Franciscan Volunteer Ministry (FVM)
Goal of Program
FVM was founded in 1989 by the Franciscan Friars of the Holy Name Province, which recently joined other Franciscan Friar Provinces to become the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The Franciscan Volunteer Ministry is a group of lay men and women, living in community, who dedicate themselves to ministry in collaboration with the Franciscans Friars Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Based on the Gospel message to express love in action, it provides an environment that fosters service to the marginalized, personal and interpersonal development, spiritual growth, and an active prayer life. As living witnesses to Gospel values and Franciscan ideals, the Franciscan Volunteer Ministers are committed to a simple lifestyle that promotes solidarity with the poor and builds a Christian community with one another. This experience, with the aid of the Holy Spirit, will nurture the Franciscan Volunteer Ministers to grow in faith to become witnesses to the world and to their faith communities.
Type of Placement
Arts & Music | Child Care & Day Care | Community Organizing, Outreach & Development | Counseling | Education | Elderly Outreach | Evangelization | Hispanic Ministry | Immigration & Refugee Services | Migrant Worker Ministry | Parish Ministry & Pastoral Counseling | Peace & Justice Advocacy | Prison Ministry | Pro-Life Ministry | Recreation, Camp Counseling & Coaching | Religious Education & Retreat Work | Social Services & Poverty Relief | Social Work | Soup Kitchen & Food Distribution | Tutoring & Literacy Programs | Youth Ministry | Nonviolence and Conflict Resolution | Mentoring | Disabilities Ministry | Performing Arts
Service Area
Inner-city ministry in Durham, NC, Philadelphia, PA, and Silver Spring, MD.
Service Length
One year (mid July through mid June)
Requirements
Dependable, flexible Christian men and women, with a desire to share the mission of St. Francis of Assisi by bringing a spirit of love and care to those in need and while living core values.
Financial Arrangements
Room and Board | Stipend | Medical Insurance | Transportation | Loan Deferment/Forbearance
Living Arrangements
Volunteers live in community with other volunteers at the placement sites.
Training
Four retreats a year. Ongoing, hands-on training at each site.
Application Deadline
Priority deadline of January 18th. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, after that.
Address
P.O. Box 29276
Philadelphia PA, 19125
Phone: 215 427-3070
Website
http://www.FranciscanVolunteerMinistry.org
Primary Contact
Katie
Affiliations
Order of Friars Minor, Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Secondary Contacts
Emma Edwards Katie Sullivan