2019 Response

support staff at a soup kitchen and food distribution; community outreach. Couples welcomed. AREA OF SERVICE: Dominican Republic; Chester and Reading, PA. LENGTH OF SERVICE: One week to nine months. REQUIREMENTS: Dependable and flexible men and women, with a desire to share in our mission and help those in need. FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS: Room and board. Monthly stipend and health insurance, if applicable. Orientation before departure; days of renewal on site; ongoing guidance on site. LIVING ARRANGEMENTS: Volunteers live in community with other volunteers and/or Sisters. SIZE OF PROGRAM: Long-term: one to four per year. Short-term: 50- 60 per year. TRAINING: Comprehensive orientation and training with ongoing formation in Franciscan spirituality and ministry skills. APPLICATION DEADLINE: Flexible, but most desired by April 1. Bethlehem Farm P.O. Box 415 Talcott, WV 24981 304-445-7143 volunteer@bethlehemfarm.net w bethlehemfarm.net F facebook.com/bethlehemfarm L @bethlehemfarm CONTACT: Justin Mullen, Hiring Coordinator AFFILIATIONS: Roman Catholic, Nazareth Farm, Jerusalem Farm GOAL OF PROGRAM: Bethlehem Farm is a Catholic community in Appalachia that transforms lives through serving with the local community and teaching sustainable practices. We invite volunteers to join us in living the Gospel cornerstones of community, service, prayer, and simplicity. TYPE OF PLACEMENT: Caretaker: live in intentional Christian community year-round and provide service retreats for youth and adults through community service (primarily low-income home repair, but also including organic farming). Caretakers live out the four cornerstones of prayer, community, simplicity and service as members of the Summers, Monroe, and Greenbrier county communities, while also fulfilling the various administrative roles that keep a nonprofit going. Opportunities include: rural Appalachian ministry, construction, home repair, retreat planning, youth ministry, office management, hospitality, gardening, and community building. Summer Servant: live with the Caretaker community to participate in community life, help with daily chores, and contribute to group week activities for 2 weeks-3 months from March-October. Service-Week Participant: A week-long service retreat experience provided by volunteer Caretakers is available for teens, college students, adults, and families. Participants live in simplicity while ministering through hospitality and community service to local residents, organizations, and farmers. During the week, participants experience first-hand Appalachian culture and reflect on Catholic Social teaching. Activities include: Rural Appalachian ministry, home repair, visiting the elderly and shut-ins, gardening, local foods initiatives, cooking, hospitality, and education. AREA OF SERVICE: Summers County, West Virginia and surrounding counties. Appalachia. LENGTH OF SERVICE: Caretakers: 1 year (renewable, some Caretakers have stayed as long as 10 years and counting). Summer Servants: 2 weeks - 3 months. Service-Week Participant: Week-long volunteer experiences for teens and adults. REQUIREMENTS: Caretakers: Social-justice oriented men and women open to collaborative ministry with volunteers and local residents. A desire to live a lifestyle based on community, service, simplicity,

service experiences. The discernment program includes community prayer with the sisters, faith-sharing groups, discernment weekends, spiritual direction, and time for personal prayer and reflection. APPLICATION DEADLINE: Applications and new volunteers are accepted year round. Benedictine Women Service Corps Saint Benedict's Monastery 104 Chapel Lane St. Joseph, MN 56374 320-363-7172 abiermaier@csbsju.edu w sbm.osb.org/ministries/bwsc L @StBensMonastery CONTACT: Sr. Ann Marie Biermaier, Program Assistant AFFILIATIONS: Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, MN GOAL OF PROGRAM: To provide service to the church and world in a new culture. TYPE OF PLACEMENT: Volunteers serve in various ministries depending on the needs of the Benedictine community hosting them. AREA OF SERVICE: U.S. LENGTH OF SERVICE: 9-12 months REQUIREMENTS: Graduate of the College of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, MN; Single, no dependents; good physical and mental health; candidates must complete application process, a personal interview and a criminal background check; possess a valid driver's license; willing to share in the life of the host community; commit to live simple lifestyle; open to diversity; open to growing in awareness of self, the religious community and those one will serve. FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS: Room and board provided by the host community; round-trip airfare paid by Saint Benedictine's Monastery; stipend variable depending on placement. LIVING ARRANGEMENTS: Volunteers live with Benedictine religious community hosting them for the service program SIZE OF PROGRAM: 1-2 per host community TRAINING: Discernment retreat early spring; workshops during spring semester; two week orientation/retreat in mid/late August prior to beginning service; orientation on-site of host community; regular communication via webcam/blog throughout service experience; transition retreat following completion of year of service. APPLICATION DEADLINE: mid-February Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Volunteers in Mission 450 Saint Bernardine St. Reading, PA 19607 610-796-8972 bfvim@bfranciscan.org w bernardinevolunteers.org F facebook.com/Volunteers-In-Mission/135828879820019 CONTACT: Jorky Romero, Program Director AFFILIATIONS: Sponsored by the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters GOAL OF PROGRAM: The Bernardine Franciscan Sisters invite women and men to work with them in serving those in need at their missions in Pennsylvania and in the Dominican Republic. Volunteers will have the opportunity to commit to compassionate service, work for global justice, live a simple lifestyle and enhance spiritual growth in a faith- based community. TYPE OF PLACEMENT: Tutoring; teach: ESL, computer skills, music, art; care for the sick and elderly; nursing; build and repair homes;

18 RESPONSE 2019 | A DIRECTORY OF FAITH-BASED VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES