Summer Youth Mission Experience

WHAT IS THE SUMMER YOUTH MISSION EXPERIENCE?

The 2010 Summer Youth Experience is a model for learning about "solidarity." An opportunity for mature youth together with their parents and/or youth ministers, to be challenged, to deepen their faith and share their talents.

By providing the following experiences, we hope to open the way to accomplish these goals:

Being a Catholic presence at the migrant camps through prayers, songs, skits and reflection.
Visiting and sharing with migrant families at their homes and places of work.
Meeting community leaders and having daily group reflection time.
Celebrating the Eucharist with the local Hispanic and the migrant community.

We will use the educational model, "See, Analyze, Judge, Act" to develop and evaluate our experiences.

HOW LONG IS THIS COMMITMENT?

The group commits to a 5-day experience, Sunday through Thursday.

2010 dates: July 11 - 15, 2010

Group arrival no later than 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, to share Eucharist and dinner with the Hispanic Community. The SYME ends at noon on Thursday.

COST AND ACCOMMODATIONS

One hundred ($100) dollars per person per week includes daily simple meals with group accommodations at a local Catholic Church. A sleeping bag is required.

Please note that group accommodations and meals are very simple and considered part of this experience. Adults in the group are expected to drive youth to the camps and be active participants.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL OR WRITE:

Summer Youth Mission Experience
c/o Gladys Munoz
P.O. Box 901
Traverse City, MI 49685
Phone: 231.883.3782
E-mail: jpac3@juno.com
Fax: 231.947.7739

The SUMMER YOUTH MISSION EXPERIENCE is a cooperative effort of the following organizations:

The Secretariat for Justice and Peace of the Diocese of Gaylord, MI
The Justice & Peace Awareness Center (JPAC), Traverse City, MI (Diocese of Gaylord)
The Hispanic Apostolate of the Diocese of Gaylord, MI
The support of the Columban Father Companions in Mission