Vocations
Office
St. Joseph Club
WHO SHOULD JOIN?
The club is open to all high
school men who wish to take a serious look at their lives and grow
personally, emotionally and spiritually. Each member is asked to
attend the club’s meetings and events in an attempt to discern and
understand God’s call in their life. Each member must be open to
considering Roman Catholic priesthood as an option for their life’s
vocation. You may attend either a public, private or Catholic high
school.
WHY "ST. JOSEPH’S" CLUB?
ST. JOSEPH CLUB ACTIVITIES
The primary purpose of our
meetings and events will be to deepen our understanding of prayer, the
sacraments, vocation and discernment of priesthood as our vocation in
life. Certainly we will look at key issues involving priesthood such
as simplicity of life, celibacy, respect and obedience to the Bishop and
the role of priest as spiritual Father. We will see that we do not
give up being fathers at all, but that we have a greater role in life as
“Father”.
LIST OF ACTIVITIES
2007-2008
meeting ~ 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Saturday,
October 27, 2007
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Saturday, June 28, 2008
St. Joseph Club members and their families are welcome and encouraged to attend the following events:
November
9, 2007, 5 pm ~ Diaconate Ordination (Christ the King Seminary)
November
25, 2007 ~ 150th Anniversary Concert (Christ the King Seminary), 7 pm
December
1, 2007, 10:00 am ~ Priesthood Ordination (
December
2, 2007 ~ Seminary Advent Concert (Christ the King Seminary), 4
pm
March
16 - 22, 2008 ~ Seminary Holy Week Services (Christ the King Seminary)
May
9, 2008, 7:00 pm ~ Seminary Graduation (Christ the King Seminary)
May 17, 2008,
10:00 am ~ Priesthood Ordination (
You are always
welcome to attend the following weekly services in the Seminary Main
Chapel:
Sunday
Mass, 10:30 am
Wednesday and Thursday Mass, 4:45 pm
Friday Meditation and Evening Prayer, 4:30 pm
DIRECTIONS TO
CHRIST THE KING SEMINARY
From the north and west, take either Route 400 or Route 16. From Route 400, exit at Jamison Road, turn right and proceed to Route 16. Then turn left. From Route 16, turn right onto Williardshire Road (Opener’s Grill Restaurant is across from where Willardshire meets Route 16). Follow Williardshire around two sharp curves until coming to Knox Road. Turn left on Knox Road.
From the south and west, take Route 20 to Route 20A through Orchard Park. Before coming to the Village of East Aurora, Gypsy Lane will be to the left off Route 20A. Turn left and follow Gypsy Lane to the end of Knox Road. Turn left on Knox Road.
From the east, proceed through the Village of East Aurora on Route 20A. Enter the traffic circle at the west-end of the Village and proceed around to Knox Road (a Rite-Aid Store in on the corner). Turn right on Knox Road.
Rev.
Walter J. Szczesny
Vocation Director, Diocese of
Phone: 716-847-5535
FAX: 716-847-5593
and Pastor of St. George Parish
716-652-3153
E-Mail: vocations@dioceseofbuffalo.com
Website: www.BuffaloVocations.org
PRAYER
FOR VOCATIONS
Creator
God,
life is Your gift to me.
Through Baptism, You invite me to share
the gift of my life in service to others.
Be with me as I choose each day to show Your
Presence in our world.
Give me the courage and generosity to respond
to Your love, to Your call.
I pray especially for those who serve You as
Priests, brothers, sisters, deacons
and
lay ministers.
Keep them close to You.
Open the minds and hearts of many other men
and women that they may accept Your
challenge to build the Kingdom.
Prayer by Roseann Kasayka, OSF