The Church of Ireland Diocese of Connor

• News Archives
• April 2024
• March 2024
• February 2024
• January 2024
• December 2023
• November 2023
• October 2023
• September 2023
• August 2023

Vocation Sunday 2020 to be marked on September 13

Saturday August 29th 2020

Vocation Sunday 2020 will take place on September 13, following last September’s successful initiative and the well-attended vocations conference in March at the Dromantine Retreat Centre, Newry.

A range of updated resources is available online, along with the ‘It’s Your Call’ video, which highlights the call to ordained ministry.

These resources include posters, Instagram and PowerPoint images, and articles on pathways to ordination, lay ministry, pioneer ministry, and understanding selection.

Anyone with an interest in exploring a vocation to ordained ministry is encouraged to speak with their rector. The Commission on Ministry is keen that Vocation Sunday continues to be marked this year, even with Covid-19 restrictions in place, and to keep a conversation going in parishes around vocations.

The Central Director of Ordinands, the Rev Canon David Gillespie, said: “We had planned a new video – a sequel to last year’s ‘It’s Your Call’ – focusing on the wide range of lay ministries which exist in the Church of Ireland.

“Given the various restrictions that have been in place over the last few months, we decided to pause its production. The funding is in place for the video which we hope to be able to produce in time for Vocations Sunday 2021.

“This year, Vocation Sunday will be a somewhat scaled down affair, but the Commission on Ministry would encourage rectors to still observe the day in their parishes and to continue the important conversation about the need for vocations.”

Back to latest news