Four Seminarians Experience Chaplain Ministry At Mercy Health Saint Mary’s

For 10 weeks in this summer, four Catholic seminarians had the opportunity to serve with the chaplain ministry team at Mercy Health Saint Mary’s in downtown Grand Rapids. Three of them, Andrew Ayers, Michael Goodwin and Robert Mulderink, are newly-ordained (May 2018) transitional deacons for the Diocese of Grand Rapids. The fourth seminarian is Jacob … Read more Four Seminarians Experience Chaplain Ministry At Mercy Health Saint Mary’s

Welcome to Fr. Joachim Adione, New Chaplain at Mercy Health Saint Mary’s

Originally from the diocese of Nnewi, Nigeria, Fr. Joachim Adione (pronounced jo-ah-kim ah-dee-oh-nay) comes to serve as chaplain at Mercy Health Saint Mary’s, beginning in September 2016. Before coming to Grand Rapids, Fr. Adione served most recently as parochial vicar of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish and a part-time Priest Chaplain at St. Mary’s Medical … Read more Welcome to Fr. Joachim Adione, New Chaplain at Mercy Health Saint Mary’s