Bringing People Together

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

• Peace Brigades International is an organization committed to practicing nonviolence in conflict areas. Volunteers respond to requests for protective accompaniment from individuals and groups threatened with political violence. Volunteers must be at least 25 years old and able to commit for seven months. Contact PBI/USA, 2642 College Ave., Berkeley, CA 94704; (510) 540-0749.
• L'Arche Mobile needs live-in assistants. We seek to create communities of peace where adults who are mentally handicapped and those who help them live, work, and share their lives together. Contact Martin O'Malley, 151 South Ann St., Mobile, AL 36604; (334) 438-2094.
• Community workers needed! Many other North American assignments are available as well. Candidates must be committed to Christian faith, peace and justice, and community living. Room, board, and other personal benefits are provided. Contact Mennonite Voluntary Service, Box 347, Newton, KS 67114; (316) 283-5100.
• The Oakland Catholic Worker, a hospitality house for Latin American immigrants, seeks full- and part-time workers for direct services, resource development, community organizing, and public education. Spanish language skills are preferred. Workers receive room, board, and a modest stipend. Contact OCW, 4848 E. 14th St., Oakland, CA 94601; (510) 533-7375.
• VESS, a program of the Texas Catholic Conference, provides laity the opportunity to serve the life of the church in Texas by ministering to the needs of parishes, agencies, and schools that are economically disadvantaged. Interested volunteers must be 21 years or older, and will receive room, board, and a monthly stipend. Contact Barbara Price, VESS, 3001 S. Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78704-6489; (800) 771-5677; vess@tpoint.net.
• Jan Hus Presbyterian Church, a progressive, socially active church located in Manhattan, seeks a candidate for a mission volunteer position. Responsibilities include producing the Sunday bulletin, monthly newsletter, and fund-raising projects. Computer literacy is preferred; room, stipend, and insurance are provided. Contact Rev. Jan Orr-Harter, 351 E. 74th St., New York, NY 10021; (212) 288-6743; fax (212) 879-0929.
• Men and women interested in intentional community, criminal justice, and reconciliation are invited to share life at Dismas House in Worcester, Mass., a sober transitional residence for ex-offenders. Provided is $75 a week for room and board or rent reduction for work; and meals, decisions, and chores are shared. Students or wage-earners welcome. Please call (508) 799-9389.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

• A liberal United Methodist church, committed to inclusive ministry and social justice, seeks a youth minister. Contact Jan Everhart, 1343 E. Barstow, Fresno, CA 93710; fax (209) 224-1967.
• All Angels' Church seeks someone desiring to work with the poor and underprivileged in an urban setting. The full-time position involves discipline and pastoral care, leadership in worship services and Bible studies, coordinating volunteers, and networking with social service agencies. Contact Rev. Colin Goode, 251 West 80th St., New York, NY 10024; (212) 362-9300.
• A non-profit, ecumenical housing ministry is looking for international partners to work overseas as advisers and community organizers in exchange for stipend, resettlement escrow, housing, and health insurance. Minimum age is 21. Contact Habitat for Humanity International, Attn: Int'l. Recruiter IFPS Dept., 121 Habitat St., Americus, GA 31709; (800) HABITAT, ext. 194; fax (912) 924-0641.
• A director is sought for Nazareth Farm, a Christian volunteer community hosting work camp experiences for students while providing housing rehabilitation to persons in rural Appalachia since 1979. Applicants must be active Catholics who are open to community living, simplicity, prayer, and service, and have non-profit management skills. Youth ministry experience is desired. Send résumé and references to Nazareth Farm Inc., Rt. 2, Box 194-3, Salem, WV 26426.
• Samaritan Inns Inc., a transitional housing program in Washington, D.C., for women recovering from substance addiction, seeks a female resident manager. The one-year position includes room and board, full health benefits, stipend, and addictions training opportunities. Recovering women with two years' sobriety are encouraged to apply. Contact Deborah Wimberly at (202) 667-8831.

