- Diocese of Cheyenne - Cheyenne, WY

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Office of Pastoral Formation
- What This Office Does. . .
  
  The Office of Pastoral Formation builds up parishes, missions, and schools in the many areas of direct ministry and service they offer to the People of God. To help accomplish this goal, this office:
  
  Accompanies ministers as they meet the needs of the People of God in their care;
  
  Supports parishes and missions by providing resources and formation for leaders, assisting with planning, and helping craft direction for ministries;
  
  and Celebrates the mysteries of God with pastorates through days of spiritual renewal, retreats, and opportunities for pastorates to praise God together.
- Discipleship Formation for Lay Leaders
- Ministerio Hispano
- Ongoing Adult Formation
- Marriage Accompaniment
- Faith Formation for Youth
- Youth Ministry
- Catholic Schools Network
- Young Adult Ministry
Upcoming Formation Events for Lay Ministers
- Directory for Catechesis: Study and Prayer (Chapters 5-6)
  
  Thursday, August 5, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  
  Lay leaders from Wyoming will read the new Directory for Catechesis, share prayer, and have conversation about faith and ministry as related to the content of the text. This week, we will focus on chapters five and six. Click the title of this event for a link to sign up!
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  Directory for Catechesis: Study and Prayer (Chapters 7-8)
  
  Thursday, August 19, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  
  Lay leaders from Wyoming will read the new Directory for Catechesis, share prayer, and have conversation about faith and ministry as related to the content of the text. This week, we will focus on chapters seven and eight. Click the title of this event for a link to sign up!
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  Directory for Catechesis: Study and Prayer
  
  Thursday, September 2, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  
  Lay leaders from Wyoming will read the new Directory for Catechesis, share prayer, and have conversation about faith and ministry as related to the content of the text. This week, we will focus on chapter nine. Click the title of this event for a link to sign up!
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- Director of Pastoral Formation
  
  Joe Wotawa completed his Bachelor of Arts at Saint Louis University and holds a Master of Divinity from Santa Clara University.
  
  Before joining the Diocese of Cheyenne, Joe served the Church as a Theology and English teacher at a Catholic High School, where he also served as a Campus Minister, and Assistant Director of Service. He has also served in retreat ministry, multicultural ministry, non-profit work, social outreach, and on school board committees and as a member of a Catholic middle school.
  
  Joe is grateful to serve the Church in Wyoming and to work with committed Catholics from across the state. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, writing, running, playing soccer, and photography. Joe worships with his fiancée, Sandra, at St. Paul's Newman Center in Laramie.