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AIDS Ministries
– AIDS Assist 201 South William Street South Bend, IN 46601-2514 Supervisor: Tom Beatty (574) 234-2870 |
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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. - 8:30 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. The 11:45am liturgy is now
telecast through the internet.
Singing experience is important, as is regular attendance. Also, an hour-long debriefing session
is held weekly, with the choir director, the associate director, an M.S.M.
candidate, 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. 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 in a Peer Ministry Leadership Program, Lay Ministry
Certification Program, and the implementation and celebration of the Rite of
Christian Initiation of Adults; involvement in planning and leading retreats,
small faith groups, or Bible Study; involvement in liturgical ministry
formation and weekly liturgy preparation; and assist in the planning of
workshops in lay presiding and lay preaching for non-eucharistic services. |
La Casa de Amistad
(House of Friendship)
746 S. Meade St.
South Bend, IN 46619
(574) 233-2120
Supervisors:
John Yarger,
Community Outreach Coordinator
yarger_34@yahoo.com
Rebecca Ruvalcaba,
Executive Director
A
quick history of La Casa:
La Casa de Amistad is a charitable organization that
functions as a community center on the west side of South Bend. La Casa was founded by Fr. John Phalen
in October 1973 as a youth outreach program in response to the many needs of
Hispanic teenagers. La Casa
offered various programs in an effort to train Hispanic youths in leadership
skills, with the hopes to increase their knowledge and appreciation of their
own culture and to help them develop a strong self-esteem.
In 1975, the organization began the status of a
not-for-profit corporation and proposals were submitted to acquire additional
funding for full-time staff. Since
1980, 746 Meade Street has been our home and continues to offer opportunities
for Hispanic and other youth, in order to help them succeed in society and
maintain a strong cultural pride.
La Casa is always expanding its services to include the current trends
in educational and informational needs to better serve its clients and to help
them prepare for the workforce in our community.
Mission and Goals of La Casa:
Through
its programs, services, and activities, La Casa de Amistad assists in strengthening
the Michiana community by acting as a catalyst within the Latino community,
with a particular emphasis on youth and family issues. We are a place of friendship, welcoming
all individuals.
La
Casa strives to empower individuals through programs and activities that
promote cultural appreciation and identity, moral values, education, healthy
living, and leadership development.
Our
objectives are focused on the goal of unifying the Latino society, thus helping
to enrich and strengthen the community as a whole. We achieve these objectives through collaboration with other
agencies and the generous long-standing support of our local community base as
a whole.
Programs:
After School
Program-ÒCrece ConmigoÓ
Monday - Thursday: 2:30pm
– 5:00pm
I Can Read Program-ÒYo
Puedo LeerÓ
Monday - Friday: 9:00am
– 12:00pm
Computer Classes
Monday and Wednesday: 4:00pm
– 6:00pm
Tuesday
and Thursday: 10:00am – 12:00pm
GED
Classes in Spanish
Tuesday
and Thursday: 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Strengthening
Families – ÒFortaleciendo FamiliasÓ (Beginning March 3)
Monday:
5:30pm – 7:30pm
English as a New Language
(ENL) Classes (Beginning Jan 28)
Monday and Tuesday: 4:00pm
– 6:00pm
Wednesday: 10:00am –
12:00pm
Friday: 9:00am –
11:00am
Citizenship Classes
(Beginning Feb 22)
Friday: 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Financial Classes
(Beginning in March)
Friday: 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Community Food Pantry
Wednesday: 2:00pm –
5:00pm
Job
Description:
The role of the M. Div. student is to assist the
teacher/coordinator in whatever task he or she might need. For example the M. Div. student could
serve as a tutor, mentor, or even be asked to help out with food distribution
on Wednesdays. In addition, the M.
Div. student will be doing some case management as the clients ask for services
here at La Casa. The role of the
student is to assess the needs and/or abilities of the clients and assist them
accordingly. It is very important for the M. Div. student to remember that
their role here at La Casa is multifunctional. They will not only help students finish their homework and
answer questions about class content, but also serve as a mentor/role model and
professional whom the clients and students will grow to trust.
Center for the
Homeless
813 South Michigan Street
South Bend, IN 46601
www.cfh.net
Supervisor:
Dr. Peter Lombardo, Director of Community Involvement
(574) 282-8700, x344
plombardo@cfh.net
Description of Setting:
The Center for the Homeless is not a homeless shelter. While we have provided more than 700,000 safe nights and over 1.5 million meals to more than 25,000 men, women and children since our opening in December 1988, our focus is on providing not just life-saving, but life-changing service