Serra Rally 2020:Creating a Culture of Vocations

Rev. Luke BallmanExecutive Director

Secretariat of Clergy, Consecrated Life & Vocations

Overview of CCLVNational Vocation Awareness WeekSeminary EnrollmentOrdination/Profession Class Findings

Committee ◦ Bishop James

Checchio, Chairman ◦ + 7 Bishops

Secretariat◦ Rev. Luke Ballman,

Executive Director◦ Rev. Daniel Hanley,

Associate Director◦Ms. Casey Brusnahan,

Administrative Assistant

Clergy

Asociación Nacional de Sacerdotes

Hispanos en EstadosUnidos

National Federation of Priests’ Councils

National Organization for the Continuing

Education of Roman Catholic Clergy

National Association of Diaconate

Directors

Consecrated Life

Conference of Major Superiors

of Men

Conference of Major Superiors of Women Religious

Leadership Conference of

Women ReligiousNational

Conference of Vicars for Religious

United States Conference of

Secular Institutes

United States Association of

Consecrated Virgins

PriestlyFormation

Institute for Priestly Formation

National Association of Catholic Theological

SchoolsNational Association of College Seminaries

Vocations

Serra International

National Religious Vocation Conference

National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors

Vocation Events◦ National Vocation

Awareness Week: Nov. 1-7, 2020

◦ World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life: Feb. 1-2, 2020

◦ World Day of Prayer for Vocations: May 3, 2020

Surveys◦ Ordination Class of 2019

◦ Profession Class of 2018

…that I wanted to be an

archeologist before I entered the seminary!”- Fr. Cassidy

Stinson

…that I was inspired by the active patrol

ministries of my parish priest to our villagers at the age of 9. I just wanted

to be like him.- Br. Antony Milton

…that I was dating someone when I

decided to discern religious life. I could not ignore God’s tug and invitation any longer.” – Sr. Misty

Garriga

…that I love playing the drums!”

- Sr. Mary Therese Perez

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Theologate College Seminary High School Seminary

High School Seminaries: Cathedral Prep, NY; St. Lawrence, WI; Sacred Heart, IN

3,723 3,694 3,631 3,650 3,520 3,405 3,3693,526

1,355 1,425 1,381 1,416 1,353 1,395 1,289 1,327

448 404 391 388 376 351 350 358

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Theologate College Seminary High School Seminary

College◦ 1,327 (2018-2019)◦ 1,248 (2004-2005)*◦ 1,460 (2010-2011)**

Pre-Theology◦ 845 (2018-2019)◦ 562 (2004-2005)*◦ 878 (2011-2012)**

Theologate(includes Pre-Theology)◦ 3,526 (2018-2019)◦ 3,274 (2006-2007)*◦ 3,723 (2011-2012)**

* lowest enrollment ** highest enrollment

1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year 4th Year Retention Rate

2011-2012 768 686 542 520 73%

2012-2013 739 706 571 513 79%

2013-2014 704 653 596 530 73%

2014-2015 661 654 591 561 73%

2015-2016 695 574 610 547 74%

2016-2017 642 599 548 561 80%

2017-2018 662 599 543 497 75%

2018-2019 568 595 517 516 74%

21%

38%21%

9%7% 4%

<2525-2930-3435-3940-4950+

56%

15%

15%

10% 4%

White/Anglo/Caucasian

Other

Hispanic/Latino

Asian/Pacific Islander

Black/African American

66%20%

9%3% 2%

White/Anglo/Caucasian

Hispanic/Latino

Asian/Pacific Islander

Black/African American

Other

70%14%

8%6% 2% Caucasian/European

American/White

Hispanic/Latino

Asian/PacificIslander/Native Hawaiian

African/AfricanAmerican/Black

Other (mixed)

69%16%

10%

5% Caucasian/EuropeanAmerican/White

Asian/PacificIslander/Native Hawaiian

Hispanic/Latino

African/AfricanAmerican/Black

78

5344

3325

47 5045

40 36

Altar Server Lector EMHC Campus/YouthMinister

Music Ministry

Ordination % Profession %

53

30

16 145

48

2920

157

Youth Group CCM /NewmanCenter

WYD High SchoolYouth

Conference(FranciscanUniversity)

NCYC

Ordination % Profession %

Ordination % Profession %

Eucharistic Adoration 75 73

Rosary 73 71Retreats 68 68

Bible Study 47 47

Lectio Divina 36 31

6943

2538 33 39

25 19 16

41

44

4031

28 21

1911 8

Ordination % Profession %

23 2112 10 10 6 5

27 31

2521

76 7

Relative Friend Mother Father Colleague Clergy Teacher

Ordination % Profession %

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