Subject: November Community News
From: "JVC Northwest" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2018 13:32:17 -0500 (EST)

Monthly Newsletter from JVC Northwest with news, updates, resources, & job opportunities. JVC Northwest News Join Our Team in Milwaukie, OR! Job Opening: AmeriCorps Program Assistant JVC Northwest is seeking someone to join our team as a full-time AmeriCorps Program Assistant. This staff member will be responsible for ensuring quality data collection, maintaining member files, and promoting AmeriCorps identity through social media. Applications will be accepted through November 20, 2018 and on a rolling basis thereafter. Read more on our Job Opportunities page. JVC Northwest Advent Gathering December 4, 6:30-8:00 pm, Loyola Jesuit Center, Portland, OR JVC Northwest's annual Advent Gathering will take place on Tuesday, December 4th at the Loyola Jesuit Center in Southeast Portland. This potluck and prayer service will offer a seasonal reflection from both a current Jesuit Volunteer and a current JV EnCorps member. Join us to celebrate the season of hopeful anticipation with current and former Jesuit Volunteers, JV EnCorps members, family, and friends. Please bring a dish to share. RSVP here. Give Thanks on #GivingTuesday Mark your calendar today! On Tuesday, November 27 JVC Northwest is once again participating in the global #GivingTuesday movement. Giving Tuesday was created in response to the widely-recognized consumer shopping events of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Click here to read more about ways you can give on #GivingTuesday. Our goal is to raise $10,000 to support the communities that JVs and JV EnCorps members serve. Every gift, no matter the size, makes an impact. Donate at jvcnorthwest.org/donate. Know an organization that could use a JV? Partner Agency Applications are still open Do you know any agencies where a Jesuit Volunteer could make a difference? We're seeking new partners for the 2019-20 program year that focus on education, health, legal, housing, food access, ecological justice, domestic violence intervention, and more. Applications are open now through Monday, November 26th. Click here for more information, or contact JV Program Manager Sarah Jones at [email-masked] or 503.335.8202. Fall Focus 2018: Living the Values Electronic version of Focus now available online Our Fall 2018 bi-annual Focus Newsletter is out now. In this issue, we showcase ways that current and former JVs practice community in their service placements and their homes. Annie Zwaschka (Bethel, AK ’17-19) writes about the Bethel community and her decision to serve a second year there. Former JVs Ann Naffziger (Woodburn, OR ’95-97) and Sinclair Ceasar (Gresham, OR ’09-10) reflect on ways they continue to find and maintain community as FJVs. Kevin Glackin-Coley (Tacoma ’84-85) describes how he found community in Tacoma. View community photos from our 2018 Orientation, read about the new JV EnCorps community in Vancouver, WA, review the Annual Report, and read about milestones, births, and lives well-lived. Ending an Era With Camp Adams Seeking Ideas for a New Campsite for Orientation 2019 For over 30 years, we have hosted our Orientation at Camp Adams in Molalla, Oregon. This year, Camp Adams is shifting its focus to environmental restoration and, as a result, can no longer host us for our annual week-long JV Orientation in August. Do you know of a retreat space in the Portland area that can host 150-175 adults? If so, please contact JV Program Manager Sarah Jones, at [email-masked] or via phone at (503) 335-8202.  AmeriCorps Stories of Service Check out our newly-released AmeriCorps PSA Across the country, AmeriCorps members are impacting their communities. JV AmeriCorps members assist with disaster relief efforts, help homeless senior citizens find housing, teach STEM at after-school programs, and share ways to prevent partner violence with teens. To find out more, view the newly released AmeriCorps PSA here!  