Who: High school students - both young men and women.
When: Thursday, April 12 - Sunday, April 16, 2016
On Easter Sunday, April 16, there will be a Closing Mass at 10:45 a.m. for all the young women who participated in Missions and their families are invited! This Easter Mass will be held at St. Anthony's Catholic Church (3786 Myrtle Street, Dallas, TX 75215) a mission site where the girls served throughout Holy Week. This will also be the pick up location for the young women missionaries. The young men will finish at 1pm at the Catholic Conference Center (901 South Madison. Dallas, TX 75208) which will be the pick up.
• Daily Mass with parish community
• Humanitarian work at local agencies
• Service work at host parish
• Daily training sessions and guided prayer for missionaries
• Activities of faith formation for children and teens
(This cost includes food, lodging, T-shirt, backpack, Missionary Cross, local and national fees supplies for the missions)
Registration 7:00 p.m. at Catholic Conference Center - 901 S. Madison Dallas, TX 75208. Dinner will not be provided that first night.
Transportation to the Catholic Conference Center (at the start of Missions) and transportation from St. Anthony's Parish (after Holy Week Missions) and Santa Clara is the responsibility of the participant. Mission visits will either be within walking distance of the parish, or transportation to more distant neighborhoods will be provided by Mission volunteer drivers. Parents of girls under 18 years of age are asked to sign a transportation waiver for this.
Lodging:
Catholic Conference Center
901 S. Madison
Dallas, TX 75208
Phone: 214-943-6585
Mission Site for girls:
St. Anthony's Catholic Church
3786 Myrtle Street
Dallas, TX 75215
Phone: 214-428-6926
Mission Site for boys:
Santa Clara Catholic Church
321 Calumet Ave
Dallas, TX 75211
Phone: (214) 333-9423
Adult Volunteers:
Several adult volunteers will assist as chaperones during the missions, as well as moms and dads, consecrated members from the Regnum Christi Movement, (Lisa Small, Alexandra Hochhaus, Trisha McClellan, Anne Will) and Legionaries of Christ (Fr Simon Cleary LC, Br Paul Reudas LC, Br Josef Babuin LC) who will be present as spiritual guides for missionaries. Parish priests and the Legionaries of Christ priests will be available to offer the sacraments and celebrate Holy Week Liturgical services.
For permission slip/waivers, please visit: http://www.dfw-rc.org/holyweekmissions
For information or questions about registration please contact: Maru Sanchez at [email protected].
To comply with the Catholic Church's requirements that our young people are safe and cared for, we are required that each volunteer does these two things:
1. Receive the Safe Environment Training for the Dallas Diocese, which can be done through The Highlands School and needs to be renewed annually. Please contact Debbie Barefoot to do this: [email protected]
2. Mission Network volunteer registration needs to also validate the volunteer through a simple process – this is valid for 3 years. If you need to do it for the first time or renew your volunteer certificate can do so by following this link
