Vocations Ministry

The Vocation Ministry seeks to create an atmosphere where parishioners, especially youth, can hear and answer God’s call.  The Vocation Ministry will lovingly, prayerfully and frequently present the priesthood, religious life, and marriage as options to be discerned, and explain the discernment process.  With a focus on prayer, education and encouragement, the ministry will foster a vocation-friendly environment where the Holy Spirit can guide men and women to be open to responding to God’s call to offer their lives to him.

Dear Father Letter
The All Saints Vocation Ministry is affording every parishioner and children the opportunity to write a message of gratitude to any of our priests to celebrate Priesthood Sunday on Sunday, September 24, 2023. Children may also draw or write a note of appreciation to one of our priests. We want this to come from your hearts, so we ask that everyone give thought to how one of our priests has impacted you or your family personally and share this in your words or drawings.
 
How do I participate?
On the back side of this page, you will find a “Dear Father” letter template. Please cut the page in half and write a letter or two to one of our parish priests. On Sunday, September 24, our priests will greet parishioners after each Mass outside of the church. A “Mailbox” will be available for you to drop off your note.
 
About
Priesthood Sunday is a special day set aside to honor priesthood in the United States. It is a day to reflect upon and affirm the role of the priesthood in the life of the Church as a central one. 

Print your "Dear Father" letter template PDF here.

Carta “Querido padre”
El Ministerio Vocacional de Todos los Santos ofrece a todos los feligreses y niños la oportunidad de escribir un mensaje de agradecimiento a cualquiera de nuestros sacerdotes para celebrar el Domingo del Sacerdocio el domingo 24 de septiembre de 2023. Los niños también podrán dibujar o escribir una nota de agradecimiento a uno de nuestros sacerdotes. Queremos que esto salga de sus corazones, por eso les pedimos que todos piensen en cómo uno de nuestros sacerdotes les ha impactado personalmente a ustedes o a su familia y lo compartan con sus palabras o dibujos.
 
¿Cómo participo?
En el reverso de esta página encontrará un modelo de carta “Estimado padre”. Corte la página por la mitad y escriba una o dos cartas a uno de nuestros párrocos. El domingo 24 de septiembre nuestros sacerdotes saludarán feligreses después de cada Misa fuera de la iglesia. Una  caja estará disponible para que usted deje su nota.

Acerca de
El Domingo del Sacerdocio es un día especial reservado para honrar el sacerdocio en los Estados Unidos. Es un día para reflexionar y afirmar el papel central del sacerdocio en la vida de la Iglesia.
 

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Join us every day in praying for a certain seminarian.
O Lord Jesus Christ, great High Priest, lead our seminarians in Your unerring footsteps; so that they may become priests who are models of purity, possessors of wisdom and heroes of sacrifice. Teach them generosity and detachment from worldly goods; but above all, teach them to know You and to love You, the One and Only Eternal Priest. Amen *For future prayer calendars, visit WWW.houstonvocations.com/pray-for-our-seminarians/