Diocese of Cubao Vocation Ministry General Assembly October 10, 2009

1. Diocese of Cubao Vocation Ministry General Assembly October 10, 2009

2. PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS by Pope Benedict XVI

3. O Father, raise up among Christians numerous and holy vocations to the priesthood, to keep the faith alive and guard the gracious memory of your Son Jesus …

4. … through the preaching of his word and the administration of the Sacraments, with which you continually renew your faithful.

5. Give us holy ministers of your altar, who are careful and fervent guardians of the Eucharist, the sacrament of the supreme gift of Christ for the redemption of the world.

6. Call ministers of your mercy, who through the sacrament of reconciliation, spread the joy of your forgiveness.

7. Grant, O Father, that the Church may welcome with joy numerous inspirations of the Spirit of your Son and, docile to His teachings,

8. may she care for vocations to the ministerial priesthood and to the consecrated life. Sustain the bishops, priests, and deacons, consecrated men and women,

9. and all the baptized in Christ,so that they may faithfully fulfill their mission at the service of the Gospel. This we pray You through Christ our Lord. Amen.

10. Agenda 1. Updating/Reporting of Vicariate Activities (c/o Vicariate Team) 2. Vocation Campaign in Schools 3. November Vocation Month 4. Vocation Ministers’ Development Plan

11. Vicarial Updates

12. Tasks • Organize yourself according to Vicariate (organizational system, networking, etc) • Plan the vocation caravan program • Include in the plan, the celebration of the Year for Priests

13. Holy Family Vicariate Vocation Caravan • Whole day affair (weekend pref Sat) • Opening Ceremony • Vocation Talk • Sharing/Group Dynamics • Discernment Activity (e.g. L-O-V-E stations) • Theme that corresponds to the Year of the Priest

14. Holy Family Vicariate Vocation Caravan • Assemble at the Diocesan Center and go to the parish (activities will be solely for the parish concerned) • Culminating activity: c/o coordinators of the parish (PRIEST CONCERT) • Every congregation will provide at least ONE CAR (with tarpaulins) • Activity - every weekend • Next Meeting - August 16; 8:00 AM; RVM

15. Sto Nino • Org. Set-up – (see paradigm) – additional ministry per parish Vocation Caravan • Patterned after Mt. Carmel parish program • Exhibits • Motorcade • Seek suggestions from / approval of the parish pastoral council

16. Sto Nino Year of the Priest • Spiritual offering / spiritual baskets • Tokens of appreciation • End of the year: Serenade + tokens • First week of September

17. San Pedro Bautista • Send letters to all parish priests (8 parishes) for a meeting (esp those who are absent today) Vocation Caravan/Year of the Priest/ Taize Meeting – August 29 (PCLM CEnter house); 10 AM Suggested Activities: 1) Walkathon 2) Taize 3) Vocation exhibits 4) Vocation Prayer 5) Adoration – every Thursday

18. Sta Rita • Organize Vocation Ministry in parishes • Integrate the activities with the Year of the Priest • Fr. Ronald to coordinate the entire vicariate • Visit parishes in the vicariate • Vocation Caravan - Every two months

19. St. Joseph • Launching Project – picnic barbecue (to bond with the youth) sing worship songs with them; invite nuns and priests; informal; eating, singing, getting-to-know) • Meeting August 24 for details 5pm, Our Lady of Pentecost • Write to parish priest and coordinate with the youth ministry

20. St. Joseph • Launch a visibility campaign (subject to brainstormning) put a series of tarpaulin with a question to ponder on. (e.g. Do you dare to take the road less-travelled? Take it) • Target age: 26-27 y.o. • Open house for the different congregations (let them see how rewarding the life of a priest or a nun can be) • Mentoring program (after the youth has been hooked into considering the religious life)

21. Perpetual Help 1) Caravan • Several cars going around the vicariate • Way of introducing the whole program • Divide the group (2 caravans) • Schedule different masses where they can give a talk within the mass (esp. those where more youth would congregate) • Generic Invitation

22. Perpetual Help 2) Life Direction seminar October 24-25 For the yuppies • Talk on “what is vocation? What is prayer? etc” • Ask help in animation from the other congregations

23. Perpetual Help 3) Tie-up with the youth congress (scheduled in October) Venue: Stella Maris Funding: appeal letters to parishes 4) Encourage congregations and parishes to have regular meetings (monthly) Next meeting August 31; 4-6 pm Stella Maris

