1. “Chosen and Called” Christina Morgana Kara Williams Melissa Apicella

2.  Vocation- the call to each person from God Each person can also be called more specifically to priesthood or religious life, to married life, the single life, or a particular profession  God calls everyone to live in communion with him both in this life and the afterlife  Everyone is given a basic vocation to live out their identity and to live through life as an image of God who made us (a call to holiness)

3.  In the new evangelization, a document by the bishops of the Church, we are reminded that the Christian fulfills his vocation in communion with all the baptized  Christians fulfill their call to holiness by living and sharing in the Gospel

4.  We use our gifts and talents in the Church as members of the hierarchy, laity or consecrated life  All of God’s People must work together to continue the mission of Jesus–- no one person can do it alone

5.  God calls all baptized people to live out their vocation with the Church’s help, the People of God  The Church is the new People of God and with our association with others in the Church, we can be who God chose and called us to be  The Lights of the Nations tells us that the Church is the first and foremost “People of God” which is stated in the Vatican’s Dogmatic Constitution on the Church

6.  The two sacraments that make up the Service of Communion are Matrimony and Holy Orders  Communion- is the community of the Church  The Sacraments of Matrimony and Holy Orders are directed towards salvation of all

7.  This is the Sacrament in which a baptized man is ordained to serve the People of God as a bishop, priest, or deacon  These men teach divine worship and pastoral governance

8.  Ministerial priesthood- the participation of priests and bishops who serve in the name and person of Jesus in the midst in community  Common priesthood of the faithful is the participation of all the baptized in the priesthood of Christ

9.  They are in union with the Pope and they share in authority and responsibilities that Christ game to St. Peter and the Apostles  They are all members of the College of Bishops aka the Episcopal College  An Ordinary is a bishop who is the head of a diocese  Auxiliary bishops aid the Ordinary

10.  The Pope cares for the universal Church  The Cardinal helps and advises the Pope  When a Pope dies, Cardinals help to elect a new Pope

11.  Priests serve the Church and lead us in worship  They administer Sacraments and they preach God’s word  Priest may serve teachers,in the military, chaplains in hospitals and missioners at home

12.  Not ordained to ministerial priesthood  The word “deacon” comes from the Greek word diakonia which means “to serve”  Deacons assist bishops or priests in teaching leadership and worship  They may administer baptism and represent the Church in matrimony  Can not administer the sacraments of Eucharist, Confirmation, Penance and Anointing of the sick

13.  Deacons who can get married are called “permanent deacons”  Other deacons are called traditional deacons

14.  Dominican Sister Ruth created a Dominican Lay Chapter at the Norfolk State Prison In Massachusetts  17 prisoners made their final vows to be Dominicans  Sister Ruth said “ The greatest sinners can become the greatest saints”

15.  Sister Ruth is part of the Dominican order  Religious orders live out their vocation of preaching the Gospel in many ways  They dedicate their lives to serving God and the Church  They vow to live the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience

16.  Poverty- living with nothing so that a person does not have any distractions & this allows God to be the center of their life  Chastity-living a celibacy for the sake of the Kingdom of God  Obedience- to live by the will of God through Scripture and the Church

17.  Some religious life do not live out the three evangelical counsels  These people live the life of a hermit  A hermit has “a personal intimacy with Christ” and they are separated from society

18.  Laypeople are the largest group of People of God  They are the “Church in the world”  God calls laypeople to take part in the mission of the evangelization and sanctification of the world

19.  Married people are called to be signs of love for the Church  Single laypeople are signs of love for the Church through friendships they have

20.  They are laypeople who serve the Church full time  They are entrusted with their responsibility for leadership in particle areas of ministry and sometimes bring other laypeople into collaborations with bishops, priests and deacons  They are identified by many different titles

21.  Youth are vital members of the People of God  The popes have gathered with the youth from all over the world on international world youth day since 1986  God has always called young people such as Samuel and Mary to live as his disciples

22.  This is the Christian home or “church of the home”  Our first vocation is to live as disciples of Christ in our homes in both good & bad times  An early church gathered in family homes and learned teachings of the Apostles, celebrated Eucharist and shared their possessions with others

23.  They are also the origins of parish churches that we have today  The Christian home has the vocation to be “a community of grace & prayer, a school of human virtues, and of Christian charity

24.  The Johnsons became Lay Mission-helpers which is an organization whose motto is “We are God’s Helpers”  They strive to live a simpler life close to the poor  They served in Kumbo,Cameroon  Chris Johnson went to different health centers to help the staff and structure a set of protocal for the clinics

25.  Chris also worked at the Cardiac Center of Shisong Hospital  Alicia Johnson taught English at a secondary school and helped students make a newspaper and run a mobile library in the summer