Schedule for Saturday, September 26, 2026

What you will learn throughout the day:

What is a vocation ministry?
What is the recipe for a vocation-producing parish?
What is the message young people need to hear?
How do we start and sustain our ministry?
How do we invite our youth to discern a call?

8:00amMass (optional)

8:30amRegistration

9:00amOpening Prayer and Welcome

9:10amCreating Fertile Soil! Part 1

10:15amBreak

10:25amCreating Fertile Soil! Part 2

11:30amEucharistic Adoration for Vocations

12:15pmLunch

Box lunches will be provided. Please list any dietary restrictions below. Thank you!

1:00pmVocation Partners and Vocation Promotion Discussion

2:00pmBreak

2:10amBreakout Sessions, Q and A

3:00pmConclusion of the day

Speakers

Rhonda Gruenewald President and Founder, Vocation Ministry

Rhonda is the author of Hundredfold: A Guide to Parish Vocation Ministry. Based in Houston, she has been invited by bishops nationwide to help launch Vocation Ministries in their dioceses. Known for her engaging style, practical insights, and deep passion for vocations, Rhonda equips priests and lay leaders with the tools they need to foster discernment.

Father David Kidd Director, Office for Diocesan Priestly Vocations

Fr. David Kidd is a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo and a native of Lima, Ohio. A veteran of the Ohio Army National Guard, he completed priestly formation at the Pontifical College Josephinum and the Pontifical North American College before being ordained to the priesthood in 2016. As Director of the Office of Diocesan Priestly Vocations, Fr. Kidd is widely recognized for his energetic outreach, personal mentorship, and exceptional follow-up with discerners, helping foster a renewed culture of vocational awareness throughout the Diocese of Toledo while continuing to support youth, young adult, and parish ministry through a variety of diocesan leadership roles.

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VOCATION MINISTRY

Parishioner Workshop

The workshop's purpose:

To inspire parishioners to promote vocations in their parishes by their witness and by forming a vibrant lay-led vocation ministry that encourages vocations to the priesthood, marriage, and consecrated life.