Vocation Pathway
A comprehensive strategy to increase priestly vocations in your diocese
SAMPLE TIMELINE
The Vocation Pathway
JULY
JULY
Planning
- Diocesan Assessment
- Vocation Plan
- Plan core events
- Refine current candidate list
- Work with bishop to choose
Vocation Team members
August
August
Vocation Team Formation
- In-person planning meeting
- Review Art of Accompaniment
- Discernment Group leadership training
- Training on DiscernerBase app
- Establish calendar of monthly meetings
September
September
Communications
- Build/Refresh Vocation Office Website
- Social Media Strategy
- Seminary Poster
- Events card with 9-12 months of dates
- Other critical communications
October
October
Fall Discernment Groups
- Target: One group per region
- Enroll all men in DiscernerBase
- Invite members to next event: retreat or seminary visit
October
October
Presbyteral Workshop
- Pre-workshop meeting of Vocation Team
- Inspiration for all priest to be inviters
- Presentation of Vocation Plan
- Clear tasks for all priests
November
November
Called by Name
- Leadership phase in key communities
- Priests tell vocation stories at Mass
- Gather names in pew and online
- Complete contact info for men
- Follow up from bishop
- Enroll in DiscernerBase
- Invitations to events
- Personal follow up with best candidates
- Facilitate spiritual direction
- Send weekly Discernment text
December
December
Discernment Retreat
- Intense promotion
- Personal invitations via Vocation Team
- Well-planned & well-attended
- Follow up with invitations to Discernment Groups
January
January
Spring Discernment Groups
- One group per region
- Enroll all men in DiscernerBase
- Invite members to next event: retreat or seminary visit
March
March
Seminary Visit
- Led by Vocation Team Members
- Personal accompaniment
- Follow up in days/ weeks afterwards
June
June
Seminarian Media Day
- Photos and video
- Brief training for appeal
- Discernment Group mini-training
June
June
Summer Vocation Events
- Robust promotion
- Enroll attendees in DiscernerBase app
- Invite to Discernment Groups / Seminary Visits
July
July
Formation Appeal
- Diocesan wide mailing
- Seminarians visit key parishes
- In-pew appeal
- Promote upcoming events
July
July
Reporting & Planning
- Review year together
- Reporting on number of candidates
- Reporting on results of appeal
- Create plan/timeline for next year
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Sam Alzheimer
sam@vianneyvocations.com
229-316-0280
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