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Support our Seminarians!

Friday, October 18, 2024

6:00 p.m……………..Cocktail Hour/Light Hors D’oeuvres
7:00 p.m……………..Dinner & Program
9:00-11:00 p.m…….Live Music, Cocktail Hour room re-opens

Receptions Event Center (NEW!)

1379 Donaldson Hwy
Erlanger, KY 41018

Register to Attend/ Become a Sponsor

Sponsorship Opportunities

• Two Tables of 10
• Full-page Recognition in the Program
• Preferred Priority Seating with a Seminarian
• Special Recognition the Evening of the Event
• Acknowledgement as Presenting Sponsor in all Press Releases
• Featured Prominently in Two Messenger Advertisements
• Sponsorship of Two Bar Stations

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• One Table of 10
• Recognition the Evening of the Event
• Priority Seating
• Featured Prominently in Two Messenger Advertisements
• Full-page Recognition in the Program
• Sponsorship of One Bar Station

Register Now

• One Table of 10
• Recognition the Evening of the Event
• Half-page Recognition in the Program
• Featured Prominently in Two Messenger Advertisements

Register Now

  • One Table of 10
  • Recognition in the event program
  • Recognition the evening of the event
  • Inclusion in two Messenger Advertisements

Register Now

  • Recognition in the program
  • Recognition the evening of the event

Register Now

  • Recognition in the program
  • Recognition the evening of the event

Register now

Donate Now

Register Now

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**FEATURING**

  • Cocktail Hour with Light Hors D’oeuvres
  • Complimentary Open Bar: 6-11 pm
    • Wine, Beer, Mixed Drinks, Soft Drinks and Water
  • Cocktail Hour ballroom & bars will re-open for socializing after the program
  • New video highlighting the Propaedeutic Year, filmed at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, OH
  • The program will feature live Seminarian interviews with Bishop John Iffert

Meet the Seminarians

Joshua Heskamp

Transitional Diaconate

Michael Schulte

Configuration Stage

Will Fuller

Discipleship Stage

Andrew Pugh

Discipleship Stage

Joseph O’Bryan

Propaedeutic Stage

History

This is the 13th Annual Seminary Ball of the “modern era.”  However, the history of the “Seminary Ball” actually goes back to October of 1951, with the foundation of a Diocesan Council of the National Council of Catholic Women.

In 1954, Bishop William Mulloy asked this Diocesan Council of Catholic Women to undertake a fundraising effort for the newly established Seminary of St. Pius X in Erlanger.

On January 22, 1955 at Summit Hills Country Club in, what was then, South Fort Mitchell, the first Seminary Guild Ball was held. The theme for the “Ball” was “Symphony in Blue,” and was attended by over 200 people.  The last Seminary Guild Ball, which was in its 28th year, was held at Summit Hills Country Club on January 30, 1982.

In 2010, His Excellency, The Most Reverend Roger J. Foys, Tenth Bishop of the Diocese of Covington, reinstituted the Seminary Ball in support of our seminarians and their education and formation.

In 2023, Bishop John Iffert welcomed a record crowd of 650 attendees.