Talking with your children have you neglected to raise the call to Church ministry?  The process of answering God's call begins in childhood. Throughout adolescence and adulthood, the attitudes assumed in childhood begin to influence the course of one's life.   A vocation or a talent will not grow unless it is nurtured in childhood and adolescence by a parent.   Often children talk about what they want to be "when they grow up":  doctors, lawyers, athletes, nurses, movie stars teachers, carpenters.  They talk about these roles, but do they ever talk about being a priest, sister or brother?  You are the hand of God--encourage your children to consider Church ministry.

Please remember to pray for the three seminarians from our parish.  They are Mark DeMott, Dan Lannen, and Jegar Fickel.  Check the bulletin board in the gathering area to learn more about them. 
What kinds of people become priests, sisters or brothers?  Are they uncommonly holy, unusually saint-like?  No. They are people who make mistakes, people who aren't afraid to be human while in God's service.  Are they people who can't face the competition and cruelty of the "real" world?  No. They are people who believe that through ministry they can immerse themselves in the world and make positive changes.  Are they people who don't relate well with other people?  No. They are people who love others--people who find real satisfaction chatting with a 93 year old parishioner, holding the hand of a cancer patient, listening to the troubles of a street-wise teen.  They are people with the courage to touch lives, hearts and souls in a high-tech, unchurched world.  Are you that kind of person?