Vocation Ministry Workshop

Date: Saturday, January 24th 
Time: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Registration begins at 8:15 am
Optional Mass at 8:00 am with Fr. Andrew Rauenbuehler
Place: St. Patrick's Catholic Church
          4330 St. Patrick Drive
          Iowa City, IA 52240

Please register by January 7th. 

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Where do vocations come from? What does a Vocation Director do all day? Have you ever talked to the parent of a priest or religious? Do you know what it takes to become a priest or religious? Come explore this inner heart of the Church and learn how you can help find your future pastor!

Learn How to Promote Vocations in Your Parish:
What is a Vocation Ministry and why do we need one?
What is the recipe for a vocation-producing parish?
What is the message young people need to hear?
How do we start and sustain our ministry?

Make a Concrete Plan for Your Parish Ministry:
Choose realistic activities in the areas of Prayer, Education, Youth, and Affirmation
Discuss how to celebrate various dates such as National Vocation Awareness Week
Set goals and leave with a plan to get started!

Who Should Attend

Lay Vocation Partners invited by their pastors who are interested in helping to promote vocations are welcome. 

Free to Attend

There is no cost to attend the workshop. Lunch is provided.
 

Workshop Leader

Bob McMorrow

Bob McMorrow and his wife Karen have been married for 27 years. They have seven children, two sons-in-law, and three grandchildren. After two years of marriage and seeking a new adventure, they left Illinois for Anchorage, Alaska, for Bob to work in youth ministry and ultimately to develop an office of evangelization and catechesis in his parish. Bob has taught Church History and bioethics in the local Catholic high school. He has led youth conferences, mission trips, and many pilgrimages, including 11 World Youth Days.

Bob developed a vocation team for the Archdiocese of Anchorage, and seeing the importance of young people encountering religious men and women, he has invited many religious to join in various retreats, parish missions, and summer camps. Bob has always found great joy in helping young people discern God’s will in life.

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