Apply to become a Mission Youth philly APOSTLE
For Mission Year 2021-2022
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WHO
WHAT
WHAT
Six high school graduates (3 girls, 3 boys) who have a love for Christ and feel called to serve as a missionary for a year.
WHAT
WHAT
WHAT
The mission includes living in community, praying, receiving spiritual formation, evangelizing, serving the poor, and supporting local youth and young adult initiatives of Regnum Christi Philly.
WHY
WHAT
WHERE
To build a culture of encounter: with Christ, His Word, others, fellow missionaries, and ourselves. With a passion for mission the Apostles will give Jesus their hands, feet, minds, and hearts.
WHERE
WHERE
WHERE
The missionaries will be serving in the suburbs of Philadelphia and outside of Center City in a neighborhood called Kensington.
HOW
WHERE
WHEN
Through personal fundraising and with the help of generous donors, the missionaries will raise all of the funds needed to live a year totally dedicated to the service of others.
WHEN
WHERE
WHEN
August 2021 - June 2022
What to Expect:
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Spiritual life
- Daily morning offering/meditation, Mass, Holy Hour, Rosary, night prayers
- Monthly Retreat
- Annual Silent Spiritual Exercises Retreat
Formation
- Daily community responsibilities: cooking, cleaning, groceries, car maintenance
- Weekly team mentoring with team supervisor
- Monthly RC young men and women formation night
Team life
- Lead weekly Encounter with Christ Bible study
- Attend monthly Philly Frassati Society outings/hikes with young men & women
Accompaniment
- Weekly mentoring dialogue (with team supervisor)
- Monthly Spiritual direction (with a spiritual director of your choice)
Apostolate
- Weekdays 9am-4pm
- Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri: Serve at various organizations in Kensington
- Wednesdays: formation (morning) & rest (afternoon)
- Weekends
- Support raising and parish visits
- Sundays: rest
- Monthly
- Lead Saturday monthly Mercy Missions
- Support Regnum Christi Philadelphia community and events
- As Needed
- Travel to other cities to help train and lead Mission Youth in evangelization
- Travel as staff with groups that need leaders to missions abroad
- Staff Mission Youth table/booth at SEEK convention
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Frequently Asked Questions
- How much does it cost to join the program? $7,500 for the entrance fee and you are expected to raise another $7,500 during the year as an apostle (through fundraising events and parish talks).
- When does service year begin and end? The program will start in the summer with fundraising and then community life in Philly will begin August 15, 2021 and go until June 15, 2022.
- Where will we live? In a community apartment with other mission youth apostles. Young men and women will be in separate apartments.
- Will we have breaks during the year? You will have one week off for Thanksgiving, two weeks for Christmas, and one week for Easter.