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St. Christine’s hosts Vocational Day
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Neighbors | Sarah Foor .Sister Teresina Rosa spoke to St. Christine's students about her life as a nun during the school's Feb. 2 Vocational Day, part of their celebration of Catholic School's Week.
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Neighbors | Sarah Foor .Sister Teresina Rosa (back center) smiled with a group of St. Christine kindergartners after her presentation at the school on Feb. 2.
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Neighbors | Sarah Foor .Colleen Boyle, director of religious education at St. Christine Scbool, talked to students about the responsibility to serve God with the help of family during the school's Feb. 2 Vocational Day.
By SARAH FOOR
To celebrate Catholic School’s Week, the members St. Christine School and church focused on the importance of heeding God’s call.
The school’s Feb. 2 Vocational Day considered the Latin root of ‘vocation,’ meaning “to call.” Through presentations from important school and church officials, St. Christine students explored their responsibility to discover God’s call in religious life, married life or the priesthood.
Kindergarten through eighth-grade students traveled among three stations offering ideas for vocations.
Sister Teresina Rosa, of the Oblate Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, talked to students about her calling to become a nun. As a sister, she explained that she made a promise to live simply, honor a vow of chastity and to offer obedience to others. She encouraged the students to pray for each other and pray for guidance in finding their own vocation.
St. Christine Director of Religious Education Colleen Boyle explored the importance of vocation in married or family life.
“Other stations today are exploring how to become a nun or a priest — what can we do as the laity of the church? I’m trying to teach the students that, even if they are not part of the clergy, God calls us to make the world a better place and to serve with the help of family,” explained Boyle.
Boyle encouraged the students to work with others. Using hand chimes, Boyle said each person is their own note, a sound that may get boring over time. When students used their hand chimes together, they made a beautiful harmony.
In the church Parish Center, Father Christopher Cicero told students about his decision to become a priest.
“Although being a priest isn’t always easy, it is fulfilling every single day. I absolutely think a calling should fulfill you and make you happy,” Cicero said.