Episcopal Service Corps (ESC) invites men and women in their 20s to engage in meaningful work at paid internships while living in Christian community.
The Julian Year is the ESC program in Chicago, IL, offering young adults the time and the space to live by faith and work for justice in the city of Chicago. Inspired by the 14th-century mystic Julian of Norwich who lived in a small dwelling attached to a church, The Julian Year can provide some "breathing room" as you discover how your life will shape your world. Julians work 32 hours each week in community service or advocacy organizations. We spend one day per week developing the leadership skills, spiritual depth, and supportive relationships that make the Julians courageous and compassionate agents of change. Participants learn how to organize power for justice. We examine the systemic abuses of power that aggravate homelessness, violence, hunger, and racial injustice in Chicago. Julians also practice the tools and habits of public life alongside the leaders of PACT, a Chicago-wide organization led by and for young adults.
This video offers a good overview of what the experience is like: www.trinitywallstreet.org/webcasts/videos/profiles/anglican-communion-stories/capital-project-serving-others
Stipends are provided in addition to other benefits including housing, transportation, health insurance, and groceries. These positions are for young adults interested in community service, social justice, intentional community, spiritual and theological reflection, and vocational discernment.
Applications for the 2013-2014 year of service are now open. The Julian Year requires a college degree and invites young adults of diverse backgrounds ages 21-30 to apply.
ESC is a national network of programs with volunteers living out their faith while serving the deepest needs of communities across the United States including:
- Atlanta, GA
- Baltimore, MD
- Boston, MA
- Camarillo, CA
- Chapel Hill, NC
- Chicago, IL
- Cleveland, OH
- Davis, CA
- Fayetteville, AR
- Harrisburg, PA
- Los Angeles, CA
- Louisville, KY
- New Haven, CT
- New Orleans, LA
- New York, NY
- Newark, NJ
- Oahu, HI
- Omaha, NE
- San Francisco, CA
- Seattle, WA
- St. Louis, MO
- Syracuse, NY
- Washington, DC
- Winston-Salem, NC
