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AIDS Ministries
– AIDS Assist 201 South William Street South Bend, IN 46601-2514 Supervisor: Tom Beatty (574) 234-2870 Michael Beatty, Executive
Director Tom Beatty, Director Client
Services Sr. Rose Firkus, Director of
Preventive, HIV counseling & testing |
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Description of Setting: AIDS MINISTRIES/AIDS ASSIST is
an ecumenical, community-based organization founded by the United Methodist
Church in 1989. Indiana was
classified at that time as a low risk area for the AIDS epidemic: the epidemic
was Òout thereÓ in New York, San Francisco, Texas & Florida. Since its beginnings AM/AA has
focused simultaneously on education and direct service, providing speakers to
churches, schools and social groups.
Funded by a state grant in 1993, it organized sites for free,
anonymous HIV testing and counseling to slow the spread of the virus in
high-risk areas of South Bend and Elkhart. There are now over 27 sites where these services are
provided. Thanks to a staff of thirty that includes members from the
African-American and Hispanic and gay communities, AM/AA education is
culturally specific. Job Description: AM/AA provides a hotline for
information-referral, training programs for teen educators and volunteers,
fundraisers, and direct service to HIV-infected persons. These ministries are open to student
involvement in terms of the gifts and experience they bring. The AIDS epidemic raises many issues
for theological reflection, ranging from the ethics of human sexuality to the
relationship between social issues of minority communities where the rate of
infection increases steadily.
Women of childbearing age are especially vulnerable. Experience in Indiana provides a
gradual introduction to the AIDS ministry and life in urban settings. Mailing Address: P.O.
Box 11582, South Bend, IN 46634 |
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Campus Ministry Choir
Chaplaincy The University of Notre Dame
Folk Choir 309 Coleman-Morse
Center Notre Dame, IN 46556 Supervisor: Steven C. Warner Email: Warner.1@nd.edu, (574) 631-5652 |
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Description of Setting: The University of Notre Dame
Folk Choir is one of Notre Dame's principal liturgical choirs. They sing continuously throughout the
academic year, from their arrival before First Year Orientation (mid-August)
through Senior Week in the middle of May. Lenten Vespers, special University functions, and campus
wide events (such as Junior Parent's Weekend, Opening of the School Year
Mass, and Campus Stations of the Cross) are also part of their labors. The Folk Choir is not just a choir
per se, but also a community of young people who are looking to put their
faith into action. Yearly visits
to Indiana State Prison in Michigan City and the Annual Concert for the
Missions are testimony to this work. Job Description: As part of the choir, sing at
all choral liturgies and be part of all practices. Tuesday night rehearsals are from 7:15 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.,
Thursday rehearsals from 8:00 - 9:30 p.m., and Sunday mornings from 10:00
a.m. until 11:00 a.m.
Sunday morning liturgies are regularly from 11:45 a.m. until 12:45
p.m. Singing experience is
important, as is regular attendance.
Also, an hour-long debriefing session is held weekly, with the choir
director, the associate director, and the M.Div. candidate. At this meeting, past liturgies are
reviewed and upcoming work prepared for. The choir tours after graduation every year, this is not a
required trip, but is looked forward to by all participants. Previous M.Div. work has included
compositional work and choral conducting, depending on the experience and the
interests of the candidate. The
M.Div. candidate is expected to be an integral part of the adult leadership
of the choir, helping to plan retreats, being present for student's' questions,
and willing to listen to what is happening in their world. |
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Campus Ministry
Confirmation Preparation Program 306 Coleman-Morse
Center Notre Dame, IN 46556 Supervisor: Rev. John Conley,
C.S.C., Director, Confirmation Program Email: Conley.9@nd.edu, (574) 631-7888 |
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Description of
Setting: Baptized Catholics who
seek to complete their initiation into the Church by receiving the Sacrament
of Confirmation participate in a yearlong program on campus beginning in
mid-September and culminating with the reception of the Sacrament of
Confirmation in late April. Their chosen sponsors throughout the year
accompany candidates for Confirmation. Job Description The student will be a
member of the Confirmation Preparation Team and will plan/present the
bi-weekly catechetical sessions. Meetings with team members occur bi-weekly
as well. Planning for and coordinating an annual retreat in late fall for
