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Archbishop Allen Vigneron silently invokes the Holy Spirit as he ordains Fr. Jeffrey Allan on June 7 at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament. Bishop of Corpus Christi, who is responsible for overseeing the community. The Society has been sending its seminarians to Sacred Heart since 2011. It has a special ministry to serve Spanish-speaking Catholics across the world. Father Tristan, a native of the Cayman Islands, is assigned to Christ the King Parish in Corpus Christi; Father Michael to Nuestra Señora del Refugio Parish in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. Six for Detroit Three Sacred Heart graduates entered the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Detroit on June 7. Through the hands of Archbishop Vigneron, Ryan Adams, 33, Jeff Allan, 35, and John Kopson, 32, were ordained at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit. They joined Gregory Piatt, 55, and Joseph Tuskiewicz, 59, both men receiving their graduate formation at the Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary in Massachusetts, and Bryan Shackett, 25, a former Sacred Heart undergraduate who attended the Pontifical North American College in Rome for graduate studies. Father Adams is assigned to the National Shrine of the Little Flower Parish in Royal Oak; Father Allan to Holy Trinity Parish in Port Huron; and Father Kopson to Divine Child Parish in Dearborn. John Kopson pledges obedience to Archbishop Vigneron and the authority of the Church prior to his ordination. Koenigsknecht, 26, W. Vincent Richardson, 26, and James Rolph, 26, for the Diocese of Lansing. The ceremony took place at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in East Lansing. Father Todd will begin his priestly ministry at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Ann Arbor; Father Gary at the Church of the Holy Family in Grand Blanc Township; Father Vincent at St. Patrick Parish in Brighton; and Father Rolph at St. John the Evangelist Parish in Fenton. Scott Jablonski, 32, and James Leeser, 52, of the Diocese of Madison were the final priestly ordinations of Sacred Heart’s Class of 2014. Most Rev. Robert Morlino, Bishop of Madison, placed hands on the men on June 27 at St. Maria Goretti Parish in Madison. Father Leeser is assigned to St. John the Baptist Parish, Waunakee, and St. Mary of the Lake Parish, Westport; and Father Jablonski to St. Bernard Parish, Watertown, and St. Henry Parish, Watertown. Could you consider saying a prayer for each of these men in the coming days, weeks and even years? In a real sense, through your prayer support, they become your spiritual sons, members of your spiritual family. More Sacred Celebrations On the same day, June 7, Christopher Stanish, 26, received the Sacrament of Holy Orders for the Diocese of Gary through the hands of his bishop, Most Rev. Dale Melczek. The sacred event occurred at the Cathedral of the Holy Angels in Gary. On June 14, Most. Rev. Earl Boyea, Bishop of Lansing, ordained Gary Koenigsknecht, 26, his twin brother Todd The entire congregation prays for the soon-to-be ordained priests. They lie prostrate as the intercession of the saints is invoked through the chanting of the ancient Litany of the Saints. FAll 2014 SAcred HeArt MAjor SeminAry 15