PRAYER
- Holy Hours for Vocations. Have a special Holy Hour to pray for priestly and religious vocations.
- Rosary for Vocations. During the rosary mention candidates by name.
- Hail Mary Glass Clings and Prayer for Vocations Prayer Cards: Our glass clings for parish and school bathroom mirrors and windows and our vocations prayer card offer daily reminders to pray for vocations in even small ways! Contact our office for both in English and Spanish.
ACTIVITIES
- Workshops for Altar Servers. Teach altar servers about vocational discernment.
- Parish Discernment Groups. Small groups of boys or girls led by parish priest or sister, with help from parents, to help them understand vocations. Consider the Melchizedek Project, which provides free resources for discernment groups.
- Attend Ordinations. Arrange for confirmation students or youth groups to attend an ordination
- Traveling Crucifix or Chalice. In this popular program, a crucifix or chalice is brought home by a different family each week. It is kept in a special place by the family, who prays each day for more vocations.
COMMUNICATION
- Vocations Library. Keep a special corner of the vestibule stocked with vocation-related materials.
- Poster/Coloring/Essay/Video Contests. Organize a contest with a vocations theme for students.
- Vocation Stories. Invite priests to tell their vocation stories at parish events.
- Web Page. Add a link to your parish/school website to the NewarkPriest website, or create a vocations page of your own.
OTHER IDEAS
- Celebrate Ordination Anniversaries. Honor parish priests and celebrate within the parish and school.
- Support Our Seminarians. Send greeting cards to each seminarian at the beginning of a new semester, holidays, exam times, birthdays, ordinations, etc.
- Director of Vocations. Invite the Director of Vocations to the parish for a weekend, for Mass and a meal with parish families. Contact the Office of Vocations for availability.