HOW WILL THE WORKCAMP HELP YOUNG PEOPLE GROW IN THEIR CATHOLIC FAITH?

Young people and their leaders will be spiritually renewed after participation in the Workcamp, by putting their faith into action. They will be living out Christ’s command to love and serve others.  By participating in the HEART Workcamp, the young people and their leaders will be celebrating their Catholic faith.  The Workcamp promotes the signs, symbols, stories and rituals affiliated with the Catholic Church.  The sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist, as well as prayer services, will be offered throughout the week to help young people become more aware of the presence and love of God.

Catholic Heart Workcamp in nutshell is centered on:

  1. Faith and works: (James 2:17).
  2. Corporal works of mercy (Feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, shelter the homeless, visit the sick, visit the imprisoned)
  3. Sacred Scriptures: Written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and have been handed on by the Catholic Church.  We consistently refer to scriptures throughout the week of camp
  4. Divinity and saving value of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus:         CHWC calls campers to renew their baptismal call on their journey of faith
  5. Parish life:  Call to active participation in the life of the local parish and youth program. The Church is an assembly of faithful followers of Jesus as Lord.
  6. Mary: Call upon Mary for prayer and intercession. Belief in Mary’s Immaculate Conception , as The Mother Of Jesus, her Perpetual Virginity, her intercessory power, and her Assumption into Heaven 
  7. Prayer:  Belief in the power of communion with God  
  8. Belief in the power of the sacraments.
  9. Reconciliation offered
  10. Eucharist: The heart of our faith in which Jesus is fully present and alive. Daily Mass offered                                                                                                             
  11. Saints:  Role models of how to live a holy life.  Call upon the saints to watch and protect our campers
  12. Full conformity with the hierarchy, doctrines, traditions, rituals, practices and beliefs of the Catholic Church

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