The Office of Priestly Vocations is sponsoring four "Dinners with Bishop John" for boys and single men and their pastors.

January 29, 6-8 pm St. Dominic, Garden City - for high school students in the Garden City deanery.

March 4, 6-8 pm Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe - for high school students in the Dodge City deanery.

April 15, 6-8 pm Sacred Heart, Pratt - for high school students in the Great Bend deanery.

April 20, 6-8 pm Bishop John's residence, Dodge City - for single men out of high school residing in the Diocese.

If you are interested in attending a dinner, let your pastor know!

Great News! The Catholic Extension Society has provided complete scholarships for 50 college students--25 men, 25 women--from the Diocese of Dodge City to attend the Kansas Catholic College Student Convention in Lawrence (hosted by Benedictine College) next February 10-12! It covers hotel, meals, fees, entertainment. Any student who is from our diocese and is a fulltime student at any college in Kansas is eligible.
To receive the scholarship, you have to register through This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it at the Diocese of Dodge City. All he needs is the registration form, a copy of your student id, and proof of your residence in the diocese. Let him know if you're interested, and spread the word!  Fr. Wesley can award the scholarships until January 31st.

This is a great weekend!  Click here to visit the Convention Website details.

Click here to view KCCSC Brochure.

Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it today! 620-227-1533


Some KCCSC clarifications

• The scholarship is also available to someone who goes to college in the Diocese of Dodge City (Barton County Community College, Pratt Community College, etc.), even if you are not originally from this diocese. If so, you just need to submit the completed registration form and a copy of your student ID.
• As I start to receive requests (which I am!), the scholarships will go to the first 50 forms I have in my hands (25 men, 25 women). I’ll keep a short waiting list for each group in case a cancellation happens. So don’t wait!
• Because Catholic Extension is being so generous, they ask that anyone who receives their grant commit to attending the entire conference, from the Friday night keynote through the closing Sunday Mass.

People would be surprised to know that I...   was a middle-aged meat cutter in a small town when I heard God calling me to be a priest. God made me understand in a very personal way that I was not doing what God wanted me to do and He led me to definitively prepare for a vocation to the priesthood. The best decision of my life was to follow the Lord.

Fr. Don Bedore was ordained May 28, 2011 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Scroll over the images of the Ordination Class of 2011 to read more interesting stories!

The Dodge City connection is...

Fr. Don Bedore of the Diocese of Dodge City is featured in the

Class of 2011: Survey of Ordinands to the Priesthood.

NEW PRIEST CLASS BOASTS VARIETY OF RELIGIOUS, ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS

Several Vietnamese refugees among class
Almost ten percent with military experience
Two brothers to be ordained in Indiana

WASHINGTON—A deaf man, escapees from Vietnam, grandfathers, military veterans, and ministers who converted from other religions are among the men being ordained to the priesthood in 2011.

Men ordained range in age from 25 to 63. Their range of backgrounds shows on the website of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) www.usccb.org/vocations.

The sites host results of an annual survey of ordinands conducted by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) for the USCCB Secretariat of Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations. The survey is reported each spring, when most dioceses and religious orders in the nation ordain new priests.