Did you know over 40 Catholic Volunteer Network member programs are affiliated with communities of women religious?! In CVN’s Serving with Sisters blog series, five current volunteers will share their journey serving, praying, and living alongside these dynamic change-makers. Meet this year’s contributors, and follow CVN’s blog on Thursdays to hear what #servingwithsisters is really all about!

Luz Maria Peredo-Muniz

Hometown: Carmel, IN
College: Xavier University
Volunteer Program: St. Joseph Worker Program of Orange
Service Site: Mission Hospital – Community Health Investment & the South Orange County Family Resource Center – Orange, CA
One word to describe my service year: Empowerment

Sean Puzzo 
Hometown: Scotch Plains, NJ
College: Caldwell University
Volunteer Program: Dominican Volunteers USA
Service Site: St. Francis Center – Redwood City, CA
One word to describe my service year: Transformative

Amelie Rode
Hometown: Tulsa, OK
College: Saint Louis University
Volunteer Program: Sisters of Loretto Volunteer Program
Service Site: Loretto Academy – El Paso, TX
One word to describe my service year: Challenging

Tim Shelgren

Hometown: Allegany, NY
College: St. Bonaventure University
Volunteer Program: Franciscan Mission Service
Service Site: Immaculate Conception Convent – Kingston, Jamaica
One word to describe my service year: Transformational

Myra Villas 

Hometown: Bolingbrook, IL
College: Villanova University
Volunteer Program: Assumption Mission Associates
Service Site: Kids Kabin – Newcastle upon Tyne, England
One word to describe my service year: Lush (in British slang=great or amazing)

CVN’s Serving with Sisters blog series is sponsored by our VOCARE Initiative, thanks to the support of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. Follow our blog on Thursdays to hear more from this year’s Contributors!