Where
Texas Rio Grande Valley
Contact
Matt Rousso
Mission Ed Center
7730 Walmsley Ave
New Orleans, LA 70125
504-376-4142
mrousso@maryknoll.org
2017 Texas Rio Grande Valley
Spring Immersion Trip
Are you trying to better understand the realities facing today's immigrants and refugees? If so, Maryknoll's Spring Immersion trip to the Rio Grande Valley may be the answer.
This week long immersion experience will put you in touch with the human faces behind the immigration debate and provide you with opportunities to appreciate their struggles, listen to their voices, and understand their daily realities. Led by Matt Rousso and Fr. Gerry Kelly, M.M. the trip will provide opportunities for personal and community prayer, theological reflection, volunteer work, and interaction with migrants, refugees as well as those who minister to them.
PLEASE NOTE: Couples travelling together and sharing a room must each register separately.
Immersion Trip Includes:
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A home base on the grounds of the Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle, San Juan , TX
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Pre-trip orientation at the Museum of South Texas History, Edinburg
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Interactions with arriving immigrants at the RESPITE Center, McAllen and participants at the ARISE Center, Alamo
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Volunteer work at La Posada Providencia in San Benito, a shelter for refugees from countries such as Ethiopia, Somalia, Ethrea, Cuba and Honduras
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Time for personal prayer as well as daily communal morning prayer and evening theological reflections. We will also take the opportunity to celebrate the Eucharist together when possible
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A look at the ministries of St.Teresa Parish in San Benito and St. Anne Parish in Penitas - and other programs with recent immigrants
- Getting to know the Maryknoll Sisters and the parishioners they work with
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Post-trip debriefing and reflection, including how to incorporate the experience into your ministry
Estimated Costs and travel particulars:
- Program cost is $550 which includes accommodations at the Basilica Hotel, meals, and local transportation.
- A $250 non-refundable deposit required to hold the reservation is payable with your completed registration form. The balance of $250 is due by March 5, 2018.
Once you are accepted you will be emailed a link to PayPal to make your deposit or you may pay in full. If you prefer to pay by check, please make the check payable to Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers
Mail the check to:
Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers
4001 Stoneridge Drive
Pleasanton, CA 94588
- Participants are responsible for their own travel arrangements - air travel to and from McAllen airport and car travel to and from San Juan.
- Participants manage their own travel arrangements (air, car etc.) to arrive at the Basilica Hotel, 400 N Virgen de San Juan Blvd, San Juan, TX 78589 by 3 p.m. on June 17th, 2018.