Echo Graduate Service Program, University of Notre Dame
Goal of Program
The heart of Echo's mission is to form leaders to serve the Church. Echo holistically forms young adults to be ministerial leaders through a two-year, service-ministry apprenticeship/teaching placement, life in intentional community, human and spiritual formation, and a tuition-free M.A. in Theology from the University of Notre Dame. Echo participants spend two summers at Notre Dame studying for the MA, and two academic years (August through May) providing direct service to either Catholic parishes (through a variety of catechetical ministries, such as RCIA and Youth Ministry) or to Catholic high schools and middle schools (as theology teachers), all while living in intentional faith communities with other Echo participants.
Type of Placement
Arts & Music | Education | Evangelization | Hispanic Ministry | Parish Ministry & Pastoral Counseling | Peace & Justice Advocacy | Prison Ministry | Pro-Life Ministry | Religious Education & Retreat Work | Social Services & Poverty Relief | Soup Kitchen & Food Distribution | Volunteer Coordinator | Youth Ministry | Mentoring | Racial Justice Work | Campus Ministry
Service Area
Various partner dioceses and archdioceses in the United States and Ireland.
Service Length
1-2 years.
Requirements
Fully-initiated members of the Catholic Church who have (or will complete) a bachelor's degree by June 2023; Six credits of theology.
Financial Arrangements
Room and Board | Stipend | Medical Insurance | Transportation | Loan Deferment/Forbearance
Living Arrangements
Echo participants live in intentional faith communities with other Echo apprentices or teachers (August - May). Summer housing is provided at Notre Dame in residence halls (June-July).
Training
Participants receive a Master's degree in Theology, along with comprehensive intellectual, spiritual, human-communal and professional-ministerial formation. On-site mentoring by an experienced ministry professional is integral to the program.
Application Deadline
December 1st (Fee-waiver deadline); January 10th (Regular deadline).
Address
332 Geddes Hall
Notre Dame IN, 46556
Phone: 574 631-0459
Website
http://mcgrath.nd.edu/echo
Primary Contact
Scott
Affiliations
Roman Catholic
Secondary Contacts