vocations – St. John Nepomucene Catholic Community

July 23, 2025July 23, 2025

2025 Raising Vocations Collection

Why is the Diocese starting the Raising Vocations Collection?

The collection will support young people as they encounter Jesus. This collection will help us further reach our Diocesan goal of calling forth and forming 35 or more men in seminary formation by 2028.

How does your gift to the Raising Vocations Collection support Vocations?

This important collection supports ministries that help young men and women discover Christ and accompany them on their vocation journey. The collection is supporting ministries and is sending youth to events like Steubenville Conferences, Blessed St. Carlo Acutis Youth Day, SEEK conferences, and even more.

Vocations Events and other information may be found at the Diocesan website by clicking here!

Click here to view Frequently Asked Questions about the Raising Vocations Collections.

Click here to view the Raising Vocations Collection 2025 brochure.

To make a gift today, contact the parish office, visit the Raising Vocations Collection website at www.catholicfoundationgb.org/give, or call Tammy toll-free at 877-500-3580, ext. 8123.

March 10, 2025

GB Diocese Council of Catholic Women Convention: The Joy of the Lord is My Strength on April 12th at St John the Baptist in Howard

All women are invited to this gathering. The day begins with 8:00 am registration followed by 8:30 Mass with Fr. Matthew Simonar presiding. Our speakers are Fr. Dave Pleier and Sr. Pam Biehl, OSF.

There will also be a continental breakfast, luncheon, rosary for vocations, business meeting and an exhibit area with interesting exhibitors available throughout the day. The Green Bay DCCW Service Commission will collect for the Awaken, an outreach program to combat Human Trafficking.

Registration is $30 per person or $125 for a group of five attendees. All registrations are due March 28th. To receive a registration form or contact information, please visit our website at www.gbdccw.org and click on the Events tab.

October 31, 2024

Vocations Awareness Week is November 3rd through November 9, 2024

National Vocation Awareness Week, celebrated November 3rd – November 9, 2024, is an annual week-long celebration of the Catholic Church in the United States dedicated to promoting vocations to the priesthood, diaconate, and consecrated life through prayer and education, and to renew our prayers and support for those who are considering one of these particular vocations.

Please ask Our Lord for more dedicated, holy priests, deacons, and consecrated men and women. May they be inspired by Jesus Christ, supported by our faith community, and respond generously to God’s gift of vocation.

To learn more, please visit: gbvocations.org/.

July 31, 2024July 31, 2024

2024 Raising Vocations Collection

Why is the Diocese starting the Raising Vocations Collection?

The collection will support young people as they encounter Jesus. This collection will help us reach our Diocesan goal of 30 men in seminary formation by 2025.

How does your gift to the Raising Vocations Collection support Vocations?

This important collection supports ministries that help young men and women discover Christ and accompany them on their vocation journey. The collection is supporting ministries and is sending youth to events like Steubenville Conferences, Blessed Carlo Acutis Youth Day, SEEK conferences, and even more.

Vocations Events and other information may be found at the Diocesan website at: www.gbvocations.org.

Click here to view Frequently Asked Questions about the Raising Vocations Collections.

Click here to view the Raising Vocations Collection 2024 brochure.

To make a gift today, contact the parish office, visit the Raising Vocations Collection website at www.catholicfoundationgb.org/give, or call Tammy toll-free at 877-500-3580, ext. 8123.

July 9, 2024July 17, 2024

Barb Kimme Memorial Traveling Rosary for Vocations – August 1st in Denmark

All are welcome to join us on Thursday, August 1st from 10:00 a.m. until noon at the Curran Spirituality Center (located at E416 Cty Rd KB in Denmark 54208). This will be followed by an optional visit to the Carmelite Monastery.

The Green Bay Diocesan Council of Catholic Women are hosting a prayer event for an increase in vocations and religious. Men and women young and old, are invited. According to the 2023 Vocation Ministry Analysis of Priestly Vocations, the first pillar to foster vocations is prayer, “Prayer is foundational and essential since vocations are always a gift from God.”

