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Called and Gifted Discernment

God, what are you calling me to do?

“If you are what you should be, you will set the whole world on fire.”
– St. Catherine of Siena

The Called and Gifted spiritual gifts discernment process has three parts, and all three are necessary for discovering where you are gifted.

Step One is the Called and Gifted Workshop, most recently held on January 26, 2019 at St Thomas More, which lays the foundation for the beginning of discernment. Presenters at the January 2019 workshop from the Catherine of Siena Institute were Charlie Hoover and Katherine Coolidge. Click here for more information about Called & Gifted or about upcoming workshops.

Step Two is a one hour gifts counseling session, an invaluable part of the process, which may be accomplished in one of two ways:
- On-site at St Thomas More with Jim Hynes, former Director of Adult Faith Formation. Contact Jim at jamesjhynes.jh@gmail.com or 919-928-2157. There is no cost for an on-site interview.
- By phone - Click here to access the Catherine of Siena Institute website, or call 719-219-0056, to learn about or schedule your phone interview. Cost of the phone interview is $45.

Step Three helps to begin discernment in the real world. It will teach you how to:
- develop charism experiments
- evaluate your Spiritual Gifts Inventory results
- identify ways you learned to control life as a child that hamper using your charisms as an adult.

Step Three involves a series of 5 small-group sessions to be held in the St Thomas More Parish Center:

Daytime Sessions:

	Topic	Wednesday Dates	Time	Room	Facilitator
1.	Review of Charisms & Discernment; Mystical Experiences; Why Discern Charisms?	March 27	1 - 3 PM	St Anthony Room	Jim Hynes
2.	Releasing Control; Prayer for Healing	April 3	1 - 3 PM	St Anthony Room	Jim Hynes
3.	The Lay Office; The Ordained Office; Collaboration and Interdependence	April 10	1 - 3 PM	St Anthony Room	Jim Hynes
4.	Gift Mix	May 1	1 - 3 PM	St Anthony Room	Jim Hynes
5.	Discerning your Vocation	May 8	1 - 3 PM	Friends & Family Hall	Jim Hynes

Evening Sessions:

	Topic	Wednesday Dates	Time	Room	Facilitator
1.	Review of Charisms & Discernment; Mystical Experiences; Why Discern Charisms?	March 27	7- 9 PM	Friends & Family Hall	Mark Shaw
2.	Releasing Control; Prayer for Healing	April 3	7- 9 PM	Friends & Family Hall	Deacon Bob Troy
3.	The Lay Office; The Ordained Office; Collaboration and Interdependence	April 10	7- 9 PM	St Teresa Room	Deacon Bob Troy
4.	Gift Mix	May 1	7- 9 PM	Friends & Family Hall	Joe Zannini
5.	Discerning your Vocation	May 8	7- 9 PM	Friends & Family Hall	Darrell Fulford

Participant Materials (will be available for purchase at St Thomas More)

Registration for Small-Group Series (all 5 sessions)