God is calling you to a unique purpose in life, a work of love that only you can do. Discern your charisms (spiritual gifts), and begin to discern God's call. You have received gifts in Baptism and Confirmation through which God intends His love to reach others. Come and discover these charisms!

The Called & Gifted Workshop is a presentation which includes Church teaching on the laity and lay apostleship, the nature of charisms, call and vocation, and how to undertake the process of discernment.

In the workshop sessions, we will discuss:

• Our mission as Christians
• The Unique Role of Lay People in That Mission
• Take the Catholic Spiritual Gifts Inventory
• Holy Spirit and Charisms
• Pastoral Charisms
• Communication Charisms
• Five Steps of Discernment
• Lifestyle Charisms
• Charisms of Understanding
• Creative Charisms
• How Discerning Your Charisms can Change Your Life
• Implications of Charisms Discernment

The Workshop is Useful For:

• Parents who want to help their children live their faith and recognize their charisms (spiritual gifts).
• People in transition: changing jobs, empty nesters, returning to the workplace, facing retirement.
• New or returning Catholics who want to explore what it means to live their faith as an adult.
• Catholics discerning a call to religious life or ordination.
• Parish staff and leaders who want to nurture and empower parishoners.

This Workshop Will Teach You:

• The ancient teaching of the Church on how charisms of the Holy Spirit work in your life and in the life of your parish community.
• The five steps of discerning the charisms that God has given you.
• The signs and characteristics of 24 of the most common charisms of the Holy Spirit
• How discerning your charisms can change your own life.
• How discerning your charisms can change the world and help spread the Gospel.
• How discerning and using our charisms together can help transform and renew our parishes.

This workshop is being offered by the Prince of Peace Parish Evangelization Team. The format consists of audio lectures and group discussions, and will include an assessment of your talents.

Cost is $20 for all materials including assessment.

You will receive:

A cope of the Catholic Spiritual Gifts Inventory
This 60-page inventory covers the characteristics of 24 of the most common charisms and the discernment process.

Detailed participant notes and materials
Attendees are encouraged to schedule a one-on-one gifts discernment interview after the Called & Gifted workshop with a trained interviewer.

Deadline to register is JANUARY 27. This workshop is open to all parish volunteers and registration forms are available in literature racks of each church.

Please make checks payable to Prince of Peace Parish, Attn: Called and Gifted, PO Box 1540, Lewiston, ME 04210