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Schuster-BW-outside God calls. We respond. A vocation is a response to a specific call that Jesus Christ places on our hearts. It is our individual way of living discipleship in the Church.

Our primary call, through the Sacrament of Baptism, is to be a follower (disciple) of Jesus Christ. It is to be a holy person. Within that first call to follow Christ, God calls us in specific ways to live a vocation to the married life, the single life, the consecrated religious life, or the ordained life.

Please check out the various pages related to vocations from the drop-down menu on the top of this page for much more information.

Fr. Daniel Schuster
Vocation Director

Ordinations

Ordination to the Priesthood

Bishop David Ricken will ordain Deacons Alvan Amadi and Michael Warden to the priesthood and seminarians Ryan Starks and Brian Wideman to the transitional diaconate at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 1, 2013, in St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Green Bay. (CLICK HERE for map/directions.)

Ordination to the Diaconate

Bishop David Ricken ordained Michael Brandt, Andrew Bures, Mark Ebben, Conrad Kieltyka, Daniel Laurent, Mark Mullins, Gary Vanness, Robert Wavrunek and Lincoln Wood to the permanent diaconate Saturday, May 19, 2013, in St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Green Bay.

Our Seminarians

CLICK HERE to read more about the seminarians studying for priesthood for the Diocese of Green Bay.

Types of Vocations

Please click on the vocations below for more detailed information.

Vocation to the Diocesan Priesthood is a life of serving God’s people within the parishes and diocese by being a visible sign of the presence of Christ.
Vocation to the Religious Life involves living vows of poverty, chastity and obedience as a religious sister, brother or priest within community life.
Vocation to the Married Life is living committed love to spouse and family in a way that shows others the kind of love that God shares with us.
Vocation to the Single Life involves using the freedom of a single person to live as an example of great generosity and service to God and others.

Call to Ministry

Within the call to the married life or the single life, sometimes God calls people to serve within the Church as ministers:

Vocation to the Diaconate is following Christ’s call to serve the Church as a Deacon through service of the word, service of the liturgy, and service of charity, justice and pastoral outreach.
Lay Ministry is a way for lay persons to share their gifts and talents as members of parish ministry teams or serving as the Church in other settings.