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Creating a Culture of Vocations |
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Can you believe Holy Week and Easter are almost here, ? We are focusing on two events this Easter season. Let's get planning together to create a culture of vocations in your parish or classroom.
-Uplift Your Priest Campaign (April 12-23)
-World Day of Prayer for Vocations (April 25)
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS! We are launching our second annual Uplift Your Priest Campaign on April 12-23, 2021.
The campaign is designed to inspire the laity to support and encourage their priests. We need to let our clergy know that their people recognize their daily sacrifices.
Go HERE to find all the ideas and more about the campaign.
If you are in a parish or school, click on the Uplift Your Priest Logo (right) to save on your computer. Then, share on social media platforms and website to let everyone know that your parish or school is participating.
Don't forget to:
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We will be posting ideas each day of the campaign, so follow us on Facebook & Instagram
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Tag us: @VocationMinsitry
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Use #Upliftyourpriest #Vocationministry
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RESOURCES
Work with your school or parish to support your pastor and offer to help to make uplift your priest celebrations easier:
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Daily Deed Ideas for Schools/Classrooms:
- Send spiritual bouquets to your priest from your students or school
- Send him drawings or paintings by the students
- Ask students to Pray, fast, and/or offer small sacrifices for him
- Send your priest a Gift Card from Amazon or a restaurant from the school
- Make a school/classroom video message/song of affirmation for your priest
- Create a sidewalk message in front of the school
- Post a picture of your students with your priest
- Invite your priest to have lunch with the students
- Hold a Car “Parade of Love” for your priest
- Ask students to write him a letter thanking him for his sacrifices
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Daily Deed Ideas for
Parishes:
- Call/text/email your priest
- Send spiritual bouquets to him
- Send him drawings or paintings by children
- Pray, fast, and offer sacrifices for him
- Send him a Gift Card from Amazon or a restaurant
- Make a family video message/song of affirmation for him
- Create a sidewalk message in front of the church/rectory
- Post a picture of your family with your priest
- Drop off dinner/lunch to him
- Send financial support to the parish, if able
- Hold a “Parade of Love” for him
- Challenge and tag 3 families/individuals to pray a Rosary for him on social media (think Bucket Challenge)
- Invite him and other people or families for a gathering (virtually, if needed)
- Write him a letter thanking him for his sacrifices
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WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS |
Catholics are asked to pray that more laborers will be sent into His harvest, which is abundant, even in the midst of a pandemic! The World Day of Prayer for Vocations (April 25th) is a perfect opportunity to engage students and parishioners to pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life. We are confident that the Holy Spirit is still planting seeds, so let us create a vocation-friendly environment to water those seeds.
If you are in a parish, download the prayer card (below) from www.vocationministry.com to put in the bulletin/newsletter, hand out at Masses, leave in pews, or place on a welcoming table.
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RESOURCES
Work with your pastor or principal to find the best way to pray for vocations. The following resources are some ideas to help make your parish or school celebrations easier. For more resources for a parish go HERE. If you are in an educational setting, go to our new education section of the website HERE.
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FOR PARISHES
Bulletin Blurb
Today the Church throughout the world prays for vocations, especially to the priesthood and religious life. Will you make a special effort to ask the Lord for more vocations?
- Pray for the priests who have ministered to you throughout your life, both living and dead.
- Keep our parish priests in your prayers throughout the week.
- Encourage your children, grandchildren, or other young people to consider a vocation as a priest or religious brother or sister.
- Pray a rosary for more young men and women in our diocese to respond to God’s call.
Prayers of the Faithful
On this World Day of Prayer for Vocations, we pray that God will supply holy shepherds for the Church. Let us pray to the Lord.
- That the example of religious sisters and brothers will show forth the Church as the sacrament of salvation for the world. Let us pray to the Lord.
- For all Catholics struggling to discern their vocations, that the Holy Spirit give them wisdom and peace. Let us pray to the Lord.
- That God will call men from our own parish to become priests. Let us pray to the Lord.
- For those in our parish called to profess vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. Let us pray to the Lord.
- That teachers and youth ministers will encourage children and teens to respond to God’s call. Let us pray to the Lord.
- That parents will encourage their children to consider the priesthood or consecrated life. Let us pray to the Lord.
- For the deceased clergy and religious who have served our parish, that the Good Shepherd will welcome them with open arms. Let us pray to the Lord
Ideas
- Adoration for vocations in the chapel (use workshop aid below)
- Place the Kid's Activity Page in the Church book rack
- Holy Hour in the church with a reception afterward
- Advertise this day in all ways (download the banner below)
- Pray the Rosary for vocations
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FOR SCHOOLS
Newsletter Blurb
The Church throughout the world prays for vocations, especially to the priesthood and religious life, on World Day of Prayer for Vocations. Will you make a special effort to ask the Lord for more of our youth to say "Yes" to God's call?
- Pray for the priests who have ministered to you throughout your life, both living and dead.
- Keep our priests and sisters, serving our school, in your prayers throughout the week.
- Encourage your children to consider a vocation as a priest or religious brother or sister.
- Pray a rosary for more young men and women in our diocese to respond to God’s call.
Prayers of the Faithful
On this upcoming World Day of Prayer for Vocations, we pray that God will supply holy shepherds for the Church. Let us pray to the Lord.
- That the example of religious sisters and brothers will show forth the Church as the sacrament of salvation for the world. Let us pray to the Lord.
- For all Catholics struggling to know their vocations, that the Holy Spirit give them wisdom and peace. Let us pray to the Lord.
- That God will call men from our own school to become priests. Let us pray to the Lord.
- For those in our school called to profess vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. Let us pray to the Lord.
- That teachers and catechists will encourage children and teens to respond to God’s call. Let us pray to the Lord.
- That parents will encourage their children to consider the priesthood or consecrated life. Let us pray to the Lord.
- For the deceased clergy and religious who have served our school, that the Good Shepherd will welcome them with open arms. Let us pray to the Lord
Ideas
- Encourage the youth to pray a "prayer for vocation"
- Bring children before the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament.
- Advertise this day in all ways (download the banner below)
- Engage students using the Kids' Activity Page below
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“The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master
of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.”
-Luke 10-2
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Be Sure to Follow Our Socials |
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