Interested in a Contemporary and Rewarding Vocation as a Brother, Sister, Priest or Deacon Serving the Poor?
 

We are located in Los Angeles, California and our spiritual life is based on the Holy Rule of Saint Benedict.  Our organizational structure is based on the American order, the Paulist Fathers.  Now, all we need is you to join us!We  are looking for candidates who desire a vocation as a dedicated lay brother/sister, professed religious brother/sister, priest or deacon to serve the poor, homeless, sick and addicted.  All individuals are welcome, including those who have been rejected, misunderstood, despised, and abandoned and yet, through it all, remain faithful to the Lord and the universal church.  If you have been broken, but still love the Lord and His Church, we want to talk with you.  If you have been rejected by other groups, for whatever reasons, if you want to serve the poor in a contemporary way, we want to talk to you!  Contact vocations at - Vocations@ServantsoftheFather.org

W-A- N-T-E-D "MISSONERS"

Become a SFM Missoner

 Your Mother will love it!

In Mary's song of praise in Luke, as thanksgiving for the Christ child to be born, she said: "He has remembered His promise of Mercy, the promise He made to our fathers, to Abraham and to His children, forever." (cf. Luke 1:50)

Will you continue God's promise of mercy and team up with Servants of the Father of Mercy as a "Missioner"?  Here's the deal about becoming a Missioner . . .

1.  The person can be of any adult age - young or old.

2.  A Missioner can be a lay person, priest, sister or brother from any community.

What is required spiritually of a Missioner?

1. Be an active member of a parish, church or religious community.

2. Weekly Sunday church attendance.

3. Daily morning and evening prayer time.

4. Frequent penance, contrition and works of mercy to amend for one's failures.

Email Servants of the Father of Mercy today to tell us about yourself, your desire to serve Christ in the poor. Inquire about becoming a Missioner by writing an email to Info@ServantsoftheFather.org or send a letter via US Mail to P.O. Box 42001, Los Angeles, California 90042

 Our God is Awesome!

He just might want you to have an awesome relgious vocation too!

We consider candidates of all ages to become a professed religious or lay brother or sister as well as to consider serving as priests and deacons. If you are young and just starting out, we will help mentor and train you to develop your gifts for the Lord. If you have already had a career and wish to bring those gifts along, you will find a supportive home here for all your talents in serving the poor and the homeless in America ...

Most importantly, young or old - when you get to the point in your life that the world, its allure, sin and its attraction no longer satisfy you - awesome!  Come talk to us, we understand.  Do you see how shallow things of the world are and with the Apostle Paul, count it all as rubbish?  Come talk to us, we understand!

 "One of the ways in which we carry out the age-old human temptation to "become like gods" is to appoint ourselves judges of others. We even judge how things exist and how things should be done. Yet our judgments are inevitably flawed by our own "poverty" and selfishness. It is better to leave all judging to God as Luke tells us in 6:37. In our own frailty, it is not up to us to judge the homeless, the addict, the loser, cousin Joe, aunt Sue, a co-worker or anyone else we think is a loser. Our mission is not to judge, but to offer mercy, charity and kindness to all. 'Blessed are the merciful, they shall obtain mercy.'"

www.HomelessInAmerica.BlogSpot.com

April 17, 2008

Broken? Great!

Those who appreciate their own “brokenness” are in a special place to offer mercy to others and we want to talk with you as a potential fit for SFM spirituality and our community.

"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy."

Proverbs 31:8-9