Guatemala Immersion with Maryknoll
Published on Mar-16-2015 01:25 PM
Guatemala Immersion
for Teachers, Catechists, DREs, and Parish Ministers |
June 17-25, 2015
Application Deadline: April 1 |
| Every day, our neighbors from Central America make the perilous journey into the United States. Discover Christ in our Guatemalan sisters and brothers. Deepen your faith and enliven your ministry through encounter with their hopes, joys, and struggles. Meet and learn from the lay and religious missioners walking with them, and discern how you can invite your own community into a spirit of encounter with our sisters and brothers on the margins. |
Program Cost
Room, meals, and in-country transportation: $575
Participants are responsible for air travel to and from Guatemala City (estimated $800) |
Program Includes:
- Professional and ministerial development before, during, and after travel
- Accompaniment by a Maryknoll Mission Education professional
- Encounter and relationship building with individuals, families, and communities in Guatemala City, Quiche, and San Marcos
- Visits to Maryknoll and partner programs working with youth, community development, socio-political issues, health, environmental issues, and family education
- Orientation to social, political, and economic realities
- Historical walking tour of Antigua
- Daily reflections and faith formation activities
- Ongoing support and consultatio
Financial assistance available for teachers and ministers in the Archdiocese of Seattle courtesy of the archdiocesan Missions Office. |
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