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Chapter 10-Team 6 Chosen And Called Sam

Prayer “Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your path; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God, my savior, and my hope is in you all day long.” -Psalm 25: 4-5

How do we hear God’s call? Our vocation is what God calls us to do Can be based on our likes, talents, and what is needed in God’s Kingdom All of us are called to Holiness We fulfill our vocation by sharing the Gospel with others Sam

What is God’s call for your life As young people, we are told to know what we want to do at young ages. It is ok to not know Through prayer and going to church, we learn our vocation “Vocation is the place where our deep gladness meets the world’s deep need” -Fredrick Buechner Sam

Serving the whole church Some vocations are The Hierarchy, the laity, or the consecrated life There are many ways to serve in the Kingdom of God Some people sing in the choir, some preach, others have extreme compassion. Olivia

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Holy orders Priest Deacon Bishop In union with the Pope Share in authority that Jesus gave St. Peter and the Apostles Priest Serves a parish Works with bishop Act in the name of Christ Lead in worship and administer sacraments Deacon Ministers ordained for tasks of service for the church. Assist bishop and priest May administer baptism only Gianna

The Pope The Bishop of Rome, the Vicar of Christ, the head of the Church. The pope appoints Bishops Cares for the universal Church. Gianna

College of bishops All the bishops of the church with the pope at the head With Pope, they have the supreme and full authority over the Church Gianna

Consecrated life They consecrate their lives to serve God and the Church as members of a religious community They serve in parishes, schools, universities, hospitals and as missionaries. They follow the evangelical counsels of Poverty- live with no distractions Chasity- live with celibacy Obedience- commit themselves to the will of God and what he wants for their lives Jill

Lay people or the Laity “The Church in the world” Married people- show God’s love through their love for each other Single people- show love of God through friendships Lay ecclesial ministers- people who serve the Church full time Jill

We are called and chosen at any age. A seed of faith is planted in us at a young age As we grow, we build this faith and increase our knowledge of God and his word God has used young people for his works. Samuel was given a word as a boy (1 Samuel 3) Mary was chosen to be the Mother of God at a young age (Luke 1:26-38) Young people We are called and chosen at any age. Olivia

Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity. -1 Timothy 4:12

World Youth day The Pope holds a conference with the youth of world Is a great opportunity for young people around the world to come closer to each other and God Olivia

The Domestic CHurch The Christian home Your first vocation is to live as a disciple of Christ in your family. Where the seed of faith is planted Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one. Jane Howard Sam

Reflection Questions? Jill