Vocation Ministry in Parishes
Rhonda Gruenewald, from her experience of leading a successful parish vocation ministry, has written Hundredfold: A Guide to Parish Vocation Ministry providing information, activities, and inspiration to anyone starting, reviving, or refreshing a Vocation Ministry, and to make those ministries thrive. It is designed to inspire parishes to get involved in vocation work, to help new ministries start strong by providing a clear guide to the nuts and bolts of the ministry, and to reinvigorate long-standing committees with fresh ideas that attract new workers to God’s vineyard.
This resource provides parishes with effective ways to support and promote a culture of vocation awareness by describing:
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an overview of vocations: why there is a need to promote vocations to the priesthood, religious life, and sacramental marriage, and why the parish is the perfect place to promote vocations;
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direction on the aspects of administering a Vocation Ministry: praying for its effectiveness, recruiting people to be involved, leading efficient meetings, tapping into additional resources, and funding the ministry;
- a prayerful guide to how to implement up to 67 different vocation activities that involve some aspect of prayer, awareness and education, youth, and affirmation, including step-by-step instructions for each activity, so that a ministry, new or established, has exactly the tools needed to foster vocations in a parish.
Let us continue to pray for an awareness and discernment of God's call in the life of each person.