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Love Begins Here - Overview 

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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.
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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. 

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.

--​2023 Love Begins Here--

Registration for all 3 weeks opens on February 15th.  Parish Youth Ministry or Religious Education leaders will be able to sign up for the number of spots your parish would like to reserve.  

  • LBH Middle School will be open to students who will be in 6th grade through students in 9th grade for the 2023-2024 school year (current 5th-8th graders)
  • We will be asking for a $10 non-refundable deposit on every spot you reserve in order to help plan for the most accurate numbers for the summer.  
  • The total registration fee for participants is $125 per student.  Chaperones are free to attend!  ​
2023 Middle School Mission Weeks
June 11-14    Our Lady of Lourdes, DePere
June 25-28    Sacred Heart Parish, Shawano
July 9-12     Holy Spirit, Kimberly

  • ​Parishes are expected to provide VIRTUS Trained and properly background checked adult chaperones over the age of 21.  ​
  • The ratio of students to adults should be 8:1 and should account for both genders.  For example if you bring 5 boys and 3 girls you should still try to have 1 male chaperone and 1 female chaperone for your group.  
  • After you register the number of spots for your group, you will receive a separate link to send to participants for individual registration.  
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​Students without a parish group attending should reach out directly to the Office of Child and Youth Faith Formation for registration questions or concerns.  tnelson@gbdioc.org or 920-272-8285.
​​ ​​​Group Leader Registration

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  • Mission Manifesto (scroll below)
  • Contact Us (Tommy Nelson-Asst Director of Children & Youth Faith Formation)

"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,
Nobel Peace Prize speech (December 11th, 1979)

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 2023!
LBH Core Team
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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.
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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

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