“To live according to the
spirit is to do what faith,
hope and love teaches
us, both in spiritual and
secular things.”
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Vocation News
Vocation/Formation Corner
December 15, 2022
Good News
Kerry Knight of Cincinnati, Ohio, began pre-entrance with the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati on Monday, Dec. 12 during a simple prayer service at Visitation House. Kerry is a surgical nurse at Children’s Hospital and co-founder of David’s Place, a shelter for LGBTQ+ youth. She is studying to become a nurse practitioner, and she regularly attends St. Francis Xavier Parish.
According to the Constitutions, pre-entrance is a six-month to one-year period of preparation during which a person and the congregation get to know one another and mutually discern readiness for affiliation. A pre-entrant meets monthly with the vocation director, regularly attends spiritual direction, occasionally spends time with a designated contact Sister, and attends appropriate congregational gatherings. Toward the end of pre-entrance, the pre-entrant and vocation director engage in a process to evaluate readiness for affiliation.
Save the Date
On Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life, we will offer two presentations about vocation ministry – one at 3:15 p.m. in Cedars, and a second at 7 p.m. on Zoom. Come to learn more about our congregational vocation ministry, ask questions, and pray together for the present and future of consecrated life.
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Throughout her 70 years as a Sister of Charity, education has played a most important role in S. Laetitia Slusser’s life and ministries. She credits the Community in which she entered in 1952 for providing her with the educational opportunities she has so much enjoyed. Read More.