Volunteer Opportunities and Mobility Assistance
Religious Education Congress
March 13 (Youth Day) &
March 14-16, 2014Congress 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.
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
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 new and returning volunteers are invited to attend the Volunteer Meeting (TBA)
- 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 2015.
- Contact YDvolunteer@recongress.org with your name, mailing address, email address and phone number.
English Volunteers
- Volunteer positions include: Assistants (ticket takers/greeters), Chairperson (coordinator) and Master of Ceremonies "MC" (introduces the speaker and makes announcements). Volunteers must be willing to assist at any of the positions.
- Volunteers must be available to work FOUR workshop sessions -- no exceptions.
- 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 volunteers are encouraged to attend the Volunteer Meeting (TBA)
- Volunteers must indicate for which workshops they are registering: English, Spanish or Vietnamese.
- Congress Volunteers receive a complimentary registration to Congress provided they send in registration form and volunteer card by January 3, 2014.
- All volunteer registrations and volunteer cards must be processed through the Office of Religious Education. Do not register online, as fees cannot be refunded.
- Volunteer cards submitted after January 3, 2014 must include a registration fee of $15.00 or the form/registration will be returned.
- If you are interested in volunteering, submit your name, mailing address, email address and cell phone number to RECvolunteer@recongress.org.
- 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 Congress 2015.
Voluntarios (Spanish Volunteers)
- Las posiciones para voluntarios incluye: Anfitriones (recaudador de boletos), Presidente y Maestro de Ceremonias ("MC," presentador de conferencista).
- Debe de estar disponible para trabajar en CUATRO talleres -- sin excepciones.
- Todos los voluntarios deben de llegar 20-30 minutos antes del inicio del taller y permanecer durante todo el desarrollo del taller asignado.
- Todos los voluntarios registrados de deben asistir a la reunión de los voluntarios (Por Anunciarse)
- Los Voluntarios deben de indicar a que talleres desean asistir: en inglés, o español o vietnamita.
- Los voluntarios recibirán una inscripción gratis para el Congreso, si es que envían la forma de registración antes del 3 de enero, 2014.
- Todas las registraciones para ser voluntarios deben de ser procesadas por la Oficina de Educación Religiosa. No se inscriban vía internet, puesto que las cuotas no se pueden reembolsar.
- Los formularios para ser voluntarios recibidos después del 3 de enero 2014 deben de incluir la cuota de registración de $15.00. De no ser así, las formas serán devueltas.
- Si está interesado en ser un voluntario para el congreso, comuníquese con la Oficina de Educación Religiosa, a RECvoluntario@recongress.org proveyendo sus datos personales: nombre, dirección, correo electrónico y número de teléfono.
- El Coordinador de los voluntarios se comunicará por teléfono o por correo electrónico con los que desean ser voluntarios.
- Una vez completo el número requerido de voluntarios, las peticiones adicionales serán consideradas para el Congreso 2015.
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.
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