About UsTrinity Hall School of Ministry is a new work of the Missionary Diocese of All Saints, Anglican Church in North America. Saint Brendan's is privileged to serve as the hosting platform for this unique school. Designed primarily to prepare Postulants for ordination to Holy Orders, we are beginning with a program tailored for those men called to the Vocational or Permanent Diaconate. As God permits, this may also include the preparation of Transitional Deacons discerning ordination to the Priesthood. This is a work in progress and the following pages will be accessible only to those enrolled in the program.
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Purpose
The pathway to ordination includes discernment, personal and spiritual examination, formation, study, training, and assessment. This pathway is accomplished in cooperation with the Postulant's home parish, convocation, Trinity Hall, and the Office of the Bishop.
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Need
The Missionary Diocese of All Saints seeks to raise up men in truly Catholic formation for a dramatically shifting culture and society. Trinity Hall seeks to equip these men for true sacrificial servanthood at the altar, within the wider parish, and to a broken and hurting world. Humble. A drink offering poured out. Sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit. Prompt to respond. A moment of grace in graceless settings.
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Formation
Following the classic pattern of "Reading for Holy Orders," the Postulant's formation will be governed by the Bishop's Charge pronounced at the Ordination of a Deacon (ACNA 2019 Book of Common Prayer, pp. 477-478). This Charge will shape the Postulant's study, discernment, and preparation in:
* Spiritual Formation * Biblical Formation * Sacramental & Liturgical Formation * Anglican Formation * Pedagogical Formation * Diaconal Formation |