Dear Pastors and Parish Administrators,
This summer Bishop DeGrood will send a letter to the graduating seniors in our diocese so he can personally congratulate and encourage them to seek God’s will in their lives. To make this possible we are requesting the following information from you: names, cell phone number, parent’s names, addresses, gender and college plans for all seniors.
In conjunction with Bishop’s letter, in the past several years, the Vocations Office has used the college information to help keep our youth connected with their Catholic faith while they are at school. This has been done with the aid of the SERRA Clubs in our diocese through a program called College Connection.
Through this program, letters are sent out to the seniors, encouraging them to get involved in the local Catholic community at the school they will be attending. We also forward the information to the chaplains at the various colleges in our diocese to help them connect with the incoming freshmen.
It is our hope that with this information we can keep more of our young people connected with the practice of their Catholic faith and continue to encourage the growth of their spirituality.
Please e-mail the list in Excel format, if possible, to Emma Murtha at emurtha@sfcatholic.org or mail your list to the Vocations Office by May 1. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you for all that you do to promote religious vocations.