Vocations
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UCYM Promotes Vocations
This menu will offer you an opportunity to explore your calling. Each of us is called to greatness by God. God calls us in many ways, small and large. At some point in our lives, we start to feel called to live a certain life. Perhaps in your life you felt called to priesthood or, if you are with a partner, you might feel called to marriage. There are many ways God might be calling you. In the past, vocations were understood and promoted in more simpler terms: will you get married, be ordained a priest (for men only), or join consecrated life as a religious sister or brother. Today, those three important vocations still are strong vocations, but so is single (celibate) life, becoming an Oblate or religious order associate, life committed to pastoral ministry, etc. Through something called discernment, which in simple terms is "prayerful thought process," we can connect with God, and possibly being accompanied by someone, we can affirm the calling(s) we feel. UCYM is blessed to have on our team people who have resources and the ability to support vocations. UCYM connects with the Archdiocese and other religious orders to seek support and resources to help young people discern their calling. For safe environment purposes, we cannot share adult personal emails with minors or vise versa, but please send us an email to the address below and we will connect you through a parent/guardian. If there is a resource you know that is not listed that you think would be helpful, please let us know by contacting vocations@ucym.org. |
Vocations team
Vocations Advisors Sr. Christina Fuller, OSF christinaosf@sbcglobal.net Sr. Belinda Monahan, OSB vocation@osbchicago.org Fr. James Halstead, OSA jhalstea@gmail.com James Holzhauer-Chuckas, ObSB james@ucym.org Cynthia Judge cynthiajudge5@gmail.com Pat Tomich pmtomich@gmail.com Our Evanston Clergy St. Athanasius Parish Fr. Hernan Cuevas (Pastor) parishoffice@saintasparish.org St. Joan of Arc Parish Fr. Kenneth Anderson (Pastor) franderson@saintjoanofarc.net St. Mary Parish Fr. Kevin McCray (Pastor) kmccray@stmaryevanston.org Fr. Tony Joseph (Associate) frtony@stmaryevanston.org Deacon Dennis Robak drobak@stmaryevanston.org Deacon Ramon Navarro rnavarro@stmaryevanston.org St. Nicholas Parish Fr. Tom Baldonieri (Administrator) tbaldonieri@archchicago.org Fr. Robert Oldershaw (Pastor Emeritus) frroldershaw@nickchurch.org Deacon Jaime Rojas jrojas@nickchurch.org |
