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Plunge
and Immersion
What
is a "Plunge?"
To carry out our mission, IPJC seeks to develop tools for
the empowerment of others, so that they can create structural social change.
A Plunge is an immersion
experience in which participants experience together what life is like
for persons who live on the margins of our society. Plunges also include
opportunities for prayer and reflection on the causes of poverty, racism,
and other injustices and on possible solutions to these problems.
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The
Goals of a Plunge are:
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to
gain a greater awareness of the gospel call to service and justice |
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2.
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to
join others in the community journey of discipleship, taking the twin
steps of charity and social change |
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3.
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to
address fears and dispel false myths about life on the margins of
our society |
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to acquire leadership
skills to:
- debrief and
share the Plunge experience with people at home, school and work
- organize
local service and justice experiences
- enter (or
reenter) the work force with a better sense of ministry
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Who
can take a Plunge?
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Parishioners,
parish staff members and teachers who wish to experience a renewal
through a justice-oriented retreat |
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Young
adults, especially those connected to a volunteer program like Jesuit
Volunteer Corp who wish to expand their experience of service and
community |
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RCIA
catechumens and neophytes who wish to experience the Church in action
for justice |
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High
school students who wish to serve and act on their faith (e.g. as
a supplement to Community Service classes) |
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5.
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Confirmation
candidates who wish to explore the gospel call to service and justice
more deeply |

1216 NE 65th Street
Seattle, WA 98115
Phone: 206.223.1138 Fax: 206.223.1139 E-mail: ipjc@ipjc.org
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