Breakfast with the Seminarians

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Knights of Columbus Erie Councils

Hosted “Breakfast with Seminarians” Event

Erie, Pennsylvania – November 02, 2025 – A Breakfast with Seminarians event was held Sunday, November 2nd at St. Mark Seminary.

An annual event organized and hosted by St. Julia’s Parish K of C council and supported by the Erie area councils of the Knights of Columbus, the breakfast is an opportunity for Catholics to meet the seminarians at St. Mark’s and talk, get to know them, and to encourage them in their journey of discernment.

The morning began with a Mass for vocations in the chapel celebrated by Father Scott Jabo, Rector of St. Mark Seminary.

After Mass, breakfast was served in the refectory at St. Mark Catholic Center.

Father Jabo thanked the Knights of Columbus, who hosted the event as a way of encouraging the seminarians and letting them know that the wider Catholic community is praying for them and cares about them. He asked all Catholic laypersons to get involved and pray for an increase in vocations to the priesthood and religious life.

Members of the Catholic Daughters of America and the Serra Club of Erie were also present to encourage the seminarians and to pray for vocations. Approximately 50 people attended the breakfast.

The public event is usually held in late October or early November of each year, and any Catholic may attend the function by making a reservation with the Knights of Columbus next year, when the date of the event is announced again.

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Father Scott Jabo addresses the attendees at the K of C annual Breakfast with Seminarians and introduced the Seminarians at St. Mark Seminary.

The morning features a wonderful catered breakfast along with an opportunity to meet and visit with the seminarians at St. Mark Seminary.

Third-year Seminarian Tyler Niebauer from St. Basil the Great Parish, Coleport, addressed the audience and spoke about his discernment journey. Knights of Columbus, Catholic Daughters of America and members of the Serra Club of Erie attended the Breakfast with Seminarians event.

First-year Seminarian Samuel Ghering from St. Patrick’s Parish, Franklin, talks about the events that led him to discern a priestly vocation at St. Mark Seminary.