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Who can join
Anyone

When and where we meet
The first Tuesday of each month, the Avilas meet for a holy hour, liturgy, luncheon, and to hear a speaker.

"I can no more repay this favor than all the others You have shown me. It was a wonderful thing to give me the vocation to be a nun."
-- St. Teresa of Avila in The way of Perfection, Chapter 8

How we minister
We are a diocesan ministry named after 16th-century St. Teresa of Avila in Spain. We pray for people considering, living out, and struggling with religious vocations: priests, brothers, sisters and deacons.

St. Patrick's is among 64 parishes in the Cleveland Diocese with Avilas. The slogan on our logo (which Bishop Pilla himself designed before he was ordained bishop) is "Prayer, Sacrifice, Service and Study." Beginning in 1999, the Avilas opened their ministry to include men.

How to get involved
Phone the rectory: (216) 251-8286.