Vocation Campaign Schedule

This year's campaign schedule is as follows:

30 August (1:30 pm) - St. Clare Academy, Lian Batangas
7 September (11:00 am) - MARIWASA Factory, San Antonio, Santo Tomas, Batangas
14 September (1:00 pm) - Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School, Calatagan, Batangas
17 September (10 am) - Our Lady of Mercy Academy, Taysan, Batangas
18 September (1:00 pm)- Holy Family Academy, Padre Garcia, Batangas
28 September (9 am) - Sto. Niño High School, Rosario, Batangas
- (2 pm)St. Joseph Institute, Rosario, Batangas
1 October - First Asia Institute of Technology and Humanities, Tanauan City
5 October - (9 am) Tanauan Fisheries, Tanauan City
(2 pm) San Guillermo Academy, Talisay, Batangas

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more pictures. . .

These pictures were taken during the Team's meeting last
August 9, 2007 at St. Francis de Sales Minor Seminary, Lipa City.

minutes of the meeting (21 june)

ComVoc Team Meeting

21 June 2007

9:25 am

1. Call to Order

   The opening prayer was led by Rev. Fr. Toter Resuello.

2. Attendance

   Those present in the meeting were Rev. Fr. Rochester Charles Resuello, Sr, Mary Rosa Butron, MCSH, Sr. Edna Bautista, OSJ, Sr. Ma. Daria Andamon, CSFN, Sr. Elfa Palmares, FMIJ, Sr. Añanita Borbon, RGS, Sr. Sarah Mnangit, MSOLF, Sr. Clare Dinopol, FSI, Sr. Edith Ledda, FSP, Ms. Roksan Latorre (representing CsSR), Sr. Meda Cairo, FLP, Bro. Deo Quinto, OFMCap, Sr. Gertrude Bariring, OSB, Sr. Elizabeth Santos, OSS, Rev. Fr. Rolan Inacio, OSJ, Miss Emma Bauan (ComVoc staff), Bro. Enrico Balderama, CRS and Bro. Rey Malabanan, CRS.

3. Agenda

   A. Life Direction Seminar

   B. Campaigns at Factories and Malls

4. Agenda Arising from the Minutes

   A. Vocation Campaigns

The body agreed on the following points:

• send their representative to join the campaign in cases they cannot make it due to unavailable circumstances;

• designate a team leader who will coordinate with the principal/ school head

• divide among themselves the allotted time to avoid “monopoly of time”

Each congregation is requested to submit its brief history and some pictures of their group to the ComVoc Office on or before July 29. Such activities will be compiled and hopefully will be used as presentation during assembly-type campaigns and other gatherings.

Miss Emma requested Srs. Meda, FLP (Vic 6), Beth, OSS (Vics 1 & 2), Edna, OSJ (Vic 4) and Rosa, MCSH (Vics 3 & 7) to accompany her when she visits different schools to make necessary arrangements regarding campaign schedules. Ms. Roksan expressed her group's willingness to do the same, especially when it comes with public high schools.

B. Vocation Campfire

Sr. Anya, RGS relayed the good feedback from their students (St. Bridget College, Batangas City) regarding the activity, in fact, according to her, they are looking forward to another campfire next year.

The next Vocation Campfire is set on February 2008.

C. On Recommendations

• Visiting Promoters

  Visiting promoters who will request permission to conduct campaigns within the Archdiocese will be encouraged to attend ComVoc meetings and to join the team on scheduled dates

• Identification Cards

  The Archdiocesan ComVoc Office will issue ID card for official vocation promoters/animators.

• Registration Fees

  A registration fee will be collected from each member congregation, that is three hundred pesos (PhP 300) and five hundred pesos (PhP 500) for local members and visiting promoters, respectively.

5. Business Proper

   A. Life Direction Seminar

• This year's Life Direction Seminar is set on November 17 & 24, December 1 & 8.

  (Please see separate page)

• The next meeting is set on August 9, 2007, 9:00 am at SFS Minor Seminary, Lipa City

B. Campaigns at Factories and Malls

• Confident that there are vocations in factories and malls, the group agreed to visit such places in coordination with their respective parish priests.

• The possible places to be visited are Mariwasa Factory and FPIP (Sto. Tomas), Carmelray (Calamba), Nestle and PKI (Lipa City); and malls (Robinson's, SM CITY and Fiesta Mall in Lipa City, SM CITY in Batangas City)

6. Adjournment

   The meeting ended at 11:35. The closing prayer was led by Rev. Fr. Toter Resuello.

ComVoc: Its Nature

Vision : “A people called by the Father in Jesus Christ to be communities of totally developed human persons in the world witnessing to the Kingdom of God y living the Pascal Mystery in the power of the Holy Spirit.”

1. General Objective

To help in the realization of the Archdiocesan Pastoral Thrust through vocation education, promotion, and preservation.

2. Specific Objectives
   Education and Promotion

• To form a vocation team composed of vocation directors and directress of the different congregations within the Archdiocese, Priest and Lay Vicarial Vocation Coordinators and seminarians.
• To conduct vocation campaigns in different schools, public and private in different parishes within the Archdiocese.
• To hold a vocation month to make all the faithful aware of the need for more vocations.
• To organize search-ins, vocation conventions, and seminars on the vicarial and diocesan level.
• To provide brochures and poster for vocation consciousness.
• To form and organize vocation youth clubs or organizations.

• To integrate vocation education and promotion within diocesan programs.
• To hold regular altar knights gathering and/or sports fest in the seminary to encourage them to priestly vocation.
• To reorganize gatherings of Priests and Religious in the Archdiocese of Lipa in order to have a wider view of the vocation to the consecrated life by means of seminars, workshops, and sharings.

Preservation

For Benefactors/Promoters

• To organize the SFS Association of Promoters/Benefactors - Kapisanan ni San Francisco de Sales.
• To hold regular Archdiocesan Benefactor’s Day.
• To prepare an integrated and consistent program for benefactors/promoters’ activities.
• To form an Archdiocesan committee of Promoters to help in the planning for the Association.
• To give recognition to prominent promoters and benefactors of the Kapisanan by giving them plaques, certificates and trophies.
• To put up a souvenir program of the Kapisanan ni San Francisco de Sales.
• To hold regular meetings and recollections of promoters and benefactors on the diocesan and vicarial levels.
  

For Seminarians

• To support seminarians with financial difficulties through the Association.
• To meet the ALAS yearly in their ALAS convention.
• To meet seminarians of each department at least twice a year.
• To direct them towards the Archdiocesan vocation Pastoral Thrust.
• To be aware of seminarians going out, taking regency, etc. and also to talk with them.
• To open the office of Commission on Vocation for seminarians for vocation counseling.
• To expose them during vacation on the different apostolates of the Archdiocese.
  

For Parents

• To reorganize the different Parent’s Association i.e., Batangas, Nasugbu, Lipa, and other parishes.
• To organize it on the diocesan level.
• To meet them on quarterly basis.
• To integrate the Parent’s Association with Promoter’s Association.

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