Article from JV EnCorps Spokane Community Celebrating founding member Fr. Pat O'Leary Fr. Pat O’Leary, a founding member of JVEnCorps Spokane, is still engaged with the community at age 88. This year marks his 70th year as a Jesuit. According to Program Lead Chuck Contardo, the Spokane JVEs want to honor him by acknowledging his many contributions. In addition to serving as a vital link between the JVEs and the Jesuit community, Fr. Pat also serves weekly meals at the House of Charity. Fr. Pat is also a Spiritual Director in the SEEL program, which he helped start 35 years ago. Click here to read Chuck's Reflection. JV Application is now live! Encourage friends and family to apply Do you remember what your service year was like? The lives you impacted? The person you were before and who you are after? Please share the JV application with 1-2 people who you think would be interested in this transformative experience. Events, Resources, & Reflections Find a Spiritual Director in your Area Service Offered on the East Coast The OIS Catalog of Spiritual Directors is an online resource that connects you with a trained spiritual director in your area. If you are interested in finding a director near you, click here for more information. Complete a short form and we will connect you with a director. *Please note that this service is currently limited to the East Coast. "Discerning Spirits" is Heading to Washington, DC Tuesday, Dec. 4, One Eight Distilling, Washington, DC Join us for Discerning Spirits in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 6:00 - 8:00 pm! Discerning Spirits is a unique tasting event where local brewers, winemakers, and distillers share their craft and discuss the discernment process that led them to it. The evening will feature tastings and local food, and will support Contemplative Leaders in Action (CLA). All are welcome (21 and over), so bring your friends! Click here to register for the event. Advent Young Adult Retreat: "What Is God's Plan for My Life?" December 7-9, Graymoor Spiritual Life Center, Garrison, NY The Franciscan Friars of the Atonement are sponsoring an Advent Young Adult Retreat, December 7-9, on discerning God’s plan and direction for one’s life. It will take place at the beautiful Graymoor Spiritual Life Center in New York’s Lower Hudson Valley (about an hour north of NYC). This is a great opportunity for volunteers. The retreat will offer discernment tools to contemplate God’s direction for your life. CVN volunteers are offered a discount, so the cost is just $75—a great deal for a weekend retreat. For more information click here. Praying the O Antiphons - Upcoming Event in Long Island Friday, Dec. 7 and Wednesday, Dec. 12, Tabor House - St. Antony's, Oceanside, NY Please join us for An Advent Prayer Experience presented by spiritual director Irene Rush and Sr. Thomas More, sponsored by the Office of Ignatian Spirituality. During this time we will present the history of this prayer and reflect on the prayers of the psalms, the prophets, and Mary, which recall the yearnings of the Old Testament Scriptures for a Messiah. Join us on December 7 from 9:30 - 11:30 am or December 12 from 7:15 - 9:15 pm. Click here to Register JVC Northwest Recommends Below are topics being discussed in the JVC Northwest community. Do you have a blog, book, movie, podcast, song, poem, article, etc. that you want to share? Email Majo Sandi. 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Pacific Northwest Impact Coordinator Recovery Café, Seattle, WA Special Education Aide Summit Public Schools, Seattle, WA Housing Locator Catholic Community Service and Catholic Housing Services, Seattle, WA Receptionist Cascade AIDS Project, Portland, OR Director of Development L’Arche, Portland, OR Bilingual Housing Specialist Northwest Pilot Project, Portland, OR New England/Mid Atlantic Director of Graduate Support Cristo Rey New York High School (CRNYHS), New Your, NY Director of Case Management YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School, Philadelphia, PA Communications Manager Catholic Mobilizing Network, Washington, DC Mental Health Worker Bay Cove Human Services Inc, Boston, MA Youth and Young Ministry Administrative Assistant Diocese of Burlington, Burlington VT Program Coordinator Libraries Without Borders (LWB), Baltimore, MD Southeast Legal Assistant Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA Coordinator of Catholic Student Association University of Georgia, Athens, GA Campus Minister University of Texas, Austin Catholic Center, Austin, TX Home Repair Navigator Avenue CDC, Houston, TX Associate Director, Marianist Student Initiatives St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, TX International Program Manager Bilingual Education for Central America, Honduras Program Administrator Bilingual Education for Central America, Honduras Community News is your monthly JVC Northwest online news source. 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