24. Vocation Campaign in Schools

25. NOVEMBER: Vocation Month

26. Vocation Month • Prayer for Vocations Pope Benedict XVI • Vocation Sunday (per vicariate) • Vocation Mass (Share vocation story during the mass after communion then straight to prayer for vocations) • Agape after the vocation mass

27. Vicariate Vocation Mass & Interaction with the Youth Rationale: 1. visit of vocation animators in parishes 2. vocation awareness in parishes and animation among the youth 3. interaction and leveling off with the youth

28. Vicariate Vocation Mass & Interaction with the Youth Rationale: 4. respond to our mission statement: “We, the Vocation Ministers of the Diocese of Cubao, commit ourselves to: a wholistic formation; a joyful accompaniment of the youth towards vocation discernment; and relevant and innovative ways of vocation animation.

29. Guidelines • 1. congregations belonging to their respective vicariate may join this activity, however, those coming from other vicariates may also participate; Vicariate coordinators, please: 1.1. prepare a head count of those who will attend (individual and per congregation) 1.2. inform the secretary and/or the parish priest of the headcount

30. Guidelines 2. there will be an interaction (sharing of life) to be followed by an agape (sharing of food) with the youth bring your own food;

31. Guidelines Vicariate coordinators, please: 2.1. prepare a simple program with the youth (use your creativity in vocation animation/interaction for the youth) 2.2. prepare an interaction and agape - maximum of 1 hour only, if possible 2.3. note: the parish will prepare the number of participating youth and their food (coordination c/o Fr. Ronald)

32. Guidelines 3. Vicariate coordinators, please designate at least 2 vocation sharers after announcement in the mass (maximum of 3 minutes only per sharer). 4. Recitation of Prayer for Vocation with the congregation follows after the last sharer.

33. Guidelines 5. Congregations may put up their exhibit in designated and strategic locations, please coordinate with the parish secretary beforehand 6. Distribution of stampita/vocation paraphernalia may be done after the mass.

34. Schedule of Vocation Mass/Agape October 18 Sunday 5:30pm mass Vicariate of San Pedro Bautista St. Joseph the Worker Parish, Balintawak, QC Parish Priest: Fr. Gilbert Dumlao

35. Schedule of Vocation Mass/Agape October 21 Wednesday 6:30pm mass; Vicariate of Sta. Rita de Cascia St. Jude Quasi-Parish, Zamboanga st. Barangay Nayong Kanluran, QC Parish Priest: Fr. Rey Gella

36. Schedule of Vocation Mass/Agape November 8 Sunday 5:30pm mass; Vicariate of Holy Family Our Lady of Fatima Parish, 37 Cordillera st. Galas, QC Parish Priest: Fr. Arthur Opiniano

37. VOCMIN Skills Development Plan

38. DVP Seminars Phase 3 November 23-27, 2009 FAMILY RELATIONS IN VOCATION PROMOTION Bukidnon Phase 4 January 25-29, 2010 HUMAN SEXUALITY IN THE VOCATION JOURNEY Manila/Tagaytay

39. Basic Webpage Designing November 14 & 21, 2009 (Sat.) 1:00 – 4:30PM De La Salle – College of St. Benilde 8th Floor School of Hotel & Restaurant Management (Arellano cor Estrada Sts. Manila)

40. Basic Webpage Designing Maximum of 40 participants Bring USB Basic Computer Skills (Word, Powerpoint) required Fee: Php 100.00 (Token) Contact Polie Atienza (0917-5126390)

41. Other suggested seminar/s • Schools as tools for animating vocations • How to give an effective vocation talk

42. OTHER Matters

43. Asian Youth Day • November 20-27 – Imus, Cavite • Diocese of Cubao (host for 3 days Nov 20-24) • Diocese of Cubao to host 200 delegates (100 local; 100 international) • 200 delegates to have Religious Visitation • 10 rel MALE Cong; 10 rel FEMALE Cong • November 21; 8-10 AM another batch 10-12 Noon • Provide lunch for 10 delegates • Brochures for the Kits (leave with Benny 200 copies) deadline: October

44. Pamantasan ng Lungsod Maynila • Every Saturday open for vocation talk/search-in , etc • COntact Bro. Erwin – 0920-4998203 • Venue - free