Christian Service Opportunity

The Episcopal News Update of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles includes this announcement of a service opportunity for Episcopal young adults, age 21 to 30:

Urban Intern Program Seeks Applicants

The Episcopal Urban Intern Program is now accepting applicants for its next class of interns.  EUIP offers young adults an opportunity to explore their faith and their future through positive social action.  EUIP helps place interns in some of the most caring and creative social service agencies in the greater Los Angeles area.  The program also includes time for guided reflection and spiritual growth.  For information and application forms, click here.  Application deadline is April 15.

Interns are all college graduates, generally between the ages of 21-30.  They represent a variety of ethnic backgrounds, geographic regions of the United States, and nations of the world.  Many are bilingual and all share an interest in service to the community.  More than 75 persons have completed the program since its inception in 1991.  Graduates are currently working or studying in such fields as teaching, social work, community development, ministry, psychology and medicine.

The Episcopal Urban Intern Program offers service opportunities in the greater Los Angeles area.  The website does not specify that applicants need to be from Los Angeles to be considered for the positions, however.  Plus, the website for EUIP lists programs in other cities that use the same application process.  For any recent college graduates seeking experience and professional opportunity, this is an entry point for personal spiritual growth and the possibility of a rewarding career in community service.

Thanks to the Diocese of Los Angeles for publicizing this program.  The Diocese of Albany should take note that the national church includes many paths to Christian social service such as this one.  But if we do not hear of them we, and the youth of our diocese, cannot participate.

Feel free to announce other ways to be of service to our Lord here, in this blogsite.