How does one slow down while living in a culture that places such high value on personal accomplishment? In their post on L’Arche Portland’s blog, Jesuit Volunteer Jacqueline Mosher (Gresham, OR ’17-18) and Core Member Joni Smith offer authentic relationship as the answer. Here’s a glimpse.
“My first few weeks at L’Arche were really challenging. After leaving the ‘doing-oriented’…
This Christmas Season, we invite you to “Extend the Table”. This is the theme our volunteers are exploring this year–to honor a spirit of radical hospitality in their service with those on the margins. As we share some of the ways they’re extending the table, we hope you’ll be inspired, too. We invite you to join in our efforts to extend the table to current and future generations of volunteers.…
Last week was our annual Advent Gathering, which brings together the extended JVC Northwest family for an evening of food, fellowship, and a prayer service. Read Jesuit Volunteer Ursula Magsayo’s (Portland, OR ’17-18) reflection, and find a link to Jesuit Volunteer EnCorps member Mary Kleffner’s (Portland, OR ’17-18) below.
*I invite you all to close your eyes and reflect…
This Christmas Season, we invite you to “Extend the Table”. This is the theme our volunteers are exploring this year–to honor a spirit of radical hospitality in their service with those on the margins. As we share some of the ways they’re extending the table, we hope you’ll be inspired, too. We invite you to join in our efforts to extend the table to current and future generations of volunteers.…
This Christmas Season, we invite you to “Extend the Table”. This is the theme our volunteers are exploring this year–to honor a spirit of radical hospitality in their service with those on the margins. As we share some of the ways they’re extending the table, we hope you’ll be inspired, too. We invite you to join in our efforts to extend the table to current and future…
For Mary Franz, being a JV in Boise this past year was “all at once, the bravest and most frightening thing I had done so far in my life.” She shared these words at the very start of her second year with JVC Northwest during the Missioning Mass, the blessing and send off for all JVs at the culmination of Orientation this past month. This was part of a larger reflection Mary (Boise, ID ’16-17,…
On June 3 we brought together the JVC Northwest family to reconnect with one another and support the future of Jesuit Volunteer (and Jesuit Volunteer EnCorps) service across the Northwest. Our annual fundraiser once again took place at Seattle University, with this year’s event focused on celebrating our earliest volunteers, those who served at Copper Valley School (CVS) in Alaska. Explore this…
In her latest #JVReflects blog, current Wenatchee, WA, JV Christine White unpacks the concept of “planting seeds of justice.” Read her reflections on being legal advocate for low-income communities and how she keeps focused day-to-day in her long-term work for justice.
“There’s a reason that justice is often referred to as a seed— we’re called to “sow the seeds of justice” or…
Each month, JV AmeriCorps members share their incredible stories of service on our AmeriCorps blog. These stories range from reflections on issues affecting JV AmeriCorps members’ community, such as homelessness or domestic violence, and how they and their placement address the issues, to projects they implement within their agency and community.
In our latest AmeriCorps blog, our JV AmeriCorps…
Over the next few months, JVC Northwest will be sharing about the importance and impact of AmeriCorps (National Service) and inspiring stories of service from our JV AmeriCorps members. We need your help to educate about these vital services addressing the urgent needs of marginalized populations throughout the Northwest, and our country. In this post, learn from supervisors and agency directors about…
