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 Do
you wish you had a voice in choosing your priests?
What if someone said that you do, in fact,
have a role to play?
At the parish level, Parish Vocation Representatives
are involved with activities that foster an on-going conversation about
the vocations of all baptized Christians. This person is responsible for
coordinating programs among parish groups and for distributing information
as it comes from the Office of Vocations. Ask your pastor if your parish
has a Parish Vocation Representative, or contact us.
If your parish has a Rep., get in touch with him or
her to see if you can help encourage this dialogue. If your parish doesn’t
have a Rep. yet, think about becoming one and let us know at the Office
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The magnitude of this ministry is as large or small
as you and your parish community wish to make it. You could ...
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simply offer periodic intentions
at Mass
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coordinate with Religious Ed.
to include seasonal lessons
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set up a committee to coordinate
parish-wide activities
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Church of the
Epiphany, Richmond – The
9th-grade students in religious education studied about
vocations. Sr. Veronica Joyner, from St. Gertrude’s
High School in Richmond, and Sr. Vicki Ix, from Saint Benedict
Monastery in Bristow, Virginia, spoke with about 35 students
about their call to the religious life. The students concluded
the evening by watching the DVD Fishers of Men. The
parish also welcomed Father Mark Purcell, from Mary, Mother of the Church,
Abbey in Richmond, who spoke to the students about his vocation
to the priesthood. The teenagers finished their study of
vocations by role-playing in various situations as a priest, a
religious sister or brother, a single person or a married
person, having researched the lifestyle of the person they were
assigned. Submitted by Ann Neirmeyer.
Students Support
Seminarians
Thanks to Diane Harraghyfor
incorporating vocations awareness into Religious Education
classes at Sacred Heart in Danville. Diane’s students encourage
our candidates with cards and well-wishes throughout the year.
For more information, contact the office.
This is YOUR
spot on the web
To help you gather information on promoting vocations, we’d
like to dedicate this space to you and your ideas. This will be
a place where you can find out what other parishes around the
diocese are doing and where you can post you own ideas. It’s
very simple. Just type up your ideas
and email
KLeFever@richmonddiocese.org. Submissions will
be posted and senders credited along with his/her parish.
This page will be updated as new submissions
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For current Parish Representatives
Thank you so much for your time and commitment to promoting
vocations awareness in your parishes. Welcome to your space on the Web!
We will post readings, ideas, and references here for you as we create
and come across them. Feel free to explore and give us your feedback.
We’re always looking for methods to address better your needs in
your communities.
Come back often. This page will always be in flux,
expanding and changing to meet your needs and keep you up-to-date.
Here’s what will be coming soon to this page:
- How-to Guides
- Articles to Read
- Lesson Plans
- Suggestions for Activities
- Special Intentions for Mass
- How to Form a Vocations Awareness Committee
- Events to Promote
- Idea-Sharing
- Newsletters
Please check the FAQs/Resources
page. We’ve collected links from other websites that might be of
interest to you.
Publications
Lesson Plans
- Primary
Lesson (.pdf doc)
- Intermediate
Lesson 1 (.pdf doc)
- Intermediate
Lesson 2 (.pdf doc)
- Middle School Lesson 1 (.pdf doc)
- Middle School Lesson 2 (.pdf doc)
National Vocations Week
Resources for World Day of Prayer for Vocations
Other Resources
Online Links
 Some
of these publications are saved in PDF format. To read them, you need
to install the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. This program is
free and can be downloaded from the Adobe site. Installation instructions
are also available from Adobe.
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