What, specifically, can a vocations team do to help a parish become vocations-oriented?
Establish a “vocations corner” so that parishioners can find relevant literature if they are interested in Church vocations. Organize a prayer network for the homebound, provide prayer cards or cassettes with vocations prayers. The vocations team can write prayers and get them photocopied on card stock. Celebrate National Vocation Awareness Week each winter. For example, sponsor a vocations essay or poster contest, hold a vocations event or workshop (the Vocations Office can suggest creative formats to generate more interest than a simple panel discussion), support a seminarian through prayer, invitations to homes of parishioners dinner, or tuition help, organize Stations of the Cross for vocations, sign up one family per week to pray for vocations every day during the week, etc. Serve as a visible resource for parishioners wondering about vocations. Keep in touch with the Vocations Office for ideas!
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- Doesn a parish establish a vocations team so that the rest of the parish can concentrate on other areas, such as human concerns, religious education, and liturgy?
- What, specifically, can a vocations team do to help a parish become vocations-oriented?
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