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FIVE STAR PROGRAM

Learn how the Five Star Program by Serra Clubs can help your parish cultivate priestly and religious vocations through five essential steps. From using a traveling chalice to organizing bulletin announcements and vocation events, this program offers practical tools to engage your community in fostering a culture of vocations. Discover the significance of promoting prayer for vocations and celebrating priestly and religious life through dedicated events like Priesthood Sunday and holy hours. Embrace the call to build a vibrant atmosphere for vocations in your parish as a shared responsibility for all. Let's work together to ensure a future generation of faithful servants devoted to serving on the altar.

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FIVE STAR PROGRAM

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  1. FIVE STAR PROGRAM Establishing a Culture of Priestly and Religious Vocations

  2. Five Star Program • Parishes want to establish a “culture of vocations” • The question is, “How to do it?” • Serra Clubs • A Catholic organization that promotes priestly and religious vocations • Have organized five steps for you to follow

  3. FIVE STAR PROGRAM • Marriage, Single Life, Religious and Priestly Vocations • We focus on religious and priestly vocations • Priestly and religious vocations are everyone’s business.

  4. SERRA will help! • The Five Star Program • Well organized for YOUR parish. • Detailed explanations on website • Information to obtain needed resources • All resources free except traveling kit • Let’s Get Started

  5. Star One:The Traveling Chalice* • Directly involves people in the parish • Parishioners take the chalice home and pray. • It may be the first time they pray for religious vocations • It provides an opportunity to invite other Catholics to pray with you *A crucifix can be substituted for a chalice but we will use the chalice in our discussions

  6. Traveling Chalice • Priest presents Chalice at Mass to parish family • The family takes the chalice home, displays it, and prays before it each day • Record the family’s or person’s thoughts in a journal

  7. Traveling Chalice • To implement • Obtain support of pastor • Select key person to run the program • Secure traveling chalice, case and journal • Encourage, publicize, schedule and remind • Program should continue at least 26 weeks • Program develops a rhythm

  8. Components of Program • Components of Program • A Chalice or crucifix • Carrying Case • Memory Book • Vocation Prayers • See resource material

  9. Star Two:Bulletin Announcements • Bulletin Announcements • Increase awareness about vocations • Stimulate thoughts about life’s journey • Encourage a fulfilling holy life • These announcements address all vocations

  10. Bulletin Announcements • Announcements are on the serraus.org website. • Announcements encourage the parish to explore vocations • Announcements include possible publicity announcements for items in the Five Star Program

  11. Bulletin Announcements • Announcements can be given to individual that prepares the bulletin • Varied sizes make it easy to find one that fits the occasion and space • Available to copy and paste or print from the website also.

  12. Star Three:“The 31 Club” • Promoting prayer for vocations is at the heart of our mission and makes parishioners aware of their role. • This “no dues, no meetings club” is a great way to stimulate the “culture of vocations”

  13. The “The 31 Club” • Parishioners sign up to attend Mass or pray one day each month for vocations • Secure or make a large poster calendar • Mount on foam board with attached pencil • Publicize for participants • Repeat each year • Display calendar

  14. Star Four:Celebrate Priestly & Religious Life • National Vocation Events • Priesthood Sunday (Fall) • World Day of Prayer for Vocations • Good Shepherd Sunday- the Fourth Sunday of Easter • World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life • National Vocation Awareness Week

  15. Celebrate Priestly & Religious Life • Suggest you choose one the first year • Priesthood Sunday might be a good start • Shows appreciation for our clergy • Highlights priestly vocations • Great ideas to choose from on website • Holy Cards • Reception • Vocation homily • And more

  16. Star Five:Holy Hour • Holy Hour for priestly and religious vocations • Schedule a convenient time • Publicize • Gather and pray • Check out suggested prayers/script on website • Some parishes do this weekly or monthly

  17. Five Star Program Celebration • After one year • Celebrate with a social time for participants • Honor key person and pastor • Use names gathered to form a parish vocation committee

  18. Promoting vocations… • The priestly vocation is a gift from God. It is undoubtedly a great good for the person who is its first recipient. But it is also a gift to the Church as a whole, a benefit to her life and mission. The Church, therefore, is called to safeguard this gift, to esteem it and love it. She is responsible for the birth and development of priestly vocations. —Pope John Paul II, Apostolic Exhortation, Pastores Dabo Vobis , Chapter IV – Come And See

  19. Five Star Program • Pray hard • Work Diligently • Create a CULTURE OF VOCATIONS in your parish

  20. Thank you • Thank you for promoting a culture of vocations in your parish • Thank you for working to answer the question… • WHO WILL SERVE ON YOUR ALTAR IN THE FUTURE?

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