Volunteer Opportunities and Mobility Assistance
Religious Education Congress
March 22 (Youth Day) &
March 23-25, 2012Congress could not function without the hundreds of volunteers who give of their time. If you have attended Congress in the past and would like to find out more about becoming a volunteer for our next Religious Education Congress, please consider this your "personal invitation."
We have a need for Workshop Volunteers (English, Spanish and Vietnamese), Eucharistic Ministers for the two Sunday Closing Liturgies in the Arena, and musicians for the Congress Choir.
For questions or concerns regarding access or mobility to Congress workshops, please see our notes about mobility below.
We also have need for a few people to help with flowers. Please see our note below.
For more specific questions or information about Congress, you may contact us at congress@recongress.org, or find information about ...Youth Day • English Volunteers • Voluntarios • Choir • Eucharistic Ministers (Arena only) • Mobility Team • Flowers
Youth Day Volunteers
- Must be available all day for Youth Day. Volunteer Positions include: Assistants (ticket takers), Chairperson (coordinator), Moving Crew (crowd flow), and other designated duties.
- All volunteers must arrive by 7:00 am on Youth Day and stay for the entire day.
- All volunteers should attend the Volunteer Meeting that will be announced soon.
- Prospective Volunteers will be contacted either by phone or email by the Volunteer Coordinator.
- Once all Volunteer positions are filled, additional volunteer requests will be considered for Youth Day 2013.
- Contact YDvolunteer@recongress.org with your name, mailing address, email address and phone number.
English Volunteers
- All volunteer requests must be processed through the Office of Religious Education. Do not register online, as fees cannot be refunded.
- Must be available for FOUR workshop sessions -- no exceptions.
Volunteer Positions include: Assistants (ticket takers/greeters), Chairperson (coordinator) and Master of Ceremonies "MC" (introduces the speaker and makes announcements)- Volunteer cards submitted after January 10, 2012 must include a registration fee of $15.00.
- All volunteers must arrive 20 - 30 minutes prior to the workshop and stay for the entire length of the workshop to which they are assigned.
- All pre-registered volunteers are required to attend the Volunteer Meeting that will be announced soon.
- Volunteers must indicate which workshops they attend: English, Spanish or Vietnamese.
- Prospective Volunteers will be contacted either by phone or email by the Volunteer Coordinator.
- Congress Volunteers receive a reduced rate or free registration to Congress.
- Once all Volunteer positions are filled, additional volunteer requests will be considered for Congress 2013.
- Contact RECvolunteer@recongress.org with your name, mailing address, email address and phone number.
Voluntarios (Spanish Volunteers)
- Todas la peticiones de los voluntarios deben ser procesadas por la oficina de educación religiosa.
- Debe estar disponible para CUATRO talleres -- no hay excepciones. Las posiciones voluntarias son: Anfitriones (tomadores del boleto), Presidente y Maestro de Ceremonias ("MC," presentador de conferencista).
- Todos los voluntarios deben llegar 20-30 minutos antes del inicio del taller y permanecer durante todo el desarrollo del taller asignado.
- Los formularios de voluntarios recibidos despues del 10 de enero deben incluye el costs de registración de $15.00.
- Todos los voluntarios registrados deben asistir a la reunión de los voluntarios fecha a un no determinada.
- Deben indicar a cuales talleres desean asistir: en inglés o español o vietnamita.
- El Coordinador de los voluntarios se comunicará con los candidatos a voluntarios por teléfono o por correo electrónico.
- Una vez completo el número requerido de voluntarios, las peticiones adicionales serán consideradas para el Congreso 2013.
- Póngase en contacto con RECvoluntario@recongress.org dando sus datos personales: nombre, dirección, correo electrónico y número de teléfono.
Congress Choir We extend an invitation to those who are interested in singing at the Closing Liturgies (Sunday at 8:00 am and at 3:30 pm). Volunteer musicians are required to attend three scheduled rehearsals offered in different regions of the Los Angeles Archdiocese prior to Congress.
- If you would like to be a part of the Congress Choir, contact RECmusic@recongress.org with your name, mailing address, email address and phone number.
There are usually 3 or 4 primary rehearsal dates and locations for Congress Choir: - Additional rehearsals are usually planned for the Inland Empire, San Diego, Northern California areas as well as Reno, Nev., and Phoenix, Ariz.
Eucharistic Ministers (Arena only) To put on a liturgy in the Arena we need a great many Eucharistic Ministers of the Bread and the Cup. (For Masses held in other venues, Eucharistic Ministers are arranged by the Liturgy Coordinators and not coordinated here. Note: Eucharistic Ministers DO NOT gain free admittance to Congress.)
- If you would like to help out at the various Mass times scheduled in the Arena, please contact RECministers@recongress.org.
Mobility Team If you have any questions or concerns regarding your ability to attend or enjoy RECongress due to handicap access or mobility concerns, please feel free to contact Rob Williams at RECmobility@recongress.org. RECongress' Mobility Team will be available to help with wheelchair transport, special seating and any access issues within Congress. At Congress you can find the Mobility Team located just outside Congress Headquarters (AR-1), in the Arena Lobby area.
NOTE: The Convention Center does not provide wheelchairs. You may contact Alpha Drugs Pharmacy at either of their two locations in Anaheim: 1240 S. Magnolia, (714) 220-0373; or 515 S. Beach Blvd., (714) 821-8959.
Floral Volunteers We are in need of just three (3) volunteers to help the florists on Wednesday, March 16, 2012. Activities include unloading supplies, preparation of flowers, delivery of arrangements and other jobs as needed. Some activities require lifting. Time: 10:00 am to 4:30 pm Parking fee will be provided. For more information or to volunteer, contact Patrick Callahan at RECflowers@recongress.org.
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