prayer & discernment “If everyone in the U.S. took one week out of the year to volunteer and serve others in some way, so many of the problems that burden America would be solved,” says Chris, a volunteer from Carroll College in Helena, Montana, seen helping a student with math at Hope Hall.
My week with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Rochester The SSJ Volunteer Corps offers young women and men the opportunity to work alongside the Sisters of St. Joseph of Rochester in their vital urban ministries.
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hIs past Spring, I saw firsthand how hard sisters work and how important their ministries are to the life of their religious community and to the people they serve. I spent a week with the SSJ Volunteer Program, which was founded in 1996 by Sisters Donna Del Santo, Caroline Hopkinson is multimedia editor for the VISION Vocation Network.
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S.S.J. and Marilyn Pray, S.S.J. as a way to provide opportunities for young people to be part of the ministries of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Rochester, New York and experience first-hand the joys and challenges involved in Christian service. The SSJ Volunteers live in community and share their meals and work. This extensive time together allows them to reflect on how they serve the people at their ministry sites and how their own lives are affected by the experience. More than 400 young people
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