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St. Edward Holy Spirit
Today's local guest was Fr. Joe Pins, the pastor of Holy Spirit in Creston and St. Edward in Afton, Iowa. Fr. Pins shared with us, his vocation story. For him Priesthood was a second vocation. He received a call from his father one day in his youth, where his father told him that he was going to become a deacon. At his father's ordination to deacon, the homilest told the men "You have been given a call..." Fr. Pins heard in his head, "You have a call too" and he immediately said, "No, I do not."
Later his dad invited him to attend a CEW retreat. It was on Halloween weekend and Fr. Pins had to make the decision whether he would hang out with friends or go to this retreat. Deciding to take one for the team and do it for his dad, he attended. After receiving the sacrament of Reconcilliation for the first time in ten years, Fr. Pins' heart was open and he rediscovered his faith. With this, he discovered his call to be a priest. So he sold his house, quit his job and entered the Seminary. Fr. Pins will have been a priest for three years this summer.
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