Campus Ministry Spiritual Internships 2008-2009
Applications can be picked up in Campus Ministry.
Applictions are due on Friday, March 14 in Campus Ministry (OM 207)

Canisius College strives to journey with members of the Canisius College community in their desire to be "men and women for and with others", one of the essential characteristics of Jesuit education and spirituality. To deepen the spiritual component of holistic education, Campus Ministry provides student leadership positions to work individually to coordinate and engage other students’ involvement in spiritual events for the campus community. This includes but is not limited t retreats, evenings of reflections, special liturgical services (i.e. Remembrance Service, Reconciliation Service) and other spiritual events.

A "Spiritual Intern" would:
Be attentive and faithful to their own spiritual life and to be a witness to its value.
Meet regularly with the Coordinator of Retreats
Attend the formation session at the beginning of the academic year and any training and reflection events throughout the year.
Be responsible for a designated area(s) discerned together with the Coordinator of Retreats: this includes helping recruit a team of students/staff to run the designated event, marketing the event, responsibility for students recruited to work on a special project (i.e.4th Day team), planning and facilitating meetings with their team, reporting to the Campus Minister in planning and coordinating the event(s), attending the event, and evaluating and providing campus ministry with a report/manual for the event.
Communicate regularly with Supervising Campus Minister
Attend Ignatian weekend (fall or spring)
Contribute on a rotating basis to spiritual webpage
Prepare and run the 1st Year retreat(s) with the other interns

Qualifications
Must be a person of faith.
Must be at least a sophomore.
Must have attended at least (2) Canisius retreats .
Must have strong experience leading retreats either in high school or college
This includes: giving witness talks, facilitating small groups, and leading prayer
May not be an RA or have a job that interferes with training and/or weekend retreats
Must maintain a 2.5 GPA

Internship 1: To Co- coordinate the Women’s Group and Women’s Spirituality Retreat
Internship 2: To Co-coordinate the Men’s Group and Men’s Spirituality retreat
Internship 3: To Coordinate the 4th Day retreat in the fall and spring
Internship 4: To be the Special Assistant to the Kairos program and coordinate special Prayer Services
Internship 5: To Coordinate and maintain a Spiritual Webpage (daily reflections, prayers etc.)

Contact Sue Fischer at 716-888-2425 or fischers@canisius.edu/

Timeline
Application deadline: Friday, March 14, 2008
Interviews: early April
Decisions and notification: late April

Compensation
A stipend or tuition waver of $1200 per year.

Students may apply for more than one internship. Students may hold only one campus ministry internship at a time. Students may apply for a second year if desired. Students must be full time students at Canisius and be at least in their second year at Canisius during the year of internship.