Events: Vocations

Focus Eleven is a program that was first introduced in 1989 in the Archdiocese of Detroit to foster vocation awareness among 6th graders (11-year-olds) and 11th graders. The initiative targets these age groups based on research indicating that many priests and religious first considered ministry around these ages. The program provides lesson plans, exercises, and prayer services to encourage reflection on religious vocations and is adaptable for use in schools, youth ministries, and retreats.

Due to the large number of schools and 6th graders, Focus Eleven will be held over four days at two locations within the Archdiocese of Miami:

• May 13-14, 2025, at St. Gregory the Great for Broward County Catholic schools
• May 15-16, 2025, at St. John Vianney College Seminary for Miami-Dade County Catholic schools,

There is no cost for this event. However, each student will need to bring a bag lunch, and each school is asked to provide transportation to and from their designated location, along with the necessary teachers and chaperones.

Please note that 11th graders will participate in a separate event.

We will provide all the necessary information via email and the Pastoral Bulletin.Thank you in advance for your collaboration, participation, and enthusiasm!

Focus Eleven is a program that was first introduced in 1989 in the Archdiocese of Detroit to foster vocation awareness among 6th graders (11-year-olds) and 11th graders. The initiative targets these age groups based on research indicating that many priests and religious first considered ministry around these ages. The program provides lesson plans, exercises, and prayer services to encourage reflection on religious vocations and is adaptable for use in schools, youth ministries, and retreats.

Due to the large number of schools and 6th graders, Focus Eleven will be held over four days at two locations within the Archdiocese of Miami:

• May 13-14, 2025, at St. Gregory the Great for Broward County Catholic schools
• May 15-16, 2025, at St. John Vianney College Seminary for Miami-Dade County Catholic schools

There is no cost for this event. However, each student will need to bring a bag lunch, and each school is asked to provide transportation to and from their designated location, along with the necessary teachers and chaperones.

Please note that 11th graders will participate in a separate event. We will provide all the necessary information via email and the Pastoral Bulletin.

Thank you in advance for your collaboration, participation, and enthusiasm!

Que el Señor te bendiga! 

Invitamos a toda joven entre 18-35 años que este interesada en un fin de semana lleno del amor de Dios, para escuchar su voz y buscar respuestas a preguntas fundamentales, a nuestro Retiro Fíat de Discernimiento Vocacional.

Sera un retiro oportuno para aprender más sobre el discernimiento, la vocación a la vida religiosa, el carisma Mariano de las Siervas de los Corazones Traspasados de Jesús y María, el don de la vida fraterna y nuestra misión apostólica. 

Te puedes registrar a través de este enlace: https://forms.gle/yWd4LpPBx1afAnzXA

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May the Lord bless you! 
We invite all young woman between the ages of 18-35 who may be interested in a weekend filled with God's love, to listen to His voice and seek answers to fundamental questions, to our Vocational Discernment Retreat, FIAT.

It will be an opportune retreat to learn more about discernment, the vocation to religious life, the Marian charism of the Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary, the gift of fraternal life, and our apostolic mission. 

You can register through this link: https://forms.gle/yWd4LpPBx1afAnzXA

Come and spend a weekend of prayer and fraternity with the Seminarians! Vocation Awareness Weekend offers you the chance to “come and see” (John 1:39) what life at the seminary is all about. This retreat experience is held twice each year, in March & November, at St. John Vianney College Seminary.

The weekend will include:

• Daily celebration of the Eucharist and Liturgy of the Hours.
• Informational sessions with the priests of the seminary.
• Roundtable discussions with the seminarians about various aspects of seminary life.
• Socials, sports, and fraternity with the seminarians.
• Time for personal prayer and reflection. 

Don’t delay -- register today for the next Vocation Awareness Weekend!