Volunteers are the heart of the Spiritual Life Center, serving in a wide variety of roles. From answering calls at the front desk, serving food, providing landscaping and maintenance, and much more, volunteers give with a spirit of stewardship and hospitality that makes retreats and other events here truly special.
The Weekend Resident Volunteer will spend the weekend at the retreat house from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon. When not attending to volunteer duties, weekend volunteers may listen to retreat talks, spend time in prayer, and enjoy the silence of the retreat house.
• Assist speakers with videos, microphones, batteries, lights, sound, action!
If you are interested in becoming one of our Weekend Resident Volunteers, please contact Pam Deitchler at the Spiritual Life Center!
• Be present in bookstore, become familiar with inventory, answer guest's questions and process sales.
• Use your artistic talent to further beautify the Center by decorating for various seasons.
• Prepare guest rooms (as needed). We often have back-to-back groups and need help in cleaning rooms for the new group.
• Brush & leaf removal, gardening, maintenance of St. John the Baptist Wilderness area.
Become a member of a retreat or ministry team. This position is at the discretion of the Center director to whom you will apply. Ministry teams will assist in retreats for pastoral councils, stewardship committees, mother-daughter, father-son, married couples, and many more; You do not need to be "theologically" trained.
• Assist as a "Martha" during private or small group retreats.
• Serve any needs of private or small group retreatants (Designated host / hostess to a group or individual).
• Be a Spiritual Director for the Center. Currently there is a great need for certified Spiritual Directors qualified to lead retreats at the Center.
The Spiritual Life Center offers many opportunities for High School students to volunteer and earn service hour credit.
There are many different volunteer opportunities available at the Spiritual Life Center, which include: Banquet Server, Bookstore Clerk , Hostess Aide, Housekeeping Assistant, Landscaping volunteer, Library Aide, Musician, Office Assistant, Parish Representative, Weekend Resident Volunteer.
We also offer service hours opportunities for students at Kapaun and Bishop Carroll.
For more information and full descriptions of volunteer positions, please click the link below.