{"id":61768,"date":"2020-07-24T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T13:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=61768"},"modified":"2020-07-24T18:11:51","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T22:11:51","slug":"laboure-announces-its-first-ever-virtual-gala-an-evening-of-joy-hope-and-inspiration-in-celebration-of-new-catholic-vocations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/laboure-announces-its-first-ever-virtual-gala-an-evening-of-joy-hope-and-inspiration-in-celebration-of-new-catholic-vocations\/","title":{"rendered":"Labour\u00e9 Announces its First-ever Virtual Gala, an Evening of Joy, Hope, and Inspiration in Celebration of New Catholic Vocations!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., July 24, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; These are challenging times for the Catholic Church, says Labour&#xe9;, but amidst declining vocation numbers, aging clergy and religious, and reduced church attendance due to COVID-19 restrictions, there are reasons for hope:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Devoted pastors have found creative ways to minister to the faithful during the coronavirus pandemic.<\/li>\n<li>Heroic religious sisters and brothers continue to work with the poor and elderly \u2013 going to great lengths to provide desperately needed services while protecting the health and safety of vulnerable populations.<\/li>\n<li>Online video sharing has given Catholics and non-Catholics alike an unprecedented glimpse into the lives of priests and religious \u2013 revealing the humanity, the commitment, and the joyful outlook so often found among those who have dedicated their lives to Christ.<\/li>\n<li>And, thanks to Labour\u00e9 benefactors, hundreds of aspiring priests and religious, once blocked from answering God\u2019s call due to student loan debt, have entered formation!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/20-0724-laboure-gala-696x522.jpg\" alt=\"LABOURE- Help Rescue Vocations\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/20-0724-laboure-gala-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/20-0724-laboure-gala-696x522-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><br \/>\nOn August 12, 2020, at 7 p.m. (CST), Labour\u00e9 will celebrate these and other positive developments within the Catholic Church in its first-ever Virtual Gala!<\/p>\n<p>Through broadcast and streaming technologies, this biannual Twin Cities-based gathering has been transformed into a nationwide event with unlimited potential viewership!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Special guests include: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Most Reverend Joseph Edward Strickland, Bishop of Tyler, TX; Senator Rick Santorum; The Most Reverend Andrew H. Cozzens, Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, MN; and many more!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Labour\u00e9 Virtual Gala Premiere Date:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, August 12, at 7 p.m. (CST)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rebroadcast Dates and Times:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, August 12, at 8 p.m. (CST) Wednesday, August 12, at 9:30 p.m. (CST)<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, August 16, at 8:30 a.m. (CST)<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, August 19, at 7 p.m. (CST)<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, August 23, at 8:30 a.m. (CST)<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, August 27, at 8 p.m. (CST)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Five ways to watch the first-ever Labour\u00e9 Virtual Gala<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Tune in to Cable Channel 6 in the Twin Cities<\/li>\n<li>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/rescuevocations.org\/gala\/\">https:\/\/rescuevocations.org\/gala\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/labouresociety\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/labouresociety<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/labouresociety\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/labouresociety<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Tune in to Roku and search for Minnesota Community Network<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Men and women who wish to pursue a vocation to the priesthood or religious life are often prevented from entering seminaries, convents and monasteries if they have student loan debt. Labour\u00e9 solves that problem for the Church. Our program teaches aspiring priests and religious a multifaceted fundraising model that enables them to accelerate the resolution of their student loan debt.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/rescuevocations.org\/gala\">https:\/\/rescuevocations.org\/gala<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Labour\u00e9, 1365 Corporate Center Curve, Suite 104, Eagan, Minnesota, 55121<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., July 24, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; These are challenging times for the Catholic Church, says Labour&#xe9;, but amidst declining vocation numbers, aging clergy and religious, and reduced church attendance due to COVID-19 restrictions, there are reasons for hope.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8374,"featured_media":61734,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[608,1,13889,46,559,13890],"tags":[13892,13893,13891],"class_list":["post-61768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-religion-news","category-business-news","category-catholic-interest","category-minnesota-news","category-products-news","category-virtual-events","tag-aspiring-priests","tag-catholic-vocations","tag-rescue-vocations","has-post-title","has-post-date","no-post-category","no-post-tag","no-post-comment","has-post-author"],"acf":[],"views":4468,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8374"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61768\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}