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Winter Break Service Trips

Every year students and staff from Saint Paul’s make an impact on communities throughout the United States through winter break service trips to encounter those in material and spiritual need.

Take a look at options for winter break, January 2022:

South Bend, Indiana: January 2nd – 7th 

Estimated Registration Fee: $200

Possible Work: The Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ have a variety of different tasks such as working on a farm, in nursing homes and more. Don’t forget all the awesome time spent with the sisters, they are quite a hoot! 

*Proof of vaccination required for attendance upon request of the host

Walls, Mississippi: January 3rd – 8th 

Estimated Registration Fee: $350

Possible Work: Sacred Heart Southern Missions runs two schools, a food pantry, social services, and more. Work may include quality time with local families and hands on work such as remodeling homes, cooking and serving food, etc. 

New Orleans, Louisiana: January 8th – 15th

Estimated Registration Fee: $350

Possible Work: Common Ground Relief works primarily in wetland restoration and hurricane relief. Work will most likely be wetland restoration, possibly some home restoration as well.

Talcott, West Virginia: January 9th – 15th

Estimated Registration Fee: $350

Possible Work: At Bethlehem Farms expect to work with animals, in gardens, and rebuilding homes (or building new ones!). This trip is a chance to get out into nature and take a break from technology for the week.

*Proof of vaccination required for attendance upon request of the host

Bapchule, Arizona: January 9th – 15th

Estimated Registration Fee: $350

Possible Work: The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity run a school on the Gila River Reservation. Expect to spend time with the kids at school and the sisters while learning about the Native American culture. Peep the possibility of a Grand Canyon visit too….

Corpus Christi, Texas: January 16th – 22nd

Estimated Registration Fee: $350

Possible Work: Expect to work with young students at the school, helping with games and tutoring and going door to door handing out bibles and inviting people back to mass. 

Charleston, South Carolina: 17th – 22nd

Estimated Registration Fee: $350

Possible Work: Home building and restoration with Habitat for Humanity, there is work for all skill levels, but be prepared to work outside with your hands! 

Janesville, Wisconsin: 17th – 22nd

Estimated Registration Fee: $100

Possible Work: Expect to help with indoor maintenance on the homes of St. Patrick Parishioners, bring outdoor clothes just in case, at the very least you might want to go sledding!