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Seminarians See Pennies From Heaven

The Prince of Peace Knights of Columbus donated $20,350 in proceeds from their 2022 Pennies from Heaven fundraiser to the Diocese of Birmingham’s eleven seminarians on May 29. Four of these young men, Max Gallegos, Hunter Limbaugh, Francisco Rodriguez, and Adam Sellers, were present at Prince of Peace for the check presentation at the 8:30 a.m. Mass. Each of the eleven seminarians received a $1,850 educational stipend thanks to the generosity of church and school families.

Father John Fallon, Prince of Peace pastor, and Father Jon Chalmers, parochial vicar, were on hand for the check presentation by Grand Knight Don DeCesare and project chairman Jerry Gordon.

Don DeCesare said, “It was an honor to work with the church and school to raise money for our seminarians and increase awareness of vocations.”

In addition to raising these funds over a two-week period, the Knights raised awareness for vocations, especially at Prince of Peace Catholic School. The council worked with the school to organize a virtual meeting with seminarian Daniel Sessions in March where he spoke from Rome to the students about his studies and vocation.

Please pray for our diocesan seminarians as they continue their studies and discernment: Patrick DePew, Max Gallegos, John Gardiner, Collins Hess, Hunter Limbaugh, Francisco Rodriguez, Adam Sellers, Daniel Sessions, John Paul Stepnowski and Andrew Vickery as well as Father Charles Deering II who was ordained on June 11.