The Interchange
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Express Links for Lay Mission Programs
Long term — 1 year or more
- Comboni Lay Missioners — Minimum 3 years
- Kateri's Companions — Negotiable - St. Albert, SK Holistic pastoral care program with First Nations people - minimum 6 months commitment
- Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) — Associates: Minimum of 2 yrs in Africa
- Pfanner Lay Mission Companions — 1, 2 or 3 year contracts
- Scarboro Lay Missioners — 4 mos. training + 3 year contract
- Societe des Missions-Etrangeres Lay Program
- V.I.C.S. (Volunteer Int'l Christian Service) — qualified teachers and experienced health care professionals - Minimum 2 years
Short Term — Up to 1 year
- Heart-Links — To develop a partnership between Peru and Canada through a sharing of friendship, skills, resources and connections. Knowledge of Spanish a definite attribute. Closing date for application is December 1 of current year. 3 weeks in July
- Kateri's Companions — Negotiable - St. Albert, SK Holistic pastoral care program with First Nations people - minimum 6 months commitment
- Providence Volunteer Ministry — Variety of work: education, environment, Hispanic ministry, etc. - United States - short term 8 weeks; long term 6 months or longer
- Sisters of St. Benedict - Volunteer Program — variety of services and skills, including organic gardening, planting trees, physiotherapy, pastoral care, musicians, etc. - 1 month or more
Ecumenical - Church Organizations
- Canadian Baptist Ministries — Education, Health Care, emergency relief, construction (carpentry, bricklayers, general labour - one week to two years)
- Christian Reformed World Relief Committee — Health, literacy, agriculture, income generation, organizational management, leadership training - 30 month commitment
- The United Church of Canada — agriculture, technical and educational development, health programs, administration, order of ministry. Volunteers: 12 - 18 months
Social Justice
- ATD Fourth World Movement
- CUSO
- Jeunnesse du Monde
- Seeds of Hope — Peru and Canada