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2027 MISSION TRIPS
Both of our mission trips for 2027 will focus on hands-on service to the poor through basic home repair in either Arebico, Puerto Rico or Summers County, WV. During our week of service, we will go to mass, pray together, have time to explore, experience the local culture, and spend time in community.
BETHLEHEM FARM, WEST VIRGINIA
June 27-July 3
Price: $800
Age: 16+
At Bethlehem Farm, students will have an experience of an intentional Catholic lay community, immersing themselves into the Bethlehem Farm pillars of Simplicity, Community, Prayer, and Service. Throughout the week, students will get to participate in the daily prayer life of the Farm, working at Farm chores, enjoying the silence and solitude of nature in Appalachia, and deepening their friendships with each other through the community life there. Besides these formative experiences, we will also be serving this week throughout Summers County, West Virginia. Located in Central Appalachia, Summers County is one of the poorest counties in the United States, with homeowners often living in unsafe houses due to an inability to make the necessary repairs. Throughout the week, we will work on construction projects throughout the community, making these homes livable again. While at our worksites, we will also have the opportunity to interact with homeowners, with the goal of decreasing the loneliness and isolation that often accompanies poverty. Overall, Bethlehem Farm offers a unique missionary experience in the heart of the continental US, and changes the perspective our students have on American poverty and the way the Church is reaching out to intervene.
ARECIBO, PUERTO RICO
July 19-July 24
Price: $2,500
($1,250 due by December 10)
Age: 15+
In Arecibo, Puerto Rico, students will be working alongside local communities to rebuild homes and churches following the destruction caused by hurricanes. They will also get to be immersed in the culture and local Church community in Puerto Rico, participating in dinners and fellowship, local masses and adoration, and a free day to explore the beach and go snorkeling. This trip will include plenty of prayer opportunities, and will give students a true understanding of what international missionary life is like in the Church. Puerto Rico is the birthplace of Christianity in the Americas and home to the oldest Catholic See in the Western Hemisphere, so this trip will also allow students to become familiar with the history of the Church in an area of the USA that is often forgotten. We will be partnering with Catholic Mission Trips Inc., an organization that is geared towards teens, helping them discover what it means to be missionary disciples in the modern era.
FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE!
Guerin Catholic wants every student who feels called to go on a mission trip to be able to do so! This year we are working with students to fundraise the amount they need to be able to go on these trips.
Please Note: We are asking any students desiring to fundraise for the Puerto Rico trip to sign up soon so we will have adequate time to raise money.
HOW DO I SIGN UP?
Parents can sign their children up by contacting Ms. Brooklynne Schnurpel at bschnurpel@guerincatholic.org. Students are welcome to sign themselves up through this google form or by coming to Campus Ministry and speaking to us in person.
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