Sacred Heart International Service Project

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Sacred Heart
International Service Project
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First, some basic info. like…
• Who are the Religious of the
Sacred Heart?
• Who volunteers for this project?
• Where the heck is San Luis Potosí,
Mexico?
• What do Sacred Heart volunteers
do?
Who are the Religious of the
Sacred Heart?
• An order of Catholic women religious
serving in over 45 countries
• Our mission is to discover, live and
announce the love of the heart of
Christ in the world today
• Founded by St. Madeline Sophie in
France in 1800
Here’s a closer peak at the RSCJs who
work directly with this project…
Who volunteers for this project?
Young adults ages 18-28 . . .
who have come from …
Mexico
US
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
Canada
↙here it is
San Luis Potosi
Guadalajara
Leon
Mexico D.F.
Ayutla
Acapulco
The neighborhood where we work
What do
Sacred Heart
volunteers
actually do?
…work with children
with
teens …
with
women…
SH volunteers reflect
on all that they are
living, seeing & learning
about themselves &
others.
As an international group
we share our culture &
heritage with one other.
Volunteers live in pairs with host
families known by local
Religious of the Sacred Heart
THINGS PARENTS LIKE TO KNOW:
• It is very safe!!
• Volunteers do not roam
around alone.
• Days are full, wellplanned & supervised.
This includes weekends.
• We do most everything
as a group.
• We all live close to one
another.
• Parents are given
phone numbers & can
call at any time.
• Volunteers have
access to the
internet to stay in
e-mail contact.
• Cost=$250 program
fee + airfare.
• It is very safe!!
Are YOU ready to live, learn, play &
serve as a Sacred Heart volunteer?!
¡Vámos a San Luis Potosí!