2019 Response

FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS: Room and board; health insurance; small monthly allowance; some transportation assistance; volunteer is responsible for personal travel and expenses. LIVING ARRANGEMENTS: Volunteers will live with and participate in an established community of Brothers. They will be expected to participate in such activities as communal prayers, meals, meetings, and house chores. SIZE OF PROGRAM: Up to six volunteers. TRAINING: Volunteers will participate in orientation meetings, days of recollection, and various training programs required by their ministry. APPLICATION DEADLINE: For September program: March 1st (early deadline); April 1st (final deadline). We also accept volunteers for the program on a rolling basis, year-round for limited spots and some

REQUIREMENTS: Missionaries must have completed at least one year of college; college graduates preferred. Missionaries must be active, practicing Catholics. FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS: Room and board, meals, monthly stipend of $300, three weeks of vacation. LIVING ARRANGEMENTS: Missionaries live on-site in a community setting. They will share a home with missionaries of the same gender. Kitchen, living room, wireless internet, and laundry machines are provided on camp. For those joining us for the summer, housing will vary. SIZE OF PROGRAM: 6-7 missionaries TRAINING: Missionaries participate in on-site orientation and training for two weeks in August before directly serving youth, and receive ongoing training and spiritual retreats throughout the term of service. APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 15th or until all positions are filled. Capuchin Franciscan Volunteer Corps—Cap Corps AFFILIATIONS: Capuchin Franciscan Friars, Roman Catholic GOAL OF PROGRAM: The Capuchin Franciscan Volunteer Corps offers men and women the opportunity to work in direct service with the poor while living a simple lifestyle in community with other volunteers. The spirit and spirituality of St. Francis of Assisi is central to this experience of community and service. TYPE OF PLACEMENT: Cap Corps Volunteers work in a wide variety of positions including: homeless outreach, health care (emergency room, clinics, mental health center), community organizing, education (early childhood, elementary, high school), employment & housing services, parish outreach, food and donation distribution, refugee resettlement, immigration services, prison ministry, and social services. Spanish skills are needed for some placements. AREA OF SERVICE: Cleveland, OH; Washington, DC; Papua New Guinea. LENGTH OF SERVICE: One year, renewable (domestic); 2 years (Papua New Guinea), renewable. REQUIREMENTS: Men and women. Single and married without dependents. Ages 21 years and older. College graduate or high school graduate with three years of work experience. Application, references, interview, medical exam. Desire and adaptability for living in community. Orientation in August. FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS: Room and board, personal and community stipend, medical insurance, transportation to and from work site, loan deferment, year end bonus LIVING ARRANGEMENTS: Volunteers live in community with other volunteers. SIZE OF PROGRAM: 8-12 volunteers, three to six per location. TRAINING: One week of orientation for domestic volunteers to get to know each other, to explore application of the Gospel in the world with the insights of Capuchin Franciscan spirituality, and to address issues arising from community living as well as from serving in racially and culturally diverse ministries. There will be ongoing interaction with the Friars throughout the year. International volunteers have at least three weeks of orientation that highlights the realities of international living. 16700 Southland Ave. Cleveland, OH 44111 202-246-8704 capcorpseast@gmail.com w capcorpseast.com F facebook.com/capcorps L @CapCorpsEast CONTACT: Margaret McIntyre-Stacy, Director

volunteers for shorter commitments. Camp Gray—SaLT Missionary Program E10213 Shady Lane Rd. Reedsburg, WI 53959 608-356-8200 bigfun@campgray.com w campgray.com F facebook.com/campgray L @campgray  @campgray CONTACT: Jeff and Rebecca Hoeben, Directors

AFFILIATIONS: Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin GOAL OF PROGRAM: Camp Gray Missionaries make up our Servant Leadership Team (SaLT) and focus primarily on retreat ministry, planning and leading Confirmation and other spiritual retreats, and facilitating Team Building and Environmental Stewardship retreats for youth and adults of all ages. Missionaries live in community on camp and, together with year-round staff, form a supportive Catholic community. Camp Gray is a Catholic year-round retreat center and summer camp owned by the Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin. Our mission is to invite people of all ages to encounter Jesus Christ in all creation, experience a fun and vibrant Catholic community, and be challenged to ever more deeply know, love and serve God and neighbor. Camp Gray serves youth, individuals, families, churches, and civic organizations serving over 3200 youth each school year as well as 150 campers per week in the summer. The 225-acre camp is located near the beautiful Baraboo Hills in Lake Delton, Wis., just 45 miles northwest of Madison. Our staff comes from all over the country and is what gives Camp Gray its spirit and vibrancy. TYPE OF PLACEMENT: Looking for the adventure of a lifetime? Do you want to teach the Faith and touch kids' lives? Do you want to learn valuable skills while having a ton of fun? Do you want to make lasting memories and build lifelong friendships? Want to do all this and more? Why not consider becoming a Servant Leadership Team Missionary at Camp Gray Catholic Camp and Retreat Center? As a Servant Leadership Team (SaLT) Missionary and retreat leader you will plan, prepare, and lead Confirmation, Team Building and Leadership, and Environmental Stewardship retreats for groups from churches and schools in the Diocese of Madison and beyond. Missionaries are truly the front-lines of our mission here at camp. Missionaries facilitate retreats and programs for youth, mainly grades 6-12 and assist on our Summer Camp staff. Missionaries also help with support functions of running the camp programs such as meal prep and maintaining camp facilities. AREA OF SERVICE: Reedsburg, Wisconsin LENGTH OF SERVICE: June through May (including summer camp) or August through May

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