Mission: Jersey

Make a Difference… Join the Mission.

Mission: Jersey gives you the chance to make a real difference
in our communities while making amazing friendships and experiencing the face of Jesus in those you serve. 
Join us as we put our faith into action together!

Mission Jersey is an overnight Community Service retreat experience that brings High School teens from around the diocese together to live out our Catholic Faith and help those in need. Teens are invited to join us in a 3 OR 5 night experience.

"For we are God's workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus to do
GOOD WORKS, which God
prepared in advance for us to do."

Ephesians 2:10

Who can come?
All High School teens are welcoem, but may only choose ONE of the trips.

What do we do?
By Day: we will work at food banks, soup kitchens, farms and more!  All projects will be arranged and supervised by adult leaders & professionals from organizations we partner with. We will be working hard and getting dirty! We could be insider or outside in the sun. We will answer God's call to do whatever is needed to improve the lives of those we serve.
At night: Fun activities to build us as a community and grow closer to God!

Where do we do this?
Many differernt service sites from Trenton to Atlantic City and beyond!
Sites vary based on which dates you attend.

Important Volunteer Information:

Driving young people to and from Mission Jersey:
To be a volunteer driver you must bfor Mission: Jersey the primary driver must submit:

• An Automobile Insurance form – available from your parish youth minister
• Current copies of your driver’s license, registration card and insurance card – if any of these items are expired you will be unable to drive students.
• Be aware that your personal auto insurance is the primary insurance in case of accident/injury
• If transporting only 1 child they must be related to you.
• All volunteer drivers will ensure that there are enough seat belts in the vehicle for the number of students they are transporting.
• And that 2 students are always present during drop offs at home or parish.

Registration:

We are excited to have you join us this year for Mission: Jersey 2018! For this year's registration we are asking all youth ministers and key parish leaders to register their young people and adult chaperones in the parish via the online registration form below

Registration Tips:

• Parish/Group Registrations must include both youth and adult participants. Please note that the registration fee is per participant (Adults and Teens)
• Interested participants should contact their parish youth minister or  Mission: Jersey Chaperone to register with a local delegation to Mission: Jersey 2018.
• If your parish is not sending a group to Mission: Jersey, we invite interested participants to register below.
• All chaperones are responsible for the youth in their care and must be aware of their whereabouts at any given time.
• The chaperone/ student ratio is 5 to 1 and it is gender specific. So for example if you have 5 students with one adult and one of the students is a male then you will need both a male and female adult with the group – so plan accordingly for this event.
• All Adult Participants must
• The primary contact must be the youth minister or leading chaperone in attendance at Mission Jersey

Refunds:
Refunds will be given prior to the Mission: Jersey events to those who submit a request to Jerry Wutkowski at gwutko@dioceseoftrenton.org or 609-403-7182. For Mission: Jersey (3 Day) notice for a refund must be given by Monday, July 9, 2018. For Mission: Jersey (5 Day) notice for a refund must be given by Friday, July 27, 2018.  After these dates, we will be unable to offer a refund, you may however substitute a Teen/Adult for another.

Photos courtesy of The Monitor/Jeff Bruno/Craig Pittelli