Vocations Committee
Purpose:  Because of the acute shortage of priests, nuns and brothers, the archdiocese directed each parish to form and activate a Parish Vocations Committee. The Holy Family Parish Vocations Committee began in April of 2010. Their mission is to foster vocations to the priesthood, deaconate and religious life. The objectives are to   •  Restore the zeal and appreciation for vocations   •  Provide a vocations environment and culture to enhance discernment     •  Obtain religious vocations from this parish
The pursuit of these objectives and mission is through four major sub-committees who develop programs, activities and events in these areas:
Prayer Team - Develops programs and prayers especially focusing on vocations Recognition and Remembrance - Develops and presents programs and events to recognize and honor Priests & Religious who have served or are now serving the Galveston Catholic Community Awareness Team - Promotes awareness of the need for Priests & Religious and public relations activity related to the committee and vocations generally  Support Team - Provides support to Priests, Religious Seminarians and lay ministers and acts as liaison betwen this committee and the Seminary and the Diocesan Office for Vocations
Accomplishments: Priests Appreciation Day celebration October 30, 2010 The "Travelling Chalice" program begun on the first weekend of Advent
Ongoing Initiatives:   Vocation Chalice:  (Family receipt of the Vocation Chalice resumes September 10-11, 2011)  During this liturgical year we are encouraging our parish family to pray for an increase in vocations. Each week, at each of our ten parish Masses, a volunteer parishioner family accepts the commission to pray during the week for an increase of vocations for priests, deacons, sisters, brothers and all religious life. This family takes the vocation chalice home and places it in an appropriate place in the home to remind them to pray that week. We also ask that each member of our parish family join spiritually with our volunteers with their own prayers for religious vocations. If you would like to schedule a date to receive the chalice please call Dorothy Becker (409) 737-2072 for additional information and/or contact information for the coordinator of a specific Church Mass.
Members:  Father E. J Stein is spiritual director. Pete Parsons is Chairman. Deacon Sam Dellolio is Vice-chairman. Others members are Jeff Antonelli, Deacon and Mrs. Henry Becker, Sue Cantini, Jim and Joann Gilmore, Valerie Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Roland Mora, Joseph Mitchell, Doris Parsons, Alan and Alice Rochford, Joan Rust, James B. Smith and Earnestina Viernes.
Contact:For more information about the Vocation Prayer Committee contact Pete Parsons (409) 316-9688 or email: jp.parsons@hotmail.com