Celebrating Vocations Sunday

This Sunday is Good Shepherd Sunday, please pray for an increase in vocations to the Priesthood, Diaconate and Religious life. For if we don’t ask, we will not get.

For more information about Vocations in the Diocese please contact Fr Neil (Vocations Director) at vocations@dioceseofnottingham.ukor call 01283 564814 or Fr Liam (Assistant Vocations Director) at liam.carpenter@dioceseofnottingham.uk or call 0115 9814271

‘For an increase in vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and religious life, especially in our Diocese, that God will raise up good shepherds in our midst’

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VOCATIONS UPDATES

Seminarians

Please keep in your prayers:

Michael Furey – First Year at St Mary’s College,Oscott

Lukas Mickevicius and Cameron Macadam – preparing to start at the English College, Valladolid in September

Discerners

We currently have a monthly meeting with those discerning a call, with a good number of men coming regularly. If you know someone in your parish who is interested in becoming a priest, please ask them to contact us and we will meet up with them and let them know the details of the meetings.

Christus Vivit  

We continue to have monthly meetings in Nottingham and Derby for young adults (18-35) in collaboration with Adult Formation. We will also be looking at the possibility of starting a group in Leicester later this year.  

World Youth Day

A group of pilgrims will be heading to Lisbon in Portugal for the WYD. Thank you to all the parishes who have helped support and sponsor the pilgrims.

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