St.
John Mary Vianney Seminary
Bishops Home Compound, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, Philippines
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"The world looks to the priest, because it looks to Jesus! No one can see Christ; but everyone sees the priest, and through him they wish to catch a glimpse of the Lord! Immense is the grandeur of the Lord! Immense is the grandeur and dignity of the priest!"
— St. Pope John Paul II
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The St. John Mary Vianney Seminary (SJMVS) was established in 1992 in response to the growing need of the Diocese of San Carlos for priests to minister to the faithful communities of Iloilo and Cebu. Considered the heart of the community, much of the seminary’s funding comes from the support of the forty-eight parishes and mission stations in the diocese and their annual overseas Mission Appeal.
With travel restrictions due to the Covid-19 Pandemic (going on its second year now), the Mission Appeal funds have been sorely missed. The lockdown also caused many organizations, including the Catholic church, fell into challenging times. And with business closures and empty pews, financial support to Catholic educational institutions, including SJMVS, have reached a dangerous level.
Unsettled school and lodging fees, resources used for property maintenance, and salaries for personnel and staff have resulted in the seminary’s funds to dry up. The severe effects of these financial struggles pose greater challenges to the seminary and will affect the seminarians in their formation and studies. Thus, this dire economic predicament will have a direct and devastating impact on the already scarce number of priests serving the Church.
We are appealing to your kind heart to help us sustain and support our formation. More importantly, provide financial aid to struggling seminarians to complete their formation, and encourage vocation to the priesthood.
This is an URGENT appeal. Please Help Us.
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Be Safe and God Bless.
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“The end for which God has instituted the priesthood has been to appoint on earth public persons to watch over the honor of his divine majesty, and to procure the salvation of souls.”
— St. Alphonsus Liguori
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PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS
- On Going Formation of Formators
- Board & Lodging of Seminarians
- Seminary Operation
- Seminary Facility
- Seminary Library
- Vocation Campaign
On November 4, 2021, Most Rev. Gerardo A. Alminaza, Bishop of the Diocese of San Carlos, launched a year-long fundraising campaign in commemoration of the Feast of St. Charles Borromeo (at the Cathedral that bears the same name), and the continuing celebration of the 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines.
The GIFTED TO GIVE theme of the birth of Christianity in the country highlights the role of Filipino Catholics to GO FORTH, to keep the flames of faith burning, and to become good stewards of God’s gift.
“As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God’s varied graces.”
— 1 Peter 4:10
The Stewardship and Philanthropic Development Office [SPDO] of the Diocese of San Carlos, in partnership with Global Reach Crowdfunding has set up an online global fundraising platform to support its various advocacies and to help the diocese reach out to its supporters and donor base beyond the San Carlos community, across the United States, and around the globe.
Crowdfunding is a process of raising small amounts of money from the global community, resulting in a big financial impact. It is a community-driven online fundraising that activates friends and family members globally, turning them into an army of personal fundraisers to support the diocese.
Crowdfunding also provides an opportunity to CONNECT the Diocese of San Carlos to the world. By reaching out to your friends and family members overseas, you are allowing them, to not only celebrate with us, but also serve the community by supporting the works of our Church.
Using PayPal, one of the most secured and recognized global payment processor, the platform accepts donations from anywhere in the world, from all major credit cards like Visa and Mastercard. You do not need a PayPal account to make a donation.
“The strength of this platform is in its openness to small people, that’s why it’s called crowdfunding, because, then you are able to reach to as many people through online means and even if they give small amounts, but because of the numbers it can reach millions,” Bishop Gerry said during the program launch.
From raising funds for the completion of the St. John Vianney Seminary building, to developing programs to help the community attain meaningful relationship with Christ, to fighting the evil threatening family life, and supporting the healthcare and retirement funds of our priests, our diocese is actively engaging the local and global communities to support our programs.
See below for complete list of advocacies.
“Brothers and sisters, we are all part of this endeavor for we all belong to the Church, the one family of God. We all share responsibility for the Church. Thus, we encourage all the baptized to regularly, wholeheartedly, and generously contribute to the Church so that we can fulfill our common mission of spreading the Good News, of serving humanity and caring for the whole of creation.”
— Archbishop of Davao ROMULO G. VALLES, D.D. Pastoral Statement on Stewardship, January 28, 2021
Please support our advocacies and help us CONNECT the Diocese of San Carlos to the world.
Be safe and God bless.
