., Princeton (now the new City of Baldwin) was purchased in 2019. The parish broke ground on the building May 12, 2024. “Since this whole thing started, we have said that we need to trust the Holy Spirit working through the leadership of the diocese,” said Father Kevin Anderson, pastor of Christ Our Light. “We had options and all of them were painful, but coming together has made us stronger because we bring the gifts of both parishes,” he said. #parishlife #catholic #catholiclife
@bishoppatricknearycsc was on hand June 1 to bless the newly constructed social hall/worship space for @christourlightmn, a building project that has been in the works for almost a decade. The parish was formed through the merging of St. Edward in Princeton and St. Pius X in Zimmerman and in 2016 the decision was made to create a new church campus to fully join both parishes into one. The land located at 11604 293rd Ave., Princeton (now the new City of Baldwin) was purchased in 2019. The parish broke ground on the building May 12, 2024. “Since this whole thing started, we have said that we need to trust the Holy Spirit working through the leadership of the diocese,” said Father Kevin Anderson, pastor of Christ Our Light. “We had options and all of them were painful, but coming together has made us stronger because we bring the gifts of both parishes,” he said. #parishlife #catholic #catholiclife
@bishoppatricknearycsc was on hand June 1 to bless the newly constructed social hall/worship space for @christourlightmn, a building project that has been in the works for almost a decade. The parish was formed through the merging of St. Edward in Princeton and St. Pius X in Zimmerman and in 2016 the decision was made to create a new church campus to fully join both parishes into one. The land located at 11604 293rd Ave., Princeton (now the new City of Baldwin) was purchased in 2019. The parish broke ground on the building May 12, 2024. “Since this whole thing started, we have said that we need to trust the Holy Spirit working through the leadership of the diocese,” said Father Kevin Anderson, pastor of Christ Our Light. “We had options and all of them were painful, but coming together has made us stronger because we bring the gifts of both parishes,” he said. #parishlife #catholic #catholiclife
@bishoppatricknearycsc was on hand June 1 to bless the newly constructed social hall/worship space for @christourlightmn, a building project that has been in the works for almost a decade. The parish was formed through the merging of St. Edward in Princeton and St. Pius X in Zimmerman and in 2016 the decision was made to create a new church campus to fully join both parishes into one. The land located at 11604 293rd Ave., Princeton (now the new City of Baldwin) was purchased in 2019. The parish broke ground on the building May 12, 2024. “Since this whole thing started, we have said that we need to trust the Holy Spirit working through the leadership of the diocese,” said Father Kevin Anderson, pastor of Christ Our Light. “We had options and all of them were painful, but coming together has made us stronger because we bring the gifts of both parishes,” he said. #parishlife #catholic #catholiclife
@bishoppatricknearycsc was on hand June 1 to bless the newly constructed social hall/worship space for @christourlightmn, a building project that has been in the works for almost a decade. The parish was formed through the merging of St. Edward in Princeton and St. Pius X in Zimmerman and in 2016 the decision was made to create a new church campus to fully join both parishes into one. The land located at 11604 293rd Ave., Princeton (now the new City of Baldwin) was purchased in 2019. The parish broke ground on the building May 12, 2024. “Since this whole thing started, we have said that we need to trust the Holy Spirit working through the leadership of the diocese,” said Father Kevin Anderson, pastor of Christ Our Light. “We had options and all of them were painful, but coming together has made us stronger because we bring the gifts of both parishes,” he said. #parishlife #catholic #catholiclife
@bishoppatricknearycsc was on hand June 1 to bless the newly constructed social hall/worship space for @christourlightmn, a building project that has been in the works for almost a decade. The parish was formed through the merging of St. Edward in Princeton and St. Pius X in Zimmerman and in 2016 the decision was made to create a new church campus to fully join both parishes into one. The land located at 11604 293rd Ave., Princeton (now the new City of Baldwin) was purchased in 2019. The parish broke ground on the building May 12, 2024. “Since this whole thing started, we have said that we need to trust the Holy Spirit working through the leadership of the diocese,” said Father Kevin Anderson, pastor of Christ Our Light. “We had options and all of them were painful, but coming together has made us stronger because we bring the gifts of both parishes,” he said. #parishlife #catholic #catholiclife
@bishoppatricknearycsc was on hand June 1 to bless the newly constructed social hall/worship space for @christourlightmn, a building project that has been in the works for almost a decade. The parish was formed through the merging of St. Edward in Princeton and St. Pius X in Zimmerman and in 2016 the decision was made to create a new church campus to fully join both parishes into one. The land located at 11604 293rd Ave., Princeton (now the new City of Baldwin) was purchased in 2019. The parish broke ground on the building May 12, 2024. “Since this whole thing started, we have said that we need to trust the Holy Spirit working through the leadership of the diocese,” said Father Kevin Anderson, pastor of Christ Our Light. “We had options and all of them were painful, but coming together has made us stronger because we bring the gifts of both parishes,” he said. #parishlife #catholic #catholiclife
