THURSDAY:  Celebrating Vocations

By focusing on the themes of learning, serving and leading, Catholic schools prepare children to succeed by using their God-given talents to the fullest throughout their lives. CSW offers an opportunity for students to explore the many life paths that enable them to use their talents well in the service of God and others.

TIP: Teach students what a vocation is and how it relates to your school. This is a great opportunity to publicly educate others on and reaffirm your school’s founding charism or tradition by sharing a brief history at an assembly or special event.

Ideas for Celebrating Vocations

• Write letters of thanks to the priests, deacons, sisters and brothers (both past and present!) involved in your local schools and parishes.
• Invite your local priests to come concelebrate your school Mass.
• Host a “career day” where local professionals—both religious and non-religious—can share how their faith guides them in their work.
• Host a vocations awareness panel. Invite a priest, seminarian, brother, nun, married couple and single person to talk to students about their vocations and how they live out their faith through the vocation they have been called to.
• Encourage interviews of pastors, priests, sisters, brothers and deacons for the school newspaper or parish bulletin—focusing particularly on the topic of “discerning the call.”
• Pray a novena to honor the patron saint of your school.