| Our NEW Chicago Archdiocesan Vocation Association website!! |
Blessings to you and welcome to our home on the web!! Curious about the lives of religious sisters, brothers and priests? You have come to the right place. Look over our site. We offer prayers, insights, events and more for you. Choose from the tabs above to find out more. For over thirty years CAVA has been offering events and programs for awareness of consecrated life in the Archdiocese of Chicago. We have offerings for young adults, educators, parishes & others who are committed to promoting vocations to consecrated life. If you are a vocation minister whose religious congregation is present in the archdiocese you are invited to be a member of CAVA. Click on the CAVA logo here to become a member.
Come on in to our site and look around. Pray with us, discover available area vocation events and more. We are pleased to have you stop in. We hope you stay a while.
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| Vocation Ministers with Congregations in the Archdiocese of Chicago click image to become a member |
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| Called Series: Discernment Evenings for Young Adults 2012 |
CALLED TO SINGLE LIFE:
Monday, April 2, 2012
What is it about the lifestyle of persons who are single. that enables them to respond to their call to become the persons they are meant to be? Are natural inclinations part of one's call?
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Called Series: Discernment Evenings for Young Adults 2011 to 2012. Get Brochure.
| Evenings for Young Adults...who want to listen closely to God’s call!
You are called to become the person you were created to be! This is the task of a lifetime, the goal of your journey, your way to wholeness and holiness. Come join us: take some time together with others who are intent on answering that call.
What do I want to do with my life?
What is God calling me to? How do I know what God is calling me to?
What does discipleship in the different vocations look like?
If these questions catch your heart, we invite you to join other young adults for our discernment evenings.
From 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Contact: CAVA@archchicago.org Please RSVP to: Sr. Elyse Ramirez, O.P. Office for Religious / CAVA
Phone: 312-534-5240 Or e-mail info to: CAVA@ArchChicago.org Subject "Registration “
All evenings take place at:
The Cenacle Retreat Center, 513 West Fullerton Parkway, Chicago, IL 60614
Phone: 773.528.6300
Sponsored by: Office for Religious / CAVA Chicago Archdiocesan Vocation Assoc. www.VocationsCAVA.org
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| J.S. PALUCH 24TH ANNUAL VOCATION SEMINAR |
| Vocation Ministry on the Digital Continent |
National leaders in vocation, formation, marriage and family life, ethnic ministry, and youth ministry met at the Embassy Suites Hotel O’Hare-Rosemont in Rosemont, Illinois, a Chicago suburb, August 29–31, 2011, for the 24th annual vocation seminar sponsored by the J.S. Paluch Company, Inc. Most Rev. Ronald P. Herzog, Bishop of Alexandria and member of the USCCB Committee on Communications, delivered the keynote address entitled Emerging Tools for Ministry. Ms. Kim Cavallero, Board Chair of the National Communicators Network for Women Religious (NCNWR) and Director of Communications for the American Province of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, gave the opening presentation entitled Update Your Status & Reach the Masses: You’ll “Like” This.
The seminar also featured a panel on social media with Rev. James Gallagher, CSC, Director of the Office for Vocations of the US Province of the Holy Cross Priests and Brothers, Ms. Julie Gilberto-Brady, Communications Director for the School Sisters of Notre Dame, Ms. Tanya Mullin, Communications Associate and IT Specialist for the Sisters of St. Martha of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, and Sr. Julie Vieira, IHM, A Nun’s Life Ministry. Seminar participants then experienced breakout sessions featuring hands-on application and demonstrations of teleconferencing, live podcasting, using FaceBook, YouTube, blogs, and Twitter, and prioritizing and selecting social media best suited to various vocation ministries. Br. Paul Michalenko, ST, served as seminar facilitator.
The NVAD Leadership in Vocation Ministry Award was presented to A Nun’s Life Ministry, founded by Sr. Julie Vieira, IHM, and Sr. Maxine Kollasch, IHM, for pioneering efforts in the creative use of social media for vocation awareness.
visit www.jspaluch.com
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What is a Nun Run?
A Nun Run is a 24-hour + experience during which young women are invited to visit Religious Sisters where they live from the first evening until the next evening. We offer you transportation, overnight hospitality, meals, prayer and fun.
You will have the opportunity to pray with us, eat with us, share stories and laugh with us.
What a Nun Run is NOT:
It is not a running marathon! Rather, we carpool to each convent. Don’t worry, there won’t be nuns running after you. This is a “no-strings attached” event.
Date for next Nun Run: February 3-4, 2012
Schedule a Nun Run for your group: If you have a small group of women who can’t attend the above date but would like to participate in a Nun Run, contact Sr. Theresa Sullivan and she can work with you to set a date and plan a nun Run. 812-963-7556 theresa.sullivan@doc-ecp.org
Who: For Single women ages 18-38
What: 24+ hour experience visiting
Where: Convents around the Chicago area
When: Friday PM through Saturday PM
Cost: None-it's free!
For more information contact Sr. Theresa Sullivan 812-963-7556 theresa.sullivan@doc-ecp.org.
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A Vocation Prayer
Jesus you call us to be your merciful presence in our world. Thank you for having so much confidence in us. Help us to be open to your grace as it pours into our hearts, our minds, and our lives each day. Breathe your own Holy Spirit into our minds and hearts as we discover how it is our lives will bes allow your merciful presence to be shared. Give us the humble heart of your Mother Mary that we too, may be able to say "Yes" to your call. Amen
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