Vocations | Diocese of San Bernardino

"If you are what you should be
you will set the whole world ablaze."

Don't be Afraid
Answer the Call!

Assist & Develop

We journey with people their discernment process to discover God's plan in their lives, and create materials, events and programs to help parishes, schools and other groups to promote vocations.

Provide & Coordinate

We offer opportunities for Discernment evenings, retreats and occasions to visit Serra House, while also collaborating with Vocation Committees, Serrans, Knights of Columbus and other groups in efforts to promote vocations.

Recruit & Accompany

We place a particular focus on working with and screen men who have the desire to become Diocesan priests for the Diocese of San Bernardino.

A vocation is a response to a call, a call of love.

The mission of the Vocations Office is to help all people develop an understanding of the call to be a child of God. In doing so we promote vocations to lay ministry, religious life, diaconate and priesthood so that people's lives are filled with hope.

Discernment

Find out what it takes

Becoming a Priest in the Diocese of San Bernardino

Procedures followed in the Vocations Office in accepting new seminarians to Serra House. A man wishing to enter our seminary must:

Be a practicing Catholic and involved in ministry of some kind
Have a healthy relationship with God, get along with people and show a concern for their welfare
Have a good recommendation from his Pastor
Have the ability and desire to live a celibate life
Fill out the necessary application and paperwork including recommendations

Meet on a regular basis with Vocation Office personnel
Attend monthly ‘Discernment meetings’
Be willing to be involved in social concerns
Have leadership qualities that can be developed - according to his age level
Be able to handle the studies required - General Education, Philosophy and Theology

Be in good general health
Be in good psychological health
Take the necessary psychological tests with a good recommendation from psychologist
Meet the Criteria to be hired through Live Scan process
Take the necessary classes needed for the Office for protection of youth

St. Junipero Serra House of Formation

12725 Oriole Ave., Grand Terrace, CA 92313

St. Junipero Serra House of Formation is a Catholic seminary community in the Diocese of San Bernardino for young men who envision a ministry as priests. After years of existence in small and aged facilities in Riverside, the seminary community moved to a new 1.5 acre campus in the foothills of Grand Terrace in 2005.

The new Serra House includes 69,000 square feet of building including 22 dorm rooms, three additional guest rooms, a chapel, a library, a dining room and multiple classrooms/meeting rooms.

Discernment Evenings at Serra House

4th Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m.

Open to men and women who are trying to determine what God is calling them to do with their lives. These evenings allow participants to join in a general session devoted to scripture and faith sharing.

For more information, contact Reyna at 909.783.1305

Our Seminarians

Men currently in formation for priesthood study at one of three locations.

All seminarians
Serra House
St. John Seminary
Assumption Seminary

Richard Ahumada

St. Francis of Assisi, La Quinta

Luis Angeles

Holy Family, Hesperia

Demitri Chuzel

St. Theresa, Palm Springs

Derek Cossio

St. John XXIII, Fontana/Rialto

Larry Curtis

St. Patrick, Moreno Valley

Triet Dang

Our Lady of Hope, San Bernardino

Thomas Davis

St. Christopher, Moreno Valley

Ted Drennan

Immaculate Heart of Mary, Twenty-nine Palms

Michael Ezeoke

Sacred Heart, Rancho Cucamonga

Carlos Flores

Sacred Heart, Jurupa Valley

Rafael Flores

St. Catherine of Siena, Rialto

Charles "Gino" Galley

St. John XXIII, Fontana/Rialto

Jonathan Garcia

St. George, Ontario