The Vocations Apostolate Ministry was formed with the intention identify, foster, encourage, and support vocations through prayer, invitation, education, and action.
Our ministry invites others to join us in prayer supporting those discerning religious vocations, especially most holy priesthood.
We provide vocation materials and plan events that move our support of vocations into action.
We act by encouraging families to promote vocations in the home, involving parishioners through announcements and vocation-centric prayers, hosting diocesan discernment dinners for young men inquiring about the journey to priesthood, and sending cards to the seminarians (birthday) and priests (anniversary of ordination) of our diocese.
Please consider supporting all our priests, seminarians and deacons by following the daily Vocations Prayer Calendar or picking up a Prayer Support for Vocations Home Kit! Both are available in the Parish vestibule.
Digital Prayer Calendar available for viewing or download on Diocesan website: www.diocs.org/About/Vocations/PriestlyVocations/VocationsPrayerCalender
Have you ever thought about becoming a Priest?
Diocese of Colorado Springs will host a half-day retreat and invites men ages 12-45
Saturday, July 22nd 2:00PM
St. John Henry Newman Center 4785 Stanton Rd. Colorado Springs, CO 80918
This is an excellent opportunity to learn about the discernment process and determine if God is calling you to a priestly vocation. The retreat will focus on the discernment process and will include presentations by both priests and laity. Adoration, Reconciliation, and mass will round out the retreat, followed by hamburgers and brats grilled by the Knights of Columbus. Dress is business casual.
Please extend this invitation to your family, friends and fellow parishioners!
Lord, we thank You for all those who faithfully and generously spend their lives in the service of others.
Lord, we thank You for those men who willingly go out to proclaim the Good News.
Lord, we thank You for priests who encourage us on our journey of conversion to a new life in Christ.
Lord, we thank You for the many young people who joyously and willingly respond to God’s call to religious vocations
Lord, we thank You for the depth, wisdom and maturity of our priests who pray, “The joy of the Lord is my strength”.
Amen
Would you like to learn more about how St. Joseph Vocations Apostolate Ministry is working to encourage & support vocations? Think you might be called to be part of this parish ministry? Please reach out to us...we'd love to hear from you!