Ascension c at h ol i c c h ur c h
PROFILE:
Deacon Doyle Schulz
A Life of Dedicated Service
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ooking back, Deacon Doyle Schulz sees that God was speaking to his heart about the diaconate ever since he was a child. In fact, God spoke to him through others, even though they weren’t exactly on the mark. “As deacons, we are often asked what brought us to the decision to dedicate our lives to the service of others,” Deacon Schulz says. “When I was a student at St. Francis de Sales Catholic School in Moorhead, Minn., we had a pastor who would put the names of the boys he thought could become priests in the tabernacle, and he put mine. Well, he was a little off, but I believe God did call me to the diaconate in the end.” Deacon Doyle Schulz lives out his call to ministry as a faithful husband, Over time, God’s will was made father and grandfather. He and his clearer to Doyle, and His omniscient wife, Pat, have three children and eight designs became very evident. grandchildren. “We are all called in different ways,” Deacon Schulz says. “For me, it was when I was working with the Highway Patrol and was always being asked to lead the prayers. A friend of mine on the patrol, named Don Pulaski, knew I was searching for something to do when I retired, and he suggested that I look at the diaconate. With Fr. Ed Wehner as
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Inside August 2020
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Understanding God’s Gift of Time
4-5 Leading the Little Ones: An Inside Look at Our Faith Formation Program Volunteers 6 Gearing Up for Our Annual Stewardship Renewal 7 Meet Parishioner Joyce Ulmer A Rewarding Life of Dedicated Stewardship
