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Credit hours are to be distinguished from total hours.  The following activities are not normally considered credit hours:

  1. Travel to and from the place where instruction is given.

  2. Informal meetings and conferences.

  3. Prayer services and liturgies.

  4. Spiritual direction sessions

  5. Parish council or committee meetings

  6. Social gatherings

  7. Archdiocesan, parish, diaconate board, council and committee meetings.

  8. Support group functions

  9. Courses not related to ministerial service.

  10. Service on retreat or spiritual formation teams.

  11. Tapes and books for individual study and reflection.

MINISTERIAL DEVELOPMENT HOURS PER YEAR

Years of Ordination Deacon's Age
| 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75
-- -|- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1 | 20 20 20 20 20 16 10 6
2 | 20 20 20 20 20 16 10 6
3 | 20 20 20 20 20 16 10 6
4 | 20 20 20 20 16 16 8 6
5 | 20 20 20 20 16 16 8 6
6 | 20 20 20 16 13 8 6
7 | 20 20 20 16 13 8 6
8 | 20 20 20 16 13 8 6
9 | 20 20 20 16 13 8 6
10 | 20 20 20 16 13 8 6
11 | 20 20 14 10 8 6
12 | 20 20 14 10 8 6
13 | 20 20 14 10 8 6
14 | 20 20 14 10 8 6
15 | 20 20 14 10 8 6
16 | 16 14 10 6 6
17 | 16 14 10 6 6
18 | 16 14 10 6 6
19 | 16 14 10 6 6
20 | 16 14 10 6 6
21 | 12 10 6 6
22 | 12 10 6 6
23 | 12 9 6 6
24 | 12 9 6 6
25 | 12 9 6 6
26 | 9 6 6
27 | 9 6 6
28 | 8 6 6
29 | 8 6 6
30 | 8 6 6
31+ | 6 6

04/01/2004

 

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