candidates and sponsors is also required. Time commitment: Every
other Tuesday night from mid-September through late April from 7 PM until 9
PM for the catechetical sessions. One hour every other week for a team
meeting. Planning for the annual overnight retreat in late fall. |
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Campus Ministry
Emmaus Faith Sharing Group 308 Coleman-Morse
Center Notre Dame, IN 46556 Supervisor: Tami Schmitz, Director Email: Schmitz.8@nd.edu, (574) 631-3016 |
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Description
of Setting: Emmaus is
an opportunity for students to come together and talk about what matters most
in their lives such as faith, friendship, family, and vocation among other
things. Emmaus groups are usually made up of 6-8 students and meet on a
weekly basis for about 1 and 1/2 hours. Each group has a trained leader who
is responsible for distributing materials, organizing the readings and
leading the group in prayer and discussion. Groups consist of students who
experienced a Freshman retreat or NDE together or they can be made up of a
cross-section of students from campus who are put together through Campus
Ministry. Job
Description: The student
will be a member of the Emmaus Leadership Team and help the Director find
appropriate materials, assist in leadership training and help with the
overall organization of the Emmaus program. The student will help plan major
events such as the "Emmaus Kick-off" in the Fall and provide
ongoing support and guidance for small groups and their leaders throughout
the year. Time
Commitment: Weekly meetings with
the Director and monthly meetings with the Emmaus Leadership Team for about
an hour each. Major events such as the kick-off and leadership training which
take place 3-4 times a semester. Approximately 1-2 hour's additional
preparation time to find materials and check in with small groups would also
be expected. |
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Campus Ministry Marriage
Preparation 310 Coleman-Morse
Center Supervisors: John
& Sylvia Dillon Email: John.B.Dillon.15@nd.edu, Sylvia.D.Dillon.14@nd.edu, (574)
631-5242 Supervisor: Darrell Paulson Email: Paulsen.1@nd.edu, (574) 631-5827 |
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Description of Setting: Campus Ministry provides
marriage preparation for Notre Dame, St. MaryÕs and Holy Cross students,
alumni, faculty and staff.
Members of Sacred Heart parish may also enroll in the program. There are two options provided for
Marriage preparation. Marriage Preparation Retreats begin on Friday evening and
end Saturday night. Before the
retreat, engaged couples will take a pre-marriage inventory called PREPARE
and are required to come to campus ministry at Notre Dame to discuss the
results. The Marriage Preparation Host
Couple Program
is a more individualized process.
The engaged couple meets in the Campus Ministry office to take and
then discuss the results of the PREPARE pre-marriage inventory with a staff
member. These meetings are
complemented by two additional evenings with a married ÒHost Couple.Ó The host couple program is open to
those couples who live in the South Bend vicinity. Job Description: The M.Div. student will be
introduced and oriented to the entire process of the marriage preparation
ministry through working meetings and guided reading/reflection. The orientation will include
opportunities to assist with evaluations of the pre-marriage inventories and
to observe couple counseling sessions.
The student will be asked to attend four or five marriage preparation
retreats and to serve as a team member on these retreats. The M.Div. student will have some primary
responsibility for meeting with each of the inter-faith couples to discuss
issues and questions relating to spirituality and religious practice. The student will assist in actual
counseling sessions in our Campus Ministry office and on the retreat weekend. |
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Campus Ministry R.C.I.A.
Process 308 Coleman-Morse
Center Notre Dame, IN 46556 Supervisor: Tami Schmitz, Director Email: Schmitz.8@nd.edu, (574) 631-3016 |
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Description
of Setting: The RCIA is a process of
conversion by which people become members of the Catholic faith community at
Notre Dame. Participants are
generally undergraduates and graduate students, as are their sponsors. It is a community process involving
witness, welcome, mutual faith sharing and instruction. Group discussions, presentations,
retreats, shared prayer and individual conversations help candidates,
sponsors and team understand and deepen their faith in the Catholic Church. The participants respond to GodÕs
call in their lives and are welcomed to the Sacraments. Job Description: The student will be a member of
the RCIA team and will help the director plan, implement and evaluate weekly
sessions. Other team members are
undergraduate and graduate students.