The agenda includes song, prayer, Fr. Bill O’Brien as speaker and bring your own lunch/beverage. We will provide dessert!

For more information, please call (920) 323-3243 or visit www.gbdccw.org.

November 2, 2023November 2, 2023

Vocations Awareness Week is November 5th through November 11, 2023

National Vocation Awareness Week, celebrated November 5th – November 11, 2023, is an annual week-long celebration of the Catholic Church in the United States dedicated to promoting vocations to the priesthood, diaconate, and consecrated life through prayer and education, and to renew our prayers and support for those who are considering one of these particular vocations.

Please ask Our Lord for more dedicated, holy priests, deacons, and consecrated men and women. May they be inspired by Jesus Christ, supported by our faith community, and respond generously to God’s gift of vocation.

To learn more, please visit: https://gbvocations.org/.

July 28, 2023

2023 Raising Vocations Collection

Why is the Diocese starting the Raising Vocations Collection?

The Diocese of Green Bay has been blessed by the prayers and generosity of thousands of people. With the help of a beautiful, anonymous donation to the one by One campaign, our seminarians’ tuition, room and board, and the Kairos formation year expenses will be covered for five years.

This wonderful gift will allow our Diocese to shift the focus to supporting the efforts of helping more young men and women answer God’s call to a holy vocation. After months of prayerful discernment and having consulted with the Catholic Foundation team, Vocations Director, Rev. Mark C. Mleziva and Bishop David Ricken have decided that every parish in the Diocese will undertake a new campaign called the Raising Vocations Collection. This shift will help us further our Diocesan goal of calling forth and forming 30 men in seminary formation by 2025. These holy men have been formed by ministries that encourage our young people to explore their vocation.

How does your gift to the Raising Vocations Collection support Vocations?

This important collection supports ministries that help young men and women answer God’s call to a holy vocation. Some ministries that will benefit from the Raising Vocations Collection are campus ministry at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and campus ministry at our Catholic High School campuses. They will provide support to these young men and women through retreats, spiritual direction and being part of a Catholic community when they are away from home and journeying with their peers.

Vocations Events and other information may be found at the Diocesan website at: www.gbvocations.org.

Click here to view Frequently Asked Questions about the Raising Vocations Collections.

Click here to view the Raising Vocations Collection 2023 brochure.

To make a gift today, contact the parish office, visit the Raising Vocations Collection website at www.catholicfoundationgb.org/give, or call Tammy toll-free at 877-500-3580, ext. 8123.

March 17, 2023

Traveling Rosary for Vocations – April 12th

Traveling Rosary for Vocations: The Green Bay Diocesan Council of Catholic Women is helping to raise an awareness and assist in rectifying our Diocesan Priestly Vocation Shortage. Our best course of action is prayer to our Lord. Therefore, we are sponsoring this prayer service as a sort of 9-month novena for vocations.

Every 2^nd Wednesday of the month from March – November we will gather for prayer and inspiration at nine different churches throughout the diocese. The agenda includes rosary for vocations and a speaker. All are welcome.

The second date and location: April 12 at St. Philomena, 434 State Rd., Birnamwood, 54414; 1:00 – 2:30 PM. For more info call 920-794-8276.

February 10, 2023

Green Bay Council of Catholic Women are sponsoring a 9 month, Traveling Rosary for Vocations

Green Bay Council of Catholic Women are sponsoring a 9 month, Traveling Rosary for Vocations

Traveling Rosary for Vocations: The Green Bay Council of Catholic Women is sponsoring a sort of 9-month novena for vocations.

This prayer service will be a sort of 9-month novena for vocations. Every second Wednesday of the month from March through November. We will gather for prayer and inspiration at nine different churches throughout the Diocese. The agenda includes rosary for vocations and a speaker. All are welcome!

The agenda includes song, prayer and a speaker. Our first date and location is: March 8th from 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm at St. Mary of the Angels (650 S. Irwin Ave in Green Bay 54301).

More information will be given ther,e but for immediate information, please contact 920-794-8276.