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Associates

Lay people may become associate members of religious communities. Associates can be single or married and the commitment to the community in which you "associate" with can vary.

How do you know which community you wish to join? Most people find themselves drawn to a particular communities charism and wish to spend their time carrying out through their work and through prayer the spirit of the community. Many times there are activities which associates also can become involved in the religious community, or they can continue to carry out their current ministry within their own parish or local community.

Many of the religious communities for both men and women have Associate programs in our diocese. Check out the websites for the different communities found on our contact page.

"And those he predestined he also called; and those he called he also justified; and those he justified he also glorified." Romans 8:30