2008 Summer Mission trip
1.
Towel Ministry: Valle Crucis, NC June 20-27 (Open to rising 10th graders and above) SOLD OUT
This will be
our 12th year to join with Towel Ministry, an outreach offering of the Diocese of Western North Carolina. Towel Ministry is a wonderful mix of fellowship and
reaching out into the rural communities of North Carolina. We spend the week building relationships
with families, fellow young Episcopalians, and with one another, and working together to rebuild homes, build handicapped
ramps, paint and weatherproof homes. The building efforts focus primarily on housing repair and refurbishment for
the elderly and handicapped.
2.
Honduras: San Lucas, San Pedro
Sula – Limited space available
June
21-27 (open to all ages, 16 and older)
This will be our 10th trip to Honduras (or more...we haven't kept count!). We spend a lot of
time at San Lucas, our companion parish, helping with repairs and projects around the church (including building a medical
clinic, playground, benches, roofing, and other fun projects working together with folks in the community) We also serve
lunch to and eat with the community each day and spend lots of time with the kids as we continue to strengthen our relationship
with the wonderful people of San Lucas. We stay at Our Little Roses, a home for girls, and then travel each day to the
church in a village outside San Pedro Sula.
3.
Heifer Project Ranch, Perryville, AR
July
5-12 (open to all rising 7th graders and above)
This will be our second trip to Heifer Project and is a fabulous trip for youth of all ages.
We stay at the Heifer Project International Ranch in Perryville, Arkansas - with great food and accomodations - and spend
the days learning about sustainable development, poverty, population and wealth in the world, and what we can do. There
are lots of hands on projects from painting and landscaping around the ranch to helping take care of the livestock...
We then spend one night in the Global Village to learn a bit about what it is like to live in a 3rd World Country firsthand...a
trip not to be missed!
4.
Towel Ministry: Beach Towel, Swansboro, NC 2
SPOTS REMAINING
July
12-19 (open to all rising 9th graders and above)
Towel
Ministry is a wonderful mix of fellowship and reaching out into the rural communities of North
Carolina. Beach Towel takes place in Swansboro, NC - right on the beach!!! We spend
the week building relationships with families, fellow young Episcopalians, and with one another, and working together to rebuild
homes, build handicapped ramps, paint and weatherproof homes. The building efforts focus primarily on housing repair
and refurbishment for the elderly and handicapped.
5.
Katrina Relief; Long Beach, MS
July
27- August 1st (open to all ages, 16 and older)
This will be our 6th Mission Trip to Camp Coast Care in Long Beach,
Mississippi. We will continue to build our relationship with our partner
parish, St. Patrick's in Long Beach and to help with the massive clean-up and rebuilding effort
on the Mississippi Gulf
Coast. This is a wonderful opportunity to be in fellowship with
people from all over the country and world and explore the many opportunities to help with cleaning up and rebuilding an area
of massive devastation.
Sign
up for one of the many exciting adventures happening this Summer! During the kick-off you can ask questions, get registration
forms, sign-up (sign-up will include deposit - TBA)
