Subject: June Community News
From: "Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2016 07:00:45 -0400 (EDT)

Monthly Newsletter from JVC Northwest with news, updates, resources & job opportunities. Community News June 2016- In this Issue:  JVC Northwest News Events, Resources, and Reflections JVC Northwest Recommends Jobs and Educational Resources Above: On April 2, 2016, Anchorage, AK '05-06 Former JVs gathered in Spokane, WA for the wedding of Clare Charles and a 10 year reunion (L-R): James Noonan, Matt Serres, Clare Charles (also Portland,OR '06-07), Mary Hegel (also Portland,OR '06-07), and Daniel Norfleet. Also in attendance though not pictured Katia Buyanova (Anchorage, AK '08-09). Life as a JV is about spending time with people- others and yourself, and the divine in each. - Ellen Quinn (Billings, MT '15-16) JVC Northwest News Celebrate 60 Years of Service Wherever You Are Not able to join us for our Seattle and Portland Events, but still want to help us celebrate and honor 60 years of service to those in need? Consider making a 60th Anniversary Gift to JVC Northwest today! Your support makes our program, and the meaningful impact it has on volunteers and vulnerable communities alike, possible. Gifts made throughout our anniversary year will be used to support and empower the next 60 years of Jesuit Volunteers—so here’s to the next 60! Jesuit Volunteer EnCorps (JV EnCorps) is now accepting applications for 2016-17! Jesuit Volunteer EnCorps (JV EnCorps), a program of JVC Northwest, facilitates transformative opportunities for intentional service, community, and spiritual formation for older adults committed to social and ecological justice. During their ten months of part-time volunteer service, participants ages 50 and older meet together regularly in community to deepen their spirituality and explore the values of simple living and social & ecological justice. JV EnCorps groups are now in Bend, Portland, Seattle, and Spokane! Priority application deadline:  August 15th. For more information, call 503.335.8202 or click here to apply. Help fill the final JV positions! It's not too late to encourage people to apply We're excited to officially be re-opening a JV community in Woodburn, OR in the 2016-17 service year, so we're looking to fill a few final JV positions! Can you help spread the word that we're looking for applicants? You can share this blog post from Ellen Quinn, a current JV serving in Billings, MT, plus more details on the open positions: share our blog post, share this Facebook post, or retweet our tweet. FJVs' and friends' encouragement makes all the difference!   Wish the '15-16 Jesuit Volunteers a fond farewell Send a note to our outgoing JVs The coming months are filled with excitement, sadness, uncertainty, celebration, and goodbyes for our Jesuit Volunteers as they transition from JV communities to new opportunities across the globe! JVC Northwest wants to honor these JVs with well wishes letters, postcards, and notes from our large network of former volunteers, friends, and family- but we need your help! Consider sending a community (perhaps even the community where you served) a quick note of celebration, advice for the transition, or general well wishes over the summer months! Email Sarah for mailing information for the current JV Communities. Save the Date: JVC Northwest "Homecoming" Sponsored by Portland Alumni Council The Portland Alumni Council, a group of younger former JVs (FJVs) whose mission is to engage with Portland-area FJVs through events and activities while also gaining Board development skills, is coordinating an FJV “Homecoming” event at St. Ignatius Parish on September 17, 2016. The planning is underway but you can expect dancing, good food and drink, games, and maybe even a balloon arch. Interested in helping coordinate and/or attending? Email Outreach and Events Coordinator, Zach, to get connected, and check back here for more details in the coming months! Also, if you served as a JV in the last 10-15 years and are interested in learning more about the Portland Alumni Council, email Zach, to learn more. New members will be invited to join the PAC between July and September, so check in today. Letters to Incoming JVs Each year, at the concluding Friday banquet at Orientation, incoming Jesuit Volunteers receive letters from the former JV community with advice, stories, and wisdom, usually a mix of all three. If you are interested in writing a letter to a specific locale (Omak, Boise, Anchorage, etc.) or just a general letter to any JV community, please send them to Zach. These letters could be two lines or two pages, it's completely up to you. Thanks for thinking about the '16-17 Jesuit Volunteers! AmeriCorps Visits Alaska The chance to make real change is drawing volunteers to Alaska  Wendy Spencer, Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service, visited Alaska to meet with AmeriCorps members across the state and hear their stories of service. In early June, she met with our JV AmeriCorps members during her travels to Bethel and Anchorage! Read more about Spencer’s visit with our members from Alaska Dispatch News.   