ST. LOUIS, Missouri — Brent Anthony Bowen, a Lewiston native living in St. Louis, will offer his vows in September as he pursues his ordination into the priesthood.

The event will take place during the solemn profession of Dominican Friars on Saturday, Sept. 9, at St. Pius V Catholic Church in St. Louis, Missouri, according to the Dominican Province of St. Albert the Great. The Very Rev. James Marchionda, O.P., prior provincial of the Chicago-based province, will receive Brother Bowen’s vows.

Bowen is the son of David Bowen of Hartford and Renee Therrien of Poland. He was raised in Lewiston and attended Holy Family Parish. He attended Lewiston High School, graduating in 2006, and attended EmbryRiddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida.

He began to consider the priesthood after getting involved in campus ministry at EmbryRiddle. He began his noviate in 2012. Upon making first profession in 2013, he moved to St. Dominic Priory in St. Louis and began theology studies at Aquinas Institute of Theology. He is a clerical candidate and has two years remaining until he is ordained to the priesthood.

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