Philly Adoration for Vocations
Thank you to all who joined us at the Overbrook campus of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary to pray for our seminarians and to pray for an increase in vocations. We are grateful for the countless hours of prayer asking the Lord of the Harvest to send more laborers into the vineyard.
We invite all to join us on the new campus of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Lower Gwynedd Township on Thursdays between 9 am and 4 pm to pray for vocations in front of the Blessed Sacrament. Adoration will be held in Immaculate Conception Chapel which is located in the Student Life Center on the new campus. The address is 1400 Evans Road, Ambler PA 19002.
To sign up for one or more hours/days, click on the image below. If you have any questions, please contact the organizers at Phillyadoration@gmail.com or the Vocation Office at 610-667-5778. A confirmation email with directions for parking/etc, will be sent after registering
CATHOLIC WOMEN’S CONFERENCE
The annual Catholic Women’s Conference will take place on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa.
The Catholic Women’s Conference is a unique event designed for all Catholic women – married, single, and consecrated. The mission of the conference is three-fold: to invite women into a personal and transformative encounter with Jesus Christ, to form women in the truth about their feminine genius, and to equip women to be a leaven for the world, living their feminine gifts in service to the family, the Church and all aspects of society.
The English keynote speakers will be Father Stephen Delacy and Emily Wilson. The Spanish keynote speakers will be Bishop Christopher Cooke and Karla Amezcua. The American Sign Language keynote speaker will be Katie Locus.
The National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa is located at 654 Ferry Road in Doylestown.
October 2024 Come & See Weekend for Post-High School Men
Men who have graduated from high school and are discerning their vocation are invited to come to the new campus of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary for a weekend to see what seminary life is like and explore the possibility of their own call to the priesthood.
This is an ideal opportunity for someone who is actively pursuing a call to the priesthood to spend time at the Seminary, to meet and pray with the seminarians and with other men who are exploring the possibility of a call to the priesthood.
The Weekend includes daily Mass, Liturgy of the Hours, reflections on the priesthood, vocation stories from seminarians, fellowship and the opportunity to spend time with Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. A single room and meals are included and there is no cost to attend.
The Weekend begins at 7 PM on Friday and ends following Morning Prayer, Mass and Brunch on Sunday (approximately 1:00 PM).
For more information about this Weekend, contact Fr. David O’Brien, Vocation Director, at fr.dobrien@archphila.org or 610-667-5778 OR Melissa Kovatch, Associate Director, at mkovatch@archphila.org.
The registration deadline for the October 25-27, 2024 weekend is Friday, October 18, 2024.
January 2025 Come & See Weekend for High School Men
A Come & See Weekend is a perfect opportunity for high school men who are discerning their vocation to come to the new campus of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary (1400 Evans Road, Ambler PA) to see what seminary life is like and explore the possibility of their own call to the priesthood.
If you are actively discerning a call to the priesthood, come and spend time at the seminary where you will meet, pray and get to know the seminarians and other men who are discerning their call.
The Weekend includes daily Mass, Liturgy of the Hours, reflections on the priesthood, vocation stories from seminarians, fellowship and the opportunity to spend time with Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. A single room and meals are included and there is no cost to attend.
The Weekend begins at 11:00 AM on Saturday and ends on Sunday following Evening Prayer at approximately 5:30 PM.
For more information about this event, please contact the Vocation Office at 610-667-5778 or email Fr. David O’Brien, Vocation Director (fr.dobrien@archphila.org) OR Melissa Kovatch, Associate Director (mkovatch@archphila.org).
Please register no later than Wednesday, January 15, 2025.
