Vocations Sunday - stories from around the Clifton Diocese
To mark the annual World Day of Prayer for Vocations in the Clifton
Diocese we are launching a series of vocational stories. Each week we
will present a different answer to the question, 'What inspired me to
be a priest or religious?'
We are fortunate to have an eclectic mix of clergy and religious working in our diocese. Each contributor has their own remarkable story about their response to God's call. Maybe one of the accounts will resonate with your relationship with God and desire to serve His Church. However the stories speak to us, they are the accounts of God calling ordinary people to live extraordinary lives.
Father Robert King, Clifton Diocese Vocations Director
Father Robert’s story:
From an early age the Church as a community has been important in my life. The unique position a priest held in both the parish and wider community fascinated me. While I felt close to God I never thought of myself as being gifted or holy enough to be a priest.
My thoughts on priesthood changed as I witnessed a priest helping vulnerable people and revealing something of himself in the process. I began to see him as an ordinary man making a difference by allowing God to work in and through him. Priesthood began to seem possible.
After prayer and much discernment and many conversations with others I decided to offer myself for the priesthood. The road to ordination was one that took me through highs and lows. The belief that God was calling me to a unique life continued to be an inspiration.
As a priest I enjoy the possibilities that God gives me and rejoice that I am able to offer myself fully, strengths and weaknesses, for the proclamation of his Kingdom.
To contact Father Robert call 0117 914 0003 or email robert.king@cliftondiocese.com
Useful URL : http://www.cliftondiocese.com/vocations.php
We are fortunate to have an eclectic mix of clergy and religious working in our diocese. Each contributor has their own remarkable story about their response to God's call. Maybe one of the accounts will resonate with your relationship with God and desire to serve His Church. However the stories speak to us, they are the accounts of God calling ordinary people to live extraordinary lives.
Father Robert King, Clifton Diocese Vocations Director
Father Robert’s story:
From an early age the Church as a community has been important in my life. The unique position a priest held in both the parish and wider community fascinated me. While I felt close to God I never thought of myself as being gifted or holy enough to be a priest.
My thoughts on priesthood changed as I witnessed a priest helping vulnerable people and revealing something of himself in the process. I began to see him as an ordinary man making a difference by allowing God to work in and through him. Priesthood began to seem possible.
After prayer and much discernment and many conversations with others I decided to offer myself for the priesthood. The road to ordination was one that took me through highs and lows. The belief that God was calling me to a unique life continued to be an inspiration.
As a priest I enjoy the possibilities that God gives me and rejoice that I am able to offer myself fully, strengths and weaknesses, for the proclamation of his Kingdom.
To contact Father Robert call 0117 914 0003 or email robert.king@cliftondiocese.com
Useful URL : http://www.cliftondiocese.com/vocations.php
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