The purpose of a Parish Vocations Committee is to provide an atmosphere in the parish in which all eligible or interested people may carefully consider priesthood or the religious life as a possible calling for themselves. The Committee assumes the responsibility of creating a climate of vocation awareness in the parish.
The responsibilities of the Parish Vocations Committee include:
1) To pray daily for increased vocations
2) To become aware of the various ministries of the Catholic Church, particularly the priesthood and
religious life
3) To offer support and encouragement to priests and religious within the parish
4) To provide example through personal Christian family life as a means of encouraging vocations
5) To accept and carry out assigned tasks and to report on the progress of assigned work.
6) To work with other parish organizations such as, but not limited to, Pastoral Councils, Liturgy
Committees, Parish Religious Education Programs, Altar and Rosary Societies, Holy Name
Societies,Youth Organizations, Knights of Columbus and other organizations.
Committee Activities:
1) To encourage parishioners to pray for, learn about, support and recruit vocations to the priesthood
and religious life
2) To provide opportunities to develop vocation awareness through various parish structures already
in existence
3) Sponsor vocation discernment activites in the parish
4) Encourage Parish Prayer for Vocations
5) Sponsor a parent night and discuss vocations and invite the Diocesan Vocations Committee
6) Work with parish youth minister and DRE or CRE to present vocations programs.
Many ideas are available for promoting vocations to the priesthood and religious life. For more information, please contact Father Barry McLean, Director of Vocations for the Diocese of San Angelo at (325) 651-7500 or (325) 374-9617 or by email at Frbarrymclean@aol.com.
Parish Vocations Committees