RETREATS & CONFERENCES

• Seattle will be the site of "Birthing Small Communities of Hope" on December 2. This gathering will provide practical reflection, discussion, and networking on issues facing small Christian communities in U.S. culture. Themes include economics and simple living, relationships, and discernment of a community's call to action. Contact Intercommunity Peace and Justice Center, (206) 223-1138; ipjcnw@aol.com.
• Revisioning God Through Lesbian Eyes is the theme of a series of talks sponsored by Metropolitan Community Church of New York. Speakers include Beverly Harrison on November 8 and Phyllis Trible on December 13. The series will continue into the spring of 1996. Contact MCC, 446 W. 36th St., New York, NY 10018; (212) 629-7440.
• A free symposium titled "Beyond Campus Culture Wars" will be offered on November 11, 1995, 9:15 a.m.-5 p.m., at the Wesley Foundation of Michigan State University. Register by November 1. Contact Chris Momany, Box 111, Pentwater, MI 49449; (616) 869-5900.
• "Preparing for Cross-Cultural Ministry" is a month-long residential Maryknoll program open to religious or lay people wishing to determine the particular challenges of ministering in another culture and their readiness to do so. It will be held in Moraga, Calif., June 25-July 24, 1996. Call (914) 941-7590, ext. 2394.

TRAVEL/WITNESS OPPORTUNITIES

• Immerse yourself in the culture of Guatemala, studying Spanish, living with a Guatemalan family, learning about justice issues, and doing voluntary service. Central American Study and Service (CASAS) offers three opportunities a year, starting in January, June, and September. Contact CASAS, Apartado 371-I, Montserrat, Zona 7, Ciudad de Guatemala, America Central; (502-2) 723-477.

MISCELLANEOUS

• Get your church community involved in the "Souper Bowl." On Super Bowl Sunday, January 28, churches nationwide will collect money in soup bowls and send their collection to a local soup kitchen or food bank of their choosing. Spring Valley Presbyterian Church in South Carolina started the program in 1990. Last year, more than 2,400 churches across 30 denominations in 49 states participated and raised $420,000. Call Brad Smith at (800) 358-SOUP.
• Collateral Damage: A Reality of War is the name of a sculpture commissioned by the Veterans and Friends of Collateral Damage and dedicated August 5 in downtown Santa Cruz, Calif. The sculpture stands in memory of all civilians who have died in armed conflicts. For more information on the project, contact VFCD at 515 Broadway, Santa Cruz, CA 95060; (408) 423-1626.
• Deerspring Partners in Trust in eastern Ohio has a property now available for those wishing to share in our land trust. We offer a five-acre site (with pole barn) in a community of ecologically minded Christian neighbors. Contact Todd Malenke, 55323 TR 170, Fresno, OH 43824; (614) 545-6488.
• Do you need help with legal questions and preparing petitions and legal documents and finding information regarding your rights and previous cases? I am volunteering myself to assist anyone, especially prisoners, writing me with specific requests for legal assistance. Contact Donald Allan Stilton, #229100, Lock Bag "R" D-308, Rahway, NJ 07065.
• The following individuals in prison request correspondence from people outside of prison:
  Tom Sherrell, #X70250-U-32-A, Parchman, MS 38738; Gary Daily, #C-11079, Box 99, Pontiac, IL 61764; Ronald Glover, #109154, Camp J-Shark 2-R-9, Louisiana State Prison, Angola, LA 70712; Mark Lotz, #741605, Box 747, Starke, FL 32091; Michael Kuhling, #219136, 4713 W. M-61, Standish, MI 48658; William Jones, #171820, Box 665, Somers, CT 06071; William Davenport, #AP8487, Box A, Bellefonte, PA 16823-0820; Arthur Brown, #325290, Clements Unit, 9601 NE 24th Ave., Amarillo, TX 79107-9606.