Vocations Sunday: 4 May 2025

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Resources for Vocations Sunday 2025 are now live. They follow the lectionary readings for the day and contain:

  • Bible notes
  • Prayers
  • Hymn/song suggestions, both contemporary and traditional
  • Intergenerational and creative ideas
  • Suggested service outlines
  • A full sermon if needed

Vocations Sunday 2025 worship and activities
Vocations Sunday 2025 worship and activities (Cymraeg)
Vocations Sunday Sermon
Vocations Sunday Sermon (Cymraeg)

Follow-up service outlines will appear later in the year, to remind us that Vocations is not a one-off conversation.

For more Vocations resources, see below:

The next Exploring Ordained Ministry Day is on Saturday 14 June from 10am to 12.30pm online. More information and the Eventbrite booking link is here: Exploring Ordained Ministry Day - June 2025

For more information about the next Explore course, see this page: https://www.methodist.org.uk/for-churches/ministries/vocations/discerning-vocation/connexional-vocation-exploration-opportunities/exploring/

You can sign up at any time. Whenever you register, you'll be offered support through:

  1. Reflecting with an Accompanist
  2. Journaling your experiences
  3. Shadowing people involved in work of the kingdom of God
  4. A range of learning & development resources and support to dip in an out of 
  5. Being part of a group who learn together on a 9 month course 

For individual and group discernment resources, from simple reflection activities to guided courses, see this page: https://www.methodist.org.uk/for-churches/ministries/vocations/discerning-vocation/discernment-resources/

Last year's Vocations Sunday was held on Sunday 5 May 2024. You can see the resources below.

For 2024,  a service outline was prepared, including a sermon and hymn suggestions. Downloadable as a PDF.

Service outline in English

Service outline in Welsh

You can use this service at any time of the year.