Saint Mary Church
& Catholic Campus Ministry
111 East High Street, Oxford Ohio 45056-1819
Office 513 523 2153 Fax 513 523 0559

Email: info@stmaryoxfordohio.org

Campus Ministry
Mission Trips

 

Appalachian Poverty in

Spencer, West Virginia

Spring Break March, 2009

Information Meeting - October 8 @ 8:00 p.m. in the BASIC Lounge

 



 
   
MISSION
To serve the Gospel call to justice in word and deed, to learn about and promote Church social teaching, to offer a service alternative to the traditional campus “spring break”.
   
DESCRIPTION
Miami students spend their college spring break week volunteering in the "hollers" of West Virginia. The week is composed of a manual labor service effort in both discussion and reflection about social justice, and exposure to racial, economic, and cultural differences.
   

TIME &
TRAINING
EXPECTATIONS

Participants must apply and be selected for a limited number of volunteer team openings. Upon acceptance, participants attend weekly preparatory meetings to explore church social justice teaching as well as the area and people to be visited. Participants need one free week during spring break as well as be willing to participate in several fundraisers.
   

APPLICATION

FAQ

Applications now closed.

FAQ

   
 

International Experience
TO General Cepeda, Mexico

May 11-20, 2009




   
MISSION
To serve the Gospel call to justice in word and deed in an international setting, to learn about and promote Church social teaching, to ministers to as well as be a guests of, another nations and cultures.
   
DESCRIPTION
Miami students spend ten days in May volunteering General Cepeda, Mexico. The trip is composed of manual labor activities, discussion and reflection on social justice and service, and international exposure to the economic and cultural setting of a particular people.
   

TIME &
TRAINING
EXPECTATIONS

Participants must apply and be selected for a limited number of volunteer team openings. Upon acceptance, participants attend weekly preparatory meetings to explore church social justice teaching as well as the area and people to be visited. Participants need two free weeks immediately following spring finals in May as well as be willing to participate in pre-trip fundraisers.
   

APPLICATION

FAQ

Applications now closed.

FAQ

   
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION


Call the Campus Ministry Office:

(513) 523-2153