Called and Gifted Workshop

Here at St. John's, in conjunction with the parishes of Holy Spirit and St. Peter's, we offer Part 1 of the Called and Gifted discernment process 4 times a year.

Our remaining dates for 2021 are:
- October 22-23 @ St. Peter's, Schulte

Part I of the Called & Gifted discernment process will be offered at St. Peter's in Schulte on October 22-23, 2021. Friday, October 22 @ 6:30pm - 8:30pm and Saturday, October 23 @ 8:30am - 4:30pm.

There is no cost for St. John's parishioners to participate. For those participants who are parishioners at another church, the cost to attend is $45 which covers the cost of materials and registration with the online platform from the Catherine of Siena Institute. Lunch and refreshments will be provided for all participants.

Registration for the October 22-23 session is now open.
Deadline to register is October 12.

After you have completed Part 1 of the Called & Gifted discernment process, you will be invited to schedule a one-on-one interview with one of our trained interviewers from our three parishes (St. John's, Holy Spirit, St. Peter's). This interview takes about an hour and can be set up to fit your personal schedule.

After you have completed your gifts interview you are invited to join a discernment small group with other Called & Gifted participants who are also discerning their charisms and beginning to experiment with them. Discernment small groups will be hosted at The Church of the Holy Spirit in Goddard. They will meet in person once a month over the course of 4-5 months. Discernment small groups are currently being started two times a year.

The current Discernment Small Group began:
Tuesday, August 10th @ 7pm at Holy Spirit in Goddard.
(once a month for 5 metings total)

If you have aleady completed Part 1 of the Called & Gifted process, have completed your gifts interview, and would like to be a part of the upcoming discernment small group please contact one of the Called & Gifted Coordinators listed on this page.

What gifts has God given you? How can you use those gifts to glorify Him and help others?

Offered by the Catherine of Siena Institute, the Called and Gifted Workshop is a charism discernment program that allows St. John's parishioners to learn how God has gifted them and how these gifts can be used in ministry, service, and everyday life. 

The Called and Gifted Workshop begins with learning about what the different charisms are and then guided discernment to figure out which charism(s) you are gifted with through 2-3 sessions. After completing your charism inventory, you will meet with one of our Called and Gifted interviewers to begin the discernment process, followed by discernment and conversation in small groups.

Through Called and Gifted, you learn:

• The role of every Catholic and of the local parish in the mission of the Church to the world. 

• The critical role of charisms in the life and service of other lay Catholics and in the life of the parish or Christian community. 

• The signs and characteristics of 24 common charisms. 

• How discerning and using your charisms can change your life and the life of others, your parish, and the world.

• Our purpose for running this workshop is helping our parishioners learn how God has gifted them and how to minister/serve/live out of those gifts.