@bishoppatricknearycsc was on hand June 1 to bless the newly constructed social hall/worship space for @christourlightmn, a building project that has been in the works for almost a decade. The parish was formed through the merging of St. Edward in Princeton and St. Pius X in Zimmerman and in 2016 the decision was made to create a new church campus to fully join both parishes into one. The land located at 11604 293rd Ave., Princeton (now the new City of Baldwin) was purchased in 2019. The parish broke ground on the building May 12, 2024. “Since this whole thing started, we have said that we need to trust the Holy Spirit working through the leadership of the diocese,” said Father Kevin Anderson, pastor of Christ Our Light. “We had options and all of them were painful, but coming together has made us stronger because we bring the gifts of both parishes,” he said. #parishlife #catholic #catholiclife
@bishoppatricknearycsc was on hand June 1 to bless the newly constructed social hall/worship space for @christourlightmn, a building project that has been in the works for almost a decade. The parish was formed through the merging of St. Edward in Princeton and St. Pius X in Zimmerman and in 2016 the decision was made to create a new church campus to fully join both parishes into one. The land located at 11604 293rd Ave., Princeton (now the new City of Baldwin) was purchased in 2019. The parish broke ground on the building May 12, 2024. “Since this whole thing started, we have said that we need to trust the Holy Spirit working through the leadership of the diocese,” said Father Kevin Anderson, pastor of Christ Our Light. “We had options and all of them were painful, but coming together has made us stronger because we bring the gifts of both parishes,” he said. #parishlife #catholic #catholiclife
@bishoppatricknearycsc was on hand June 1 to bless the newly constructed social hall/worship space for @christourlightmn, a building project that has been in the works for almost a decade. The parish was formed through the merging of St. Edward in Princeton and St. Pius X in Zimmerman and in 2016 the decision was made to create a new church campus to fully join both parishes into one. The land located at 11604 293rd Ave., Princeton (now the new City of Baldwin) was purchased in 2019. The parish broke ground on the building May 12, 2024. “Since this whole thing started, we have said that we need to trust the Holy Spirit working through the leadership of the diocese,” said Father Kevin Anderson, pastor of Christ Our Light. “We had options and all of them were painful, but coming together has made us stronger because we bring the gifts of both parishes,” he said. #parishlife #catholic #catholiclife
@bishoppatricknearycsc was on hand June 1 to bless the newly constructed social hall/worship space for @christourlightmn, a building project that has been in the works for almost a decade. The parish was formed through the merging of St. Edward in Princeton and St. Pius X in Zimmerman and in 2016 the decision was made to create a new church campus to fully join both parishes into one. The land located at 11604 293rd Ave., Princeton (now the new City of Baldwin) was purchased in 2019. The parish broke ground on the building May 12, 2024. “Since this whole thing started, we have said that we need to trust the Holy Spirit working through the leadership of the diocese,” said Father Kevin Anderson, pastor of Christ Our Light. “We had options and all of them were painful, but coming together has made us stronger because we bring the gifts of both parishes,” he said. #parishlife #catholic #catholiclife
@bishoppatricknearycsc was on hand June 1 to bless the newly constructed social hall/worship space for @christourlightmn, a building project that has been in the works for almost a decade. The parish was formed through the merging of St. Edward in Princeton and St. Pius X in Zimmerman and in 2016 the decision was made to create a new church campus to fully join both parishes into one. The land located at 11604 293rd Ave., Princeton (now the new City of Baldwin) was purchased in 2019. The parish broke ground on the building May 12, 2024. “Since this whole thing started, we have said that we need to trust the Holy Spirit working through the leadership of the diocese,” said Father Kevin Anderson, pastor of Christ Our Light. “We had options and all of them were painful, but coming together has made us stronger because we bring the gifts of both parishes,” he said. #parishlife #catholic #catholiclife
@bishoppatricknearycsc was on hand June 1 to bless the newly constructed social hall/worship space for @christourlightmn, a building project that has been in the works for almost a decade. The parish was formed through the merging of St. Edward in Princeton and St. Pius X in Zimmerman and in 2016 the decision was made to create a new church campus to fully join both parishes into one. The land located at 11604 293rd Ave., Princeton (now the new City of Baldwin) was purchased in 2019. The parish broke ground on the building May 12, 2024. “Since this whole thing started, we have said that we need to trust the Holy Spirit working through the leadership of the diocese,” said Father Kevin Anderson, pastor of Christ Our Light. “We had options and all of them were painful, but coming together has made us stronger because we bring the gifts of both parishes,” he said. #parishlife #catholic #catholiclife
