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Involvement
As a Catholic, I care about vocations ...
You are called
to holiness, but how do you live
a holy life?
Jesus, the
original “vocation director,” taught
us by His example of prayer and action.
Please pray
for vocations. Pray at
the dinner table. Pray at Mass. Pray
while you’re stirring the pasta cooking
on the stove or waiting for the gas
tank to fill. Pray especially for
young people as they navigate the
career and life choices open to them.
Take action
that fits your style:
- Volunteer
your time to a parish vocations
team, the Vocations Office,
or Saint Francis Seminary.
We have volunteers in areas
ranging from marketing advice
to stuffing envelopes. (If
your parish doesn’t have a
vocations team, the Vocations
Office will help you get one
started.)
- Consider
a donation to the Vocations
Office. A survey of diocesan
priests ordained nationwide
in 2003 showed that vocation
awareness initiatives are important.
For example, 49% said pamphlets
were instrumental for them,
and 30% said advertisements
were instrumental. Your donation
will help the Vocations Office
produce up-to-date, effective
print and multi-media materials.
- Donate
to Saint Francis Seminary,
center for ministerial formation
for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.
Your donation will help the
seminary provide spiritual,
academic, and pastoral preparation
for our future Church leaders.
- The
Vocations Office often works
with men called to priesthood
who lack financial resources.
Help seminarians with books
and other costs by donating
to the Needy Seminarian Fund
or the Hispanic Seminarian
Fund.
If
you need vocations prayer cards,
want to volunteer, or if you
can help with a donation, contact:
Vocations
Office
Archdiocese of Milwaukee
3257 S. Lake Drive
St. Francis, WI 53235
Phone: (414) 747-6437
E-mail: vocations@sfs.edu
For donations, please make checks
payable to one of the following:
- Vocations
Office (for vocations office
initiatives)
- Saint Francis
Seminary (for seminary needs)
- Needy Seminarian Fund (to support
seminarians in need
of financial
assistance)
- Hispanic Seminarian
Fund (to support Hispanic seminarians
in need of
financial assistance).
THANKS!
Prayer
Intentions at Mass
Has
your parish joined the
growing roster of faith
communities praying for
vocations the first weekend
of every month? Here are
prayer intentions to use
at Mass.
- For
God’s blessings
as we seek to live
holy lives within
our
families and our
school community,
we pray;
- For
deacons, whose ministry includes
outreach to those suffering
from poverty and injustice,
we pray;
- For
all who are getting ready to
serve as future priests, deacons,
and religious sisters or brothers,
we pray.
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