Opportunities

Monastic Immersion for Women

mpnsmith@scu.edu (Matt Smith) — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:24:00 PST

Looking at the next steps in your life? Want to experience life centered on God? Consider a "Monastic Immersion Experience." Spend a summer or ten months in a Benedictine Women's Monastery in Idaho. Live, work, eat and pray with the Benedictine sisters of the Monastery of St. Gertrude in Cottonwood, Idaho. Serve an internship in a monastery department such as retreat ministry, historical museum, garden and herbal products, marketing and communications, grant writing, book and gift store or others. The experience includes classes on monastic topics, small faith sharing groups and spiritual direction. Three alternative times: 8 weeks: June 4^th - July 28^th, 2012; 3 weeks: August 11-31^st, 10 months: Sept. 15, 2012 - June 1, 2013. Open to women of all faith backgrounds, married or single, 18-50. No cost, open to a limited number. For more information or an application please contact Sr. Teresa Jackson OSB, Volunteer Coordinator, Monastery of St. Gertrude, 465 Keuterville Rd. Cottonwood, ID 83522, volunteer@stgertrudes.org

Bread for the World Hunger Justice Leaders Training

amoiso@scu.edu (Aimee Moiso) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:17:00 PST

Bread for the World will give 75 young faith leaders leaders an opportunity to participate in four exciting days of anti-hunger advocacy training, June 9-12, 2012, in Washington, DC. Registration deadline is March 30! http://www.bread.org/event/hunger-justice-leaders-2012/?utm_source=otheremail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hjl

Saint André Fellowship

mpnsmith@scu.edu (Matt Smith) — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:02:00 PST

Saint André Bessette Catholic Church (formerly known as the Downtown Chapel) in Portland, Oregon,
offers two post-graduate opportunities for young adults to explore their faith within a community that is
experiencing urban poverty issues. The positions are designed to support the Fellows’ future aspirations
with a year-long experience of personal, professional, and spiritual formation. Click here for the application: docs/images/rte/blogapp_img/b433/SA Fellowship Packet 1213_1.pdf

FaithJustice Fellowship

mpnsmith@scu.edu (Matthew Smith) — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:58:00 PST

Do you have a p[assion for service and justice? Do you feel called by your faith to build community? Do you want to make a difference in the world? So do we...come join us as a FaithJustice Fellow.

Long-term and short-term volunteer opportunities are available. Contact us for more information at 609.498.6216.

Walk Across California class

mpnsmith@scu.edu (Matthew Smith) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:37:00 PST

Announcing a new Spring 2012 class Walk Across California (Dance69/169), which fulfills both the ELSJ and Arts Core requirements of the 2009 core.

As the title explains this course will culminate with a walk from San Francisco to Yosemite for two weeks directly after the spring quarter exams. It will be an exciting fusion of arts, environmental awareness and experiential learning that will introduce students to people doing Food Justice work in Oakland, farm workers' reality in Stockton, Me-wuk Indians historical legacy in Tuolomne and environmentalists in Groveland, as well as reflecting aesthetically through a chosen art medium all along the walk.

Please contact Prof. David Popalisky for more information.

Lilly Summer Discernment Institute

mpnsmith@scu.edu (Matt Smith) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:56:00 PST

Students applying to the LSDI are those interested in exploring ordained ministry and other vocations that embrace service as a way of life. They research and develop proposals for summer placements in parishes and service organizations, placements that will enable them to see their passions in action and visualize how their gifts and life might intersect with this work.

John Dear, SJ to speak in Half Moon Bay

mpnsmith@scu.edu (Matt Smith) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:09:00 PST

Jesuit Priest and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, John Dear SJ, is coming on February 18th at 6:30pm to speak at Our Lady of the Pillar Catholic Church in Half Moon Bay. He will be speaking about his latest book, Lazarus, Come Forth." He is the author of over 25 books on the gospels and non-violence, and a very inspiring speaker.

Alliance for Catholic Education

mpnsmith@scu.edu (Matt Smith) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:56:00 PST

Since 1993, ACE has offered an exceptional academic, experiential, and personal formation to people aspiring to be teachers and ready to serve where they are needed. Now called the ACE Service through Teaching program, this Notre Dame tradition combines professional development, community-building, and spiritual growth, and has spawned numerous kindred initiatives by responding to emerging needs.

Faith, Food, and Farming

mpnsmith@scu.edu (Matt Smith) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:53:00 PST

You are invited to join the National Catholic Rural Life Conference and Catholic Charities of Stockton for a one-day symposium. With special guest speakers, Bishop Stephen Blaire, Ms. Karen Ross, Secretary of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Thompson, and Mr. James Ennis, this symposium will explore the role of the Church in the future of food and farming in the San Joaquin Valley.

