Catholic Diocese of Arlington
Encourage and teach with patience

Hope in Him

This year's theme for youth ministry is based upon Pope Benedict XVI's World Youth Day homily in which he spoke about "Hope". Particularly, he referenced 1 Tim 4:10, "we have set our hope on the living God". From this, the Office of youth ministry is encouraging all ministries throughout the diocese to look to "HOPE in Him" for the annual theme. This theme will culminate throughout the weeks of WorkCamp this summer.

To assist with your parish's preparation, we have developed a resource (also in the Parish Prep Manuals) with a few of the many references to hope in Scripture.

-- Click here for that resource --

Locations

WorkCamp 2010 will be returning to Winchester, VA! We will be posting more details on this site as they become available, so check back soon... and additionally, we will be hosting a second week of WorkCamp for the first time this summer! This week will be hosted in the Woodbridge, VA area.

Other Resources

• Stakeholder Info; Parish Reqs; Stakeholder Covenant click here

• Individual Reg form assembly guide click here (for March meeting)

• Parish Registration form click here
• Sample Donation Letter here
• Contractor Welcome Letter here

Remaining Meetings

All Meetings were hosted at St. James Parish in Falls Church. They began at 7:30 P.M. and end at 9:30 P.M. All adults were welcome to attend these meetings, but Stakeholders were required to be in attendance.

WorkCamp returns to twitter!

Follow the progress throughout the week here:

   WorkCamp 2010 Twitter Aggregator Page

WorkCamp VIDEO

Online Registration

Please register for WorkCamp 2010 here:

          WORKCAMP 2010 ONLINE REGISTRATION

Stakeholder questions? Please contact:

• Jaclyn Weber (j.weber@arlingtondiocese.org)

• Paul Bevins (p.bevins@arlingtondiocese.org)

• You may also call either at 703.841.2559

WorkCamp Blog

Please check out our blog on WorkCamp, linked to the Bishop's Diocesan blog "Encourage and Teach":

• Finding Poverty in Virginia, by Kevin Bohli

• Sharing Christ's Love through Service, by Kevin Bohli

Volunteer Appeal (Adults)

As stated above, this is the first year that we are hosting two weeks of WorkCamp! As such, we can use volunteer help in many ways. All adult volunteers - Crew Leaders, Homebase, Contractors - are welcome to join us both weeks (teens may come to one week only).

Remember: all adult volunteers must have taken at least one year off after high school; if you graduated in 2009, you must wait to volunteer until 2011.

Here is a list of volunteer roles: click here for the list

If you would like to volunteer, please contact Paul Bevins with any questions at p.bevins@arlingtondiocese.org.

WorkCamp Weeks

• Winchester: June 26 - July 2, 2010
• Dumfries: July 24 - July 30, 2010

Training Days

• Sat, June 12 - Adult Training Day (St. Raymond)
• Mon, June 14 - Contractor Meeting (St. James)

Adult Training Day is mandatory for all Adults that plan to attend WorkCamp; this includes Crew Leaders and Homebase personnel. Daily security volunteers do NOT need to attend this training. Adult Training Day runs from 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.

The Contractor Meeting is not required of Contractors, but highly recommended. This will be hosted at St. James - THIS IS A LOCATION CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS FEW YEARS - from 7:30 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.

Additional Questions

• Jaclyn Weber: j.weber@arlingtondiocese.org
• Paul Bevins: p.bevins@arlingtondiocese.org

• phone: 703.841.2559

How Can I Get Involved in 2011 (Teens)

Please contact your parish Coordinator of Youth Ministry or Pastor for more information on how to get involved in WorkCamp 2011. All participants are involved in WorkCamp through their local parish community. Registration is complete for 2010, but all parishes begin recruiting their parish teams for 2011 in the fall of 2010 - so please get in touch with your local parish soon!