Events and Opportunities
last updated on: 10th Feb 2012
Looking forward to 2012...
Annual Diocesan vocations day on Saturday 17th March, 10am - 4pm, venue to be advised, with Margaret Sentamu, whose career background is in recruitment and, more recently, she has focused on helping to nurture and encourage diversity in the workplace, especially at senior management level, as well as working on issues of vocation within the Church of England. Margaret is married to the Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu. This day also includes opportunities to look at some of the authorized ministries in the Diocese and some specialist ministries.
Download the poster for your church here
Download the leaflet with booking form here
Vocation Sunday - 29th April 2012
Resources for Vocation Sunday can be found at www.vocationsunday.org
There are also special mornings where there is a chance to meet with other Christians and take time to listen to God and to begin to explore where you might fit into God’s plan and purposes.
For more information about the next events call Claire Stapleton on 0116 248 7417 or via email.
A number of organisations arrange Vocations Conferences, both days and residential. Here are just a selection:
Call Waiting (Vocations to ordained ministry) - http://www.callwaiting.org.uk
Church Pastoral Aid Society (CPAS)- pwalden@cpas.org.uk
Catholic Societies of the Church of England - http://www.scp.org.uk/witness/vocations (Affirming Catholicism and SCP) www.godcallingvocations.org.uk (Forward in Faith)
Church Army - vocations@churcharmy.co.uk
The Franciscans - www.franciscans.org.uk
St.John’s Nottingham – (Fit for the Purpose w/es) - www.stjohns-nottm.ac.uk
Minority Ethnic Anglican Vocations – cmeac.enquiries@c-of-e.org.uk
Mirfield Community - www.mirfieldcommunity.org.uk
A number of Theological Colleges also run events specifically for those who are exploring a vocation to ordained ministry.
There is an extensive Vocations Sunday section on the Church of England websitehttp://www.cofe.anglican.org/lifeevents/ministry/workofmindiv/vrsc/vocsun including a “What others have found useful” link which provides good practical suggestions.
Other links with resources for Vocations Sunday include:
• The United Reformed Church also produces resources for Vocations Sunday
• The Methodist Church vocations resources
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