Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity feature Jayme Dawicki's "Here I Go" as their August 'vocation and calling' reflection download at www.fscc-calledtobe.org/living/

Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity offer Jayme Dawicki's "Here I Go" as a 'vocation and calling' reflection - their August featured download 'Song of the Month'. Download at www.fscc-calledtobe.org/living/

The up and coming singer-songwriter's influences range from Sarah McLachlan and Sara Bareilles to Joni Mitchell and Debussy, and can be heard on her new CD, "Shatter Queen". Dawicki has performed for three consecutive years at Milwaukee's Summerfest, is embarking on a West coast tour in August, and recently has had 4 of her songs used on MTV's The Real World: Hollywood! Jayme performs as a soloist and with a group of fabulous backing musicians from Milwaukee under the same name.

Regarding the origin of "Here I Go", the singer observed " Last summer I traveled to Seattle to meet my producer and get a feel for the studio that I would be staying at for two months. As I got on the plane to return home, this idea for a song about new beginnings and an exciting journey popped into my head. I brought this little snippet of a tune to the table when we started pre-production work for the CD, very raw and rough, but we knew it had to be included on the disc. "

"It is a song about having courage and strength to accomplish your goals. It's about the unknown and the possibility of greatness. Most importantly, this song represents that moment where you realize that everything you've dreamed of is coming true."

"Upon listening again to this song I realize that it is for me as well, Jayme's lyrics, are so filled with the stuff of my life: contemplation of God's love through the ocean, through all of creation, along with wonderful energetic action of going forward with the ministry of outreach that Jesus has entrusted to me through my community of Franciscan Sisters!" said Sister Mary Ann Spangers

"We want to present our life as a viable option. Personal invitation is always best; however, we became convinced that real conversations can begin by using the language of images and music." said Sr. Julie Ann Sheahan, OSF, Directress of Vocations for the Franciscan order.

Established in 1869, the Roman Catholic Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity serve in Catholic health care, education and parish ministries in 13 U.S. dioceses (Green Bay, Superior, Milwaukee, Phoenix, Tucson, Honolulu, Chicago, Marquette, Jackson, Lincoln, Omaha, Columbus and Steubenville).

www.fscc-calledtobe.org

CONTACT: Sr. Julie Ann Sheahan OSF 920-682-7728
Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity
Holy Family Convent
2409 S. Alverno Road
Manitowoc, WI 54220 sjulieann@fscc-calledtobe.org