Saint Frances Cabrini Parish

Vocation Awareness

Contact Information
Gene Mazza, Ray Lucente after morning Mass
Al Bartosh: 724-775-6970
Mike Dopilka: 724-775-0987
Americo Dicioccio: 724-375-0976

Ideas to foster vocation awareness

Connect your family, your parish group or your CCD class with a local religious order, visiting for Lent to pray the Stations with the retired sisters, joining with them in prayer on the patron's feast day, having kids prepare snacks for the retired sisters and listening to their stories. Contact the Awareness Team for more ideas.

Write a family mission statement that focuses on discerning God's will for each member of the family.

Watch the bulletin board (entrance of Church) for vocation awareness events and try to attend and encourage others to attend.

Join us for Eucharistic Adoration Fridays between 9:00 am and 10:00 am

Pray for Vocations
O Virgin of Nazareth
the "yes" spoken in youth
marked your existence
and it grew as did your life itself.
O Mother of Jesus,
in your free and joyful "yes" and in your
active faith so many generations
have found inspiration and strength for
welcoming the Word of God and for
fulfilling his will.
O Teacher of life,
teach young people to pronounce the
"yes"that gives meaning to existence
and brings them to discover the hidden
"name" of God in the heart of every person.
Amen!
Pope John Paul II, 1995
World Day for Vocations

Choose that which give you life
Many young men and women struggle with deciding how they should live their lives. Below are some guides to discerning a religious vocation.
PRAYERFULLY participate in the sacraments and develop a personal prayer life
TALK to one of the Vocation Awareness Team, Fr. Kleppner, or Ellen Cavanaugh, asking question about the life and commitment of religious or priestly vocation.

SURF the Net

www.vocation.com for FAQ's, testimonies, prayer, articles, events, and even personal guidance.

http://www.diopitt.org/vocations/ for information on becoming a parish priest

http://www.stvincentmonks.com/ for information on becoming a Benedictine monk (Ora et Labora = Pray and Work). Fr. Phil Kanfush is from St. Frances Cabrini and serves not only as a monk and priest but also a specialist in Special Education.

http://www.stjoseph-baden.org/vocations.asp for information on becoming a Sister of St. Joseph. "Through education, health care, social service and spiritual development we live and work to bring all people in union with God and others."

http://www.felicianspa.org/html/vocations.html for information on becoming a Felician sister; called by God to cooperate with Christ in the spiritual renewal of the world.

Listen to Your Heart-call
In our world today, you are constantly bombarded by sound. Traffic noises, the buzz of machines, the ringing of the phone, the hum of computers, are only a few of the distractions that keep us from listening to the silence in our soul. Is it any wonder that you question the possibility that God may want you to be a Felician Sister?
On my way to Pittsburgh, I needed the sound of the radio to keep me awake on a long journey home. I found a wonderfully clear station that had my type of music playing. I felt energized again. But then the hills blocked the reception. When I drove up the hill, the static ceased. When I went down a hill, the static increased. At one point, I heard two different songs at the same time. Nevertheless, I did not change the station. With a little patience I waited until the channel cleared.
Sometimes, when you try to hear God's voice, we are driving in those hills - too much static from our busy lives. You need to slow down, be patient and listen to your heart-call. Only then can you hear the sound of God in the depths of your soul.

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