'21-22 Portland Mac community collage |
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It's been a busy few weeks at JVC Northwest as we conclude one program year and prepare for the next. July 31 marked the final day of the program year (a day we also honored St. Ignatius' feast day), and we'd like to officially welcome the '21-22 cohort into the FJV community! We are so grateful for the ways this group showed up for social and ecological justice this year, experienced spirituality in new ways, challenged themselves to live simply, and envisioned community power. Thank you for everyone in our extended community who supported these JVs through this challenging and formative year as mentors, supervisors, In-Locale Coordinators, spiritual directors, friends, donors, and beyond! |
On Monday, August 8 we have the privilege of welcoming 92 Jesuit Volunteer/ AmeriCorps members for Orientation at Camp Arrah Wanna, an hour outside of Portland, OR. Among these volunteers will be 12 Additional Year JVs from both JVC Northwest and JVC.
This year's Orientation theme is Sowing Solidarity. We'll be inviting JVs to consider the ways they will "lay the groundwork of listening, introspection, and accompaniment in order to feed the network or our bounded liberation with a sense of bounty and abundance." Click here to read the full Orientation theme annotation.
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In-Person Event
Seattle JV Welcome Gathering
Join the St. Joseph Parish community and Seattle FJVs on Sunday, August 14 to gather and welcome the new JVs to the city!
New JVs will be honored during 5:30pm Mass, with a homily by Eduardo Penalver, SU president. FJV social with snacks and drinks to follow at 6:30pm! Please RSVP Here so that we know how much food to order.
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In-Person Event
Spokane JV Welcome and House Blessing
Join us Sunday, August 28 at 11am at St. Aloysius Parish for a JV welcome at Mass, followed by a social after Mass.
At 1pm we’ll have a potluck lunch and house blessing ceremony at the JV house on East Mission Avenue. Contact us for address details!
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Job Opportunity
JV Recruiters (Temporary and Permanent)
Status: Full-time, non-exempt, at will employee, AmeriCorps. Temporary or permanent positions available
Location: Remote with travel
Start Date: August, 2022
Compensation: $20.00 per hour
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Every year we begin and end our JV EnCorps program with living-giving retreats. Seen here are the wonderful Spokane JV EnCorps members (JVEs) at their June closing retreat. And now we welcome new JVEs to attend opening retreats this September. Please join us!
If you are 50+ and seeking fulfilling opportunities in service, community, and spiritual formation, JV EnCorps, might be the perfect fit for you! JV EnCorps members meet monthly in cohorts throughout Oregon and Washington while serving part time in their communities. Visit jvencorps.org to learn more and apply!
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A Mine Near Bethel Threatens the Ecosystem and Livelihood of Yup'ik Communities
The Donlin mine is a proposed gold mine about 200 miles up-river from Bethel, Alaska, which, if completed, is estimated to be the largest open-pit gold mine on the planet. The Donlin mine is a threat to the region's fragile ecosystem and is being fought by various Indigenous tribes and organizations, including JVC Northwest partner agency Orutsararmiut Native Council. Click here to learn more about this important issue.
Pope Francis Visited Canada to Ask Forgiveness from Indigenous Peoples
In Pope Francis' recent speech during his visit to Maskwacis, Alberta, he asked Indigenous Peoples for forgiveness, "in particular, for the ways in which members of the Church and of religious communities cooperated, not least through their indifference, in projects of cultural destruction and forced assimilation promoted by the governments of that time, which culminated in the system of residential schools." He noted that his apology is a first step, and that the next step is to "conduct a serious investigation into the facts of what took place in the past and to assist the survivors of the residential schools to experience healing from the traumas." Read the Pope's speech here.
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New England FJV Retreat
September 9-11 / ~$155 per person
Barbara C. Harris Camp & Conference Center / Greenfield, NH
Registration deadline: Friday, August 17. Learn more and register here.
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FJV and Friends Retreat
August 19-22 / $85 per night
Camp Casey Conference Center on Whidbey Island, WA
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Job Opportunity
Executive Director / Lead Organizer
Justice Organizing Interfaith Network (JOIN)
Anchorage, AK
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Job Opportunity
Community Leader / Executive Director
L'Arche
Seattle, WA
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Job Opportunity
Emmaus Farm
Vanceburg, KY
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Job Opportunity
JustFaith Ministries
Seattle, WA
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Our Newest Graduate School Partnership: Spring Hill College |
In partnership with JVC Northwest, Spring Hill College now offers a 10% tuition reduction on online degree programs for FJVs. We offer flexible, affordable and accessible degree options that fit your lifestyle. We welcome you with a generous transfer credit policy, a waived application fee, and our 100% online format allows you to study when and where it’s best for you. Contact us today to learn more!
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In celebration of new JVs and JVEs joining our JVC Northwest community in the coming weeks, this month's recommendations are inspired by each of our core values.
Community
Teaching Community: a Pedagogy of Hope
By bell hooks
Simple Living
How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
By Jenny Odell
Social Justice
We Will Not Cancel Us: and Other Dreams of Transformative Justice
By adrienne maree brown
Ecological Justice
The Overstory
By Richard Powers
Spirituality/Reflection
The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible
By Charles Eisenstein
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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.
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