Welcome!
Dear Sisters in Christ,
Welcome to GIVEN! We are so grateful for your willingness to journey with the young women in our Art of Accompaniment Mentoring Program. The program provides young, emerging Catholic female leaders (aged 21-35) with guidance, support, and accompaniment as they navigate the questions, opportunities, and challenges that face contemporary Catholic women. Our Mentors accompany these young women and help them to discover and activate their gifts for the Gospel.
We are honored to welcome you into the 2024 GIVEN cohort and look forward to also journeying with you throughout this year. You are truly an important part of this work, and we are grateful for the gifts you bring.
In Christ,
Cynthia Psencik/Mentoring Program and Alumnae Director and the GIVEN Team
What's Next
Mentor & Mentee Meetings: July 2024-May 2025
Mark Your Calendars
March 12, 2025 8pmET – Virtual Mentor Check-In
Past Mentor Trainings and Sessions
Mentor Meeting – November 20, 2024
Mentor & Participant Leadership Session with Sr. Mary Madeline Todd, OP – October 23, 2024
Training Session – September 18, 2024
In-Person Training – June 8, 2024 Handout
Orientation and Session with Dr. Joshua Miller
Training Session 1 – April 17, 2024 and Handout
Training Session 2 – May 8, 2024 and Handout
Training Session 3 – May 22, 2024 and Handout
Resources
- Click here to download the slides from Christina Valenzuela’s mentoring testimony presentation at the 2024 Forum.
- Click here to download a Fulfillment Stories Instructions and Template file.
Documents that speak to the beauty and dignity of women as well as the gift of our personal vocation – before the list of documents.
- Letter to Women: This letter, written to women throughout the world, addresses the concept of woman and her indispensable role in the Church, the family, society, and the world.
- Mulieris Dignitatem: This apostolic letter on the dignity and vocation of women considers the anthropology of man and woman, God’s intention for their relationship, woman’s vocation to motherhood, and the Church as Bride of Christ.
- Redemptoris Mater: This encyclical focuses on the role of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the plan of salvation and her continued role in the life of the Church.
- A Meditation on Givenness: This meditation is a powerful reflection on the concepts of gift and entrustment within human relationships and in our faith.
- Christus Vivit: This Post-Syndonal Apostolic Exhortation by Pope Francis speaks “to young people and the entire people of God” about being alive in Christ and cultivating a lively Church culture through the full activation of personal vocation.
- One thing Necessary: This e-book by Luke Arthur Burgiss and Joshua Miller, Ph.D. is a great short read to overview the vision of personal vocation that we are communicating through GIVEN mentoring. We highly recommend reading this e-book prior to our first session with Dr. Miller. This e-book is based on the longer published book that we also recommend, Unrepeatable.
