2. Vocations

Vocations Pilgrimage 2011

May 7, 2011
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Kent and Heather Borchers of St. Remy Parish in Russia spoke on the vocation to married life. The Borchers are active in the Serra vocations organization and are a teaching couple for Natural Family Planning. They have two daughters, Bernadette and Gianna. Photo by Sister Noreen Jutte, CPPS
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Kent and Heather Borchers of St. Remy Parish in Russia spoke on the vocation to married life. The Borchers are active in the Serra vocations organization and are a teaching couple for Natural Family Planning. They have two daughters, Bernadette and Gianna. Photo by Sister Noreen Jutte, CPPS

  • Kent and Heather Borchers of St. Remy Parish in Russia spoke on the vocation to married life. The Borchers are active in the Serra vocations organization and are a teaching couple for Natural Family Planning. They have two daughters, Bernadette and Gianna. Photo by Sister Noreen Jutte, CPPS
  • Judy Forstoephel and son Zachary from St. Sabastian, Ohio, have been at the Pilgrimage since it began in 2004. Back pew Herb and daughter Bethany Wilker. Bethany played the piano for the Prayer Service in Minster; it was her debut at this event. Bethany is a freshman at Marion Local School in Maria Stein, Ohio. Photo by Sister Noreen Jutte, CPPS
  • Father Tom Hemm, CPPS, Pastor; Kevin Schulze, Youth Minister for St. Henry, responsible for 130 lunches at Maria Stein. Matt Keller, Candidate with the Missionaries of the Precious Blood, was on the committee and also gave his witness talk on his discernment about religious life at St. Joseph Parish, Egypt. Photo by Sister Noreen Jutte, CPPS
  • Ruth Wynk from Our lady of Gualuape, Montezuma and her nieces from two different families. In the middle is Kendra Wynk, daughter of Dan and Janet, and the other side is Lucinda Wynk, daugher of Steve and Cindy. All of them belong to Montezuma parish. Photo by Sister Regina Albers, CPPS
  • Father Larry Hemmelgarn, Provincial of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood’s mother has attended every Pilgrimage since it began in 2004. Photo by Sister Noreen Jutte, CPPS
  • Bethany Wilker, a freshman at Marion Local School. She filled in for her mother Doris who was called in to work at the hospital the day of the Pilgrimage. Bethany did a very fine job of leading us with the music. Photo by Sister Regina Albers, CPPS
  • Two CPPS Sisters and young women in discernment pose for a souvenir photo. With Sisters Mary Ellen Andrisin (left) and Joyce Lehman (right) are Claire Hemmelgarn, a junior at Marion Local High School in Maria Stein, and Katie Brown, a senior at Ohio Dominican University in Columbus. Photo by Sister Noreen Jutte, CPPS
  • Photo by Sister Carolyn Hoying, CPPS
  • The walkers in the back section are from Glandorf, Ohio, with Fr. Rick Neiberding, CPPS, pastor in Minster, Ohio. In front of them are the youth from Precious Blood parish in Dayton, Ohio, and Sister Joyce Lehman, CPPS, from Toledo. The four women in front are part of the Kuether family from Egypt, Ohio. The man in front is Harry Jutte from Maria Stein, Ohio. Photo by Sister Mary Ellen Andrisin, CPPS
  • Pilgrims of all ages prayed the rosary and sang as they walked the roadways in Mercer, Auglaize and Shelby counties for the eighth annual “Stepping Up the Call” pilgrimage for vocations on May 7. The first row of women are from the Kuether family from Egypt. The woman to the left in row two is Katie Knapke and her daughter Grace from Maria Stein, Ohio. Women in the next row both spoke on the single life vocation. This year Kathryn Mescher (woman in tan coat) spoke about her vocation to the Single Life. Kathryn is from Immaculate Conception in Celina, Ohio. The four people in the next row are from Glandorf, Ohio. Photo by Sister Carolyn Hoying, CPPS
  • Pilgrims of all ages pray and sing as they walk the roadways. Photo by Sister Carolyn Hoying, CPPS
  • Bill Prenger, Deacon Andy Rammel with red shirt. First row (left to right): Mrs. John Hess, Claire Hemmelgarn, Katie Brown, Sr. Joyce Lehman, CPPS. Second row (left to right): Benjamin Darnell, Matt Hess, Alexandria Henderson. Last row (left to right): Tracy Heitkamp, Samantha Henderson, Jean Henderson. Photo by Sister Carolyn Hoying, CPPS
  • Benjamin Darnell, Youth Minister at Precious Blood Parish, Dayton, Ohio, and Alexandria Henderson from Ascension Parish, Dayton. Photo by Sister Carolyn Hoying, CPPS
  • The band of hardy pilgrims start out on their trek. St. Augustine Church, Minster, is in the background. Photo by Sister Regina Albers, CPPS
  • Jean Henderson and granddaughters Alexandria and Samantha Henderson. Photo by Sister Noreen Jutte, CPPS
  • Jacob Kitzmiller from Ft. Loramie, Ohio, helping to distribute water to the pilgrims. Photo by Sister Carolyn Hoying, CPPS
  • “Get your bananas here!” Young Owen Kitzmiller of Fort Loramie helped set up and distribute snacks for the pilgrims at St. Joseph Church in Egypt. Healthy snacks, including granola bars, water, and more than 55 lbs. of bananas fed hungry pilgrims at the various stops. Photo by Sister Carolyn Hoying, CPPS
  • Katie and Lauren Heitkamp are at Egypt Church, with snacks in their hands. Lauren is holding one of the little shoes, a keyring symbol of the Pilgrimage Walk. The girls are the daughters of Brad and Tracy Heitkamp from Minster, Ohio. Photo by Sister Noreen Jutte, CPPS
  • Left to right: Neal Muhlenkamp (13 years old), Jay Muhlenkamp (8 years old), and John Muhlenkamp (6 years old) from Mercer County. Photo by Sister Noreen Jutte, CPPS
  • Joe Gehret of St. Denis Church in Versailles, Ohio, is studying for the priesthood in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and has just completed his Freshman year at Bishop Simon Brute’ College in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is pictured giving witness to his vocation story at St. Joseph Church in Egypt, Ohio. Photo by Sister Carolyn Hoying, CPPS
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