Sent Forth From the Upper Room — with Nicole Schmidt
Season 1, Episode 10 | Originally aired on August 9, 2019
About the episode
"You are so uniquely gifted that even though you might think that someone else could do the same thing, actually no! God gave you this specific gift, and you are the only one who can give this gift to the world."
After her reconversion back to the Catholic faith, Nicole Schmidt found herself opening up herself to God. This openness helped her to use her God-given talents in a variety of ways, and further helped her to grow in her value and worth as a daughter of God. In this episode, Nicole shares her faith journey, her mission with Catholic Christian Outreach (CCO) in New York, and the Upper Room, a faith formation program for young people in her parish inspired by the events at Pentecost.
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Meet Nicole Schmidt
Nicole Schmidt is a West Coast native. Having grown up spending most of her time in the woods or by the sea, she naturally enjoys all things outdoors: hiking, canoeing, swimming, and camping to name a few. She is also excessively passionate about gardening, stationary, ethical fashion, and film photography. Some of her other favourite things to do include reading, baking, painting, and writing. Nicole is currently completing her BA in Psychology and Linguistics at Simon Fraser University, and can happily say that the end is in sight (#grad2020). She aspires to one day complete her Master’s in Speech-Language Pathology, a field in which she is currently employed as a Speech-Language Pathology Assistant, working with children who have Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Nicole grew up in a loving, Catholic family but fell away from her faith in high school. After experiencing a reconversion to the Catholic faith when she attended World Youth Day in Poland in 2016, Nicole has been growing in her identity as a missionary disciple through her involvement in youth ministry at her local Parish, as well as young adult ministry with Catholic Christian Outreach (CCO) on her university campus. Most recently, Nicole was a student missionary with CCO in New York City where they partnered with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal to care for the poor in body and spirit, through service in the community and evangelization. This summer Nicole has also been granted the privilege of journeying with the senior youth of her Parish (St. Joseph’s Parish, Langley, BC) as they grow in their relationships with God and in their missionary identities.