Vocations 2008
Vocations Awareness Week: September 2008
2008 will see the commission continue to promote Vocations within the Diocese.
Our main aim this year is to focus on praying for Vocations. We will continue to provide materials for Lesson Plans, Holy Hours and Masses throughout the Diocese
Past Events
2007: Our main aim for this year was to focus on the Secondary Schools in the Diocese, giving retreats on the theme of Vocation. We carried out retreats in conjunction with the Diocese Youth Commission.
2006:Our key theme was again based on 'In Verbo Tuo' (New Vocations for a New Europe), which was published by the Vatican in 1997 in response to the 'Vocations Crisis' in Europe, and its key themes are
A summary of 'In Verbo Tuo' in Microsoft Word Format can be found here . A Powerpoint presentation highlighting the main areas of the document can be viewed by clicking here.And a word document with notes to supplement the presentation can accessed here. Further resources and details can be access by going to www.ukvocation.org For a summary of our first presentation at St Aidens in Johnstone, 2005, click here
Vocations 2006 - Events
Based on the above themes, it was the commission's intention to attempt to 'promote a culture of vocation' in the Diocese by organising various events to highlight the key themes from 'In Verbo Tuo'. We continued to provide Parishes and Organisations throughout the Diocese with information and resources to help them to spread the sentiments of In Verbo Tuo to the people of the Diocese. More Details of our work can be found on the Events page
Vocations 2006 - Resources
Resources for other Vocations events can be found on the Resources page