| Gatherings |
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• One way to get connected
with current and/or former volunteers in the area is to plan intercommunity
volunteer gatherings such as prayer groups, game nights,
meals/picnics, etc.
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Parishes that current and
former volunteers have recommended |
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Retreat
opportunities/spirituality centers |
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Social Justice
organizations and events |
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• Development &
Peace: http://www.devp.org/
The Canadian Catholic Organization for DEVELOPMENT
AND PEACE, a democratic movement for international solidarity,
supports partners in the Third World in the pursuit of alternatives to
unjust social, political and economic structures. It educates the
Canadian population about the causes of impoverishment of peoples and
mobilizes actions for change. In the struggle for human dignity, DEVELOPMENT
AND PEACE associates with social change groups in the North and
South. It supports women in their search for social and economic
justice. DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE, the official development
organization of the Canadian Catholic Church, is inspired by the values
of the Gospel, particularly "the preferential option for the
poor."
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Volunteer organizations/opportunities |
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• Canadian
Catholic Campus Ministry (CCCM) offers the Global
Connection program, a faith and development experience in Cuernavaca
Mexico. Over 300 participants have experienced this two week
program that brings Canadians into contact with the poor and
marginalized, while at the same time learning how their faith and mutual
support can improve their lives. The program challenges
participants to rethink how they are living their lives in the
north. Please follow the link to their websiteor email Rick
Benson at rbenson@cccm.ca for
further application information.
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Right To Play is an international organization with volunteer
positions available.
• Volunteer
Canada is Canada's site for information on volunteering.
Click here
to find out how to volunteer in Canada.
• Charity
Village - Volunteer Bulletin Board allows you to search
volunteer listings throughout Canada and also has international listings.
• Covenant House Toronto
http://www.covenanthouse.on.ca/web/
• Covenant House
Vancouver http://www.covenanthousebc.org/
Covenant House offers volunteer opportunities with their faith community
volunteer program. Check out their web sites for more info.
• Volunteer
International Christian Service, Edmonton, Alberta. VICS is
dedicated to assisting in the development of a world which is
economically and socially just, a world where all people have the
opportunity to live a fully human life as we are called to in the
gospel. VICS volunteers seek to work alongside people of the
developing world without exporting ideologies or imposing cultural
models. They perceive themselves as friends and listeners in their
communities, rather than just experts coming in to do a job. Their
time spent overseas is a mutual learning experience for both the
volunteer and the indigenous people. For more information contact
Fr. Bob Colburn vics1@telusplanet.net.
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Music, film, and other cultural events |
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Diocesan resources |
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•Canadian
Catholic Dioceses -
Visit this site to access the web pages for each diocese.
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Other valuable resources |
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• Canadian
Catholic Campus Ministry and Catholic Students Association
• St. Thomas More College
University of Saskatchewan
• The Coady
International Institute of St. Francis Xavier Catholic
University in Nova Scotia, offers an International Youth Internship for young adults
19-30 as one of their youth programs. Click here
for more information.
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