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International Experience
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May, 2009
Information Meeting - Oct 8, 8pm, parish
center
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MISSION |
To
serve the Gospel call to justice in word and deed in an international
setting, to learn about and promote Church social teaching,
to minister to as well as be a guest of, other nations and
cultures.
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DESCRIPTION |
Miami
students spend two weeks in May volunteering in an international
location. The trip is composed of manual labor activities,
discussion and reflection on social justice and service, and
international exposure to the economic and cultural setting
of a particular people.
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Participants
must apply and be selected for a limited number of volunteer
team openings. Upon acceptance, participants attend weekly
preparatory meetings to explore church social justice teaching
as well as the area and people to be visited. Participants
need two free weeks immediately following spring finals in
May as well as be willing to participate in pre-trip fundraisers.
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APPLICATION |
Applications for the 2009 trip will be available beginning
Oct 8, 2008.
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Appalachian Poverty Experience in
Spencer, West Virginia
Spring
Break March, 2009
Information Meeting - Oct 8, 8pm, parish center
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MISSION |
To
serve the Gospel call to justice in word and deed, to learn about
and promote Church social teaching, to offer a service alternative
to the traditional campus “spring break”. |
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DESCRIPTION |
Miami
students spend their college spring break week volunteering in the
"hollers" of West Virginia. The week is composed of a
manual labor service effort in both discussion and reflection about
social justice, and exposure to racial, economic, and cultural differences.
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Participants
must apply and be selected for a limited number of volunteer team
openings. Upon acceptance, participants attend weekly preparatory
meetings to explore church social justice teaching as well as the
area and people to be visited. Participants need one free week during
spring break as well as be willing to participate in several fundraisers.
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APPLICATION |
Applications for the 2009 trip will be available starting October
8, 2008.
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MORE INFORMATION |
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Mission Trip INFO Night
There will be an information night for the 2009 mission
trips October 8, 2008
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ask questions,
look at pictures from past trips,
spend time considering the opportunity.
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