IN THE DIOCESE
tvc.dsj.org | October 24, 2017
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Institute for Leadership in Ministry (ILM) Celebrates 20 th Anniversary
By Liz Sullivan
It has been 18 years since the found-
ing Bishop of the Diocese of San Jose
Pierre DuMaine retired. However one of
the Bishop’s lasting legacies is marking
a milestone.
The Institute for Leadership in Minis-
try (ILM) held a 20 th Anniversary Mass
of Thanksgiving on October 11 at the
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph.
“Bishop DuMaine’s clearest response
to the (Second Vatican) Council was the
establishment of the ILM, so that men
and women of this local Church could
take their rightful place in ministry,
working as true collaborators of the
religious and clergy,” said DuMaine’s
successor, Bishop Patrick J. McGrath, dur-
ing the Mass where he was the celebrant.
“His was a vision shared with many, and
it became a reality in spite of budgetary
and all other sorts of challenges.”
The Bishop added, “the graduates
of the Institute are to be found in every
corner of the Diocese, serving alongside
religious, deacons and priests, some of
them also proud graduates of the Insti-
tute. They are involved in nearly every
fi eld of pastoral ministry and they have
enriched the life of our parishes in ways
that could never have been anticipated
back in 1997.
“Today, we give thanks for Bishop
Pierre’s commitment to the Council’s
vision that all of the baptized should
share in the life and work of the Church.
(l-r) Anne Grycz, former ILM director, Bishop
Patrick McGrath and current ILM director,
Linda Cunha-Ricchio. The faithful from the Diocese of San Jose
gather for the 20th Anniversary Mass of the
creation of the Institute for Leadership in
Ministry (ILM). During the 20 years of ILM more than 1,000
people have graduated. Currently there are
150 men and women enrolled.
Photos courtesy of Jen Vazquez
We are grateful to all who have worked
with and for the ILM – faculty, staff and
directors. In particular, (fi rst director)
Anne Grycz and Linda Cunha-Ricchio,
who have successfully steered a course
that gives us ample reason for this cel-
ebration.”
According to the current director
Cunha-Ricchio:
• Almost 1,000 individuals have
graduated from the ILM.
• Currently, 150 women and men
are enrolled.
• Six priests began their formation in
ILM: Father Hector Basañez, Father Jeff
Fernandez, Father Therie Geris, Father
Steve Kim, Father Dat Luong, Father
Larry Percell, and soon-to-be-ordained
Reverend Mr. Edgar Elamparo.
ILM is a pre-requisite for the Perma-
nent Deacon Formation program.
In any given year, there are 50 to 60
faculty members presenting classes. During the years, many curriculum
modifi cations have been made. For ex-
ample, an enhanced spiritual formation
process called “Encountering Christ”
precedes theology classes, a new cap-
stone course in the fi nal year helps stu-
dents integrate learning and personal as
well as parish discernment; and annual
retreats for all students.
“As we gather to celebrate the Eucha-
rist this evening, we remember these 20
years since the founding of the Institute
for Leadership in Ministry,” said Bishop
McGrath. “This time seems to have
passed with the blink of an eye. The
years have fl own by, even, as I know,
some of the days and nights might have
seemed as though they would never
pass...but so it is with all of our lives. In
commemorating events such as this, it is
common for us to go ‘back to the begin-
ning.’ And it is right to do so.
“However, that beginning is not here in San Jose, somewhere in the 1990s,
but much earlier than that. As we so
often say, ‘It all begins with Baptism.’
And this can be no more true than in
recounting the purpose, the goals and
the mission of the ILM. During the
Rite of Baptism, as the deacon or priest
anoints the newly baptized with Sacred
Chrism, he says these words, ‘As Christ
was anointed Priest, Prophet, and King,
so may you live always as a member of
his body, sharing everlasting life.’ To
be members of the Body of Christ, is to
share his priestly, prophetic and royal
nature. Indeed, his nature is our own.
And by virtue of that identity – of our
Baptism – all of us, ordained or not, are
charged to be shepherds after the heart
of the Lord.”
To learn more about the Institute
for Leadership in Ministry, please visit
www.dsj.org/education/institute-for-
leadership-in-ministry.
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