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"Service is often an expression of the search for God, and not only the desire to bring about individual and social change. Radical servanthood challenges us, while attempting to overcome poverty, hunger, illness, and other forms of human misery, to reveal the gentle presence of our compassionate God in the midst of a broken world." -- Heri Nowen, Compassion |
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| A Faith that Gives as it Receives | |||
| Religious life at Bloomfield College is characterized by a faithful commitment to service and to personal spiritual growth. For many, service is a priority for expressing faith and experiencing God's loving presence. | |||
| Putting faith into action, Bloomfield College
students may serve their community through hunger and
homeless programs, tutoring and mentoring with youth, crisis
ministries and health care, HIV/AIDS services, church/faith-based ministries
and, in the near future, mission trips. Bloomfield College as an institution
also holds service to the community close to the heart of its overall
mission. In fact, the college requires community service
of all its students through
the Sophomore Core program. |
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| Along with Religious Life, the college's Career Services and the Bloomfield College Volunteer Center help to connect students with various organizations who utilize volunteers. Students and Service Leaders wishing to know and do more in the field of volunteering should visit the National Volunteers Office of the PC(USA). | |||
Ultimately, the purpose of being gifted by God is to pass those gifts
on to the world. |
