National Apostolate of Maronites (NAM)

Dear Religious Education Director,

Thank you for your invaluable help in making the 2017 Vocations Awareness Contest a success! We could not have done it without you. Only you, with the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, can motivate your children to get involved. We truly appreciate the support and encouragement you provided to all the students in your parish who participated!

The links on the left have all the information for the 2018 NAM Vocation Awareness Contest. This year we have all new topics to stimulate interest and participation. In the linked documents you will find the materials that you can reproduce for your students.

All entries must be sent to the address shown below in order to be considered for prizes. The deadline for this year's contest is May 15, 2018. Please make sure all participants follow the directions, especially as to the information on entries. As always, we count upon you to collect and forward your parish entries in a timely manner. You may forward submissions as soon as your local parish contest is completed.

If there are winners from your parish for the 2017 contest; those have been sent in a separate packet or you can review them on line by clicking the 2017 link on right side of this page. We hope that you coordinated with your local delegates so these prizes can be presented during NAM awareness Sunday.

Please coordinate this effort with your pastor/administrator, and it is highly recommended that you advertise this contest in your church bulletins/newsletter.

Sincerely,
Curtis Taylor
Education Committee Chairman

1. 1st Place: Cora Abouaoude, St. Anthony, Glen Allen, VA
2. 2nd Place: Ethan Dermesropian, St. Anthony, Glen Allen, VA
3. 3rd Place: Jack Craig, St. Anthony, Glen Allen, VA

Grades 2-3
Write a prayer thanking God for those studying for the priesthood

1. 1st Place: Serena Light, St. Anthony, Glen Allen VA
2. 2nd Place: George Oley, St. Anthony, Glen Allen VA
3. 3rd Place: James, St. Anthony, Danbury, CT

Grades 4-6
Imagine your conversation with God

1. 1st Place: Stephanie Nazareth, St. Maron, Minneapolis, MN
2. 2nd Place: Diana Haddad, Heart of Jesus, Fort Lauderdale, FL
3. 3rd Place: Riley Cassidy, St. Anthony, Glen Allen VA

Grades 7-9
Write an essay describing an event, in your life,
where a priest, deacon, subdeacon, or religious person made a difference.

1. 1st Place: Marta Michael, Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, Darlington, PA
2. 2nd Place: Michael Urban, Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, Darlington, PA
3. 3rd Place: NO ENTRY.

Grades 10-12
Write an essay describing the process of discernment
needed to discover if one has a vocation?

1. 1st Place: Maroun Harb, St. George CC, San Antonio, TX
2. 2nd Place: NO ENTRY
3. 3rd Place: NO ENTRY

1. 1st Place: Kylee Molnar, St. Maron, Youngstown, OH
2. 2nd Place: James Abou-Assi, St. Anthony, Glen Allen VA
3. 3rd Place: Mariam, St. Ephrem, El-Cajon, CA

1. 1st Place: Laura Awaida, St. Maron, Youngstown, OH
2. 2nd Place: Mark Favorite, St. Maron, Minneapolis, MN
3. 3rd Place: Xavier Hurley, Michael the Archangel, Fayetteville, NC

1. 1st Place: Maryam Bou Samra, Our Lady of Victory, Carnegie, PA
2. 2nd Place: Eve Miller, St. Louis Gonzaga, Utica, NY
3. 3rd Place: Rebecca Younes, St. Maron, Minneapolis, MN

1. 1st Place: Lily Essad, St. Maron, Youngstown, OH
2. 2nd Place: Dominique Khoury, St. John Maron, Williamsville, NY
3. 3rd Place: Georges Kassouf, Our Lady of Victory, Carnegie, PA

1. 1st Place: NO ENTRY
2. 2nd Place: NO ENTRY
3. 3rd Place: NO ENTRY

Calendar of Events:

10.25.2019 2019 New England Regional NAM Convention Fall River, MA St. Anthony of the Desert Maronite Catholic Church October 25 - 27, 2019   4.22.2018 Spring Raffle drawing St. Maron Torrington, Connecticut (Get Your Raffle Now)!   5.15.2018 May 15 2018 is deadline for Scholarship Applications   5.15.2018 deadline for Vocations Awareness Contest   7.11.2018 55th National Convention in Houston, Texas From 7/11 to 7/15 2018 Our Lady of the Cedars   10.26.2018 Fall Board Meeting Miami, FL Our Lady Of Lebanon

3.08.2019 MidWest Regional Convention Cincinnati, OH From March 3-8, 2019 St. Anthony of Padua   6.26.2019 56th National NAM Convention Miami, Florida From 6/26 to 6/30 2019 Our Lady of Lebanon   10.18.2019 Fall Board Meeting Cincinnati, OH From October 18-20, 2019 St. Anthony of Padua   7.08.2020 57th National NAM Convention Cincinnati, OH From July 8-12, 2020 St. Anthony of Padua