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Closure Issues

The time eventually comes when the volunteers and missioners prepare to move on to their next step -- whatever it may be.  Through these copies of Shared Visions, we present exercises and reflections to help make this transition easier.                                         

Vol 17, No. 4 Your Volunteer Experience: Putting it all together (Synthesizing)
Community Affirmations
Synthesis and the Open Mind
BR: Drawing together the Good News
Vol. 16, No. 4 Transitioning from Volunteer Service
Movie Morality
'A Year in Review'
BR: Getting to the Heart of the Matter
Vol. 15, No. 4 Thanksgiving in May?
Re-entry Resources
BR: Taking time to be Grateful
Vol. 14, No. 4 Savoring the Moments Community Ritual
Positive Imagery: Who you were, who you are and who you want to be
BR: Do you think God Plays Favorites?
Vol. 13, No. 4 What's Your Label?
A Voice for the Voiceless
Great Fall Recipe
Faith and Stereotypes
BR: Labels!
Vol. 12, No. 4 How are YOU Feeling?
Next Step: Simple Clarifying Questions to Ask Yourself
Understanding Your Story
Telling Your Volunteer Story
BR: Bible Stories About Conversions Can Expand Your Own Story
Vol. 11, No. 4
Managing transitions, coming to terms with unmet expectations
& dreams, relating to family/friends upon return, handling
future uncertainties

Doors to My Future
Yellow and Blue Make Green
Pallotti Center Services for Former Volunteers

BR: Saying Goodbye and Handling the Guilt... in the Spirit of the Gospel
Vol. 10, No. 4
Balancing holding on and letting go.
Tell Us What You Want, What You Really, Really Want!
It Did For That One" (making a difference)
Pallotti Center Services for Former Volunteers

BR: What Are the Sources of Your Spiritual Energy?
Vol. 9, No. 4 Tips for the Post- Volunteer Journey
Yadda... Yadda... Yatzee!
BR: The Power of Memory to Unite and Transform
Vol. 8, No. 4 Goodbyes and Hellos
Tools for Transitioning
Poem- Saying Goodbye
Vol. 7, No. 4 Goodbyes and Closure
"Goodbyes" in the Bible (Relating to Personal Style)
The Closure
BR:  Jesus Leaving Spirit Behind
Vol. 6, No. 4 Keeping the Spirit Alive
Ruined for Life?
Let's Hand it to Your Community
Vol. 5, No. 4 Final Weeks of Volunteering
Saying Goodbye; Packing Up; Moving On
Changes in Perspective from New to Former Volunteer
Show Us What You Are Made Of!
Vol. 4, No. 4 Transition From Current to Former
Sense of Mission
Volunteeropoly
Vol. 3, No. 4 Looking Back at Initial Expectations
Challenges and Discoveries
Community Expectations

 

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