We are growing! This year, we currently have 35 Volunteers working at 20 partner service sites in direct service to people who are poor and marginalized. Ignatian volunteers serve 1 or 2 days a week (or equivalent hours) from September through June.
We gather once a month to pray, share our service experiences, and discuss “The Call to Discernment in Troubled Times” by Dean Brackley, SJ, the inspirational book we are reading along with the other 15 IVC regions. Each Volunteer meets monthly with a Spiritual Reflector to discuss the effect that working with the poor has on their faith journey. Volunteers also journal, gather for two Days of Prayer, and make an overnight Annual Retreat – all wonderful opportunities to build community and contemplate God’s presence in our lives and the people we serve.
You are welcome to join us at a monthly meeting to see who we are and what we do! As there are 31 service sites, many agencies are waiting for volunteers. We accept applicants on a rolling basis. For more info, contact Margie Carroll, Regional Director.
