The Discovering Your Gifts Workshop was a tremendous gift to our parish leadership. We not only learned more about ourselves and our relationship with God; we learned how to offer our gifts in a way which helps build up the Body of Christ in our parish and in our community. Mary and Judy are wonderful presenters who shared solid Church teaching and brought out the best in our parish community. -Fr. Pete Iorio, Pastor St. Mary Parish Johnson City, TN
Discern both your spiritual gifts given in baptism (charisms) and natural talents
Discover how charisms are activated and exercised through ministry, career, and volunteer opportunities.
Learn techniques to pray more deeply and practice discernment skills leading to an openness to God’s invitations.
Click here to download a Discovering Your Gifts brochure outlining workshop details for use in presenting to parish leadership.
At a transition point in your life and considering “what's next?”
Contemplating a career change or wondering what path you should take?
Desiring to grow in intimacy with the Lord as you discern the invitation to serve Him?
If any of these questions has crossed your mind, then the Discovering Your Gifts workshop is for you!
During these five sessions you will uncover how God has uniquely gifted you to live out your call to holiness, find happiness, lead a fulfilling life, and go deeper in your relationship with Jesus and others.
Seeking career changes or career counseling
Are at a point of transition such as retirement, career change, or re-entering the workforce
Discerning educational opportunities
Looking for Ministry/parish service opportunities
Desiring ways to share their faith with others
Seeking to reinvigorate their career or life
Desiring to grow in prayer and holiness
Raising or working with children
Contact us for more information or to schedule a Discovering Your Gifts workshop.
Parish Discovering Your Gifts Consultations
Following Discovering Your Gifts workshop, Via Maria Consultants meet with Parish Leadership to discuss the parish chrism profile, outlining the trends within the faith community. Via Maria Consulting, LLC will provide a detailed analysis of the gifting and faith practices in your parish as well as a database with participant charisms and contact information. Parish leadership will learn valuable information allowing for more effective pastoral planning and ministry development.
From the Parish Profile you will learn:
The most common charisms in your community and what this means for parish planning, visioning, mission, and goal setting
The strengths and weaknesses in the prayer lives of participants, giving insight into the spiritual life, practices, and needs of the community of faith
Contact us to schedule a Discovering Your Gifts Workshop and follow-up Parish Consultation.
Preparing youth for Confirmation? Assisting teens in their search for direction and purpose?
Discovering Your Gifts for Youth can help adolecents identify their charisms and affirm their strengths.
Contact us for more information on how you can help your youth ministry and sacramental programs form disciples prepared for mission!
Looking for an enriching retreat for parish or school staff? We have the perfect solution! The Discovering Your Gifts retreat format gives staff a time to reflect on their own charisms as well as how to create communities of faith that affirm the gifting in others. This is a great way to build unity and discover the richness and diversity of staffs.
Contact us to find out more about our Discovering Your Gifts retreats for parish staff.