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Sacred Heart International Service Project
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First, some basic info. like…
• Who are the Religious of the Sacred Heart?
• Who volunteers for this project?• Where the heck is San Luis Potosí,
Mexico? Where the hecker is Grand Coteau, Louisiana?
• What do Sacred Heart volunteers do?
Who are the Religious of the Sacred Heart?
• An order of Catholic women religious serving in over 45 countries
• Our missionmission is to discover, live and announce the love of the heart of Christ in the world today
• Founded by St. Madeline Sophie in France in 1800
The RSCJ staff in Mexico
Left: Reyna Gonzalez, rscj (Mexico Province)
Right: Imma De Stefanis, rscj (US Province)
The RSCJ staff in Mexico
Maureen Little, rscj(US Province)
Marigela Orvañanos, rscj
(Mexico Province)
Here’s this year’s youth coordinating team:
From l-r: Gabriel (Dominican Republic), Ana (DR), Sr. De Stefanis, Sr. Gonzalez, Claudia (Mexico), Maria (Mexico), Sarah (US). All are former volunteers, except for the nuns.
Who volunteers for this project?
Young adults ages 18-28 . . .
who have come from places like…
MexicoUS
Puerto RicoDominican RepublicCanada
PeruSpain
Mexico D.F.Mexico D.F.
GuadalajaraGuadalajara
San Luis PotosiSan Luis Potosi
AcapulcoAcapulcoAyutlaAyutla
LeonLeon
¿Where is ¿Where is
San Luis San Luis
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……and Grand Coteau?and Grand Coteau?
The neighborhood in San Luiswhere we work
Where we work in Grand Coteau, Louisiana
What do What do
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volunteers volunteers
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……work with work with childrenchildren
with with teens teens
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with with womewomen…n…
SH volunteers reflect on all that they are living, seeing & learning about themselves & others.
As an international group we share our culture & heritage with one other.
In Mexico volunteers live in pairs with host families known by local
Religious of the Sacred Heart
In Louisiana, volunteers live in the boarding school of the Academy of the
Sacred Heart
THINGS PARENTS LIKE TO KNOW:
• It is very safe!!• Volunteers do not
roam around alone.• Days are full, well-
planned & supervised. This includes weekends.
• We do most everything as a group.
• We all live close to one another – staff & volunteers alike
• Parents are given phone numbers & can call at any time.
• Volunteers have access to the internet to stay in e-mail contact.
• Cost=$300 program fee + roundtrip airfare.
• It is very safe!!
Are YOU ready to live, learn, Are YOU ready to live, learn, play & serve as a Sacred Heart play & serve as a Sacred Heart
volunteer?!volunteer?!
Let’s go…we are waiting for you!