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Harmlessly passing your time in the grassland away; Only dimly aware of a certain unease in the air. You better watch out, There may be dogs about I've looked over Jordan, and I have seen Things are not what they seem. What do you get for pretending the danger's not real. Meek and obedient you follow the leader Down well trodden corridors into the valley of steel.

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Education, Experience, and Skills

1. Educational Background: List all schools attended, beginning with high school

Name of School	City, State	Dates	Degree Recieved, Major / Minor

2. Occupational Background: Please list most recent employment

Employer	City, State	Dates	Nature of Work

3. Do you have any foreign language skills

Language	Ability (Fluent, Good, Fair, etc)	Background (Spoken at home, took classes, etc.)

4. Do you (will you) have any professional credentials (e.g. nursing, teaching, etc.)?

5. Do you have any technical skills?

6. Please indicate any past volunteer experiences.

Organization	City, State	Dates	Nature of your participation

7. Please indicate any church activities with which you have been involved.

Group	Dates	Nature of involvement

8. Do you have any sports, music, or arts ability or interest?

1. Why do you want to live a mission experience in a Christian community?
Interests and Motivation

2. Why with the Salesians?

3. A Salesian Lay Missioner is expected to be a Christian witness. Do you consider yourself a mature, committed Catholic? Please expound.

4. If not Catholic, of what religion are you?
How do you feel about the prospect of living, working and praying in a Roman Catholic community?
5. Have you ever worked with children or teenagers? In what capacity?

6. What do you like most about working with them?

7. Is there anything you dislike about working with them?

8. Have you ever had to deal with a child who needed discipline? How did you deal with him or her?

9. What do you feel you might contribute as a Lay Missioner?

10. What type of service are you looking for?

11. What are your highest priorities?

12. If you do not become a lay missioner, what are your alternative plans?

13. How does the lay mission experience fit into your career goals and aspirations for the future?

Additional Data

1. Geographic Preferences:

2. Please make any significant comments about your health:

3. Have you ever had any alcohol or drug problems?

4. Have you ever been subject to civil or military discipline?

If you answered "Yes" to question 3 or 4, please explain:

5. Have you ever received counseling or psychotherapy for any reason?

If so, please describe its impact on your life now.

6. Salesian Lay Missioners work without a salary. The mission experience necessarily interrupts or postpones a career. Are you in a position to make these sacrifices?

7. When will you be available for service?

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8. Are you available for:

the customary two years.
one year.

9. Emergency Contact:

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10. Please write a one page, more if need be, (copy/paste into space) PERSONAL STATEMENT explaining what prompts you to seek lay mission work - specifically with the Salesians. Include details about yourself that will help us to consider your application objectively and find a suitable assignment for you.

10/23/2008 - SLM Launches New Program Video
An introduction to the international volunteer service program of the Salesians of Don Bosco, USA. Directed by Luke Wassermann. Music by Hans Parent. This short video features footage of our sites in Bolivia, India, and Sierra Leone, and interviews with former SLMs, site directors, and priests, brothers, and sisters in the Salesian family.