July 1, 2021

JV EnCorps Member Serves the Medically Uninsured and Underserved Pam Cheeney serves at Volunteers in Medicine and is part of the JV EnCorps community in Bend, OR. Read our latest blog post to learn about Pam's involvement with the clinic and the ways her JV EnCorps community inspires her.

Support Opportunity Orientation Involvement Opportunities This year's JV Orientation will be a combination of in-locale opportunities and virtual large-group gathering, which means there will be plenty of ways both locally and from afar that you can show your support. As always, we'd love your involvement in supporting our JVs during this exciting and grounding experience. Please complete this form by July 14 to share with us ways you'd like to get involved.

Apply Today JV EnCorps Accepting Applications for '21-22 Year Are you 50+ and seeking fulfilling opportunities in service, community, and spiritual formation? JV EnCorps might be the perfect fit for you! JV EnCorps is a program of JVC Northwest which meets monthly in cohorts throughout Oregon and Washington (Bend, Portland, Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, and Vancouver). This year, we celebrate 10 years of service in an inclusive community rooted in the Catholic Ignatian tradition. Visit  jvencorps.org to learn more and apply! Support Opportunity Join the JV Flex Facebook Support Group We hope to provide a robust support network of JVC Northwest community members for our incoming JV Flex members. The Portland and Seattle Facebook groups will serve as a tool for JVs in the JV Flex program to seek housing leads, ask questions about their new cities, or get to know other community members. If you live in the area, please join the group (click here for Portland or here for Seattle), or share it with someone you know who does!

Ignite: Online Summer Training Join Jesuits West CORE for Ignite, a four-day virtual training on building power for social change through community organizing. Learn from some of the top faith-based organizers in our network on how to build and move power to challenge systems that generate injustice, and grow in your understanding of scripture, Catholic Social Teaching, and the Ignatian call to a faith that does justice. July 19-22. Register here. Encourage the U.S. Forest Service to Protect Cultural Resources for Native Alaskans Cedar trees have supported the traditional practices and cultural heritage of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian people for thousands of years, and are incredibly ecologically, economically, and culturally important to the Tongass and the communities within it. These trees are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and the pressures of the logging industry. Click here to tell the USFS why you believe they should protect these resources.

Have an opportunity to share? Send it to pgerigscott@jvcnorthwest.org.

Retreat Opportunity The Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life (SEEL) 9 month retreat format beginning in September SEEL Puget Sound | SEEL Portland SEEL Spokane | SEEL Tri-Cities Job Opportunity Multiple Openings Catholic Climate Covenant Washington, DC Apply here

Job Opportunity Multiple Openings Ignatian Spirituality Project Apply here Job Opportunity Multiple Openings Jesuit Volunteer Corps (National) Apply here

Find more opportunities on our website: jvcnorthwest.org/opportunities-and-resources/

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We acknowledge and honor the Clackamas People as the traditional inhabitants of the land upon which our office resides and this newsletter is published. We pay respect to Elders both past and present. We are committed to deepening our knowledge and perspectives of this land's history as the first step toward a future of justice and understanding. To learn more about the history of where you live, visit Native-Land.ca.