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Help us promote vocations to religious life!

 

Vocations Outreach promotes religious vocations by creating and compiling resources for religious communities and young adults discerning religious life. Our work also includes sharing these resources with those who are interested in promoting vocations. We are grateful for our donors whose contributions help us cover the costs of this project, including our mentorship program.

Enter the online donation portal by clicking here.

IMPORTANT: Please select “OTHER” as the fund name, and type “CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE: VOCATIONS OUTREACH” in the line below.

*we will not be able to receive your donation unless the above step is completed correctly*

Donations are tax deductible. Please contact us at info@vocationsoutreach.org with any questions.

If you would like to donate by check, please make the check out to “Franciscan University of Steubenville” with “Catechetical Institute: Vocations Outreach” written on the memo line. You can mail your check to:

Catechetical Institute, Vocations Outreach
Franciscan University of Steubenville
1235 University Blvd
Steubenville, OH 43952

 

Thank you for your generosity!

Our Work

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For Dioceses

Promoting vocations on a diocesan level

As a source of authority and guidance for Catholics within a specific area, dioceses have an incredible potential to foster vocations to religious life. Thankfully, many dioceses have a vocations office geared towards young men discerning the diocesan priesthood. Vocations Outreach aims to help dioceses continue this good work of reaching out to discerners by providing resources to aid men and women discerning consecrated religious life.

Read more below about the resources Vocations Outreach can provide your diocese to help you foster religious vocations. Click on the blue title links to read more about a particular program.

Mentorship Program

Our Discernment Mentorship Program connects young adults with professed religious who act as mentors while they go through an online formation program. This program is meant to help discerners deepen their spirituality and understanding of religious life. As a diocese, you can make the most of it by:

  1. Recommending young adults in your diocese who are discerning religious life to participate in this program.

  2. Contacting religious in your diocese who might be willing to become mentors in our program.

Online Resource Page

One of the most valuable ways that dioceses assist discerners is by connecting them to the resources they need to discern well. Vocations Outreach has created and compiled an extensive collection of discernment materials which is unlike any other resource currently available. As a diocese, you can connect your discerners to these resources by:

  1. Use flyers or brochures in parishes or schools to direct young adults to our resource page.

  2. Providing a link to our website on your diocesan site.

  3. Sharing posts on diocesan social media encouraging them to follow @vocationsoutreach. View our accounts here: YouTube | Instagram | Facebook

  4. Directing discerners to our Day In The Life Series to give them a glimpse into consecrated life.

Teachers & Catechists Resource Page

When it comes to fostering religious vocations, dioceses have an incredible opportunity to partner with their educators and catechists to plant seeds during the formative years of life.

Vocations Outreach provides a variety of resources that help teachers educate their students on vocation and religious life. As a diocese, you can make the most of this resource by encouraging your educators and catechists to use our listed video assignments and lesson plans.

Have questions about how Vocations Outreach can help foster vocations within your diocese? 

Contact us here. One of our team members would be happy to speak with you!

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Donate

Help us promote vocations to religious life!

 

Vocations Outreach promotes religious vocations by creating and compiling resources for religious communities and young adults discerning religious life. Our work also includes sharing these resources with those who are interested in promoting vocations. We are grateful for our donors whose contributions help us cover the costs of this project, including our mentorship program.

Enter the online donation portal by clicking here.

IMPORTANT: Please select “OTHER” as the fund name, and type “CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE: VOCATIONS OUTREACH” in the line below.

*we will not be able to receive your donation unless the above step is completed correctly*

Donations are tax deductible. Please contact us at info@vocationsoutreach.org with any questions.

If you would like to donate by check, please make the check out to “Franciscan University of Steubenville” with “Catechetical Institute: Vocations Outreach” written on the memo line. You can mail your check to:

Catechetical Institute, Vocations Outreach
Franciscan University of Steubenville
1235 University Blvd
Steubenville, OH 43952

 

Thank you for your generosity!