
2026 Vocations Bulletin Blurbs – Cycle A (Bulletin Materials)
Please use these weekly reflections to help promote vocations to the priesthood and religious life in your parish community and school.

Please use these weekly reflections to help promote vocations to the priesthood and religious life in your parish community and school.

Ongoing Education & Formation: In-person formation about AI – January 26. Appeal Kick Off Luncheon on January 27 at St Michael (Canfield).

Bulletin materials available for upcoming events with Bishop Bonnar.

It is recommended that every week, in every parish, a stewardship reflection should be included in the weekly bulletin.

Join us for a weekly discussion of your burning spiritual questions. For more information about the Catholic Echo Podcast topics, visit catholicecho.org/podcast.

“Wineskins” features reflections on the lives of the saints and the sacred scriptures, along with thoughts on a variety of topics and issues from a Catholic perspective.

Parish resources to promote the Annual Diocesan Appeal are available in the “Appeal 2025” folder in Google Drive and the resources tab in Catholic Social Media.

Theology on Tap is an invitation to young adults (18-39) to delve deeper in their faith and in community with other members of the Church.

The Eagle of the Cross award is given to outstanding juniors and seniors throughout the Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown who exemplify particular zeal in their faith and ministry programs. Awardees are chosen annually by a team of youth ministers and DREs who judge nominations from counties in which they are not located. Up to 3 awards per county for parish involvement, and up to 2 awards per diocesan Catholic high school are awarded each year.

Celebrate the Mass of the Nativity of Christ with your local parish!