Vocations

“Love God with your whole heart, with your whole soul, and with all your mind.”
Is Christ calling you to let Him manifest His love in you as a priest or consecrated religious?

Join Fr. Greg Gerhart, the Vocation Director of the diocese, for The Heart of Jesus: A Discernment Retreat for Men Dec. 13-15 at Cedarbrake Catholic Retreat Center in Temple. The retreat will include time for prayer, spiritual conferences on discernment and vocations, and opportunities to speak with priests, seminarians, and other men discerning their vocation. The retreat is open to single men who are 18-49 years old. Seniors in high school are also invited. The cost of the retreat is $35. Details are available here or by calling (512) 949-2430.

Project Stephen provides an opportunity to actively engage men who are discerning their call to a deeper relationship with God through service as a deacon. This is a time of prayer and reflection, and an opportunity to discuss one’s call with others. Hear witness from a deacon, his sense of call and life of service, and learn about the qualities, characteristics, charisms, and aspects of the diaconate and of formation. The next Project Stephen meetings include the following:

• Jan. 18 at 7 to 9 p.m. at the Diocese of Austin Pastoral Center in Austin.
• Jan. 21 at 1 to 3 p.m. at St. John the Evangelist Parish in Marble Falls.
• Feb. 18 at 3 to 5 p.m. at St. Joseph in Bryan with 5:30 p.m. Mass to follow.

Please visit the Diocese of Austin’s Project Stephen website for more information. One can register by email or call the Diaconate Formation Office at (512) 949-2459.

If you feel God is offering you the grace of a vocation to the priesthood or consecrated life, please visit austinvocations.com or contact our Vocations Office at (512) 949-2430 or by email.