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.