young disciples Questions & Answers
Where will I be staying while I am serving on the Young Disciples?
How
will we travel to the different parishes to put on the camps?
How can I afford
to do this? Is there a stipend?
Where will training be
held and how long is it?
How old are
the team members, where do they all come from?
Can I earn college credit?
Will I be working with
different cultures?
Will I get to attend Mass
everyday?
How will I get to North Dakota.
Do I get to come home
at all during the summer?
How long are the camps?
Where will I be staying while I am serving on the Young Disciples?
You will be
staying in host homes and sometimes rectories. The parish is responsible for
providing meals, whether your host home does this or another family. Sometimes
they even treat the teams for a night out.
How
will we travel to the different parishes to put on the camps?
The Diocese covers
the cost of renting a minivan which is also covered under our insurance policy.
How can I afford
to do this? Is there a stipend?
We ask that each member raise sponsorship funds. We ask for $250 in sponsorship
funds. However, we encourage you to raise over $250 because anything above that
will be given back to you in stipends.
Where will training be
held and how long is it?
Training will be
held at the Pastoral
Center in Fargo. It is 2 ˝ weeks long. This includes:
12 hours of Catechesis: Foundations of the Faith
8 hours of Methods of teaching the faith/ Basic Elementary Classroom
20 hours of Spiritual Life Formation
26 hours on basic preparing and implementing the camp
Additionally:
40 hours of on the road training with a full time supervisor
How old are
the team members, where do they all come from?
The team members
range in age from 18 to 30. We have had people travel here as far away as
Slovokia.
Can I earn college credit?
Yes, several
students have been able to count this program for credit. You just need to
contact your university and ask if this will work in your field of study.
Will I be working with
different cultures?
Yes. We have several Native American Reservations in the state who ask for
camps every year. We also have migrant workers from Mexico who come up with
their families each year.
Will I get to attend Mass everyday?
Yes, the majority
of the camps will have Mass for the children every day. Other times you are
able to go before camp starts.
How will I get to North
Dakota.
You can either fly into
Fargo,
take the train or the bus. Once we know who is on the teams, we also will give
out everyone’s e-mails to see if people can get rides together. We will pick
you up from airports/train & bus station. You just need to let us know when.
You are responsible for the cost of getting to and from North Dakota and also
for travel costs if you decide to go home for break.
Do I get to come home
at all during the summer?
Once training starts we ask that team members be here for 10 weeks, but you do
get to go home or on break for a week in July. It is usually over the 4th
of July.
How long are the camps?
Each camp is 4 or 5 days long for about 6 hours a day. The parish gets to
decide the days and the time. So it will be different for each parish you
travel to. Saturday is the travel day and set up day. Sunday, teams are
expected to be at all the weekend Masses to talk about Young Disciples (short
announcement) and also to meet parishioners and to spend time with team or host
families. Monday morning camp starts, usually in the parish hall and
classrooms.