Featured Blog Post: "Ruined for LIfe" The Jack Morris Story Reflections from Barb Scharff on the completed memoir of Fr. Jack Morris, SJ Before his death in 2012, Jack Morris, S.J., had been busy compiling his life’s story and work into a book. Now, thanks to the tireless help of personal friend, and JVC Northwest Board member, Barbara Scharff, Jack’s story is now available for all to explore and enjoy. Barb shares a bit of her journey in working with Jack to make this book a reality on our blog. "Ruined for Life" is available for purchase at our Portland event this weekend, June 18th, or online via Amazon Smile (select JVC Northwest as your nonprofit of choice!). Events, Resources & Reflections From Mission to Mission Re-Entry Workshops July 7-10, 2016, Chicago, IL, October 13-16, 2016, Philadelphia, PA From Mission to Mission seeks to help returned missioners and volunteers live mission here in their home culture, in a way that honors those to whom they have said goodbye. Their workshops are for domestic and international volunteers and missioners from any program, university, diocese, etc. Former volunteers can attend this workshop in the months or even years after completing their term of service. The workshop is not just for those who recently finished their service. Click here for more details.   Catholics on Call - Young Adult Conference August 3-6, 2016, Chicago, IL Every summer, Catholics on Call hosts a four-day program at Catholic Theological Union (CTU) in Chicago. This experience is designed for women and men (ages 18 to 30) who may be thinking about a life of service in the Church as a lay minister, religious sister or brother, or priest, and those who are undecided and want guidance in determining how God is calling them. Click here for more details. Catholic Volunteer Network Discernment Retreats Catholic Volunteer Network now hosts discernment retreats for current volunteers and alumni who are contemplating their next steps. Join CVN for a weekend retreat and enjoy the opportunity to get away from the busyness of life and join with others in the spirit of discernment. These retreats are made available free of charge thanks to the support of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. Travel stipends are also available. Retreats will take place all across the U.S. in the upcoming months. Click here for more details. JVC Northwest Recommends Below are things being discussed in the JVC Northwest community. Do you have a blog, book, movie, podcast, song, poem, article, etc. you want to share? Email Sarah Israel Bayer, Executive Director of Street Roots, addresses Homelessness in America at a Tedx event in April 2016. Street Roots is one of JVC Northwest's partner agencies in Portland, OR. Click here to learn more about "the journey home" for those experiencing homelessness in the United States. The Simunye Project is rooted in the concept of simunye—Zulu for “we are one.” Michael Bakan (Georgetown University ’19) and Drew Descourouez (Santa Clara University ’19) have been transformed by stories from Soweto, South Africa, both those they have heard and those they have shared. In collaboration with the Ignatian Solidarity Network, they will return to South Africa to collect and document stories from people around the country through their storytelling project called “The Simunye Project.” Click here to follow their journey. Jobs and Educational Resources Positions available at JVC Northwest No positions available at this time Other Job Opportunities Recruiter Bon Secours Volunteer Ministry, Baltimore, MD News Director KNOM Radio Mission, Nome, AK Admissions Assistant St. Mary’s Academy, Portland, OR Assistant Director St. Francis Dining Hall, Portland, OR BH Clinician Front Street Community Health Center, Juneau, AK Executive Director Maryknoll Lay Missioners, Maryknoll, NY Associate Directors (multiple openings) Intercultural Consultation Services, Detroit, MI Escape Program Director Georgetown University, Washington DC Outreach Worker HomePlate, Hillsboro, OR Director of Programs & Volunteer Engagement Habitat for Humanity, Salem, OR Construction Trainer Language Arts/Social Studies Substitute (long-term, half-time) Community Partnership and Volunteer Coordinator (full-time AmeriCorps volunteer) Portland YouthBuilders, Portland, OR Shelter Advocate YWCA Clark County, Vancouver, WA Education and Outreach Program Specialist Fair Housing Council of Oregon, Portland, OR Multiple Positions Back on My Feet (BoMF), Baltimore, Los Angeles, New York, and more Project Brain Gain (AmeriCorps Volunteer Position) Boys and Girls Clubs of Oregon, multiple locations in Oregon Community Coordinator L’Arche Spokane, Spokane, WA Retention Worker JOIN, Portland, OR Multiple Positions St. Labre Indian School, Ashland, MT Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO Corporate Accountability International, Boston, MA & remote FaithHappenings, multiple cities, USA Pathways to Housing, Washington, D.C. Eviction Defense Collaborative, San Francisco, CA Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC), multiple places throughout New England HealthRIGHT 360 Resource Center, San Francisco, CA Home Start, San Diego, CA La Clínica del Pueblo, Washington, DC Live-in & Live-out positions: L’Arche Syracuse, Syracuse, NY L’Arche Portland, Portland OR Northwest Center, Seattle, WA See more job details on our website. Do you have a job posting or educational opportunity to share? Send it to Zach Reuter. Monthly Community News is your JVC Northwest online news source. Do you have something to share with the JVC Northwest community? Send submissions by the 10th of each month to Sarah Jones or Zach Reuter. Update Your Info STAY CONNECTED       Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest | P.O. Box 22125, Portland, OR 97269 Unsubscribe [email-masked] Update Profile | About our service provider Sent by [email-masked] in collaboration with Try it free tod