The student will be called upon to lead group prayer, interview
incoming RCIA candidates and catechumens, facilitate small group discussions
and give presentations on a variety of Church related topics. Time Commitment: Sundays for about 1 and 1/2
hours from 10:00am until 1:00pm (this includes attending the 11:45am Mass at
the Basilica). Two daylong
retreats on Saturdays, one each semester. Weekly team meetings of about one hour. Approximately 1-2 hourÕs
additional preparation time would be expected. |
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Campus Ministry; Saint
MaryÕs College Saint MaryÕs College Notre Dame, IN 46556 Supervisor: Judy Fean, Director (574) 284-5391 |
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Description
of Setting: Saint MaryÕs is a Catholic
womenÕs college in the liberal arts tradition founded and sponsored by the
Sisters of the Holy Cross. It is
the mission of Campus Ministry to both support and challenge all members of
the college community as they seek to deepen their faith and respond to the
demands of the gospel in contemporary society. As part of a liberal arts college for women, Campus
Ministry has a particular responsibility to encourage students to grow in
both intellectual and experiential knowledge of their faith and to assume
leadership within the church and society. Job Description: A number of possibilities exist
for student ministry involvement in Campus Ministry, depending on student
interest and need. These
include: assisting student sponsors, candidates and catechumens in the
process of Christian Initiation; involvement in planning and leading
retreats; assisting in student, staff and faculty development through
presider and preaching workshops; planning and leading scripture reflection
sessions; and involvement in liturgical ministers formation. There are also opportunities for
participation in Campus Ministry Team meetings, in-services and other
functions, as well as collaboration with other Campus Ministers, staff,
faculty and students through the projects and events mentioned above. |
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Center for Social Concerns P.O. Box 766 Notre Dame, IN 46556 Contact: Staff members
listed below as supervisors |
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Description of Setting: Inspired by Gospel
values and Catholic social teaching, the Center for Social Concerns invites
students, faculty, staff, alumni and alumnae to think critically about
today's complex social realities through a variety of service learning and
social action opportunities. The
educational opportunities include: interaction with South Bend area community
organizations; one credit social concerns seminars; three credit courses;
senior year transition programs; workshops with faculty; peace and justice
programming, and social concerns forums.
Research
conducted over the past three years indicates that 80 to 85 percent of
graduating seniors from the University of Notre Dame have participated in
some form of community service and social justice activities. Each year between 1500 and 1700
undergraduate students serve within the larger South Bend community, and
approximately 850 students travel to communities throughout the nation and
the world to explore social concern issues. The
center is looking for M.Div. students who have a strong interest in the
Catholic Social Tradition and who are willing to work closely with
undergraduate students in the exploration of the relationship between
theology and service experience. Job
Description: Summer Service Learning Program The
M.Div. student will work with students returning from Summer Service Learning
Program. This would include
facilitation small group sessions of about eight students - meeting for two
hours for three weeks, assisting with the Fall retreat for those students who
choose this option, reading and evaluating their papers, journals and study
questions. Input will be sought
regarding the educational package for the upcoming year. A special opportunity is meeting with
student who want to take their SSPI experience to the next level; meeting
with them, helping them find ways to incorporate what they have learned into
major filed of study, or simply as good citizens. M.Div. student would help students reflect on and
integrate issues dealing with social justice. Supervisor:
Sue Cunningham
631-7867 (till January); and Andrea Smith Shappell 631-7867,
Shappell.1@nd.edu Job
Description: Coordinator, Holy Cross Mission Seminars The
Master of Divinity student will work with an undergraduate student leader and
other partners to coordinate the Holy Cross Mission seminars in Arizona (St.
