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Formation |
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At the time of this writing,
tuition for the formation programs is paid by the Diocese of
Pueblo. This includes the annual retreat sponsored by
the formation programs as well as the day of recollection
sponsored by the Diocese of Pueblo. |
| Books, travel, and other occasional expenses
are the responsibility of the candidate. Some grants
for books are available through the Director of Deacon
Formation. |
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Compensation of Permanent Deacons |
| "Married deacons who devote themselves
completely to the ecclesiastical ministry deserve a
remuneration by which they can provide for their own support
and of their families. However, married deacons who
receive remuneration by reason of a civil profession that
they exercise or have exercised are to take care of their
own and their family's needs from the incomes derived from
their profession." (CIC 281.3) |
| Expenses incurred by deacons in the exercise
of their ministry should be recompensed by the agency,
institution, parish or diocese for which the ministry is
undertaken." (PDUS #119) |
| Application for and subsequent ordination to
the Permanent Diaconate of the Diocese of Pueblo presupposes
that the individual is in a financially stable position
which will enable him to perform diaconal ministry on a
volunteer (non-paying) basis. Accordingly, it must be
understood that the Bishop of Pueblo does not normally
assign permanent deacons to positions requiring or
authorizing pay for ministerial services. Any person
entering the permanent diaconate cannot expect to receive
pay for his ministry, and so must rely on his secular
employment for his livelihood. |
| However, there may be some circumstance
where it is just and proper for a deacon to be paid a salary
and benefits by a parish or institution for full or
part-time ministerial service. Such arrangements are
made on an individual basis, and follow all the norms
outlined in the "Diocese of Pueblo: Salary Structure
and Policy" (1993). Such arrangements are made between
the deacon and the pastor of the parish and/or institutional
supervisor. Ordination infers no financial commitment
by the Diocese of Pueblo to provide a salary to any
individual for his services as a permanent deacon. |
| It is important that pastors or
pastoral/institutional supervisors recognize the financial
constraints that ministry may impose on some deacons.
It is necessary, appropriate, and just that deacons be
reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in performing
their ministry. These expenses may include, but are
not limited to: automobile mileage,
books/publications, vestments, etc. Specific items and
methods for reimbursement should be clearly spelled out in
the deacons' Ministry Agreement. |
| Deacons in the Diocese of Pueblo have the
same funding for continuing education and retreats as do
priests of the diocese. |
| Deacons who are employed for full-time by a
parish or other agency are eligible for sabbatical benefits. |
| Deacons who do not have health insurance may
join the diocese plan at their own expense. Deacons
employed full-time by the diocese are eligible to be covered
by the diocesan health plan as part of their benefits, as
stated in their Ministry Agreement. |
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