Saturday, November 19, 2011
8 am to 3 pm
Robert Cabral Agricultural Ctr.
2102 East Earhart Avenue
Stockton, CA 95206

The all day event costs $15 and includes lunch. To register, or for more information, contact Betsy Reifsnider: 209-444-5925 or betsyr@ccstockton.org.

Alum Service Corps

mpnsmith@scu.edu (Matt Smith) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:02:00 PST

The Alum Service Corps offers graduates of Jesuit high schools and Jesuit universities an opportunity to give back in gratitude for their Jesuit education by committing a year of service as faculty members in Jesuit middle or high schools.

Jesuit Volunteer Corps

mpnsmith@scu.edu (Matthew Smith) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:23:00 PST

The Jesuit Volunteer Corps offers women and men an opportunity to work full-time for justice and peace. Jesuit Volunteers are called to the mission of serving the poor directly, working for structural change in the United States, and accompanying people in developing countries.

If you would like to contact the JVC recruiter, Catherine DiSarno, please e-mail westrecruiter@jesuitvolunteers.org.

School of International Training Graduate Institute

mpnsmith@scu.edu (Matthew Smith) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:15:00 PST

A representative will be in the area from 10/17 to 10/21.

SIT was founded as the training ground for Peace Corps volunteers in the 1960’s and have five MA programs that all have their foundational principles in social justice and intercultural relations: Conflict Transformation, Sustainable Development, International Education, Service, Leadership and Management, and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.

Our graduates have gone on to run non-profit organizations, work abroad in international development, education and conflict mitigation and include ambassadors, academics and Nobel Peace Prize winners. It’s a unique place, but with the social justice link I thought that Santa Clara students might be interested. Here is the link to the website: www.sit.edu/graduate

Just Food Silicon Valley

mpnsmith@scu.edu (Matt Smith) — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:55:00 PST

A short summit about food justice for all people involved in the production, selling, and consumption of food in Santa Clara County.

Peninsula Ecumenical Community Conference on Israel/Palestine

amoiso@scu.edu (Aimee Moiso) — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:31:00 PST

Saturday, October 29, 2011
9am - 4pm
Fellowship Hall
First Presbyterian Church
1140 Cowper St., Palo Alto

This conference is designed to help our ecumenical faith communities become more informed on the issue of Israel/Palestine.

Despite the entwining of the three Abrahamic faith traditions, Christians in America are surprisingly uninformed on the nature of the conflict and what can be done about it. This lack of information causes difficulty in discussing Israel/Palestine with our Jewish and Muslim friends and neighbors. It also stands in the way of allowing the change that is needed for the cause of justice and peace.

Bay Area Leadership and Social Justice Conference

amoiso@scu.edu (Aimee Moiso) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:42:00 PST

3rd Annual Bay Area Leadership & Social Justice Conference

Date: Sunday, October 16th

Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm

Location: UC Berkeley

Cost: FREE (The Ignatian Center will cover registration fees for all SCU students that attend the conference)

To register: http://bayarealsjc.org/ (registration deadline is October 10th)

Want to carpool or have questions? email Valerie Sarma vsarma@scu.edu

World Student Christian Federation North America Regional Assembly

amoiso@scu.edu (Aimee Moiso) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:39:00 PST

The World Student Christian Federation North America is holding its Regional Assembly (NARA) in Chicago on October 14-18, 2011. The WSCF's mission is to empower students to be agents in the constructive transformation of the world by providing a space for prayer and celebration, theological reflection, study and analysis of social and cultural processes, and solidarity and action across the boundaries of culture, gender and ethnicity. The deadline to register is fast approaching, so do so today!

Global Forum on Human Trafficking

amoiso@scu.edu (Aimee Moiso) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:32:00 PST

On October 21-22, 2011, Not For Sale (a nonprofit organization that is bringing awareness of human trafficking) will be having an event called Global Forum for Human Trafficking, which will be held in Sunnyvale, CA. There are going to be speakers from all over the world and many organizations. This will be a place where connections can be made!! For more information, contact Robbie Waddell (rwaddell@scu.edu) or Estelle Richardson (e1richardson@scu.edu).

More information.

Mercy Volunteer Corps

mpnsmith@scu.edu (Matt Smith) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:50:00 PST

Mercy Volunteer Corps is a full-time lay volunteer program which offers placements in the continental U.S. and Guyana, South America for a one or two year commitment. Mercy Volunteers serve in Education, Healthcare & Social Services. Volunteers commit equally to service, a simple lifestyle in community, and personal and communal spiritual growth. Our organization is sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy Americas and offers the lay women and men of Mercy Volunteer Corps (MVC) an opportunity to enter into relationship with people who are economically poor and marginalized. In a spirit of mutuality, volunteers cultivate mercy and justice in the world by embracing compassionate service, social justice, spirituality and a simple lifestyle in community.