John Vianney) and Coachella Valley, CA (La parroquia de Nuestra Se–ora). The seminar in Arizona focuses on
Catholic Education in a Mexican migrant community and takes place over Winter
break. The Coachella Valley seminar takes a look at dynamic ministry in a
Latino community during the Spring break. Responsibilities include mentoring and developing the
leadership skills of the student seminar coordinators and working to recruit,
plan, and prepare materials for the student participants. The M.Div. student will assist with
the facilitation of the orientation and follow-up sessions, reflection and
integration. There is also the
option of attending the seminars with the undergraduate participants. Supervisor:
Bill Burcell,
631-9473, wpurcell@nd.edu Job
Description: Coordinator, Mexico Seminar The
Master of Divinity student will work with the Director of Int'l Service
Learning & Justice Education, a possible undergraduate student leader,
and partners in Mexico to coordinate the Mexico Seminar in Oaxaca, Mexico,
which usually takes place after finals, or Graduation for a period of 10-14
days. The focus of the Seminar
has varied in the past but has consistently included the role of the church
in Mexico and the study of political, socio-economic, and theological
influences operative in Mexico and in the lives of the Mexican people. Responsibilities include working with
the Director (and undergraduate student leader if applicable) to recruit,
plan, and prepare course materials.
The M.Div. student will facilitate the orientation and follow-up
sessions, reflection and integration.
This leadership position provides the Coordinator the opportunity to
develop theological language, express one's own theology as well as
developing group skills related to faith sharing, and develop the ability to
critique structures and systems that perpetuate poverty in developing countries. It would be optimal that the
Coordinator participates in the immersion experience in Mexico with the
students but not required.
Spanish competency and/or fluency are required. Supervisor:
Rachel
Tomas-Morgan 631-9404 Job
Description: Coordinator, Washington Seminar Since
1981, this seminar has examined social and political concerns from various
perspectives within the nations capital. This past year's focus was on the varied ways of
integrating one's faith with public policy. The seminar coordinator's role is to articulate with the
Director a focused theme that could be studied in our nation's capital. The coordinator then selects
appropriate readings, builds and itinerary and agenda for the week, leads the
orientation classes and the weeklong immersion. Students interested in teaching, social justice, and
integrating faith and public policy will find this an exciting opportunity to
share their faith with others. Supervisor:
Angela Miller
McGraw, (beginning Fall 2005), 631-3356, MillerMcGraw.1@nd.edu Job
Description: Coordinator, Migrant Seminar This
seminar offers a unique immersion into the lives of migrant farm workers in
Florida during the spring harvest.
Students pick tomatoes in the fields (donating their wages), live with
migrant families, assist agencies that serve migrants and meet with community
leaders, never again to take food for granted. The seminar coordinator works with the Director to design
the itinerary and agenda for the week, to select appropriate readings for
seminar participants, coordinates communication with local contacts, leads
orientation classes, and facilitates the week in Florida. Students interested in social justice
immigration issues, Hispanic ministry, and teaching will find this a
challenging and deeply enriching opportunity. Supervisor:
Angela Miller
McGraw, (beginning Fall 2005), 631-3356, MillerMcGraw.1@nd.edu |
Christ the King Parish & School
52473 U.S. 33 North South Bend, IN 46637- 3852 (574) 272-3113 Parish (574) 272-3922 School Pastor: Neil Wack, C.S.C. Supervisor in Youth Ministry: Greg Sweeney |
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Description of Setting: Christ the King Parish has more
than 1,450 registered households located immediately north of the University
in Clay Township. It is
considered a suburban parish with pockets of poverty and subdivisions of
seeming wealth and prosperity.
The parish school enrolls about 510 students in kindergarten through
eighth grade. Confronting the
issues of consumerism and materialism, heightening participation in liturgy
and parish activities, and supporting a youth ministry and high school
confirmation preparation program are special concerns of the parish. Job Description: Placements can be made on the
R.C.I.A. team, in marriage preparation, in teaching religion in the school
and religious education programs, in the development of the youth ministry
program and the high school confirmation preparation program. Other areas of interest and proposals
can be discussed with the supervisor. |
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Dismas
of Michiana --Dismas House Post
Office Box 4571 521
South St. Joseph Street South
Bend, IN 46634-4571 Supervisor: Maria Kaczmarek, Executive Director E-mail: michianadismas@cs.com; (574) 233-8522 Website: www.dismas.org |
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Description of Setting: Dismas of Michiana, a
non-profit, faith-based organization, provides transitional housing and
post-release services to men and women recently released from prison or jail
so they can successfully reenter society. The name Dismas is taken from the name of the
thief whom Christ forgave before they were both crucified. The Dismas program
provides a unique form of crime prevention by working with at risk
individuals to integrate them with community volunteers, college students, and
staff. Reentry of offenders into
society is the weakest link in the criminal justice system. The national recidivism rate for
former offenders is sixty to seventy-five per cent. DismasÕ thirty-five
percent recidivism rate illustrates that its unique program is effective in
reducing recidivism. Dismas of Michiana is a project house of the national
organization, Dismas, Inc., which is headquartered in Nashville, TN. In 1974 Father Jack Hickey, then the
Catholic Chaplin at Vanderbilt University, and a group of college students
conceived the Dismas House concept. Former prisoners and college students
began sharing a home, which became the first Dismas House in TN. Since 1986
the Michiana Dismas House has been home to over 450 former offenders and 88
college students. At Dismas House former offenders learn what it means to be
part of a caring community. It
is a place where former offenders are welcomed back into society by
volunteers, students and staff.
