Campaign Overview

A message from Cardinal Dolan

Goal

The goal of our Called by Name campaign is to identify faithful teens and young men who love Christ and the Church and may be open to the priesthood. Cardinal Dolan will follow up by sending them a letter of congratulations and invite them to a special dinner. In the months ahead, our Vocation Team will invite them to events, offer personal support, and encourage them as they discern their vocations.

Three Main Things

• PRIESTS are asked tell their vocation stories at Mass

• PARISHES are asked to put Called by Name cards in pews

• PARISHIONERS are invited to submit the names of faithful young men they would like to honor

Timeline

• April 25……. Parishes receive Called by Name materials
  Includes pew cards, sample homily, prayers of the faithful, bulletin blurbs, etc.

• May 3-4.…… Announcement Weekend
  Include Cardinal Dolan’s letter in bulletins and read pulpit announcement

• May 10-11 …. Called by Name Sunday
  Priests tell their vocation story, parishes put cards in pews, all parishioners encouraged to submit names

• May-August ….. Follow Up by Vocation Team
  Special Dinner with Cardinal, personal follow up by Vocation Team Members,
  regional discernment groups, and other events.

Mailing Pew Cards

Please return the filled out pew cards received in the collection baskets by mail. It would be greatly appreciated if parish staff could look over the pew cards and fill in any missing information that the parish has on file before mailing the cards. This will help ensure that we can provide the nominees with vocation resources. A return envelope was included in the package with the pew cards, but if it has been misplaced, please mail cards to:

• Vianney Vocations: Called By Name Processing
  3425 Bannerman Rd. Suite 105
  Tallahassee, FL 32312

Again, thank you so much for all you are doing to make this campaign a success! Your efforts are deeply appreciated.