THE WORKSHOP IS JUST THE BEGINNING...

Thank you for the joyful witness of your priesthood. You are on the front lines every day for our Church, saving and feeding souls! Because you are your parishioners' first—and in many cases only—example of a priestly or religious vocation, please consider the following: Share your vocation testimony with parishioners, young and old! Inspire them to ask God what His will is for their lives. Invite them to consider a call to the priesthood or religious life. Below are the next steps in putting the knowledge you learned into practice. Should you have a question about creating a culture of vocations, just hit REPLY, I am here to help! St. Alphonsus Liguori, Pray For Us! Sincerely, Rhonda Gruenewald President & Founder of Vocation Ministry [email protected] www.vocationministry.com

Download Vocation Days & Resources (English PDF) Download Parish Action Plan (English PDF) Download Vocation Days & Resources (Spanish PDF) Download Parish Action Plan (Spanish PDF)

STEP 1: GUIDE BOOK The workshop was just the tip of the iceberg! Read at least the first 50 pages of Hundredfold: A Guide to Parish Vocation Ministry and then peruse the activities as you need them to gain a full grasp of the task ahead. Additional copies of the book are available online at our shop. You will also find a Hundredfold Resource Book that features great resources for each vocation day and highlights activities to use in each phase of your ministry. Visit our Shop

STEP 2: VISIT OUR WEBSITE

Visit VocationMinistry.com. Using the dropdown menu on the Parish tab, you will find a page designed specifically for Priests. There, you can see a recap of the ideas you heard during the workshop.

Additionally, under the Parish tab, you will find the phases where the resources are for each activity. New items and tools are continually being added to help your ministry create a vocation-friendly environment!

STEP 3: IMPLEMENTING IN A SMALL PARISH One of the first questions I hear after a workshop for priests is, "How can a small parish implement this idea of promoting vocations?" No matter the size of the parish, everyone should start SMALL and with prayer! As a pastor of 1-3 small parishes, you can have one entity overseeing all three parishes or one at each parish. You know your parishes best. Trust yourself and the Holy Spirit to guide you.  The principle of the work is the same: if the parish is more vocation-minded, the Holy Spirit can inspire more families and youth.

Check with your diocesan Office of Vocations to see which programs they offer that your ministry could promote, cutting down on the costs of hosting similar activities at the parish level.

STEP 4: CONSECRATE YOUR MINISTRY While you are in the process of establishing a new ministry, revitalizing an existing one, or introducing vocations in your parish, please consider praying this consecration prayer often! Download Consecration Prayer (English & Spanish)

STEP 5: FOLLOW OUR SOCIALS If your parish uses social media, follow Vocation Ministry on Facebook and Instagram for additional vocation inspiration and collaboration. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch and share videos about vocations, discernment stories, and so much more! ‌ ‌ ‌

STEP 6: REVIEW US We'd love to hear your feedback about the recent Priest Workshop you attended. We invite you to rate us on Google.com - it will only take a few minutes and will be invaluable to us! Review Vocation Ministry

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