Love Begins Here - Overview
Love Begins Here (LBH) helps middle and high school teens encounter Jesus Christ through a week of local service lived in a joyful, Catholic community. Inspired by the life and witness of St. (Mother) Teresa of Calcutta, LBH invites teens to serve those in need in their own homes and communities, thus continuing Christ's work on earth.
In 2009, 56 high school and middle school missionaries from Madison took to the streets to serve those in need in the Madison Diocese. In the summer of 2017, the Diocese of Green Bay partnered with the Diocese of Madison to host our own Love Begins Here local mission experience. In 2017 we started with five host parishes and over 200 high school and middle school missionaries (students) doing 1900 hours of service.
Now, four years later, 880 missionaries have provided over 7,450 hours of service throughout the Diocese of Green Bay. The impact of Love Begin Here has been far reaching and humbling. Each mission experience aims to serve those in need doing 'small acts of kindness with great love' based on the patroness of the mission experiences, St. Teresa of Calcutta. By showing kindness to others, we become God's hands and feet to do His work. St. Teresa of Calcutta, pray for us.
In 2009, 56 high school and middle school missionaries from Madison took to the streets to serve those in need in the Madison Diocese. In the summer of 2017, the Diocese of Green Bay partnered with the Diocese of Madison to host our own Love Begins Here local mission experience. In 2017 we started with five host parishes and over 200 high school and middle school missionaries (students) doing 1900 hours of service.
Now, four years later, 880 missionaries have provided over 7,450 hours of service throughout the Diocese of Green Bay. The impact of Love Begin Here has been far reaching and humbling. Each mission experience aims to serve those in need doing 'small acts of kindness with great love' based on the patroness of the mission experiences, St. Teresa of Calcutta. By showing kindness to others, we become God's hands and feet to do His work. St. Teresa of Calcutta, pray for us.
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With the grace of the Holy Spirit, we hope to return to overnights for Love Begins Here Summer 2022!
There may be some COVID-19 guidelines, but we are ready to come together to serve in the spirit of St Teresa of Calcutta. Host parishes are set for Summer 2022! Pre-registration for parish groups is now open for PARISHES only. Parish group leaders, please make a 1st and 2nd choice of host parish sites for your group. This will help us balance numbers. We will do our best to accommodate your first choice! For group leaders: All pre-registration (week requests) are due by December 30th, 2021 
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"Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the action that we do. I want you to find the poor here, right in your own home first. And begin love there.” -St. Teresa of Calcutta, |
For those 21 years or older,
do you desire to serve alongside students all summer in life changing ways?
Consider applying for LBH Core Team!
Applications now open for 2022!
do you desire to serve alongside students all summer in life changing ways?
Consider applying for LBH Core Team!
Applications now open for 2022!
Mission Manifesto
NEIGHBORS FIRST.
We boldly take initiative to bring love to our neighbors, evangelizing with patience and joy. We are aware that when we close our eyes to our neighbor, it also blinds us to God. We encounter Him in those we serve. By putting God first in all we do, we live to serve others. Things of the world come last. We will find ourselves and come alive when we make a sincere gift of ourselves to our neighbors.
SMALL THINGS. GREAT LOVE.
We work on a small scale with a larger perspective. No task is too small in the eyes of the Lord when filled with great love. We will aim for perfection in our work because our work belongs to the Lord.
MISSIONARY DISCIPLES
We are missionaries who work with passion, knowing we can bring God’s love to our brothers and sisters who hunger. Love, in order to survive, must be nourished by sacrifices, especially the sacrifice of self. We refuse to settle for comfort and complacency, because we know each person is infinitely loved. We are the ones who enjoy life most, leaving security on the shore, on a mission to spread the joy of the Gospel.
We boldly take initiative to bring love to our neighbors, evangelizing with patience and joy. We are aware that when we close our eyes to our neighbor, it also blinds us to God. We encounter Him in those we serve. By putting God first in all we do, we live to serve others. Things of the world come last. We will find ourselves and come alive when we make a sincere gift of ourselves to our neighbors.
SMALL THINGS. GREAT LOVE.
We work on a small scale with a larger perspective. No task is too small in the eyes of the Lord when filled with great love. We will aim for perfection in our work because our work belongs to the Lord.
MISSIONARY DISCIPLES
We are missionaries who work with passion, knowing we can bring God’s love to our brothers and sisters who hunger. Love, in order to survive, must be nourished by sacrifices, especially the sacrifice of self. We refuse to settle for comfort and complacency, because we know each person is infinitely loved. We are the ones who enjoy life most, leaving security on the shore, on a mission to spread the joy of the Gospel.
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To make a donation for Love Begins Here: Mail check payable to: Love Begins Here Catholic Foundation PO Box 22128 Green Bay, WI 54305-2128 or Make a gift with a credit card – Please call Janet Wagner at the Catholic Foundation at 920-272-8199 or email jwagner@gbdioc.org |
