Vocations Current Events

The Cathedral hall is decorated with stalls set up by each Congregation and the Diocesan Priests.

In 2004 this day took place on 16 May. We started with Mass, assisted by two vibrant Youth Choirs from Soweto, then, after a short ice-breaker, Thuli, a young person from Pimville, gave her input on what 'vocation' means to her, how one needs to take quiet time to get into God's presence and get in touch with one's deeper self in order to discover what one's own life is meant to be.

It was all very inspiring and helpful. We had lunch together, followed by a visit to the stalls. Then we listened to four testimonies and how each one discovered his/her own vocation: a Missionary from Mexico; a Holy Family sister from Sri Lanka; a diocesan priest who grew up in one of the townships of Johannesburg and a brother.

ACCOMPANIMENT PROGRAMME

In 2003, after a weekend for young people who felt a possible to the Priesthood or Religious Life, we established a monthly meeting for 'accompaniment' for those who are serious enough to continue their search and preparation.

These meetings took place on every last Sunday of each month and were well attended:
a core of 30 participants with 6 or 7 senior leaders to accompany them.
These meetings will continue in 2005 and, as usual, will take place at Assumption Convent in Malvern. Transport is provided from the Cathedral at 10h00.
The first meeting is on Sunday, 27 February 2005.

For more details the Vocations Commission may be contacted at jhbvocations@tiscali.co.za.
For those candidates who feel called to the Diocesan Priesthood and who attended the Accompaniment programme during the year, a weekend retreat took place at La Verna in September, with 15 participants.

Dates for 2005
The Diocesan Sunday Event
Sunday 22 May - Registrations at Cathedral Hall starting at 9am

THE COMMISSION WILL MEET AT CATHEDRAL PLACE AT 9.30 a.m.
on the following Saturdays during 2005:

• 12 February 2005
• 16 April 2005
• 11 June 2005
• 20 August 2005
• 8 October 2005

Material Available

Packs of 35 Posters (a page designed by each Congregation) are still available. They can be obtained from the Vocations Office (see Contact Details).