Upcoming events - please join us!
May 20 -- Diocesan Jubilarian Celebration:
Experience this rich and beautiful liturgy as Bishop David Ricken
acknowledges the Sisters and Brothers who have served this Diocese
for 50, 60 or 70 years. The Mass will be at 3 pm at St. Francis
Xavier Cathedral in downtown Green Bay. Come as our
guest!
June 20 -- Young Neighbors in Action: The
Motherhouse in Green Bay will be one of the stops for YNA
Environmental Justice Week. Teens will learn about environmental
issues from a Catholic faith perspective while doing work that
helps protect the earth. Learn more at www.youngneighbors.org.
July 11 to 15 -- Lifest: The nation's largest
Christian music festival is hosted right here in our backyard at
Sunnyview Fairgounds in Oshkosh! This weekend is popular for its
positive music, prayer and community, making a dynamic and
life-changing impact on thousands of Christians. Never been there?
Want to go back? Join
Sister Laura!
Aug. 12 -- Community Jubilarian Celebration:
Our Sisters and Associates will celebrate our four Jubilarian
Sisters who, together, have served the Catholic Church and God's
people for 230 years. See Sister Laura!
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Community as Gift
Are you ready to make a positive difference in the world? Sister
Laura briefly touches on the many gifts that come from belonging to
a community of Sisters, from daily prayer, service and love of
others. (1:14 min.)
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Listening, asking are first steps
 by Sister Laura Zelten
Each vocation -- marriage, religious life, ordination, single
life -- is a call to community, holiness of life and service to
others. No vocation is better than another, but each has its own specific signs, qualities
and skills. Discerning a vocation is
the beginning of making a commitment.
As Vocation Director for our Community I am in contact with
women interested in religious life. I realize it is not easy to
take the first step toward such a commitment. I invite you learn
more about God's unique call for you and ask questions at any of
the the upcoming events.
Be assured, our lives as religious women are made rich by God's
love, the love of our Sisters and the love of those whom we
serve.
Sister Laura is a native of De Pere, a long-time educator and
is bilingual. Catch more of Sister Laura's weekly musings on her blog. She's also a great
conversationalist -- and a wonderful listener. You can reach her
at vocations@gbfranciscans.org.
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