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Welcome to the vocations site of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, OMI Lacombe Canada Province. We’re glad you are here and invite you to take a look around. It’s our hope that this site will be a help to you in your ongoing search for God’s will for in your life. Our vocations site will help you to learn about discernment, and about the mission and ministry of the Oblates in Canada and around the world.
Do not hesitate to contact Fr Ken Thorson, our vocation director, at any time if you have any questions or if you would like more information.
"People Like Us..." 24/06/10
People like us... I was listening to a interview on Canadian public radio the other day. It was about child prostitutes and the johns who prey on them. The woman being interviewed ran a support group for these vulnerable children. Many had fled their...
Read More'Our' Oblate Mission 15/06/10
[1]In my ministry as vocation director I'm often given the opportunity to speak on the charism, ministry, and community life of the Oblates. Someone pointed out recently that I always use OUR and WE when I _describe our many ministries across Can...
Read MoreSummer is Here
Over the summer months the bloggers at omivocations.ca will be taking a break. We hope you’ve enjoyed the posts we’ve made over the past ten months as much as we’ve enjoyed writing them. Be sure to look back in September when we start posting again. Blessings on you and on all the next couple of months holds for you.
Lay Associate Gathering in Ottawa
Lay Associates form an integral part of the Oblate family in OMI Lacombe. Each district in our Oblate province has a unique experience of Association, and from August 27 – 29 Associates and Oblates from across the country will gather in Ottawa to share and celebrate our experiences. We will also be studying possibilities for the future of Association in OMI Lacombe.