UPCOMING REGIONAL EVENTS:
"Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'”
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 16th is a National Day of Service. So...
What ARE you doing? Communities and parishes everywhere have activities planned but if you need one more idea...
IVC is recruiting! We are looking for new volunteers as well as new community service agencies to partner with IVC to help us in our mission to serve the needs of people who are poor and work for a more just society.
IVC is much more than one day of service--volunteers make a significant commitment to their service site. But if you've been looking for a push to get started, how about making a call to one of our Regional Directors on this upcoming Day of Service?
Want more information? Please click on an IVC region on the left and contact your local Regional Director for details on upcoming Information Sessions.
PAST REGIONAL EVENTS:
IVC San Diego presented DEAD MAN WALKING - THE JOURNEY CONTINUES with Sr. Helen Prejean, CSJ, on Sunday, November 20, 2011 at The Immaculata Church on the University of San Diego campus. Invited by IVC San Diego and co-hosted by The Immaculata and seven USD departments (University Ministry, the College of Arts and Sciences, Center for Catholic Thought and Culture, the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, the School of Law, the Center for Educational Excellence, and the Department of Sociology), the event was piggy-backed by California People of Faith Working Against the Death Penalty (http://www.californiapeopleoffaith.org/) through the recently launched SAFE Campaign (http://www.safecalifornia.org/) to place an initiative on the 2012 ballot to abolish the death penalty.Click here for more details and to view pictures of this wonderful event.
IVC celebrated our 15 year anniversity last year! We were also thrilled to honor some other special people as well...
In May our DC/Metro Maryland & IVC Northern Virginia regions celebrated their 5th Annual Evening of Gratitude on at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Washington, DC. They were delighted to honor Fr. Tuck Grinnell with the Della Strada Award and former Northern Virginia Regional Director, Jim Kelley, with the Founders Award.
In April our New York region held its 4th Annual Della Strada Award Reception at Regis High School in New York City.
This year’s award recipients were Ignatian Volunteer Barbara Lee and Fr. Mark Hallinan,SJ. Currently our longest serving Ignatian Volunteer, Barbara has been a member of the NYC IVC chapter for ten years, serving as an ESL teacher at Cabrini Immigrant Services. Father Hallinan, SJ is the assistant to the NY Jesuit Provincial for Social Ministry, pastoral associate and a long- time member of the IVC leadership team both locally and nationally. We celebrated Barbara and Fr. Mark’s service to others in the Jesuit tradition as IVC marks its 15th Anniversary year!
The Della Strada Award is named after Santa Maria della
Strada, the first church used by St. Ignatius and the early
Jesuits to serve the urban poor in the center of Rome. The
award honors an individual or an organization whose life
and/or mission reflects the Ignatian values of service to the
poor, and of working and educating for a more just society.
On February 27th, IVC San Diego honored Msgr Donal Sheahan, pastor of Our Mother of Confidence Parish, with the 2011 Della Strada Award. Many thanks to all who attended and helped support IVC in San Diego. And a special thank you to Msgr Sheaham for allowing us to honor you and your lifetime committment to serving the needs of the poor.
In November IVC, Loyola Institute for Spirituality, & the University of San Diego co-hosted Fr. Greg Boyle, SJ, Founder of Homeboy Industries, at The Immaculata Church on the USD campus. Fr. Greg shared stories of struggle and hope, and his reflections on God's unconditional love through 20+ years of ministry to gangs at Homeboy Industries. We were so delighted to be able to host Fr. Greg and support his work. By popular request, you can watch his presentation here.
(Note: This is video 1 of 6, each approx 12 minutes in length.)
In October, IVC Los Angeles honored Bishop Joseph M. Sartoris, D.D with the 2010 Della Strada Award. Bishop Sartoris was recognized for his many years of pastoral care for the people of Los Angeles and his consistent dedication to the pursuit of justice, especially for the poor and marginalized. Thanks to all who made this event so successful!
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