Lay / Jesuit Volunteer Opportunities

Interreligious Institute for Jesuits
And All Involved in Jesuit Ministries
July 2007

Georgetown University
Washington, D.C.

An intensive summer institute tailored for Jesuits and those involved in Jesuit ministries, facilitated by John Borelli (Georgetown), Fr. James Redington SJ (Berkeley), Fr. Patrick Ryan SJ (Fordham), Fr. Ray Bucko SJ (Creighton) and others, including Fr. Thomas Michel SJ (Rome); introduction to Catholic teaching and the Jesuit heritage on interreligious dialogue and relations, introductions to Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Native American traditions, and an update on Jewish relations; responses to pastoral and educational interests and needs of participants; visits to a Hindu temple and a mosque; morning, afternoon, and evening sessions with Saturday, July 28, noon until Sunday, July 29, noon free.

Arrivals on Sunday, July 22 and departures after noon on July 30, 2007

    Tuition: $420
    Rooms:  $60 a night or $480 for eight nights
    Meals: Approximately $25-$30 per diem
    Parking: $12 a day for weekdays; free on weekends

Participation limited to 25

For further information contact:

    Dr. John Borelli
    Special Assistant to the President for Interreligious Initiatives
    Office of the President
    Georgetown University
    Washington, DC  20057-1789
    (202) 687-4936
    borellij@georgetown.edu

Volunteers needed to teach English in Vietnam and Thailand
12 November 2004

Dear Brothers and Sisters:
We have been invited by the Jesuits in Vietnam and in Thailand to come to teach English in 2005.

1. Minor Seminary, Korat, (Nakhon Ratchasima) Thailand.

This is an ongoing offer, not just for the summertime. A group of about 25 young men live here, getting ready to go to the Major Seminary (Lux Mundi) near Bangkok. They spend the year improving their English, and developing their spiritual lives. The English classes are offered by an Australian Sister, and she would love to have one or two persons living/teaching/spending time with these fine young men. (Two persons would be fine if they don’t mind sharing a room). If someone would like to spend a few weeks, or a few months, living in this town in Northeast Thailand, that person would be very welcome. It is a three hours from Bangkok by bus. Life is simple there.

2. The Union of Myanmar (Burma)

The Jesuits in The Union of Myanmar (Burma) would like to have teachers of English from the West come to their language school in Taunggyi, Shan State, in the northwest of the country. The students are young women and men, seminarians and sisters and lay persons. There is a program already going on there, and one can go to take part in it at any time of the year. Life is not easy, there are few comforts, but the people are golden. This is not for the faint hearted, but if you are interested, please contact me and I will put you into contact with them.

Most of these students have already studied English, but very few of them have “active” English. Most of them have had very little contact with Westerners. This is an opportunity for a linguistic and cultural interchange. Everyone will learn a lot.

Who is welcome to teach? Priests, scholastics, brothers, lay persons of good will and flexibility. We hope for a mixed group of teachers. Small groups or individuals in Korat and Myanmar.

We use music, film, poetry, writing, humor, and small groups in our teaching. We work as a group. We do liturgy in English, and we work with pronunciation and writing and communication skills.

The weather will be warm, humid, and somewhat rainy. We pay for our own way over and back, and work for our room and board while we are there.

Interested? Contact Tom Weston, SJ for more information.
Tweston@calprov.org
Telephone: (510) 653-5843. (Oakland, Calfornia).

Opportunities to experience developing countries offered through Maryland Province

The Ignatian International Immersion Experience (IIIE), sponsored by the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus, offers individuals the opportunity to visit developing countries and see and meet people engaged in community-based programs working to improve the local culture. Learn more about upcoming trips to Haiti, India, Chile, and the Dominican Republic. Go to IIIE web site for more information.