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The ministries of the Edmund Rice Network rely heavely on the work done by many enthusiastic and talented volunteers. These vary from Camp Leaders who give a week or so of their holidays, to local ministry workers who give a day or more a week, to people who travel to developing nations and live and work with the local people for extended periods of time.
All volunteers are required to undergo a period of formal initial formation and are supported throughout their period of volunteering.
The latest articles dealing with the Edmund Rice Volunteers are listed below:
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Thinking of becoming a Volunteer? The 2008 Congregational Chapter of the Christian Brothers in Munnar, India, calls the members of the Edmund Rice Network to; Open our hearts to the cry of the earth and the poor and be moved to prophetic action through advocacy and works for justice. Members of the Edmund Rice network; Staff of Oceania Province Ministries and EREA Schools and interested individuals with a passion for justice are invited to engage in solidarity with people from the majority world by partnering with Province’s Ministries that work alongside them, as an Edmund Rice Volunteer. |
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Edmund Rice Volunteers Scheme Edmund Rice Volunteers are, by definition, volunteers who have been recruited, prepared and supported during and after their placement period by an Oceania Province recognised scheme, currently called the Edmund Rice Volunteer Scheme (ERVS). They are generally volunteering with Edmund Rice Ministries or with associated programmes in partnership with the Edmund Rice Network or Oceania Province. Volunteers have been a part of Edmund Rice Ministries for many years. The Edmund Rice Volunteer scheme was established in 2001 in Australia and New Zealand and so far over 100 volunteers have been placed and supported Through volunteering within the ERV Scheme it is explicit that the volunteer is participating in the justice and development work of the Edmund Rice Network, Oceania Province, the Congregation of the Christian Brothers and the Catholic Church. |
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Carla working with the "Card Ladies" in East Timor |
| I feel that I am at my most alive when I am in East Timor, not that living there doesn’t come without frustrations and struggles. There are days where I am enraged and incredibly frustrated by things I witness; by corruption, injustice, and by people who unfortunately will try to take advantage of the work we do. There are days when I feel like Alice in Wonderland and I am not sure whether to laugh or cry at the ridiculousness of the situations I find myself in. There are days when I long to be “normal”, to fit in and to not be different, when I want to shout at the people watching my every move, “what are you looking at?” But all of that is washed away on the days when I can watch grade 2 students make posters of the sea and mountains and label them in English. On the days when grade 4 student Zulmira says, “bless you teacher for my book”. All the frustrations are worth it on the days that our neighbour in Samalete, Anelu, who is almost three, waddles past the door and yells, “I love you Katrina”, which sets off the rest of the village and I shouting the same thing back and forth to each other. |
Katrina speaks of her experiences in East Timor
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