CAP
Volunteer Alumni Newsletter • Fall 2021
2. . . . . . . . Employee Feature
Kathy Kluesener
Field Notes
from Amy Schill, 2003-05, assistant director for volunteers and AmeriCorps
4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Updates
years of volunteer and employee service, Kathy is now enjoying a well-deserved retirement. We’re hoping to see her around the office sometimes as a Community Volunteer (pending application approval, of course).
Volunteer Program
5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discernment Practice Makes Perfect
7. . . . . . . . . . . . August Cohort 8. . . . . . . . Volunteer Prayers
Christian Appalachian Project
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AP volunteers know all about change and transition. We transition communities after a new volunteer orientation, we meet new staff on return volunteer trips, and we adjust to life back home after a year of service, a summer of camp magic, or a week or two of the “thin place” that is WorkFest and YouthFest. Here at CAP, we are in a time of transition as well. Some of that change is joyous, like welcoming new volunteers and opening new programs, which you’ll learn about in this issue. But we’re also learning how to be an organization and a Volunteer Program without Kathy Kluesener, 1973-80, teaching and inspiring us every day. After 48
You’ll read Kathy’s reflection on her time here at CAP in this issue, along with the second part of a discernment series from Casey Sterr, 1986-87. You’ll also meet our August 2021 Orientation Cohort. We trust that you will pray with us and with them during the first few weeks of transition, and that their service be a time of transformation. The CAP Connection is transforming too! If you have not specifically requested a print edition, this will be the final issue you’ll receive via postal mail. Contact us at volunteer@chrisapp.org to request a print version, or to ensure we have your correct email. Now recruiting One-Year Volunteers. For more information, visit: christianapp.org/volunteer!
