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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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!