The Aquilian
March 2023 Volume 84 Number 5
Gonzaga College High School Men For Others Since 1821
19 Eye St, NW Washington, DC 20001
Service Trips Bring Gonzaga to Others In the spring and summer, Gonzaga students travel to different locations in the country or abroad and stay with communities in need that they serve. They work alongside their Gonzaga brothers and locals in a variety of different activities like building homes, working on farms, assisting with social services, home improvement, addressing poverty and hunger, helping the formerly incarcerated, serving migrants, and other various tasks depending on the location. Underclassmen have the opportunity to take part in immersion trips like
the home improvement and community outreach Emmitsburg, Maryland and the McKenna Center Immersion experience here on Gonzaga’s campus at 19 Eye Street, NW. Currently, juniors have the opportunity of traveling to the US/Mexico border, Los Angeles, Kansas City, Apopka Florida, Camden New Jersey, Salem West Virginia, or abroad to Quito, Ecuador, or Belize. So why go on an immersion trip? Immersion trips are special because they offer a great opportunity for students to grow and better themselves while they help improve the lives of others. As Gonzaga men, we challenge ourselves to love, be
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men of faith, commit to act simply, working hard, learnin service to the greater good ing, and doing good work of society, and be open to with your brothers allows growth. The immersion trip you to deepen the brothercan help us embody these hood and practice teamwork traits which we aspire to live as you make the world a betby and help us fulfill the duty ter place. The communities that we proclaim to pursue. in which you will serve may We are proud of our mission be very different from home to be men for others. We can with a standard of living that live up to this through our you are likely not accustomed actions, and immersion trips to. This allows you to get allow us to serve as St. Igna- out of the bubble, meet new tius instructed; “Love ought people, and gain perspective. to show itself in deeds more Finally, you can personally than words.” In doing these contribute to the mission of acts of service, we gain ap- Gonzaga, as your efforts put preciation. Immersion trips Gonzaga at the forefront of often mean sacrificing the these service initiatives naluxuries of home. This allows tionally and worldwide. us to put ourselves in others’ Where am I going, and shoes with awareness and what do I hope to gain from personal experience. Living my experience? I am going
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to Belize which is on the east coast of Central America. I can not wait to experience the local culture as well as personally interact with the local students, families, and classmates as we work. I am excited to get to know some of the guys in my group whom I do not know well. Most, I am excited to experience personally how it is to live as the less fortunate do to gain exposure outside my comfort zone. My hope is that maybe I can appreciate some of the things we take for granted. Contact Campus Ministry with any questions regarding service or immersion trips.