You can reach young Catholics who are attending the largest parish-based vocations conference in the country with an attractive website ad.

The conference is the HERE I AM LORD weekend in St. Charles, IL. I went last year, and the youthful enthusiasm and fervor for the faith was contagious. “It’s cool to be Catholic” was the feeling I got, with the crowds, music and praying. And these are young Catholics in their teens and 20’s, growing and stepping out in their faith.

Your religious community or diocese’s ad, on the HERE I AM LORD (HIAL) website, at www.hereiamlord.net, will be seen by more than one thousand attendees and youth organizers. The ads are reasonably priced at $50 per month, with a discount for those who take out a three or four-month package leading up to the March 5-8, 2009 conference.

When your ad is clicked, visitors will be taken to your community’s website.

The HERE I AM LORD website was designed and is maintained by TreeFrogClick, the sponsor of VocationPromotion.com. Don’t have an ad? We’ll design one for a reasonable fee.

This is your target group, and you need to act before Dec. 1 to get the greatest discount.

For rates and more information, go to TreeFrogClick’s HIAL-Religious Ads.

A Time of Grace for Youth

The largest parish-based vocations conference in the country is asking for your prayers for the success of its March 5-8, 2009 event in the Chicago area.

The annual HERE I AM LORD National Conference expects 3,000 or more youth and adults for its St. Charles, IL event, and it is filled with prayer, expert Catholic speakers and top-rated Catholic musicians.

“Though marketed as a ‘vocations conference,’ HERE I AM LORD is so much more,” says conference coordinator Michelle Tack. “During the conference weekend we have programming for grade school students, Confirmation programs for high school students, and evening programs for adult formation and children of all ages.  While our guest speakers and musicians are all exceptional, what makes this conference what it is, are the priests, brothers, and sisters who attend.”

Michelle is right — I went to last year’s conference. I found that this event is a special time of grace in which Christ-centered, authentically Catholic direction is given in such an important time in the life of youth. The event is designed to bring teens and religious communities together. Experience has shown that these kinds of conferences are what are giving a real boost to vocations throughout the country.

As I’m sure Michelle has heard before, I wish such Catholic events were around when I was growing up.

Michelle is asking primarily for your prayer support, especially among  cloistered communities, many of whom have made a commitment to do so. She invites them to send a display and information on their charism. If there is a representative that they would like to send, organizers will be pleased to accommodate them and the arrangements for their stay.

Find out more at the HIAL website.
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Advertise Your Community on the
HERE I AM LORD Website

Your religious community or diocese can advertise on the HERE I AM LORD (HIAL) website for a reasonable fee. You ad will be clearly visible to the more than one thousand web visitors expected over the next few months.

When your ad is clicked, visitors will be taken to your community’s website. The HIAL website, designed by TreeFrogClick, is where conference organizers and youth come to learn about the conference.

Now is the time to advertise, since visits are expected to triple between December and the time of the event. More than one thousand unique web visitors are expected in March, based on last year’s experience.

For rates and more information, go to TreeFrogClick’s HIAL-Religious Ads.