Best Practices : Vocation Promotion


12 May 2008 Promoting Vocations from the Inside Out

Vocation Basket turns families into active vocation promoters

Parish: St. Augustine, Howell, MI, Diocese of Lansing
Categories: Family, Vocation Promotion, Youth

5 May 2008 Finally: An Attractive, Powerful Program for Catholic Men

Men's ministry ("The King's Men") reaches men where they are at and launches them into a new, integral, active experience of Christ and the Church.

Parish: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Camden, NJ 08012, Diocese of Camden
Categories: Faith Formation, Family, Outreach, Sacraments, Vocation Promotion, Youth

Insight into Theology of the Body Gives Teens Hope

Theology of the Body for Teens is a life-changing chastity program winning rave reviews from teens and teachers.

Parish: Shiner Catholic Church; Saints Cyril and Methodius, Shiner, TX 77984, Diocese of Victoria
Categories: Faith Formation, Outreach, Vocation Promotion, Youth

Multiplying Vocations by Adopting Seminarians

A simple seminarian "adoption" program sparks active discernment among parish young people.

Parish: Southern Catholic College, Dawsonville, GA, Archdiocese of Atlanta
Categories: Vocation Promotion, Youth

Teaching Teens the Catholic View of Sex

A new book brings together effective methods for teaching the Theology of the Body to teens in a variety of settings.

Parish: St. Patrick's Church, Belvidere, NJ, Diocese of Metuchen
Categories: Faith Formation, Family, Sacraments, Vocation Promotion, Youth

Award-Winning Youth Group: More God, Fewer Games

Youth for Truth harnesses young people's thirst for answers and bolsters parish youth ministry.

Parish: St. Joseph, La Porte, IN, Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary
Categories: Faith Formation, Vocation Promotion, Youth

Successfully Launching Perpetual Adoration

Going from no adoration to a full schedule of perpetual adoration in just one month -- and sustaining it for years.

Parish: St. Paschal Baylon, Thousand Oaks, CA, Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Categories: Sacraments, Vocation Promotion

Traveling Chalice and Statue Spur Vocations

Simple, easy-to-implement program stirs spontaneous interest in vocations among both boys and girls.

Parish: Church of St. John, Foley, Minnesota, Diocese of St. Cloud
Categories: Family, Vocation Promotion, Youth

Knights Energize Youth & Churn Out Vocations

Following St. Maximilian Kolbe's motto, "To win all souls for God, and as soon as possible," the "Youth Knights of the Immaculata" have helped our youth group give the Church 25 vocations in 13 years.

Parish: St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church, Lafayette, Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana
Categories: Faith Formation, Outreach, Sacraments, Vocation Promotion, Youth