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Religious Education for Youth: Volunteers

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Hi! Have you aready decided to volunteer? See immediately below. Are you wondering about opportunities? Scroll past the volunteer form questions.

If you have already decided to volunteer, complete the questions below. I'll be happy to read your form and will be in touch. We'll take a couple of other steps before you volunteer, including your completing a CORI request form, reading and signing our code of conduct, and viewing our child safety DVD.

Please send your responses to Chris Clark at cclark.newman@gmail.com

(1) First Name, Last Name, Nickname:

(2) Affiliation with UMass or the Five College area:

(3) Months available, Sept 07-Aug 08:

(4) Would prefer to volunteer weekly (students, this is excluding UM breaks; permanent community members, this is excluding school breaks)

(5) Would prefer to volunteer in several-hour sessions/month

(6) Would like to work with a certain age group:

(7) Would like to work on a particular teaching of the Church:

(8) Experience with religious education or parish life:

(9) Best email:

(10) Best phone:

(11) Best mailing address:

(12) Reference name, relationship, contact info:

Thank you very much. cclark.newman@gmail.com

----- Thinking about volunteering? -----

Is the Spirit prompting you to encourage Christian development in young people? You may be a great religious education teacher or assistant. Perhaps you would like to support the program in a practical way, but not as an educator. You will find fellowship, support, opportunities to grow in faith as you volunteer in REY.

Who Volunteers?

In REY, Catholic parents and non-parents, college and high school students and faculty/staff all volunteer to work, learn and pray with children and youth. Consider signing up as:

  • catechist
  • assistant catechist
  • photographer
  • reporter
  • substitute

Time Commitments?

Extended community members and UM students are invited to volunteer. This year's schedule is in line with the Amherst school district so we need to have extended community catechists who can meet with each class level.

Individual catechists should sign up for the full year, but if a team wishes to divide the year's commitment that could work, too. Expect to prep an hour per session and attend 3 one-hour catechist meetings during the year.

Volunteers may sign up for specific events and activities or for specific roles (like photography) on a one-time basis.

Questions?

cclark.newman@gmail.com or 549.0300. x14

Updated 9/13/07



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