Office of Vocations Events Calendar for 2025-26

National Vocation Awareness Week: November 2-8, 2025 

World Day of Consecrated Life: February 1, 2026 

World Day of Prayer for Vocations: April 26, 2026 


Annual Calendar of Events for the Office of Vocations for 2025-26: 

Vocation Andrew Dinner 

  • Date: Monday, July 14, 2025
  • Time: 4:30pm
  • Contact: For more information please contact us at (916) 733-0258 or by email at msmith@scd.org 

Quo Vadis Retreat for Boys Ages 13 to 17 

  • Dates: Weekend of August 1-2, 2025  (No overnight stay)
  • Location: St. Joseph Parish, Elk Grove
  • Cost: $90
  • Registration begins on March 1, 2025 at: www.scd.org/quovadis

 

Vocations Carnival                                                                                                    (at OnFire Norcal Jam - Jubilee Day for Young People)

  • Vocations Carnival during lunch time is from 11:30am-1:30pm (OnFire Norcal Jam full event times are from 9am to 8pm)
  • Date: Saturday, September 13, 2025
  • Location: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Vallejo, CA 
  • To Purchase Tickets or view full schedule of event, please visit: https://www.onfirenorcal.com/

     

Vocations Ministry Day Booth and Vocations Talks                                   (Ministry Days: Pilgrims of Hope) 

  • Date: Saturday, September 27, 2025
  • Location: St. Francis High School, Sacramento, CA
  • Vocation Talks at Ministry Days:
    • A-11: Conviritendonos en "Promotores" de Vocaciones (Fr. M. Hurtado)
    • B-06: Foster Vocations in Your Ministry or the Church Will Die (Fr. R. Derivera)
  • Registration & Cost:  https://www.ministrydays.com/ticketsboletos.html 

 

Vocation Andrew Dinner 

  • Date:  Monday, September 22, 2025
  • Time: 4:30pm
  • Contact: For more information please contact us at (916) 733-0258 or by email at msmith@scd.org 

 

Vocation Andrew Dinner 

  • Date:  Tuesday, January 27, 2026
  • Time: 4:30pm
  • Contact: For more information please contact us at (916) 733-0258 or by email at msmith@scd.org 

 

Vocations Benefit Dinner 

  • Date: Saturday, June 13, 2026
  • Location: St. Mary Parish, Sacramento
  • Contact: SK George Bagley 707-372-4913

 

Sacramento Classic Basketball Game: Priests + Seminarians

  • Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2026
  • Location: Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento
  • Cost: $15 each Adult Ticket/$60 for six Adult Tickets/$5 for Students from K-College
  • Ticket sales will begin on March 1, 2026 at: www.scd.org/basketball

 

More dates to come soon! 

For more information, please contact the Office of Priestly & Religious Vocations at (916) 733-0258 and for monthly opportunities to promote vocations, please visit:  "Events of the Month" at www.scd.org/vocations.