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"The Service of Love is
the fundamental
meaning of
every vocation"
John Paul II
"These different gifts of
the Spirit are present
in different ways in the
Churches of Europe;
but all of these
Churches, in every case,
are called to give a witness
of welcome and care to
every vocation. A Church
is alive to the extent
to which its expression
of the different vocations
is rich and varied."
In Verbo Tuo
"In a certain sense, vocation defines the deepest being of the Church even before her work… she is truly an assembly of those called." In Verbo Tuo
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Fr Paul Embery Director
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Judith Eydmann
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Aneita Malcolm Office Administrator |
The work of the Office is supported by a Committee made up of representatives from all vocations and areas of Church life: married, single, ordained and consecrated.
Why a National Office for Vocation?
The National Office for Vocation, opened in September 2002, is an Office
of the Bishops’
Conference of England & Wales that
seeks to work collaboratively with other agencies within the Church in
order to:
• Build a culture of vocation in the
Church in England and Wales
• Promote the link between vocation and evangelisation
• Promote the calls to specific vocations, including marriage and single life, diocesan priesthood, permanent diaconate and consecrated life
• Support and encourage new ecclesial communities
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Recognise opportunities that arise in authentic experiences of the Gospel
and engage in pastoral research into the "signs of the times"
The inspiration for the office has come from a Church document of 1997,
In Verbo Tuo (New
Vocations for a New Europe). This document presents us with a vision in
which the whole Church is a community of "the called" that exists
"to call".
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National Office for Vocation 2003
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E-mail
National
Office for Vocation The
Chase Centre 114 West Heath Road London NW3 7TX United
Kingdom
Tel: 020
8458 6017 Registered
Charity No: 1097482