@bishoppatricknearycsc was on hand June 1 to bless the newly constructed social hall/worship space for @christourlightmn, a building project that has been in the works for almost a decade. The parish was formed through the merging of St. Edward in Princeton and St. Pius X in Zimmerman and in 2016 the decision was made to create a new church campus to fully join both parishes into one. The land located at 11604 293rd Ave., Princeton (now the new City of Baldwin) was purchased in 2019. The parish broke ground on the building May 12, 2024. “Since this whole thing started, we have said that we need to trust the Holy Spirit working through the leadership of the diocese,” said Father Kevin Anderson, pastor of Christ Our Light. “We had options and all of them were painful, but coming together has made us stronger because we bring the gifts of both parishes,” he said. #parishlife #catholic #catholiclife
@bishoppatricknearycsc was on hand June 1 to bless the newly constructed social hall/worship space for @christourlightmn, a building project that has been in the works for almost a decade. The parish was formed through the merging of St. Edward in Princeton and St. Pius X in Zimmerman and in 2016 the decision was made to create a new church campus to fully join both parishes into one. The land located at 11604 293rd Ave., Princeton (now the new City of Baldwin) was purchased in 2019. The parish broke ground on the building May 12, 2024. “Since this whole thing started, we have said that we need to trust the Holy Spirit working through the leadership of the diocese,” said Father Kevin Anderson, pastor of Christ Our Light. “We had options and all of them were painful, but coming together has made us stronger because we bring the gifts of both parishes,” he said. #parishlife #catholic #catholiclife
@bishoppatricknearycsc was on hand June 1 to bless the newly constructed social hall/worship space for @christourlightmn, a building project that has been in the works for almost a decade. The parish was formed through the merging of St. Edward in Princeton and St. Pius X in Zimmerman and in 2016 the decision was made to create a new church campus to fully join both parishes into one. The land located at 11604 293rd Ave., Princeton (now the new City of Baldwin) was purchased in 2019. The parish broke ground on the building May 12, 2024. “Since this whole thing started, we have said that we need to trust the Holy Spirit working through the leadership of the diocese,” said Father Kevin Anderson, pastor of Christ Our Light. “We had options and all of them were painful, but coming together has made us stronger because we bring the gifts of both parishes,” he said. #parishlife #catholic #catholiclife
@bishoppatricknearycsc was on hand June 1 to bless the newly constructed social hall/worship space for @christourlightmn, a building project that has been in the works for almost a decade. The parish was formed through the merging of St. Edward in Princeton and St. Pius X in Zimmerman and in 2016 the decision was made to create a new church campus to fully join both parishes into one. The land located at 11604 293rd Ave., Princeton (now the new City of Baldwin) was purchased in 2019. The parish broke ground on the building May 12, 2024. “Since this whole thing started, we have said that we need to trust the Holy Spirit working through the leadership of the diocese,” said Father Kevin Anderson, pastor of Christ Our Light. “We had options and all of them were painful, but coming together has made us stronger because we bring the gifts of both parishes,” he said. #parishlife #catholic #catholiclife
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@bishoppatricknearycsc was on hand June 1 to bless the newly constructed social hall/worship space for @christourlightmn, a building project that has been in the works for almost a decade. The parish was formed through the merging of St. Edward in Princeton and St. Pius X in Zimmerman and in 2016 the decision was made to create a new church campus to fully join both parishes into one. The land located at 11604 293rd Ave., Princeton (now the new City of Baldwin) was purchased in 2019. The parish broke ground on the building May 12, 2024. “Since this whole thing started, we have said that we need to trust the Holy Spirit working through the leadership of the diocese,” said Father Kevin Anderson, pastor of Christ Our Light. “We had options and all of them were painful, but coming together has made us stronger because we bring the gifts of both parishes,” he said. #parishlife #catholic #catholiclife
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This weekend marks the 10th anniversary of Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ encyclical on creation. God made the exquisite balance of creation to provide for everyone. Please join us in praying to understand who suffers most when creation is damaged and how we can stand together. #LS10 #RaisingHope #laudatosiweek
This weekend marks the 10th anniversary of Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ encyclical on creation. God made the exquisite balance of creation to provide for everyone. Please join us in praying to understand who suffers most when creation is damaged and how we can stand together. #LS10 #RaisingHope #laudatosiweek
This weekend marks the 10th anniversary of Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ encyclical on creation. God made the exquisite balance of creation to provide for everyone. Please join us in praying to understand who suffers most when creation is damaged and how we can stand together. #LS10 #RaisingHope #laudatosiweek
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This weekend marks the 10th anniversary of Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ encyclical on creation. God made the exquisite balance of creation to provide for everyone. Please join us in praying to understand who suffers most when creation is damaged and how we can stand together. #LS10 #RaisingHope #laudatosiweek
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