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THE PERMANENT DIACONATE VOCA nON OUTREACH: Participants in "River of Dreams" take a lunch break; program presenters, standing, from left, Brother Ronald Beauchemin, MS; Sister Aliceann Walsh, RSM; Father James Ferry; Father Maurice Gauvin; Sister Noel Blute, RSM; Sister Mary Scanlon, RJM; kneeling, Brother Robert Hazard, FSC; Sister Christina Geiger, RSM; Father Craig Pregana celebrates Mass. .
Vocation Council addresses youth, single adults with recent programs About 20 students from each of the four diocesan high schools took part in a Nov. 3. program, "River of Dream!;," sponsored by the Diocesan Vocation Council at St. Ann's parish c,enter, Raynham. The program, previously conducted in other East Coast dioceses, came to the Fall River diocese for the first time under direction of Brother Robert Hazard, FSC;'SisterNoel Blute, RSM;and Father Craig Pregana, assistant to diocesan vocations director Msgr. John J. Smith. "River of Dreams," which takes its title from a Billy Joel song, is designed to educate and encourage young Catholics to respond to their baptismal call to holiness and service and to become more aware of the priesthood and religious life as options for living out that call. The youths are challenged to spread the good news of Jesus Christ in their lives now and in whatever life vocation they later choose. The day provides students the opportunity to listen, dialogue and pray while sharing their faith with other young people. The students, invited to participate based on qualities of leadership, spirituality and desire to serve, were accompanied by members of their high school campus ministry offices. Participants could attend three of four workshops:
"Sparkling Waters," facilitated , sponsors other vocation awareness by Fathers James Ferry and Craig activities, including the OASIS Pregana, which focused on the call program, which helps single Cathoreceived in baptism; lics discover various ways to serve "The Stream Within," conducted the church. by Father Ronald Beauchemin, OASIS consists of a video proMS, and Sister Mary Scanlon, gram and speaker presentations RJM, discussing how God's spirit discussing local church endeavors moves and flows within us life a by laity, priests and religious to stream, always the same, yet always serve the needy. Dialogue, quesnew; tions and comments follow. "The River Overflows," faciliOASIS has thus far been prestated by Sisters Aliceann' Walsh ' ented in the Taunton/ Attleboro and Christina Geiger, RSM, dis- and Fall River deaneries, with cussing how God's overflowing speakers including Mary-Lou Mangrace enables us to bring hope and .' cini of Catholic Social Services, Fall River; Father Maurice Gauservice to others; and "Crossing thl; River of Dreams," vin, parochial vicar at Santo directed by Sister Carole Mello, Christo parish, Fall River; JacqueOP¡ Father Maurice Gauvin; Broth- line Racine of the Diocesan Office er Raymond Davey, FSC; Michael for AIDS Ministry; and Father Cote; Thomas Souza and Jessica John Sullivan and Sister Perpetua McDermott, focusing on vocations Lester, RSM, Catholic chaplains to the priesthood and religious at Sturdy Memorial Hospital, life. Attleboro. A fifth workshop, "Sharing the Catch," attended by all, was designed to prepare participants to bring the program experience bac.k to their schools through their campus ministry offices. Oasis The Diocesan Vocation Council is comprised of diocesan priests and religious sisters, brothers and priests who minister in the Fall River diocese. The council also
In 1995 OASIS will be presented in the New Bedford and Cape Cod deaneries. OASIS committee members are Sister Carole Mello, OP; Sister Aliceann Walsh, RSM; Brother Robert Hazard, FSC; Father Andre Patenaude, MS; and Father Craig Pregana. For more information on diocesan vocation programs, contact Father Pregana at 222-1206.
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