Former offenders and college students live together in a family
setting. Together they share household chores, evening meals, and. obey house
rules. Community volunteers are
essential to the program by offering friendship and serving as cooks, tutors,
mentors, helping with home repairs, fund raising, etc. Former offenders are
expected to gain employment within 4 weeks of their arrival. All residents pay program fees.
Dismas House provides former offenders with room & board, transportation,
job referrals, life skills counseling and social activities. Dismas ensures
former offenders receive substance abuse and mental health counseling by
paying their fees with outside agencies. Also, former offenders are linked to heath and dental
care. In the spring of 2004
Dismas House began a WomenÕs Rap Support Group for its female residents to
ensure their success. The local
Community Correction Advisory Board requested that Dismas open the WomenÕs
Rap Support Group to women on parole or probation in St. Joseph County. In the fall of 2004 with support from
the Junior League of South Bend, a countywide WomenÕs Rap Support Group was
launched. Recently the Community
Correction Advisory Board asked Dismas to consider offering a MenÕs Rap
Support Group to returning male offenders. Job Description: A placement at Dismas House provides
opportunities to assist former prisoners in their struggles to reenter
society successfully. Placement
opportunities may include, but are not limited to the following: conducting
spirituality workshops, leading a bible study group, facilitating
faith-sharing, spending time with residents on weekends or evenings,
assisting residents with job searches, teaching tolerance workshops,
assisting with Rap Support Groups, coordinating a mentor program, and simply
sharing meals with residents. Night Manager and Weekend Day Manager positions
are also available in exchange for room and board at Dismas House. Also, student residency is open to
college juniors, seniors or graduate students. |
Holy Cross Parish
920 Wilber Street South Bend, IN 46628 (574) 233-2179 Supervisor: Rev. Michael Mathews,
C.S.C., Pastor |
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Description of
Setting: Holy Cross Church is a
parish of approximately 850 households.
Located on the northwest side of South Bend, Holy Cross Church is a
ÔneighborhoodÕ church that has a strong Ôblue collarÕ tradition. Once the largest parish in South
Bend, the parish continues to thrive, drawing second and third generations
back ÔhomeÓ with its vibrant liturgy and welcoming community. Coupled with nearby St. Stainislaus
Church, the opportunity to experience a model of collaboration and unity
between two churches staffed by one pastoral team is truly unique. Job Description: Placements include- 1.
RCIA
Team - meets Sundays after 11:00 am mass from 12:30-1:30 pm; plans, directs,
and coordinates inquiry and catechumenate classes; plans and executes various
RCIA rites throughout the year. 2.
Religious
Education Leadership Team- responsible for all aspects of religious education
including Sunday School (pre-school thru 8th grade), ChildrenÕs
Initiation Team, ChildrenÕs Liturgy of the Word, First Communion, First
Reconciliation, and Confirmation). 3.
Adult
Faith Formation- develop and execute classes and/or programs to foster
continuing adult faith formation (i.e. bible study, church history, Ôtheology
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HOPE Rescue Mission
Emergency Shelter and
Transitional Housing for Men 532 S. Michigan St. Family Life Center Transitional Housing
for Women and Families 832 S. Lafayette Supervisor: Beth
Morlock, Director of Resident Services (574) 235-4150, ext.
223 Email:
BMorlock@hoperescuemillion.org |
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Description of
Setting: The
mission of Hope Rescue Mission is, quite simply, to make disciples. Being a disciple of Christ is an all-encompassing, life-long process of becoming who God wants us to be. |