September 16, 2009
Youth vocation awareness program set Oct. 5-7
The annual youth vocation awareness program FOCUS 11 is set for Oct. 5-7 at St. Thomas More Parish in Centennial. All Catholic students 11 years old (sixth grade) or in the 11th grade are invited to attend.
FOCUS 11 is sponsored by the archdiocesan Office of Priestly Vocations in conjunction with the Rocky Mountain Vocation Council. The event promotes an awareness of Church vocations to holy orders and consecrated life.
The name FOCUS 11 highlights that the program is for students either 11 years old or in the 11th grade. It met with such great success the past four years that it has now become an annual event. Students from grades six and eleven were chosen as the target audience because studies have shown that most priests, consecrated, and religious first thought about their vocation around the age of 11 and then again in their junior year of high school.
The program for the 11th graders is scheduled for Oct. 6. The sixth-graders will be split—one group on Oct. 5, and another on Oct. 7. The day will begin at 9:15 a.m. and end at 2 p.m. It will include Mass, panel discussions, a scavenger hunt, trivia questions and more.
Representatives from various communities in the Archdiocese of Denver will be present and will have material highlighting their communities. The Archdiocesan Office of Priestly Vocations will also have a booth. The students will visit these booths to complete their scavenger hunt. Prizes will be given to the winners.
Students should bring their own lunches. Cookies and drinks will be provided.
A committee, consisting of members from the various religious orders and the Office of Priestly Vocations, is organizing the event under the direction of Father Jim Crisman, director of Priestly Vocations. Knights of Columbus and Serra Club members will keep the days running smoothly.
For information or to register, call 303-282-3429 or e-mail vocation@archden.org. St. Thomas More Church is located at 8035 S. Quebec St. in Centennial.
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