Lasallian Vocations

 

Each one (Brothers and Partners), according to their specific vocation, is invited to reflect on their life not so much from the perspective of “What am I called to do?”; but rather, from the perspective of “Whom am I called to serve?” In the depths of our hearts, we hear the desperate cry of children, young people and adults.

— Circular 469; 4.2

A “culture of vocations” is a setting in which life’s meaning is understood as a personal call to serve the mission in community.

— Circular 469; 4.8

“A vocation is a path, a process, a journey.”

The purpose of the Pastoral Ministry of Vocations for the District is to awaken and nurture God’s call in the lives of all involved in the Lasallian Network in the District. In order for a Pastoral Ministry of Vocations to be effective a Culture of Vocations and Accompaniment must be present in the District and in all ministries. A Culture of Vocations and Accompaniment exists when everyone entrusted to our care is empowered to identify and respond to the mission to which he or she is called as a member of the Body Christ, in and for the world.

 

Core Values:

The Core Values of the Pastoral Ministry of Vocations are meant to support the purpose, guide its work, and contribute to the development a Culture of Vocations and Accompaniment.

These include: 

  1. There is a call (mission) from God that is given to everyone. 

  2. Being a witness to the Gospel and living one’s vocation authentically promotes vocation awareness. 

  3. Nurturing one’s relationship with God is fundamental to identifying one’s vocation. 

  4. Identifying one’s vocation leads to liberation and wholeness. 

  5. Accompaniment is both communal and individual. 

  6. The vocational call is nurtured in the experience of community and mission. 

  7. Pastoral Ministry of Vocations is the responsibility of everyone and is an aspect of living out one’s own vocation.

 

Goals include: 

The Goals of the Pastoral Ministry of Vocations direct vocation efforts at all levels in the District: 

  1. All Brothers, teachers, staff, students and parents articulate their own vocation and awaken, nurture and accompany others in their vocation. 

  2. All teachers, staff, and students will have a basic understanding of the Lasallian Vocation as lived by Brothers and Partners. Intentional education about the Brothers and the Brothers’ life will be incorporated into this understanding. This is essential in order to communicate and promote the viability of the Brothers’ life and to see it as a possibility for themselves or young men they minister with or to. 

  3. Key members of the Lasallian Family will be invited to share in a direct experience of the Brothers and the Brothers’ life in order to widen the cohort of Lasallians able and willing to make the Brothers known to others within the Lasallian Family and beyond. 

  4. The Brothers promote their vocation to groups and individuals outside of our works. 

  5. Given that vocational discernment takes a long time, vocational support must be available for persons beyond their time in a Lasallian Ministry.


Lasallian Vocations:

For Lasallians, our common vocation is guided by Faith, Service and Community by the charismatic experience of our Founder (St. John Baptist de La Salle) and lived concretely in various forms in the Lasallian Family. There exists in the Lasallian Family a beautiful diversity of Lasallian Vocations. The De La Salle Christian Brothers consecrate themselves with the Holy Spirit and through their vow of Association live their religious life in service to the Lasallian Mission. Lasallian Partners are also invited to consider their life journeys in the context of a Lasallian Vocation always honouring their primary vocations. Brothers and Partners share the Lasallian mission, charism, and ethos. Lasallians live their Lasallian vocation as religious of lay person, male or female, celibate or married, in the diversity of cultures and context that make up the Lasallian map of the world, whether as a Catholic or Christian, member of another religious tradition of other beliefs, and we all share the same commitment for the dignity of people and the service of those living in poverty through education. 


— Click here for the latest Circular on Lasallian Vocations - Circular 475: From Hope to Commitment: Understanding Lasallian Vocations

Vocation Team 2020-2021

Brother Martin Curran, FSC

Ms. Heather Ruple Gilson

Mrs. Joanne Millea

Mrs. Yvonne Joye

Brother Saviour Gatt, FSC

Ms. Audrey Borg

Mr. David McArdle

If you are interested in learning more about the De La Salle Brothers Vocation please email vocation@lasalleigbm.org and we will get back to you: