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Three Pre-Novices in Buffalo

  
     
 

On September 8, 2004, the Feast of the Birth of Mary, Oblates in Buffalo, NY, gathered for Evening Prayer in the Bishop Fallon Pre-novitiate chapel.  Together with Webert Merilan and Feliciano López – young men who have already had some years of vocational discernment in both Tijuana and Buffalo – the Oblates welcomed Ray Cook and pledged to support him as he committed himself to experiencing the Oblate charism and life-style during the coming academic year.

 

Fr. George Kirwin, OMI, the Director of the formation program, presided at the commitment ceremony and preached on the text of Luke 8/19-21.  The new assistant formator in Buffalo is Fr. Jim Erwin, OMI.

 

The Fallon Community is international in its makeup.  Webert is originally from Haiti, with current official residency in Mexico; Feliciano is from the state of Oaxaca in Mexico.  Ray is from the USA.

 

The evening’s festivities ended with a cake and ice cream extravaganza!

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l-r: Webert Merilan, Ray Cook, Feliciano López

Fr. George Kirwin preaches at the ceremony.

Commitment to the formation process.

Ray and Webert listen to the wisdom of Fr. George.

Fr. Terry O'Connell and Bro. Jim Lucas get to know Feliciano.

 

  
 

PHOTOS AND STORY COURTESY OF FR. GENE TREMBLAY, OMI